We have to look to someone like Pochechino or maybe Rafa Benitez, with the owners we have we have to aim big, I think they値l try and save face and stick with Smith but surely he has to give them something before the end of this season. If we finish with less than 32 points it could get very nasty.
If we are serious about being a big club then Poch.It looks like Manure Chelsea Citeh Arse 'The Mighty Reds YNWA' and even Everton will keep their incumbents.But we now look like too big a risk, it might have been possible in December though.
It depends where we are when Smith goes. I've just put this list in the Smith Out thread...Out of work managers and their last club......Valverde - BarcelonaPochettino - SpursKovac - BayernFernandez - PSGAllegri - JuventusEmery - ArsenalSpalletti - InterGiampaolo - AC MilanSilva - EvertonBlanc - PSGAllardyce - EvertonPellegrini - West HamHughes - SouthamptonGracia - WatfordFlores - WatfordHughton - Brighton
Quote from: tony scott on March 10, 2020, 11:53:45 AMWe have to look to someone like Pochechino or maybe Rafa Benitez, with the owners we have we have to aim big, I think they値l try and save face and stick with Smith but surely he has to give them something before the end of this season. If we finish with less than 32 points it could get very nasty.There's a bit of a gap between those two but it absolutely must be someone of at least Benitez's level. No more has beens, never was-es, or shots in the dark.
Quote from: hilts_coolerking on March 10, 2020, 11:55:51 AMQuote from: tony scott on March 10, 2020, 11:53:45 AMWe have to look to someone like Pochechino or maybe Rafa Benitez, with the owners we have we have to aim big, I think they値l try and save face and stick with Smith but surely he has to give them something before the end of this season. If we finish with less than 32 points it could get very nasty.There's a bit of a gap between those two but it absolutely must be someone of at least Benitez's level. No more has beens, never was-es, or shots in the dark.Benitez has Championship experience if/when the worst happens: he got Newcastle back up at the first time of asking
Quote from: Behind Bluenose Lines on March 10, 2020, 12:12:44 PMQuote from: hilts_coolerking on March 10, 2020, 11:55:51 AMQuote from: tony scott on March 10, 2020, 11:53:45 AMWe have to look to someone like Pochechino or maybe Rafa Benitez, with the owners we have we have to aim big, I think they値l try and save face and stick with Smith but surely he has to give them something before the end of this season. If we finish with less than 32 points it could get very nasty.There's a bit of a gap between those two but it absolutely must be someone of at least Benitez's level. No more has beens, never was-es, or shots in the dark.Benitez has Championship experience if/when the worst happens: he got Newcastle back up at the first time of asking I think a lot of people are attracted by Benitez's name. He plays the type of incredibly defensive football which if served up by an English manager would have many posters on here building the gallows in no time.
Quote from: ChicagoLion on March 10, 2020, 11:57:37 AMIf we are serious about being a big club then Poch.It looks like Manure Chelsea Citeh Arse 'The Mighty Reds YNWA' and even Everton will keep their incumbents.But we now look like too big a risk, it might have been possible in December though.Thing is I heard it would take 4 years in the PL until FFP would allow us to pay similar wages to teams in the bottom half of the league. I just can't see Poch taking on that sort of project when FFP ties our hands for so long. But if we could get someone like him then I'd move pretty quickly to Smith out!
Quote from: Drummond on March 10, 2020, 12:10:27 PMIt depends where we are when Smith goes. I've just put this list in the Smith Out thread...Out of work managers and their last club......Valverde - BarcelonaPochettino - SpursKovac - BayernFernandez - PSGAllegri - JuventusEmery - ArsenalSpalletti - InterGiampaolo - AC MilanSilva - EvertonBlanc - PSGAllardyce - EvertonPellegrini - West HamHughes - SouthamptonGracia - WatfordFlores - WatfordHughton - BrightonWhich would you like Drummond? Assuming we go down.
FFS, forget style of play. If we go down we are back to square one and bye-bye McGinn and Grealish. Get in somebody to keep us up. Big Sam is the man.We can always bin him in the summer and go for the long-term (competent option). You know, act like a big club again and be ruthless about our own selfish interests?If we want to progress staying up is the most important thing. Look at Southampton and Adkins.