And the new Manager will be?

Discussion in 'The Hornets' Nest - Watford Chat' started by LaClusazSki, Nov 4, 2019.

  1. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    Only a matter of time before someone mentioned your first question.

    And the answer to it is the most emphatic rejection to an idea I’ve ever given on this forum.
     
  2. nornironhorn

    nornironhorn Administrator Staff Member

  3. Big Sam wants it. Big Sam has a history of doing it. Put the god damn money up and get him.
     
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  4. davisp2

    davisp2 Reservist

    I’m amazed that managers don’t see us as a highly attractive option. Swan around for a few months, get spanked a few times and then pick up a huge payoff. What’s not to like?
     
  5. wfcSinatra

    wfcSinatra Predictor Choker 14/15

    Literally, Silva did it at Hull and it got him to Everton.
     
  6. Harrow Orn

    Harrow Orn Squad Player

    Yeah screw it. Just get Big Sam in.

    I know his football isn't the most entertaining but its effective. And, he will certainly not take any **** from our prima donnas.
     
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  7. LaClusazSki

    LaClusazSki Reservist

    Hughes would be an awful choice.
     
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  8. Rookery Refugee

    Rookery Refugee Reservist

    I think the Prima Donnas are off in the December window regardless.
     
  9. NemoNemo

    NemoNemo Reservist

    I'm actually quite happy with Mullins taking over for now. He's done a brilliant job with the U23s this year and could be key to integrating a few into the first team. It's probably a slightly nostalgic feeling as we had some really good results promoting from within in the past with Malky & Dyche. An aspiring young manager with hunger and desire to exceed, knows the clubs youth and has played at the top level of English football. Mullins ticks all the boxes for me, I'm excited to see what happens tomorrow. I actually think we will pick up a shock win.
     
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  10. RS2

    RS2 Squad Player

    I don't see it as a farce. We're hardly an attractive proposition at the moment but I'm glad the club are targeting these kind of coaches. If they turn us down then so be it, I'm sure plenty have turned us down before but we just haven't heard about it.
     
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  11. GoingDown

    GoingDown "The Stability"

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  12. Knight GT

    Knight GT Predictor extraordinaire 2013/14

    Get a contract for 18 months /2 years and if it goes wrong we will sack you and pay you off. I'm surprised there isn't a big queue for this job to be honest.
    Setien now 5/2 favourite on oddschecker. Arteta is 66/1
     
  13. GoingDown

    GoingDown "The Stability"

    To suggest we haven't passed the farce line to the extent that the line is a dot behind us is equally a farce.

    #bestownerseva
     
  14. The uninformed

    The uninformed Academy Graduate

    If we were in the position we were last year then I'd agree with you. But we are scrabbling around for someone - anyone - to take over. It seems that anyone remotely progressive or ambitious has turned us down already and some of the names being seriously talked about are horrific. I suspect you'd have had a similarly emphatic response to them if they'd been mentioned in any other period since the Pozzos took over. Those old-school, has-been, usual suspects would undoubtedly view it as a short term free hit. They probably wouldn't lose too much sleep if the club goes down and they're out of a job in six months with a decent pay-off.

    It's in that context that I'd suggest that having someone who might just be able to get a hold of the dressing room, inspire some passion and drag a tune out of them might not be the worst idea.

    I wouldn't suggest it in ordinary circumstances, but these aren't ordinary circumstances.
     
  15. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    Why aren’t they ordinary circumstances? We are bottom of the PL and have sacked our manager to find one who can get us out of it. That’s been done countless times before, we are in no way unique. None of them have decided to put their mouthy captain in charge because he gives an impression of being a good leader - which is a reputation that is heightened within the club because we have such a dirth of leadership.
    Why would you employ Deeney when Allardyce has already indicated he’d take it? Would be beyond bizarre to the point I’d be sure Gino would be purposely sabotaging the club. When things go wrong on the pitch, Deeney throws his arms about and blames others - not a good trait to take into coaching. Even if we can’t get anyone, give it to Mullins who is an actual coach surely?!

    We are ‘scrabbling around’ in the eyes of the media only - who have to write stories irrespective of accuracy. It’s been less than 48hrs.
     
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  16. scummybear

    scummybear Reservist

    He's the captain already. He's in the dressing room every game and hasn't managed to inspire a remote bit of passion so far this season, why would being head coach suddenly change his ineffectiveness? Plus, I could be wrong but I suspect Troy has as much tactical insight as a potato.
     
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  17. magic

    magic Statto & Vordamen's lovechild

    Lets just assume he would need his badges!!!
     
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  18. Happy bunny

    Happy bunny Cheered up a bit

    We need to get somebody signed up before Everton make their move. As Jame Austen once wrote, it's a truth universally acknowledged that if Everton want somebody, they'll get him (unless it's Big Sam, obvs).
     
  19. YellowKicks

    YellowKicks Squad Player

    Talks apparently been held with Setien. Would be utterly incredible.
     
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  20. UEA_Hornet

    UEA_Hornet First Team Captain

    Incredibly good or incredibly bad?
     
  21. lutonh8a

    lutonh8a Squad Player

    Where did you see this?
     
  22. GoingDown

    GoingDown "The Stability"

    Johan Cryff inspired football. Build from the back. Mariappa and Cathcart.

    I just want to see it. So badly.
     
  23. Keighley

    Keighley First Team

    It's a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen sucks.
     
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  24. RS2

    RS2 Squad Player

    Incredibly.....interesting? Looking forward to Foster, Mariappa and Cathcart playing triangles on the edge of our box.
     
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  25. davisp2

    davisp2 Reservist

    Setien now favourite at 6/4
     
  26. nornironhorn

    nornironhorn Administrator Staff Member

    Cathcart is surprisingly decent on the ball for NI - O'Neill spent a lot of time transforming NI into a ball playing team (until they play against the top teams obviously).

    Put some decent defenders alongside him and he won't look out of place. The problem is we have no decent defenders for him to play with it seems..
     
  27. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    Or just whack on a Northern Ireland shirt under his Watford one.
     
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  28. domthehornet

    domthehornet Moderator Staff Member

    It will have you smoking 20 a day?
     
  29. You've not seen him manage Watford.
     
  30. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    From everything I’ve read about this manager in the past 24hrs, he sounds like an absolute dream manager...for a team that doesn’t have a set of completely inept defenders.

    If he is coming in, it has to be on the proviso that he can spend money on plenty of defenders in January.
     
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  31. Cassetti's Beard

    Cassetti's Beard First Team

    Yellow Kicks is ITK
     
  32. Watford Gav

    Watford Gav First Year Pro

    5/4 fav now for the job...!
     
  33. Relegation Certs

    Relegation Certs Squad Player

    why won't he answer this question!
     
  34. Ybotcoombes

    Ybotcoombes Justworkedouthowtochange

    I hate Jane Austin, eastenders of the 18th century , however a dead 18th century writer might do ok in charge
     
  35. Ybotcoombes

    Ybotcoombes Justworkedouthowtochange

    he can’t handle the truth
     

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