League One - Who manages us?

[Mickyblueeyes]

17 minutes ago, SemperEadem said:

Paul Warne?

Got a very decent record in League One and Two but mate, it would be another kick in the googlies

[Tommy Fresh]

Class that this season under Cifuentes and Rowett has been so bad Martin now doesn't seem that bad

[Leicesterpool]

33 minutes ago, SemperEadem said:

Paul Warne?

He just got promoted with MK Dons so doubt he'd leave them.

[Officer Doofy]

It will be Gary. Close the thread

[LiliansLeftPeg]

Assuming he gets the job done with Newport, I want self confessed fan of the club Christian Fuchs. Complete heart over head pick to begin with but there's also some logic behind it. Newport's mindset turnaround from winless to resilient is needed here. He's had to focus on youth - roughly half of players with most appearances are under him are 24. He has switched to a back 3 on occasion and won ugly a few times too. 

 

I don't much care for the realties of whether this would actually happen this summer. I just need the hopium hits and the fantasy that Aiyawatt & Rudkin have big enough balls to bring back people who were successful for us as players and who might do so again as staff. 

[Chelmofox]

6 minutes ago, LiliansLeftPeg said:

Assuming he gets the job done with Newport, I want self confessed fan of the club Christian Fuchs. Complete heart over head pick to begin with but there's also some logic behind it. Newport's mindset turnaround from winless to resilient is needed here. He's had to focus on youth - roughly half of players with most appearances are under him are 24. He has switched to a back 3 on occasion and won ugly a few times too. 

 

I don't much care for the realties of whether this would actually happen this summer. I just need the hopium hits and the fantasy that Aiyawatt & Rudkin have big enough balls to bring back people who were successful for us as players and who might do so again as staff. 

Well then there is no chance he will get it.

[Wasyls Pec Deck]

As much as I’m interested to know who it will be, I’m also interested in the timing of when they are announced. Ideally in the next few weeks so the new manager can be involved for planning for next season and be involved in discussions about who to keep and who to get rid of etc. But you just know someone will be brought in 3-4 weeks before the new season and be expected to work with whatever skeleton squad he inherits.

[Chelmofox]

3 minutes ago, Wasyls Pec Deck said:

As much as I’m interested to know who it will be, I’m also interested in the timing of when they are announced. Ideally in the next few weeks so the new manager can be involved for planning for next season and be involved in discussions about who to keep and who to get rid of etc. But you just know someone will be brought in 3-4 weeks before the new season and be expected to work with whatever skeleton squad he inherits.

We all know exactly how this pans out.

 

Our socials start preseason videos and we all watch the bleep test thinking our players might be fit. King takes some interviews talking about the difficulties ahead and how he will help the new manager when they appoint him. He will also take the 200 minute match against Leuven. Shortly after we sell Souttar to Sheff Utd for £1.5 mil, and still pay half his wages.

 

Then 2 weeks before our first game - Bromley away on Friday night, the club announce Gareth Ainsworth as manager on a 3 year deal.

[Tuna]

1 minute ago, Chelmofox said:

We all know exactly how this pans out.

 

Our socials start preseason videos and we all watch the bleep test thinking our players might be fit. King takes some interviews talking about the difficulties ahead and how he will help the new manager when they appoint him. He will also take the 200 minute match against Leuven. Shortly after we sell Souttar to Sheff Utd for £1.5 mil, and still pay half his wages.

 

Then 2 weeks before our first game - Bromley away on Friday night, the club announce Gareth Ainsworth as manager on a 3 year deal.

3 Chelsea academy kids on loan on deadline day (including bare goals) as our only signings

[LiliansLeftPeg]

45 minutes ago, Chelmofox said:

Well then there is no chance he will get it.

Completely Dreamland stuff, I know. This batch of hopium is potent. 

 

I can't see myself giving a Fuch if (or rather when) they do go any other way tbh. 

Edited 26 April by LiliansLeftPeg

[cityfanlee23]

Whilst I agree with most that Skubala is likely to turn us down, if the finances are somewhat redeemable (in the sense of having say 12 months to survive and reset) given the different financial rules for league 1, I do believe there is a chance someone like Skubala may be tempted. 
 

We all know the mess we are in, Lincoln right now have a more solid foundation and better culture, but their wages are far smaller for potential signings, I think most players will join Lincoln aiming to try to survive, whereas with someone like Skubala on board, players would be joining us with an eye on a rebuild back to being a premier league club, the Andy King route. 
 

Let’s say that the board can prove to Skubala that the finances can be redeemed and we will survive if we get promoted next season, who has the higher ceiling in terms of 5-10 year trajectory, us or Lincoln? You’d argue we do. 
 

The thing is, the core of our squad will still potentially have players you’d argue would strengthen Lincolns first team or bench, Aluko, Page, Nelson (if he stays), Silko, Braybrooke/Alves to some degree, Jakub, at this rate Coulibaly, Hamza for his flaws would likely improve Lincoln. These players are the core of what we have left over, and I believe that a manager like Skubala would back himself to get promoted at the first time of asking. 
 

I can completely understand why he would turn us down, but I think someone like him is who we need to throw the kitchen sink at providing we can prove that we will survive financially. 
 

If Hassenhuttl fancies a stab at league one with a massive promotion bonus I’d go all out for him, but I think he’s too established to come. 

Edited 26 April by cityfanlee23

[MaidstoneFox]

1 hour ago, LiliansLeftPeg said:

Assuming he gets the job done with Newport, I want self confessed fan of the club Christian Fuchs. Complete heart over head pick to begin with but there's also some logic behind it. Newport's mindset turnaround from winless to resilient is needed here. He's had to focus on youth - roughly half of players with most appearances are under him are 24. He has switched to a back 3 on occasion and won ugly a few times too. 

 

I don't much care for the realties of whether this would actually happen this summer. I just need the hopium hits and the fantasy that Aiyawatt & Rudkin have big enough balls to bring back people who were successful for us as players and who might do so again as staff. 

Given how awful they looked before he arrived and that they lost Braybrooke, he's certainly done a good job and looks to have all the ingredients to be a good manager (talks a lot of sense tactically and has the force of personality to make players pay attention). Bit it's quite a roll of the dice, given how important it is for us to get promotion at the first attempt.

[grth2004]

Still think Gerrard would do a good job for us. 
I was laughed at before the Rowett appointment for suggesting him but believe he would’ve done better than Rowett who’s been a disaster in my opinion. 
People forget his time at Rangers and how he bonded them together and raised them up in time of troubles similar to our situation now. 

[Claudio Fannieri]

I would love Fuchs and Pearson to be the new managenent team, but if it was to be this you would have to question how much involvement McCarron is really going to have in his new role. 
 

personally Fuchs as manager and Nige as Assistant but with additional responsibility for setting up the medical and analytical side of the club, bring back Steve Walsh to revamp the recruitment and bin off Rudkin and Glover …..Aiyawatt might just start to win a few round if he showed this type of ruthlessness and decision making. 

[David Hankey]

Well certainly not the LCFC Women's manager!!

[STUHILL]

24 minutes ago, grth2004 said:

Still think Gerrard would do a good job for us. 
I was laughed at before the Rowett appointment for suggesting him but believe he would’ve done better than Rowett who’s been a disaster in my opinion. 
People forget his time at Rangers and how he bonded them together and raised them up in time of troubles similar to our situation now. 

That ship has sailed. He won’t manage a League 1 club. I expect he will take a promotion pushing championship job, if any.

 

I mentioned him at the time too, but not sure he would have kept us up, although doubt he would have done any worse than Rowett. 

[Sting]

The guy who's free and got a good pedigree in div 1

[connors]

I haven't seen a better suggestion than Steve Cotterill. Knows these leagues inside out. Has no regard for big time Charlies. And plays proper old school football.

[RoboFox]

Depressing reading this thread.

[RichardGearman]

1 hour ago, cityfanlee23 said:

Whilst I agree with most that Skubala is likely to turn us down, if the finances are somewhat redeemable (in the sense of having say 12 months to survive and reset) given the different financial rules for league 1, I do believe there is a chance someone like Skubala may be tempted. 
 

We all know the mess we are in, Lincoln right now have a more solid foundation and better culture, but their wages are far smaller for potential signings, I think most players will join Lincoln aiming to try to survive, whereas with someone like Skubala on board, players would be joining us with an eye on a rebuild back to being a premier league club, the Andy King route. 
 

Let’s say that the board can prove to Skubala that the finances can be redeemed and we will survive if we get promoted next season, who has the higher ceiling in terms of 5-10 year trajectory, us or Lincoln? You’d argue we do. 
 

The thing is, the core of our squad will still potentially have players you’d argue would strengthen Lincolns first team or bench, Aluko, Page, Nelson (if he stays), Silko, Braybrooke/Alves to some degree, Jakub, at this rate Coulibaly, Hamza for his flaws would likely improve Lincoln. These players are the core of what we have left over, and I believe that a manager like Skubala would back himself to get promoted at the first time of asking. 
 

I can completely understand why he would turn us down, but I think someone like him is who we need to throw the kitchen sink at providing we can prove that we will survive financially. 
 

If Hassenhuttl fancies a stab at league one with a massive promotion bonus I’d go all out for him, but I think he’s too established to come. 

I think you're massively under-estimating lincoln. They have everything alligned at that club to succeed and the managers that leave lincoln after success end up struggling elsewhere. If skubala leaves lincoln to come to us, lincoln will have another talented coach lined up to take them forward. They're backed by investors who know what they're doing. I can definitely see a scenario where they go up to the prem in the next 5 years. Skubala may not be able to handle stepping from lincoln to leicester in the same way frank struggled at spurs when leaving brentford. 

[Marky mark]

Chris Powell 

Richie wellens 

Fuchsssssssssssssssss

[cropstonfox]

14 hours ago, Tommy Fresh said:

Class that this season under Cifuentes and Rowett has been so bad Martin now doesn't seem that bad

Yes he does.We need a manager who's teams play on the front foot.No more

Tippy happy football. Enough Pissession football with no end product! 

[connors]

25 minutes ago, STUHILL said:

That ship has sailed. He won’t manage a League 1 club. I expect he will take a promotion pushing championship job, if any.

What on earth does Gerrard know about real football? Cotterill has forgotten more about these leagues than Gerrard would ever know. This is proper muck and nettles, jumpers for goalposts territory we're in now.

Edited 26 April by connors

[grth2004]

37 minutes ago, connors said:

What on earth does Gerrard know about real football? Cotterill has forgotten more about these leagues than Gerrard would ever know. This is proper muck and nettles, jumpers for goalposts territory we're in now.

Yeah I’m sure Gerrard knows nothing about Football 🥴 

like I said , look at his record in Scotland which is probably your real football and I think he should be in the conversation thats all. 

[grth2004]

On 21/04/2026 at 23:29, connors said:

My choice would be Steve Cotterill. A proper manager that knows these leagues inside out.

Knows the leagues inside out but never achieved anything sounds like Rowett. 
I’d rather stick with Rowett than employ Cotterill and I think Rowett is terrible.