The new manager hunt (was the Moyes thread) only 3 days to wait...

MIAHammer

Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes said:

We might also have a chance with Benitez if we can categorically offer him more transfer funds than Newcastle.

I can't see Benitez giving up Newcastle to come to us.

SuzanneClaret

Me neither Jorderz.

sweepy23

Mike Ashley seems like a dream to work for compare to our lot

Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes

sweepy23 said:

Mike Ashley seems like a dream to work for compare to our lot

How? He’s as outspoken and farcical as our owners (if not more so) but spends less money.

grey_til_I_dye

baracks_a_hammer

Rafa must be wondering if he did something very bad in a former life to have his two main suitors seemingly being Sully and Ashley

Adam

If Moyes signed Hugill for £10m, then I don’t want him to stay. If he didn’t, then I probably just about want him to stay.

Cuz1

He couldn’t have signed him surely not without playing him unless he was helping a former club out with a huge fee

Lukerz

jay_in_cpt

I will be surprised to see Moyes here next season, unless it's in the away dug out...
I know I am in perhaps a minority on here it seems, but hope I'm right.

alderz

If we don't have someone lined up I will be extremely concerned

thornburyiron

I can't see any manager worth his salt or with any ambition coming anywhere near us. Those wanting Moyes out will be the first shouting if we are in a mess next season. Nobody seems capable of coming up with a suitable alternative who is likely to come in.
We can't keep changing managers every six months and expect to get anywhere.

jay_in_cpt

Thorn that might be your opinion and I accept that . ;ok
While I thank Moyes for keeping us up, it's still a Cheers & good luck in your next position for me, wherever it may be.
New ideas are needed IMO and I'm prepared to give someone else a chance...
He is just so droll IMO and doesn't inspire me, guess that's not important obviously ...
But as said earlier if the board want their man it's Rafa, so they need to do what is needed to get him....
Other options would be more riskier...

MrsGrey

Slaven_Cups_His_Beard said:

We spent 87 days in the bottom three ;nonono

Got to be honest had I been asked I’d never of thought it was anywhere near that long!!

I had a look at the tables for the early weeks - because I think you have to disregard the first few weeks (say 6) as at that point teams are on the same points but whether they are in the bottom 3 is in some cases a matter of a single GD, or even just a matter of alphabetical order!

If you take the first 6 weeks, we were in the bottom three for 5 of them = 30 days.
Take that off the 87 and it doesn't look so bad - perhaps why your recollection is of a much shorter period of being 'in trouble'. The table is pretty meaningless at that early stage and no-one really thinks of a club being 'in trouble' at that point.

IronHerb

Well according to Lineker, on MOTD last night, his contract expired at midnight last night.

thornburyiron

Do you know they want Rafa. He reneged on his decision two years ago so knowing the way Sully's mind seems to work I'm sure he'd bear a grudge.
I'm still fearful he will bandy names about that he knows he has no chance of getting and then say he did everything he could.
A top manager would require a big budget and that's unlikely. If Moyes is leaving because he doesn't like the way the club is run then he obviously got nowhere in getting assurances to change things.
A manager coming in in my opinion would either therefore not care about such things and would join for the money or is totally ignorant of what goes on.
I also with the state we are currently in being a prime choice for a manager used to success.

IronHerb

Do you know they don't?

Sully hasn't been heard of since the Burnley game so I don't see him bandying anything around to be honest.

claretandbluesky

Should it be true and he has left at least all parties can be quite happy. We stayed up and relegation would have been a disaster, Moyes has no doubt at least repaired if not quite fully restored his reputation which was pretty much in tatters after relegation last season, as well as he and his team receiving their bonus payments for keeping us up. No one can be left unsatisfied with that I feel.

Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes

I’m unsatisfied with it.

thornburyiron

When Sam left despite the Daves having targets it was around mid June that they eventually got the only person who wanted the job ie Slav.
We simply can't afford to mess around like that this time.

Fortuneseeker

I have heard this from a very reliable source - Malaga sporting director coming in with Pellegrini as manager.

From a rumours, yes I know it a rumours site, that I keep tabs on. ;ok

Slaven_Cups_His_Beard

Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes said:

sweepy23 said:

Mike Ashley seems like a dream to work for compare to our lot

How? He’s as outspoken and farcical as our owners (if not more so) but spends less money.

He barely says a word, it’s the people he’s employed to run the club that have messed up time after time (makes him accountable) .....spends less money? He’s loaned them way more and doesn’t charge interest either. £129m

OutcastLondoner

IronHerb said:

Sully hasn't been heard of since the Burnley game

Nooooo. You weren’t supposed to say it out loud.

claretandbluesky

Malaga are rock bottom of the Spanish league!

Fortuneseeker

c&bsky,

Shouldn't feel out of place with us then! ;lol

Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes

Slaven_Cups_His_Beard said:

Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes said:

sweepy23 said:

Mike Ashley seems like a dream to work for compare to our lot

How? He’s as outspoken and farcical as our owners (if not more so) but spends less money.

He barely says a word, it’s the people he’s employed to run the club that have messed up time after time (makes him accountable) .....spends less money? He’s loaned them way more and doesn’t charge interest either. £129m

What’s their net spend this season? Without researching, it seems very low.

And he confirmed in an interview recently that there isn’t any more money to spend and he’s trying to sell the club.

SuzanneClaret

I’m not sure we can play worst owners with Newcastle, neither are desirable.

Fortuneseeker

Mike Ashley seems to always say he will back the manager at the end of each season and allow them to spend BIG but then does the opposite. Who else does that I wonder?

Yeoldhammer

Not Sure Pellegrini will survive here. Doesn't seem to be the type of guy who would need to be ruthless in situations when needed. Seems very much like a "Yes Man".

Fortuneseeker

Yeold,

Don't say that too loud as that appears to be just the manager the two Davids and Karen Brady like.