Summer window

If i remember right it was released by a foreign channel and had come from the proposed managers team (No idea if the club were involved in the release but the way we seem to keep gossip locked up makes me doubt that they released the story) which was conveniently timed to cause disruption and get some headlines .

 

I think it is more likely that he would like to negotiate a new longer term contract but the club are assessing the situation as I think he only has this year left

 

Possibly, but I'm thinking of Southampton when they got promoted and sacked Adkins, got Pochettino in. There was a lot of talk about how unfair it was and it turned out to be a genius move.

The manager is only 4-5 defeats away from fan pressure anyway, so the club should hire the best fit, especially if Mowbray doesn't quite agree with the "model".

 

I here we are assessing African wonderkid Ipe’e Freeli and Balkan attacker Ivor Bijgun

 

If he does half as well as Klopp and Jose I’d be happy or do you not agree.

 

He came in during the January window when Southampton were 15th and finished 14th that season - was only there 1 full season finishing 8th before leaving for spurs then Koeman came in and finished 7th and then 6th… I do think he’s a quality manager tho

 

But not as quality as some obviously think.

 

Oh, I'll take this lot 100000 times over the last mob. Absolutely chancers and glad they are gone.

 

TM is 59, an ideal age for a manager

 

I think there would already be a bit of fan pressure after the first few games if Mowbray hadn’t done such an excellent job of deflecting any responsibility or blame away from himself.

 

I’ve got no proof but I bumped into Mowbray at the first game of the season last year. I’ve never met a football manager before and I’m not ITK, but I said hi and we chatted very briefly. He talked about what a great job Alex Neil has done and how impressed he was by him. Mowbray was defo not sat with KLD etc. Mowbray said publicly something along the lines of he was just there as a fan. I’m not saying it’s 100% the truth, but I don’t think people should assume that he was there conspiring behind Alex Neil’s back.

 

Which he was 100% entitled to.

 

aye - to be clear I'm not one of them!! I can just see it coming. a poor end to transfer window and a couple more defeats and there will be hell on (online at least, I dont get to see local sentiment)

 

Aye I remembered it wrongly, Adkins got them back to back promotion and had them in a very reasonable position. They sacked him for an unproven Pochettino who took them up a level or two as you say.

 

I think it's daft to sack managers or head coaches based off just results anyway. Unless there is a major issue it should all be based on whether the club has faith in what he's doing.

If the keeper saves Bellingham's header and Rotherham sneak a 1-0 we are probably all starting to turn. But in reality Mowbray has done the same job as he has now, it just went our way.

 

Definitely before the years end.

 

It's often fine margins. I remember Malcom Crosby getting sacked after the pools panel had us down for an away defeat. Poor bugger

 

Only one ,maybe two people in the know at the club.. Those that hire and fire.....

 

Mowbray is a blunt talker who wants success, particularly at his age. He sat it out at Blackburn too long, in his view I reckon, and doesn't just want to be Uncle Tony to a bunch of kids.

I've no doubt he has 'full and frank discussions' but is sage enough to reel it in before he pushed people too far ...

... looks like a bit of arm wreslting to me

 

I'll be absolutely p**sed of if the egotistcal one gets shot of TM. Mowbray is 10 times the bloke KS is imo.