League One - Who manages us?

[StonyFox]

They are not going to have a clue who to appoint. This is going to take months. 

 

Bournemouth already have their new manager even before Iraola has left, but despite relegation being a possibility for months I bet they don't even have a shortlist of potential managers 

[Clever Fox]

1 hour ago, Vindaloo FOX said:

I think Top would be crazy not to at least have a chat with NP, not sure how the great man's health is but if he's up for the job, I would be keen.

If Nigels Health is not up to it he could be used as a Consultant finding the right people to fill the key positions. 

What Nigels done for us wasn't luck, it was know how. And that's exactly what we need right now. Is someone who has seen and done it all before. 

[TeamRocket]

I would give NP the CFO roll, get him to find the next Director of Football, manger, backroom staff and even a new owner.

[Superjack]

On 19/04/2026 at 12:08, TheUltimateWinner said:

Not sure but can guarantee we will spend all summer arsing about

 

Starting pre season with no manager and having our inept DOF make transfers which the new manager ultimately won’t like 

 

This disjointed pre season will eat into our main season 

 

Rinse and repeat until King Power **** off

You are literally Bristol City's twin club.

[Superjack]

6 hours ago, TheFiveTime said:

The only man i trust

 

 

When I was lucky enough to have a couple of beers with him last summer, he was looking to get back in to management, but felt that health wise he was still 12 months away. 

 

He still loves our club despite the appalling way he was treated.

 

I get that you might think that he wouldn't work for your owners again, but he has now worked for the Lansdowns, so they may not now seem so bad. 

 

I haven't seen him since. I don't know exactly what his plans are now (though we do have a mutual friend that sees him regularly). But I wouldn't be surprised, if there were two clubs he would like to manage again, they would be us under different ownership, and maybe....

Edited 22 April by Superjack

[STUHILL]

It would be nice to have a Manager we like again, so Big Nige would give us that boost at least. 

 

I get why people prefer to roll the dice and have a new face with seemingly endless possibilities, but do we really trust Top and Rudkin to get that appointment right? 

If Nigel is healthy and motivated, I think he would be a good choice for us in League 1, and at very least, start setting standards for our players again. 

He would have made Winks pee himself this season after a well deserved rollicking at half-time. 

[DesertFox]

He's been on holiday, but it's time to bring him home. 

 

Player/manager: Jamie Vardy 

[Fish]

Anyone who will play 442. Attack play forward ffs. Didtch this boring shite football and entertain.👍

[LeePhilpottsBaldSpot]

7 hours ago, Hales said:

Massive disconnect between the club and fans......not in management roles but getting Kasper, Wes, Vards, Albrighton etc involved in some capacity to set standards at the club, in the dressing room and playing for the shirt.  

 

It literally all needs to go back to basics

This feels so obvious it is maddening. 

 

As fans we don't know what goes on behind closed doors and those people could all be bellends or thick as two planks, but surely there's a role they could be playing (other than in the cringe video before games and nostalgia panels).

[Filberts lovechild]

Biggest question is do we have the people at the top with the mettle to deal with this early, get moving now and work all summer to put things right? Do we balls.

Biggest humiliation will be when we sell our training ground to Forest

[murphy]

 I don't want to see any legends tainted by coming in to this circus.  Not NFP, not Fuchs. 

 

In the case of NFP it wouldn't work anyway.  His was a right time and place appointment.  He has done precious little since and has had poor health.   Always a legend but let's look to the future and leave his legacy intact. 

[Wsl]

Apparently McCarron was in the ground last night. I didn’t think he’d stick around. Pretty sure this wasn’t what he was promised in interview….

[murphy]

4 minutes ago, Filberts lovechild said:

Biggest question is do we have the people at the top with the mettle to deal with this early, get moving now and work all summer to put things right? Do we balls.

Biggest humiliation will be when we sell our training ground to Forest

Agree.  That would be rock bottom.  Especially when they buy it for peanuts. 

[StanSP]

Just now, Wsl said:

Apparently McCarron was in the ground last night. I didn’t think he’d stick around. Pretty sure this wasn’t what he was promised in interview….

He's got plenty of time to search for another job

 

[LeePhilpottsBaldSpot]

Just now, murphy said:

 I don't want to see any legends tainted by coming in to this circus.  Not NFP, not Fuchs. 

 

In the case of NFP it wouldn't work anyway.  His was a right time and place appointment.  He has done precious little since and has had poor health.   Always a legend but let's look to the future and leave his legacy intact. 

I have a friend who is a Bristol City fan and they all absolutely love him.

 

Did a good job at Watford as well

 

On 19 July 2020, Pearson was sacked with two games remaining in the 2019–20 season. Watford were seven points adrift at the bottom of the league when Pearson took charge, and three points above the relegation zone when he was sacked.^[93][94] Following Pearson's sacking, Watford went on to lose their remaining two games and were relegated.

[Wsl]

Just now, StanSP said:

He's got plenty of time to search for another job

 

And unlike Rudkin, he’d probably be able to find one!!!

[Leicesterpool]

With likely to use the youth more Lee Carsley would get my vote, but would he leave England under 21s to manage us.. probably not.

[ClaphamFox]

45 minutes ago, Filberts lovechild said:

Biggest question is do we have the people at the top with the mettle to deal with this early, get moving now and work all summer to put things right? Do we balls.

Biggest humiliation will be when we sell our training ground to Forest

I can’t see Forest wanting to train at Belvoir Drive. 

[foxsake]

Having Playergrave, I mean Seagrave in L1 is utterly absurd. Perhaps it will become an abandoned curiosity like Noel Edmonds' ill-fated theme park BlobbyLand. 

[ClaphamFox]

1 minute ago, foxsake said:

Having Playergrave, I mean Seagrave in L1 is utterly absurd. Perhaps it will become an abandoned curiosity like Noel Edmonds' ill-fated theme park BlobbyLand. 

It won’t be abandoned. The women’s team will move there and parts of it may be mothballed while we’re in L1 to cut down on running costs. Belvoir Drive will be up for sale.

[Number 6]

If Nigel wanted it, I think we could do a lot worse. He'd arrest the slide. Could look to move him into a DOF role in a couple of years. I think the replacement needs to be that kind of character at the very least.

[foxsake]

6 minutes ago, ClaphamFox said:

It won’t be abandoned. The women’s team will move there and parts of it may be mothballed while we’re in L1 to cut down on running costs. Belvoir Drive will be up for sale.

It was more of a joke really.. but yes probably so.

[LcFc_Smiv]

I think, depressingly, our manager search will rely heavily on what Brum do. Martin has been at a few of their games, there's noise Davies will leave at the EoS. I reckon we end up with one of the two.

[ClaphamFox]

5 minutes ago, LcFc_Smiv said:

I think, depressingly, our manager search will rely heavily on what Brum do. Martin has been at a few of their games, there's noise Davies will leave at the EoS. I reckon we end up with one of the two.

I don't think it will be Martin, but I can absolutely see them going for Davies.

[funkyrobot]

6 minutes ago, LcFc_Smiv said:

I think, depressingly, our manager search will rely heavily on what Brum do. Martin has been at a few of their games, there's noise Davies will leave at the EoS. I reckon we end up with one of the two.

Either are better than Rowett but that’s a very low bar.