Next Manager Speculation/Hopes

[Smithy]

Rodgers' NET spend since he took over at Leicester is £17m across three six transfer windows.  He's been there since Feb 2019.  He's spent money, but really only that earned by selling his best players for big money three times. Imagine us selling a Grealish every 18 months? To say he's managed that club with one hand tied behind his back would be a bit of an understatement.  He inherited a team in 12th, so it's not like he was handed the reins to a team challenging at the top end of the table.

I think he's done a good job there.  Obviously it's all turning to shit right now, but I'll be interested to see what happens now the window has closed and the speculation around some of their better players has ended (the ones who stayed, obv).  I know it's always easy to see the positives in other sides and not your own, but I think Leicester are MUCH better than their current position, and will be mid-table come the world cup.  In their first five games they've played Chelsea, Arsenal and Man Utd.

[Sexual Ealing]

Rodgers' NET spend since he took over at Leicester is £17m across three six transfer windows.  He's been there since Feb 2019.  He's spent money, but really only that earned by selling his best players for big money three times. Imagine us selling a Grealish every 18 months? To say he's managed that club with one hand tied behind his back would be a bit of an understatement.  He inherited a team in 12th, so it's not like he was handed the reins to a team challenging at the top end of the table.

I think he's done a good job there.  Obviously it's all turning to shit right now, but I'll be interested to see what happens now the window has closed and the speculation around some of their better players has ended (the ones who stayed, obv).  I know it's always easy to see the positives in other sides and not your own, but I think Leicester are MUCH better than their current position, and will be mid-table come the world cup.  In their first five games they've played Chelsea, Arsenal and Man Utd.

Yes.

If we need to bin him off in 2-3 years, well, that's true of anyone, and a sign of a job well done.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Rodgers bought so much crap he can't get rid of them without doing a MON. Spent millions but couldn't face losing them as it would demonstrate what crap he bought.
He'll probably resign tomorrow.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Oh and he did the same at Celtic.
No love lost.

[PeterWithesShin]

Rodgers has done better at Leicester than anyone has done at Villa for 40 years. But apparently he's no better than Gerrard.

[tomd2103]

As good as it sounds, I just feel that talk of Pochettino and Mancini is completely unrealistic.  We were in a better position last time we were recruiting and got someone with nowhere near that type of pedigree.

Newcastle were in a similar situation to us and even with all the potential riches they have, they appointed Eddie Howe.  He's been a good fit for what they needed though and that is what we will need if Gerrard leaves.  Brendan Rodgers would fit that bill for me.

[ROBBO]

Would you trust the present management with finding a new manager?

[Percy McCarthy]

Poch first, then Rodgers for me.

I like Potter but feel he might need time that we haven’t got.

[Dante Lavelli]

Poch first, then Rodgers for me.

I like Potter but feel he might need time that we haven’t got.

I’d ask Mancini after poch, but otherwise agree.

[Dante Lavelli]

Rodgers bought so much crap he can't get rid of them without doing a MON. Spent millions but couldn't face losing them as it would demonstrate what crap he bought.
He'll probably resign tomorrow.

Hopefully Lange negates against this risk.  Rodgers has been a solid/good manager for 10 years or so, my concern is whether he’d still have the hunger.  He seems broken at the moment. 

[Monty]

I actually don't think Mancini necessarily has it at club level anymore. It's a different game, especially re amount of detail you've got to go into, and doing well with the national team (and, to be honest, he has a violently mixed record there) doesn't translate easily.

[Neil Hawkes]

Regarding 3 at the back.

I don't care if we play 3, 5, 7, or 9 at the back, as long as we win more games than we lose.

Win
More
Games

A manager that can deliver on that gets my vote.

[Richard]

Be nice to actually draw games as well occasionally, we must hold some kind of record for narrow defeats.

[algy]

I think a problem with Gerrard is he completely changed how Dean Smith had set the squad up.
We’ve gone from a team with width provided by winger and full backs to a narrow team where the width is, or seems to be, from the full back only and they are being left exposed when they’re that far forward.
He seems to be pushing a few square pegs into round holes, and it’s not working.

Yeah, think there's a lot of truth in this. No problem at all with picking a manager who plays a different system - I wouldn't want the club to be tied to one formation forever. However, Gerrard marks such a vast departure from the Smith style that it's caused major problems.

Appreciate it's absolutely speaking in hindsight, but I'm not paid a significant wage to get that decision right.

Whoever's brought in next should be appointed with the players we have now in mind, which probably means someone who's neither Gerrard (clearly not suited to the squad) or Smith (since we only have 1 proper winger on the books) in style.

[nigel]

As good as it sounds, I just feel that talk of Pochettino and Mancini is completely unrealistic.  We were in a better position last time we were recruiting and got someone with nowhere near that type of pedigree.

Newcastle were in a similar situation to us and even with all the potential riches they have, they appointed Eddie Howe.  He's been a good fit for what they needed though and that is what we will need if Gerrard leaves.  Brendan Rodgers would fit that bill for me.

Eddie Howe has done brilliantly at Newcastle, and is proving what a good coach he is.