Potential next manager market if the worst was to happen 09:27 - May 21 with 48794 views | itfcjoe | Rob Edwards seems to be the only name mentioned yet so presume there is something in that If we want the most continuity I would be doing what it takes to get Michael Carrick out of Boro, he signed a new deal a week or so back and very bought into the project there but I really like him too. Very tough deal to do I imagine. I think the Pl may be a step too far, but had we stayed down I'd have been all over Danny Rohl, he strikes me as the most McKenna like as a career coach, great experience and done a fantastic job at Sheff Weds, really impressive and seems to 'get it' judging by their fan base. Also, another name not seen mentioned much is Steve Cooper, did really well in the mad house that is Nottingham Forest, great developer of young players and good PL experience. I've seen a few say Graham Potter but he feels unrealistic when you see the jobs linked with, is still being paid an exorbitant amount by Chelsea so not sure we'd have the clout to attract him |  |
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Potential next manager market if the worst was to happen on 13:49 - May 21 with 2374 views | Guthrum |
Potential next manager market if the worst was to happen on 13:30 - May 21 by portmanking | If United were to put their faith in him right now, I'd accept that. You'd have to. A chance to build a dynasty at the club he's supported since a boy. A couple of years at Brighton won't change how United's hierarchy feel about him though. |
That depends whether he can do for them what Emery has achieved at Villa. |  |
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Farioli's odds have.... on 13:52 - May 21 with 2334 views | N2_Blue |
Farioli's odds have.... on 13:47 - May 21 by Bloots | plummeted over the last couple of hours. There's still hope! |
Noise is Mckenna has said no, hence the change in odds and maybe Phil's info sating things are't as straightforward this morning. But odds shift with a few hundred wagered so won't give that much credence. Who knows, and i do not claim to have any sources, just calculated anlysis of club operating models,and pereceived opportuity to grow ete etc. I believe Mckenna says no to Brighton unless it is an eye watering deal that blows anything we could possibly offer out of the water. Gut and head says he stays though |  |
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Farioli's odds have.... on 13:54 - May 21 with 2307 views | IP4_Blue |
Farioli's odds have.... on 13:52 - May 21 by N2_Blue | Noise is Mckenna has said no, hence the change in odds and maybe Phil's info sating things are't as straightforward this morning. But odds shift with a few hundred wagered so won't give that much credence. Who knows, and i do not claim to have any sources, just calculated anlysis of club operating models,and pereceived opportuity to grow ete etc. I believe Mckenna says no to Brighton unless it is an eye watering deal that blows anything we could possibly offer out of the water. Gut and head says he stays though |
I see a rumour saying McKenna has said no but that's on twitter or x but most probably not true |  | |  |
Yeah, that's the impression I'm getting.... on 13:54 - May 21 with 2291 views | N2_Blue |
Yeah, that's the impression I'm getting.... on 13:49 - May 21 by itfcjoe | In 3 weeks time when Chelsea randomly bin off Poch we are going to wish he'd gone to Brighton |
after the finish Chelsea had to the season why are they looking to bin Poch? I don't get that one. It's like starting all over again which has been a problem for chelsea so many times. They jsut about looked liked they were getting somewhere. Makes no sense to me. |  |
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Going Chelsea. (n/t) on 13:54 - May 21 with 2277 views | Bloots |
Farioli's odds have.... on 13:52 - May 21 by N2_Blue | Noise is Mckenna has said no, hence the change in odds and maybe Phil's info sating things are't as straightforward this morning. But odds shift with a few hundred wagered so won't give that much credence. Who knows, and i do not claim to have any sources, just calculated anlysis of club operating models,and pereceived opportuity to grow ete etc. I believe Mckenna says no to Brighton unless it is an eye watering deal that blows anything we could possibly offer out of the water. Gut and head says he stays though |
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I expect he's heard that Poch is off.... on 13:55 - May 21 with 2256 views | Bloots |
Yeah, that's the impression I'm getting.... on 13:49 - May 21 by itfcjoe | In 3 weeks time when Chelsea randomly bin off Poch we are going to wish he'd gone to Brighton |
....and is waiting for that. Chelsea would be a great gig for next season. |  |
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Potential next manager market if the worst was to happen on 13:56 - May 21 with 2247 views | nodge_blue |
Potential next manager market if the worst was to happen on 13:37 - May 21 by StokieBlue | That's unbelievably harsh. Quite a few on this thread need to step back a bit and take another look at what they are posting. We all want him to stay but some of the stuff being posted is pretty ridiculous. We can only assume these posters would never move on from their current jobs if what they perceived as a better offer arises. SB. |
Football is more than just moving jobs. Its about community, people youve brought into the club, bonds that are formed. Its about 50000 people going to a park to celebrate as a whole, looking forward to the challenge ahead together. Not expecting their leader to jump off the bus as it turns the corner. The comparison just isnt as valid or as simple as you make it sound. [Post edited 21 May 2024 13:58]
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Yeah, that's the impression I'm getting.... on 13:57 - May 21 with 2223 views | Parky |
Yeah, that's the impression I'm getting.... on 13:44 - May 21 by Bloots | ....I reckon he fancies the Chelsea job and he wants to wait and see if Poch gets binned. None of this potential waiting is great news for us. |
Randomly, one of my mates text earlier to say that Poch will be leaving Chelsea very soon after continued talks this week didn’t go very smoothly. |  | |  | Login to get fewer ads
Potential next manager market if the worst was to happen on 14:00 - May 21 with 2160 views | Kieran_Knows |
Potential next manager market if the worst was to happen on 13:16 - May 21 by portmanking | But Phil, he's 38! Why does he NEED to do that right now? Any sane owner would still be smitten with him if, heaven forbid, we go down next season. He's still going to be attractive. Yet by sticking with us next season, he has a chance to immortalise himself with us, carry on working with a squad that will already run through brick walls for him and continue building an elite infrastructure here in his mould. With Brighton, he could take them from 11th to what... 8th at best? Is that really going to move the dial for a United or Chelsea? Hell, if Chelsea have him on their hit-list already without even managing a game in the Prem, why would relegation be an issue?! |
Your last paragraph is where I sit with it really. People go on about Vincent Kompany and how he stayed loyal to Burnley last summer having (only) been linked with Spurs and Chelsea ... yet he finds himself at the top of the for the Bayern Munich job now having pretty much went down without a whimper in the Prem (albeit I might stick my CV in to Bayern and I'd probably get an interview right now with the managers they're ticking off). Same goes for Rob Edwards as well. The best of a bad bunch to go down, but has now got a relegation on his CV and he's being linked with us. |  |
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Yeah, that's the impression I'm getting.... on 14:00 - May 21 with 2160 views | Guthrum |
Yeah, that's the impression I'm getting.... on 13:54 - May 21 by N2_Blue | after the finish Chelsea had to the season why are they looking to bin Poch? I don't get that one. It's like starting all over again which has been a problem for chelsea so many times. They jsut about looked liked they were getting somewhere. Makes no sense to me. |
Itchy feet. Grass greener other side. That kind of thing. Can we hire the right bloke to work magic rather than a possibly lengthy development. The David Squires cartoon is amusing on the topic: https://www.theguardian.com/football/picture/2024/may/21/david-squires-on-an-emo |  |
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Yeah, that's the impression I'm getting.... on 14:02 - May 21 with 2127 views | N2_Blue |
Yeah, that's the impression I'm getting.... on 13:57 - May 21 by Parky | Randomly, one of my mates text earlier to say that Poch will be leaving Chelsea very soon after continued talks this week didn’t go very smoothly. |
If Chelsea binned Poch and appointed Mckenna i'd be amazed because that Chelsea job is going to be serioulsy difficult for any manager with the big ego players and size of contracts they have. One thing for sure, if Mckenna did get offered Chelsea i'll concede he is accepting that. Just think Chelsea would be serioulsy weary of appointing a manager with no PL experience especially after what happened with Potter. Sometimes i think big clubs just speak to some managers to hear their direct thoughts and see what they are about without actually ncessarily having the intention of offering them the job at that time. I mean who would wan't want to hear the vision of a manager who has just secured double promotion and is destined to be the next big thing. |  |
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Farioli's odds have.... on 14:05 - May 21 with 2069 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
Farioli's odds have.... on 13:47 - May 21 by Bloots | plummeted over the last couple of hours. There's still hope! |
You can thank my 17p for that. |  |
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Potential next manager market if the worst was to happen on 14:07 - May 21 with 2063 views | Europablue |
Potential next manager market if the worst was to happen on 11:50 - May 21 by Vic | I'd really push the boat out to get Potter. Like all of you I can't help feel that everyone else would be either a backwards step or too big a risk at this point. |
Potter is not going to take us on. It would be better if he went back to Brighton! |  | |  |
Potential next manager market if the worst was to happen on 14:07 - May 21 with 2052 views | baxterbasics | Fingers crossed Brighton get that Farioli chap. ManU and Chelsea will give their men one more season to improve, whilst watching KM closely in his (obviously successful) PL season with us. Then one of them will make their move. I'm only asking for one more season, football Gods... make it so? |  |
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Farioli's odds have.... on 14:08 - May 21 with 2055 views | PhilTWTD |
Farioli's odds have.... on 13:52 - May 21 by N2_Blue | Noise is Mckenna has said no, hence the change in odds and maybe Phil's info sating things are't as straightforward this morning. But odds shift with a few hundred wagered so won't give that much credence. Who knows, and i do not claim to have any sources, just calculated anlysis of club operating models,and pereceived opportuity to grow ete etc. I believe Mckenna says no to Brighton unless it is an eye watering deal that blows anything we could possibly offer out of the water. Gut and head says he stays though |
Certainly the mood does seem to be moving in the direction of not going to Brighton. |  | |  |
Potential next manager market if the worst was to happen on 14:09 - May 21 with 2022 views | PhilTWTD |
Potential next manager market if the worst was to happen on 12:48 - May 21 by GlasgowBlue | You absolute tease with that last sentence. |
Further to that last sentence, had further info which strengthens that impression. |  | |  |
"Blue is the colour, football is the game...." (n/t) on 14:10 - May 21 with 1979 views | Bloots |
Farioli's odds have.... on 14:08 - May 21 by PhilTWTD | Certainly the mood does seem to be moving in the direction of not going to Brighton. |
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Potential next manager market if the worst was to happen on 14:12 - May 21 with 1956 views | tractorboy1978 |
Potential next manager market if the worst was to happen on 14:07 - May 21 by Europablue | Potter is not going to take us on. It would be better if he went back to Brighton! |
Do wonder where Potter ends up though. He's been out of the game for over a year now and unless he's in serious contention for the Man Utd job, isn't getting a 'big job' anytime soon. You flick through the PL table and wonder where the next offer may come from. I do wonder whether he could be persuaded to a club that is clearly run well and in the kind of model he was used to at Brighton and Swansea. |  | |  |
Potential next manager market if the worst was to happen on 14:12 - May 21 with 1946 views | StokieBlue |
Potential next manager market if the worst was to happen on 13:56 - May 21 by nodge_blue | Football is more than just moving jobs. Its about community, people youve brought into the club, bonds that are formed. Its about 50000 people going to a park to celebrate as a whole, looking forward to the challenge ahead together. Not expecting their leader to jump off the bus as it turns the corner. The comparison just isnt as valid or as simple as you make it sound. [Post edited 21 May 2024 13:58]
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"Not expecting their leader to jump off the bus as it turns the corner." Another ridiculous statement. Perhaps we should just build a dungeon and keep McKenna in there? Nobody wants him to leave but there needs to be some realism in these discussions. At least the noises from Phil are getting more positive. SB [Post edited 21 May 2024 14:13]
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Farioli's odds have.... on 14:14 - May 21 with 1907 views | IP4_Blue |
Farioli's odds have.... on 14:08 - May 21 by PhilTWTD | Certainly the mood does seem to be moving in the direction of not going to Brighton. |
Does this mean he could go to Chelsea though..... |  | |  |
Potential next manager market if the worst was to happen on 14:15 - May 21 with 1887 views | burnbudgiesburn | Chelsea would be a much easier switch to accept though, ngl |  | |  |
Farioli's odds have.... on 14:16 - May 21 with 1852 views | N2_Blue |
Farioli's odds have.... on 14:08 - May 21 by PhilTWTD | Certainly the mood does seem to be moving in the direction of not going to Brighton. |
Good lad Phil. Now Tell Chelsea and United to get stuffed haha. |  |
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Farioli's odds have.... on 14:17 - May 21 with 1860 views | PhilTWTD |
Farioli's odds have.... on 14:14 - May 21 by IP4_Blue | Does this mean he could go to Chelsea though..... |
Not ruling that out, although I've thought that was an outside chance, but not the angle I've been given to believe a move is less likely than I thought was the case. |  | |  |
Potential next manager market if the worst was to happen on 14:17 - May 21 with 1839 views | burnbudgiesburn |
Potential next manager market if the worst was to happen on 14:12 - May 21 by StokieBlue | "Not expecting their leader to jump off the bus as it turns the corner." Another ridiculous statement. Perhaps we should just build a dungeon and keep McKenna in there? Nobody wants him to leave but there needs to be some realism in these discussions. At least the noises from Phil are getting more positive. SB [Post edited 21 May 2024 14:13]
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Football fans are emotional shocker. I think its more to do with who he was linked with that was leaving a lot of people feeling like we got dumped on. |  | |  |
Potential next manager market if the worst was to happen on 14:18 - May 21 with 1827 views | nodge_blue |
Potential next manager market if the worst was to happen on 14:12 - May 21 by StokieBlue | "Not expecting their leader to jump off the bus as it turns the corner." Another ridiculous statement. Perhaps we should just build a dungeon and keep McKenna in there? Nobody wants him to leave but there needs to be some realism in these discussions. At least the noises from Phil are getting more positive. SB [Post edited 21 May 2024 14:13]
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It was a metaphor rather than a statement. Get off your high horse. |  |
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