Next Manager - Ivic Confirmed

End of the day the bookies really don't have a clue when it comes to us. Theirs obviously been some big money come in for Cook but whether that means anything who knows. Just seems odd that he's not been linked at all yet suddenly appears in the betting market & even suspended on some sites.

The same happened with Pearson. Wasn't linked at all then randomly appeared at 5/1 the day before he got appointed.

 

Can't really see Deulofeu or Sarr taking one look at a PE teacher looking ****er and saying 'oh go on then let's see what's happening in January'.

 

Looool, at least when we were linked with Puel, there was an actual reason for it, just type Paul Cook into Google and there's absolutely nothing to suggest he's coming here, seems to me it's just bookies putting two and two together and getting five

 

Same happened with Pearson when he entered the market the day before. Wasn't linked at all.

 

If we get Paul Cook then we have zero desire to get back to the Prem. Absolute joke of an appointment.

We might as well get Hughton at that point. At least he’s won promotion and got teams out of the championship.

If it’s Paul Cook then the Pozzo’s can officially join Mike Ashley in the biggest jokes of owner pool.

 

Probably Troy saying "we want an English manager", which loosely translates as "I want an English manager so I can continue to be the main man".

 

I wouldn’t be bowled over by Paul Cook. But you’re going off the deep end a bit! Fans of his previous clubs rave about him and his win percentage is very high. Every manager starts somewhere and the indications are that Paul Cook has been building from the bottom very well indeed.

That being said, I think it’s perhaps too big a jump from where he’s been to come to us given we will be favourites very likely next season. But I’d rather Cook over a number of other candidates in the betting market.

 

Paul Cook was great in the Pistols so a big yes from me.

 

Peter Cook?

 

It's time to make Giraldi Head Coach. Pearson and others were just holding him back from fully conveying his vision to the team. Let him off the reigns with no one getting in his way and we will win the league!

 

Talk about a complete overreaction.....

 

Whoever we get has to be an upgrade on Pearson/Shakespeare or else we should have kept who we already had.

To my mind, none of the coaches we have so far been linked with have been an improvement on those two.

 

That's irrelevant if some of the rumours are true and Pearson behaved in a way which made his position untenable.

 

Confirmed? I’m seeing him linked with them but his odds are drifting...

 

Paul Cook was nailed on to be the Bristol City boss but the odds are drifting big time. Not confirmed at all.

 

Ready-steady Cook ?

 

I still want Ivic more than any of the others. I love the way Maccabi Tel Aviv play and I want my team to play that way.

You can call it a Mickey Mouse league but is it anymore than the Championship or League 1?

 

Would be a red-letter day if we can beat Bristol City to capture the signature of Paul Cook. Perhaps dreams really do come true ?

 

Yeah....like the rumour he smashed Masina in the face.

That just did not happen.

 

Who plays better football out of Struber and Cook? Who has done better with the players at their disposal?

Both had almost identical PPGs in the Champ last season - 1.33 Struber vs 1.28 Cook.

I don't really know much about either. Barnsley fans have said Struber got them playing good football, but I've noticed similar quotes about Cook:

"Bristol City fans turning their nose up at Paul Cook just because they had a Pep Guardiola wannabe in charge before. Cook is a brilliant manager, I think people write him off because he doesn't exactly look like your typical modern manager."

"If Paul cook wasn’t fat, bald, English and called Paul cook you’d love his football btw"

 

So Spanish or Italian?

 

Ivic now also suspended on PP. Hopefully we hear some news tonight from Leventhal.

 

Romance Country... Hmmm...

It's Robert Page.

 

Have you put money on this person?

 

Paul Cook’s teams have been Champions of their division three times.

 

Yes....so who is it....or is this your version of the Masked Singer?

Is it Razvan Lucescu?

 

Israeli football is pretty rank, but the Belgian league is solid enough, and he did a fine job with PAOK

 

PAOK play in Greece.

 

Sorry, yes of course! The Greek Superleague is an OK standard, their better teams are competitive in Europe, including his PAOK team. Maccabi Tel Aviv were poor in Europe under him, but I'm not sure how much you can take from that

 

Bristol City fans seem to think it'll be Holden appointed & not Cook. Probably worth a bet as he's a good price with some bookies.