| Budgies taking a long time to select a new manager 18:39 - Nov 17 with 7324 views | Illinoisblue |
Like an indecisive serial killer choosing their next victim. |  |
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| Budgies taking a long time to select a new manager on 02:34 - Nov 18 with 1892 views | MrPotatoHead |
| Budgies taking a long time to select a new manager on 00:26 - Nov 18 by norfsufblue |
Ronnie Moore at Rotherham waved goodbye to them i seem to recall after he got the nod but it never happened IIRC? |
Wasn’t he prank called by someone pretending to be Sheepy? Fell for it hook, line & sinker and started telling people he had the job.
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| Budgies taking a long time to select a new manager on 06:24 - Nov 18 with 1778 views | WeWereZombies |
| Budgies taking a long time to select a new manager on 20:53 - Nov 17 by football |
Maybe they are struggling to find anyone who has a norwich connection, as that seems to be all they want |
Mile Basset is still available... |  |
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| Budgies taking a long time to select a new manager on 07:32 - Nov 18 with 1695 views | oldburian |
| Budgies taking a long time to select a new manager on 00:59 - Nov 18 by ParisBlue |
Billy Bingham turned us down, we appointed SBR as our 2nd choice. |
No, Frank O’Farrell on that occasion, he had agreed and then had an offer from Leicester who we then beat later in the season to help relegate them. |  | | |
| Budgies taking a long time to select a new manager on 08:28 - Nov 18 with 1601 views | SitfcB |
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| Budgies taking a long time to select a new manager on 08:30 - Nov 18 with 1598 views | Deano69 |
Not so sure it’s them taking a while or no one really fancies it.
If only there had been a break in the busy season to get someone in. Oh. |  |
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| Budgies taking a long time to select a new manager on 08:43 - Nov 18 with 1555 views | portmanking |
| Budgies taking a long time to select a new manager on 08:28 - Nov 18 by SitfcB |
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What a *bizarre* appointment that is. Rangers fans hounded him out in a similar fashion to Russell Martin. And anyone cooing over a managerial record in the Belgian Pro League needs their head testing.
Can't imagine him galvanising their squad. An appointment that you'd understand more if they were in a summer rebuild, not 23rd and staring down the barrel at the third tier. | | | |
| Budgies taking a long time to select a new manager on 08:55 - Nov 18 with 1494 views | SitfcB |
| Budgies taking a long time to select a new manager on 08:43 - Nov 18 by portmanking |
What a *bizarre* appointment that is. Rangers fans hounded him out in a similar fashion to Russell Martin. And anyone cooing over a managerial record in the Belgian Pro League needs their head testing.
Can't imagine him galvanising their squad. An appointment that you'd understand more if they were in a summer rebuild, not 23rd and staring down the barrel at the third tier. |
Norwich fans seems to think it’s a bit of a coup. | |
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| Budgies taking a long time to select a new manager on 09:02 - Nov 18 with 1455 views | JakeITFC |
| Budgies taking a long time to select a new manager on 08:43 - Nov 18 by portmanking |
What a *bizarre* appointment that is. Rangers fans hounded him out in a similar fashion to Russell Martin. And anyone cooing over a managerial record in the Belgian Pro League needs their head testing.
Can't imagine him galvanising their squad. An appointment that you'd understand more if they were in a summer rebuild, not 23rd and staring down the barrel at the third tier. |
Started really well at Rangers and came in after a similarly disastrous time mid-season after taking over from Gerrard’s assistant who I can’t remember the name of. Ended up being a bit of a failure and lost all of the big games domestically (although was alright in Europe).
Definitely not a sure thing of an appointment but semi-interesting that a club like Norwich seem to be shopping in the same pool of managers as Rangers (Martin/Manning/Clement). |  | | |
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| Budgies taking a long time to select a new manager on 09:02 - Nov 18 with 1452 views | ArnieM |
| Budgies taking a long time to select a new manager on 08:55 - Nov 18 by SitfcB |
Norwich fans seems to think it’s a bit of a coup. |
Lets face it, they'd think having 7 digits on each hand and foot was a coup! |  |
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| Budgies taking a long time to select a new manager on 09:06 - Nov 18 with 1418 views | Churchman |
| Budgies taking a long time to select a new manager on 07:32 - Nov 18 by oldburian |
No, Frank O’Farrell on that occasion, he had agreed and then had an offer from Leicester who we then beat later in the season to help relegate them. |
That’s true. Robson was by no means first on the candidate list. O’Farrell and Bingham, who I think preferred to stay at Plymouth (correct me if I’m wrong) both didn’t fancy it. That ended well for them and of course McGarry who soon regretted jumping ship to Wolves.
Robson was appointed while scouting for Dave Sexton at Chelsea following a chance meeting with an Ipswich Director. He’d been unemployed for about a year after being kicked out by Fulham. He found out he’d been given the boot from an evening paper billboard, I believe. Nice.
Either way, despite having been an England international and a very good career, Ipswich as then a 1st division club took a real risk on him. What judgement by John Cobbold and the Board. Cobbold looked further than pure skills and track record. The person, integrity, stuff like that. Very unfashionable now but his judgement was spot on as employing two of England’s greatest managers showed.
The Board’s only failure in that period was Jackie Milburn. A legend of the game and a lovely bloke, he just wasn’t suited to management and soon realised it. Cobbold even then tried to persuade him to stay. Loyalty was important. [Post edited 18 Nov 9:26]
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| Budgies taking a long time to select a new manager on 09:17 - Nov 18 with 1356 views | portmanking |
| Budgies taking a long time to select a new manager on 09:02 - Nov 18 by JakeITFC |
Started really well at Rangers and came in after a similarly disastrous time mid-season after taking over from Gerrard’s assistant who I can’t remember the name of. Ended up being a bit of a failure and lost all of the big games domestically (although was alright in Europe).
Definitely not a sure thing of an appointment but semi-interesting that a club like Norwich seem to be shopping in the same pool of managers as Rangers (Martin/Manning/Clement). |
Yeah, outside of Belgium, he's had bright starts and slowly but surely his dour, abrasive demeanour has seen him fall out with both Monaco and Rangers dressing rooms. Hopefully the same happens at Carra Rudd. He's certainly not a warm personality their fans will unite around.
And is it really a big deal that Rangers managers would go for Champ clubs with bigger budgets? [Post edited 18 Nov 9:18]
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| Budgies taking a long time to select a new manager on 09:27 - Nov 18 with 1310 views | BloomBlue |
Carrick simply taking his time to make up his mind. |  | | |
| You have to admire them…. on 09:29 - Nov 18 with 1309 views | Bloots |
| Budgies taking a long time to select a new manager on 08:55 - Nov 18 by SitfcB |
Norwich fans seems to think it’s a bit of a coup. |
….in some ways.
Every manager they appoint and every player they sign is greeted with such massively over the top enthusiasm.
We need to get on twitter quick and start bookmarking the posts. Add them to the Manning ones, the Knapper ones and the ones about their midfielder(?) with the big arms.
They never learn. |  |
| "I saw him at the match last week, what a legend. I was slightly overcome to be honest” - TWTD User (Nov 2025) |
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| so they are appointing a guy on 09:37 - Nov 18 with 1233 views | Keno |
| You have to admire them…. on 09:29 - Nov 18 by Bloots |
….in some ways.
Every manager they appoint and every player they sign is greeted with such massively over the top enthusiasm.
We need to get on twitter quick and start bookmarking the posts. Add them to the Manning ones, the Knapper ones and the ones about their midfielder(?) with the big arms.
They never learn. |
who struggled to finish secoind in a two horse race |  |
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| so they are appointing a guy on 09:53 - Nov 18 with 1160 views | Churchman |
| so they are appointing a guy on 09:37 - Nov 18 by Keno |
who struggled to finish secoind in a two horse race |
Seems a strange one to me. But given their track record, I’m sure they know what they’re doing. Oh….
I noticed on their forum, some bang on about his CV. But doing ok in Belgium and failing in a two horse race in a tinpot league seems a bit like they’re at the bottom of the barrel.
Still, they all seem excited by it. | | | |
| so they are appointing a guy on 09:58 - Nov 18 with 1141 views | FrimleyBlue |
| so they are appointing a guy on 09:53 - Nov 18 by Churchman |
Seems a strange one to me. But given their track record, I’m sure they know what they’re doing. Oh….
I noticed on their forum, some bang on about his CV. But doing ok in Belgium and failing in a two horse race in a tinpot league seems a bit like they’re at the bottom of the barrel.
Still, they all seem excited by it. |
Had to laugh at one of their comments based on their love of their bayern victory
" He beat PSG once"
I mean, close the door and find the pen. |  |
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| Budgies taking a long time to select a new manager on 09:58 - Nov 18 with 1132 views | trncbluearmy |
| Budgies taking a long time to select a new manager on 08:43 - Nov 18 by portmanking |
What a *bizarre* appointment that is. Rangers fans hounded him out in a similar fashion to Russell Martin. And anyone cooing over a managerial record in the Belgian Pro League needs their head testing.
Can't imagine him galvanising their squad. An appointment that you'd understand more if they were in a summer rebuild, not 23rd and staring down the barrel at the third tier. |
Obvously their first choice |  | | |
| You have to admire them…. on 10:09 - Nov 18 with 1061 views | SitfcB |
| You have to admire them…. on 09:29 - Nov 18 by Bloots |
….in some ways.
Every manager they appoint and every player they sign is greeted with such massively over the top enthusiasm.
We need to get on twitter quick and start bookmarking the posts. Add them to the Manning ones, the Knapper ones and the ones about their midfielder(?) with the big arms.
They never learn. |
I’ve started with this one.
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| He's been unemployed for 9 months.... on 10:13 - Nov 18 with 1044 views | Bloots |
| Budgies taking a long time to select a new manager on 09:17 - Nov 18 by portmanking |
Yeah, outside of Belgium, he's had bright starts and slowly but surely his dour, abrasive demeanour has seen him fall out with both Monaco and Rangers dressing rooms. Hopefully the same happens at Carra Rudd. He's certainly not a warm personality their fans will unite around.
And is it really a big deal that Rangers managers would go for Champ clubs with bigger budgets? [Post edited 18 Nov 9:18]
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...I expect he'd take anything offered to him.
Obviously the issues that put O'Neil and Thomasson(?) off weren't a concern to him.
His issue is that he's always relied on getting off to a fast start to get the fans onside, if he doesn't do that with them there isn't really anywhere to go and they'll start waving their burning pitchforks at the divs in charge yet again. | |
| "I saw him at the match last week, what a legend. I was slightly overcome to be honest” - TWTD User (Nov 2025) |
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| Beautiful.... on 10:18 - Nov 18 with 1031 views | Bloots |
| You have to admire them…. on 10:09 - Nov 18 by SitfcB |
I’ve started with this one.
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....I'm quite liking the budgie twanger-in-chief having the cheek to call him "bald" as well.
He really shouldn't talk about hairlines.
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| "I saw him at the match last week, what a legend. I was slightly overcome to be honest” - TWTD User (Nov 2025) |
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| You have to admire them…. on 10:32 - Nov 18 with 975 views | MattinLondon |
| You have to admire them…. on 10:09 - Nov 18 by SitfcB |
I’ve started with this one.
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Just going by his wiki page, he seems to do better when managing smaller clubs.
He’s been out of coaching since February and has never coached in a really competitive league such as the Championship. He’ll probably get them out of a relegation fight but think he’ll fail to reach the playoffs which is where most Norwich fans think they should be.
I think next season they’ll start quite well but he will jump ship to manage a bigger club which ultimately will be his aim having managed Ranges, Monaco and Club Brugge. |  | | |
| Budgies taking a long time to select a new manager on 11:29 - Nov 18 with 836 views | tractorboy1978 |
| Budgies taking a long time to select a new manager on 09:17 - Nov 18 by portmanking |
Yeah, outside of Belgium, he's had bright starts and slowly but surely his dour, abrasive demeanour has seen him fall out with both Monaco and Rangers dressing rooms. Hopefully the same happens at Carra Rudd. He's certainly not a warm personality their fans will unite around.
And is it really a big deal that Rangers managers would go for Champ clubs with bigger budgets? [Post edited 18 Nov 9:18]
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11 games in 42 days starting from Saturday. He isn't going to have long to get his ideas across and implemented. If he has a poor-average start he is already going to be under pressure by 5th January, especially if he isn't as good at PR as Lambert was here. [Post edited 18 Nov 11:49]
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| Budgies taking a long time to select a new manager on 11:31 - Nov 18 with 827 views | FrimleyBlue |
| Budgies taking a long time to select a new manager on 11:29 - Nov 18 by tractorboy1978 |
11 games in 42 days starting from Saturday. He isn't going to have long to get his ideas across and implemented. If he has a poor-average start he is already going to be under pressure by 5th January, especially if he isn't as good at PR as Lambert was here. [Post edited 18 Nov 11:49]
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Apparently, he likes to go direct first and then play pretty football after
no idea if the current nodge squad can go direct. | |
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| Budgies taking a long time to select a new manager on 11:40 - Nov 18 with 788 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Budgies taking a long time to select a new manager on 11:31 - Nov 18 by FrimleyBlue |
Apparently, he likes to go direct first and then play pretty football after
no idea if the current nodge squad can go direct. |
They’ve got the striker for it when he’s not injured. They’re better equipped than we would be for hoofing it. |  |
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| Budgies taking a long time to select a new manager on 11:42 - Nov 18 with 780 views | HighgateBlue |
| Budgies taking a long time to select a new manager on 08:43 - Nov 18 by portmanking |
What a *bizarre* appointment that is. Rangers fans hounded him out in a similar fashion to Russell Martin. And anyone cooing over a managerial record in the Belgian Pro League needs their head testing.
Can't imagine him galvanising their squad. An appointment that you'd understand more if they were in a summer rebuild, not 23rd and staring down the barrel at the third tier. |
He had a decent enough record at Monaco to be fair, and managed in European competitions. I appreciate one can be sniffy about the French league, but we're talking about coming into a championship club staring down the barrel of League One. |  | | |
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