Next manager?

[Sexual Ealing]

Dean Smith is lucky that he manages a 'London Club'! Agents can get an overseas player to sign for a club in the capital rather than the other cities. Think about it London or Leeds......

I'd choose Leeds without a second's thought.

I like Leeds, but that's some imagination you've got there.

There is much wrong with London, and many reasons not to live here, especially if you're not rich. Championship footballers are rich.

[adrenachrome]

Dean Smith is lucky that he manages a 'London Club'! Agents can get an overseas player to sign for a club in the capital rather than the other cities. Think about it London or Leeds......

He's managing Brentford, not Chelsea

I understand the London club thing and it is a factor, but not so much when you're talking about a nothing club like Brentford.

True.

But imagine you are a young player on less than £1K per week, quite possibly a lot less, and you get the chance to come to England's green and pleasant land to earn £10K, with you agent telling you there will be all kinds of add-ons and enhanced emoluments.

I have lived in quite a few places around the world, and they have all had their advantages, but London would float my boat if I was a young single chappy with a large disposable income.

[berneboy]

Dean Smith is lucky that he manages a 'London Club'! Agents can get an overseas player to sign for a club in the capital rather than the other cities. Think about it London or Leeds......

I'd choose Leeds without a second's thought.

I like Leeds, but that's some imagination you've got there.

There is much wrong with London, and many reasons not to live here, especially if you're not rich. Championship footballers are rich.

I can get the 110 bus to Leeds ...

[mr underhill]

pointless debate at the mo as the new CEO says we need 'stability'.

[Damo70]

I don't think the location of where you live matters regarding London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds or wherever when you can afford a massive house worth a couple of a million in the most exclusive part of any of them.

[Dante Lavelli]

I can see the stars aligning where Rodgers joins us pretty soon.  Celtic's worst start in X years, an unhappy manager who pretty much fluttered his eyelids in our direction after the McGinn signing.

[mr underhill]

I'd love to think you're right. I think Rodgers  can be a bit of a pseudo intellectual tool/egotist but what an upgrade on antediluvian Steve!

[Des Little]

Rodgers could be the next Chuckle brother for all i care.  Let's go after him.

[mr underhill]

100% this. Make it happen Villa!

[chrisw1]

My only reservation is that his team is currently coming 6th in a one horse race.

[Chris Jameson]

My only reservation is that his team is currently coming 6th in a one horse race.

I reckon I could get Celtic to 6th, I'm settled here in the north and the bright lights of Birmingham don't appeal so I'm not interested in the job, I'm hoping to get the Newcastle job when Benitez has had enough.

[Dante Lavelli]

My only reservation is that his team is currently coming 6th in a one horse race.

In a nutshell that's why I think he is gettable. 

The situation is becoming dysfunctional up there, didn't back the manger in the window, out of the champions league and ultimately everyone looking at each other going "it's not my fault".  We of all clubs should know that when the key elements start pulling in different directions then it ends badly.

[Drummond]

My only reservation is that his team is currently coming 6th in a one horse race.

I reckon I could get Celtic to 6th, I'm settled here in the north and the bright lights of Birmingham don't appeal so I'm not interested in the job, I'm hoping to get the Newcastle job when Benitez has had enough.

I hoped with your extensive experience that you'd take the Leeds job.

[Damo70]

My only reservation is that his team is currently coming 6th in a one horse race.

I reckon I could get Celtic to 6th, I'm settled here in the north and the bright lights of Birmingham don't appeal so I'm not interested in the job, I'm hoping to get the Newcastle job when Benitez has had enough.

To be fair Chris, if they were crazy enough to give Alan Pardew a ten year contract you must have a decent chance of getting at least a four or five year contract.

Talksport are 'discussing Steve Bruce's future' from 5pm onwards. Although maybe they should have put out a spoiler alert when they were announcing it as it is very clear that Adrian Durham thinks he is pretty much as good as gone already. To the point that he was talking more about Brendan Rodgers being his replacement than any talk of Bruce perhaps staying in the post.

[Reuben]

Rodgers isn't highly regarded by Liverpool fans yet I thought he did ok there.  I am therefore not that convinced.  I always take this sort of thing on board as if you aren't too involved with a club then you don't see the bigger picture.  Sunderland fans thought they'd hit the jackpot with O'Neil yet most of us could see the future and warned them.  Probably also why Bruce will get a job pretty quickly at A.N.Other mid-table Championship team without too much trouble.