Pliskin Posted 8 February Posted 8 February 9 hours ago, ClaphamFox said: I’m drinking in Oxford this evening and one member of the group is a massive Villa fan. When I asked him what he thought about Smith he spent five minutes going on about what a fantastic manager he is. His description of Gerrard was “beyond clueless”. I’d take Dean Smith in a heart beat. Perhaps he may want another go? But he’s got it easy at the moment in the states hasn’t he? 1
MC Prussian Posted 8 February Posted 8 February We need a disciplinarian, a professional, a guy who doesn't give a crap about feelings or divas, a man who can communicate right, puts emphasis on defending and getting the basics right. 28 league games without a clean sheet! The truth is on the pitch. 4
The Hitman Posted 8 February Posted 8 February (edited) I’ve been told by someone very close to Skubala that he wants it. I don’t know anymore, if there’s been any contact with the club or not but he would definitely take the job. Edited 8 February by The Hitman
winteriscoming Posted 8 February Author Posted 8 February 10 minutes ago, MC Prussian said: We need a disciplinarian, a professional, a guy who doesn't give a crap about feelings or divas, a man who can communicate right, puts emphasis on defending and getting the basics right. 28 league games without a clean sheet! The truth is on the pitch. Don’t think he’d come but Kevin Muscat would be that sort of manager. Or the other obvious one would be Pearson.
stu Posted 8 February Posted 8 February 1 hour ago, The Hitman said: I’ve been told by someone very close to Skubala that he wants it. I don’t know anymore, if there’s been any contact with the club or not but he would definitely take the job. As someone who grew up with him, if I got the opportunity to speak to him again I’d tell him to stay the hell away, keep on doing his thing at Lincoln and get that promotion under his belt, then reassess in the summer. In the condition the club is in now it would severely damage his career if comes now. We are on the way down and anyone associated with the club will be dragged through the mud with us, he doesn’t want that on his CV. Stay at Lincoln and become a legend there first before you consider anything else. 3
Bluetintedspecs Posted 8 February Posted 8 February We need a Manager with experience, discipline and structure and someone that will instill the rightful belief that we can and will climb away from the bottom because the alternative does not bear thinking about.
Corky Posted 8 February Posted 8 February Still no concrete interest in anyone reported? Superb planning. 2
Happy Fox Posted 8 February Posted 8 February If King is given the league game against Southampton we are well and truly ****ed, another game where we won’t even get a point. 1
King Claudio Posted 8 February Posted 8 February 1 hour ago, stu said: As someone who grew up with him, if I got the opportunity to speak to him again I’d tell him to stay the hell away, keep on doing his thing at Lincoln and get that promotion under his belt, then reassess in the summer. In the condition the club is in now it would severely damage his career if comes now. We are on the way down and anyone associated with the club will be dragged through the mud with us, he doesn’t want that on his CV. Stay at Lincoln and become a legend there first before you consider anything else. I'd counter that by asking what job realistically would he be hoping for? Taking my blue tinted specs off, there aren't many bigger jobs in the championship even consodering three relegated clubs next season. If I were assessing Prob Leicester, Ipswich, Birmingham, Southampton, Sheffield united, Norwich if you take out Cov and Boro plus maybe Wolves and West Ham are the bigger teams and one of those is available now, why wouldn't you jump?
King Claudio Posted 8 February Posted 8 February 1 hour ago, Happy Fox said: If King is given the league game against Southampton we are well and truly ****ed, another game where we won’t even get a point. Surely, even if they announced something tomorrow, they'd likely only be "in the stands" for Southampton. We really need to avoid that scenario for the following game.
BrilliantFox Posted 8 February Posted 8 February King ain't the answer, but neither is Rowett, Skubala or Brussel. We need to think outside the box. Hard considering Rudkin operates a "jobs for the boys" operation here.
David Lowe Posted 8 February Posted 8 February 1 hour ago, Corky said: Still no concrete interest in anyone reported? Superb planning. And the betting is static - suggests there haven’t been any approaches/interviews yet because normally people get wind of it.
Ric Flair Posted 8 February Posted 8 February 29 minutes ago, BrilliantFox said: King ain't the answer, but neither is Rowett, Skubala or Brussel. We need to think outside the box. Hard considering Rudkin operates a "jobs for the boys" operation here. Out of interest, what is the answer? What are we requiring? 3 1
stu Posted 8 February Posted 8 February 32 minutes ago, King Claudio said: I'd counter that by asking what job realistically would he be hoping for? Taking my blue tinted specs off, there aren't many bigger jobs in the championship even consodering three relegated clubs next season. If I were assessing Prob Leicester, Ipswich, Birmingham, Southampton, Sheffield united, Norwich if you take out Cov and Boro plus maybe Wolves and West Ham are the bigger teams and one of those is available now, why wouldn't you jump? If it wasn’t Leicester, I’d agree with you. We are so broken as a club I don’t see it working out for him. Parts of the fan base will never be able to get over the fact that he taught a proportion of the fanbase PE. He’s 43 and has his whole career ahead of him. I’d say if he gets Lincoln promoted to the second tier, for the first time since 1961, his career will be in a much better place to get a top job at one of those clubs, when they become available, than running the risk of being relegated with us. Good luck to him if he genuinely wants it. If it happened it would be an amazing story as he genuinely would be one of our own.
Dmitry Posted 8 February Posted 8 February At this point relegation isn't even a threat; it's a reality. Might as well keep Andy King and have him build the new team in League 1. 2
ClaphamFox Posted 8 February Posted 8 February 1 hour ago, Happy Fox said: If King is given the league game against Southampton we are well and truly ****ed, another game where we won’t even get a point. If we manage to get through the game without a red card we’ll get at least a point and possibly three.
BrilliantFox Posted 8 February Posted 8 February (edited) 10 minutes ago, Ric Flair said: Out of interest, what is the answer? What are we requiring? Something firstly that gets the players energised, someone who can come in with a clear system that they implemented at their previous club. Easy buy-in process so the implementation can be swift. Someone who we can see to build a project here akin to what we planned out for Maresca. Lastly, the names I mentioned in my last post are easy cop-outs for the board because they're already in the EFL system so it really didn't take any sort of knowledge in scouting them. Most importantly, none of the names mentioned demand respect and will result similarly to Cifuentes. Its to a point where players are going behind the manager's back to speak to Rudkin. Edited 8 February by BrilliantFox 1
Ric Flair Posted 8 February Posted 8 February 3 minutes ago, BrilliantFox said: Something firstly that gets the players energised, someone who can come in with a clear system that they implemented at their previous club. Easy buy-in process so the implementation can be swift. Someone who we can see to build a project here akin to what we planned out for Maresca. Lastly, the names I mentioned in my last post are easy cop-outs for the board because they're already in the EFL system so it really didn't take any sort of knowledge in scouting them. Most importantly, none of the names mentioned demand respect and will result similarly to Cifuentes. I don't know how any of what you say can be implemented at this stage of a season with the squad of players and no transfer window available to him. We do need what you say but when it's applicable.
LCFCCKEANO Posted 8 February Posted 8 February This has to be the week, get the manager in next two days, King takes the league game vs Southampton and new manager comes in and gets a week and a half with the squad and Saturday in the cup to try out some of the peripheral players and a new shape potentially
BrilliantFox Posted 8 February Posted 8 February (edited) 10 minutes ago, Ric Flair said: I don't know how any of what you say can be implemented at this stage of a season with the squad of players and no transfer window available to him. We do need what you say but when it's applicable. Yes it is very late in the season, it depends how the board want to go about it. If they bring in a guy for the short-term, is he going to accept a 6 month contract? If they bring in a guy for the short-term and give him a 3 year contract, will that harm us in the future? If they bring in a long-term project manager, how quickly can he pick up results? This would require a manager that emphasises the skills and covers the flaws of the squad, someone that can identify how and where best to use the players at hand. Maresca had a pre-season yes, however we started to see his tactics from day 1 against Liverpool in Singapore. I'm confident a competent manager can get his tactics ticking straight away. Edited 8 February by BrilliantFox
coolhandfox Posted 8 February Posted 8 February 3 hours ago, stu said: As someone who grew up with him, if I got the opportunity to speak to him again I’d tell him to stay the hell away, keep on doing his thing at Lincoln and get that promotion under his belt, then reassess in the summer. In the condition the club is in now it would severely damage his career if comes now. We are on the way down and anyone associated with the club will be dragged through the mud with us, he doesn’t want that on his CV. Stay at Lincoln and become a legend there first before you consider anything else. I get it, but he could probably earn a life changing amount managing LCFC. 1
Lesta Legend Posted 8 February Posted 8 February 21 minutes ago, BrilliantFox said: Something firstly that gets the players energised, someone who can come in with a clear system that they implemented at their previous club. Easy buy-in process so the implementation can be swift. Someone who we can see to build a project here akin to what we planned out for Maresca. Lastly, the names I mentioned in my last post are easy cop-outs for the board because they're already in the EFL system so it really didn't take any sort of knowledge in scouting them. Most importantly, none of the names mentioned demand respect and will result similarly to Cifuentes. Its to a point where players are going behind the manager's back to speak to Rudkin. But who exactly are the alternative options, the realistic ones we could afford ?
coolhandfox Posted 8 February Posted 8 February (edited) 18 minutes ago, Ric Flair said: I don't know how any of what you say can be implemented at this stage of a season with the squad of players and no transfer window available to him. We do need what you say but when it's applicable. All we need is a manager who can implement a defensive structure, patterns of play and team spirit. I don’t think this lot are a un-coachable as people think, they should under Enzo they can follow a game plan. The issue is we have had a number of poor selections a manager. Edited 8 February by coolhandfox
BrilliantFox Posted 8 February Posted 8 February (edited) 2 minutes ago, Lesta Legend said: But who exactly are the alternative options, the realistic ones we could afford ? If I had a sophisticated manager scouting database I'd provide a list, but that is something you expect from any top-level club. We as fans don't need to have the names ready, it could be someone we haven't heard of. Who spoke about Glasner before he went Palace? Iraola before he went Bournemouth? Edited 8 February by BrilliantFox 1
Stevosevic Posted 8 February Posted 8 February 2 hours ago, Corky said: Still no concrete interest in anyone reported? Superb planning. Yeh it’s crazy after two weeks there hasn’t even been a link of some sort by a reputable source apart from us trying Enzo 😂
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