3 hours ago, Caps_Lock_King said:

No it wont be Strasbourg bloke they are struggling in an easier league, (if they appoint him the supporters need to boycott the next game)

I still hope it will be Iraola or Glasner, DONT BE SURPRISED IF THEY APPOINT SOUTHGATE OR BRENDON ROGERS

Why is Iraola consistently touted here. He's got less pedigree than Maresca did.

Id rather Southgate. Which is also a f**king awful idea.

Maresca was a bad appointment, a championship manager, Rosenior would be even worse, hes done nothing to be even considered, WON NOTHING, his team are struggling in seventh place in Ligue 1 a league just above the Scottish PL, The owners might as well manage the team themselves rather then appoint him

1 minute ago, Caps_Lock_King said:

Maresca was a bad appointment, a championship manager, Rosenior would be even worse, hes done nothing to be even considered, WON NOTHING, his team are struggling in seventh place in Ligue 1 a league just above the Scottish PL, The owners might as well manage the team themselves rather then appoint him

There have been some suggestions that the owners do interfere with team selection so that wouldn't be totally off the mark. They just want a manager that follows the instructions from the board and SD's

8 minutes ago, bisright1 said:

Why is Iraola consistently touted here. He's got less pedigree than Maresca did.

Id rather Southgate. Which is also a f**king awful idea.

How many Bournemouth players would get in our team? Last season they were in the top 5 for a lot of the season before collapsing in the last 4 games, they then sold 3 of their back 4 and lost their GK, this season they have had more injuries then any other PL team, the great Chelsea failed to beat them in both games, i would say Iraola deserves a chance here more then the puppet at Strasbourg

I have no idea who would be suitable as the next manager, but the Strasbourg guy seems very risky on multiple fronts.

I won’t be happy with Maresca quit/sack.. he plays big team possession football.. and this team don’t have the quality to do that.. we have gone toe to toe.. with some of the best clubs in the world from City Arsenal to Pool and Barca..

the problem is this squad is just very very poor in real quality - they don’t do great things consistently well..

I don’t think he was backed in the summer either- not getting a proper 9 but getting a striker from a relegated side to lead the line.. going after wingers that didn’t start for sh*ttier teams like dortmund and utd.. no CB replacement! Bunonette who didn’t start for Brighton as cover for Cole.. hato was the surprising one - he just didn’t adapt well..why didn’t we get Eze, Ekiteke, Cherki, Osimhen, etc is beyond me .

we had a lot of momentum After the club World Cup win. These sporting directors and board have killed us they are greedy and incompetent. All these wheeling dealing means there is no connection between players either ..

Results will not improve with these clowns in charge . I am already numb now..

20 minutes ago, Caps_Lock_King said:

How many Bournemouth players would get in our team? Last season they were in the top 5 for a lot of the season before collapsing in the last 4 games, they then sold 3 of their back 4 and lost their GK, this season they have had more injuries then any other PL team, the great Chelsea failed to beat them in both games, i would say Iraola deserves a chance here more then the puppet at Strasbourg

Whenever one of the big Premier League clubs looks like getting rid of their manager (e.g. United and Spurs at times this season), Iraola's name has been linked. I suspect his next appointment will be with one of the big Premier League clubs and he is probably ready to take on that challenge.

I hate these inept scumbags,this club is finished with these owning us,ive never felt so detached to our club as I do at present.

2 hours ago, Malcolm9 said:

Rosenior makes no sense, all they are going to do is alienate the Strasbourg fans even further.

I hope Maresca is leaving, I can't stand the guy with his style of turgid football, awful tactics and subs.

They give as much f**k for the Strasbourgh fans as they give for the Chelsea fans, and that is not s f**k.

1 hour ago, bisright1 said:

Why is Iraola consistently touted here. He's got less pedigree than Maresca did.

Id rather Southgate. Which is also a f**king awful idea.

You may not know about Iraola but he was a better player and has shown to be a better coach than Matesca. Coaching Bournemouth is a better pedigree than Leicester in the Championship.

I hope we sack the sporting directors instead of this bald Cnut.. definitely more competent than them.

1 hour ago, Bluesince66 said:

I hate these inept scumbags,this club is finished with these owning us,ive never felt so detached to our club as I do at present.

Yup. All this happiness Maresca is about to go.

We cut a lump out but the cancer is still there, large and in charge.

1 hour ago, PhilH930 said:

I have no idea who would be suitable as the next manager, but the Strasbourg guy seems very risky on multiple fronts.

It will be Rosenior, I believe.

Wasn't it just a week or two back Maresca said he "would for sure" be our manager next season?

If Maresca leaves off his own back and declares he had to because he could not work for these idiots anymore, tells of their interferences in football matters and their money making first scheme he goes up so much in my estimation.

24 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

If Maresca leaves off his own back and declares he had to because he could not work for these idiots anymore, tells of their interferences in football matters and their money making first scheme he goes up so much in my estimation.

Unfortunately he won’t say anything. A lot of these managers sign NDAs so they can’t talk trash about their bosses when they leave.

So then, as it seems like he may well be off soon, should I make a "welcome to Chelsea Liam Rosenior- Egbahli puppet" thread?

7 hours ago, forbzy said:

I think it was accepting the results of the last transfer window that ultimately led him to where he is now. He clearly wanted a decent replacement for Colwill and didn't get one, and he wanted a replacement when Jackson left too. His comments at the time about being happy with the squad were clearly to placate the board, but the truth seems to be that he wasn't happy with the squad and that has started to unravel.

Regardless his position at the club now looks unretrievable. As others have pointed out this reflects terribly on the board with a second manager in a row choosing to leave over differences. When you consider that several candidates turned down the job last time around due to the conditions of the deal (working with SD's etc) it makes you wonder who will be willing to take the job now?

Liam Rosenior unfortunately

4 hours ago, PhilH930 said:

I have no idea who would be suitable as the next manager, but the Strasbourg guy seems very risky on multiple fronts.

Yep, and digging slightly past the incestuous Strasbourg relationship its this stunning body of work. This is what a mediocre, ambitionless club with meddling sh*t ownership and sporting structure are capable of attracting.

3 hours ago, Jangz said:

I hope we sack the sporting directors instead of as well as this bald Cnut.. definitely more competent than them.

Woo, nearly. Fixed that for you.

Ooh, its like Christmas Day all over again. Just sitting here watching SSN, just waiting for the big yellow Breaking News banner. Ooh the anticipation

8 hours ago, Ibby_786 said:

He has to go now. Go and bring Jose Mourinho back.

There's not enough popcorn in the world to watch that nuclear option.

26 minutes ago, WhiteWall said:

Yep, and digging slightly past the incestuous Strasbourg relationship its this stunning body of work. This is what a mediocre, ambitionless club with meddling sh*t ownership and sporting structure are capable of attracting.

I never thought the term 'possession-based' could frighten me so much 😱

It’s about time he went.

He’s never going to be a title challenging manager, we’re wasting our time with him. I want a manager who can get the best out of Palmer and Estevao.

This is an interesting and well balanced article.

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