Next Manager

[Pita]

4 minutes ago, Wink84 said:

This is probably why I'd go with Martin over the other probable candidates. This style fits more with what Enzo was trying to build, we should see more opportunities for our talented youngsters. It seems likely we'd go for him too considering we was linked with him before Enzo and plays the football that top apparently wants. 

Does Top know anything about football 

[ACF]

5 hours ago, JimJams said:

Not that it evens matters really, but Ange cannot sort out a defence to save his life. He's awful.

Could end up the only manager we have a positive points advantage over from 2 games this season.

He can’t sort out Tottenham’s defence, yes. It’s not just injuries, it’s player mindset. But Levy uses him as his meat shield the way that Rudkin does Ruud.

 

Given the trust, Ange would be ****ing phenomenal for us next year, Bielsa-esque fun. Infuriating at times, but with a club that embraces the mindset, tough to beat.
 

Never going to happen mind

[CosbehFox]

If you got it right, Ange has a bit of Nigel about him. Everyone just has to be on the same wavelength, mate

[Muzzy_no7]

8 hours ago, Claudio Fannieri said:

Miron Muslic at Plymouth although they have been relegated he performed superbly in the time he has been there, he has won 1.4 points per game and over a 46 game season would have had them in 12th, when he took them over from Rooney the damage had been done, he also masterminded the FA Cup victory against Liverpool. 
 

Only 42 years old, and with Championship experience under his belt I think this would be a really exciting appointment. 

Cracking shout but would only happen with a change of board unless Miron turns up to the KP and ambushes Top or Rudders when he’s walking to his car

[Wink84]

1 hour ago, Pita said:

Does Top know anything about football 

Doesn't seem like it but he picked the style of play from Peps Man City and said, I want that one like it's picking a toy out of the argos catalogue. 

[Skidmark]

I'd love Big Ange here. 

 

Bloke's a straight-shooter. 

[RoboFox]

Yeah I don't care, Ange would be a fvcking sensational appointment. Some people you know will just "fit" here.

 

I can't quite put my finger on it. Maybe it's the Nige comparisons? But yeah - I'd actually believe he could get us out of the division, and I could see Aiyawatt going for it given he seems to appoint people based on their "aura" alone. 

 

Highly doubt Ange would drop down a division, but he might see it as a bit of a project and somewhere to rehabilitate his reputation. 

[Muzzy_no7]

On 22/04/2025 at 15:25, Mark said:

Might just ban myself as Dyche will finish me off.

I've just read he's Pearson esque he's nothing of the sort, Pearson put proper teams together and was all for flair with the likes of Knockaert and Mahrez. The closest thing to flair you're going to get with Dyche is Dwight McNeil.

I think you’re being incredibly selective with your Pearson and Dyche comments. 

 

They are very similar managers who worked with what they had. 
 

Idolising Pearson (I do too) while turning one’s nose up at Dyche is a very strange take IMO. 

 

 

[HankMarvin]

Carsley not interested according to Nixon

[Muzzy_no7]

2 minutes ago, HankMarvin said:

Carsley not interested according to Nixon

Good. 
 

Not the right man. 

[Lambert09]

53 minutes ago, RoboFox said:

Yeah I don't care, Ange would be a fvcking sensational appointment. Some people you know will just "fit" here.

 

I can't quite put my finger on it. Maybe it's the Nige comparisons? But yeah - I'd actually believe he could get us out of the division, and I could see Aiyawatt going for it given he seems to appoint people based on their "aura" alone. 

 

Highly doubt Ange would drop down a division, but he might see it as a bit of a project and somewhere to rehabilitate his reputation. 

I think he’s like the opposite side of a dyche though. 
 

I don’t think spurs found it fun once the novelty wore off. You don’t just make yourself easy to score against for principles.  Like if we were doing well and found our way to the fa cup semi final and came up against a top 6 side. How raging would you be when Ange rocks up and tries to out score a man city or Liverpool… it would feel like such a waste of an attempt to achieve something. 
 

I don’t want any more arrogant managers whose style and principles are bigger than the club. I just want a manager who try’s to achieve the best results they can with Leicester… is that too much to ask? Lose the ego and play however you need to on the day, be humble and appreciate the fans and our history. it’s really not too much to ask. 

Edited Monday at 14:18 by Lambert09

[cityfanlee23]

Martin is likely the perfect candidate for KPFC, he improves players technically, doesn’t go for over the hill big earners on huge wages for “experience”, has a clear identity that the club aligns with, and from a fans perspective he seems to drive standards and culture and speaks really well and honestly. 

But good lord I don’t want to see that style of possession at all costs football again. 
Martins interview with Lineker was a great listen, and he admitted to mistakes, but then went and ruined it by saying that he’s now more wedded to his system than ever before. 
 

If he’s willing to drop his philosophy he ticks every box, if he’s determined to go for maximum possession stats above all else then I’d rather gouge my eyes out. 

From a results perspective and a cultural perspective though, I think we could do a lot worse than Martin. 

[JimJams]

I never saw what Martins system provided at the top end of the pitch. In the Premier league I never saw what it provided in the middle of it either.  200 passes around the back until someone loses it to give the opponent a scoring chance seemed to be the mantra.

[Iwebema]

25 minutes ago, cityfanlee23 said:

Martin is likely the perfect candidate for KPFC, he improves players technically, doesn’t go for over the hill big earners on huge wages for “experience”, has a clear identity that the club aligns with, and from a fans perspective he seems to drive standards and culture and speaks really well and honestly. 

But good lord I don’t want to see that style of possession at all costs football again. 
Martins interview with Lineker was a great listen, and he admitted to mistakes, but then went and ruined it by saying that he’s now more wedded to his system than ever before. 
 

If he’s willing to drop his philosophy he ticks every box, if he’s determined to go for maximum possession stats above all else then I’d rather gouge my eyes out. 

From a results perspective and a cultural perspective though, I think we could do a lot worse than Martin. 

I agree with all of this, if it is Martin, he wouldn't be who I want, but he would likely get us back up.

 

Putting aside for a second whether people like or loathe his style of football. I just can't see how his brand can be effective in the premier league, given the standard of player we will have to execute it. So then I just get to the point of thinking what's the point? It's been proven the football that he plays works well when your the best or at least one of the better teams in the league, but its a disaster when you aren't.

 

The only thing I noted he said he would change is he would encourage more of the "dark arts" which probably would help, but it would take one of the best recruitment campaigns you've ever seen to find a group of players than can play his brand of football in the premier league on a championship budget.

Edited Monday at 14:48 by Iwebema

[Happy Fox]

2 minutes ago, Iwebema said:

I agree with all of this, if it is Martin, he wouldn't be who I want, but he would likely get us back up.

 

Putting aside for a second whether people like or loathe his style of football. I just can't see how his brand can be effective in the premier league, given the standard of player we will have to execute it. So then I just get to the point of thinking what's the point? It's been proven the football that he plays works well when your the best or at least one of the better teams in the league, but its a disaster when you aren't.

 

The only thing I noted he said he would change is he would encourage more of the "dark arts" which probably would help, but it would take one of the best recruitment campaigns you've ever seen to find a group of players than can play his brand of football in the premier league on a championship budget.

 

I can foresee the club being sold should we get promoted again in which case I don't see Martin lasting if he does indeed get us promoted, KP are not able to match the premier league ownership so best bet is to get us promoted and then sell up.

[Simonb]

Ain't there anymore from the school of Pep waiting to start a career from Man City? In all honesty.. I've no idea who I'd like in charge.. but what I do know is, I want someone new to come in to a massively depleted squad so we can start completely fresh

[TrentFox]

The idea of Martin makes me feel ill. He has such an objectionable persona. Coming on top of two previously disastrous appointments, I may have to look at what other winter sports are available if this comes to fruition. 

[orangecity23]

Didn't Martin have his Southampton team doing things like inverting both full backs in the Championship? That just sounds stupidly reckless, all Enzo had to do was play a little bit of counter attack against them and we thrashed them twice.

[winteriscoming]

1 hour ago, Muzzy_no7 said:

I think you’re being incredibly selective with your Pearson and Dyche comments. 

 

They are very similar managers who worked with what they had. 
 

Idolising Pearson (I do too) while turning one’s nose up at Dyche is a very strange take IMO. 

 

 

Main difference is Dyche plays hoof ball Pearson doesn’t. 
You only have to look what Moyes has got out of the same players at Everton that Dyche had. 

[Muzzy_no7]

5 minutes ago, winteriscoming said:

Main difference is Dyche plays hoof ball Pearson doesn’t. 
You only have to look what Moyes has got out of the same players at Everton that Dyche had. 

What about Burnley’s style under Dyche in the championship? Was far from hoofball. 
 

Yeah it went stale at Everton, and it will for Moyes eventually. 
 

Pearson did play a fair bit of hoofball with us, until we started with both Mahrez and knockeart and Vardy and nuge pressing the hell out of the opposition. 

[winteriscoming]

Just now, Muzzy_no7 said:

What about Burnley’s style under Dyche in the championship? Was far from hoofball. 
 

Yeah it went stale at Everton, and it will for Moyes eventually. 
 

Pearson did play a fair bit of hoofball with us, until we started with both Mahrez and knockeart and Vardy and nuge pressing the hell out of the opposition. 

From what I remember Dyches style at Burnley was hoof ball as well. Thought he’d change his style of play at Everton but kept it the same. Maybe Pearson did a bit of hoof ball but Dyche takes it to another level. 

[Muzzy_no7]

1 minute ago, winteriscoming said:

From what I remember Dyches style at Burnley was hoof ball as well. Thought he’d change his style of play at Everton but kept it the same. Maybe Pearson did a bit of hoof ball but Dyche takes it to another level. 

I will concede Dyche has more of a track record for hoofball than Pearson but they really aren’t too dissimilar. 
 

Dyche has generally had less of a budget than Pearson too. 
 

To clarify: I would prefer Rohl to Dyche, or even Mousinho. But I just want to call out some posters on here turning their noses up at Dyche when we really do need something similar to what Pearson did for us again, twice. 
 

Some, like I’ve said are saying no to Dyche but at the same time praise and rightfully so, idolise Pearson. 
 

Some also say no to Dyche while being adamant they would want Fischer or Rohl.

 

Neither Fischer or Rohl are against long balls for example. They both concede possession to other teams. 
 

IMO we need to almost start again and building from the back, putting foundations in place and improve the mental application of our players would be a good start. I’m by no means suggesting yes Dyche can lead us back to the top 10 of PL or challenging for silverware but right now he, and his staff are very much what this club needs. 

 

 

[FrankieADZ]

why are people suddenly thinking its Martin for?

[Ric Flair]

8 minutes ago, FrankieADZ said:

why are people suddenly thinking its Martin for?

It's been Brussell Martin since May 2023 when they first flirted with him. There's an inevitability stronger than gravity.

[cityfanlee23]

1 hour ago, Iwebema said:

I agree with all of this, if it is Martin, he wouldn't be who I want, but he would likely get us back up.

 

Putting aside for a second whether people like or loathe his style of football. I just can't see how his brand can be effective in the premier league, given the standard of player we will have to execute it. So then I just get to the point of thinking what's the point? It's been proven the football that he plays works well when your the best or at least one of the better teams in the league, but its a disaster when you aren't.

 

The only thing I noted he said he would change is he would encourage more of the "dark arts" which probably would help, but it would take one of the best recruitment campaigns you've ever seen to find a group of players than can play his brand of football in the premier league on a championship budget.

I’m in the same boat. I just don’t think we have the players and would be able to bring in enough to compete at the next level. 
 

With that said though, premier league survival seems miles away at the moment, we need a full reset with ALL of the deadwood shipped out and replaced with younger hungry players and that is something Martin would offer. 
 

I think hypothetically if he got us up next season, was given 50-80m to spend the following summer and we then subsequently got relegated again, he would leave us as a club in a much healthier place than he would inherit this summer, and I’d imagine it would be a club that would have a far more sustainable wage budget. 
 

I don’t want him, but I think he would improve our current situation at least

Edited Monday at 15:49 by cityfanlee23