Next Seasons Manager

That agent guy we work with (sorry, can't remember his name right Now), has he got any managers on his books? Could be a good place to start looking!

 

Well, l am ever hopeful ☺

 

I like the sound of a Zubeldia & Dyche dream team, even though I've never heard of Zubeldia before

 

For him or us?...or both ?

 

Close, but I have heard

 

Maybe he could bring Jose Lopez with him from Lanus?!

 

From Only Fools and Horses?
Would be a coup.

 

It's copper plate writing. It actually says Pardew

 

I originally meant for us, however, it's fair to say it would be a gamble for him (or anyone else) to take the job here know just how awfully run a club we are!

 

Don't think anyone is "right" or "wrong" btw - as until a contract is signed and an announcement made, it could feasibly be anyone. Martinez is almost certain for me purely as he's allegedly agreed to take it (very recently), and we'd be bloody mental not to offer it to him once the role is actually vacant.

 

Doesn’t really matter who we get in, if Pozzbury aren’t willing to change, nothing will get better.

We’ll remain in the current death spiral of absolute nothingness, bouncing from one coach to another, all of whom fail to squeeze any further life from Cleverley, Cathcart and King Ken.

 

It's the Pozzo's refusal to let players move on without a fee when clearly not up to it that wrecks the whole model. 5 year deals for utter crap again and again.

 

Yep, ******* brain dead use of limited funds.

Look at Palace, and how they addressed things getting stale by letting more than 10 first team players and a coach walk away in one summer. Completely revitalized their squad from top to bottom. It took balls, but it’s made a world of difference.

While we have players who were past their best 3 years ago, with multiple seasons left on their deals.

 

We joke about Pardew - but he’s just taken over CSKA Sofia who Giaretta has links to.

He’s one or two panic sackings away from the job.

 

For anyone who wants a bit more lowdown on Diego Martinez, @LouOrns put this together a few days ago and it’s very informative…

https://luorns.substack.com/p/diego-martinez-the-man-that-should?utm_source=twitter&s=r

 

I like Martinez and wanted him in before Ranieri but I have a feeling a certain Mr Dyche will be coming back. Still can't fathom why Burnley shifted him so late on in the season. Not the most exciting option but knows the league.

 

Which probably rules him out!

 

He won’t be.

 

That's a good read @LouOrns
I notice he's been at the club last summer but is he still around? If he is their choice and is willing to take the job there are a number of players who we have that I suspect won't fit his style so would make sense for him to be looking at this now. Leave Woy in charge till end of the season as we're down now but he could start his own work in the background. Not sure if that's possible

 

Thing is, despite their many shortcomings, they’re obviously not completely ********.

So how can paying Seb Prodl (one bizarre example I recall) what must be like £20k a week to not play be any better than losing him for free and saving a million odd in salary?

Cleverly & Cathcart must’ve cost us £5-10 million in salary the last 3 seasons right? Without contributing anything remarkable; surely letting a contract run out which costs you nothing but SAVES you the aforementioned figure and then reinvesting that figure in something with an upward trajectory rather than a dwindling ageing asset makes just standard business sense?

You don’t have to be football men, you don’t even have to have a degree for that logic. Which tells me even if it’s wrong there must be SOME logic for our contract extensions but what is it?!

 

Hopefully the second part of that statement comes true

 

Nathan Jones with Mick Harford as assistant would be an inspired and popular choice

 

Think it’s known in some footballing circles that he’s said is not keen on taking on a new job until the summer.

Indeed, it’s been hinted that he has already been approached about the job when Xisco was sacked and that was his reasoning.

Not sure there’s much to gain from getting him in now anyway - I’d have done it weeks ago if that was the thinking.

 

Offer the job to Slaven Bilic.

 

Aren’t we all.

 

I’ve heard the thing about not wanting to take a job mid-season, but I also recall he commented he was friends with Xisco and didn’t want to take the job on that basis either.

 

Hur, hur, Diego Martinez Penas.

Lol u read ‘penas’.