Our Next Manager

[cityfanlee23]

11 minutes ago, FoxTimmy2 said:

Why are people saying that Ward is starting tomorrow? I am more fearful of Ward starting than my missus checking my phone.

I’d rather make ward captain and build him a statue 😂

[Scotch]

21 minutes ago, Kopic said:

I'd like Tony Mowbray.

Jesus.... This is like watching the first 5 minutes of 'Up' on repeat. 

[Kitchandro]

I just don’t see why the board would think Marsch is qualified for the job. It’s clear they hadn’t thought about the possibility of sacking Rodgers at all and have done no research whatsoever.
 

Are they allergic to trying someone without Premier League experience? Because apparently that experience, even if it’s bad, is the only criteria for our next manager.

 

It’s astonishing. How to destroy a football club 101.

[weller54]

20 minutes ago, Dames said:

If its Jesse Marsch then we might as well

fold as s club. It would be beyond parody. 

s club are looking for a new member.

[Trelleh]

1 minute ago, weller54 said:

s club are looking for a new member.

Too soon 

[Gamble92]

I think we should all turn on each other 

 

Who's up for a scrap on Brazil Street?

 

 

[moore_94]

Unfortunately us having to even go for someone like Marsch just shows how much of a mess the club is in right now

 

Did what you are expected to do at Salzburg

 

Horrendous at Leipzig - worst points per match of any manager ever in their history

 

Shocking at Leeds

 

If only those in charge had realised earlier like plenty of fans had that keeping Rodgers this long would torpedo the club, we could've got someone actually decent

Edited 7 April 2023 by moore_94

[stourbridgefox]

Preki?

[Lad1966]

Is there any reliable link to this story. From what I’ve read, it’s seem like we spoke to him, like we have with Rafa and Potter.
I guess no one know what’s really going on!

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Trelleh]

Hacked into the social media accounts, announcement shortly

[splinterdream]

33 minutes ago, dylanlegend said:

Probably exactly what we need to get us out this mess. A manager that sets us up to be solid and organized.

 

plus Vardy + Vestergaard up top imagine the scenes 

As much as im a fan, Vardy should be in reserve for the rest of the season. I've been saying for a few weeks we should play cags for 3 at the back to perhaps bully teams in the box, but perhaps Cags has all but left the club which is why he didnt feature on Tuesday. We really dont have hard men players in abundance, Vesty seemed to struggle with heading a ball although his distribution was top notch and though he should have had another chance before now in some capacity. We need a manager at assess the hunger amongst the squad players and play them in whatever best formation suits, as fans we can't assess that, that's the only chance we have

[Jattdogg]

7 minutes ago, stourbridgefox said:

Preki?

Over marsch, yes

 

Fook sakes scraping the bottom of the barrel.

 

If you're going to go american then at least take me with my canadian accent.  I will keep us safe no doot aboot it. Sipping tim hortons and having a old fashioned sugar doughnut whilst screaming at the cvnts to pass the puck and take  slap shot on the feckin net.

[FoxOfMelton]

Hiring Marsch is accepting relegation. Can't be ****ing arsed anymore.

[Buzzell]

10 minutes ago, Trelleh said:

Hacked into the social media accounts, announcement shortly

At least the half time team talks will get the lads going….

 

[Sly]

Marsch  - 29.73% win ratio with Leeds. 
 

I’m not so sure he’s the answer. 

 

 

[splinterdream]

i reckon Grayson or Lennon would take us temporary and is as likely to keep us up as marsch

[Wasyls Pec Deck]

I’m also very skeptical about Marsch, but would we all eat humble American pie if he kept us up? 

Edited 7 April 2023 by Wasyls Pec Deck

[Trelleh]

17 minutes ago, Buzzell said:

At least the half time team talks will get the lads going….

 

“Half time and we’re 3-0 down to ****ing cherries! The family stand are singing Bassett’s a ******”

[420Hashish]

2 hours ago, mod hero said:

Are you American? 🇺🇸

 

if so, is it true that the Big Macs out there are bigger than here in the UK?

Big macs are tiny af here. 

 

Sincerely, Yankistan resident 

[Manini]

2 hours ago, USMNT Matt said:

 

Sorry but that's total BS. The Leeds team sucked before he came in and were facing relegation to The Skybet Championship. He came in, told everyone to step back and steered the ship to safety. Did your precious Bielsa do that? Fat chance. I work in data analysis in football and LUFC was hitting all of the key underlying numbers under his control. The board just crapped their pants. Where was Gnonto before Jesse's impact? And Adams?  He turned down a top 4 club to go to Leeds and they repaid him by sacking him as soon as pressure mounted. But what's new, he's American. 

GO WHITE SOX!

[LaughingOutLoud]

6 hours ago, LaughingOutLoud said:

Evening Chaps

Enjoying this absolutely ill informed discussion about Marsch. Yip, I'm a Leeds fan.

Lets start off with why he was anywhere close to getting an interview at Leeds. He won the title in Austria, where his team had the most money and all the best youth prospects in Europe. You can read online some of the criticisms about his time at Salzburg; i guess when you have the best players the tactics don't really matter as you win every week anyhow. You would think that strange given the success but . . . it's an early red flag. Went to Leipzig, a club he knew well and completely failed. This had been a top 4 team for a number of years prior to his arrival. Again, all the articles are out there as to his tactical incompetence and how it didn't suit his players or the needs of the club. Leipzig had done well before he arrived and did better after he left. Red flags all over.

So, he gets the Leeds gig. I'm 100% convinced that locker room camera in the CL tie at Anfield was influential. You can soon tell why though, as he is a company man through and through. He also has that American smarm that lets him talk confidently for ever. He sounds impressive but listen to what he is saying and it can often lack substance and  be inconsistent. He assembled the most low quality backroom staff you could imagine. His first home game was the worst performance I think we had ever seen at ER at the top level. Absolutely clueless. For the remainder of the season we played a jumbled defensive game where we tried to cling on for a point. He won at Wolves - we were losing by 2 and were going down to a heavy defeat before they lost a player to a red card - he won at Watford - they missed a bundle of one on one chances - he beat Brentford - they had nine men and still looked the better team  - and we scrambled an injury time goal to beat Norwich. Our wingers played narrow, we played schoolboy football and it was a horror show each week.

This season he started with a better balanced squad despite losing the two stars. Tbh, neither suited how he wanted to play,. Marsch plays narrow and we have so many wingers on our books. Rafinha hated playing for him by all accounts and Phillips is so average as a CM or in a defensive 2. So a good time to move both on really. We have played awful football all season using a kick and rush style that has every player operating in the middle of the park. When we got the ball we had to move it forward at high speed which often results in losing it instantly. We attacked with zero width so there was never an outball to find a player in space. We were overrun again and again in defence with only one player out wide. It was so eay for an opponent to load up out wide and put in good ball. He pulled off impressive performances only against the high end teams as though this tactic limited their ability to play, but we struggled against anyone else and looked clueless in both attacking and defending. He cannot adjust in game tactics and doesn't use his subs well. Off the field Marsch talks a great game and it was leaked he often blamed the players for not understanding what he was trying to do. Our successful U23's also started to play poor quality football.

When Marsch was sacked NOT ONE player posted a positive good luck message on social media.

The whole appointment has been an absolute disaster. Be very afraid.

 

In case you missed it due to that newbie 'delay' whilst mod checked.

When Bielsa was sacked - something was broken said the board - 85% of our main forum wanted him to stay. A month before Marsch was sacked, 97% of that same forum wanted him gone.

The fanbase wasn't divided on this at all.

Always get a few muppets of course who will give him all eterntity for beating a very poor Chelsea and Liverpool but . . . every dog has his day.

Edited 7 April 2023 by LaughingOutLoud

[Clarkey123]

I’d sooner have John Gregory than Jesse Marsch 

[Clarkey123]

Or Randy Marsh 

[LaughingOutLoud]

2 hours ago, Wasyls Pec Deck said:

Are we all just freaking out over nothing? I mean there doesn’t seem to be any credible link to speak of. 

Michael Rickets played for England.

 

Ha, nice edit you muppet . . . 'Marsch kept Leeds up'

Edited 7 April 2023 by LaughingOutLoud

[LaughingOutLoud]

2 hours ago, USMNT Matt said:

 

Sorry but that's total BS. The Leeds team sucked before he came in and were facing relegation to The Skybet Championship. He came in, told everyone to step back and steered the ship to safety. Did your precious Bielsa do that? Fat chance. I work in data analysis in football and LUFC was hitting all of the key underlying numbers under his control. The board just crapped their pants. Where was Gnonto before Jesse's impact? And Adams?  He turned down a top 4 club to go to Leeds and they repaid him by sacking him as soon as pressure mounted. But what's new, he's American. 

Of course you'd know better than us Leeds fan wouldn't you.

Just ignore this muppet, he hasn't a clue about Marsch.

When he gets that US NT job, and he will, you can enjoy him as much as you want.

And for what it's worth, Gnonto was bought by the DofF as a long term signing - deal agreed at Xmas but brought forward as we missed all our striker targets and panicked on deadline day - 5 months after Marsch arrived. The first words from Marsch were that he wouldn't be playing PL football this season as he wasn't ready for it. Instead he threw himself behind Greenwood, a striker adapted to a midfielder and the worst player in our U23s in the previous season. Pretty sure he took Greenwood with him when he was sacked as he hasn't been seen since.

Adams was bought for Marsch and was an immediate huge success. He is aggressive and frenzied, dominates and recovers good ball. All the top clubs were impressed and started to have a look. After Marsch left, Adams immediately looked average. Could be a WC hangover but undermining him is that he cannot  pass a football more than a few metres so looks lost in a passing team and one that plays with width so centre midfield isn't compacted . . . a good lesson in having players who suit your system.

As an aside, Jack Harrison on fire again now . . . playing wide. What a great record this kid has, fantastic attitude and rarely injured, Why did Marsch want him out on deadline day? Hates wide players and Harrison just could not adjust to playing narrow. Deal allegedly stopped by our minority US shareholders who take over this summer and now signed a new contract. Phew!

Edited 7 April 2023 by LaughingOutLoud