Next Manager Speculation and wishful thinking thread

[brontebilly]

Nuno...fired by both Wolves and Spurs in the last 6 months and a realistic option to replace Smith??

Grealish has been a colossal loss......

[LeeB]

Nuno...fired by both Wolves and Spurs in the last 6 months and a realistic option to replace Smith??

Grealish has been a colossal loss......

It's a no from me.

[ChicagoLion]

Nuno...fired by both Wolves and Spurs in the last 6 months and a realistic option to replace Smith??

Grealish has been a colossal loss......

It's a no from me.

Pretty sure Nono will be taking his dosh and an extended break on the Algarve.
Madness to hire him.

[Richard E]

Nuno...fired by both Wolves and Spurs in the last 6 months and a realistic option to replace Smith??

Grealish has been a colossal loss......

It's a no from me.

Pretty sure Nono will be taking his dosh and an extended break on the Algarve.
Madness to hire him.

I doubt that. I think Madness will stick with Suggs. 

[Des Little]

Through the Sun and the Rain?

[ozzjim]

This Mainz fella I had never heard of now looks perfect haha.

Anyone take Hassenhutl? Done a good job at a club selling his players from under him at Southampton.

[nick harper]

Wolves were a very good side when Nuno had Jota and Jimenez leading the line. He never recovered from losing them both, which is when they became too dull and defensive. He would make us much harder to beat which is the first step but agree, he probably needs a break to recharge his batteries.

[brontebilly]

The Southampton manager has done well for a while and who knows what he could achieve with a bigger budget.

He’s also experienced enough to steer us away from the relegation zone where we will soon find ourselves.

I’m sure he’d be tempted as he must be frustrated at not being able to hang onto his best players and build a stronger team.

His dress sense is a tad questionable, though.

Could be a good compromise candidate between the “I don’t want Terry/Lampard/Gerrard” brigade and the “”let’s get Conte/ Hag/Zidane” crew.

Think that would be a sensible appointment if Dean does go.  Has experience of the league (not always required) and has been through some tougher times as well as good runs of form, so will has a somewhat proven record of managing a side where we currently find ourselves. 

Has got a habit of conceding 9 goals in a game once a season though!!

Southampton fans seem to have the same in game concerns about RH that we have about Smith.

Not the worst appointment though, lots of experience in a difficult enough time for Southampton with them hardly spending money but still solid enough mid table for the past few seasons. Also seems to be happy bringing through young players which would go down well at Villa Park.

[villa for life]

Plus if we took Southampton’s manager I could see them dropping way down the league, which might be a handy bonus.

[Demitri_C]

At least spurs pulling the trigger early. Unlike us who will do it too late then new guy would be under huge pressure from the start.

Smith should have been sacked last night simple as that and the search should have started. His points return is poor and he can have no complaints in my view. I hold no ill feelings towards him and wish him well. But a new approach is needed asap

[ozzjim]

Agree Demitri, for once we need to be on the front foot here.

[Clampy]

At least spurs pulling the trigger early. Unlike us who will do it too late then new guy would be under huge pressure from the start.

Smith should have been sacked last night simple as that and the search should have started. His points return is poor and he can have no complaints in my view. I hold no ill feelings towards him and wish him well. But a new approach is needed asap

Sacking a manager then starting a search is the worst thing you can do. What a mess that would be.

[Monty]

Demitri has been summing up my feelings as well, though I must say peaks at this thread make me more cautious. Lampard? Gerrard? Are we ever going to be at the vanguard of this god damn sport? We have every advantage an up and coming club could hope for, and we keep settling for old-fashioned, for British mediocrity, for back-to-basics. We're screaming, screaming for a revolutionary presence like a Pochettino or a Klopp, and we keep settling for this BBC 1 rubbish.

[TonyD]

Time for someone exciting.   

[Nunkin1965]

David Moyes