Who do we want next as Saints manager?

[Willo of Whiteley]

Firstly, would you take Russell Martin back?

Secondly, how would you feel if the club did hire him again?

Thirdly, how would you feel seeing him go to a direct Championship rival?

 

[Patrick Bateman]

12 minutes ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

Firstly, would you take Russell Martin back?

Secondly, how would you feel if the club did hire him again?

Thirdly, how would you feel seeing him go to a direct Championship rival?

 

Annoyed and already bored of the football before it's started.

Pissed off and they wouldn't get my money.

Absolutely fine.

[Wade Garrett]

Would be a result for the club if Martin got the Leicester job.  We wouldn’t have to pay him any more.

 

[trousers]

36 minutes ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

Firstly, would you take Russell Martin back?

• No

Secondly, how would you feel if the club did hire him again?

• Weary

Thirdly, how would you feel seeing him go to a direct Championship rival?

• Ambivalent

 

 

[badgerx16]

7 hours ago, goodymatt said:

I don’t like this at all.

Place your bets on Leicester conceding over 60 league goals next season.

[beatlesaint]

3 hours ago, LuckyNumber7 said:

Russ would get Leicester promoted I reckon. 

Yep then take them straight back down again UNLESS he's learnt his lesson, but nothing he's said in interviews since his being sacked suggests that to be the case.

[Dman]

3 hours ago, LuckyNumber7 said:

Russ would get Leicester promoted I reckon. 

Maybe - They'll have a good side, for that level. They'll be up there as favourites for promotion (along with us and ipswich). 

That's not because of Russ. If his previous record is to go by - mid-table other than finishing 4th, once, in what most perceived as 3 horse race - we have nowt to fear. 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

11 minutes ago, beatlesaint said:

Yep then take them straight back down again UNLESS he's learnt his lesson, but nothing he's said in interviews since his being sacked suggests that to be the case.

The lesson he has learned, from interviews, is to not change as much as he did with us, stick to his philosophy, and feel disappointed in his employers for not giving him more time.

[tdmickey3]

1 hour ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

Firstly, would you take Russell Martin back? Not until hell freezes over

Secondly, how would you feel if the club did hire him again?  Sick but with these clowns we have it would not surprise me

Thirdly, how would you feel seeing him go to a direct Championship rival?  Don't care, anywhere but with us

 

 

[bugenhagen]

2 hours ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

Firstly, would you take Russell Martin back?

Secondly, how would you feel if the club did hire him again?

Thirdly, how would you feel seeing him go to a direct Championship rival?

 

No
Bad
Don't care

I just have three simple wishes for next season:
A manager who plays with a back four
No Bazunu
No Bednarek

If I come upon a magic lamp, that's what I am going for!

[Holmes_and_Watson]

1 hour ago, bugenhagen said:

No
Bad
Don't care

I just have three simple wishes for next season:
A manager who plays with a back four
No Bazunu
No Bednarek

If I come upon a magic lamp, that's what I am going for!

Not, "I'd like to be awarded a trillion pounds" after which you could pretty much do as you please with the club?

Oh, hang on. Some charities are calling, checking if that's really what you spent 3 wishes on. They don't understand your focus...or how bad that defence has been. 🙂

[gurru991]

4 hours ago, beatlesaint said:

Yep then take them straight back down again UNLESS he's learnt his lesson, but nothing he's said in interviews since his being sacked suggests that to be the case.

I have no doubt that Martin would get Leicester promoted but I have no doubt he would get us relegated the next season.

[bugenhagen]

17 minutes ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

Not, "I'd like to be awarded a trillion pounds" after which you could pretty much do as you please with the club?

Oh, hang on. Some charities are calling, checking if that's really what you spent 3 wishes on. They don't understand your focus...or how bad that defence has been. 🙂

Nah, but to be fair, it would probably be easier to end world hunger and poverty than to make Saints an established PL club again...

and the abuse from this forum... nope, I can live just fine watching Saints without Baz, calamity Jan and 5 at the back... 😉

[Badger]

5 hours ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

Firstly, would you take Russell Martin back?

Secondly, how would you feel if the club did hire him again?

Thirdly, how would you feel seeing him go to a direct Championship rival?

 

1. No

2.Ridiculous, but who knows on Planet Rasmus (if he’s still involved) 

3. Get our own appointment right, and no need to give a shit where RM ends up.

[Badger]

38 minutes ago, gurru991 said:

I have no doubt that Martin would get Leicester promoted but I have no doubt he would get us relegated the next season.

But as shown this season you’d have the good sense to get rid. Your mistake was the replacement.

[gecko]

12 hours ago, gurru991 said:

I have no doubt that Martin would get Leicester promoted but I have no doubt he would get us relegated the next season.

I admire your optimism, but I would have very real doubts about him getting you or anybody promoted again. I'd go so far as to say there'd be a very good chance with your squad, but I would fully expect that if he did manage it, that it would be far less comfortable than last time.

Lots of needless goals conceded; lots of unnecessary points dropped against crap opposition.

We can certainly agree on the following relegation though :-D

[for_heaven's_Saint]

Talking of ex-managers, this is a great listen with WGS:

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/lets-be-having-you-the-00s-football-podcast/id1746684824?i=1000705473210

There’s a first part too but this is the one he talks about his time at Saints. He discusses that he just wanted to win games and didn’t care about sticking to a particular style. That’s what I’d like in a new manager. 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

26 minutes ago, for_heaven's_Saint said:

Talking of ex-managers, this is a great listen with WGS:

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/lets-be-having-you-the-00s-football-podcast/id1746684824?i=1000705473210

There’s a first part too but this is the one he talks about his time at Saints. He discusses that he just wanted to win games and didn’t care about sticking to a particular style. That’s what I’d like in a new manager. 

He's probably got a yoghurt in his fridge that's of more interest to him than philosophy at all costs managers. 🙂

[for_heaven's_Saint]

17 minutes ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

He's probably got a yoghurt in his fridge that's of more interest to him than philosophy at all costs managers. 🙂

That quote is discussed! 

[West end Saints]

WGS is always my go to for never knowing how an appointment may go. Relegated with Coventry, then doing badly in Championship (was it called that then?) hated by fans...

 

Back to title of thread..

Seems most popular choice is Rohl, who remains bookies favourite, with some interest here for Cooper and Still.

[ItchenRob]

Marti Cifuentes (QPR coach- I didn't know until I checked) has entered the betting at best odds of 14/1 . No idea whether there's anything in it.

[Lard]

11 minutes ago, ItchenRob said:

Marti Cifuentes (QPR coach- I didn't know until I checked) has entered the betting at best odds of 14/1 . No idea whether there's anything in it.

There was a small link to him in last Fridays sun newspaper. Thought nothing of it. 
he was put on gardening leave late Monday. 
it did cross my mind however tenuous the link. 
after some digging it appears West Brom could be his destination according to QPR forums. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Edited 30 April, 2025 by Lard

[Viking Saint]

On 29/04/2025 at 14:38, Willo of Whiteley said:

Firstly, would you take Russell Martin back?

Secondly, how would you feel if the club did hire him again?

Thirdly, how would you feel seeing him go to a direct Championship rival?

 

No

I'd give up

Couldn't give a shit

[Maggie May]

18 hours ago, for_heaven's_Saint said:

Talking of ex-managers, this is a great listen with WGS:

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/lets-be-having-you-the-00s-football-podcast/id1746684824?i=1000705473210

There’s a first part too but this is the one he talks about his time at Saints. He discusses that he just wanted to win games and didn’t care about sticking to a particular style. That’s what I’d like in a new manager. 

He was brilliant on this.  

[Pamplemousse]

Just look at Martin's teams and his defensive record. For a former centre back it's a shocking indictment.

We lost 5-0 three times under him!

[Midfield_General]

11 minutes ago, Pamplemousse said:

Just look at Martin's teams and his defensive record. For a former centre back it's a shocking indictment.

We lost 5-0 three times under him!

He was a right back. 'The Norfolk Cafu', according to Norwich fans.

The point about defensive record still stands though.

[Give it to Ron]

15 hours ago, ItchenRob said:

Marti Cifuentes (QPR coach- I didn't know until I checked) has entered the betting at best odds of 14/1 . No idea whether there's anything in it.

I believe it’s WBA

[CB Fry]

19 hours ago, for_heaven's_Saint said:

Talking of ex-managers, this is a great listen with WGS:

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/lets-be-having-you-the-00s-football-podcast/id1746684824?i=1000705473210

There’s a first part too but this is the one he talks about his time at Saints. He discusses that he just wanted to win games and didn’t care about sticking to a particular style. That’s what I’d like in a new manager. 

Listened to this on my drive in this morning - brilliant stuff from WGS.

They spoke about Clive Woodward far too much when he wasn't even there for that but that's on the hosts not him. Stopped listening to this podcast regularly when it changed from Quickly Kevin (90s) to Lets Be Having You (2000s) and I think I made the right decision.

Edited 1 May, 2025 by CB Fry

[goneawol]

20 minutes ago, Midfield_General said:

He was a right back. 'The Norfolk Cafu', according to Norwich fans.

The point about defensive record still stands though.

Cafu or snafu?

[Forester]

On 28/04/2025 at 18:12, Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd said:

I've just read that David Wagner is on the shortlist. This wouldn't surprise me at all. Another piss poor SR appointment. 

Wagner took Norwich from being a top 6 Championship side to mid-table mediocrity. Have a look at what Norwich fans thought of him. He's not the answer for Saints so be prepared for his arrival. 😂

Wagner wouldn’t be top of my list, but a summary like this would see you as a candidate for Trump’s press spokesperson.  Turning to the facts:

-Wagner got Huddersfield promoted, which nobody predicted 

- He then kept Huddersfield up in Premier League, which even fewer predicted

- He was sacked midway through their second season, and they eventually were relegated

- They are now a third tier team

- He took Norwich to the play off semi final last season, and was then sacked in the summer when they didn’t make the final to play us

- this season under new manager, who they have just sacked, they fare finishing lower mid table

Hope this helps!

 

[Pamplemousse]

1 hour ago, Forester said:

Wagner wouldn’t be top of my list, but a summary like this would see you as a candidate for Trump’s press spokesperson.  Turning to the facts:

-Wagner got Huddersfield promoted, which nobody predicted 

- He then kept Huddersfield up in Premier League, which even fewer predicted

- He was sacked midway through their second season, and they eventually were relegated

- They are now a third tier team

- He took Norwich to the play off semi final last season, and was then sacked in the summer when they didn’t make the final to play us

- this season under new manager, who they have just sacked, they fare finishing lower mid table

Hope this helps!

 

Exactly. Wagner would be a perfectly fine manager in the Championship.

[daldridge7]

Looks like if we want Rohl we will need to move quickly as he is reportedly interested in taking the Leicester job when it becomes available 

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-wednesday-boss-danny-rohl-interested-in-leicester-city-post-in-potential-southampton-blow-5108835

Edited 1 May, 2025 by daldridge7
Grammar

[Matthew Le God]

34 minutes ago, daldridge7 said:

Looks like if we want Rohl we will need to move quickly as he is reportedly interested in taking the Leicester job when it becomes available 

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-wednesday-boss-danny-rohl-interested-in-leicester-city-post-in-potential-southampton-blow-5108835

I don't think we should take Football Insider stories seriously. 

[saintant]

2 hours ago, Matthew Le God said:

I don't think we should take Football Insider stories seriously. 

Depends on how they recruit their journos.

[Matthew Le God]

2 minutes ago, saintant said:

Depends on how they recruit their journos.

You are being generous to call the journalists! 😉 

[OldNick]

If you look at it from Rohls side, we seem to be looking atlots of options and so he should as well, as we havent put our hat on him

[Pamplemousse]

Martin was appointed on 21 June so I reckon we'll wait until then. I'm guessing this is the date we officially became a Championship team?

[CB Fry]

I find it surprising that Leicester haven’t binned off RVN already. He’s obviously not going to be their manager next year and relegation is confirmed.

I would have thought they’d gamble on a new (caretaker) manager bounce ahead of their easiest game of the season but they haven’t.

[Appy]

24 minutes ago, CB Fry said:

I find it surprising that Leicester haven’t binned off RVN already. He’s obviously not going to be their manager next year and relegation is confirmed.

I would have thought they’d gamble on a new (caretaker) manager bounce ahead of their easiest game of the season but they haven’t.

Some suggestions they can’t afford to sack him in this financial year and would probably not be able to afford paying compo for a new manager either. 

[Saint86]

On 30/04/2025 at 18:44, West end Saints said:

WGS is always my go to for never knowing how an appointment may go. Relegated with Coventry, then doing badly in Championship (was it called that then?) hated by fans...

 

Back to title of thread..

Seems most popular choice is Rohl, who remains bookies favourite, with some interest here for Cooper and Still.

There is a lot to be said for appointing Rohl - he's got a solid track record in the champ, Wednesday fans love him, and there is a slight air of bringing one of our own back to the club. It will give him a good level of support and soft landing, and create some positivity at the club this summer. Not to say that other candidates won't do that either.

Edited 2 May, 2025 by Saint86

[Appy]

37 minutes ago, Pamplemousse said:

Martin was appointed on 21 June so I reckon we'll wait until then. I'm guessing this is the date we officially became a Championship team?

Wasn’t it as late as that due to the dispute with Swansea?

[Gloucester Saint]

30 minutes ago, CB Fry said:

I find it surprising that Leicester haven’t binned off RVN already. He’s obviously not going to be their manager next year and relegation is confirmed.

I would have thought they’d gamble on a new (caretaker) manager bounce ahead of their easiest game of the season but they haven’t.

I think RVN would have to walk with their PSR severe issues though. He’s probably wealthy enough but footballers don’t tend to walk away from guaranteed money very often….

Edited 2 May, 2025 by Gloucester Saint

[Saint86]

29 minutes ago, CB Fry said:

I find it surprising that Leicester haven’t binned off RVN already. He’s obviously not going to be their manager next year and relegation is confirmed.

I would have thought they’d gamble on a new (caretaker) manager bounce ahead of their easiest game of the season but they haven’t.

Financial / PSR? 

[Wade Garrett]

7 minutes ago, Saint86 said:

There is a lot to be said for appointing Rohl - he's got a solid track record in the champ, Wednesday fans love him, and there is a slight air of bringing one of our own back to the club. It will give him a good level of support and soft landing, and create some positivity at the club this summer. Not to say that other candidates won't do that either.

He was here for 5 minutes.  Hardly one of our own.

[Wade Garrett]

1 minute ago, Saint86 said:

Financial / PSR? 

Doesn’t apply to Leicester!

[Weston Super Saint]

52 minutes ago, CB Fry said:

I find it surprising that Leicester haven’t binned off RVN already. He’s obviously not going to be their manager next year and relegation is confirmed.

I would have thought they’d gamble on a new (caretaker) manager bounce ahead of their easiest game of the season but they haven’t.

They won't need the bounce.

[tdmickey3]

5 minutes ago, Weston Super Saint said:

They won't need the bounce.

Most teams get a bounce, we just get a splat

 

Edited 2 May, 2025 by tdmickey3

[Turkish]

On 01/05/2025 at 10:56, Maggie May said:

He was brilliant on this.  

and why was he brilliant?

Did the simple stuff well. A good goalkeeper, two good centre backs, got the players fitter than we've been apart from possibly under Pochetino, made us hard to beat and we had a two strikers who could score goals, Beattie and Phillips. Phillips was a big signing for us in the those days and although didn't score a bucket load he was a very good player and think he got 12-15 both seasons he was here. Beattie was big, strong, powerful, not techinically great so the hipsters wouldn't him these days but a handful. No messing around with philosophies and trying to be clever, make us hard to beat and bring in a bit of quality and guess what? It worked.

[Wade Garrett]

14 minutes ago, Turkish said:

and why was he brilliant?

Did the simple stuff well. A good goalkeeper, two good centre backs, got the players fitter than we've been apart from possibly under Pochetino, made us hard to beat and we had a two strikers who could score goals, Beattie and Phillips. Phillips was a big signing for us in the those days and although didn't score a bucket load he was a very good player and think he got 12-15 both seasons he was here. Beattie was big, strong, powerful, not techinically great so the hipsters wouldn't him these days but a handful. No messing around with philosophies and trying to be clever, make us hard to beat and bring in a bit of quality and guess what? It worked.

 Coined the phrase propaganda football as well.

Dean Saunders gave a stat on the radio today that 146 goals have been conceded this season from fucking around at the back.  He also made the point that invariably the worst ball-players in the team are the keeper and 2 centre-backs so why do they have more of the ball than anyone else?

 

 

[S-Clarke]

20 minutes ago, Turkish said:

and why was he brilliant?

Did the simple stuff well. A good goalkeeper, two good centre backs, got the players fitter than we've been apart from possibly under Pochetino, made us hard to beat and we had a two strikers who could score goals, Beattie and Phillips. Phillips was a big signing for us in the those days and although didn't score a bucket load he was a very good player and think he got 12-15 both seasons he was here. Beattie was big, strong, powerful, not techinically great so the hipsters wouldn't him these days but a handful. No messing around with philosophies and trying to be clever, make us hard to beat and bring in a bit of quality and guess what? It worked.

Isn't that the truth. Football is a simple game which has been overcomplicated by idiots.