Next manager?

[ozzjim]

Arsenal seemed to have plucked out a good manager.  9 straight wins.

He was hardly an unknown, even I had heard of him!

The 3 straight Uefa cups with Sevilla kind of pointed to him being a bloody good manager.

[jwarry]

I think Henry n Terry is a bit risky.  I can see them getting us promoted, following that up with a league and cup double before  fecking off to manage Arsenal and Chelsea. Wankers.

I’ll take that

[ozzjim]

Look where having  ‘experienced’ and ‘knowledgeable’ management has got us.
The time has come for a shake up and fresh thinking.

If we can stay in touch with the top 7 teams until Christmas, while the new people find their feet and the players get used to playing a system, then the second half of the season could be very interesting.

Spot on

Agreed - I'm getting excited just thinking about this now. Mind you, I thought RDM and Steve Clarke was a really solid Managerial appointment too!!

It did look half decent on paper didn't it. Although I do think long term they would have turned it round and finished in a decent position that season. Unlike this season, we seemed to find ways to throw it away continuously under RDM and patience was very thin.

[auntiesledd]

Look where having  ‘experienced’ and ‘knowledgeable’ management has got us.
The time has come for a shake up and fresh thinking.

If we can stay in touch with the top 7 teams until Christmas, while the new people find their feet and the players get used to playing a system, then the second half of the season could be very interesting.

Spot on

Agreed - I'm getting excited just thinking about this now. Mind you, I thought RDM and Steve Clarke was a really solid Managerial appointment too!!

It did look half decent on paper didn't it. Although I do think long term they would have turned it round and finished in a decent position that season. Unlike this season, we seemed to find ways to throw it away continuously under RDM and patience was very thin.

Thank God we're all a damned-sight more patient these days! 

[curiousorange]

If we had RDM now he'd have got longer. Although I wasn't fond of him there was certainly a feeling that we should have been firmly in first place as soon as we started the season.

[Steve67]

I think Henry n Terry is a bit risky.  I can see them getting us promoted, following that up with a league and cup double before  fecking off to manage Arsenal and Chelsea. Wankers.

I'd hate that.

Yeah, me too.  Especially as it would mean that we'd have been a successfully run football club whilst they were here.  Probably better to get 94 year old Sam the Fat in to calm everything down when they leave.

[Toronto Villa]

I think Henry n Terry is a bit risky.  I can see them getting us promoted, following that up with a league and cup double before  fecking off to manage Arsenal and Chelsea. Wankers.

Haha Tony. A lot like when people were worried about Lambert fucking off to manage Dortmund after landing the PL and CL double with us. Now he’s just an unemployed tramp.

[Chris Jameson]

Maybe we’re part of a reality TV show. Bloke from the Renault Clio advert teams up with an alleged racist and philanderer to see if they can turn around the fortunes of a struggling football club? Next week, one of the dancers from East 17 teams up with a former jailbird, professional scouser and ex Newcastle and Coventry striker to see if they can turn WH Smith’s fortunes round on the high street.

[Damo70]

I think John Terry's recent inside knowledge of the club and the playing staff gives him an advantage from day one. My only concern is that the new owners might have thrown Henry and Terry together as some kind of 'dream team' combo. If Henry has chosen Terry as his number two then great, but if he has been lumbered with Terry as a 'fait accompli' that seems like a recipe for disaster.

[Monty]

The problem I have isn't with Henry's ideas, or Terry's abilities. The trouble is that he hasn't been on the side of the line where good ideas have to compromise with reality, and doesn't have the experience to know how and when to adjust when things aren't perfect. If that kind of thing gets out of hand then momentum can go against you very quickly.

[LeeB]

The problem I have isn't with Henry's ideas, or Terry's abilities. The trouble is that he hasn't been on the side of the line where good ideas have to compromise with reality, and doesn't have the experience to know how and when to adjust when things aren't perfect. If that kind of thing gets out of hand then momentum can go against you very quickly.

Something like this?

[Monty]

Well now I wish I'd just posted that gif tbh.

[mcgrath_85]

If we had RDM now he'd have got longer. Although I wasn't fond of him there was certainly a feeling that we should have been firmly in first place as soon as we started the season.

We should’ve been there or thereabouts.

[eamonn]

I think Henry n Terry is a bit risky.  I can see them getting us promoted, following that up with a league and cup double before  fecking off to manage Arsenal and Chelsea. Wankers.

I’ll take that

I'd hate it and take it.

Seriously though, were 5Live just mentioning a couple of names ''in the frame''? As the BBC Football page has just published an article saying Rodgers, Faria and Henry are on our list of potentials.

[Toronto Villa]

The problem I have isn't with Henry's ideas, or Terry's abilities. The trouble is that he hasn't been on the side of the line where good ideas have to compromise with reality, and doesn't have the experience to know how and when to adjust when things aren't perfect. If that kind of thing gets out of hand then momentum can go against you very quickly.

Something like this?

Wouldn’t the dreams be in his head and the harsh reality of Jedinak back passing the ball to our opponents, or Taylor getting fucking skinned be on the outside. Henry dreaming of Xavi, and having to pick Glenn Whelan...