That's the worrying thing, who would we replace CH with?, it's the start of the season, and who knows they could be worse!
honestly, there is only one manager who is currently unemployed who i might, and i emphasise the word 'might' be ok with and that would be glenn hoddle. but the fact he can't get work surely suggests that he is not really suitable. why hasn't he had work as a manager for so many years? from what i gather he is a wonderful coach but then that's all i've heard about hughton from people who work with him. zola is currently flavour of the month but remember he has had serious financial backing in terms of loans at watford. the football does look good but he didn't pull up any trees at west ham, although i do think he was harshly sacked (no more so than hughton would be if he were sacked in the near future though). i wouldn't go near the likes of di matteo, poyet or god forbid avram bloody grant in a million years. going down the foreign route with a manager who has not managed in this country before could be a masterstroke but is more likely to go tits up.
Isn't Hoddle running his own academy now? Doubt he'd want to leave that, sounded like it was going well last I heard.
yes, but i cannot see him turning down the opportunity of a managerial role, especially in the premier league. i wouldn't really want him anyway but of those out of managerial work, he's potentially one of the better ones imo. still quite young too
The trouble is, we've spent our pot of money. Your gravitas reduces significantly if your struggling and have little money to spend. This is why I think as long as we don't hit bottom of the table he'll be safe. I'd be quite happy with Hoddle. I'd prefer to go foreign, the British ones are generally pretty stupid.
What about Hiddink? Also one from left field Martin Jol, had new owners come in at Fulham unable to spend in the summer, results not been good. Maybe the new owner has other ideas? Who knows? I rate Jol and would like to see him at CR.
I said Hiddink before. Excellent manager, probably one of the best respected in the world. Above us though, would need a very good pitch, has said that he would consider all offers though. If it was possible we could bring him to norwich I'd have sacked lambert.
I don't think that can be entirely true - we know that there was at least another ~£8m on offer to spend on Alderweireld so there is some cash. The board has also routinely held some money back for January (though of course they may have been prepared to spend this on the right player in the summer). I would have thought there will be about £10m available for January and possibly as much as £15m.
This is the problem with Hoddle from now on, people forget what a great coach he was and now only remember him for some ill-advised (but ultimately harmless) comments that he made and the ensuing spiteful media campaign that pretty much destroyed his credibility. Shameful if you ask me
A bit like how people tend to forget Ron Atkinson at his flamboyant best as a club manager - and only remember the summarising 'gaffe' where he thought the microphone was turned off.....but it wasn't
Carrabuh is totally wrong (again). Gravitas (i.e. "Dignity, solemnity of manner" OED) is totally unrelated to whether you are struggling or how much money you have. Some of the poorest people I've ever met, struggling against unimaginable adversity, have displayed more gravitas than many of us on here. Football clubs are no different.
It also means heaviness, weight. I'm saying the weight of your attraction or argument to a manager is reduced. It perhaps should read "our appeal lacks gravitas". You would of perhaps had a chance of understanding. Twit.
