I never thought I'd say this but for me, Big Sam's the man. We need a strong manager who'll get rid of all the egos, the prima-donnas and the dead wood and revamp the football side from top to bottom and change the culture of the entire club. Give him free reign to appoint his own staff. It might not be pretty but he'd get us out of the championship and put a strong structure for the future in place. A few years back I'd have fought tooth and nail against having someone of his ilk at our club. But I'm sick of the egos, the freeloaders and the lack of fighting spirit. Drastic times call for drastic measures. So who would you want to see appointed full time boss?
Oh right, I've strayed onto fantasy island Ramsey - first 6 games - 3 points Redknapp - last 6 games - 2 points (and a bonus 0-3 loss to a league 1 team in the cup) If we stay up - Ramsey stays. If we go down fighting - Ramsey stays If we go down with a whimper - new manager, but no one any good or who you have heard of because none of them will come to a club with no money to spend and half a squad out of contract. Do you really think Allardyce, who is about to get a top ten finish for West Ham, would say 'that's my dream job', when he can wait a couple of months and pick up a prem job with the first round of sackings? Clement can pick and choose, and is more likely to choose Sunderland where he knows the director of football very well. Wharburton vaguely possible but is leaving Brentford because of the Director of Football model, which we have with Les (though **** knows what he brings to the party). Eddie Howe -why would he leave Bournemouth where he will be a hero wherever they finish especially after he has shown himself to be a poor traveller in the past. Take a step back and look at this club. If relegated the wage budget will be slashed. We have loan players who will disappear and about 8 out of contract - no income there. Multiple replacements will have to be found from the sales of our few assets - Austin, Fer, Yun, McCarthy, Phillips - as long as the owners don't want some cashback on them. We do not seem to have a rich seam of youth talent. We have a crappy rented training ground. We have an FFP fine hanging over us. The accounts are miserable and public. Fantasize all you like, but in the short term getting behind Ramsey is the only option.
That's why I said "somebody like Eddie Howe", Stan. I don't think you need disparage the dreams of the other posters on this thread; there's no harm in dreaming. I think we all know the club will be a busted flush next year (if it isn't already) and Ramsey is most likely the cheap solution.
Think you got washed up on the bad island. Row that fibre glass boat to the next one (or 3), life will get better.
Fair shout, though I thought disparaging the opinions of others was what this place is about. If we can play that game why not go full on and ask for Guardiola or Mourinho? That gets me to Arsenal doesn't it? Hmmm.......
Can we start a "who do we want after the next manager, just in case he doesn't get an emphatic points total in his first five games" thread? Ramsey has inherited a squad that had no away form and a difficult home run of fixtures and has got us vaguely competitive with the exception of the Palace game and possibly Spurs (although lets remember that it was an injury ravaged version of the team that lost 4-0 in the reverse fixture while barely touching the ball). So, mild improvement in performance from a man that carries himself with dignity and an enthusiasm for us. Next manager - Ramsey. One after, Ramsey. As Stan rightly says, we're not the hottest ticket in town, we're more akin to a used ticket stub that is floating along the gutter, destined for the drain. We have a man that actually wants to be here and does have a more positive effect on players than our last two 3M a year wasters so I, for one, want him in charge.
The bottom line is if we go down the financial chicks come home to roost. FFP plus transfer embargo allied to a shyte squad spells another likely relegation, think about it, our youth team isn't anywhere near good enough competing at it's current low level, so all this 'give youth a chance' bollox is exactly that - bollox. No sane manager would touch us with a bargepole...
I don't think Ramsey has done himself any favours with his defeatist sounding quotes after the Palace game. However, I don't blame him for our predicament. Whilst Ramsey looks what he is, an inexperienced coach who is possibly trying a little too hard, the blame lies squarely with Fernandes and Redknapp.
I would like to see Malky Mckay as I think there is a certain quality about him has been there before, knows the championship well and did ok in the Prem. Yes he has been a naughty boy texting but learnt his lesson and moved on plus I don't think he would cost the earth, can't see him wanting to stay with Wigan in a lower division. All in all I think that is probably the best we could attract!
