Christian Fuchs

[Old Fox]

We are not attracting a Martin O’Neill or Nigel Pearson sadly and we will be taking a punt no matter who we go for imo.

 

I would rather have someone who has the brains, knows the environment which includes the challenges and is a winner - I just want someone who we can all get behind and has enough credibility or nouse to manage up the line - if you have met Fuchs you will know he has all of these qualities - inexperienced maybe although done some grounding at Charlotte and Newport.

 

All I am saying is that most fans would get behind this appointment which based upon the last 4 or 5 would be a positive step!!

[ClaphamFox]

4 minutes ago, Old Fox said:

We are not attracting a Martin O’Neill or Nigel Pearson sadly and we will be taking a punt no matter who we go for imo.

 

I would rather have someone who has the brains, knows the environment which includes the challenges and is a winner - I just want someone who we can all get behind and has enough credibility or nouse to manage up the line - if you have met Fuchs you will know he has all of these qualities - inexperienced maybe although done some grounding at Charlotte and Newport.

 

All I am saying is that most fans would get behind this appointment which based upon the last 4 or 5 would be a positive step!!

Fans are fickle. They might get behind the appointment of a former player at the beginning and then, if things go badly, bitterly complain that the club made a daft sentimental appointment rather than one based on ability/experience.

[ParkerPen]

all this talk of managers is pointless until we address the problems at the club, at board level.

 

even a reincarnated MON or NP wouldn't achieve anything here at the moment.

[davieG]

I don't recall a previous time when recruiting a manager that there was such a big split within the support.

 

Fuchs or not we need someone that all the fans can believe in and I think that pretty much excludes most British Managers except those that wouldn't take the job, fail and your career is over, get promoted so what it's only L1

Our best hope is to recruit a newish but successful L1/2 manager along the lines of Brian Little.

 

Unless someone knows of a genius foreign manager who'd come here.

[ClaphamFox]

7 minutes ago, davieG said:

I don't recall a previous time when recruiting a manager that there was such a big split within the support.

 

Fuchs or not we need someone that all the fans can believe in and I think that pretty much excludes most British Managers except those that wouldn't take the job, fail and your career is over, get promoted so what it's only L1

Our best hope is to recruit a newish but successful L1/2 manager along the lines of Brian Little.

 

Unless someone knows of a genius foreign manager who'd come here.

I really hope this is the route we go down.

[thegaffa]

Fuchs was a Pearson and Walsh signing, prior to them being sacked.

 

They obviously viewed him as the right character, and that he had the right ability to add to the squad back then.

 

We have seen his leadership and character over the years, to know that those key aspects are needed to manage our club, especially with how it is being mismanaged by the board.

 

does he have enough experience?, probably not,  but it is about the same amount of experience that Pearson had as a manager before we appointed him.

 

I am all for giving him the chance, if he is the right person that is in the running for the job and actually wants it.

 

 

 

[Simonb]

Personally..  as much as I love Fuchs.. I just fear with the mess we are in it could just get more toxic and the bond with him tarnished..  a bit like it would've for King if hed carried on longer. 

 

Best bet is Chris Davies or even Ferguson. They know the division. Someone that'll come in and get thinks sorted and get everyone moving forward again.. id rather someone like Fuchs came in when things were good again.. after Davies has done well and leaves for thr bright lights of Hull or something but the dirty works been done 

[Mickyblueeyes]

4 hours ago, davieG said:

I don't recall a previous time when recruiting a manager that there was such a big split within the support.

 

Fuchs or not we need someone that all the fans can believe in and I think that pretty much excludes most British Managers except those that wouldn't take the job, fail and your career is over, get promoted so what it's only L1

Our best hope is to recruit a newish but successful L1/2 manager along the lines of Brian Little.

 

Unless someone knows of a genius foreign manager who'd come here.

 

4 hours ago, ClaphamFox said:

I really hope this is the route we go down.

Exactly what I want. I like Fuchs but there will be pressure for promotion on whoever comes in. Skubala aside, who else is out there who fits that bill ? Im not saying there isn’t one, I genuinely don’t have the knowledge. 

[Pita]

15 minutes ago, Simonb said:

Personally..  as much as I love Fuchs.. I just fear with the mess we are in it could just get more toxic and the bond with him tarnished..  a bit like it would've for King if hed carried on longer. 

 

Best bet is Chris Davies or even Ferguson. They know the division. Someone that'll come in and get thinks sorted and get everyone moving forward again.. id rather someone like Fuchs came in when things were good again.. after Davies has done well and leaves for thr bright lights of Hull or something but the dirty works been done 

Agree with you on Fuchs. But not Ferguson just not th right fit 

[winteriscoming]

Are there any other examples of a former player similar to Fuchs going back to a club that’s feel away dramatically like us and rebuild the team? 
Genuinely be interested to know if there is anyone. 
I’m not convinced with him taking over. 


 

[DAS Boot]

#FuchsOut

[21st Century Fox]

New owners come in (let’s be honest, yanks). They clear the club out of the ‘jobs for life’ brigade and put in place a decent data-centric sporting model so that we actually become the club others started to emulate.

 

To curry the fan’s favour and all importantly bring a human element to the set-up they bring in Fuchs as Head Coach with whoever the hell he wants in his backroom staff.

 

That I could stomach.

 

The current regime using any of the 15/16 squad as a disposable, short-term goodwill boost would boil my piss even further. You just know they’ll consider it, probably by lying about transfer budgets again and throwing Fuchs or whoever it is under the bus while they get a couple of weeks of higher turnstile receipts.

Edited 5 May by 21st Century Fox

[Lionator]

5 hours ago, thegaffa said:

Fuchs was a Pearson and Walsh signing, prior to them being sacked.

 

They obviously viewed him as the right character, and that he had the right ability to add to the squad back then.

 

We have seen his leadership and character over the years, to know that those key aspects are needed to manage our club, especially with how it is being mismanaged by the board.

 

does he have enough experience?, probably not,  but it is about the same amount of experience that Pearson had as a manager before we appointed him.

 

I am all for giving him the chance, if he is the right person that is in the running for the job and actually wants it.

 

 

 

Pearson had about the same managerial experience but had also worked under Bryan Robson, Sam Allardyce, and Stuart Pearce for years amongst others.

[CornwallFox]

8 hours ago, davieG said:

I don't recall a previous time when recruiting a manager that there was such a big split within the support.

 

Fuchs or not we need someone that all the fans can believe in and I think that pretty much excludes most British Managers except those that wouldn't take the job, fail and your career is over, get promoted so what it's only L1

Our best hope is to recruit a newish but successful L1/2 manager along the lines of Brian Little.

 

Unless someone knows of a genius foreign manager who'd come here.

Needs to be an up and coming manager like MON was at the time. somebody just ready to manage the team that will be their breakthrough

[Grumpy Fox]

Whoever we get as manager every LCFC fan needs to now grow up and get behind the manager and the team. We need to 100% lose this apathy and negativity that is killing our club. Fans critisizing fellow fans, STOP, direct your anger to the away team stop the self destruction.

The club is on its knees and needs help so everyone stop the negativity, the hatred and be one. We have done this before and we can do it again so for 2026/27 lets have a United LCFC, no critisism of fellow LCFC fans, 100% suupport to players who are likely to be young and support not hinderance to the Manager whoever it is

 

2025/2026 proved that having a toxic atmosphere changed nothing.All this did was add pressure.

Come on LCFC WE can do this

[Long Eaton Fox]

4 hours ago, winteriscoming said:

Are there any other examples of a former player similar to Fuchs going back to a club that’s feel away dramatically like us and rebuild the team? 
Genuinely be interested to know if there is anyone. 
I’m not convinced with him taking over. 


 

Well I'm thinking Carrick  at man u is an example. I would love Fuchs here. He's passionate determined. Loved that throw in v arsenal.  He performed the great escape at Newport. He's inexperienced as a manager but he's experienced at high level football. Welcome back Christian. 

[john ridley]

So who should  we take a chance on Challinor ,Duff or Fuchs ?

[adam]

1 hour ago, Grumpy Fox said:

Whoever we get as manager every LCFC fan needs to now grow up and get behind the manager and the team. We need to 100% lose this apathy and negativity that is killing our club. Fans critisizing fellow fans, STOP, direct your anger to the away team stop the self destruction.

The club is on its knees and needs help so everyone stop the negativity, the hatred and be one. We have done this before and we can do it again so for 2026/27 lets have a United LCFC, no critisism of fellow LCFC fans, 100% suupport to players who are likely to be young and support not hinderance to the Manager whoever it is

 

2025/2026 proved that having a toxic atmosphere changed nothing.All this did was add pressure.

Come on LCFC WE can do this

King Power Out

[MPH]

5 hours ago, winteriscoming said:

Are there any other examples of a former player similar to Fuchs going back to a club that’s feel away dramatically like us and rebuild the team? 
Genuinely be interested to know if there is anyone. 
I’m not convinced with him taking over. 


 

 

Michael Carrick?

 

 

I mean… it’s a very specific and unique set of circumstances that you’re asking for..

Edited 5 May by MPH

[MPH]

I know I have said this before but the main  problem is not the managers. It’s the god awful management structure and the terrible players and mentality  within the playing squad that they bought in.

 

Succesive managers have failed and the squad needs gutting from top to bottom and without  the right backing and the right people in charge of signings,  I don’t think the best managers in the world would get a tune out of us.

[fox_favourite]

I love Fuchs, he was a great player for us and is a great guy as well. I went to events he did and he was great. L

 

However, I don't want him as manager at all. I don't want his legacy lost with us due to it possible not working as manager. He's also very inexperienced manager at the moment and he'll be better learning his trade at a more stable lower league club. Throwing him in here would be a disaster, in my opinion due to how chaotic it is.

 

We need to move on from our title winners and start a new chapter, unfortunately. We're not that club anymore and will never be. 

 

I just don't like the idea at all

 

Edited 6 May by fox_favourite

[fox_favourite]

5 hours ago, Long Eaton Fox said:

Well I'm thinking Carrick  at man u is an example. I would love Fuchs here. He's passionate determined. Loved that throw in v arsenal.  He performed the great escape at Newport. He's inexperienced as a manager but he's experienced at high level football. Welcome back Christian. 

So is Rooney, would you have him because of this reason? How about Gerrard? 

 

Doesn't mean that it makes you a good manager. Fuchs has done a good job, but he's been a manger for months, so not very long. Can he rebuild a team? He hasn't ever signed players. He maybe a good motivator, that I will agree, but what about tactically for a higher league? What about coaching? Can he cut it at a higher level? 

 

There are too many unknowns and this isn't the time to gamble. We need to get this right first time and I think Fuchs is too much of a gamble with sooo many unknowns.

 

If he wasn't a former player who won the league, would you take him? Let's say a Chelsea player? I don't think people would. 

 

Like I've said on my other post, I love Fuchs as a person and as a player, but this is too much for a guy who has been a manager for a few months. 

[LCFCJohn]

All this talk about would we, wouldn’t we. He is contracted to Newport and it was described as a long term deal when he joined in November. 
 

Who says we could even afford/would pay the compensation? The history of the KP ownership has more or less been bargain bucket out of work managers that then have to be paid off pretty quickly. I expect that to continue.

[winteriscoming]

I don’t get the argument that because he’s an ex player that he knows the club and would be a great appointment. 
Have we learnt nothing from the same approach with King - been here 10 years+ as a player and coach and clearly isn’t ready and the same can be said to a lot lesser extent Rowett? 
Our most successful managers in recent years have had no previous link to the club - Ranieri, Pearson, O’Neil and Little. 
Fuchs wouldn’t even be under consideration if it wasn’t for him being an ex player. 

 

[Old Fox]

24 minutes ago, winteriscoming said:

I don’t get the argument that because he’s an ex player that he knows the club and would be a great appointment. 
Have we learnt nothing from the same approach with King - been here 10 years+ as a player and coach and clearly isn’t ready and the same can be said to a lot lesser extent Rowett? 
Our most successful managers in recent years have had no previous link to the club - Ranieri, Pearson, O’Neil and Little. 
Fuchs wouldn’t even be under consideration if it wasn’t for him being an ex player. 

 

Disagree completely as it’s not comparable - Kingy has limited experience and none as a manager.

 

Fuchs has been coaching for a few years and has just saved a league 2 side with no resources, changed the culture, team spirit and results.

 

we are league one and need to be realistic plus there are internal issues - Fuchs is also successful outside football and he is bright, good communicator and knows the club.

 

i would rather take him over most of the names being mentioned here not just because he is an ex-player but because his characteristics suggest he will go on to be a top manager !

 

Who would have said that Andrews would step up at Brentford - well he is similarly a bright and excellent communicator - I know the situations and clubs are not comparable but CF is a better bet than most managers being linked or mentioned here imo