We've had a few varied opinions about our current interim manager's possible future so I thought I might put it to a poll.
It’s hard to say without knowing the full story. Who is interested in the job right now? Will there be better options at the end of the season? How much blame behind the scenes on our start is going to Still? How much truth is there that the players didn’t get on with Still/gave up under him? Do the players like Tonda? Without knowing the answers to those it’s hard to really say. If he gets the job permanently I definitely wouldn’t be giving him a contract past the end of the season as the risk is too high. It’s not like he will get poached based on this season even if we turn it right round and end up going up, will just make Still look worse than Tonda better imo. I voted give him the next 3 and give him the job til the end of the season if he gets 7+ points and the players look more committed. But without knowing who else we’ve spoken to/actually wants the job it’s hard to say get someone else or keep him. If some top manager with a proven record is interested then by all means go and get him. If it’s people like Carrick who are the best we can get then, if the players are playing for Tonda, give him the job til the end of the season. If they aren’t or we revert back to not winning in the next 3 then go get Carrick
Possibly not, can phrase it that he’s interim til the end of the season as there isn’t a suitable candidate available if they want. Then gives the potential flexibility for him to move back to the u21s in the summer if that’s what we want.
I voted , keep him until we find a suitable replacement, then return him to the U21s. SR need to get this next appointment correct.
He can manage us till we get a suitable replacement, and let him go back to the under 21s. He'll still have an entire squad to manage, still have plenty of games and can carry on learning. If he was part of SR's succession planning then he obviously needed more time, so move him back to where he was recruited for. Incoming manager might not want him as assistant and may want to bring their own team in too, so it makes sense to move him back
Why wouldn't he? This is a massive opportunity for him to get his name out there in the spotlight. He has been assistant manager at half a dozen clubs, and now has the chance to fully take the reins. I can't see him being too fussy about length of contract or even salary.
I'd add the caveat that, as magic said, this depends on who else is available. Otherwise, yeah, at worse he'd have us mid table and if he kept it up we'd push for promption. Pretty much as good as you could hope for after our start.
There's no need to give him in contract in order for him to remain overseeing things. If he does well in the next game, give him the game after. And if he does well in that, give him the game after that. And so on, and so. It could last days, or weeks, or months. I wouldn't even be thinking about upgrading him from caretaker for sometime yet. It's not like Norwich, for example, are suddenly going to swoop in and appoint him as their next manager if we don't act fast to secure him.
