Ex-Manager Thread

[Le Tissier's Laces]

You go to a business and you enjoy it there, but have no particular emotional connection, then someone else comes and offers you between 4.5 and 5m more than you're on/being offered by your current business.

Chances are you're going to take it.

 

[Schad]

Erm, that's literally how it works with every club. How do you think we got Ronald here? We offered him a **** tonne of money (in comparison to what Feyenoord could offer) and while we were at it we took their two best players, Pellé and Clasie, too.

Yeah, and now our wishlist of managers on this forum includes quite a few who are already gainfully employed, heh. Such is the nature of the business.

 

[Saint Sosa]

I will do some serious reading and then come back.

If it means anything to you, the guy that wrote the Mirror article was also the guy who broke the sacking of Martinez on the morning it happened. I think he's close with Kenwright

 

[Le Tissier's Laces]

What saints basically are at the moment, is we've got a car that can go 500mph to win a race but we're only willing to travel at 80mph. Your never going to win are you.

No, we don't have a car that can go 500mph because it doesn't have enough petrol. It can only travel at 80mph in a sustainable manner.

 

[Tobes]

By all accounts Ron didn't have a very good record in the transfer market before joining us. Though if Everton get Monchi in I can see them both doing very well there.

Moshiri is bringing in a DoF and Monchi is his choice, hopefully he can conclude that deal, as it'd be a real coup and over time arguably a more important signing than the manager himself..

 

[Le Tissier's Laces]

I'm just glad we've tied Van Dijk down for 6 years.

That was my first reaction too, closely followed by "let's do all we can to keep Watson and Lee, whoever should come in next".

Closely followed by, we could come out alright from this.

 

[......loading......]

No, we don't have a car that can go 500mph because it doesn't have enough petrol. It can only travel at 80mph in a sustainable manner.

We need to go at 88mph in the delorient or forget it.

 

[SaintKit]

It's not bullshit........and hasn't been since it was first mooted.

Nope, it's bullshit until proved otherwise.

 

[Saint Sosa]

Moshiri is bringing in a DoF and Monchi is his choice, hopefully he can conclude that deal, as it'd be a real coup and over time arguably a more important signing than the manager himself..

I don't blame him, any news on alternatives if you can't get Monchi? I know he has a buy out clause you're willing to meet, just not heard anything about whether he's interested or not.

 

[Saint Sosa]

That was my first reaction too, closely followed by "let's do all we can to keep Watson and Lee, whoever should come in next".

Closely followed by, we could come out alright from this.

The club has absorbed bigger hits and look where we are. There's absolutely no need to panic.

 

[Le Tissier's Laces]

The club has absorbed bigger hits and look where we are. There's absolutely no need to panic.

I'm quite excited. From a managerial perspective, I was far more gutted to lose Poch. Ron's done a cracking job for us, but I do think there's better.

 

[Piri Weepu]

Well if it comes to pass, I wonder if the likes of Vic and Sadio will wait to see who we bring in before signing a new contract!

I'm pretty excited to see who we'll go for, to be honest. There's quite a few managers who I'd be very pleased with, some who I would have preferred over RK when we were looking to replace MP.

 

[tomw24]

I just remembered that Leicester had a great run at the end of last season. They continued it into the start of this season. They must have had the same manager right? Oh wait, they didn't. As long as we get the right replacement in and we don't sell a **** load of our players (which I don't think will happen) we can still improve.

 

[Tobes]

I don't blame him, any news on alternatives if you can't get Monchi? I know he has a buy out clause you're willing to meet, just not heard anything about whether he's interested or not.

He's been talking to us, so there's interest, but so was Emery and that didn't come off, so who knows mate.

Overmars was linked before Monchi became available

 

[fatletiss]

By all accounts Ron didn't have a very good record in the transfer market before joining us. Though if Everton get Monchi in I can see them both doing very well there.

I was told that by Dutch friends too. He did do alright by us though in that regard. By "He" I mean the committee/black box/him

 

[sotonsaint]

No, we don't have a car that can go 500mph because it doesn't have enough petrol. It can only travel at 80mph in a sustainable manner.

Well whos now going to want to come and play for us knowing they won't be getting top dollar, money talks and we simply don't offer it.

 

[Saint Sosa]

Well whos now going to want to come and play for us knowing they won't be getting top dollar, money talks and we simply don't offer it.

Why did Van Dijk and Forster sign long term deals then?

 

[Saints_Alive]

The club has absorbed bigger hits and look where we are. There's absolutely no need to panic.

I'll be disillusioned for a few days, then I'll be excited to see the list of names for the vacancy. Trust in Les Reed, his record of finding managers is second to none.

 

[Le Tissier's Laces]

Well whos now going to want to come and play for us knowing they won't be getting top dollar, money talks and we simply don't offer it.

Top 6 club, European league, plenty to spend (though you don't seem to be happy unless Kat bankrupts herself).

Plenty of very good managers and players.

 

[AshbySaint]

Erm, that's literally how it works with every club. How do you think we got Ronald here? We offered him a **** tonne of money (in comparison to what Feyenoord could offer) and while we were at it we took their two best players, Pellé and Clasie, too.

No didn't he resign at the end of the season, and was therefore without a club. unless we tapped him up waiting for MP to make his mind up - can't see that myself