Not to mention who actually deals with the player management aspect of selection decisions, and you'd have a different 11 every week, regardless of who actually played well. Oh, wait. Can't be any worse than Walter I suppose.
2 promotions, 1 failure on his championship CV. Though that was sheff U who didn't have a pot to piss in on relegation from the Prem, was not backed with signings he was promised and would have been seriously in the **** if they hadn't got promoted again later that season under Heckingbottom.
Lost in playoffs that season to Forest but nonetheless Blades fans don’t look back on it with any malice, clearly Jared Dublin thinks highly of him
Out of all the frontrunning candidates, Robins had a torrid time at Huddersfield and got sacked by scunny. Schumacher failed at Stoke. There isn't one experienced manager on the list who has real pedigree that hasn't failed somewhere. That's why they're experienced. I would consider Jokanovic a solid appointment. A known quantity who can galvanise a team and wil.command respect of players based on his achievements. Far more rational than a wildcard 'panacea' appointment with no history of success anywhere of note like Shota or Walter. Acun has appointed Dublin, now he just needs to trust him to make the right recommendation.
I completely agree, Robins - how much of his success was down to Ade Viveash? Schumacher - Stoke stagnated under him (as they have under every manager for a few years) Jokanovic - failure at Sheff Utd, trying to change style of play, Heckingbottom took them from 16th to play-offs I didn’t know what Jokanovic’s failure was so went looking. I think all of the above will improve us from Tim’s tenure. I think man management will be key - but not sure how all of the above stand in that respect.
Hull Live understands from sources involved in the search for Walter's successor that Ilicali has told those involved in the process there is no pressure to rush into making a permanent appointment, and while there is an understanding that it can't drag on for any longer than necessary, he is prepared to wait to ensure they get the right man. Assistant boss Andy Dawson will take charge at Middlesbrough on Saturday after being asked to guide the Tigers through this latest transitional period by head of recruitment, Jared Dublin, on Wednesday, who is thought to be playing a key role in the process. At this stage, Dawson has only been asked to prepare the team for the trip to Teesside, along with Under-21 coaches Conor Sellars and Billy Clarke, along with goalkeeping coach Erbil Bozkurt, and that will continue for as long as necessary. City are understood to have five or six potential options that they're looking into with former Fulham and Watford promotion winner Slavisa Jokanovic on that list, while Mark Robins is another under consideration, as are others based in the UK. No decision has yet been made about the preferred candidate, and the owner will use the next few days to research potential candidates and carry out the necessary due diligence, but Championship experience is being viewed as a key characteristic.
Of the names already mentioned, I’d be happy with any of Jokanović, Schumacher or Selles. Not really a fan of Robins or Cooper as a long-term appointment. By most accounts, it seems like Viveash was to Robins what Peter Taylor was to Brian Clough.
Jokanovic - Evens Robins - 5/2 Schumacher 3-1 Kartal 12-1 Duff 18-1 Cooper 20-1 Robins has shortened a bit after drifting to longer odds than Schumacher yesterday. John Terry and Mark Hughes have been my favourite randoms to appear in the betting so far. Is this because someone has put money on them or bookies putting out the bait for some dafties!
Kartal? Really. Please no Turkish connection anymore, we see how they are doing, Omur, Sinik, Pedro and 10s of player that we let go, only 2-3 of them were really made it here.
