League One - Who manages us?

[LVFox]

For me it’s:

 

Ambitious/Big Name

 

Patrick Vieira

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Will Still

Lee Carsley

 

Unpopular “style” pick

 

Russell Martin

Ruben Selles

Wilfried Nancy

 

Sensible

 

Dave Challinor

Nigel Pearson

Tony Mowbray

 

Left Field

 

Jimmy Thelin - ex Aberdeen

Andreas Engelmark  - Sirius

Albert Sanchez - Dunkerque, former Barca B

 

[cityfanlee23]

5 minutes ago, LVFox said:

 

Albert Sanchez - Dunkerque, former Barca B

 

My absolute, full send, #1 priority, cannot miss this opportunity player signing this summer is Enzo Bardeli on a free transfer from Dunkerque. If Sanchez gets on well with him and could bring him too, i'd take him. 

[County Fox]

3 hours ago, Muzzy_no7 said:

OK so REALISTIC, suitable and current options from what I can see are:

 

Dean Smith

OGS

RM

Steven Gerrard

 

MIGHT be available should circs change:

 

Challinor

Mark Robins

 

Long shots:

 

Scott Parker

Hassenhuttl

Dick Schreuder

Corberan

Dyche 

 

Left field:

 

Ben Wilkinson

Danny Walker 

 

Not suitable?:

 

Wellens

Fuchs

 

 

No Skubala, or even Paul Warne, maybe on the 'Might' category???

[jayfox26]

16 minutes ago, County Fox said:

No Skubala, or even Paul Warne, maybe on the 'Might' category???

Skubala wouldn't come here and isn't available. We wont be paying for a new manager 

[DezFox]

On 06/05/2026 at 08:33, RowlattsFox said:

Have they officially announced that Rowett won't be in charge? Surely they can do that as soon as the seasons finished. 

Have you learnt nothing, there will be 3 months of limbo first. 

[Nolucklcfc]

I can’t get the thinking with Darren Ferguson if it is to be him. 

[lcfcfoz]

Ryan giggs is ready for a return

[Dan]

23 minutes ago, Nolucklcfc said:

I can’t get the thinking with Darren Ferguson if it is to be him. 

Cheap. I'd want to think it's bullshit but sacked by QPR, sacked by Oxford, to sacked by Peterborough fits the trajectory unfortunately.

[Nolucklcfc]

1 minute ago, Dan said:

Cheap. I'd want to think it's bullshit but sacked by QPR, sacked by Oxford, to sacked by Peterborough fits the trajectory unfortunately.

Yeah I guess it’s just a money thing as usual. 

[County Fox]

1 hour ago, jayfox26 said:

Skubala wouldn't come here and isn't available. We wont be paying for a new manager 

I think you are probably right here. 

 

Although part of me wonders if by virtually doubling his wages and us 'technically' being a bigger club, whether that could be enough to sway him. He likely feels that he on a good thing at Lincoln though and he will soon get better offers than us

[winteriscoming]

Wasting my time I know but I’ve had a look at coaches with a background in the youth set up which hopefully is what we using more. 
 

Daniel Bauer 

Eirik Horneland 

Marcel Rapp 

Johann Louvel  

 

Not that these clowns will consider anyone from abroad but we should at least be looking further afield. 

[jayfox26]

39 minutes ago, County Fox said:

I think you are probably right here. 

 

Although part of me wonders if by virtually doubling his wages and us 'technically' being a bigger club, whether that could be enough to sway him. He likely feels that he on a good thing at Lincoln though and he will soon get better offers than us

We won't pay for any manager anyway as we don't have a pot to piss in. We will only get someone who doesn't currently have a club.

[ClaphamFox]

7 minutes ago, jayfox26 said:

We won't pay for any manager anyway as we don't have a pot to piss in. We will only get someone who doesn't currently have a club.

If we want to break the cycle of poor managerial appointments we may well have to pay compensation for somebody currently in a job. Hopefully we won't have to wait until 1 July to be able to afford it, but I wouldn't rule it out.

[winteriscoming]

1 hour ago, ClaphamFox said:

If we want to break the cycle of poor managerial appointments we may well have to pay compensation for somebody currently in a job. Hopefully we won't have to wait until 1 July to be able to afford it, but I wouldn't rule it out.

Completely agree. 
Who knows had we got Corberan instead of paying 30m+ for Ayew and Skipp where we’d be. 
The same last summer with Rohl. 

[deep blue]

4 hours ago, cityfanlee23 said:

My absolute, full send, #1 priority, cannot miss this opportunity player signing this summer is Enzo Bardeli on a free transfer from Dunkerque. If Sanchez gets on well with him and could bring him too, i'd take him. 

What kind of player is Bardeli?  What qualities would he bring?

[1972 Fox]

3 hours ago, ClaphamFox said:

If we want to break the cycle of poor managerial appointments we may well have to pay compensation for somebody currently in a job. Hopefully we won't have to wait until 1 July to be able to afford it, but I wouldn't rule it out.

I've posted similar before. It's madness that clubs (not just us) baulk at paying a few hundred thousand in compensation for a manager. Clubs will piss millions up the wall (frequently us) on bang average players but don't want to pay out considerably less when making what is the most crucially important appointment at the club.

[ClaphamFox]

17 minutes ago, 1972 Fox said:

I've posted similar before. It's madness that clubs (not just us) baulk at paying a few hundred thousand in compensation for a manager. Clubs will piss millions up the wall (frequently us) on bang average players but don't want to pay out considerably less when making what is the most crucially important appointment at the club.

I suppose it's because players are regarded as assets that can increase in value, whereas compensation paid to obtain a new manager is just a risky expense (you could pay a few million to get somebody and end up sacking him a few months later). Nonetheless, I think it's a risk we will probably have to take if we want to get somebody decent in. I hope the board has learned that targeting only the cheapest candidates can be a very false economy.

[Pliskin]

7 hours ago, LVFox said:

For me it’s:

 

Ambitious/Big Name

 

Patrick Vieira

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Will Still

Lee Carsley

 

Unpopular “style” pick

 

Russell Martin

Ruben Selles

Wilfried Nancy

 

Sensible

 

Dave Challinor

Nigel Pearson

Tony Mowbray

 

Left Field

 

Jimmy Thelin - ex Aberdeen

Andreas Engelmark  - Sirius

Albert Sanchez - Dunkerque, former Barca B

 

That’s literally the most ridiculous/rubbish list I’ve ever seen.

[sdb]

Latest I've heard is Top wants to give King the first 5 games and see how he gets on. Kingy reluctant but won't let the club down. 

[Tielemans63]

Give this man a chance. Bring him home 

[Paninistickers]

53 minutes ago, ClaphamFox said:

. I hope the board has learned that targeting only the cheapest candidates can be a very false economy.

Reading your posts, you seem to try incredibly hard to be calm and rational.

 

You can let go and get angry. There's zero evidence the 'board' (by that you mean the owner plus some executive management yes men) have ever learnt anything. 

 

Action,.maybe that's unfair..after 9 years of Whelan gleefully and spitefully refusing to sell tickets to supporters, the club appears to have learned that occasional younger supporters might be necessary after all..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[winteriscoming]

12 minutes ago, Tielemans63 said:

Give this man a chance. Bring him home 

Based on what? 
keeping a side up and being an ex player. 
Really hope we don’t go down the ex player route because he knows the club. 
Made all the difference hiring Rowett and King……

[Stopharage]

Judging by the decision-making skills of the upper management, I'm guessing they'll plump for John Terry. 

[ClaphamFox]

33 minutes ago, Paninistickers said:

Reading your posts, you seem to try incredibly hard to be calm and rational.

 

You can let go and get angry. There's zero evidence the 'board' (by that you mean the owner plus some executive management yes men) have ever learnt anything. 

 

Action,.maybe that's unfair..after 9 years of Whelan gleefully and spitefully refusing to sell tickets to supporters, the club appears to have learned that occasional younger supporters might be necessary after all..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I’ve been advised not to do that until the ankle tag comes off mate. 

[Pita]

33 minutes ago, Stopharage said:

Judging by the decision-making skills of the upper management, I'm guessing they'll plump for John Terry. 

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