Next manager?

[olaftab]

I understand Dave Bassett is in one of hospitality suites at the new Den😥

[Behind Bluenose Lines]

I'd rather have Mike Bassett.

This Jose business up at Man Utd in the media saying he'll be sacked after tonight's game.

The timing of it.

You don't think.....?

[Chinchilla Bathhouse]

I read somewhere that the reason Faria quit Man Utd was that he wanted to spend more time with his family? The basket case we are would not allow for that surely?

Maybe that was his reason but having spent more time with them he realised they were really annoying and our basket case seems comparatively appealing.

[in the blood]

stan petrov for me.

[tomd2103]

One thing that struck me was we didn't just bin Bruce, we binned his entire staff at the same time.

I wonder if that suggests firstly that we've had someone lined up, and secondly that they've got their own staff lined up?

I felt exactly that. It appeared that they had identified the new man, contacted them and ascertained that he wanted his own men brought in. The top managers like SGT, BFR and Brian Little all brought in their own backroom team.

I initially thought that they had someone lined up and they had had said they didn't want to keep any of them on.  Just speculating, but if that was the case and it was someone who was out of work, the appointment would have been made straight away.  That it hasn't been suggests they hadn't got someone lined up or the person has a game today to get out of the way first.

[passitsideways]

One thing that struck me was we didn't just bin Bruce, we binned his entire staff at the same time.

I wonder if that suggests firstly that we've had someone lined up, and secondly that they've got their own staff lined up?

I felt exactly that. It appeared that they had identified the new man, contacted them and ascertained that he wanted his own men brought in. The top managers like SGT, BFR and Brian Little all brought in their own backroom team.

I initially thought that they had someone lined up and they had had said they didn't want to keep any of them on.  Just speculating, but if that was the case and it was someone who was out of work, the appointment would have been made straight away.  That it hasn't been suggests they hadn't got someone lined up or the person has a game today to get out of the way first.

My own dodgy theory to put on top of all that is that the rumours about Henry a couple of months ago were because we had reached out to him and suggested that he start thinking about who he'd want on his coaching staff so that things could be done much more quickly once it came to replacing Bruce.

[Lastfootstamper]

That's not dodgy. It sounds to me like for the first time probably ever, we'd have prepared a sensible contingency plan.

[pauliewalnuts]

I read somewhere that the reason Faria quit Man Utd was that he wanted to spend more time with his family? The basket case we are would not allow for that surely?

Well, he wouldn't be away from his family for cup runs anymore.

[Dazvillain]

If Henry , who do we think he’d bring in as backroom team. Links with Marc overmars , STEVE bould ? Who else ?

[robleflaneur]

True, but wasn't Wagner Klopps assistant and he's done pretty well. I think sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Anyway, my new preference list based on rumours..
1. Wenger DOF, Henry Manager
2. Rafa
3. Faria Manager, Terry Player/Assistant
4. Rogers
5. Fonseca

I woundn't be too disappointed with the most likely option of just Henry coming in as manger on his own but any of the options above would be preferable.

Didn't Wagner take Huddersfield up via a play off penalty shoot out after finishing sixth with a negative goal difference? Then just about keep them up last season with very few goals scored and that trend continuing into this season? If we appointed Wagner it seems we would be hoping to scrape our way up through the play offs and then just about survive if we did go up, all the while playing negative football. Basically the same plan we would have had if we had kept Bruce.

Huddersfield had been tipped to be relegated from the Championship.The previous year they got rid of Chris Powell ,midseason I think,and brought in Wagner.Steer was on loan,so I had a look on their forum to see how he was doing ,sad anorak, it was full of comments about how superior Wagner was to Powell.
He worked under Klopp as reserve coach at Dortmund and  also employed gegenpressing at Huddersfield. Similar tactics,totally different resources.
Negative goal difference ? He was ,and probably still is,not working with a squad that is not as talented as those Bruce had to 'manage'.I don't know why he stayed at Huddersfield,it seems a nice set up,but an  almost impossible task of keeping them up again.
Like Warnock at Cardiff,it will be harder to keep confidence high,as they lose touch with the teams above them.

[Drummond]

Place your bets on Faria and Terry .......let's just say , it's more than just a hunch

Is an inkling more than a hunch? A rumour? A friend of a friend?

[Phil from the upper holte]

Faria 6/4

[brontebilly]

Henry  is now 8/15

I lost a decent chunk of change laying Alex McLeish at a similar price on Betfair for the Villa years back. Just couldn't believe Lerner was going to do something as stupid as hiring McLeish. In summary, betting on next manager markets is a mugs game.

Henry has always struck me in his media appearance as a Sherwood esque bluffer. He can learn his trade elsewhere.

[robleflaneur]

If Henry , who do we think he’d bring in as backroom team. Links with Marc overmars , STEVE bould ? Who else ?

Might also have a few French contacts.The return of Remi.

[Phil from the upper holte]

Henry  is now 8/15

I lost a decent chunk of change laying Alex McLeish at a similar price on Betfair for the Villa years back. Just couldn't believe Lerner was going to do something as stupid as hiring McLeish. In summary, betting on next manager markets is a mugs game.

Henry has always struck me in his media appearance as a Sherwood esque bluffer. He can learn his trade elsewhere.

You and me both on Mcshit