League One - Who manages us?

[teblin]

2 minutes ago, bald reynard said:

Nobody here seems to have picked up on my post quoting Talksport. "Martin has others options, both in the UK and abroad". His appointment is not a given thing.

True, but advanced talks makes me think it’s close.

[Ric Flair]

Woken up to many texts from Charlie Methven saying exactly what a lot of us are saying.

 

What on earth are we playing at going for Martin. Have we not learnt anything yet? Not to mention how appalling he's done at Rangers and made a mockery of by us whenever we've played his teams but League One is not an environment to go in to it arrogant and trying to play possession football. Cleverley tried it at Plymouth and was nigh on bottom at Xmas and changed to counter attacking football and thrived. Looked at Lincoln with the lowest possession in the league and pissing it. You need a high calibre squad and a high calibre manager to get that type of football to work and we'll have neither.

 

 

[Muzzy_no7]

19 minutes ago, stu said:

 

Not like us to bring a manager in without coaching staff is it?

 

F*** me we’re useless

[Outfox the Fox]

6 minutes ago, bald reynard said:

Nobody here seems to have picked up on my post quoting Talksport. "Martin has others options, both in the UK and abroad". His appointment at the KP is not a given thing. Percy has only said he is in talks with us.

Hopefully, he is in advanced talks with a host of other clubs - and does the sensible thing (for us and himself) in choosing someone else!

[Rubbersoul]

It’s not even self sabotage as they’re not smart enough to do that. They are genuinely just thick. 
 

 

[Cropwellfox]

2 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

Woken up to many texts from Charlie Methven saying exactly what a lot of us are saying.

 

What on earth are we playing at going for Martin. Have we not learnt anything yet? Not to mention how appalling he's done at Rangers and made a mockery of by us whenever we've played his teams but League One is not an environment to go in to it arrogant and trying to play possession football. Cleverley tried it at Plymouth and was nigh on bottom at Xmas and changed to counter attacking football and thrived. Looked at Lincoln with the lowest possession in the league and pissing it. You need a high calibre squad and a high calibre manager to get that type of football to work and we'll have neither.

 

 

Cleverley point is a really good one. He deliberately changed the approach away from his core coaching philosophy. Pragmatic and more concerned about success than his ego and his principles. Would take him in a heartbeat over Martin who’s completely intransigent and Rowett who is just clueless 

[Stavros81]

We were all hoping for a positive start a reset after the shite that’s been served over the recent years. What is with us and Southampton links. The guy had 1 win in 17 with Rangers arguably an easier league than League one. I hope it works out but it’ll only take a draw or loss for fans to start turning again on Martin and the board! Our owners are so out of their depth and don’t have the skills to be running a club. 

[LCFCJohn]

I’ve been one for wanting to give managers a chance.
 

Cooper I held nothing against for his time at Forest and was hopeful his approach would be ok for picking up results and to be fair did for a bit. It was more the signings under him that is what I had an issue with like Ayew and Skipp for what we paid and his insistence on experience.

 

Cifuentes I was quickly positive about as I saw him as along the Rohl lines of his work at QPR. And he was awful.

 

And Rowett I thought would pick up the results needed to keep us up when he came in.

 

But this is the one I just can’t see any positives in. Genuinely coming from a patient individual as above, but if Martin is appointed, Martin out from day one for me.

[Nolucklcfc]

With the lack of IQ that rudders and Top have, it’s no surprise this is happening really.  Just makes me despair that such thick people can be in such high positions. 

[The Doctor]

cannot wait for the inevitable radio Leicester phone in calling fans entitled after booing an opening day 4-0 defeat at home to Bromley. utterly rancid appointment.

[Chrysalis]

1 hour ago, Spanner73 said:

Probably picked him because he can do the 3 fist pumps to the fans “yeah yeah yeah” when they win like they all do now 

 

Its how naive they are 

They picked him for style of football, Top is in his own little world, distanced from everything.
We need a new owner more than anything, everything else is just broken for as long as Top is here, including style of play and manager preference.

[Pliskin]

I think this just proves that Rudders and that little fella he keeps in his pocket, really don’t give a **** about the fans, and they really don’t understand football at all. 
 

 

[Ian Nacho]

Just the idea you can go from Gary Rowett to Russell Martin is insane. 

[damolcfc]

From looking at his managerial stats I'm actually fairly confident we will be smashing that passing record 😜 that's better than Barcelona....

Burton Albion won't know what's hit them!! 

Get him signed 😝

 

[County Fox]

26 minutes ago, ClaphamFox said:

Highlights?

Against:

- fear that the style of play is seen by some coaches (Pep) as somewhat outdated. Teams like Bournemouth have adapted/bettered it. 
-Disappointment from Anil that we haven’t gone for, say an assistant manager from someone like Bournemouth.

- Fear fanbase will be against him from the off and he will be fighting a losing battle

- Anil acknowledged that ANY manager we get, will likely find it difficult to hit the ground running in the first weeks of the season, given player turnover.

- read out the Rangers fans opinions of him 😂

 

For:

- Accepting that at least a decision is being made, relatively early. At least we are starting to ‘do something’

- They talked through his time at Swansea and MK Dons

- Talked about him not being quite as bad as some make out

- Read out the Southampton fans opinions of RM

- Talked about how the Southampton players wanted him back after Will Still was sacked.

 

thats about what I remember 

[Helsingborg Foxes]

Brendan Rodgers, Mike Stowell, Adam Sadler, no Chris Powell

Deano Smith, Maresca, Steve Cooper booed

Ben Dawson, Goals van Ruud, Spanish guy in a mood

Andy King, Rowett dude, Russell Martin vegan food

 

We didn’t start the fire

We didn’t light it but we tried to fight it

[damolcfc]

Pass pass pass zzzzzzzzz 🤪🤪

[Ian Nacho]

In all seriousness, he's a perfect fit. I've never seen a manager who is a closer embodiment to any football club than Martin is to ours. An unwillingness to change no matter what. 

[sm1]

Martin is just the symptom, the actual disease is Top. We're the club that did the impossible, winning the PL playing fast, counter attacking football. And Top talks about us going back to our "identity", playing slow, possession football. He's completely deluded, turning whatever he touches to shit. 

[County Fox]

10 minutes ago, The Doctor said:

cannot wait for the inevitable radio Leicester phone in calling fans entitled after booing an opening day 4-0 defeat at home to Bromley. utterly rancid appointment.

Yeah this will happen. It happened quite a bit with Enzo - and that was even when we were top of the league!  , he hated his tactics being questioned.

I can  see it being the same with RM - but without us being top of the league

[Chelmofox]

14 minutes ago, The Doctor said:

cannot wait for the inevitable radio Leicester phone in calling fans entitled after booing an opening day 4-0 defeat at home to Bromley. utterly rancid appointment.

Same fans shouting 'FFFOORRRWARD'.

 

Then clapping Harry Winks, and saying our owners are lovely.

[damolcfc]

End of the day.... its LCFC chasing RM , so if they offer him a stonking deal, not his fault 

🫣

Make winks captain 

Together we can steering this ship out of muddy waters 🦊

[Pliskin]

Sticking 30 of the kings on us going down. 

[AjcW]

31 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

Woken up to many texts from Charlie Methven

 

 

Bet you never thought you’d say that Ric  

[winteriscoming]

My only hope is that we end up messing up appointing Martin. 
Seem to remember that Potter was all but done and then within a few hours it was Cooper.