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It's true though. He may have wanted to end on a high, but that wouldn't stop the media asking about his future every.single.week. That wouldn't stop potential signings asking the question ''But what happens next summer?'. The club looked at what was more damaging to their prospects and having an uncommitted manager who was off next season probably pipped it.

Anyone who cannot see the issues associated with an uncommitted manager sticking around for 1 more year is a bit dim.

Long time coming this one, been a target since our NPC days. Will get better and develop under our coaches.

3 of Koeman's staff. It was clear from the outset that Lee and Watson were club appointments, along with Hunter etc.

Cheers, seems fair enough to me. From all I can see, the criticisms seem to be around a couple of things. 1) - He's not Pellegrini 2) - He's not a well known name Not entirely sure those are fair criticisms to label against a potential manager who, on paper, has a very impressive CV. It's not about the name, as we should know all too well, it's about how that individual fits with the rest.

You're well educated in French football window's....what's your opinion/feeling on him? (may have missed it you have already said)

I wasn't even that convinced with Pellegrini to be honest.

So let me get this right, the only reason this fella is being written off as trash is because he isn't as well known as Pellegreni?

I didn't see Pellegrini as a fit though, he was just a name. This bloke seems more of a fit in terms of the style of play, very MP like.

He knows 'Jack Schitt''

Going by the unbelievable reactions in this thread, the club have probably pulled one out of the bag again.

Is there something I've missed as to why people are dismissing him and putting him in the category of Wigley and Gray? I've not really heard a great deal about him, but a quick glance at what he's done in France suggests he's one of the better managers over there. His style of play sounds great fun. So, what exactly is it that people aren't happy about with him?

Iceland it is then. What a set of 2 games that was! That's more like it, two teams going for it from the off.

WTF is going on here 2-1 Hungary 2-2 now 3-2 Hungary game of the tournament by a mile.

Ok, this will throw the cat among the pigeons. Iceland 1 - 0 Austria Hungary 1 - 0 Portgual

Ah good, i thought it was just me. But yeah, it works for a bit....then will hang for ages.

Zenga, Carvalhal were agent plants, or just media generating stores as they don't have a clue. We won't ever know who has shown an interest, it's safe to say if you take what's in the papers as gospel then you're a little naive.

Given that these have now been finalised/confirmed, does that kind of indicate that a potential manager has possibly given the ok...?

I wouldn't really say it's our inability to finish, more the fact that we simply didn't create enough clear-cut chances for some of the most prolific players in the PL. Formations, tactics is all the blame. Too pedestrian and rigid.

TBF I think it's pretty likely we'll end up playing Portugal.

Does make you wonder how we can make some of the PL's most prolific attacking mids and strikers look so ineffective.

Of all the positiveness from the 2nd half against Wales, this has been utter turd.

When Alpine starts making posts and outlandish claims such as this, we're often on the brink of good news and he's made to look like a wolly again. So it's a good sign.

I don't remember a single person being happy with MP at the time, not one. The whole feeling was around chants and protests at the Everton home game to send our 'displeasure'.

Ah he's back.