I don't understand why Iraola would want to go to Palace. Very much a sideways move.

Imagine if AI does leave Bournemouth and we go up then Kieran would definitely be at least interviewed, and couldn't blame him if he wanted the job at an established PL club rather than having to struggle again with a newly promoted side (even if their stadium is only 1/3 the size of ours). Also not sure Bournemouth would be prepared to buy him out or pay the wage he is on here which is higher I imagine than some Prem managers.

Hope he'd stay here though to prove he can do it in the Prem with the side he built, especially after last time. Leeds and Sunderland proving its possible!

Jeez, how boring. A summer of this to look forward to again whatever league we are in!

Go to a tiny club with a tiny ground and only a couple of thousand supporters. Really exciting move that. More likely Chelsea or a club of that stature would attract Kieran.

Bournemouth, the epitome of tv money crassness of the modern game. They have peaked, why would anyone want to go there with any ambition?

Hopefully Keiran will see sense and stay here.However if the worst happens and he does decide to move on,to Bournemouth or anywhere else, i would happily take Liam Rosenior, when Chelsea part company in the summer.

So the bullshit starts. And the premleague record of km is not particularly good

There will I suspect be speculation all summer. The manager merry go round will be in full swing.

For now, it’s focus on gaining automatic promotion.

Can see Iraola at Athletic Bilbao or Newcastle next season. McKenna won’t go to a smaller club, especially if we’re also in the Premier League.

He's going to Spaun.

As for Kieran, i think it's a coin toss if he's with us next season!

Kieran going nowhere as invested in the project here. COYB

I think we have one more season of KMc at our club. If, not saying we will, going back to the championship I think KMc will say I need a new challenge. I can’t see him wanting to go back to Tuesday nights in The championship once he got the taste of PL again!!

Clemcc - so he’s had two seasons in the prem, and failed both times. With big resources too. I’m not sure any owner will look at that and think he’s the answer to their problem.

I can’t see KM getting any offers right now, until he’s had one season of at least moderate success at that level…, he might get indexed to jobs, and I’m sure working in a better structure than our with their talent ID likely would suit him, and mirage his weaknesses.., but indexed, and offered are very very different.

He’ll be here another season if we go up. It would be a risk/reward (especially on his wage demands) that nobody will want, they won’t be looking at Brighton and thinking they made a big mistake turning down KM’s wage demands.

He can grow with us - but truthfully Ashton is a billion light years away from the Brentford’s, Brightons and Bournemouth’s and KM would likely thrive elsewhere in that context.

If we wanted to build a club around KM, we need Ashton OUT and relaxed with a structure that supports world class talent I’d and off the filled support .., not a wheeler dealer who puts his need for deals and that pleasure above the clubs needs.

McKenna IN. Edu IN. Ashton OUT.

If McKenna didn’t do McKennas talent ID he’d still be a premier league manager. He openly admits he doesn’t do scouting outside the UK, and our 65 years of Man Utd recruitment didn’t look to be in demand (for a reason) so unless we get that right, I don’t see the McKenna Ashton axis being elite here.

McKenna could be elite elsewhere. Or here without Ashton. As a pair. THIS is their level.., 36 years of evidence says that I’m Ashtons case.

Tractorboybig - not good, it’s the 5th worst season of any side ever (modern era). With the spend too, and this season, Parker, Farke, Lampard, and lots of others look measurably better equipped…, Parker got over 100 points in this league, even KM got 96 with fewer resources, and the eye ball as well as points would suggest he has regressed not moved forward.

I think how far short he was shocked KM as much as anyone.

That said. He’s v v young, and has bags of improvement and potential, and might thrive with better talent if support.

I’ll bet he regrets asking for SO much money from Brighton, that was crazy for an EFL manager with three years limited management experience, bonkers that we blinked, but might still age well, fine margins.

But we don’t do talent ID even 1% as well as those clubs, and that should be attractive to him .., especially when Ashton in now on record saying he’d throw him under the bus in about one second.

But I just can’t see anyone paying him what we do. It would be a huge risk. And Brighton, Bournemouth, Brentford, they haven’t been succesful taking risks they don’t need to.

If we don’t go up, he’s gone, because we can’t afford anything else, but couldn’t see anyone paying established club needing a manger who’s clearly brilliant in the EFL - none of them have an EFL mindset, that’s not the MO.

What trophies have you one.
How many seasons in a top tier league.
Or in andrews case, how long have we worked with you.

These are clubs with world class resources. The championship isn’t even close to world class level, have they don’t ever recruit from it.

Who in God's name would want to go to Bournemouth nice part of the country is as far as it goes eleven thousand and away fans two men and a dog. If Irola was to go to Palace with their problems behind the scenes it tells you everything.

Nice well run club, excellent recruitment system, pleased to see them doing well. However, not half the potential we have here if we harness it properly and of course that's " assuming " promotion. Nothing more to say on it.

Really don’t see the point in going to a smaller club. Even Brighton and Palace are really no bigger than us either. It would purely only be because they are more established. You could add Brentford in there too. None of those clubs are any bigger than Town if as big.

Are Darkhorse’s posts AI generated ? There appears to be a lack of cohesion in his sentences. As to the story, probably best to ignore any rumours or otherwise regarding KMcK’s future. Only he knows where he may or may want to be next season. For now let’s concentrate on getting the points we need. COYB?

McKenna won't go there, they don't pay enough. The interesting one is that Simeone at Athletico is rumoured to be under the microscope, despite being a hair away from the CL semi..... Iraola played there....
This won't touch us, whilst Km is under contract at ITFC, no one will pay the fees and salary he needs to release him

Such a mix of feelings on KMac. Earlier in the season some fans wanted him out (crazy) with others questioning his ability. The fact that he keeps being linked with other jobs should be taken as the club doing something right, when was the last time we had a manager being linked with so many jobs? The club tied him down on a good contract for a reason to not only protect an asset but to make it harder for other clubs to give him something better (maybe he was part of what Mark A meant when he said we were protected). I personally think KMac will be here for 3 more seasons after this but that’s just my opinion. He keeps us up next season and has 2 more before moving on.

I'm not sure why they'd want McKenna. Bournemouth play wonderful free flowing football.....we don't. They'd surely look for a manager who is more in keeping with Areola and their current style.

They can have him

I'm not fussed, to be honest.
I'm still frustrated and disappointed way more often than I am pleased with our performances.
I'm still disappointed with our tactics in most games.
And recruitment is absolutely woeful at Town. Not being funny but there isn't a player in our squad that would get into a Bournemouth or Brighton or Palace side, and all three are bottom half Prem clubs.
If we go up, a big if, the squad is worse than it was last season, we'd get hammered almost every week.
But I will be at PR on Sunday, doing my best to enjoy myself....COYB.