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There is a Manager at the team that is propping up the Championship. His team were always going to struggle but have battled throughout the season. I know I'll get pelters but he is going to move on to bigger and better things. Whether we like him or not he has done a fantastic job at Wycombe and certainly better than some of the tired old names being linked to our vacancy.
 

BonnyBlade said:
How about Billy and Jags just athought it might keep all players happy ☺
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Bladey Bladeness but I'd love it if we got a good "head coach" in, if that's what the Prince wants, and then have Jags on the management team, and Bill as a player coach.

It'd be the Happy Shopper Sheffield United version of Ancelotti and Duncan Ferguson.

Maybe I'm just looking for some comfort and a diet Wilder.
 
Smirth said:
It's so difficult because they are all a big step down from Wilder for so many reasons but we have to look forward and accept we're going to get a poorer manager.

I'm not a fan of Howe but that is mainly due to his transfer market failings, if we are taking that responsibility away from him then he's a more attractive proposition because he's a good coach and plays attractive, attacking football.

Lampard has a lot to prove after a poor season at Chelsea this time. He did okay at Derby but his success there was blown out of proportion, he guided them to a 6th place finish after finishing 6th the season before under Rowett. He was also helped massively with the loan signings. That said, he's got a decent record with young British players so could help us develop Brewster & Bogle.

I think our bigger problem is attracting a suitable manager. Despite being a relegated team, I don't think we will be an attractive club to many. Following Wilder is an impossible task, a new manager needs to get the fans back onside, won't have loads of money to chuck around because of the debts which the Prince needs to pay off etc. We will be quite a tough sell to some managers.
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The fans will be onside quickly if we play positive football and win more than we draw / lose.
Sadly it will be that simple and any move to build over three years will not appease
 
TopBoy said:
Lampard and Terry combo?

What about Gerrard? The Adventures of Stevie G has a certain ring to it :tumbleweed:
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He's got the freedom of Glasgow now, well half of it anyway. Must be on a right screw up there. How do they understand him.?
 
crucialkneeligaman said:
There is a Manager at the team that is propping up the Championship. His team were always going to struggle but have battled throughout the season. I know I'll get pelters but he is going to move on to bigger and better things. Whether we like him or not he has done a fantastic job at Wycombe and certainly better than some of the tired old names being linked to our vacancy.
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Very brave post 🤔
 
Leftfield - but a couple of decent looking young managers in L2 - 35yo Mark Bonner at Camridge utd (2nd) and 43yo Michael Duff at Cheltenham (1st).

Preferred would be Michael Duff, i think he seems like a good character, plays 3 at the back but not afraid to attack and switch up between 5-2-3, 5-2-1-2 and 4-4-2.

it'd be a risk, but i think we need fresh face and ideas... problem is it's Cambridge is his 1st manager job, but on the other hand, it's also very impressive to be 1st in L2 in your first job
 
Lampard would be my first choice- he’s got something to prove and his name carries a lot of weight.

As much as Terry is an absolute prick- whoever comes in next will have to have an ego the size of Jupiter, and JT certainly fits the bill. I’d say he’s an intriguing, (absolutely ridiculous and impossibly risky), suggestion.
I wouldn’t be completely against the idea when compared with some of the other names being mentioned. You’d think the Chelsea connections that Lampard brings would probably be the same with Terry- not that that’s manifested at Villa though.
 
Bladeinleeds said:
Slim fucking pickings

I’d take Howe but our squad was only really set up to play the way we have done. We don’t have many / any players who’d look decent in another formation requiring pace, flair and skill. So a large overhaul would be required.

The only thing lampard would bring is probably some Chelsea loanees - doesn’t seem to have much tactical nouse.

would be a typical flailing owner with no vision or plan to give terry the job. If the rumours wilder was leaving had been circulating for a while you’d hope they at least have an idea of something useful so we don’t have to scrape the barrel.

Barnsley (albeit they are more likely than us to be a PL side) manger seems to be doing well. A more left field choice done it with a tiny budget might be interesting - more so than Neil fucking Lennon!
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Don't worry, we won't be doing pace, flair or skill
We also won't be doing footballing brains, quick minds, quick feet, creativity, style, cunning, entertainment, individual talent or athleticism.

It kind of limits who we'll get as next manager
 

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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no no no no no and fucking no, before you ask i dont have a clue who to get but none of the mentioned do anything for me
 
Latters said:
That’s the feller; so it is who I was thinking of. 😃

The only worry with someone like that is that he’s another who’s only managed at a lower level so might hit a ceiling at Premier League level. If we are looking to install a director of football with continental connections, that could negate that risk somewhat.
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When we're looking like we're going to crash through to the basement like an anvil in a Tom & Jerry cartoon I could live with hitting a ceiling in the Premiere League!
 
bongleblade said:
Leftfield - but a couple of decent looking young managers in L2 - 35yo Mark Bonner at Camridge utd (2nd) and 43yo Michael Duff at Cheltenham (1st).

Preferred would be Michael Duff, i think he seems like a good character, plays 3 at the back but not afraid to attack and switch up between 5-2-3, 5-2-1-2 and 4-4-2.

it'd be a risk, but i think we need fresh face and ideas... problem is it's Cambridge is his 1st manager job, but on the other hand, it's also very impressive to be 1st in L2 in your first job
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Cambridge aren’t an easy club to manage but I think he’d be overawed at the Lane. If we’re seriously linked with him, I’ll make some enquiries, I’ve got a mate with connections there.
 
Eddie Howe will have us diving and screaming all over the pitch.

Bilic is the only one on your list who really fits our personality.

Ultimately, it will depend on what PA’s vision and ambitions for the club are. A good DoF and a big name can be used to attract interest - but ultimately wages are what attracts players.

If you’re going to pump money in you need a really good coach - even if he’s unknown. If you’re not putting money in you need something different - like Lampard’s name.

I really like the idea of Bilic - especially if Knilly stays - but he won’t once Chris gets another club!
 
Anyone mentioned paul warne , he seems to have done well with Rotherham, hes been around these parts quite a while so knows what's expected, I'm not really up on his playing style ect so willing to be enlightened
 
There’s not one name that excites me very much, bizarrely the Cambridge fella is a half decent shout. Not sure if I would feel different if we had just got rid of a rubbish manager and was more excited about a new appointment
 
Get Eddie in at the end of the season. AK stays on as coach. Jags and Fat Lad stick around to lead by example and instil the expectations demanded by fans.

I feel optimistic about that.
 
crucialkneeligaman said:
There is a Manager at the team that is propping up the Championship. His team were always going to struggle but have battled throughout the season. I know I'll get pelters but he is going to move on to bigger and better things. Whether we like him or not he has done a fantastic job at Wycombe and certainly better than some of the tired old names being linked to our vacancy.
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I dont think Sid Whitehouse would be in favour
 
Mark Hughes was saying he’d like to get back into management on Sky Sports yesterday.

I hope he doesn’t come to BDTBL. It’s a lottery. Chances are we will get someone we don’t like and just hurl abuse from the stands.
 
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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can we have a former striker as a manager just for a change. i'll go for mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Brian Deane well its a better choice than all of those mentioned
 
BLADE OF GRASS said:
Anyone mentioned paul warne , he seems to have done well with Rotherham, hes been around these parts quite a while so knows what's expected, I'm not really up on his playing style ect so willing to be enlightened
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Said it in another thread, passionate but grounded, Works within a ridiculously low budget and accepts the rug being pulled from under his feet by selling players, although to be fair this seems to be the model they have to work with. ( No disrespect to Tony Stewart). Accepts being yo-yo L1 - Championship. Gets the most out of what he has. Difficult to dislike.
Seen them a few times including Wembley playoffs against Shrewsbury (Shrews under Paul Hirst) another manager by the way who has never had any money to work with but did well with Grimsby and Shrewsbury.
Only issue I have with PW, he didn't want to be Rotherham manager and took it as default.
Rotherham supporters I know would hate me for posting this if they knew who I was. :)
 

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