kingpowerout Posted 13 February Posted 13 February thank god we have an FA Cup weekend just gotta hope by some minor miracle we can get someone in before Stoke. However reading this thread makes me think Top and Rudders are going to buckle soon and offer the role to someone totally unsuitable just to get a manager in
sm1 Posted 13 February Posted 13 February 3 minutes ago, AjcW said: How has this not been spoken about more? when did the pod come out? Yesterday
LVFox Posted 13 February Posted 13 February 3 minutes ago, AjcW said: How has this not been spoken about more? when did the pod come out? Cleverley isn’t exactly doing great at Plymouth. Would he swap that to be assistant to Nige? Bassett/Adams style?
Lad1966 Posted 13 February Posted 13 February I don’t understand why Top wont appoint NP. Wasn’t it Top that reinstated NP, when Vichal, supposed to have sacked him in 2014
LVFox Posted 13 February Posted 13 February Just now, Lad1966 said: I don’t understand why Top wont appoint NP. Wasn’t it Top that reinstated NP, when Vichal, supposed to have sacked him in 2014 Other way around I always thought?
LCFCJohn Posted 13 February Posted 13 February 16 minutes ago, ceebeefox said: Also, don’t forget his Brentford days. And Walsall From his time at Walsall Taking over managerial duties with his side nine points adrift at the foot of League One, Smith managed to steer Walsall out of the drop zone before the season's end. He took Walsall to the 2015 final of the Football League Trophy, a 2–0 defeat to Bristol City, which was Walsall's first appearance at Wembley Stadium. Left them in a much stronger position that found to go to Brentford Brentford finished the 2017–18 season in ninth-place and were "widely regarded as the Championship's entertainers" after Smith built an attractive passing style of play on a shoestring budget. Position wise they were where he found them but obviously set on the way to go up by then and went to Villa. Took over Villa in 15th in the Championship and struggling and got them to and won the playoffs that season and kept them up. Got to the league cup final, beating us in the semis. Norwich didn’t go very well but they have hardly been strong for a number of years. Came to us and couldn’t keep us up but you cannot pin it on him. Seems to be going well at Charlotte. Overall it’s an impressive record, for where we are at. He just isn’t deemed fancy because he’s call Dean from the West Midlands Some good links as well. Sadly no Shakey any more but Walsh and Fuchs as well as Terry. Not saying they’d all come but he has a network. 2
Lad1966 Posted 13 February Posted 13 February 4 minutes ago, LVFox said: Other way around I always thought? Maybe, I’m not sure. I do remember it was about the same time of the year (Feb)
Pliskin Posted 13 February Posted 13 February 6 minutes ago, Lad1966 said: I don’t understand why Top wont appoint NP. Wasn’t it Top that reinstated NP, when Vichal, supposed to have sacked him in 2014 He won’t want it, he doesn’t get on with John Rudkin.
Popular Post indierich06 Posted 13 February Popular Post Posted 13 February Announcing Pearson as interim until the end of the season with King as assistant manager would be such a simple, easy win for the club in terms of getting the fans back onside that it beggars belief they've not just got it done. Top and Rudkin think we're 'better' than the likes of Pearson, when the truth is that they have run us so far into the ground that we're actually worse off than the last time he was here. 6 1
indierich06 Posted 13 February Posted 13 February 2 minutes ago, Pliskin said: He won’t want it, he doesn’t get on with John Rudkin. If he's been at the training ground, as suggested, then he can't be that averse.
Pliskin Posted 13 February Posted 13 February Just now, indierich06 said: If he's been at the training ground, as suggested, then he can't be that averse. Popping in, and working with someone is very different…..
Aleksz Posted 13 February Posted 13 February 3 minutes ago, Pliskin said: He won’t want it, he doesn’t get on with John Rudkin. Not true. Does want it. Club said “no thanks, not at the moment” a couple of weeks back. 2
ClaphamFox Posted 13 February Posted 13 February 24 minutes ago, Jakemoore said: Mike Stowell on When You’re Smiling is absolutely pushing for NP to come back. He admitted that they’d been together just a few days ago. Suggests to me that Stowell at least knows NP would come back. To me it’s an absolute no brainer. Get the messiah back and keep us up. Give him a big old bonus and then reevaluate in the summer. Personally, I’d make NP DoF in the summer and get Rudkin binned off. Top - just do something ffs. It did indeed sound like Stowell knew that Pearson would come back if on a temporary basis if he was asked. It must have cropped up when he met him earlier this week. I wasn't as much of a diehard Pearson fan as some were, but I suspect Pearson alongside King until the end of the season may be our best option at the moment (better, in my view, than getting Dyche in). And it seems like Pearson has indicated he would accept it. Which of course means the club hasn't even spoken to him about it yet. 1
indierich06 Posted 13 February Posted 13 February 4 minutes ago, Aleksz said: Not true. Does want it. Club said “no thanks, not at the moment” a couple of weeks back. Says it all doesn't it? They should be down on bended knee.
LinekersLugs Posted 13 February Posted 13 February NO WAY RUDKIN LETS NP In the Building NP’s letter to the board after his sacking was scathing of the power grab by Rudkin Whelan backed NP, and Rudkin hated her from that point forward Everything NP said in the letter came to pass (although ten years later) no way is NP ever coming back while Rudkin is in the position he is in 1
Heart-Shaped Fox Posted 13 February Posted 13 February 23 minutes ago, sm1 said: Also stupid. You need some intelligence and talent spotting skills to appoint the right people, he has neither. The only positive is that Mike Stowell mentioned on the WYS pod, that Tom Cleverley and Nigel Pearson were at Seagrave a few days ago. Hopefully the great man could be coming back. That's not what was said I don't think. Cleverly is the Plymouth manager, Stowell I think is a coach down there. NP was also down there with them and said they were reminiscing. They weren't at Seagrave 1 1
AjcW Posted 13 February Posted 13 February Just now, Heart-Shaped Fox said: That's not what was said I don't think. Cleverly is the Plymouth manager, Stowell I think is a coach down there. NP was also down there with them and said they were reminiscing. They weren't at Seagrave FFS
Foxin_Mad Posted 13 February Posted 13 February (edited) Pearson wont come whilst Rudkin is here. That toxic inept clown would have to leave the club but it seems his work is not yet complete, he still has things to turn to the most toxic shit ever. It would be great if Nige came in and gave the useless **** some home truths. Edited 13 February by Foxin_Mad
Aleksz Posted 13 February Posted 13 February (edited) 28 minutes ago, sm1 said: Also stupid. You need some intelligence and talent spotting skills to appoint the right people, he has neither. The only positive is that Mike Stowell mentioned on the WYS pod, that Tom Cleverley and Nigel Pearson were at Seagrave a few days ago. Hopefully the great man could be coming back. 26 minutes ago, AjcW said: How has this not been spoken about more? when did the pod come out? I’ve just listened, Stowell is saying Pearson came to visit him and Cleverley at Plymouth. Where they’re both working. Edit: just seen already posted Edited 13 February by Aleksz 2 1
VLC86 Posted 13 February Posted 13 February (edited) 55 minutes ago, Jakemoore said: Mike Stowell on When You’re Smiling is absolutely pushing for NP to come back. He admitted that they’d been together just a few days ago. Suggests to me that Stowell at least knows NP would come back. To me it’s an absolute no brainer. Get the messiah back and keep us up. Give him a big old bonus and then reevaluate in the summer. Personally, I’d make NP DoF in the summer and get Rudkin binned off. Top - just do something ffs. I’m literally listening to this now, and granted I don’t always pick up on some of the subtleties because I’m working at the same time, but I really didn’t get that from this. He mentioned Nigel in passing. I’d like him to come back, no doubt, but I really think some of you need to give this obsession a rest. Edit: I’ve just got to the section where he says he would have loved for them to have called Nigel to work along side King. Fair point. Edited 13 February by VLC86 2
Popular Post Tuna Posted 13 February Popular Post Posted 13 February 3 weeks, 3 wasted games and one of our most damaging results in our history and absolutely no movement. No rumours, no links, nothing. Remarkable. 7
Ric Flair Posted 13 February Posted 13 February 47 minutes ago, ClaphamFox said: It did indeed sound like Stowell knew that Pearson would come back if on a temporary basis if he was asked. It must have cropped up when he met him earlier this week. I wasn't as much of a diehard Pearson fan as some were, but I suspect Pearson alongside King until the end of the season may be our best option at the moment (better, in my view, than getting Dyche in). And it seems like Pearson has indicated he would accept it. Which of course means the club hasn't even spoken to him about it yet. A lot of very trusted sources have confirmed this as well within a day or two of Marti going, quite staggering it's not already been done. 4 1
Iwebema Posted 13 February Posted 13 February 2 minutes ago, Tuna said: 3 weeks, 3 wasted games and one of our most damaging results in our history and absolutely no movement. No rumours, no links, nothing. Remarkable. The saddest thing is, its completely inline with expectations. I said the moment Marti got sacked, they will hope king is the answer, they will give him 3 games and only after that when it inevitably fails will they start to look. And here we are, exactly as expected.
LichesterRedSoxSoccerBall Posted 13 February Posted 13 February Appoint someone you bunch of tossers, this club drives me mad. I'd love to drop kick Top into the Soar 1
Chelmofox Posted 13 February Posted 13 February 10 minutes ago, Ric Flair said: A lot of very trusted sources have confirmed this as well within a day or two of Marti going, quite staggering it's not already been done. Top and Rudkin will need to accept change if they bring in Pearson. Depends on how absolutely bloody minded they are, even in our current predicament.
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