Paddockoldie wrote: ↑Tue Dec 31, 2024 9:17 am
Moyes done an interview in the BBC which has more hints than a hint shop on hint road in Hints village
Certainly wasn't hinting at coming here.
Not sure what he wants to be honest, nothing too difficult and no relegation battle kind of rules out most jobs. None are easy and he's not gettong offered a plum, stress free job anywhere.
Bob Sacamano wrote: ↑Tue Dec 31, 2024 10:16 am
I don’t want to alarm anyone but I just bumped into Benitez in the local Aldi.
You never know what you might find in those middle two aisles. Doing a cracking bit of business on out of favour managers. I picked up an Alan Curbishly and a Gary Megson for the young lads under 9 team.
Somewhat bizarre comments from Moyes really, but he's clearly set for life so he gets to make that choice.
Saying "I don't want to be at the bottom of the league and fighting relegation which I have had a few times, so we will see how things go."
Feels like it's ruling him out of most/all of the jobs that would come up for him, unless he wants to drop down a division. His specialty has been scrappy underdog type roles, and building up poor squads. Not sure that's changing at this stage.
Bluedylan1 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 30, 2024 10:06 pm
Getting an elderly statesman manager is absolutely the last thing we need.
We need someone relatively young, with a lot of hunger and drive, with a strong grasp of current tactical trends, who wants to improve players, and who wants to spend a few years building a club up, and growing their own reputation as a consequence.
A current equivalent of a Moyes when he came to us, an Arteta when he went to Arsenal, an Ireola, a Carsley - that should be the blueprint.
And the job should be ideal for those kinds of candidates. It's not a hard sell. We have new owners who will back us financially. We have a new stadium. Expectations are incredibly low because of the last few years, so you can finish mid-table and face no pressure, as long as you are trying to build something sustainable and progressive. The playing squad is about to undergo major changes, because of contracts expiring, so a manager can build the squad the way they want to.
It's actually a very appealing proposition for ambitious managers.
Danny Rohl's doing a great job at Sheff Weds (another basket case club in recent times), and he's a very interesting and exciting manager.
Also has great pedigree having worked at RB Leipzig, Bayern, Germany national team assistant manager and now what he's doing in the Championship. He's only 35. Very tactically astute and adaptive. Would definitely have him on a list of candidates.
Bluedylan1 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 01, 2025 8:21 pm
Danny Rohl's doing a great job at Sheff Weds (another basket case club in recent times), and he's a very interesting and exciting manager.
Also has great pedigree having worked at RB Leipzig, Bayern, Germany national team assistant manager and now what he's doing in the Championship. He's only 35. Very tactically astute and adaptive. Would definitely have him on a list of candidates.
He is an interesting one for sure apparently turned down Southampton the West Brom coach was a good option too but left to try and revive Valencia plenty of options out there just need to pull the trigger
Might not be flavour of the month anymore but if we're talking championship managers then I'd still have Carrick's name on the shortlist. Done a very good job at Middlesbrough and generally plays football on the front foot. He wouldn't be my first choice but if Potter doesn't want it then I can't see many stand-out candidates.
2nd most goals in the championship this season with the 2nd highest xG. Places a lot of importance on getting on the ball and getting the better of the possession but not obssessed with keeping the ball for the sake of it. Think he'd potentially be a decent fit.
They were unlucky not to be promoted first season when he took over from Wilder. Started badly last season but got back to 8th getting back into the groove and they've started this season in a decent way.
Shogun wrote: ↑Thu Jan 02, 2025 9:13 pm
Might not be flavour of the month anymore but if we're talking championship managers then I'd still have Carrick's name on the shortlist. Done a very good job at Middlesbrough and generally plays football on the front foot. He wouldn't be my first choice but if Potter doesn't want it then I can't see many stand-out candidates.
2nd most goals in the championship this season with the 2nd highest xG. Places a lot of importance on getting on the ball and getting the better of the possession but not obssessed with keeping the ball for the sake of it. Think he'd potentially be a decent fit.
I think his inexperience in terms of games coached would stop us giving it to him. Although I do think coaches should be given chances earlier than is the tradition in this country.
There may even be an argument that coaches stay too long in their first job so that they get stuck in a rut and some of their drive and spontaneity has been dulled by the time they get their big chance.
I’m not too bothered about who it is specifically as long as the club has a long-term footballing plan and operates logically within the boundaries of that plan.
We could become any type of team from here with so few long-term contracts left in the squad.
Pick a direction, line up first-team coaching, recruitment, and the academy around that direction, and get after it.
“Chelsea’s Manuel Neuer has won the Premier League manager of the month, narrowly beating Everton’s Cenk Tosun and Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford”
Cereal Killer wrote: ↑Thu Jan 02, 2025 9:46 pm
“Chelsea’s Manuel Neuer has won the Premier League manager of the month, narrowly beating Everton’s Cenk Tosun and Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford”
Well my FM has spoken, bring him home!
Yes, the thought "unfinished business" was uppermost in my mind the day Cenk left.
UnsyisaRhino wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2025 12:43 pm
Same, although in my head it was less focused on Cenk and more on sending heavies after whoever sanctioned the deal to sign him.
