Speculation Next Leicester manager

[RHYDAL]

I'd love to know how that's relevant to, well, anything?

I said it with Sven, and the same applies to Keagan.....been there, done it, can't be bothered to do it again but I'll take the money anyhoo.

 

[Mike - True Blue Tinter]

Keegan has a ... cavalier approach. I know his teams scored goals, but they didn't half concede a few, and the balance was only just in his favour. Of course if your agenda includes getting rid of all supporters over the age of 45 via cardiac arrest then it could be a good appointment.

They may have already died watching Bamba dribble around his own penalty area.

 

[Mawsley]

I said it with Sven, and the same applies to Keagan.....been there, done it, can't be bothered to do it again but I'll take the money anyhoo.

Neil Warnock

 

[Profondo Rosso]

Neil Warnock

Roy Hodgson was another who was considered "past it" when he went to Fulham.

Fwiw, there wasn't a second here I thought SGE didn't give it his all here. Unless he's a very good actor, I genuinely felt he was here because he wanted to do well.

 

[Thrax]

Re: Managers with names in the hat not on same level as sven

Welcome in Big Mac, it's ok here really.

no, its not :icon_wink

 

[SwedeFox]

Remember the days when you could spout all sorts of bullshit on here and no-one really bothered to check if you had just made it up?

**** off with your facts, Profondo Rosso, it's not funny anymore.

RECLAIM TALKING BALLS. We are the ninety-nine percent (the rest are liars). (That's a wanking reference).

 

[Macky]

Re: Managers with names in the hat not on same level as sven

Hi all this is my first thread,

Having seen the personnel who have publicly said they want the job, are IMO not in the same league as Sven. City appointed Sven because he was big time and could attract big names and up and coming players, I would personally would be dismayed if the likes of hughes, jones and co are given the nod. City need to appoint a new manager within the next two weeks, looking at are games in december and january wo will be in a strong position. Dimatteo or O'neil would cut the mustard, Please dont go for Billy shitpants, he squandered a fortune with the trees:icon_bigg

Hi big_mac and welcome. Did you notice, people are arguing about the Keegan? It's great here, it really is.

 

[Profondo Rosso]

Would be absolutely over the moon if this happened.

http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/story-13697945-detail/story.html?

[h=1]Nigel Pearson in frame for shock return to Leicester City[/h]

Nigel Pearson has today emerged as a possible contender for the Leicester City manager's job and could make a sensational return to the King Power Stadium.
The Mercury understands that Pearson, now at Hull, is one of the names in the frame along with Billy Davies, Lee Clark and Dave Jones.

But it now seems increasingly unlikely that Martin O'Neill will make an emotional return to the club which he guided so successfully more than a decade ago.
O'Neill has not spoken about the Leicester interest, but appears to have made it clear through sources that he does not want to return to the club.

He prefers to wait for a Premier League opportunity, possibly the Tottenham job if Harry Redknapp was to end up replacing Fabio Capello as England manager.

But one of O'Neill's former players, Neil Lennon – currently manager at Celtic – is another name to have emerged over the last 24 hours.

There will be disappointment among the supporters that O'Neill is resisting a second spell at City.

However, a return for Pearson would be warmly received by the Blue Army and viewed as a major coup by the club's Thai owners.

But it is something which would have been inconceivable when the 48-year-old left the club for Hull back in the summer of 2010. However, the "old guard", including former owner Milan Mandaric and ex-chief executive Lee Hoos, have now left, and that could pave the way for Pearson to consider making a return to the club.

He pulled City out of the doldrums of League One in his first season, and into the Championship play-offs in his second season. But the stumbling block for City would be Pearson's rising stock at Hull.

He had to drastically reduce the playing budget after a costly tumble out of the Premier League, and now, at the start of his second season, the Tigers sit just out of the play-off places on goal difference. Pearson has also shown continued faith in the players he had at City.

He took defender Jack Hobbs on loan before making it a permanent move, completed the £1.2million signing of Matty Fryatt and he also has City and England Under-21 striker Martyn Waghorn on loan.

A source close to Hull said: "I've seen him this week with his players at a signing session with young fans and he certainly didn't look like someone who was thinking about leaving. He had a big smile on his face."

The Mercury also understands that ex-Nottingham Forest and Derby County manager Davies has expressed an interest in completing an East Midlands managerial hat-trick.

In addition, Huddersfield boss Clark has seen his odds shorten with the bookmakers.

Completing the quartet of names is ex-Cardiff boss Jones, who has the benefit to City of being out of work which saves on a compensation package.

However, he has fallen short during the past three seasons in getting the Bluebirds out of the Championship.

Reading manager Brian McDermott has dismissed reports linking him with the vacant managerial post. Also ruling himself out is former City striker Paul Dickov, now at Oldham.

Club vice-chairman Aiyawatt 'Top' Raksriaksorn made it clear this week that appointing someone with Championship experience would be a major consideration.
While City now have these domestic targets on their radar, Raksriaksorn has said he will cast his net far and wide with Carlo Ancelotti and Rafa Benitez been mentioned as possible targets,

City are understood to be trailing Paris Saint-Germain defender Alassane Tambe.

 

[Cate Fox]

Would be absolutely over the moon if this happened.

http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/story-13697945-detail/story.html?

Can you seriously see this happening after the way he was treated before?

 

[Profondo Rosso]

No, I can't see it happening at all, but I can always hope.

 

[Leigh]

Damn the Mercury (and EMT who speculated on Pearson yesterday), I'm sure it isn't going to happen but they just keep the hope alive.

 

[Filthy Rich]

Damn the Mercury (and EMT who speculated on Pearson yesterday), I'm sure it isn't going to happen but they just keep the hope alive.

I wish I'd taken up sports reporting for a career. You can just invent anything you like. Make up the most ridiculous scenarios and get paid well for doing it.

The Mercury increased its price today from 40p to an eye-watering 60p.

If people want to spend their hard earned cash to read absolute drivel they are welcome to it. Not for me.

 

[big_mac4824]

I tought Clarke had withdrawn himself from the race? Apparrently in the mail MO said he isnt interested but has not come out and publicly said so.
I just hope we dont get a knee jerk reaction and end up with some twat like dowie

 

[Profondo Rosso]

No, he said he wouldn't apply, doesn't mean he wouldn't be interested if he is approached though.

 

[The Deacon]

I can't see Clarke wanting to work with Keegan. He is making a name for himself at Huddersfield and if he came to the Foxes with Keegan all the focus would be on Keegan and not him. Also having run on his own in Huddersfield I'm not sure he would be comfortable with such a high profile DOF.

As for Pearson coming back, I can't see it. He has begun to make things happen in Hull and although things have changes here since he left I would doubt he would see a return as positive.

Personally out of the names currently being discussed I would be happy with Clarke or Davies, although Di Matteo would be fantastic (but I can't see him leaving Chelsea.

 

[RHYDAL]

Neil Warnock

Has he managed a top 10 Premiership team?
Has he(or Hodgson for that matter) managed England?
And have either Warnock, Hodgson or Sven had anything even approaching the success as a player that Keegan had?
No. So IMO he's the wrong side of the career curve.

 

[Miles Away]

I wish I'd taken up sports reporting for a career. You can just invent anything you like. Make up the most ridiculous scenarios and get paid well for doing it.

Don't worry, we wouldn't have you. :icon_roll

 

[Filthy Rich]

Don't worry, we wouldn't have you. :icon_roll

knob

 

[Miles Away]

knob

You expect it's OK to make sweeping generalizations (twice now) about a career choice and not get taken to task?

 

[Steven]

knob

You expect it's OK to make sweeping generalizations (twice now) about a career choice and not get taken to task?

Please have your "discussion" via private messaging. :icon_roll