New Manager Debate

[tdmickey3]

1 minute ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Will be interesting to see who the other manager-less clubs are about to appoint.

They will promote from within surely, it’s the right thing to do to do 😉

[Saint Fan CaM]

If Norwich take Still, whats the betting he’ll do very well with them?

Yesterday I posted Viera’s profile in terms of management style and tactical preferences - if ever there was a great match to Spors ambitions and the ability to command respect of players, he’s the man.

[Farmer Saint]

4 minutes ago, S-Clarke said:

I thought he did alright at Nice a few years ago, and he wasn't absolutely rancid at palace by any means. He got promotion with Geona last year, but it didn't quite happen in Serie A for whatever reason.

Koeman had some stinkers too - at Valencia if I remember right - but bossed the Dutch League. Everton fans didn't like him though, but they never like anyone. 

I just feel that this squad needs a leader, it needs a focal point at the top who they can 1) respect and 2) trust. Will Still, in my opinion, isn't a bad manager. I just think he was quite weak and he lacked the experience and leadership to steer a fairly broken squad. Put Still into an environment like Coventry and he'd fly. 

Eckert is another kid, he's not even a manager as he's never managed the mens teams. It's not what we need right now. There's a time and a place for these things, but SR seem too thick to actually understand the contexts of situations.

He did as well at Nice as Still did at Lens TBF. That's what worries me. The rest of his career he hasn't been good.

I'm not advocating for TE as Manager, I'm just not advocating for anyone else that I've seen on the list. If he was interested I'd take Rogers. Apart from that, maybe Ralph back, but he fell out with a lot of people here (players/board etc).

[S-Clarke]

Just now, Saint Fan CaM said:

If Norwich take Still, whats the betting he’ll do very well with them?

Yesterday I posted Viera’s profile in terms of management style and tactical preferences - if ever there was a great match to Spors ambitions and the ability to command respect of players, he’s the man.

Norwich are as much of a basket case as us with the squad, hated DoF, hated owners etc. Players attacking fans on social media, it's a bit of a mess.

He'd have a similar struggle there, but at least he'd have his number 9.

[Farmer Saint]

13 minutes ago, tdmickey3 said:

Low bar though

Exactly, it's why we need to get this one right, and not rush into appointing perennial failures like Vieira, Ole, O'Neil etc.

[Farmer Saint]

13 minutes ago, Saint NL said:

A Norwich supporting acquaintance of mine reckons their ITKs are suggesting Will Still is looking likely for them. 

 

I wish we were Norwich.

[Farmer Saint]

4 minutes ago, Saint Fan CaM said:

If Norwich take Still, whats the betting he’ll do very well with them?

Yesterday I posted Viera’s profile in terms of management style and tactical preferences - if ever there was a great match to Spors ambitions and the ability to command respect of players, he’s the man.

Why do you say that - doesn't look like he's commanded respect of anyone in his managerial career?

[Willo of Whiteley]

Will Still will do well going forward.

I think anyone that is under Sports Republic’s basket case mode of running a football club, they’re already doomed to fail.

The disconnect between sections of the club from the fans to the owners, the recruitment team to the playing coaches is so huge.

[CB Fry]

The important thing to remember about all these Tonda fan-boys that have sprung up deciding he is our best option would be saying exactly the same thing, exactly the same thing if

> SR had given the interim role to Trollope

> SR had given the interim role to Lallana

> SR had given the interim role to Jack Stephens

The appointed manager becomes untouchable.

It's just incumbency. There is a cohort in the fanbase/on this forum who decide immediately that whoever the SFC manager is at any point in time - that person is the best available person on the planet and no one anywhere can possibly NAME SOMEONE BETTER.

Every other option derided/dismissed/slated/belittled/written off/etc but if any of those candidates became our manager then they would get the same incumbency worship. It's just a weird myopia I cant entirely understand.

 

[Miltonaggro]

32 minutes ago, Farmer Saint said:

He's only managed once in the Championship, for Cardiff, and was fucking appalling. He has only managed one side in the last 4 or 5 years, and that ended after 6 months. What makes you think he's a good Manager? The football his sides play is absolutely dire as well.

Really, worse than the other Sport Republic recruits?  Personally, I think he would fit well at SFC, given our record as a rehab centre for ex star players like Strachan, Hoddle and Koeman. 

 

 

[WALK DMC]

22 minutes ago, S-Clarke said:

I thought he did alright at Nice a few years ago, and he wasn't absolutely rancid at palace by any means. He got promotion with Geona last year, but it didn't quite happen in Serie A for whatever reason.

Koeman had some stinkers too - at Valencia if I remember right - but bossed the Dutch League. Everton fans didn't like him though, but they never like anyone. 

I just feel that this squad needs a leader, it needs a focal point at the top who they can 1) respect and 2) trust. Will Still, in my opinion, isn't a bad manager. I just think he was quite weak and he lacked the experience and leadership to steer a fairly broken squad. Put Still into an environment like Coventry and he'd fly. 

Eckert is another kid, he's not even a manager as he's never managed the mens teams. It's not what we need right now. There's a time and a place for these things, but SR seem too thick to actually understand the contexts of situations.

Viera appears to be Postecoglou in reverse, he starts well and then has a poor second season (see Nice/Palace/Genoa). 

I've always had a suspicion that some of these tough guy types (like Roy Keane) are often good in the short term, but that their aggressive style isn't as effective in the medium to long term. Even if that theory holds true, I wouldn't be totally against Viera as manager, I really feel that the  team needs a short, sharp shock to the system and perhaps he could bring that to the club.

[revolution saint]

8 minutes ago, CB Fry said:

The important thing to remember about all these Tonda fan-boys that have sprung up deciding he is our best option would be saying exactly the same thing, exactly the same thing if

> SR had given the interim role to Trollope

> SR had given the interim role to Lallana

> SR had given the interim role to Jack Stephens

The appointed manager becomes untouchable.

It's just incumbency. There is a cohort in the fanbase/on this forum who decide immediately that whoever the SFC manager is at any point in time - that person is the best available person on the planet and no one anywhere can possibly NAME SOMEONE BETTER.

Every other option derided/dismissed/slated/belittled/written off/etc but if any of those candidates became our manager then they would get the same incumbency worship. It's just a weird myopia I cant entirely understand.

 

Not sure there's anyone who's a "Tonda fan-boy", or at least from the bits and pieces I've read.  

[Wade Garrett]

12 minutes ago, CB Fry said:

The important thing to remember about all these Tonda fan-boys that have sprung up deciding he is our best option would be saying exactly the same thing, exactly the same thing if

> SR had given the interim role to Trollope

> SR had given the interim role to Lallana

> SR had given the interim role to Jack Stephens

The appointed manager becomes untouchable.

It's just incumbency. There is a cohort in the fanbase/on this forum who decide immediately that whoever the SFC manager is at any point in time - that person is the best available person on the planet and no one anywhere can possibly NAME SOMEONE BETTER.

Every other option derided/dismissed/slated/belittled/written off/etc but if any of those candidates became our manager then they would get the same incumbency worship. It's just a weird myopia I cant entirely understand.

 

I suspect one or two are plants.

[trousers]

44 minutes ago, S-Clarke said:

I think there are a few options out there.

Vieira is one I've mentioned a few times,  I'd make a big play for him. A former elite-level player who'd bring instant respect, the sort of gravatas that Koeman carried when he came in. I'd have even made a play for him before we got Martin in 2023. 

Not at the same extreme, but Ole is another one who'd gain respect from those around him.

But Viera is the one I'd push for. There are interesting parallels because Eckert was his assistant at Geona and Spors appointed Viera AND Eckert at Genoa.

Given those connections, Viera is certainly the appointment that would be the most logical... But this is Sport Republic we're talking about here, where logic normally goes out of the window...

[Verbal]

5 minutes ago, revolution saint said:

Not sure there's anyone who's a "Tonda fan-boy", or at least from the bits and pieces I've read.  

I'm quite a fan TBH, if only for the goggle eyes.

 

[saintant]

2 hours ago, Fitzhugh Fella said:

This is a good post apart from alleging Jack Stephens "is poisonous to team harmony". The bloke absolutely bleeds red and white these days (see his reaction to the goals v QPR).

Eckert has won two games vs very average opponents, but you only have to look at Sheffield's goal last Saturday to see how muddled the thinking still is. Baz played it short, there were a couple more short passes until we passed ourselves into a tight situation which resulted in Manning (I think it was) hoofing it diagonally upfield where it went straight to the guy who then ran on and scored. it was utter suicidal Russell Martin type moronic garbage. (By the way I see there are two saddoes voting for Martin on here - WTF).

I think many believe he didn't take kindly to being dropped by Will Still who had never been a professional footballer and that's when he ejected his playthings from the pram. If true it means Eckert, who also was never a pro and has far less management experience than Still, will never have the minerals to drop him however many howlers he makes,

[Farmer Saint]

24 minutes ago, CB Fry said:

The important thing to remember about all these Tonda fan-boys that have sprung up deciding he is our best option would be saying exactly the same thing, exactly the same thing if

> SR had given the interim role to Trollope

> SR had given the interim role to Lallana

> SR had given the interim role to Jack Stephens

The appointed manager becomes untouchable.

It's just incumbency. There is a cohort in the fanbase/on this forum who decide immediately that whoever the SFC manager is at any point in time - that person is the best available person on the planet and no one anywhere can possibly NAME SOMEONE BETTER.

Every other option derided/dismissed/slated/belittled/written off/etc but if any of those candidates became our manager then they would get the same incumbency worship. It's just a weird myopia I cant entirely understand.

 

Am I included within this cohort of incumbency worshippers? You seem to be getting in quite a tizz about this.

Edited 2 hours ago by Farmer Saint

[saintant]

1 hour ago, Fabrice29 said:

Reminder that declaring suicide football about the only managers who seem to be delivering regular wins for us in this league does make you look pretty silly. 

Yeah, plus all those hairy arsed scotsmen who support Rangers. Strangely they didn't see the attraction of suicide football, poor excuses and underfit players. Funny how this has changed so quickly under Rohl - you'd almost believe the previous bloke was clueless.

[Farmer Saint]

22 minutes ago, Miltonaggro said:

Really, worse than the other Sport Republic recruits?  Personally, I think he would fit well at SFC, given our record as a rehab centre for ex star players like Strachan, Hoddle and Koeman. 

 

 

But do you want someone that is about the same as everyone else SR has appointed?

[danjosaint]

I'd like to think despite Viera and Solsjaer's patchy track records they would command a bit of respect from the squad and I think that's exactly what we need, some of the squad seem to have become Billy big balls and need a bit of harsh reality, I know Juric and Still tried to but they just didn't have the gravitas of a Viera/Solsjaer type figure and got run out of town. We know of the striker and keeper issues but this squad should be pushing top 6 pretty comfortably. Whether it is Rasmus getting involved or not they need to let the manager get on with it within there parameters. Every club will have a play style that will go from the u8s all the way through but there has to be a bit of wiggle room to suit your playing squad, I believe we were told by Spors he wants a pressing attacking more powerful side, yet here we are WS playing a 5atb slow disjointed mess with a small frontman, TE is playing the same just the players are probably giving him a little bit more effort that they did for WS, that QPR game was probably the worse last 20min game management ive seen from us, just feels, and this is nothing against TE as he does indeed come across well and could be the future that he could become railroaded by some senior players into what they'd prefer 

[Fitzhugh Fella]

35 minutes ago, CB Fry said:

The important thing to remember about all these Tonda fan-boys that have sprung up deciding he is our best option would be saying exactly the same thing, exactly the same thing if

> SR had given the interim role to Trollope

> SR had given the interim role to Lallana

> SR had given the interim role to Jack Stephens

The appointed manager becomes untouchable.

It's just incumbency. There is a cohort in the fanbase/on this forum who decide immediately that whoever the SFC manager is at any point in time - that person is the best available person on the planet and no one anywhere can possibly NAME SOMEONE BETTER.

Every other option derided/dismissed/slated/belittled/written off/etc but if any of those candidates became our manager then they would get the same incumbency worship. It's just a weird myopia I cant entirely understand.

 

Great word incombency - don't see it enough

[West end Saints]

22 minutes ago, CB Fry said:

The important thing to remember about all these Tonda fan-boys that have sprung up deciding he is our best option would be saying exactly the same thing, exactly the same thing if

> SR had given the interim role to Trollope

> SR had given the interim role to Lallana

> SR had given the interim role to Jack Stephens

The appointed manager becomes untouchable.

It's just incumbency. There is a cohort in the fanbase/on this forum who decide immediately that whoever the SFC manager is at any point in time - that person is the best available person on the planet and no one anywhere can possibly NAME SOMEONE BETTER.

Every other option derided/dismissed/slated/belittled/written off/etc but if any of those candidates became our manager then they would get the same incumbency worship. It's just a weird myopia I cant entirely understand.

 

Are many / any saying he is a great or obvious choice (there may well be posts saying that)?

I am just not overly excited by any of the options who are linked and achievable.

I don't have much to judge him on apart from 1) a lack of experience 2) an ok start with a bit more fight / confidence.

He maybe shit.

He may turn out to be good, who knows.

Carrick / GON clearly have better CVs, but I don't see them being amazing, but who knows.

There are managers who do well with little experience, or ones who do badly.

 Poch was criticised by many, WGS was sacked by Coventry in the league below us.

Sports Republic haven't earnt our confidence but I don't see taking our time with him  as the worst thing to do.

I hope we end up with someone with experience and can unite / excite us.

But has do you see any name linked so far, that you feel is realistic, that would unite and excite us?

[Willo of Whiteley]

I mean there’s no evidence that Jack Stephens threw his toys out the pram. I don’t think he would try and poison team harmony in any way.

 

[saintant]

59 minutes ago, Farmer Saint said:

Exactly, it's why we need to get this one right, and not rush into appointing perennial failures like Vieira, Ole, O'Neil etc.

The unique thing about football managers is that 99% of them become available because they failed elsewhere. So you either have to pick the one that looks a decent fit for your club and hope it works out or take a chance on someone young, who shows promise, has a side playing good football and looks ready to step up. Both are gambles which have the potential to go horribly wrong but are less risky than considering a 32 year old U21 manager who was never a pro and has never managed in men's football. Spors is paid very good money to make the correct decision. Let's hope he does so.  

Edited 1 hour ago by saintant

[ally_uk]

It’s frustrating being a Saints fan, right?

The international break should have been the perfect chance to bring in an experienced head.

Someone to steady the ship.

Someone to actually set a new philosophy in motion.

It just feels like Sports Republic have no urgency to react.

It’s still early days in the Championship, and letting this season slip away now would be ridiculous

Tonda, yeah, the bloke got wins. But was that down to him, or were the players just finally deciding to turn up after throwing Tintin  under the bus?

That’s the problem, right? The poison chalice. The clicky players who’ll keep throwing toys out of the pram and act like victims whenever things don’t go their way..

We all know we need an experienced head who can raise standards, not be dictated to, and actually deliver a proper hairdryer bollocking.

Thing is… do you think Rasmus and co are still meddling? Maybe they just want an inexperienced yes-man someone who sets the team up how they want and won’t dare question or call out their nonsense.

The problem goes deeper than the manager. At its heart, the whole club feels rotten. What’s the common variable? Sports Republic.

It’s time Dragan woke up, grew a set of bollocks, and brought in proper footballing men to run this club.

Not a bunch of CiHino, vaping chancers spouting data and xG Ted Talk nonsense.

I want my club back. This isn’t Southampton

[OldNick]

14 hours ago, Fitzhugh Fella said:

So the least worst option has suddenly become the Mesiah? My God we are really up that creek without rowing implements.

Who do you feel will do a good job.In the summer when we were looking at appointments, were the managers in the frame now on the tip of your tongue?

The gene pool is pretty poor and so it is hard to see who will inspire

[Tamesaint]

38 minutes ago, saintant said:

I think many believe he didn't take kindly to being dropped by Will Still who had never been a professional footballer and that's when he ejected his playthings from the pram. If true it means Eckert, who also was never a pro and has far less management experience than Still, will never have the minerals to drop him however many howlers he makes,

I thought that this was THB - not JS. Still's downfall started at Hull. Awful performance from the team so Still dropped THB and co for the next match. Saintsweb applauded the move but clearly the Billy big bollocks in the team didnt. Toys out of the pram time. 

[saintant]

Probably not available but there is a guy in Scotland who currently has Hearts unbeaten and above both Celtic and Ranger. Derek McInnes has his side playing 442 so no 3 centre back nonsense. Some of his success is attributed to the fact that Brighton owner Tony Bloom has a 29% stake in the club meaning they have access to his analytical scouting network tools. If only we had someone as clever as Bloom instead of Rasmus and his off the wall nonsense.

Edited 1 hour ago by saintant

[saintant]

4 minutes ago, Tamesaint said:

I thought that this was THB - not JS. Still's downfall started at Hull. Awful performance from the team so Still dropped THB and co for the next match. Saintsweb applauded the move but clearly the Billy big bollocks in the team didnt. Toys out of the pram time. 

I think there is a clique at the club and the ringleaders are Capt Jack, THB and Downes all of who were dropped by Still.

[CB Fry]

41 minutes ago, Farmer Saint said:

Am I included within this cohort of incumbency worshippers? You seem to be getting in quite a tizz about this.

If the cap fits.

The idea that you don't want to appoint a "perennial failure" - ie a manager with experience speaks volumes.

You are alive to the possibility that shiny untouched managers are just managers that haven't failed yet?

The incumbency thing i have been fascinated by for a long time, I genuinely didn't think it would kick in for a interim U21 coach in the club for five months but here we are.

[hypochondriac]

One thing we know is that the club makes decisions often because they don't want to upset the fanbase too much. It is almost guaranteed they are keeping an eye on forums like this. They will have seen the reaction to appointing Tonda and will know that if they do it and we get off to a shaky start that there will be something close to a revolt. For that reason I reckon they will keep him in place with no official announcement and hope he does well enough that they can then just announce it. Otherwise he won't and they might panic and just bring someone in ready for next year. Not really a way to manage a football club with purpose and vision but there you are.

[Willo of Whiteley]

3 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

One thing we know is that the club makes decisions often because they don't want to upset the fanbase too much. It is almost guaranteed they are keeping an eye on forums like this. They will have seen the reaction to appointing Tonda and will know that if they do it and we get off to a shaky start that there will be something close to a revolt. For that reason I reckon they will keep him in place with no official announcement and hope he does well enough that they can then just announce it. Otherwise he won't and they might panic and just bring someone in ready for next year. Not really a way to manage a football club with purpose and vision but there you are.

Maybe the polling should be reset then.

Let’s see how much the board like their stats. 😂

[DT]

1 hour ago, Verbal said:

I'm quite a fan TBH, if only for the goggle eyes.

 

Wait. We're appointing Rowan Atkinson now? I hope we have a plan, Baldrick.

[Lard]

Since 1975,as a nipper,supporting Saints has had some serious ups and downs. 
Branfoot,Lowe,Clive Woodward,Portvliet,Gray,Wigley,Redknapp etc etc.

Too great highs,Phil Boyer,Channon,Moran,the Wallace bros,Keegan,Charlie George,Worthington,Ball,Liebherr, Koeman,Pochettino,

these last few years under Sports Republic has,to me,been the most torturous,crock of mismanagement,disappointment and a collection of unwanted records that trumps the lot.

not one single spark of hope,and excitement. 
I see no change on the horizon this time…I had a glimmer in times of desperation in the past. 
but not for a very long time under their tenure. 🤷🏻‍♂️ 
 

Edited 53 minutes ago by Lard

[tdmickey3]

1 hour ago, Farmer Saint said:

Exactly, it's why we need to get this one right, and not rush into appointing perennial failures like Vieira, Ole, O'Neil etc.

IMO we have had plenty of time as they should have had some sensible candidates in mind long ago.

TIme is ticking and SR are wasting it as normal.

A zero experienced man like Ekhert is not the answer, no offence to him

[Farmer Saint]

8 minutes ago, CB Fry said:

If the cap fits.

The idea that you don't want to appoint a "perennial failure" - ie a manager with experience speaks volumes.

You are alive to the possibility that shiny untouched managers are just managers that haven't failed yet?

The incumbency thing i have been fascinated by for a long time, I genuinely didn't think it would kick in for a interim U21 coach in the club for five months but here we are.

Odd, because in this thread here I wanted Still, the incumbent at the time, to be replaced on September 22nd...

Or here:

 

Or here:

Or here:

No, I don't think the cap fits.

[Farmer Saint]

1 minute ago, tdmickey3 said:

IMO we have had plenty of time as they should have had some sensible candidates in mind long ago.

TIme is ticking and SR are wasting it as normal.

A zero experienced man like Ekhert is not the answer, no offence to him

Never said he was, I just think we need to find someone of sufficient quality, and we clearly haven't yet, and until then he'll be fine as an interim.

[Farmer Saint]

47 minutes ago, saintant said:

The unique thing about football managers is that 99% of them become available because they failed elsewhere. So you either have to pick the one that looks a decent fit for your club and hope it works out or take a chance on someone young, who shows promise, has a side playing good football and looks ready to step up. Both are gambles which have the potential to go horribly wrong but are less risky than considering a 32 year old U21 manager who was never a pro and has never managed in men's football. Spors is paid very good money to make the correct decision. Let's hope he does so.  

But who is saying that 32 year old is the answer?

[Harry_SFC]

1 hour ago, S-Clarke said:

I thought he did alright at Nice a few years ago, and he wasn't absolutely rancid at palace by any means. He got promotion with Geona last year, but it didn't quite happen in Serie A for whatever reason.

Koeman had some stinkers too - at Valencia if I remember right - but bossed the Dutch League. Everton fans didn't like him though, but they never like anyone. 

I just feel that this squad needs a leader, it needs a focal point at the top who they can 1) respect and 2) trust. Will Still, in my opinion, isn't a bad manager. I just think he was quite weak and he lacked the experience and leadership to steer a fairly broken squad. Put Still into an environment like Coventry and he'd fly. 

Eckert is another kid, he's not even a manager as he's never managed the mens teams. It's not what we need right now. There's a time and a place for these things, but SR seem too thick to actually understand the contexts of situations.

Totally agree. There's just such a lack of leadership at the whole club. At least get a manager in who the players will listen to and respect. 

[Hopper]

1 hour ago, S-Clarke said:

I thought he did alright at Nice a few years ago, and he wasn't absolutely rancid at palace by any means. He got promotion with Geona last year, but it didn't quite happen in Serie A for whatever reason.

Koeman had some stinkers too - at Valencia if I remember right - but bossed the Dutch League. Everton fans didn't like him though, but they never like anyone. 

I just feel that this squad needs a leader, it needs a focal point at the top who they can 1) respect and 2) trust. Will Still, in my opinion, isn't a bad manager. I just think he was quite weak and he lacked the experience and leadership to steer a fairly broken squad. Put Still into an environment like Coventry and he'd fly. 

Eckert is another kid, he's not even a manager as he's never managed the mens teams. It's not what we need right now. There's a time and a place for these things, but SR seem too thick to actually understand the contexts of situations.

He didn't get Genoa promoted he took over with them 17th in Serie A and pulled them up to 13th.

His managerial record is pretty dross all round, he's just a name. Koeman had at least won multiple trophies/championships before joining including the Copa del Rey with Valencia.

I don't think they are even in the same stratosphere.

[Turkish]

1 hour ago, Fitzhugh Fella said:

Great word incombency - don't see it enough

i often refer to my wife as the incumbent. She loves it.

[tdmickey3]

8 minutes ago, Turkish said:

i often refer to my wife as the incumbent. She loves it.

Brave

[Hopper]

Of the 'names' mentioned with some playing cache and gravistas I'd take Ole over any of them.

He has a pretty defined style of play, something that Viera has been widley critisized for (and that we desparately need).

He steered a shocking United side to their best league finishes in a long time and to top it off seems like a thourghly nice bloke.

Don't see it happening however.

Edited 32 minutes ago by Hopper

[Hatch]

Whats Kevin Keegan up to these days ?

[Miltonaggro]

18 minutes ago, Turkish said:

i often refer to my wife as the incumbent. She loves it.

What does she refer to you as? The caretaker

[Verbal]

40 minutes ago, DT said:

Wait. We're appointing Rowan Atkinson now? I hope we have a plan, Baldrick.

If anyone replies about the plan being cunning I will personally shoot them.

[Saint86]

36 minutes ago, tdmickey3 said:

IMO we have had plenty of time as they should have had some sensible candidates in mind long ago.

TIme is ticking and SR are wasting it as normal.

A zero experienced man like Ekhert is not the answer, no offence to him

If this was something that had been planned, we'd have sacked him a few days earlier and appointed Rohl.

No.

I don't think this was planned, i think Solak and co were quite happy keeping Still until the fans turned their anger on the board. At that point Spors then got the call to sack Still. But this was after Rohl (who was the manager we clearly wanted over the summer) took the rangers job, and the reality is that there aren't many appetising names available and interested currently.

If the plan was just to give it to the U21 manager, they'd have done it at any point. And they would certainly have announced it by now. Spors has too much experience in football, and oversaw a fairly impressive level of squad refresh this summer - it doesn't sit with me that the same guy has intentionally sacked his manager with no good replacement options available. So for me, the call to sack Still when we did came from above Spors, and was probably a complete about turn on previous instructions - so once again, i think we're in our own special kind of Sports Republic mess.

Edited 18 minutes ago by Saint86

[Miltonaggro]

1 hour ago, Farmer Saint said:

But do you want someone that is about the same as everyone else SR has appointed?

I don't think the likes of OGS, Viera, even Carrick, are anything like the other SR appointments, and personally would be happy with any of that trio.  I think that at present we need a recognised name to provide a fresh start for the squad and long suffering supporters, another work experience appointment at this point will unravel very quickly and likely end in disaster.

Who or what approach would be your personal preference at the current time? 

 

[sockeye]

It needs to get toxic towards SR at games

[Miltonaggro]

13 minutes ago, Hatch said:

Whats Kevin Keegan up to these days ?

74 now and last managed in 2008.  My missus was at a corporate recently and said that there was a 'nice elderly chap, one of the speakers, proper gentleman' who kindly helped moving some boxes afterwards. Showed me the photos and it was KK