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I think i'd go with Robinson but Manning does sound interesting, my main hope is that les and Hoos are doing the hiring as they did with Warbs, if thew board are having a say it will all go wrong again
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Runners and riders — Column on 22:27 - May 15 with 5456 views
1) what I’d really like is for the club to appoint someone who, apart from the people inside football who really know their stuff, no one has heard of, but turns out to be someone who’s done a great job, at a similar club, under similar circumstances, somewhere else in the world. Unfortunately, we have a DoF who couldn’t see beyond the next office for someone to entrust our Premier League destiny to, who had next to no experience as an actual football manager. 2) Eustace - seems he has a very good and growing reputation within football judging by the jobs he’s being linked with and offered. No doubt we’ll miss what everyone else is seeing. 3) Manning - not every flavour of the month turns out to be flavour of the month. Some turn out to be the real deal, but have to be flavour of the month first to prove that they can maintain it. Don’t know which camp he falls into but listening to him and Sean Derry about tactics and philosophy is chalk and cheese.
We’re at a real crossroads. Get this wrong, as i suspect they will, given how they’ve started in dispensing with the best manger we’ve had for a decade, and all that backslapping about not dropping through the leagues like Sunderland etc. will have turned out to be premature.
Runners and riders — Column on 22:27 - May 15 by DejR_vu
1) what I’d really like is for the club to appoint someone who, apart from the people inside football who really know their stuff, no one has heard of, but turns out to be someone who’s done a great job, at a similar club, under similar circumstances, somewhere else in the world. Unfortunately, we have a DoF who couldn’t see beyond the next office for someone to entrust our Premier League destiny to, who had next to no experience as an actual football manager. 2) Eustace - seems he has a very good and growing reputation within football judging by the jobs he’s being linked with and offered. No doubt we’ll miss what everyone else is seeing. 3) Manning - not every flavour of the month turns out to be flavour of the month. Some turn out to be the real deal, but have to be flavour of the month first to prove that they can maintain it. Don’t know which camp he falls into but listening to him and Sean Derry about tactics and philosophy is chalk and cheese.
We’re at a real crossroads. Get this wrong, as i suspect they will, given how they’ve started in dispensing with the best manger we’ve had for a decade, and all that backslapping about not dropping through the leagues like Sunderland etc. will have turned out to be premature.
trouble is if a manager has done well at a similar club in similar circumstances chances are they wouldn't be unknown and every other club in our situation would also be looking to appoint them.
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Runners and riders — Column on 08:41 - May 16 with 4705 views
I didn't know that Manning was involved in the youth set up in Ipswich. None of my ITFC supporting fans have told me that!
Do you know how active he was with their side that reached the semi final of the FA Youth Cup? Quite a few of those players are now in the first team squad & are possibly the reason why the club moved from the relegation places to flirting with the play offs. Along with the manager that is!
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Runners and riders — Column on 10:43 - May 16 with 4357 views
You read all about Manning and he seems to fit exactly what the club want. I think there are two ways of looking at the club at the moment:
1. Inner turmoil, owners possibly looking to bail next summer, academy not got a really good prospect ready to step up at the moment, factions of coaches warring, squad has huge problems and needs investment and at least a small overhaul.
2. Some disagreement between first team coach and youth coaches/Les; academy probably not quite as bad as depicted: one or two could certainly be at least regular subs, and who knows how they could develop (see Manning); owners still ambitious, have just paid out for a training ground, which hopefully will be ready in a year; squad still pretty strong in a lot of areas, and has exciting talents for a new boss to work with.
If it's 1, I'd fear for almost anyone. If it's 2, someone like Manning could do very well.
Bare bones.
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Runners and riders — Column on 11:49 - May 16 with 4200 views
Runners and riders — Column on 10:43 - May 16 by Antti_Heinola
You read all about Manning and he seems to fit exactly what the club want. I think there are two ways of looking at the club at the moment:
1. Inner turmoil, owners possibly looking to bail next summer, academy not got a really good prospect ready to step up at the moment, factions of coaches warring, squad has huge problems and needs investment and at least a small overhaul.
2. Some disagreement between first team coach and youth coaches/Les; academy probably not quite as bad as depicted: one or two could certainly be at least regular subs, and who knows how they could develop (see Manning); owners still ambitious, have just paid out for a training ground, which hopefully will be ready in a year; squad still pretty strong in a lot of areas, and has exciting talents for a new boss to work with.
If it's 1, I'd fear for almost anyone. If it's 2, someone like Manning could do very well.
Truth is probably somewhere between the 2. On the training ground I'm pretty sure the first team move in for pre season.
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Runners and riders — Column on 12:01 - May 16 with 4158 views
She's undoubtedly extremely perceptive and level-headed, and if the rest of the shortlist was Michael Owen, Lee Dixon and Micah Richards, I'd have her like a shot. However...she has succeeded with a global recruitment superpower in not especially competitive and physically demanding domestic competitions (and been totally overwhelmed at times in Europe despite having first pick of the world's best players). Pitching her cold into the hot seat of an underdog in perhaps the most arduous and savagely competitive league in the world, without even a grounding in the junior snake pits below? The closest parallel I can think of is Bob Bradley at Swansea.
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Runners and riders — Column on 12:31 - May 16 with 4062 views
Runners and riders — Column on 08:23 - May 16 by daveB
trouble is if a manager has done well at a similar club in similar circumstances chances are they wouldn't be unknown and every other club in our situation would also be looking to appoint them.
Well, even if that were true, it just means we would have some competition. But, if the competition was similar clubs, why would that be a concern…………………? We would basically have to be more attractive than Blackburn, surely the people behind the scenes could have a go at that? If they weren’t similar clubs, we wouldn’t be going after the same people?
Runners and riders — Column on 12:01 - May 16 by MrSheen
Emma Hayes? Not for me.
She's undoubtedly extremely perceptive and level-headed, and if the rest of the shortlist was Michael Owen, Lee Dixon and Micah Richards, I'd have her like a shot. However...she has succeeded with a global recruitment superpower in not especially competitive and physically demanding domestic competitions (and been totally overwhelmed at times in Europe despite having first pick of the world's best players). Pitching her cold into the hot seat of an underdog in perhaps the most arduous and savagely competitive league in the world, without even a grounding in the junior snake pits below? The closest parallel I can think of is Bob Bradley at Swansea.
So sweet!
Suffering since 1978.
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Runners and riders — Column on 13:57 - May 16 with 3787 views
Don't know if it would happen but would Tony Mowbray be an option? He at least tries to play attacking football, saying that they only looked half decent when Ben Brereton decided to go all Marcelo Salas.
Sexy Asian dwarves wanted.
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Runners and riders — Column on 14:14 - May 16 with 3728 views
Runners and riders — Column on 08:41 - May 16 by stevec
I fear for whoever comes in at this point in time.
Let’s have Sherwood or Moore come in, puts the entire football side in alignment, the whole set up on the line, sink or swim once and for all.
Otherwise we will keep sacking managers and the bandwagon just carries on.
I think that's an understated point. I may be in the minority here but one of the great things for me about having Warburton here for 3 years was the stability. I'd prefer that we look for someone who's going to fit with a similar (not identical) style of play which means we don't have to overhaul our entire first team and way of doing business to get players who are the right fit.
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Runners and riders — Column on 14:59 - May 16 with 3592 views
Runners and riders — Column on 16:34 - May 16 by stevec
It’s a three man duel. Sherwood, Moore & Campbell, decided by a game of Rock Paper Scissors.
If Ramsey and Hall are so highly rated by the club, why are they not applying (being considered) to step-up into the management / first team coaching roles?
Could it be they are very well paid for their current roles and have very little accountability?
The short-list of candidates is not reflecting well on the capabilities of our DoF.
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Runners and riders — Column on 16:45 - May 16 with 3325 views
Runners and riders — Column on 12:31 - May 16 by DejR_vu
Well, even if that were true, it just means we would have some competition. But, if the competition was similar clubs, why would that be a concern…………………? We would basically have to be more attractive than Blackburn, surely the people behind the scenes could have a go at that? If they weren’t similar clubs, we wouldn’t be going after the same people?
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Of course if such a candidate exists we should go for them, I just don't think they'd be unknown to other clubs
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Runners and riders — Column on 16:47 - May 16 with 3321 views
Runners and riders — Column on 16:45 - May 16 by ParkRoyalR
If Ramsey and Hall are so highly rated by the club, why are they not applying (being considered) to step-up into the management / first team coaching roles?
Could it be they are very well paid for their current roles and have very little accountability?
The short-list of candidates is not reflecting well on the capabilities of our DoF.
Hall is currently managing the Jamaica first team as well as our B team so not sure that can be thrown at him.
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Runners and riders — Column on 17:02 - May 16 with 3262 views
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