Neil Lennon

  • Please bear with us on the new site integration and fixing any known bugs over the coming days. If you can not log in please try resetting your password and check your spam box. If you have tried these steps and are still struggling email [email protected] with your username/registered email address
  • Log in now to remove adverts - no adverts at all to registered members!
tipsycanary said:
I imagine the board have a list of candidates for next season. Some would only be available if we stay up though. Im sure NA is just a interim replacement. Lennon and Bielsa would only come if we stayed up. If not the likes of Mackay and Sherwood are more likely.
Click to expand...

I'm sure McNally is viewing the Fulham game as the season decider, win that we will in all likelihood stay up, lose and we will almost certainly be relegated.

If he wins then has the expected results against the big four he can still get rid of him. If he wins another and gets a draw then it might be a tricky decision.
 
I was fully behind you when you were calling for Hughton to be axed , now you say it was too late and won`t jump on the lunatic fun bus for our Champions league warm up round robin .... Crack a smile please we all love you:emoticon-0115-inlov
 
carrabuh said:
I'm sure McNally is viewing the Fulham game as the season decider, win that we will in all likelihood stay up, lose and we will almost certainly be relegated.

If he wins then has the expected results against the big four he can still get rid of him. If he wins another and gets a draw then it might be a tricky decision.
Click to expand...

Even if we lost the Fulham game I wouldn't say it is all over, although it would certainly help massively! A win and I think we are just about safe. Only the people in the club know his true potential to be a successful manager. But I imagine that regardless of results he has a short list written up.

One of the big complaints about CH was the style of play, and if the board view this the same way they need to set out a vision for the club. This may well mean bringing in a manager who gets teams to play the way they envisage, not sure that will be NA. Picking a manager is a hard thing of course and it is more about them being a right fit for the club at the right time. How many managers have been brilliant at one club then flopped elsewhere? I'm not so concerned about previous record if the board consider them to be the right fit for the club, with the vision of playing a certain style.
 
tipsycanary said:
Even if we lost the Fulham game I wouldn't say it is all over, although it would certainly help massively! A win and I think we are just about safe. Only the people in the club know his true potential to be a successful manager. But I imagine that regardless of results he has a short list written up.

One of the big complaints about CH was the style of play, and if the board view this the same way they need to set out a vision for the club. This may well mean bringing in a manager who gets teams to play the way they envisage, not sure that will be NA. Picking a manager is a hard thing of course and it is more about them being a right fit for the club at the right time. How many managers have been brilliant at one club then flopped elsewhere? I'm not so concerned about previous record if the board consider them to be the right fit for the club, with the vision of playing a certain style.
Click to expand...
.
I think McNally wants Lennon. I'm not sure if Adams has the acumen to build a club and identity. We have become this bland entity that nobody is interested in.
 
carrabuh said:
.
I think McNally wants Lennon. I'm not sure if Adams has the acumen to build a club and identity. We have become this bland entity that nobody is interested in.
Click to expand...

Quite possibly, certainly a strong link there. I certainly wouldn't say no one would be interested, if we stay up of course. Pretty stable club, reasonable finances and supportive board. Plus expectations may now be lowered and a new manager would get big support after the dissatisfaction over CH. I guess a big question is how big a club do the board think we could be. Do they want us to be pushing for Europe in the future or just safe in the prem? There are a few managers about who I think would keep us up, but not many I feel could takes us on and make us a top 10 side. Equally if anyone was to do that bigger clubs may well come calling, so is it a good thing?
 
tipsycanary said:
Quite possibly, certainly a strong link there. I certainly wouldn't say no one would be interested, if we stay up of course. Pretty stable club, reasonable finances and supportive board. Plus expectations may now be lowered and a new manager would get big support after the dissatisfaction over CH. I guess a big question is how big a club do the board think we could be. Do they want us to be pushing for Europe in the future or just safe in the prem? There are a few managers about who I think would keep us up, but not many I feel could takes us on and make us a top 10 side. Equally if anyone was to do that bigger clubs may well come calling, so is it a good thing?
Click to expand...

I don't think anyone will be thinking of Europe.

I think everyone will be happy with a more attacking ethos and a little higher up the table. McNally is mostly concerned with is retaining that Premiership cash flow, its his job.
 
I'm not sure I am completely comfortable with the idea of Lennon, to be honest. Though I think it's pretty likely he will come in if we stay up. I guess there will always be question marks over any new manager, but I'd like to be excited by a change,

His team's playing style is hardly brilliant - speaking to Celtic fans he seems to have more often marginalised the creative players. He's massively focused on clean sheets and structured defending. I think we're more likely to get more of the same if Lennon comes in. Possibly even going to 4-4-2 with normal wingers, so hardly progressive football. If anything, it might well be worse in style, though closer to Lambert. More goals, but not subtle I suspect. Of course, I could be completely wrong (he obviously has some talent engineering a win against Barcelona, etc.), but I'm just going on what I've been told/seen of Celtic.

The massive advantage of him is that he will of course have a significantly more united Carrow Road support behind him, funds to spend and a better team than when Hughton took over.
 
Canary Rob said:
I'm not sure I am completely comfortable with the idea of Lennon, to be honest. Though I think it's pretty likely he will come in if we stay up. I guess there will always be question marks over any new manager, but I'd like to be excited by a change,

His team's playing style is hardly brilliant - speaking to Celtic fans he seems to have more often marginalised the creative players. He's massively focused on clean sheets and structured defending. I think we're more likely to get more of the same if Lennon comes in. Possibly even going to 4-4-2 with normal wingers, so hardly progressive football. If anything, it might well be worse in style, though closer to Lambert. More goals, but not subtle I suspect. Of course, I could be completely wrong (he obviously has some talent engineering a win against Barcelona, etc.), but I'm just going on what I've been told/seen of Celtic.

The massive advantage of him is that he will of course have a significantly more united Carrow Road support behind him, funds to spend and a better team than when Hughton took over.
Click to expand...

He strikes me as the person we need now, not next season.
 
carrabuh said:
He strikes me as the person we need now, not next season.
Click to expand...

Quite possibly. Good point. Mind you, if it's tied up, I really wouldn't be surprised if he's helping out behind the scenes now that the Celtic season is basically over.

You do have to wonder why he was available for MotD yesterday...
 
Hoddle would be my choice as he's back on the radar and seemingly being linked with jobs.
At least we'd be playing an attractive style of play?
But i'm rooting for Adams right now and lets see where that takes us.
 
carrabuh said:
I don't think anyone will be thinking of Europe.

I think everyone will be happy with a more attacking ethos and a little higher up the table. McNally is mostly concerned with is retaining that Premiership cash flow, its his job.
Click to expand...

I agree. I meant Europe as a long term goal, not in the next couple of seasons.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top Bottom
Back