Next Manager Rumour Thread (Poll Added 2/4/2018)

[Charnwood]

Paul Hurst @ 16’s alongside , (drum roll) ...... WarFanny.

And it’s true, (sorry Charny, had to check) ....., kuqi 2/1F

No worries Marko, I had to check too.

Maybe we should add him and Sol Campbell to the list and give each of us another vote ?

[herforder]

Chris Colman has left Sunderland. 7/4 for us by one bookie.......

(ME apparently to start interviewing next week - 100+ expressions of interest. They’re going to have to go some to nudge out Hallamblue for, the job, though!

[BLUEBLOOD]

Louis-van-Gaal...?

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/newsmanc ... ar-AAwm33w

[Charnwood]

Louis-van-Gaal...?

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/newsmanc ... ar-AAwm33w

I’d rather see McCarthy back.

[herforder]

Louis-van-Gaal...?

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/newsmanc ... ar-AAwm33w

I’d rather see McCarthy back.

Pretty sure that much used phrase ‘be careful what you wish for’ won’t apply!

[Charnwood]

Louis-van-Gaal...?

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/newsmanc ... ar-AAwm33w

I’d rather see McCarthy back.

Pretty sure that much used phrase ‘be careful what you wish for’ won’t apply!

Absolutely!

[arana peligrosa]

Latest odds has Chris Coleman as leading candidate, this issue still has a course to run but where the f*ck they produce some of these names from hell only knows :

Coleman 5 / 2

Kuqi 5 / 1
Paul Cook 10 / 1
Mowbray / Paul Hurst 14/1
Sol Campbell 20 /' 1
Warburton 25 / 1
Mike Appleton 33 / 1

then same odds for

Nigel Pearson, Jon McGreal, Pardew, David Unsworth, Cowley, Grayson, Lampard, Bilic, Neil Lennon, Uwe Rosler, Martin O'Neil

Gary Megson / Grant McCann / Glenn Hoddle / George Burley / Owen Coyle 40 /' 1

others names that are under consideration include Gordon Strachan, Stuart McCall, Craig Bellamy (!), Sven Goran Eriksson, Patrick Kluivert.

No bullshit, these are actual contenders for the vacancy. One thought / solution, was employing the damn lot of them and having a different manager in charge for each week of the season..

[Tangfastic]

Latest odds has Chris Coleman as leading candidate, this issue still has a course to run but where the f*ck they produce some of these names from hell only knows :

Coleman 5 / 2

Kuqi 5 / 1
Paul Cook 10 / 1
Mowbray / Paul Hurst 14/1
Sol Campbell 20 /' 1
Warburton 25 / 1
Mike Appleton 33 / 1

then same odds for

Nigel Pearson, Jon McGreal, Pardew, David Unsworth, Cowley, Grayson, Lampard, Bilic, Neil Lennon, Uwe Rosler, Martin O'Neil

Gary Megson / Grant McCann / Glenn Hoddle / George Burley / Owen Coyle 40 /' 1

others names that are under consideration include Gordon Strachan, Stuart McCall, Craig Bellamy (!), Sven Goran Eriksson, Patrick Kluivert.

No bullshit, these are actual contenders for the vacancy. One thought / solution, was employing the damn lot of them and having a different manager in charge for each week of the season..

I truly don’t understand how they come up with the odds for some of these managers. Just wonder if they feed names into a computer and up pops a number. As soon as someone gets fired .... they instantly have short odds ( Pardew, Coleman).

I very much doubt if the bookies priority is ITFC and so maybe don’t focus too much attention on accuracy. Probably the big money and focus at the moment is on Arsenal’s new manager.

At the moment, Hurst looks a good bet at 14/1 .... as he seems a genuine and plausible candidate. I think by end of May, the bookies’ candidate selection should start making sense, but at the moment it’s stupid.

[derick_ipsw]

I would love to see Glenn Hoddle here.

[marko69]

Half time prayers?

[Charnwood]

I would love to see Glenn Hoddle here.

Wouldn’t we all but after 12yrs outside of football management I don’t really see him making a comeback and if he did i’m sure he’d have plenty of offers at a higher level than the Championship.

[charlton837]

im not sure I would want Hoddle actually, hes been out of the game for far too long, I don't think he really wants to come back into it and im not sure he would even be up to it these days...

Hes much better at development in my view, hes good at coaching and working with younger players (much like Klug) but I certainly wouldn't trust him as a manager these days

[Tangfastic]

Is Eileen Drewery still part of his back room team?

Out of interest .... is there any manager who’s been out of the management business, for say, 10 years and made a successful come back?

They leave management for a reason. I’ve heard people want Royle, Burley, Hoddle, Curbishley, etc.... I truly don’t get it.

I know being a manager is not based on physical fitness, but it’s like asking a retired footballer to lace up his boots again after a few years out and expecting to perform at the same level. Their time has gone... move on.

[Charnwood]

I’ve always rated Hoddle and have little doubt about his ability to make a comeback if that’s what he wants to do. It’s not as if he’s been completely out of the game. However all this said i’ve not actually read anywhere that he has any desire to get back into football management. Furthermore throwing his name in the mix along with the likes of Arsene Wenger and Louis-Van-Gall is just ridiculous.

[marko69]

Can't quite figure out why I am just not keen on seeing Hoddle at ITFC......., but just don't.

[Charnwood]

I’m edging towards Chris Coleman if only to see his missus brightening up the Directors Box on match days.

[barmy billy]

Can't quite figure out why I am just not keen on seeing Hoddle at ITFC......., but just don't.

I know what you mean, Marko. There is something about him that I don't take to. Spiritualism, joss sticks and all that sort of stuff.

[marko69]

Can see the first game HT team talk...... Players heading into the dressing room, 1-0 down, .....
Chambo: Fk Sake, Bart. You were a bit slow getting down to that shot.
Hoddle: Now, now, come on, Lukey boy. Let's look at the positives. We're not 2-0 down, right? Sit on this cushion and relax a bit. Breath.

[herforder]

Mystic Meg now in the frame - she uses crystal balls.

[Shed on tour]

I’m edging towards Chris Coleman if only to see his missus brightening up the Directors Box on match days.

Charny
Yes she would certainly add a certain something to to the Directors Box on match days.
However, knowing ITFC it is more likely to be be David Batty with Nora as the pinup girl.

[marko69]

Shed, was just reading your reply to Charny as I turned up at the McDonalds drive-through pay window. Think the woman was around 40ish in there...... she saw the screen.
“Quite finished there, honey? £1:79 when yer ready!” with smirk on her face.
“NO, NO, it’s Chris Coleman’s wife, LOOK!”
“Yeah right!”

The managers thread has instantly become a “not suitable for work” thread!

[Bluemike]

Hurst & Clarke both very much in the frame !!!! Well happy with that, Two of my top choices

[Shed on tour]

Shed, was just reading your reply to Charny as I turned up at the McDonalds drive-through pay window. Think the woman was around 40ish in there...... she saw the screen.
“Quite finished there, honey? £1:79 when yer ready!” with smirk on her face.
“NO, NO, it’s Chris Coleman’s wife, LOOK!”
“Yeah right!”

The managers thread has instantly become a “not suitable for work” thread!

LMAO!!

[herforder]

I’m edging towards Chris Coleman if only to see his missus brightening up the Directors Box on match days.

Charny
Yes she would certainly add a certain something to to the Directors Box on match days.
However, knowing ITFC it is more likely to be be David Batty with Nora as the pinup girl.

Sure to perk up the prawn sandwiches, and dead things in sticks!

[number 9]

Why can’t she be the manager!

[Bluemike]

Why can’t she be the manager!

This

[rossi]

well now I'm all signed up for next season, I'll add my thoughts on the new manager.

Seems to me that the bookies have as little idea as we do as to whom the new man will be.
Also seems that every man and his dog is being mentioned as being in contention.

Personally, I have no particular favourites of the names I have seen mentioned, although there are some that I'd definitely not want to see here. But I still think that whoever is manager, they will have a really hard job to get us into the top 6 given that ME has indicated that there will be no change to the funding approach over the past few years.

I'm certainly not expecting too much for next season, I just hope that whoever is appointed will try to play more attractive football with whatever he has at his disposal.

So who do I think will get it? Well, noting what ME said about a change, I'm expecting the following:

first team manager/coach - Frank Lampard
director of football - Harry Redknapp

[Tangfastic]

As soon as a big name manager gets the sack, they seem to be automatically placed as favourite for Town boss. I see Claude Puet is likely to face the axe from Leicester. Don’t see him being a plausible candidate for us, but kind of expect him to be bookies favourite for us in the next couple of weeks ... for a few days.
The PL League is crazy... Puet has actually done a decent job at Leicester, relatively speaking. Considering where Soton are now, he did a good job last season. This guy can probably wait until October, take on a struggling club, get them safe... and then get sacked at the end of the season. Weird career.... but it pays well.
Mick should feel happy he actually got 5 1/2 years here.

[Quasar]

bookies know what they are doing,
they are there to make money.,
there was a very good documentary last year about the inner workings of Coral, and how they come up with odds,
its actually time consuming, painstaking work ! very interesting to watch

[charlton837]

Today George Burley, with Terry Butcher as his assistant, has thrown his hat into the ring. At first I thought no way but after reading the interview with EADT I like a lot of what he says. I think he is someone who is good at youth development however I cant help but think his time has passed and we need something new, not something old.

I think we need the "next George Burley" if possible, someone who thinks the way he does but is younger, hungry for success and who perhaps hasn't been there and done it. Burley clearly loves the club, but having a fan run it doesn't always work and hes been out of management for a long time.

I wouldn't be against him having a role at the club, but for me I don't think id want that role to be manager anymore.