Micky
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And that is simply not true. There are loads of horrific managers out there and yes, worse than Shakey.
To be, or not to be? The Shakespeare thread.
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Mike - True Blue Tinter
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I posted this in the Pearson thread, but it is probably better served here. It contains no more bollocks than most of the posts on here at the moment!
At the end of the day, it does not matter who we think would be a good manager for us.
The owners will always have a slightly different agenda. They have publicly stated that they just want a manager who can win games.
Well they could have had Big Sam if that was their main criterion.
I suspect that for global reasons Ancelotti would be ahead of the likes of Dyche, Pearson or Koeman.
What frustrates me was that for the first 6-10 games last year, Shakey was able to work the magic. Essentially he still has the same squad but the squad have gone to sleep again!
I also fear that we may not attract a 'name' manager because of the nature of the way Ranieri was dismissed, in an airport lounge without dignity.
At the end of the day, it does not matter who we think would be a good manager for us.
The owners will always have a slightly different agenda. They have publicly stated that they just want a manager who can win games.
Well they could have had Big Sam if that was their main criterion.
I suspect that for global reasons Ancelotti would be ahead of the likes of Dyche, Pearson or Koeman.
What frustrates me was that for the first 6-10 games last year, Shakey was able to work the magic. Essentially he still has the same squad but the squad have gone to sleep again!
I also fear that we may not attract a 'name' manager because of the nature of the way Ranieri was dismissed, in an airport lounge without dignity.
Skitzo
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whilst its not likely it could happen, I never thought we'd be managed by Claudio Ranieri until it happened
Micky
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Or Sven.
Ancelotti though is pure fantasy.
Skitzo
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where else is he likely to go then?
Brown Nose
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I'm usually one that values us higher than most and sees the attractiveness of being Leicester manager. However, there is no chance in a million years that Ancelotti would come here. I think he'd only come back to England for a big London club.
In the summer, we should have been in the market for someone that could genuinely take the club on - I liked either Mancini or Silva. Now we should be in the market for an experienced safe pair of hands (Allardyce or Benitez).
My fear is that the owners are not good at selecting managers. Sousa and Sven were poor decisions. NP coming back was based on recommendations from people at the club as they hadn't a clue what to do. Ranieri was a very lucky punt that worked out marvellously (it was only Ranieri's agent pestering and no other ideas that got him on the shortlist) and Shakespeare was another poor decision.
Smart, well run clubs sack a manager one day and have the replacement all lined up. We're not a smart, well run club in that respect.
fitz
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It's odd but when Claudio went all the links were with out of work managers. Surely when we won the prem we moved beyond that? I'd think we're more attractive as a club than a number of other teams in the league and could poach someone else's. That moaning ****er at Bumley would be a step up and he'd love moaning here I think. He may even join TB with the rest of us miserable ****ers.
pork pie fox
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I said in the summer, that I thought the best combination of someone who we might be reasonably able to get and someone who is a bit of a name, at least on a British level, is Brendan Rodgers. I appreciate people may not agree with this, but he's who I think is the sort of person we should target.
Mike - True Blue Tinter
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Most unlikely due to the way the owners treated his fellow countryman Ranieri at the end.
But that is the calibre of manager I think the owners aspire to.
Who thought we could get Ranieri here until he actually arrived?
homer
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Well, everyone really
He had just failed spectacularly in his last job and his appointment was considered a complete and utter joke at the time by many (me included)
fitz
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Never realised you thought he was a clown. Did you ever mention it?
fitz
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For me the problem with him now is he's spent a while just having to tell players to go and play while he nods off. I think (from experience) that once you have a piece off piss job it becomes hard to actually work properly again.
No, he wouldn't.
Miles Away
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Might not be his decision if he keeps those performances as they are.
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