JimmyC74 Posted 5 April 2023 Share Posted 5 April 2023 (edited) 4 minutes ago, dylanlegend said: He’s certainly a better option than Lampard, did well at Rangers Wasn’t it thought that a lot of his success was down to his assistants (Beale and Critchley). Edited 5 April 2023 by JimmyC74 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasyls Pec Deck Posted 5 April 2023 Share Posted 5 April 2023 8 minutes ago, Sambiasso said: Rafa wanted 3yr contract and big money, club said no and negotiations stalled He’s got a strong bargaining position. I’d be tempted to go back with 2 years. We are desperate and he fits what we are looking for in many ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 5 April 2023 Share Posted 5 April 2023 24 minutes ago, Voll Blau said: I think those of us with the huge affection for MON and everything he achieved with us (and rightly so) are forgetting just how long ago it actually was that he was here. It's not like a Pearson scenario where you'd still have the likes of Vardy and, if we hadn't fvcked him off, Albrighton whose respect for the man would rub off instantly on others because they were personally managed by him and knew first hand others who were too. You're talking only really Barnes and KDH who would potentially get any instant motivation out of having such a club legend be their gaffer. Even with those two, how old would they have been when MON was last here - 2 or 3, maybe? It's not like they're going to be spurred on by their fond memories of the 1997 League Cup win. I'm sceptical of "knows the club" appointments as a general rule but at least with something like Hodgson to Palace (or as you say, Pearson to us) he does actually have some level of familiarity with the squad, staff and facilities he's going to be working with until the end of the season, so you can see the logic. With MON the stadium, training ground, players, staff and ownership have all changed. He's not really any more familiar with the club than someone like Marsch or Hasenhuttl at this point, arguably less so. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasyls Pec Deck Posted 5 April 2023 Share Posted 5 April 2023 3 minutes ago, JimmyC74 said: Wasn’t it thought that a lot of his success was down to his assistants (Beale and Critchley). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolhandfox Posted 5 April 2023 Share Posted 5 April 2023 (edited) Whilst I understand people do not like the names on the list. It's 4 am, half an hour before the club closes. All the good-looking girls have already gone home with someone, and all we have left are the desperate ones or the ugly ones. Time to get our beer goggles on and pick one or go home alone. Edited 5 April 2023 by coolhandfox 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sambiasso Posted 5 April 2023 Share Posted 5 April 2023 5 minutes ago, KFS said: Who else is in the frame? Nobody from what I got told, stack of enquiries from available managers/coaches apparently. It's like when King Power first took over the club and Top was running the show and messed it up, once Vichai came in and started running it is when things got better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg_fried_rice Posted 5 April 2023 Share Posted 5 April 2023 I struggled to believe anyone on here - let alone on our board - was seriously suggesting MON. And the fact that now it doesn’t even feel like it would be our worst option - I don’t know whether to laugh or cry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NasPb Posted 5 April 2023 Share Posted 5 April 2023 Nuno or rafa please 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markko Posted 5 April 2023 Share Posted 5 April 2023 Martin O'Neill did a Q and A a few months ago. He won't come back here and said as much. Lenny would be a risk. Never managed in prem. I would not touch Gerard or Lampard in the position we are in. If Rafa has said no leaves us with Ralph. I always liked how he came over. You can only manage what you have. He is available. Bielsa is another.option but I think he would need time but he would get us playing with intensity. We.ideally need an out of work to avoid compensation and haggling which takes time. Saturday is massive and if we can't get anyone in today we are.probably going to have to stick with Stowell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L3n9a Posted 5 April 2023 Share Posted 5 April 2023 (edited) With our rivals all having extremely hard games this weekend and likely all lose, it really is sink or swim in my opinion. Fail to make an appointment and get that new manager bounce and we are as good as down and it really would be true to form of the board this past few years and leave a goalkeeper coach in charge of our biggest game for years... If it's true Rafa wanted a 3 year contract, the club are bonkers not to snap his hand off, tried and tested in the Championship if the worst was to happen & done well at every club he has been at. Edited 5 April 2023 by L3n9a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOXSE Posted 5 April 2023 Share Posted 5 April 2023 6 minutes ago, coolhandfox said: Whilst I understand people do not like the names on the list. It's 4 am, half an hour before the club closes. All the good-looking girls have already gone home with someone, and all we have left are the desperate ones or the ugly ones. Time to get our beer goggles on and pick one or go home alone. Are you suggesting we go for Ian Holloway?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dahnsouff Posted 5 April 2023 Share Posted 5 April 2023 9 minutes ago, coolhandfox said: Whilst I understand people do not like the names on the list. It's 4 am, half an hour before the club closes. All the good-looking girls have already gone home with someone, and all we have left are the desperate ones or the ugly ones. Time to get our beer goggles on and pick one or go home alone. This sounds like you are justifying waking up next to Cooper…. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinowe Soorie Posted 5 April 2023 Share Posted 5 April 2023 4 minutes ago, markko said: Martin O'Neill did a Q and A a few months ago. He won't come back here and said as much. Lenny would be a risk. Never managed in prem. I would not touch Gerard or Lampard in the position we are in. If Rafa has said no leaves us with Ralph. I always liked how he came over. You can only manage what you have. He is available. Bielsa is another.option but I think he would need time but he would get us playing with intensity. We.ideally need an out of work to avoid compensation and haggling which takes time. Saturday is massive and if we can't get anyone in today we are.probably going to have to stick with Stowell. I’m reasonably sure, O’Neill said on Radio Leicester once, that he’d never sign Stan Collymore… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted 5 April 2023 Share Posted 5 April 2023 12 minutes ago, coolhandfox said: Whilst I understand people do not like the names on the list. It's 4 am, half an hour before the club closes. All the good-looking girls have already gone home with someone, and all we have left are the desperate ones or the ugly ones. Time to get our beer goggles on and pick one or go home alone. The club closing feels like the best option right now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox 4 Life Posted 5 April 2023 Share Posted 5 April 2023 12 minutes ago, Sambiasso said: Nobody from what I got told, stack of enquiries from available managers/coaches apparently. It's like when King Power first took over the club and Top was running the show and messed it up, once Vichai came in and started running it is when things got better. So we are basically ****ed then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daggers Posted 5 April 2023 Share Posted 5 April 2023 1 minute ago, Ricey said: The club closing feels like the best option right now. An insurance scam following a devastating yet accidental fire ftw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolhandfox Posted 5 April 2023 Share Posted 5 April 2023 8 minutes ago, FOXSE said: Are you suggesting we go for Ian Holloway?? At this point anyone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinowe Soorie Posted 5 April 2023 Share Posted 5 April 2023 Is Terry Venables still alive? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALC Fox Posted 5 April 2023 Share Posted 5 April 2023 Positives for MON: - The matchday atmosphere would be INSANE. At least, if it isn't, our fanbase is in worse shape than we think. - He's a great man-manager and we should become good at 'the basics' quite quickly. - The Leicestershire boys in the squad will be in awe of him. As devastating as Barnes was for his goal last night, imagine him operating with maximum adrenaline. Negatives against MON: - His last few jobs were disappointing. And he's been out of a job for a while now. - Has the league left him behind? Does he have what it takes tactically nowadays? There would be huge question marks about those things. - They say never go back. Pearson did and was great. But would MON tarnish his reputation with us if he failed to keep us up, especially if it ended up being a meek surrender? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravel Posted 5 April 2023 Share Posted 5 April 2023 12 minutes ago, NasPb said: Nuno or rafa please No no Nuno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 5 April 2023 Share Posted 5 April 2023 19 minutes ago, Wasyls Pec Deck said: He’s got a strong bargaining position. I’d be tempted to go back with 2 years. We are desperate and he fits what we are looking for in many ways. I presume it’s the money (for him and his staff) that’s the issue. The club will assume that they may have to sack him later next season (if we drop and don’t look like getting back) - I reckon it’s the amount he wants paying which is more the problem than the length of the contract. They will feel that they were cornered by the amount they were paying rodgers and won’t want to make the same mistake again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daggers Posted 5 April 2023 Share Posted 5 April 2023 Maybe someone with experience of being a temp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daggers Posted 5 April 2023 Share Posted 5 April 2023 3 minutes ago, ALC Fox said: Positives for MON: - The matchday atmosphere would be INSANE. At least, if it isn't, our fanbase is in worse shape than we think. - He's a great man-manager and we should become good at 'the basics' quite quickly. - The Leicestershire boys in the squad will be in awe of him. As devastating as Barnes was for his goal last night, imagine him operating with maximum adrenaline. Negatives against MON: - His last few jobs were disappointing. And he's been out of a job for a while now. - Has the league left him behind? Does he have what it takes tactically nowadays? There would be huge question marks about those things. - They say never go back. Pearson did and was great. But would MON tarnish his reputation with us if he failed to keep us up, especially if it ended up being a meek surrender? The only use of the word insane would be to describe anyone remotely believing this is in any way a good move. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeg67 Posted 5 April 2023 Share Posted 5 April 2023 34 minutes ago, Fox92 said: Commands drive and effort yet lost 9-0 twice? You get the same number of points no matter how many goals you lose by. It says much more about Ralph that he never lost the training room after those defeats than the defeats themselves. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuna Posted 5 April 2023 Share Posted 5 April 2023 2 minutes ago, Daggers said: Maybe someone with experience of being a temp? Rob Kelly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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