Next Manager Speculation and wishful thinking thread

[Drummond]

gazing longingly at Graham Potter then appointing Lampard or Gerrard (what, was Owen Hargreaves unavailable?),

Shudder.

[villa for life]

Also, if Fonseca wasn’t good enough for Spurs or Newcastle and clubs like Everton and Wolves didn’t go after him in the summer, it makes me wonder how good this guy is.

[TonyD]

If the Fonseca rumours are true that's somewhat encouraging, not necessarily because he's the answer but it's the right profile.

What is his brand of football?

Attacking, possession based football. Quite lovely when it works but often it does not as his stats make clear. Poor big game record at Roma. Plays 4-2-3-1 or 3-4-1-2. To be fair some lay more blame at the door of Monchi for his rather hopeless wheeling and dealing, arguing Fonseca suffered from a weaker Roma side than typical.

Sounds a bit like Dean.  But Dean has beaten the big boys. 

Not convinced he is that good.  What does he have such a good rep then ?

[TonyD]

Unai Emre to Newcastle- a very good move if they pull this off.

Quite.  We should gate crash this one. 

[TonyD]

Where has Levy got the money from to land Conte and the signings he will want?

[cdbearsfan]

Unai Emre to Newcastle- a very good move if they pull this off.

Quite.  We should gate crash this one.

Dick already failed at Arsenal, didn't he? Not aware of Fonseca having failed anywhere.

[TonyD]

Unai Emre to Newcastle- a very good move if they pull this off.

Quite.  We should gate crash this one.

Dick already failed at Arsenal, didn't he? Not aware of Fonseca having failed anywhere.

Good point. 

[Toronto Villa]

Unai Emre to Newcastle- a very good move if they pull this off.

Quite.  We should gate crash this one.

Dick already failed at Arsenal, didn't he? Not aware of Fonseca having failed anywhere.

did he fail at Arsenal, or were the Tarquins just not patient enough because they are massively entitled? And he had a funny accent.

[sickbeggar]

Unai Emre to Newcastle- a very good move if they pull this off.

Quite.  We should gate crash this one.

Dick already failed at Arsenal, didn't he? Not aware of Fonseca having failed anywhere.

Well he lasted less than a season at Porto, which is a bit....y'know

[ChicagoLion]

Unai Emre to Newcastle- a very good move if they pull this off.

Quite.  We should gate crash this one.

Dick already failed at Arsenal, didn't he? Not aware of Fonseca having failed anywhere.

did he fail at Arsenal, or were the Tarquins just not patient enough because they are massively entitled? And he had a funny accent.

poison chalice, he did ok considering, he has won 4 Europa League titles. 

[TonyD]

I think it might be a Terry/Lampard double act. 

[cdbearsfan]

I think I might stab myself violently through the heart.

[Sexual Ealing]

I think I might stab myself violently through the heart.

Can you stab yourself in the heart non-violently?!

[Demitri_C]

Well i think its safe to say he isnt going anywhere before saints game. Would have been sacked by now.

If he loses this one he cannot stay on any longer simple as that

[cdbearsfan]

I think I might stab myself violently through the heart.

Can you stab yourself in the heart non-violently?!

There seem to have been surprisingly few studies carried out. Idea for series two of Squid Games.