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Superman wears Grant Holt pyjamas in bed

Superman wears Grant Holt pyjamas in bed

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As we know, selecting the right manager can be a very difficult process. But who would you choose if we stay up and who would it be if we go down? I’m not asking who you ‘think’ it’ll be - just who you’d like to see.

My choices:

if we stay up = Thomas Tuchel
if we go down = Malky Mackay

Tuchel because of his footballing ideals. Very much in the ‘Klopp’ mould, he’s taken a provincial club (Mainz) and made them not only a force in Germany’s top flight, but also a fun side to watch. I think if we can survive its time we made a bold step and look to someone a little more sophisticated in their approach.

Mackay because he knows the Championship inside-out. He’s had tremendous success at that level at both clubs he’s managed and he’ll have no problem getting the fans backing. He’s far from my favourite manager and I’d hate to see it all turn sour and the fans who adore him turn against him, but in all honesty it would be a bit of a no-brainer to appoint him should the worst happen and we go down.
 
Never heard of this 'Tuchel' fella Supers so I'll have to take your word there. IF we go down I would probably stick with Neeyul for the first 8-10 games to see how he does, IF we stay up ? Hmm, I think that the board would still stick with Neeyul but as much as I love the guy I would plump for a more experienced head, David Moyes perhaps ? ;) ....<whistle>
 
Tuchel would be a great appointment Supers, but I can't see it (yes, I know you said it's simply who we'd like to see - not necessarily completely realistic).
I think Erwin van de Looi (Groningen) or Markus Weinzierl (Augsburg) would be similarly promising appointments, suited to us, and arguably a bit more realistic.

I agree that Mackay would be good in the Championship, but if we were promoted straight away, I could see him unfortunately being sacked in the first season back in the Prem.
I'd rather see someone 'fresher' have a go, like Eddie Howe, Óscar García, or Aitor Karanka. I genuinely think they'd give us a better shot at surviving in the Prem, simply because I don't really rate Malky as a Prem manager (although granted his sacking from Cardiff was a tad harsh).
 
If we stay up - Steve clarke
If we go down - Moyes (can't see a PL team rushing to sign him) or Malky. Too high expectations of fans might be an issue once at the helm!
 
If we stay up I'd have liked Marcelo Bielsa but I think he's now nailed on to join Marseille, I wouldn't be totally opposed to Neil Lennon either as I think the fans would react well to his passion and he's in the lambert mould. Finally I'm not sure we're done with Adams although if we keep him I think we'd need to alter our structure somewhat and bring in a director of football to account for his inexperience in some areas and let Adams deal with the on pitch matters.

If we go down I agree that malky is the way to go. Knows the league and will get good support. From the day his managerial career started to take off I had a feeling that one day he would be our manager.
 
If we stay up ( unlikely) they will go for Lennon. I would like.....no idea really as the ones you want won't come to Norwich. The Tuchel shout looks good. Possibly Laudrup or left field Bergkamp.

If we go down (likely) they will stick with Adams ( cheap option) or a Norwich City combo I.e. Malkay or Sherwood. I would like Rosler.
 
Why has no one mentioned NA? Afters Sundays display and depending on the results of the next three games i would think he has to be considered?
 
If we stay up, then I would like to see Neil Adams get the job on a permanent basis. If he can pull this off, he will have earned it and I am enjoying watching more the battling performances and attacking intent in the last two games. If the link between midfield and forwards can finally 'gel', we have a chance.

If we go down - I would still say Neil Adams, and give him a crack. I would like Ule Rosler, but can't see him leaving Wigan.

In short - I would just like to see him given a proper chance <ok>

In either case - The Adams appointment must be acted upon much. much quicker next season, if not all is well though.
 
i certainly don't want neil adams in charge next season. anybody who thought hughton was tactically poor must have been quivering at the sight of the opening twenty minutes on sunday. to be fair, at least he changed it but by then it was already too late. never seen a more naive formation for a game in the top flight.

likewise, although we played better against fulham in the first half we were dreadful in the second half. i fail to see what he's done other than get the players playing with a bit more heart and a little more freedom. no matter which league we find ourselves next season, we require an established, experienced manager in charge. even if we go down, the club is still in a financially stable position and will have a good squad to choose from. next season is no time for a rookie (neither is now to be fair but the timing of hughton's dismissal left us no alternative)
 
Tuchel was a name I was going to throw into the mix, but I appear to have been beaten to the punch!

Whether we survive or go down, we're a club who can attract a decent manager, and I don't think we should be considering sticking with our inexperienced youth team manager. That's not to say I'd pack Adams off to the U21's, but depending on who comes in I'd like him to have a coaching role in the first team set-up.

If we survive, Bielsa would have been interesting but as Bath says, he appears to be set to join Marseille. Neil Lennon may well do well with the fans, and seems to get Celtic playing an attacking style of football, but how well that will translate from the clear top team in a league to perennial strugglers, I'm not so sure.

If we go down, I think Mackay is likely to get it, but I'm not sure it'd be the best option. Whilst he's done well in the championship, the first season of managing a freshly relegated club requires some astute manoeuvring in the transfer market to make the most of the players and money we have, and his record in the transfer market hasn't been great. He's also another manager whose first priority is defending, which might not go down too well with the fans after Hughton.

Would anyone want Ian Culverhouse back at the club?
 
DHCanary said:
If we go down, I think Mackay is likely to get it, but I'm not sure it'd be the best option. Whilst he's done well in the championship, the first season of managing a freshly relegated club requires some astute manoeuvring in the transfer market to make the most of the players and money we have, and his record in the transfer market hasn't been great.
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tad unfair. his purchases for cardiff in the championship and for watford earlier were top class. he has his limitations (as will any manager we appoint) but i do think he's relatively low risk
 
in my opinion, staying up would allow us a little more freedom in any appointment. we could afford to experiment a little. if we go down we have to bounce straight back at the first time of asking or we will blow all the hard work we've done over the past five years. relegation was always factored into the clubs long term plan and although it should be avoided if possible, bouncing back immediately would allow the club to continue to build. sometimes you do have to go one step backwards in order to go two steps forward. neil adams is not an appropriate appointment for a relegated club and there are far more exciting experiments if we stay up.
 
Superman wears Grant Holt pyjamas in bed said:
i certainly don't want neil adams in charge next season. anybody who thought hughton was tactically poor must have been quivering at the sight of the opening twenty minutes on sunday. to be fair, at least he changed it but by then it was already too late. never seen a more naive formation for a game in the top flight.

likewise, although we played better against fulham in the first half we were dreadful in the second half. i fail to see what he's done other than get the players playing with a bit more heart and a little more freedom. no matter which league we find ourselves next season, we require an established, experienced manager in charge. even if we go down, the club is still in a financially stable position and will have a good squad to choose from. next season is no time for a rookie (neither is now to be fair but the timing of hughton's dismissal left us no alternative)
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I respectfully disagree with you here Supers. It seemed to me that Adams used a diamond midfield (with Redmond up top support Hooper to at least attempt to keep their defenders honest) and encouraged them to press in order to prevent Liverpool playing their usual passing game through the middle. It appeared to me that Rodgers, to his credit, anticipated us playing with a diamond, so encouraged Allen and Lucas to take up slightly wider position (with Suarez often dropping deeper and Gerrard playing in his slippers, at times almost between Skrtel and Sakho) in order to combat our compactness in the middle. Although we conceded early (a howitzer from Sterling and some slick attacking play) I think Adams got it right. I'm not even sure he really 'changed it' (or even needed to) significantly in order to get us back into the game.
 
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