Criteria for the New Manager ??

[Biff]

Is he here yet...............

 

[Stevie Lynex on the wing]

Is he here yet...............

Whoever he may be, I'm sure you'll have a moan.

 

[Biff]

Whoever he may be, I'm sure you'll have a moan.

I think you will find i get behind all managerial appointments.

Holloway is the only manager ive wanted sacked.

There will be no moaning from me, but i can think of a few who will be, unless Fergie or Wenger shows up.

 

[East Anglia Fox]

What about Paul Simpson? Or is that a bit ridiculous?

 

[psychotic.fox]

Billy Davies ? Are things so bad that we now want to take on Derby rejects ? Well done agent Mandaric. Piss off with your money and lets get some Leicester people back on board. This club is a bastard disgrace and it is all Mad Mandys fault.

is this the same reject who got preston to within a gnats knacker to promotion to the prem , the same bloke that took the shite- almost religated sheep to win the playoffs and get promoted to the prem , and the same reject who was prematurely sacked by the sheeps bored , sorry, board. cus hed only managed 1 win in his first few games in the prem....
i bet , had the sheep have kept hold of , theyd have had a dam-site more than 11 points last season.


incidentally........11 points wouldnt even get you banned from driving

 

[cleefox]

What about Paul Simpson? Or is that a bit ridiculous?

Probably, because he's only been manager at Shrewsbury for a couple of months or so. Couldn't see him moving so soon.

 

[Macky]

MM should have 5 in mind now:
Billy Davies
Simon Grayson
John Gregory
Steve Clarke
Surprise Candidate

Why 5???
Why not 2? Why not 7? 10? 4? 15? 8?

 

[GazLCFC]

MM should have 5 in mind now:
Billy Davies
Simon Grayson
John Gregory
Steve Clarke
Surprise Candidate

I thought he has said that there is 20 candidates and will pick 5 from that by the end of this week.

Not sure though if all will be appointed at some point during the season. :icon_bigg

 

[give_us_a_wave]

Feck all this.
Whoever it is has to stick around long enough to get the job done & be a world class motivator to get this shitebox of a club back on its feet.

The whole depressing scenario just reeks of a reality check though doesn't it?

Think about it.This is LCFC & we are discussing the fact that the manager of Milton fecking Keynes possibly wouldn't accept the job here if it was offered.Add that to the fact that since last week Doncaster Rovers are now in a higher division than us & you have the grim facts as they stand.

FACT ONE: To the impartial observer we are utter shite & probably not even worth hating
FACT TWO: We are 3rd Division (keep repeating that until it sinks in & becomes real)
FACT THREE: Whoever the new manager is,it will NOT be an exciting appointment.Those days are gone for the forseeable.

I am LCFC to the marrow of my bones...but we are a rotting corpse of a club right now & there will be no quick fixes.

A mass self-harming festival will take place on Abbey Park next Sunday for those interested.
Apply within.

 

[DesertFox]

Depressing as it is, I have to agree with that. My main hope for next season is that we can win more games than we lose. And that's by no means guaranteed.

 

[bocadillo]

FACT ONE: To the impartial observer we are utter shite & probably not even worth hating
FACT TWO: We are 3rd Division (keep repeating that until it sinks in & becomes real)
FACT THREE: Whoever the new manager is,it will NOT be an exciting appointment.Those days are gone for the forseeable.

Yes, yes, yes - but Milan says we can get back-to-back promotions.

 

[dpjfox]

Now Jose has gone to Inter lets see if Clarke follows, if not.maybe

 

[Nottingham Fox]

Now Jose has gone to Inter lets see if Clarke follows, if not.maybe

I think his backroom staff was sorted for him

Taken from Sky Sports

"The Portuguese coach has signed a three-year contract and will work longside Rui Farias, Silvino and Andrei Villas Boas.


"The assistant coach will be Giuseppe Baresi."

I suppose Clarke could still go, but I doubt it imho.

 

[Redditch Fox]

Feck all this.
Whoever it is has to stick around long enough to get the job done & be a world class motivator to get this shitebox of a club back on its feet.

The whole depressing scenario just reeks of a reality check though doesn't it?

Think about it.This is LCFC & we are discussing the fact that the manager of Milton fecking Keynes possibly wouldn't accept the job here if it was offered.Add that to the fact that since last week Doncaster Rovers are now in a higher division than us & you have the grim facts as they stand.

FACT ONE: To the impartial observer we are utter shite & probably not even worth hating
FACT TWO: We are 3rd Division (keep repeating that until it sinks in & becomes real)
FACT THREE: Whoever the new manager is,it will NOT be an exciting appointment.Those days are gone for the forseeable.

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I have to agree with all that - no manager we are likely to view as "an exciting appointment" is remotely likely to be interested.

Much as I welcome Mandaric's continued involvement at the club, in my opinion his talk of "back to back" promotions is baseless - and can only be seen as an extreme attempt to sell STs. Unfortunately, his words are likely to be remembered and bounce back in his face.

All we can hope for in a new manager is someone who is prepared to get some real work out of underperforming players and try to organise us so that we are fit for purpose to try to get out of the Third Division. Talking about the premiership is simply absurd at this time.

 

[alex]

I don't think the candidates will be quite as bleak as we think actually.

 

[homer]

I don't think the candidates will be quite as bleak as we think actually.

I suspect the forthcoming 'shortlist' may well read something like:

John Gregory
Peter Reid
Paul Lambert
Lawrie Sanchez

 

[The Old Fox]

I suspect that a large part of our problem is that Milan does not have a clear idea as to whom he wishes to manage our club.
Every time that he has disposed of the incumbent, we have gone through this fiasco of drawing up lists, coming down to the final 3, 5, or whatever and then the grand final. More Miss World than sound football sense. Manchester City, rightly or wrongly, sack Sven and home straight upon the man they want.
Our manager comes through this 'iffy' selection process and then, at the first sign of dissent from the fans, Milan is leading the community singing for his head.

 

[Nottingham Fox]

Paul Aldridge speaking in The Mercury today, he says the shortlist won't be complete until the end of this week. 22-25 applicants, no more will be considered. If it means getting the right man will take them a few days past 15th June then so be it. Article below .....

A manager coming here knows it's a big club. The aspiration of this club is to be back in the Championship and getting back to the plan of trying to get into the Premier League."

Speculation has linked a number of names with the job, including Simon Grayson, the former City player and now Blackpool manager, as well MK Dons boss Paul Ince, former Derby manager Billy Davies and ex-Wycombe boss Paul Lambert, while former Aston Villa and Derby manager John Gregory has also been mentioned.

Aldridge said: "We have had numerous people put CVs in or get people to talk to us and say they would like to be considered.

"It's going through this and getting it down to a short-list. At that stage we will really start to talk to people. We haven't whittled it down yet.

"We are at about 22 to 25, a number of which we won't be considering further. We hope to have a short-list by the end of the week."

Asked when he envisaged the manager being in place, Aldridge said City's priority was to get "the right man" and not be governed by a time-frame.

He said: "It's more important to get the right man rather than get him in on a certain date.

"(City chairman) Milan (Mandaric) has tried to be helpful and give an indication of when it will be, but I am slightly more relaxed. If it's two or three more days later, then so be it."

Aldridge's comments came after City revealed that they broke through the 10,000 season-ticket sales barrier before Saturday's Early Bird deadline.

He said: "As the chairman has said on a number of occasions, everyone here took great heart from the support we received at the back end of last season and that's carried through to the start of this season."

 

[City Fan]

Is it me or does Paul Aldridge look like David Mitchell?

 

[The Old Fox]

Are we employing incompetents? The list of potential managers is now closed with 22-25 applicants. Does the club not have someone who can count to these dizzy heights and come up with an actual number?