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14 Oct 2022 18:33:16
Hearing the owners will be having meetings about the possible new manager and maybe even speaking to their representatives,obviously they and boehly will have a nut up to talk about their new trinkets, for me I think SG is done,let him learn his trade somewhere else,always said he was another bryan Robson,his name is great currency,but alas,he can't walk the walk as a manager,the thing that worries me is that Brendan Rodgers' name keeps popping up,and I bet the Leicester owners will be laughing their socks off if we go for him,please don't let this happen,I can't stand that smug little so and so,I've been told unai Emery is highly regarded,should be interesting!
1.) 14 Oct 2022 20:05:29
rodgers is a good manager,not his fault he's got too sell his best players and got no money
2.) 14 Oct 2022 22:39:21
Between Rodgers and Emery it is Rodgers all day long. Within a year he will have us up fighting towards Europe and then we can shuffle if we don't keep progressing from there.
Emery is great at a nearly but not quite team but his Arsenal record shows he cannot progress a team to regular challengers.
Obviously Poch and Tuchel are the first attempts. Rodgers and Martinez are my 2nd choices.
3.) 19 Oct 2022 16:06:02
Rodger’s and Martinez are realistic options Tuchel and Poch are not. Apparently Poch is waiting for Spurs as rumour has it Conte will not renew his contract.
4.) 20 Oct 2022 07:01:48
You never know if you don't try though. There aren't that many big teams that are likely to be shuffling too soon. PSG and United may have their itchy triggers ready at all times and Juve have had their struggles but that seems to be about it.
Wolves were never getting Lopetegui but they had the balls to make an approach and the answer is never a no unless it comes from the horses mouth or their agent.
31 Aug 2022 15:38:59
It's official, the end of the world is coming,it would appear (I hope not,please by all that's sacred),the name of Brendan Rodgers is being whispered, tell me it's a lie,I'm Bobby Ewing and it's all but a dream (nightmare more like).
NO NO NO NO NO NO
1.) 31 Aug 2022 19:20:04
rodgers is class manager
2.) 31 Aug 2022 21:59:52
Jonny you don't have a Scooby when it comes to football do you?
3.) 31 Aug 2022 22:21:09
well look at rodgers record at leicster,won fa cup,won charity shield,finished 5 twice,this season selling his best players really a bad manager that is daz,but suppose you think gerreards is a good manager,and i know a lot about football thanks played the game at pro level and coaching so suppose i know more than you yes which is not hard to be fair from most of your posts you think you everything when you clearly dont,you constant dig at peoples opinions and moan and whine like an old man
4.) 01 Sep 2022 08:58:14
A bit like villa4eva who played at pro level and done his coaching badges we are well blessed with knowledge on here then!
5.) 01 Sep 2022 10:34:10
like i keep saying i'm not villa4eva u must miss him the way your going on about him haha
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22 Oct 2022 12:49:48
Ahoy my fellow free thinking compatriots, just a quick note on 2 potential managers,firstly brendan ( I think I'm still a teenager again)rodgers,Leicester will sack him in the distant future as soon as they have someone to replace him,why would we go for a manager who we have to pay compensation for who can't get a tune from a good squad of players he has there?
surely we would be repeating the gerrard cock up all over again?-he inheritd a great squad and each year they have got worse,the table doesn't lie,he flatters to deceive,now when a real manager would make things happen in adversity hows that working out for him?-but for those who want him,fair enough,
the second manager I think would do a cracking job for us,and that's sean dyche-and before you all kick off just a point or two,firstly,as manager of Burnley,how easy do you think it was to attract top talent on a virtually zero budget,and remember (no disrespect to the beauty of Burnley)how difficult do you think it was to persuade players to come and play at Burnley,a club everyone associates with relegation battles,and I put it to you that Burnley getting Europe a few seasons ago was more of an accomplishment than what Rodgers has done at the foxes,don't forget the wage structure limitations he worked under as well,all in all there was nothing to sell to perspective players about the club except one think,and that's the manager himself,the one thing you knew about Burnley was that when you played them,they played for the manager,can you say that about our lads,also,he had a small squad,but he made it work,and that's what top managers do,they make a square peg fit in a round hole,
now bear in mind B6 is slightly more cosmopolitan than Burnley (no offence meant), with a budget probably he can only dream of,and being able to try to buy players who cost north of 20 million pounds on average,I really think he not only who make us click,but he would bring in players who come to us because they want to,rather than using us as a stepping stone,or some where to steal a living on big dough,
yes you can say the brand of football he plays is boring,but if you have no money,a low wage structure and a club with expectations whose only concern is staying in the top flight for financial reasons,how many world class flair players do you think had their heads turned by the bright lights of Burnley?
so I say give him a chance,he'll make us solid,and after that it can only improve,as for those who don't want him that's fair enough,but you tell me how many of our players would run through a brick wall for the manager,how many love the club not the inflated money we pay to make them come to us?
who ever gets the job good luck to them,I just want a team who want to be there because they believe in the manager and his plan,have a good one boys and girls.
UTV!
1.) 22 Oct 2022 14:15:03
I think they are both good managers but I don't think either will be the next villa boss. Dyche not glamorous enough for NSWE and I've not seen Rodgers linked to the job anywhere
02 Sep 2022 15:59:57
Ahoy me hearties, so how are we all doing after yesterday's hooha of a transfer day,so now attention turns to sg and what will happen if man titty not only beat us,but take the Michael out of us,usual suspects named,but a cheeky whisper I've been told is the potential next incumbent must have premier.league experience, and ideally international experience as well,so the name that I have been told would be on the list is Roberto Martinez,for me,I'd rather keep sg than get Martinez, but apparently martinez misses the daily camaraderie and interaction, so,if sg turns it around happy days,if it goes wonky big time then we might be lumbered with the Everton reject,I hope not.
01 Sep 2022 07:05:17
Seems sg and Lange have surpassed themselves when it really matters,wolves get dawson for pin money and bedinak goes to the hammers!-when the time comes you can't sign a veteran or a defender no-one even thought was that prolific then that tells me agents ever don't believe in the 'vision' or they know he's for the chop and no way do they want anything to do with it,signs seem a bit ominous, sg needs at least one marquee signing today to show everyone he's still boss,the locker room isn't a place to test for a good atmosphere apparently,just for the fact he's a young English manager I hope he turns it around,but if the troops are downing tools,that's a different story,time will tell.
1.) 01 Sep 2022 07:29:59
We won't sign anybody of note today Class, I don't think the owners trust Gerrard hence the lack of genuine activity - For me the writing is on the wall and I suspect that's the feeling at the top of the club, no point making a statement signing now when a new manager might be in place come mid September. There's more than enough in the current squad to move us well away from any genuine danger if a competent manager is in place.
2.) 01 Sep 2022 09:07:50
I thought he would last until October, but I think it will be Sunday now. No signings, the funds have been stopped.
3.) 01 Sep 2022 09:14:17
Bk, I hope you're wrong, even though I don't like sg, even he doesn't deserve what some players are not doing. I heard a pundit say Watkins literally had no passes, shots, dribbles etc.
I didn't see all the game, my heart wasn't in it, but if true that's shocking and worse still its come to the point where we're praying that Luiz is kind enough to stay with us rather than leave?
That stinks of management being so arrogant to allow his contract to wind down so with one year left he can either stay with us,or maybe go to Liverpool etc, if you were him, what would you do?
i think we will always be thought of as a stepping stone club until we get a management team in place that makes players want to come, remember when players went to United because of Taggart as manager.
now players turn them down, unless they're offered silly money, yet a few miles down the road, Pep has the pick of Europe, with the likes of haarland turning down all of Europe's elite because city are the new united, the last time I remember players wanting to choose us over others was when Martin o'Neill was in charge.
pretty obvious pattern really, pay whatever it takes to get in someone who identifies with the manager (I know sg was able to attract some players, but no track record down here, pretty dimb punt by purslow and the fact rangers let sg go, but fought to keep beale should have been a big clue),its a shooting gallery to try and pick a manager with enough experience but who isn't tied down already, so the question is, roll the dice with a foreign manager (the poch springs to mind)or go for someone like sean dyche.
not so glamorous but could make us a team that would be solid, efficient and the players he brought in would be here because of him, who knows what's around the corner.
31 Aug 2022 10:22:41
I'm hoping the murmours are wrong that sg is thinking of offering a contract to Ross Berkeley if Celtic don't firm up their interest,at least 150,000 a week or there abouts,yes he's on a free but if you can't be arsed to try for a whole season,what makes sg think all of a sudden he'll see the light?-if,this does happen then the locker room will be even more fractured,sg needs to pull a rabbit out of the hat by tomorrow or he'll be on very thin ice.
1.) 31 Aug 2022 12:02:12
Just like Phil Coutinho, a busted flush. Just can't do it anymore. We really don't need these kind of players. I much preferred Dean Smith's philosopy of young and hungry with sell on value, even if we were a bit naive at times.
2.) 01 Sep 2022 01:17:20
Dean Smith assisted in bringing Ross Barkley to the club lol
This Dean Smith philosophy of young and hungry with sell on value who did he bring to the club that was/is young and hungry that we've cashed in on.
Don't say Grealish as you know full well that don't wash.
It's always back to Dean Smith, this sentimental he was the messiah stuff is becoming tiresome.
Dean Smith and Steven Gerrard are not premier league managers, so can we please stop the nostalgia and acknowledge they both had/have us sleepwalking to relegation in their most recent times with us, Smith prior to Gerrard for 2021 was horrendous and minus a freak start we were relegation material for the 20/21 season and the 21/22 season started as he finished.
Now in the present the current manager is proving equally as bad probably worse, it was absolutely the right choice to sack Dean Smith and it's absolutely the right choice to sack Gerrard now.
29 Aug 2022 10:11:50
Loti-your absolutely right about Cooper being in charge for longer than Gerrard,my bad,I didn't express myself properly there,what I meant was that sg has had a nucleus of a good squad for virtually a year to work with and on,so he knows the players' strengths and what they bring,Cooper has a whole new squad he has had maybe a month only with and he's been able to mesh them together as a progressive unit playing pressing,attacking football WITHIN a month!as yet sg,who by the way funnily enough wants to play 'attacking,progressive football' can't cobble together a squad to do that over a longer period of time?-if I were the scouse I'd forget about sg and keep tabs on Steve Cooper,he plays more their style and unlike sg,he's the real McCoy,not a plastic version!-fair play to you for wanting to give sg more time,but if your that thick you'd rather play 'Cortina-Coutinho' over 'Beamer-Buendia' then I don't think he has grasped just how bad his midfield situation is,if you don't go on form,then you might as well be dim enough to try and buy Craig dawson-oh no wait!
1.) 29 Aug 2022 10:31:48
Fair enough 82 and I agree with your point on Cooper he is class wherever he has been England U17 through to Swansea and now at Forest but at some point like most managers he will go through a bad patch and it will be interesting to see how he is viewed then both by journalists and fans. I don’t want people on here thinking I am a Gerrard fan because I am not but by the same token you have to give the guy a chance, he has had some success admittedly in a less competitive league but success nonetheless and prevented a previously dominant Celtic team from achieving the mythical 10 championships in a row so he must have some talent. I think he is having difficulty in adjusting to this league, he needs to adapt his tactics better and he needs to be given time. We have had 13 managers in 22 years and the only thing we have ‘achieved’ in that time is relegation! We won’t go down we need to accept that we are a mid table premiership outfit at the moment and review progress preferably at the end of the season but January at the earliest and take it from there.
2.) 29 Aug 2022 13:40:53
Again,good points Loti,he did well in Scotland but I think that was more because of Beale having the guile,McCallister being the glue,but without Beale he looks bereft of ideas,again I applaud your Christian approach to giving him till January,but to show this club means business and isn't a rest home or holiday village for players to use as a stepping stone I think we should be ruthless,he's had virtually a year,all I see is no progression,players brought in on big folding,players not 100% sure what the way to play is,and a disgruntled changing room with the wrong man as captain and a favoured midfielder with no confidence and no excuses,while buendia,who I think has raised his game stews on the bench,the decisions made yesterday were criminal,wrong substitution of Luiz as an example,is McGinn playing better now he's captain,are we helping ings to reach his full potential,look at Martinez in goal yesterday,his body language is saying he's out of here,we're wasting Kamara,who out there is the drill sergeant, no-one,these are all simple reads,but he can't, a year in the job and the best we're doing is stagnating, he's had his chance, let's pay to get someone else in and show we mean business,because this is a serious business we're in,no mistake,unfortunately sg was.
3.) 29 Aug 2022 13:59:15
I'd be interested to see if you're still keeping the faith with Stevie if we lose another 4 back-to-back games LOTI. We are indeed a work-in-progress destined to be mid table until such time as we're not. I'm just not sure there is a cohesive plan or certainly it doesn't feel like there is. It's all very well upgrading the ground and increasing capacity, but unless we start playing some sparklingly entertaining football and win some games, no-one is going to want to come and sit in those extra seats.
4.) 29 Aug 2022 16:15:04
If we lose the next 4 I still will not be calling for the managers head if by January we are still on a downward trajectory then it might be time to reconsider but I still believe you need time particularly if you are new to the league and trying to instil a way of play on a group of players which we’re largely the choice of the previous manager. Don’t get me wrong Gerrard has a big job on his hands trying to turn this around he needs to be more flexible in his approach tactically and less stubborn in how he wants to play but for Christ’s sake give the man a fair crack of the whip. When he took over he was criticised for wanting to use us as a stepping stone on the way to Anfield and we have a poor run and the knives are out. If we do sack him I’ll bet you anything you like we won’t get Poch or Potter
5.) 29 Aug 2022 17:04:40
you sure we won't go dwn 3 wins in15 is relegation form mate
30 Aug 2022 15:09:53
It was going so well till you said Bielsa-another merchant of 1 style of football-to be honest neither poch nor potter will accept,I'd go Sean dyche,but I guess that means we'll be getting Scott parker if they pull the pin.
01 Sep 2022 09:14:17
Bk, I hope you're wrong, even though I don't like sg, even he doesn't deserve what some players are not doing. I heard a pundit say Watkins literally had no passes, shots, dribbles etc.
I didn't see all the game, my heart wasn't in it, but if true that's shocking and worse still its come to the point where we're praying that Luiz is kind enough to stay with us rather than leave?
That stinks of management being so arrogant to allow his contract to wind down so with one year left he can either stay with us,or maybe go to Liverpool etc, if you were him, what would you do?
i think we will always be thought of as a stepping stone club until we get a management team in place that makes players want to come, remember when players went to United because of Taggart as manager.
now players turn them down, unless they're offered silly money, yet a few miles down the road, Pep has the pick of Europe, with the likes of haarland turning down all of Europe's elite because city are the new united, the last time I remember players wanting to choose us over others was when Martin o'Neill was in charge.
pretty obvious pattern really, pay whatever it takes to get in someone who identifies with the manager (I know sg was able to attract some players, but no track record down here, pretty dimb punt by purslow and the fact rangers let sg go, but fought to keep beale should have been a big clue),its a shooting gallery to try and pick a manager with enough experience but who isn't tied down already, so the question is, roll the dice with a foreign manager (the poch springs to mind)or go for someone like sean dyche.
not so glamorous but could make us a team that would be solid, efficient and the players he brought in would be here because of him, who knows what's around the corner.
29 Aug 2022 13:40:53
Again,good points Loti,he did well in Scotland but I think that was more because of Beale having the guile,McCallister being the glue,but without Beale he looks bereft of ideas,again I applaud your Christian approach to giving him till January,but to show this club means business and isn't a rest home or holiday village for players to use as a stepping stone I think we should be ruthless,he's had virtually a year,all I see is no progression,players brought in on big folding,players not 100% sure what the way to play is,and a disgruntled changing room with the wrong man as captain and a favoured midfielder with no confidence and no excuses,while buendia,who I think has raised his game stews on the bench,the decisions made yesterday were criminal,wrong substitution of Luiz as an example,is McGinn playing better now he's captain,are we helping ings to reach his full potential,look at Martinez in goal yesterday,his body language is saying he's out of here,we're wasting Kamara,who out there is the drill sergeant, no-one,these are all simple reads,but he can't, a year in the job and the best we're doing is stagnating, he's had his chance, let's pay to get someone else in and show we mean business,because this is a serious business we're in,no mistake,unfortunately sg was.
29 Aug 2022 02:05:04
Dd1980-hope you and yours are all well,yep sg is sticking to his guns, since Beale left to manage rangers (queens park version-it had to be!)and we have been a pile of tosh,you were right about Beale being the one in the know,I think sg is a newer version of bryan Robson,big name to attract talent,but coaching wise,not the sharpest,but listen,if you fancy sg back for a swap for GVB we're prepared to do you a favour and help you out!
-by the way top work in the psv games,you deserve to keep rolling them over,great spirit and top recruitment this summer,wish I could say that for us!-keep up the good work and look after our next manager will you!-lol!
26 Aug 2022 00:44:26
That's right,apparently some of the gentlemen who frequent the loudon pub have been waxing lyrical about what the gers should do with that cheeky little scamp moreles,been told he has somewhat of a volatile trait,can be very aggressive (also known as the souness school of football-never leave them standing or not concussed!),but I think for what he would cost I'd take him on loan with the usual option to buy,like to see him against defenders down here,and for a low loan fee winner winner chicken dinner springs to mind!
23 Aug 2022 09:18:25
Loti-we have billionaire owners who want returns on their investment,if they have a choice to stick with what we have or press the reset button I know which one they'll choose,as for attracting a top manager,for example the poch,all managers want to be at a club with ambitious owners willing to spend money-that would be us then I think,everyone knows where we need to strengthen and yet we have not again,i reckon he has no more than 8 games,i hope he proves me wrong and we get what we need and have a great campaign,and i think the likes of the poch would definitely come here as long as they know they would be backed,but again i don't like gerrard but i hope he is a screaming success, for everyone's sake.