1 hour ago, Jackson27 said:

Well Back Then We Played Like Utter sh*te, And I Was Wrong So I'll Glady Admit I Was Wrong With What I Said

Fair play.

Doesn't matter now in light of recent events.

2 hours ago, El regreso said:

I posted before and I will post it again these players will down tools at the first opportunity possible. They really fought for Poch, enjoyed playing and working with him but the 🤡🤡 in charge think they know better.

I expect us to not finish on the top 6 spots next season.

A lot of it depends on who we hire.

Hoeness - confident of a top 4 finish

McKenna - It could either pay off massively or backfire spectacularly

Thomas Frank - Top 6

De Zerbi - Top 4/6

Tuchel - Soft title challenge, comfortably top 4

I feel Hoeness is the safest choice since Tuchel isn’t happening. McKenna is a massive risk but pretty exciting considering his back to back promotions. If it pays off… Pretty sure we’ve secured ourselves a long term manager.

But we aren’t really in a position to be taking a gamble so I think go for Hoeness.

 

14 minutes ago, dansubrosa said:

A lot of it depends on who we hire.

Hoeness - confident of a top 4 finish

McKenna - It could either pay off massively or backfire spectacularly

Thomas Frank - Top 6

De Zerbi - Top 4/6

Tuchel - Soft title challenge, comfortably top 4

I feel Hoeness is the safest choice since Tuchel isn’t happening. McKenna is a massive risk but pretty exciting considering his back to back promotions. If it pays off… Pretty sure we’ve secured ourselves a long term manager.

But we aren’t really in a position to be taking a gamble so I think go for Hoeness.

 

So the bloke that came 2nd in League One and 2nd in the Championship you're getting all excited about, but the bloke who came 2nd in the Premier League and Runner Up in the Champions League you couldn't wait to see out the door ... have I got that right ?

 

 Young manager they said.

Ruben Amorim --- the club must have met with him?
Hansi Flick --- nope
Vincent Kompany --- nope
Kieran McKenna – yes, but I hope he stays with the tractor boys
Jose Mourinho – Turkey
Julian Nagelsmann ---- His contract with the German team expires after the Euros
Michel Sanchez – meh
Thomas Tuchel – yes, but I cannot see it
Roberto de Zerbi -- nope

Massimiliano Allegri --- has been lurning English for years, but nope
Carlo Ancelotti -- extended his contract with Real Madrid to June 2026

They want a manager who will not make a fuss if they sell players that he sees as vital to the team.

1 minute ago, The Rising Sun said:

They want a manager who will not make a fuss if they sell players that he sees as vital to the team.

💯

18 minutes ago, Sexyfootball said:

So the bloke that came 2nd in League One and 2nd in the Championship you're getting all excited about, but the bloke who came 2nd in the Premier League and Runner Up in the Champions League you couldn't wait to see out the door ... have I got that right ?

Yes. 

Nagelsmann would likely be a good choice. 

2 hours ago, Jackson27 said:

I Personally Don't Think I'm Shocked By Poch Being Sacked/"Mutual Consent", How Many Of Us Were Wanting Poch Sacked A Few Months Ago When We Was Playing w**k And Losing/Drawing Games We Should Of Been Winning, Yes Granted He Finally Changed System To Compliment Our Team But We'd All Been Saying To Change The System For A Few Months Beforehand, He Only Avoided The Sack Because Our Owners Were Waiting Until The End Of Season To Do It Despite How We Ended The Season

Some Names Being Thrown Around Actually Scare Me In The Direction We Are Meant To Be Going, Granted The Owners Are f**king Useless, Stop With The Loving Of Anything Brighton

I liked your post Jackson, although i was particularly interested that in the middle of all the capitalisation you decided to have a little w**k in the middle.

Oh and then a small f**king right near the end 🤣

Who wouldn't want a day like that?!

5 minutes ago, ozboy said:

Nagelsmann would likely be a good choice. 

Yep. Nagelsmann would be a young manager who has some great tactical insights and he is a manger who you may want to build for the long term with. But would he stick around?

 

Roberto De Zerbi 9/4

Sebastian Hoeness 6/1

Thomas Tuchel 7/1

Enzo Maresca 9/1

Kieran McKenna 9/1

Hansi Flick 10/1

Michel Sanchez 10/1

Jose Mourinho 14/1

Xavi
Hernandez 14/1

Julian Nagelsmann 16/1

Ruben Amorim 18/1

Antonio Conte 20/1

Simone Inzaghi 20/1

Unai Emery 20/1

Zinedine Zidane 20/1

Andoni Iraola 25/1

Luis Enrique 25/1

Brendan Rodgers 25/1

Diego Simeone 25/1

Eddie Howe 25/1

Carlo Ancelotti 40/1

Frank Lampard 40/1

Graham Potter 50/1

Erik ten Hag 50/1

John Terry 66/1

2 minutes ago, TheCeleryKing said:

Yep. Nagelsmann would be a young manager who has some great tactical insights and he is a manger who you may want to build for the long term with. But would he stick around?

 

Roberto De Zerbi 9/4

 

Sebastian Hoeness 6/1

 

Thomas Tuchel 7/1

 

Enzo Maresca 9/1

 

Kieran McKenna 9/1

 

Hansi Flick 10/1

 

Michel Sanchez 10/1

 

Jose Mourinho 14/1

 

Xavi
Hernandez 14/1

 

Julian Nagelsmann 16/1

 

Ruben Amorim 18/1

 

Antonio Conte 20/1

 

Simone Inzaghi 20/1

 

Unai Emery 20/1

 

Zinedine Zidane 20/1

 

Andoni Iraola 25/1

 

Luis Enrique 25/1

 

Brendan Rodgers 25/1

 

Diego Simeone 25/1

 

Eddie Howe 25/1

 

Carlo Ancelotti 40/1

 

Frank Lampard 40/1

 

Graham Potter 50/1

 

Erik ten Hag 50/1

 

John Terry 66/1

 

Didn't Nagelsmann already swerve us once?

10 minutes ago, ozboy said:

Nagelsmann would likely be a good choice. 

He turned us down last year didn't he ?

Think I recall his agent being quite scathing about us , can't remember the details .

Just now, WhiteWall said:

Didn't Nagelsmann already swerve us once?

Yes mate he did.

4 hours ago, dansubrosa said:

We would have been playing someone else, not with 10 men, so who knows?

44 minutes ago, WhiteWall said:

Didn't Nagelsmann already swerve us once?

 

At the time he said somewhat cryptically: “To cancel something, you have to commit to something.”

So at the time in 2023 Julian Nagelsmann basically suggested he may not have ever been a candidate in the first place.

 

Imho out of all the ‘young’ managers who are allegedly and currently in contention in 2024 I quite like the German bloke. Mainly because I am not that keen on De Zerbi or Amorim.

If we are on the hunt for someone and haven't got anyone lined up, it means this wasnt planned a while back ?

More a spur of the moment, knee jerk reaction type decision to give Poch the bullet ?

Who knows ? 

1 hour ago, TheCeleryKing said:

Yep. Nagelsmann would be a young manager who has some great tactical insights and he is a manger who you may want to build for the long term with. But would he stick around?

 

Roberto De Zerbi 9/4

 

Sebastian Hoeness 6/1

 

Thomas Tuchel 7/1

 

Enzo Maresca 9/1

 

Kieran McKenna 9/1

 

Hansi Flick 10/1

 

Michel Sanchez 10/1

 

Jose Mourinho 14/1

 

Xavi
Hernandez 14/1

 

Julian Nagelsmann 16/1

 

Ruben Amorim 18/1

 

Antonio Conte 20/1

 

Simone Inzaghi 20/1

 

Unai Emery 20/1

 

Zinedine Zidane 20/1

 

Andoni Iraola 25/1

 

Luis Enrique 25/1

 

Brendan Rodgers 25/1

 

Diego Simeone 25/1

 

Eddie Howe 25/1

 

Carlo Ancelotti 40/1

 

Frank Lampard 40/1

 

Graham Potter 50/1

 

Erik ten Hag 50/1

 

John Terry 66/1

 

Lord Nelson 67/1 - one-eyed therefore undoubted commitment to the cause

For the women's team:

Boudica 5/4 on - disembowel the linesman who eats a sandwich in front of her 

Pochettino’s successor will have to accept the authority of the board and sporting directors, with a control that could even stretch into elements of on-pitch coaching. (@NickPurewal @EveningStandard) #CFC
 

seriously?!!

2 minutes ago, JM7 said:

Pochettino’s successor will have to accept the authority of the board and sporting directors, with a control that could even stretch into elements of on-pitch coaching. (@NickPurewal @EveningStandard) #CFC
 

seriously?!!

Sounds right. If Egbahli says you pick a 60% fit Enzo you pick him.

Egbahli should just appoint himself first team coach. Already have Todd earning 20mill a year as chairman, Egbahli could pay himself 20mill as the coach.

2 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

Sounds right. If Egbahli says you pick a 60% fit Enzo you pick him.

Egbahli should just appoint himself first team coach. Already have Todd earning 20mill a year as chairman, Egbahli could pay himself 20mill as the coach.

Judging by Matt Law's post, I think the sporting directors feel that with the inclusion of players brought in these past few years the football on the pitch should be far more technical/controlling vs the chaotic back and forth football we saw 80% of the season. 

26 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Judging by Matt Law's post, I think the sporting directors feel that with the inclusion of players brought in these past few years the football on the pitch should be far more technical/controlling vs the chaotic back and forth football we saw 80% of the season. 

and they (the football directors) would be right.

This run of wins at the end has hugely glossed over the lack of control Poch had this team playing with. Just look at the Burnley game - we were battered by one of the worst teams this league has ever seen. Look at the Bournemouth game on the final day - we won, but only thanks to last ditch tackles and big dom missing a sitter into row Z.  Look at the cup final - Poch couldnt control the game against a literal bunch of kids.  The list of exmples go on and on and on.

Even when adjusted for injuries, it was not good enough....(and this is coming from someone who thinks on balance we should have stuck with him).

2 hours ago, The Rising Sun said:

They want a manager who will not make a fuss if they sell players that he sees as vital to the team.

This could be true, but do we have any evidence of this other than a lot of media speculation?

5 minutes ago, TheCeleryKing said:

This could be true, but do we have any evidence of this other than a lot of media speculation?

None. 

Media are grasping on one narrative when in reality there is probably a whole list of issues they brought up with Poch, likely starting with the Chilwell at LW/Colwill LB nonsense. 

57 minutes ago, JM7 said:

Pochettino’s successor will have to accept the authority of the board and sporting directors, with a control that could even stretch into elements of on-pitch coaching. (@NickPurewal @EveningStandard) #CFC
 

seriously?!!

 

🤣