Next Manager

[Tommy Fresh]

@kingfox we all know the delay in appointing someone new, is because Lisci still has the second leg of a playoff final with Mirandes 

[filbertway]

19 minutes ago, LcFc_Smiv said:

The bloke is so far off it he will be gone before the end of the season, massive backwards step for Bristol City after Manning.

Just had a quick read on his career. Doesn't seem to stay anywhere longer than a year. He either jumps ship or gets sacked.

 

Has a history in sales before he become a coach, so clearly one of these types that are good at saying the right thing and impressing people that way.

[honeybradger]

On 16/06/2025 at 07:12, teblin said:

Need an manager advent calendar 

On the first day of Christmas, Kingpower gave to me
A manager out of his league

 

On the second day of Christmas, Kingpower gave to me
Two holidaying executives, and a manager out of his league

 

On the third day of Christmas, Kingpower gave to me
Three PSR breaches, two holidaying executives, and a manager out of his league

 

On the fourth day of Christmas, Kingpower gave to me
Four birthday wishes, three PSR breaches, two holidaying executives, and a manager out of his league

 

On the fifth day of Christmas, Kingpower gave to me

Five polo matches, four birthday wishes, three PSR breaches, two holidaying executives, and a manager out of his league

 

etc.

Edited 17 June 2025 by honeybradger

[kingfox]

5 hours ago, teblin said:

Need an manager advent calendar 

Behind the door on July, 1st…

 

[FrankieADZ]

17 hours ago, dannythefox said:

Another club came in for our assistant it’s nothing major 

 

17 hours ago, ClaphamFox said:

Exactly. Even if RVN were definitely staying, BBM would probably still have accepted the Cardiff job. It doesn’t mean anything. 

Brighton are looking at Jelle ten rouwelaar, whos our GK coach/assistant coach, one who RVN brought in

so its certainly signs there could be a change a foot, as JTR is probably one RVN wouldnt want to lose

[Outfox the Fox]

16 minutes ago, FrankieADZ said:

 

Brighton are looking at Jelle ten rouwelaar, whos our GK coach/assistant coach, one who RVN brought in

so its certainly signs there could be a change a foot, as JTR is probably one RVN wouldnt want to lose

That's a good point. If he does go to Brighton, I think that's a big indicator of RvN being on his way.

[OntarioFox]

5 hours ago, teblin said:

Need an manager advent calendar 

A month's supply of Larb-flavoured snacks? Count me in.

[ClaphamFox]

1 hour ago, Finnegan said:

 

They do it all of the time? Multiple times every season clubs make a statement backing their managers when it's necessary to do so? 

 

If we were sticking with him after relegation there's a very high chance they'd have said so. 

 

Can you cite any recent examples of official statements from clubs to announce that a manager is staying in his post? I think Man Utd might have done it with Solskjaer in 2021, but I'm not sure it's happened since.

[FoxinNotts]

1 hour ago, Merchant_Banker said:

Before he joined us I would be over the moon, now I would be devastated.

Exactly. Why on earth would we want to continue with him.

Out. 

[FoxinNotts]

15 minutes ago, ClaphamFox said:

Can you cite any recent examples of official statements from clubs to announce that a manager is staying in his post? I think Man Utd might have done it with Solskjaer in 2021, but I'm not sure it's happened since.

Ah, the old stigma attached vote of confidence 

[ClaphamFox]

5 minutes ago, FoxinNotts said:

Ah, the old stigma attached vote of confidence 

I think clubs have basically stopped doing them because they're invariably regarded as the death knell for a manager and so have the opposite effect to that intended.

[Finnegan]

14 minutes ago, ClaphamFox said:

Can you cite any recent examples of official statements from clubs to announce that a manager is staying in his post? I think Man Utd might have done it with Solskjaer in 2021, but I'm not sure it's happened since.

 

Sheffield United had relegation confirmed, their official website was putting out media with Wilder planning for the next season before their Prem season had even ended. 

 

Norwich in 21/22 exactly the same thing with Dean Smith. 

 

Clear in no uncertain terms that the managers were staying. Both actually had their post-relegation statements made on their websites BY the manager as the spokesman for the club. 

 

We've had radio silence with journalists close to the club confirming even Ruud has no idea what's going on. 

 

He isn't staying. 

 

[ClaphamFox]

1 minute ago, Finnegan said:

 

Sheffield United had relegation confirmed, their official website was putting out media with Wilder planning for the next season before their Prem season had even ended. 

 

Norwich in 21/22 exactly the same thing with Dean Smith. 

 

Clear in no uncertain terms that the managers were staying. Both actually had their post-relegation statements made on their websites BY the manager as the spokesman for the club. 

 

We've had radio silence with journalists close to the club confirming even Ruud has no idea what's going on. 

 

He isn't staying. 

 

Oh I don't think he's staying at all. I just don't think that the lack of a public vote of confidence tells us much given that such announcements are rare these days. But I'm nitpicking - I agree with you that RVN is toast.

[FoxinNotts]

2 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

 

Sheffield United had relegation confirmed, their official website was putting out media with Wilder planning for the next season before their Prem season had even ended. 

 

Norwich in 21/22 exactly the same thing with Dean Smith. 

 

Clear in no uncertain terms that the managers were staying. Both actually had their post-relegation statements made on their websites BY the manager as the spokesman for the club. 

 

We've had radio silence with journalists close to the club confirming even Ruud has no idea what's going on. 

 

He isn't staying. 

 

I think the club are (quite sensibly) keeping all options open. The likelihood is that they give Ruud the old tin tack, once they have his replacement lined up, and the financials are cheap enough to implement.

If that plan should go tits up, they can stick with Ruud.

[Mark_w]

18 minutes ago, FoxinNotts said:

I think the club are (quite sensibly) keeping all options open. The likelihood is that they give Ruud the old tin tack, once they have his replacement lined up, and the financials are cheap enough to implement.

If that plan should go tits up, they can stick with Ruud.

We may as well start skipping to the ‘if that plan goes tits up’ stage of our plans from the get go.

[AKCJ]

52 minutes ago, ClaphamFox said:

Can you cite any recent examples of official statements from clubs to announce that a manager is staying in his post? I think Man Utd might have done it with Solskjaer in 2021, but I'm not sure it's happened since.

It doesn't have to be an official statement.

 

Even if they did something like an advert for the pre-season friendlies with Ruud's name being mentioned.

[Wymsey]

Announcement next week.

[ClaphamFox]

10 minutes ago, Wymsey said:

Announcement next week.

Of?

[Aleksz]

32 minutes ago, AKCJ said:

It doesn't have to be an official statement.

 

Even if they did something like an advert for the pre-season friendlies with Ruud's name being mentioned.

Yup, or they could be tactically leaking stuff to Percy and Dorsett if they didn’t want to do a statement. Nothing, silence.

[CosbehFox]

59 minutes ago, FoxinNotts said:

I think the club are (quite sensibly) keeping all options open. The likelihood is that they give Ruud the old tin tack, once they have his replacement lined up, and the financials are cheap enough to implement.

If that plan should go tits up, they can stick with Ruud.

But they are burning time and that’s time your rivals are so far down the line with planning. 
 

What intrigues me is that if we fairly assume that FFP is the issue, there is very little noise about us selling a player to comply 

[Outfox the Fox]

46 minutes ago, Wymsey said:

Announcement next week.

That's not the end of June (and therefore, in this financial year) - so, IF (big if!) you're right, agreement must have been reached with RvN - one way or the other. In other words, he's either being paid off (and POSSIBLY they're going to announce a new Manager), or he's being kept!

Edited 16 June 2025 by Outfox the Fox

[AjcW]

Mystic Smeg with everyone on strings again.

[VLC86]

1 hour ago, Wymsey said:

Announcement next week.

 

58 minutes ago, ClaphamFox said:

Of?

Announcing an announcement that is due the week after.

[Lambert09]

1 hour ago, Finnegan said:

 

Sheffield United had relegation confirmed, their official website was putting out media with Wilder planning for the next season before their Prem season had even ended. 

 

Norwich in 21/22 exactly the same thing with Dean Smith. 

 

Clear in no uncertain terms that the managers were staying. Both actually had their post-relegation statements made on their websites BY the manager as the spokesman for the club. 

 

We've had radio silence with journalists close to the club confirming even Ruud has no idea what's going on. 

 

He isn't staying. 

 

You say this like we do anything the conventional way? 
 

We could do absolutely anything from here.  you know as much as me and I know roughly the same as Rudkin 

Edited 16 June 2025 by Lambert09

[Wymsey]

2 minutes ago, VLC86 said:

 

Announcing an announcement that is due the week after.