Manager for the Championship rebuild - who do you want?

[STUHILL]

1 minute ago, Sunbury Fox said:

That's true but then he has failed badly in the PL and isn't our aim to be a top half club in the PL?

Got to get there first.

[nettle]

It's going to be Maresca......

[Craig]

2 minutes ago, The_Rorab said:

I think the other issue I have with Parker is just generally the behind the scenes aspect.

 

I think we need wholesale change behind the scenes, and Parker is a manager that I feel will absolutely not destabilise anything and will allow us to continue without pushing for any meaningful change in the way other managers might.

 

Which honestly might be why we'd be signing him over others. I just get the feeling that they see Parker as a way to keep everything the same and plus fingers in ears for another season and just hope the magic formula is found to get us back up but if not we'll just get rid and go again.

 

Maybe that's me being overly pessimistic, and I desperately hope whatever we do works, but to spend nearly 2 weeks and come out with Parker would be a bit gutting to me.

You might want to revise that...

[FoxesWalk]

6 minutes ago, FoxesWalk said:

What is going on then? What sources have linked us to Parker? 

As far as I can tell this is all Twitter nonsense… Still think it will be Maresca 

[Muzzy_no7]

3 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/20848154.three-members-staff-follow-scott-parker-door-afc-bournemouth/

 

Parker's assistant boss during his time at Cherries, and Fulham, was Matt Wells, who has too left the club.

 

Following the pair out the door is Rob Burch, goalkeeper coach and defensive set-pieces coach, as well as analyst Jonathan Hill.

 

Hopefully he would bring Burch in so it means that Stowell gets the boot

Ahh nice. Presume they were with him at Fulham and Bournemouth for both promotions? 

[STUHILL]

Guessing Maresca doesn't have a coaching team around him? Have to build one etc? 

[FoxyJim1987]

2 minutes ago, Sunbury Fox said:

That's true but then he has failed badly in the PL and isn't our aim to be a top half club in the PL?

Can't run before walking. Just getting back to the prem is what we want worry about the rest later. It's a bit like getting a firefighter in to stave off relegation, just the task in hand is what's important. He also can't be written off yet in the prem. Look at Marco Silva, he failed at several clubs before doing well last year at Fulham.

[hackneyfox]

24 minutes ago, ChrisFilter said:

Everyone I know who’s worked with him says he’s a total ****. 

What's your job and just how many people do you know personally that have worked with him?

 

[FoxesWalk]

1 minute ago, Muzzy_no7 said:

Ahh nice. Presume they were with him at Fulham and Bournemouth for both promotions? 

Wells is “acting” assistant manager at Spurs now, but he was with Parker for the promotions before that 

[splinterdream]

I wonder if visually, Parker looks a bit odd as a manager, and as yet isn't a trendy option, but saying that we won't get someone in that will work harder, I'm sure he's got something to prove.

Being young he'll be approachable for the younger players and I'm sure he'll get this band of brothers thing going on and have players running through brick walls for him, and that's what the championship is all about, right?

Edited 12 June 2023 by splinterdream

[Dahnsouff]

Weirdly warming to Parker mow, no idea why. Thunderbirds  flashbacks maybe.

[Old Fox]

6 minutes ago, Sunbury Fox said:

That's true but then he has failed badly in the PL and isn't our aim to be a top half club in the PL?

Yes but we do need to be in the prem to achieve that!

[Weller Wing]

7 minutes ago, LcFc_Smiv said:

I’m more concerned he’s gonna wear that shitty cardigan, get it gone Scotty P.

Cardi's are a the range👍

[HybridFox]

2 minutes ago, STUHILL said:

Guessing Maresca doesn't have a coaching team around him? Have to build one etc? 

Someone who's got an association with both clubs

 

 

[Nolucklcfc]

You can see the logic in Parker. Underwhelming yes but it does make sense … 

[Mike Oxlong]

Parker bores the pants off me when I just think about him maybe being our manager. 

[Lambert09]

Not seen anything reputable suggesting parker, 🤞 there’s nothing in this. 

 

I just don’t see him working 

[Vindaloo FOX]

15 minutes ago, Muzzy_no7 said:

Who does Scott Parker bring with him coaching staff wise? 

A lot of his coaching staff at Spurs now.

 

Got a feeling he might bring in Chris Powell if he gets the job.

[HybridFox]

Just now, Lambert09 said:

Not seen anything reputable suggesting parker, 🤞 there’s nothing in this. 

 

I just don’t see him working 

We had another dude who never "worked" either tbf

[Matt_Lcfc]

I’d rather we appointed Smith than Parker.

[adam]

Pretty boring appointment. Got 2 sides promoted though I suppose.

Just hope he has learnt from his mistakes if we go up and hopefully he doesn't bore us all to death with his possession based football.

 

[ClaphamFox]

1 minute ago, Lambert09 said:

Not seen anything reputable suggesting parker, 🤞 there’s nothing in this. 

 

I just don’t see him working 

We’ve certainly been here before with odds plummeting on a certain candidate only for it not to br true. Let’s hope it’s the same this time…

[STUHILL]

On the flip side, Marseca has achieved 0 Championship promotions and has never even managed in the Premier League. 

 

So, using Parker's x2 promotions and x2 sackings in the Premier League Vs no experience/success at all, seems strange to me. 

 

I often think that people use the unknown/untested, as a fill in the blanks type thing, and always feels so much nicer to fill in the blanks with positives! 

 

I am not for Parker btw, or against Marseca as such, but it is interesting how we judge a record, against no record. 

[Lillehamring]

1 hour ago, STUHILL said:

Does Maresca have the quality of players to play Pep ball? No. 

 

Not sure why being a Pep understudy helps us in the Championship. His only standalone Managerial record was a 28% win record with Parma. 

 

Making comparisons with Arteta is different, as he took over at Arsenal, with a big budget and much better players capable of playing Pep/Arteta's style. 

 

One of the reasons we are in this position, is because Rodgers tried to push a passing/ball retention style on our players, that they were simply unable to make successful over a period of time. To play like Man City or even us in the early days of Rodgers, takes a certain calibre of player and a squad full of them, which we barely had then, and certainly don't have now.

 

Personally, I don't think Maresca is the right appointment for our situation and the quality of our squad. Do we really want to see our back 4 passing it around the back again? They simply aren't capable, without stifling our attack and/or making defensive errors that lead to goals and losses. 

Yes, but he would be managing in the EFL, he would only need a team, right now, capable of doing it at that level.

 

[st albans fox]

All those asking for smith - are you ok if it’s smith and shakey without Terry ?