23 minutes ago, BordeauxBlue said:

How much PL experience did Wenger, Mourinho, Conte... And the rest Have?

If you're good enough you're good enough.

I believe Ranieri may be the only manager to have won the Premier League having managed a different team before in the PL.

1 minute ago, bisright1 said:

I believe Ranieri may be the only manager to have won the Premier League having managed a different team before in the PL.

I can't think of another tbf

16 minutes ago, bisright1 said:

I believe Ranieri may be the only manager to have won the Premier League having managed a different team before in the PL.

What about Kenny Dalglish? Won at Blackburn in 1995 and coached Liverpool in the years prior.

All this talk of a new manager, we dont need it, the management team and board clearly are in and out of the dressing room, I reckon they should take it on. Then when it goes wrong, they can be sacked, only way we'll get the scum running the club out of the club.

32 minutes ago, BordeauxBlue said:

Don't be dismissive, we probably wouldn't beat All Ahli.

He's won a CL over there and is in another CL final this season.

He's also won silverware in Austria.

That's factually better than finishing 10th with Bournemouth or Fulham.

Any idea why he was fired by Red Bull Salzburg, leading him to move to Al Ahli? Red Bull generally dominate the Austrian league so that is not a great benchmark.

12 minutes ago, forbzy said:

Any idea why he was fired by Red Bull Salzburg, leading him to move to Al Ahli? Red Bull generally dominate the Austrian league so that is not a great benchmark.

Seems he was released, he wanted to go to Saudi. Probably money.

Breaking:

Edin Terzic verbal agreement to join Bilbao as manager.

3 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Breaking:

Edin Terzic verbal agreement to join Bilbao as manager.

Probably means Iraola will stay in Premier League

46 minutes ago, BordeauxBlue said:

Don't be dismissive, we probably wouldn't beat All Ahli.

He's won a CL over there and is in another CL final this season.

He's also won silverware in Austria.

That's factually better than finishing 10th with Bournemouth or Fulham.

Who is the one dismissive? I'm just saying that it is incongruent to dismiss Iraola for having "only coached Bournemouth and taking them to tenth in the PL" while being impressed by the Al Ahli coach for winning silverware in Austria and the Asian CL (presumably Maresca is then a better coach because he won the CWC which is factually more impressive than the Asian CL). I don't know this coach and he might be the new Pep for all I know. Also, Iraola took Mirandés to the semifinals of the Spanish Cup, promoted Rayo Vallecano to the La Liga and took them to the semifinals. He may not work, and I've said that I prefer him not to come to Chelsea for the time being, but dismissing him for being the Bournemouth coach over the Al Ahli coach...

We go all out for Simeone or we just accept we’re on a downward never ending spiral.

Just imagine his first day at training seeing Fofana’s impression of a defender…

2 minutes ago, The Boehly Babes said:

We go all out for Simeone or we just accept we’re on a downward never ending spiral.

Just imagine his first day at training seeing Fofana’s impression of a defender…

or finding some Lego mixed in with the cones!

16 minutes ago, RMH said:

Who is the one dismissive? I'm just saying that it is incongruent to dismiss Iraola for having "only coached Bournemouth and taking them to tenth in the PL" while being impressed by the Al Ahli coach for winning silverware in Austria and the Asian CL (presumably Maresca is then a better coach because he won the CWC which is factually more impressive than the Asian CL). I don't know this coach and he might be the new Pep for all I know. Also, Iraola took Mirandés to the semifinals of the Spanish Cup, promoted Rayo Vallecano to the La Liga and took them to the semifinals. He may not work, and I've said that I prefer him not to come to Chelsea for the time being, but dismissing him for being the Bournemouth coach over the Al Ahli coach...

One is factually more successful than the other.

Whether either could be a success for us is another story.

45 minutes ago, forbzy said:

Any idea why he was fired by Red Bull Salzburg, leading him to move to Al Ahli? Red Bull generally dominate the Austrian league so that is not a great benchmark.

Seems he was tapped up while still their manager and they sacked him for talking to the Saudis.

2 minutes ago, BordeauxBlue said:

One is factually more successful than the other.

Whether either could be a success for us is another story.

I'd expand on this with the fact that M.J has been managing bigger players (and egos) where he is than the midtable prem managers we're linked with.

Considering the player power at work nowadays and our dressing room our choice is all the more important.

Can Felipe Luis take over in the summer if he has his paperwork done?

9 hours ago, Jezz said:

Gary O'Neil? We hire from within.

No problem... so who replaces him in November, after another period of self reflection. I think Eghbali has got just a little bit wise to these utter clown SDs.🙂

Edited April 23Apr 23 by OTL

5 minutes ago, OTL said:

No problem... so who replaces him in November, after another period of self reflection. I think Eghbali has got just a little bit wise to these utter clown SDs.🙂

If he really had it would be raining P45s...

2 minutes ago, BordeauxBlue said:

If he really had it would be raining P45s...

They will be sweating like pigs trying to cover their tracks. 5 managers in 4 seasons. Wonder why they didnt go for an experienced manager?

Eghbali needs to be managing these fckers closely not letting them mark their own homework bringing in safe candidates.

Its his money that gets spent on the exit packages. Self reflection and admission of errors or mistakes sits firmly at their door.

Edited April 23Apr 23 by OTL
Are they laughing at him or with him?

If we get a big name then we know they have convinced him they are stepping back and giving him the control he needs to do the job.

If we get some bloke from Saudi we are a laughing stock.

Not convinced Iraola isn’t another potter.

Simeone would be the disciplinarian to command respect and organise these players but not sure how realistic he is but a big name proven winner for me cos then I’d know things are changing.

41 minutes ago, RMH said:

Who is the one dismissive? I'm just saying that it is incongruent to dismiss Iraola for having "only coached Bournemouth and taking them to tenth in the PL" while being impressed by the Al Ahli coach for winning silverware in Austria and the Asian CL (presumably Maresca is then a better coach because he won the CWC which is factually more impressive than the Asian CL). I don't know this coach and he might be the new Pep for all I know. Also, Iraola took Mirandés to the semifinals of the Spanish Cup, promoted Rayo Vallecano to the La Liga and took them to the semifinals. He may not work, and I've said that I prefer him not to come to Chelsea for the time being, but dismissing him for being the Bournemouth coach over the Al Ahli coach...

"I would put Jaissle above Iraola. I'd put a lot of people above Iraola though"

That is literally the only thing I've said about the Al Ahli coach. That does not mean I think he's impressive.

For the record, Maresca is a better coach than most of the candidates linked.

11 minutes ago, BordeauxBlue said:

For the record, Maresca is a better coach than most of the candidates linked.

he was sh*t, and had us playing sh*t, boring football.

I want Simeone. But I cant see it happening.

I don't want Alonso. Not in any circumstances. Liverpool Scumbag.

I dont want Ireola (mediocre), Silva (mediocre), Fabregas (let him develop), Filipe Luis (no relevant experience), Lamps (let him get his reward with coventry) some chancer from the saudi league.

I would settle for Jose mk 3, Hernan Crespo, JT, Drogba,

17 minutes ago, nonotnowjim said:

I want Simeone. But I cant see it happening.

I don't want Alonso. Not in any circumstances. Liverpool Scumbag.

I dont want Ireola (mediocre), Silva (mediocre), Fabregas (let him develop), Filipe Luis (no relevant experience), Lamps (let him get his reward with coventry) some chancer from the saudi league.

I would settle for Jose mk 3, Hernan Crespo, JT, Drogba,

You say Maresca is boring then at the same time say you want the king of haram ball 💀

5 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

You say Maresca is boring then at the same time say you want the king of haram ball 💀

People who complain about "boring football" don't mean defensive football. They mean sideways possession based passing.

Simeone doesn't play this. His football isn't boring.