Hob Nob Anyone?

Nothing, but then, I was happy with P Inces’ ‘ruthlessness and arrogance’ until a few months ago.

He (Welens) scans well, but Orient have potential to do well next season….us? maybe not quite so.

Guess a few other clubs have bookmarked him as potential management success too

Anyone remember when Lee's dad Gary was HNA?'s darling and (after Roberto Martinez) one of the most popular suggestions on who should replace Coppell?

Got Bristol City and Yeovil promoted from League One... but his career has been on a major downward slide for the past eight or nine years.

SCIAG wrote:Anyone remember when Lee's dad Gary was HNA?'s darling and (after Roberto Martinez) one of the most popular suggestions on who should replace Coppell?

Got Bristol City and Yeovil promoted from League One... but his career has been on a major downward slide for the past eight or nine years.

Gary has been masterminding the yo-yo’s at Torquay since 2018.

When was the last time the bookies actually had our manager choice at the top of their odds well in advance of the appointment...

It's just random names.

These names sound decent but would Wellens come here? Yes we're a bigger club and could offer him more money but we're a mess and he's been doing well at Orient. Wouldn't be overly surprised if he turned us down. The job is a poisoned chalice for whoever ends up getting it.

Ryan Mason is an intriguing one. He says he's ready to manage Spurs (he isn't), but he seems to be itching to become a manager in his own right.

Royal_jimmy wrote:These names sound decent but would Wellens come here? Yes we're a bigger club and could offer him more money but we're a mess and he's been doing well at Orient. Wouldn't be overly surprised if he turned us down. The job is a poisoned chalice for whoever ends up getting it.

He'd 100% come here. But he's probably only being linked due to the Noel Hunt connection.

Brendan Rodgers with Jobi McAnuff as assistant.

Or just tempt Mark McGhee out of retirement.

Wonder if someone like Tim Cahill would make a decent manager.

There is not a chance in hell Rodgers' ego would let him step down to the Championship for anything but a huge name, let alone L1

Snowflake Royal wrote:There is not a chance in hell Rodgers' ego would let him step down to the Championship for anything but a huge name, let alone L1

Fat chance but he loves the club. He'll go to Spurs anyway. Let's hope he can lend us some decent youngsters to get us up from L1 as our current crop are shit

Danny Cowley seems to have stormed to being favourite after betting was suspended for a while.

Think he could be a good fit and as currently out of work could be appointed quicker than say Wellens.

Stranded wrote:Danny Cowley seems to have stormed to being favourite after betting was suspended for a while.

Think he could be a good fit and as currently out of work could be appointed quicker than say Wellens.

Would be a very sensible appointment imo. 2nd on my shortlist

Can't understand the love for Cowley, he was rubbish at Pompey.
Might be ok if we end up in league 2, that's probably his level.

If Hunt were to win on Monday, would anyone change their mind about his credentials?

MR.CYNICAL wrote:Can't understand the love for Cowley, he was rubbish at Pompey.
Might be ok if we end up in league 2, that's probably his level.

He won 44% of his games at Pompey, if that is rubbish, sign me up.

Picked up 1.59 PPG, which is a 74pt season. So possible playoffs.

Snowflake Royal wrote:If Hunt were to win on Monday, would anyone change their mind about his credentials?

No. Not ready for the job yet, should probably go back to the U23's for a while, I've not seen anything that makes me think he's ready for the job.

I don't really understand the hype around Cowley either. They are decent enough, but not great. Probably a little unfairly treated at Huddersfield when they kept them up a couple of seasons ago mind you. I'm hoping they can prove to be good if they end up with ourselves.

Yeah, that's my take on Hunt too, but interested if anyone else would differ.

AthleticoSpizz wrote:Nothing, but then, I was happy with P Inces’ ‘ruthlessness and arrogance’ until a few months ago.

He (Welens) scans well, but Orient have potential to do well next season….us? maybe not quite so.

Guess a few other clubs have bookmarked him as potential management success too

We're more likely to finish above Orient tbh even if they stay up

Snowflake Royal wrote:If Hunt were to win on Monday, would anyone change their mind about his credentials?

No

Snowflake Royal wrote:If Hunt were to win on Monday, would anyone change their mind about his credentials?

Dead rubber against a Warnock side that beat us to non-relegation. I won't be changing my mind.