NEXT MANAGER??

[justfoxes]

1 hour ago, Fox1980 said:

Won’t reject admiring glances when he sees the pay cheques we give out 

Or the contracts !!

[Fazzer 7]

54 minutes ago, kingfox said:

A potentially excellent appointment for Brighton.

 

De Zerbi’s possession based football is far more attractive than Potter’s. 

Well that wouldn’t be much use here, they can’t string 4 passes together. 

[justfoxes]

36 minutes ago, Wymsey said:

Really wouldn't mind Pochettino.

Fairly highly-rated, with good contacts.

Always liked the idea but alas he won’t be coming !

[HankMarvin]

10 minutes ago, DoveValleyFox said:

Sorry matey. I have an ITK who says that Margot has just landed a movie role.

 

It looks like it will be Dyche sitting on your face.

That’s 2 sets of ginger whiskers to kiss

[StevieH]

Who is going to come to a club when there is no money to spend and won't be for a while and are bottom of the league? Managers want to put their own stamp on a team. Not an attractive prospect for anyone.

[cityfanlee23]

1 hour ago, sdb said:

People asking for Dyche, Allardyce, Ranieri and Pearson are taking the piss, right?

It's more desperation I think, most of us would take you over Rodgers at the moment. 

[Ricey]

1 hour ago, sdb said:

People asking for Dyche, Allardyce, Ranieri and Pearson are taking the piss, right?

It's panic. We are so bad right now that there is always a group of fans that want the polar opposite to the current manager to try and solve our current problems, but of course the managers you mention will bring plenty of their own problems and are not long-term options.

 

I don't think the club would be stupid enough to go for any of those defensive, old-school managers. It would make a mockery out of everything we have been working towards on and off the pitch. Image and perception are very important to the club and to the owners. We need to be seen as a club that is on the up with a bright future, that is how we attract managers, players and sponsors and that is why so much money is being pumped into the training ground and stadium. There is no way they throw all that away by hiring managers that are currently mostly linked with Championship clubs and play a style of play that is ugly and not compatible with this squad.

 

 

[RowlattsFox]

I reckon Villas Boas is a decent shout. Ticks boxes the board normally for. 

[moore_94]

7 minutes ago, RowlattsFox said:

I reckon Villas Boas is a decent shout. Ticks boxes the board normally for. 

Still a fair few interesting and good managers we could go for at the moment that are out of work beyond the common suspects like Dyche, Benitez etc.

 

I just hope our board are brave enough to go for one of them

[trugerkem]

Thomas Frank but zero chance of that happening 

[Guest Bilo]

13 minutes ago, RowlattsFox said:

I reckon Villas Boas is a decent shout. Ticks boxes the board normally for. 

Could see it, but he doesn't have an inspiring record in the Premier League.

[FoxesWalk]

16 minutes ago, RowlattsFox said:

I reckon Villas Boas is a decent shout. Ticks boxes the board normally for. 

Decent shout, forgot about him. He fell out with the Marseille hierarchy pretty spectacularly and hasn’t had a job since. Decent manager though.  

[moore_94]

5 minutes ago, Bilo said:

Could see it, but he doesn't have an inspiring record in the Premier League.

Although not the best at Chelsea I think he was still pretty good at Spurs

 

Spurs got the most points they have ever gotten in the Prem under him and he left with the highest win % of any of their managers ever in the Prem (even Poch ended up behind him in that regard, Conte is currently ahead of him)

Edited 18 September 2022 by moore_94

[Tielemans63]

Villas Boas gives me serious Paulo Sousa vibes. Cool as **** but ultimately all style and no substance.

 

Okay at Spurs but never seems to be anywhere for more than 5 minutes.

Edited 18 September 2022 by Tielemans63

[Guest Bilo]

Just now, Tielemans63 said:

Villas Boas gives me serious Paulo Sousa vibes. Cool as **** but ultimately all style and no substance.

I didn't realise that AVB is still only 44, meaning he was mid-thirties last time he was in the PL. 

 

Possible he could have developed considerably and there's more substance now.

[CrispinLA in Texas]

9 minutes ago, trugerkem said:

Thomas Frank but zero chance of that happening 

He's got such a nervous face.....he's seems to be so closely integrated in Brentford.....it would be a challenge to suddenly jump ship and manage another club.....and any he's contracted until 2025 so we'll have to pay a big wedge to Brentford at the same time sorting out Brendan's compo

[BeaumontFox]

17 minutes ago, trugerkem said:

Thomas Frank but zero chance of that happening 

zero chance of anybody at the minute 

[CrispinLA in Texas]

See Brighton don't seem to go for ex EPL managers....got to admire their owners who seem to be very forward thinking in running their club

 

[Wymsey]

Really, no-one wouldn't want Pochettino?

[CrispinLA in Texas]

Just now, Wymsey said:

Really, no-one wouldn't want Pochettino?

He's still got Spurs blood in him!

[splinterdream]

2 hours ago, Steve Earle said:

Emma Hayes

Are you serious?

[moore_94]

19 minutes ago, Tielemans63 said:

Villas Boas gives me serious Paulo Sousa vibes. Cool as **** but ultimately all style and no substance.

 

Okay at Spurs but never seems to be anywhere for more than 5 minutes.

I mean the only club so far he hasn't really achieved anything with is Chelsea

 

Academica - Took over with them bottom after 7 games (sound familiar? ), got them to finish 11th and 10 points clear of relegation

 

Porto - Won a treble which included going undefeated domestically winning the title and cup, and the youngest manager to ever win a European trophy as they also won the Europa league

 

Spurs - Achieved the most points in a season by any Spurs manager in the Prem, left with the highest win % of any Spurs manager in the Prem - still 2nd highest ever and only beaten by Conte currently

 

Zenit - 3 trophies at Zenit (League, Cup, and Super cup)

 

Shanghai - I don't really know much about Chinese football but "Villas-Boas has been credited with turning a relatively inexperienced side into a true championship contender, as well as reaching the semi-finals of the Asian Champions League, the club's best result in the competition to date"

 

Marseille - Finished 2nd which was their highest finish since 12/13 and got them back in the Champions League for the first time since 13/14

Edited 18 September 2022 by moore_94

[splinterdream]

3 minutes ago, Wymsey said:

Really, no-one wouldn't want Pochettino?

I don't want poch, I want a manager who really wants to manage us, not view us as a stepping stone, I think that'd be poch and that's what we've had from brendan.

 

 

[Tielemans63]

6 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

I mean the only club so far he hasn't really achieved anything with is Chelsea

 

Academica - Took over with them bottom after 7 games (sound familiar? ), got them to finish 11th and 10 points clear of relegation

 

Porto - Won a treble which included going undefeated domestically winning the title and cup, and the youngest manager to ever win a European trophy as they also won the Europa league

 

Spurs - Achieved the most points in a season by any Spurs manager in the Prem, left with the highest win % of any Spurs manager in the Prem - still 2nd highest ever and only beaten by Conte currently

 

Zenit - 3 trophies at Zenit (League, Cup, and Super cup)

 

Shanghai - I don't really know much about Chinese football but "Villas-Boas has been credited with turning a relatively inexperienced side into a true championship contender, as well as reaching the semi-finals of the Asian Champions League, the club's best result in the competition to date"

 

Marseille - Finished 2nd which was their highest finish since 12/13 and got them back in the Champions League for the first time since 13/14

Fair enough. I'm not sure we can read too much into his time in Russia and China but I can't argue with those achievements in Portugal, at Spurs and Marseille. Concerns me that he doesn't seem to stay too long at any club but then again, a PL managers shelf life seems to be 3 years max anyway.

Edited 18 September 2022 by Tielemans63

[enmac]

Someone, in a newspaper comments section, suggested that we should swap managers with Wolves. They have strong defensively but can't score. We're the opposite.