Next Manager Speculation and wishful thinking thread

[DeKuip]

how many of you after seeing the list now wish Smith was still at the helm

Not me.

Not me. A change was needed

I prefer the look of Norwich’s reported shortlist to ours that’s for sure.

[Ads]

Danny Ings signing was like some Cold War operation, where we only hear about it in 2051 when it becomes declassified.

[Ads]

how many of you after seeing the list now wish Smith was still at the helm

Not me.

Not me. A change was needed

I prefer the look of Norwich’s reported shortlist to ours that’s for sure.

Lamport
The bloke we've just sacked
The bloke who gets whacked 9 once a season

Where has our shortlist been reported?

[Beard82]

Danny Ings signing was like some Cold War operation, where we only hear about it in 2051 when it becomes declassified.

Yeah I am pinning all my hops on this. 

[ChicagoLion]

how many of you after seeing the list now wish Smith was still at the helm

Not me.

Not me. A change was needed

I prefer the look of Norwich’s reported shortlist to ours that’s for sure.

Jeff Stelling
Nicola Sturgeon
Peter Dinklage
Danny Devito

[Beard82]

how many of you after seeing the list now wish Smith was still at the helm

Not me.

Not me. A change was needed

I prefer the look of Norwich’s reported shortlist to ours that’s for sure.

Lamport
The bloke we've just sacked
The bloke who gets whacked 9 once a season

Where has our shortlist been reported?

Is basically the same as there's but we have Gerrard and they have dean smith.

The one I have read is:
Martinez
Gerrard
Southampton manager I cant spell
The ex Roma guy I think

[KevinGage]

If I'm reading this right, Italy have their last World Cup qualifier against Norn Iron on Nov 15.

They win that (or match Switzerland's result against Bulgaria) and they're through next year. 

I wonder if in that scenario Roberto Mancini might be more receptive; maybe even with the carrot of still being allowed to lead the Azzuri in Qatar.   It's pretty much a part time gig, life as an international manager, anyroad. I assume he knows most of his players at this stage.

If he needs to keep an eye on Serie A in the meantime, that's what assistants and video analysis are for.

I haven't seen him linked at all, but him and Rodgers would def qualify as ambitious targets. 

[villa `cross the mersey]

If only Carlsberg did Football managers eh?

[Beard82]

If I'm reading this right, Italy have their last World Cup qualifier against Norn Iron on Nov 15.

They win that (or match Switzerland's result against Bulgaria) and they're through next year. 

I wonder if in that scenario Roberto Mancini might be more receptive; maybe even with the carrot of still being allowed to lead the Azzuri in Qatar.   It's pretty much a part time gig, life as an international manager, anyroad. I assume he knows most of his players at this stage.

If he needs to keep an eye on Serie A in the meantime, that's what assistants and video analysis are for.

I haven't seen him linked at all, but him and Rodgers would def qualify as ambitious targets.

Apparently that's Martinez wants to do

[steamer]

i would opt for denial

[KevinGage]

Martinez could probably make the reasonable argument that managing in the PL helps with the Belgium gig, seeing as most of his best players are here.

He's an option - and more palatable than Phil Collins at Rangers.   

But he hasn't done enough in club management to be setting those sort of pre conditions for taking best job in football.

[frank black]

If I'm reading this right, Italy have their last World Cup qualifier against Norn Iron on Nov 15.

They win that (or match Switzerland's result against Bulgaria) and they're through next year. 

I wonder if in that scenario Roberto Mancini might be more receptive; maybe even with the carrot of still being allowed to lead the Azzuri in Qatar.   It's pretty much a part time gig, life as an international manager, anyroad. I assume he knows most of his players at this stage.

If he needs to keep an eye on Serie A in the meantime, that's what assistants and video analysis are for.

I haven't seen him linked at all, but him and Rodgers would def qualify as ambitious targets. 

Unrealistic targets rather than ambitious

[cdbearsfan]

The idea of allowing a manager to manage us part time is almost Gerrardesque in its shiteness.

[KevinGage]

Well Houllier practically treated it as a part time gig. O'Neill wasn't exactly a fixture at Bodymoor Heath either.

But with the nature of the PL now, you couldn't be operating that way.

If the price of getting Mancini was we had to agree to let him head away at the international break in March and again next summer,  I'd pay it.    I'm sure the massive coaching team he'd want could take training at BH for a few days.

[sickbeggar]

On the plus side we could sign a few Belgium or Italian internationals and they could argue with themselves about releasing half-fit players for friendlies

MARTINEZ - WE'LL DECIDE IF HAZARD IS FIT NOT BELGIUM
MARTINEZ - ASTON VILLA MUST RELEASE EDEN FOR ASSESSMENT