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I’m just a bit worried that Hecky got the big build up, especially the references to his work with the U23s. Seasoned Blades know that this sort of talk is usually shorthand for selling all the decent players and promoting from the reserves!

I’m doing my best to be optimistic and hoping that the owners are now looking to build on the work done by CWAK rather than tearing it down. Our goal has to be promotion next season so hopefully they will bring in a management team capable of achieving that.
 
Swinton Blade said:
No club is going to pay Terry or Lampard £100k to be a manager.

Plus with Terry we get to see him in a United kit if we win a trophy.
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I reckon £1,900 ish a week for Terry or Lampard would be good value to be honest, we could push the boat out and get both of them at that.
 
Michael Appleton? Obviously something behind those links.
 
themaninblack said:
I’m just a bit worried that Hecky got the big build up, especially the references to his work with the U23s. Seasoned Blades know that this sort of talk is usually shorthand for selling all the decent players and promoting from the reserves!

I’m doing my best to be optimistic and hoping that the owners are now looking to build on the work done by CWAK rather than tearing it down. Our goal has to be promotion next season so hopefully they will bring in a management team capable of achieving that.
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Absolutely no chance we will win promotion next season IMO. The whole squad will need overhauling now as we are set up to only play one way, we've no wingers, no attacking midfielders and likely a few players being sold on too.

We should be focussing on making sure we don't drop again next season, any talk of promotion is foolish. I fear we're more likely to get relegated again than we are to win promotion.
 
We'd be better of giving it Hecky or one of the youth team coaches over that lot. I'm pretty confident a number of them wouldn't be prepared to be the puppet we need anyway. Maybe the bloke at Barnsley is worth a punt if they don't go up, or Alex Neil at Preston who has done good things despite constantly getting his best players sold from under him? My feeling is that things are going to get dark and difficult so we need a fire fighter to help us consolidate.
 
Swinton Blade said:
No club is going to pay Terry or Lampard £100k to be a manager.

Plus with Terry we get to see him in a United kit if we win a trophy.
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Maybe I over egged it, but I'm sure I read Lampard was on 75k ish as Chelsea Manager, either way not sure he's in our budget (what we'd pay not what we can afford).
 
Struggling to think of anyone who massively stands out as my number 1 choice.

Maybe Howe at a push but as well as not being convinced he'd be that interested, I'd have some question marks against him.

No-one else mentioned so far fills me with much confidence tbh.

Part of me is expecting a foreign DoF and coach which might turn out OK but isn't going to get many enthused or excited as they will be unknown.
 

Wayne Rooney,just a thought it could be someone totally off the radar but given somr of the names on the radar would that be a bad shout
 
Smirth said:
Absolutely no chance we will win promotion next season IMO. The whole squad will need overhauling now as we are set up to only play one way, we've no wingers, no attacking midfielders and likely a few players being sold on too.

We should be focussing on making sure we don't drop again next season, any talk of promotion is foolish. I fear we're more likely to get relegated again than we are to win promotion.
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I share that fear.

I think if we had kept CWAK and the majority of the squad, all of whom have been successful at Championship level, then we would rightly be amongst the bookies favourites to go up. Let’s see what plan the owners come up with over the summer. In the meantime I’m just trying to be positive and look at this as an opportunity for the powers that be to get the club back on track.
 
I think some of the names mentioned are just not good enough. We need someone who can bring decent players in and has a bit of standing within the game. Appleton and Cowley must be a joke or are panic suggestions. If we seriously want to rebuild as of next season then we have to bring someone in that leads from the front and can obtain very good standard players to come in and push us on. Whether its Howe, Lampard or a foreign coach we need one of a good standard to attract players. Something that Appleton and Cowley would definitely struggle to do.
 
I honestly think Lampard would be a great appointment. He's got something to prove since his stinging Chelsea dismissal. Attractive football is in his repertoire. But also, he's the kind of bloke this set of players are going to sit up and take notice of next season, and a name that commands instant respect. We desperately need someone who is going to pull the squad together first and foremost. I think he could do that very effectively.
 
JPBrodie said:
I honestly think Lampard would be a great appointment. He's got something to prove since his stinging Chelsea dismissal. Attractive football is in his repertoire. But also, he's the kind of bloke this set of players are going to sit up and take notice of next season, and a name that commands instant respect. We desperately need someone who is going to pull the squad together first and foremost. I think he could do that very effectively.
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It's interesting how some people really want Lampard, and others are against it.

Glittering playing CV but not convinced as a manager yet. Also, far from convinced he'd want to manage us (but suppose people would have said that about Derby!)
 
Ralph Blade said:
I think Terry is ready for management but turning this mess around might not be for the inexperienced.
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I quite like the fact Terry didn't jump straight into a management role and preferred to gain experience as a No2. He was involved in their promotion season, then a season of struggle and now a season of relative success so he should have gained a fair bit of knowledge.

He certainly worked wonders with Villa's defence this season and that could be critical if we're going to step away from CW's style of play as will no doubt mean moving to a back 4.

Even with that I'm just not quite sure I want a 1st time manager in what will be a crucial season for our immediate future as a club and I'm really not keen on him as a person although if it is him and he leads us back to The Prem and keeps us there then I don't really give a shit what he's like.

That being said I've said on several posts prior to CW leaving that I really do think PA will want a "name" manager so in that respect people like Bilic, Terry, Lampard etc are probably far more likely than say Cowley or Appleton.
 
Sportbilly said:
Maybe I over egged it, but I'm sure I read Lampard was on 75k ish as Chelsea Manager, either way not sure he's in our budget (what we'd pay not what we can afford).
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He probably was on £75k a week at Chelsea. FL comes across as a smart man, surely he'll realise not many other clubs will pay that.

If he wants to continue as a manger he would have to take a pay cut. I do wonder what Derby were paying him though.
 
Bilic
HeCanDoMagic said:
Not posted for a while. Mixture of lockdown blues and a feeling of detachment to my football club and football in general. The events over the last few days have been hard to stomach and not what any of us wanted at all. I personally believe the writing has been on the wall for a while and it didn't come as a total shock for me.

However - a manger has left, we need a new one, and with that brings a sense of nervousness, but also a sense of excitement of what would happen if we appointed 'x', 'y' or 'z' and a step into the unknown.

Some names have been popping around in the media, including today in The Sun, who, like it or not, do seem to have their finger on the pulse when it comes to us.

So, if they are right and with the other names quoted it would appear currently in the running we have;

Eddie Howe

Pros: 'Modern manager', experience of the Championship & promotion, press friendly, would probably work with DOF

Cons: That stint with Burnley (or is this unfair given how long ago it was), would he have the instant buy in of the players, AFCB went downhill very sharply

Frank Lampard

Pros: Well respected by players, Championship experience, adopted attractive football at Derby & Chelsea, contacts within the game

Cons: His he experienced enough to cope with the environment he'll walk into?

Derek McInnes

Pros: Someone help me out

Cons: Aberdeen fans seem relieved he's gone, boring football

Slavan Bilic

Pros: Championship experience & promotion, fire in his belly (which I think our fans appreciate), foreign contacts

Cons: Anyone?

John Terry (only put this in here because it'd be my preference)

Pros: Impressed as assistant, put the graft in (ie not jumped straight into management), contacts, respect of players (?), DOF model would suit, thick skinned (whoever takes over will need that)

Cons: Totally inexperienced, would our fans accept him

Hope everyone on this board is in good health and its good to be back(ish).

HCDM
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Bilic is one I didnt think off. Experienced. His West Brom and West Ham side were functional but not the worst football in the world. Likes a flair player. Might not be a bad shout
 
Sam64 said:
Michael Appleton? Obviously something behind those links.
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I think he is quite popular with the analysis crowd, presume he uses data etc in the set up of his teams and in his transfer/scouting etc. Also think there was some England age group managerial experience which they don't hand out to everyone. He talks well on punditry contrary to his appearance and his touchline manner which is a bit neanderthal at times.
He divides opinion at the clubs he has managed so I still feel a bit of a gamble...
 
Sportbilly said:
It's interesting how some people really want Lampard, and others are against it.

Glittering playing CV but not convinced as a manager yet. Also, far from convinced he'd want to manage us (but suppose people would have said that about Derby!)
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Lampard is a funny one. I think it is only fair to recognise his single season at Derby as a success (6th place and PO final not easy to achieve no matter who you are), but his spell at Chelsea will widely be considered failure. I guess by Chelsea's standards and expectations it was, and he did fail to get consistently good results despite spending mega in the summer.

However, I think his 1st season with Chelsea was actually perfectly respectable. 4th place under embargo was about as good as it could realistically have gone for Chelsea at that time I think.

I think that the 'failure' at Chelsea tag will prevent most PL sides from being interested in him and think that Howe is the more likely of the two to have broader options.
 

I have an image of our interview panel being like the end of an episode of Phoenix Nights when they were doing the auditions.

Pulis asking if a baseball cap comes with the job.

Next....................
 
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