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My concern with the, now regular, silence from the club about our managment situation is that we're still being guided by Rudkin.

It is well reported that Rudkin wanted Potter as Rodgers replacement. It has also been widely reported that Potter was our preferred option if we were to stay up.

Going down makes the whole thing much more complicated. Potter is unlikely to want to commit his future to a Championship team if a PL job is available.

So are we going to wait for him to assess his options? If so, how long are we going to wait?

What have we said to Dean Smith? Is he still the manager? Is he making decisions about players or is he on a beach somewhere? Surely we cannot be keeping him hanging on in case we don't get anyone better?

Personally, I'm not against Potter. We could do a lot worse. His only Championship experience was with a newly relegated Swansea and he finished 10th in his only season there. I also think it would be a smart move for Potter himself. He needs to rebuild his own career and we'd be an ideal place to do it.
 
No way Potter comes to us now, there are quite a few PL jobs potentially coming up that he would be prime candidate for so no way he comes to us.

Im sure smith was meant to be meeting with the board/top yesterday so it's a little strange there has been no update.

We need to be swift though in whatever we do as plodding along for a few weeks doing nothing could be the difference between a promotion push or another relegation battle.
 
alex said:
you think there’s a chance!? I would love Potter here. Can’t see it
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As it stands, I don't see a PL club with a managerial vacancy apart from Spurs and they're not going to appoint him.

There might be a vacancy come up over the next few weeks but there might not. There lies the problem for Potter and for us.
 
Brown Nose said:
Personally, I'm not against Potter. We could do a lot worse. His only Championship experience was with a newly relegated Swansea and he finished 10th in his only season there. I also think it would be a smart move for Potter himself. He needs to rebuild his own career and we'd be an ideal place to do it.
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Potter would get the job at 10+ PL sides. I reckon he ends up at Palace.
 
I doubt many clubs will be as interested in Potter now. His Chelsea stint will leave him with options like Moyes had after Man U. Brighton haven't really missed him either which won't help his cause. Can't see him coming to us though, Smith's the obvious appointment as he's already there so won't be any need for the board to do much work.
 
fitz said:
I doubt many clubs will be as interested in Potter now. His Chelsea stint will leave him with options like Moyes had after Man U. Brighton haven't really missed him either which won't help his cause. Can't see him coming to us though, Smith's the obvious appointment as he's already there so won't be any need for the board to do much work.
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Palarse
 
Brown Nose said:
What is the obsession with someone that used to be at City as a player?

As far as I can remember, we've only appointed a former player as permanent manager twice (?) - McLintock and Kelly. Both were absolute disasters.

I want someone completely new with no previous association with the club. We need a totally fresh approach.

For me, the key criteria are as follows:

1. On the way up or with something to prove
2. Ambitious with a long term vision and talks positvely about the club
3. Will want a total clearout of backroom staff
4. Strong man manager who can get the best out of his players
5. Pragmatic tactically
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That's Richie Wellens.
 
Brown Nose said:
There might be a vacancy come up over the next few weeks but there might not. There lies the problem for Potter and for us.
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Over half of the PL clubs changed managers last season.

Whether Potter gets an offer this summer or not, he knows that he can walk in to a PL role at some point in the next 12 months.

Zero chance he comes to this complete shambles. He would have everything to lose and little to gain (as people outside the club already see us as favourites for promotion).
 
give_us_a_wave said:
Yep.

Frank Lampard knew Chelsea really, really well. Twice. Could find the training ground without asking for directions & everything.
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Arguably the two worst teams in the premier league this season were Frank Lampard‘s Everton and Frank Lampard‘s Chelsea
 
Brown Nose said:
What is the obsession with someone that used to be at City as a player?

As far as I can remember, we've only appointed a former player as permanent manager twice (?) - McLintock and Kelly. Both were absolute disasters.
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Matt Gillies. Not a disaster.
Johnny Duncan. Not a disaster.
Arthur Lochhead. So and so.

Boc will remember all of them.
 
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