Next Manager Speculation and wishful thinking thread

[sickbeggar]

Controversial I know but I'd go and get Rodgers from Leicester.

He has done everything he can at Leicester, and if he can get that shower up and around the European places, he'd have no trouble doing that with us.

Be my choice out of the british candidates but you'd really have to pull out the boat in money terms to persuade him we were serious and well, are we?  I doubt he'd do it mid-season anyway

[tomd2103]

Burnley was too big a club for him.

Was listening to a discussion on the radio about him the other day and someone on there said that he had some issues in his personal life while at Burnley and that could have contributed to him not doing well there.

[SoccerHQ]

I knew this guy was good but didn't actually realise how good until I read his wiki:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucien_Favre

Got Berlin 4th in 08/09.

Got Monchengladbach in top 4 twice in 3 seasons.

Got Nice third in 16/17 season, their highest finish for decades.

"Favre's teams play a dynamic, quick and attacking-minded football where ball possession and change of tempo alternate. This attractive style of play has brought results in every club he has managed. Furthermore, Favre is very skillful tactically, leaving his opponents struggling to penetrate his well-organized sides. His teams tend to shoot less than others but have a high conversion rate, also with shots coming from outside the box. Favre likes the opponents conversion rate to be on the low end. His teams stick out at the wrong end of expected goals statistics. Favre has a reputation of predicting well how opposing teams, coaches or players tend to react in certain situations. To play this style Favre pays attention to details and technique especially one-to-one"

Dunno if his agent, paul_e or Monty has written that summary of him but sounds exactly what his squad needs. Has a similar feel to Wenger.

[cdbearsfan]

He sounds good but 64 maybe a bit old? I said I wanted him earlier but having skimmed his Wikipedia page I see it was actually the bloke that won the league with Lille I was after, not him. His name sounds a bit French so he only has himself to blame for the confusion.

[Sexual Ealing]

Sign him up!

[SoccerHQ]

He sounds good but 64 maybe a bit old? I said I wanted him earlier but having skimmed his Wikipedia page I see it was actually the bloke that won the league with Lille I was after, not him.

Yes Galtier was assistant to Reggie Perrin at Portsmouth. We wanted him before we got in Garde IIRC.

[cdbearsfan]

Let's get them both. They can play winner stays on.

[SoccerHQ]

Controversial I know but I'd go and get Rodgers from Leicester.

He has done everything he can at Leicester, and if he can get that shower up and around the European places, he'd have no trouble doing that with us.

Be my choice out of the british candidates but you'd really have to pull out the boat in money terms to persuade him we were serious and well, are we?  I doubt he'd do it mid-season anyway

He's been linked to Man. United today and allegedly has admirers high up at Man. City so I don't think he'll be considering us anytime soon.

[ozzjim]

Favre on paper is just what we need. Was close to taking Outside in the summer.

[Sexual Ealing]

Favre on paper is just what we need. Was close to taking Outside in the summer.

Had he spilled your pint or looked at your Mrs?!

[sickbeggar]

Controversial I know but I'd go and get Rodgers from Leicester.

He has done everything he can at Leicester, and if he can get that shower up and around the European places, he'd have no trouble doing that with us.

Be my choice out of the british candidates but you'd really have to pull out the boat in money terms to persuade him we were serious and well, are we?  I doubt he'd do it mid-season anyway

He's been linked to Man. United today and allegedly has admirers high up at Man. City so I don't think he'll be considering us anytime soon.

Can't see an ex-Liverpool manager taking over at Man U ending well but yeah its at the edge of credibility for us to go after him.  It would be a statement appointment underlining our intention to complete because he wouldn't come otherwise.

[cdbearsfan]

Matt Busby was ex-Liverpool. Not as a manager, admittedly.

[aj2k77]

The last 7 managers we've appointed have been from The Rags, Norwich, Unemployed (sacked from Spurs), Unemployed for over a year , Unemployed for a year, Unemployed (resigned from Hull) and Brentford. Hence why we've spent loads of money and largely been shit for 10 years.

Any talk of Rodgers, Mancini is fairy tale stuff. Actually employing someone who has consistently done a decent job at the top level is something we haven't done since we appointed MON.

[LeonW]

Problem Gerrard has is coming here is basically shit or bust for the Liverpool job. He has to get us out of trouble comfortably this season, then top 8 next or he will have no chance of that job. It's a gamble. He might be better staying at Rangers, winning lots, of then going to Liverpool.

The Graeme Sour-ness route. I would not be particularly happy if it was Gerrard.

[cdbearsfan]

Every paper tomorrow (well, technically today) linking Gerrard. There is too much speculation for there not to be something in it. Depressing as fuck.