New Manager Debate

[MarkSFC]

On 30/11/2025 at 10:25, Badger said:

And if that real choice was Gary O’Neil ? 

Probabaly a bad choice

[DT]

Did I really read Keegan being suggested as a realistic choice up there for manager? Or did the heavy sarcasm pass over my head?

Farke has two games left at Leeds apparently. I wonder if we give Tonda the next two...

[notnowcato]

29 minutes ago, DT said:

Did I really read Keegan being suggested as a realistic choice up there for manager? Or did the heavy sarcasm pass over my head?

Farke has two games left at Leeds apparently. I wonder if we give Tonda the next two...

Not the Keegan you’re probably thinking of. The data bods have crunched the numbers, reviewed real world permutations, added a healthy pinch of “if it ain’t broke…”, looked at cross correlations of elite world sport and leadership, hence Mr Bradley was at Staplewood all weekend.
 

Don’t shoot the messenger. 

[HnycS]

10 hours ago, Harry_SFC said:

It's been very good against teams that leave us space. He'll need to try and work out a way to combat teams who don't do that. 

Agreed. As the previous incumbent couldn't figure out how to play well against teams that leave space, he should get credit for that. It clearly isn't a given, must have been partly due to his coaching and tactics?

[cambsaint]

It's frequently quoted that promotion to the Prem is worth £100 m. So I don't think anybody will be buying Lampard for a figure much less than that.

[Willo of Whiteley]

2 hours ago, DT said:

Did I really read Keegan being suggested as a realistic choice up there for manager? Or did the heavy sarcasm pass over my head?

Farke has two games left at Leeds apparently. I wonder if we give Tonda the next two...

I mean you suggested high-flying, European tournament team manager Liam Rosenior a month ago, so maybe take a chill pill. 😂

Also Daniel Farke I think would be great. But he isn’t getting sacked on a Sunday and taking over at Saints on the Monday.

[Saint NL]

I half expected an announcement today to make Eckhart official. But it hasn't happened, whatever does it mean?

[Willo of Whiteley]

Tonda Eckhart is Sport Republic’s guy. It’s all about timing to announce it.

I wasn’t against him after four wins in a row. I became alarmed when he said Aribo had played really well in his appearances - that is scary in itself.

[JohnnyShearer2.0]

47 minutes ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

I mean you suggested high-flying, European tournament team manager Liam Rosenior a month ago, so maybe take a chill pill. 😂

Also Daniel Farke I think would be great. But he isn’t getting sacked on a Sunday and taking over at Saints on the Monday.

And 3 points on a Tuesday?!

[The Kraken]

1 hour ago, cambsaint said:

It's frequently quoted that promotion to the Prem is worth £100 m. So I don't think anybody will be buying Lampard for a figure much less than that.

If his agent has got anything about him then Lampard will have a reasonable buy-out price. £100M is laughable. 

[Dr Who?]

I have never known such an indecisive club… seriously do not have a clue! 

[SW11_Saint]

10 hours ago, the boy from saints said:

Steve Cooper?

Gainfully employed. 

[Appy]

1 hour ago, Dr Who? said:

I have never known such an indecisive club… seriously do not have a clue! 

They used to be indecisive, now they’re not so sure 

[Saint86]

57 minutes ago, Appy said:

They used to be indecisive, now they’re not so sure 

Its looks undeniable that the board sacked Still because the fans turned on them - if it was in any way planned they'd have had a manager lined up.

Said it before, but i reckon they'd decided to keep Still and instructed Spors to do as much, so we ended up passing up on Rohl, then Rohl got appointed and the fans turned toxic, the board panicked, told Spors to get rid, and now Spors is sat there with a shit list of managers on offer (and initially a club that was just above the relegation zone and far less attractive). In fact, maybe we should just be grateful Spors had got Tonda in as part of "succession planning", because otherwise we'd likely be sat here with GON, an even more toxic fan-board relationship, and probably less points.

Edited 3 hours ago by Saint86

[Tamesaint]

6 hours ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

Tonda Eckhart is Sport Republic’s guy. It’s all about timing to announce it.

I wasn’t against him after four wins in a row. I became alarmed when he said Aribo had played really well in his appearances - that is scary in itself.

I suspect that he knows that Aribo was shite and I expect him to have told Aribo that afterwards. He just wasn't going to throw him under the bus after a question from the local journalist. 

Lets see the line up on Saturday. If Aribo is in the starting line up it will be time to get worried!!