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Manager options
Posted by Godders on 10/11/2024, 18:00:10
1/. Rob Edwards. For: young and experienced and will grow a d will cost a lot to pay off. Against: looks like the stress is taking its emotional toll on him. Hasn't shown much evidence of turning our disastrous start to the season.
2/. Internal candidate. For: cheap, know the club already and other teams have had a reasonable about of success. Could be good in terms of longer term bringing youngsters through Against: probably no or little management experience at Championship level. May not be very familiar with other teams and squadd or potential transfer targets.
3/. Mark Robbins: young and upcoming manager with experience and built a squad on a shoestring that almost got to the PL and FA Cup final with comlicated and unstable background off the pitch. Against: relatively inexperienced and having a slow start with Coventry this season having had funds to spend. Hasn't shown much evidence of being able to turn it round - similar to RE in that respect therefore is it worth the gamble?
4/. A Neil Warnock / Sam Allerdyce type figure. For: vastly experienced with success not only in keeping teams up but also promotions. Would command instant respect and keep out club in the limelight. Against: would probably be very expensive. They may not wish to take on the challenge. The game has moved on leaps and bounds and might not be up to speed with all the latest info on XGs, and player data.
5/. Pep Gaurdiola / Jürgen Klopp type figure. For: continued high profile for the club and would bring lots of media coverage (could also be a negative). Would probably bring success on the pitch and commercially. Against: would be ridiculously expensive, we may not appreciate such close media attention, no guarantee of success for high outlay and therefore could look like a laughing stock.
6/. A young inexperienced manager from abroad or lower leagues: For: enthusiastic and keen to do well on a career ladder. Relatively cheap option. As long as they're not a disaster would be a relatively low risk option. Against: lack of experience of anywhere near where we want to be. Players may not respond to a "who are ya".
7/. Nathan Jones. For: knows the club and fans. Could probably negotiate a cheap deal. Has the energy and drive to do well and has an excellent track record with us. Against: will jump ship at the first opportunity. No stability. Lots of fake chest pumping. Treated us badly in the past. Hasn't really worked out for him anywhere else.
Need to Identify the Rot First
Posted by Manager Idol on 10/11/2024, 18:18:31, in reply to "Manager options "
What's wrong culturally at the club and with the players? We need to hire for that.
Rob Edwards excelled in the Championship push because he allowed a well-regimented Jones squad to unwind and exercise some freedom and magic. He was the right man for that specific moment.
Jones was excellent at drilling the bare basics into the core of our squad, and developing the foundations of a culture which gave us international acclaim.
What do we currently need in this part of our journey?
Do we aim to be a billy big bollocks upper Championship club, with players with high aspirations?
Or do we aim to hold the fort, hoover up youth and lower league talent, and pretend we're in the Conference again, preparing for a Europa League push in 2030?
I personally think a Robbins type appointment would be a decent move at this point, but it'd need to be paired with serious expectation management and rebuilding a serious fortress mentality. It'd probably mean offloading anybody not up for the fight and giving him 3 years to build.
Re: Manager options
Posted by m on 10/11/2024, 18:16:51, in reply to "Manager options "
Sam Allardyce used player data and stats years ago ,one of the first to do so
Re: Manager options
Posted by Rioch for England on 10/11/2024, 18:38:01, in reply to "Re: Manager options "
Chris Cohen. He was Nathan's obvious successor before following him to Southampton. Unless he seriously pissed off the Board then, I would expect him to be a prime candidate now.
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