Next Rovers manager

[davulsukur]

1 hour ago, TommyRovers said:

Leam Richardson at Reading

This bloke won 2 and lost 18 of 24 games as Rotherham manager. 

How on earth he survived for a full 24 games with a run like that, I'll never know.

[DE.]

I don't see us paying compensation for a manager currently in work. Other than Appleton, which was absolute peanuts, we've never done that. It would make even less sense this season, when costs are being slashed everywhere. Fully expect it will be somebody currently out of work. 

[John]

Perhaps not surprising but some truly horrendous names being linked.

[Andy]

Coleman would be bare-faced trolling of the fanbase and about as blatant as you can get in terms of 'look what we can get away with, here'.

And if he comes, you know who will be appointed as his number 2...

[neophox]

Skubala at Lincoln doing a great job

[neophox]

Aren't Gerrard and Beale available and without clubs? Don't know if they are any good.

[RevidgeBlue]

23 minutes ago, Andy said:

Coleman would be bare-faced trolling of the fanbase and about as blatant as you can get in terms of 'look what we can get away with, here'.

And if he comes, you know who will be appointed as his number 2...

If I were a Dingle I'd probably go into a bookies and ask them to quote odds on Coleman like I knew some inside info.  Then I'd put £20 on. Which would probably have the effect of pushing him in to joint favourite to wind us up.

Not completely impossible he could be appointed but just saying.........

[Browjd]

Let’s get behind Bilic talks - this is the best we are going to get

 

[Tomphil2]

Reading fans seem to hate Richardson but there'd be compen payable so that tends to rule our lot out, thank god.

Boot Gestede out and get Mowbray as DoF to mentor Johnson.

[Torgeir]

Don’t mind Bilic, but he will choose Watford over us if they’re in the mix. 

[Rover down South]

Coleman doesn’t seem to stay in a job long!

Last six appointments since leaving  Wales:

Sunderland - 5 months

Hebei China Fortune - 11 months

Atromitis - 22 months

AEL Limassol - 6 months

OH Leuven - 6 months

Asteras Tripolis - 3 months

Rudy would probably give him a three year contract!

[Leonard Venkhater]

42 minutes ago, Andy said:

Coleman would be bare-faced trolling of the fanbase and about as blatant as you can get in terms of 'look what we can get away with, here'.

And if he comes, you know who will be appointed as his number 2...

Well, they did appoint Coyle..

[Southside Rover]

I don't buy into this romantic ex player stuff or ex manager coming back. 

Anyone pre Venkys who gets the club isn't going to experience it in the same way and unless living under a rock will know that. It's not an environment built for success so who wants relegation on their CV. Anyone since Venkys knows what it's like to work here so again wouldn't come.

Best bet is someone out of work who believes they can pull off an escape to raise their profile for an improved opportunity in the Summer. Anyone punching high in league 1 I think would see it through to completion rather than join here under these circumstances.

It's similar with the transfer window. What top no.9 was going to sign for the club that's a total embarrassment and in free fall towards relegation. Those strikers get snapped up by the promotion chasers. Unproven potential or journeymen looking for final pay day would have been the choices and I dare say no upgrade on what we have. Unless of course money talks but we don't spend that either!

[Tricky]

Need to understand if they're going for someone to just keep us up, or someone aiming to get us promoted from league one at the first time of asking...

[simongarnerisgod]

it does`nt matter who the manager is,they won`t be allowed to succeed,though i would be fuming if russell martin managed to get the job

[roversfan99]

There are big question marks over Bilic. But hes a far better bet that some of the other dross who seem heavily linked.

[rovers11]

I wouldnt be against Bilic. A mixed record but a straight talker and is not a yes man. Would shake things up and would tell it straight. That's what the club needs. No way he'd stand for a bunch of nobodies coming in from Sweden or Belgium.

Although he'd quit within a year.

[RevidgeBlue]

2 minutes ago, rovers11 said:

I wouldnt be against Bilic. A mixed record but a straight talker and is not a yes man. Would shake things up and would tell it straight. That's what the club needs. No way he'd stand for a bunch of nobodies coming in from Sweden or Belgium.

Although he'd quit within a year.

Be a fucking sight better year than we had under Ismael I'd wager!

[Eddie]

Will Still checks a lot of boxes. 

He speaks French and English, he's unemployed, and they could kind of argue that he fits the overall project of recruiting potential and trying to develop it - even in the managerial position. 

He did incredibly well in France, but the failure at Southampton is concerning. He might be the best of a bad lot when looking at the list of likely candidates. 

We can likely eliminate names like Duff and Rooney.

[Tomphil2]

Wouldn't be averse to still but i genuinely don't think Rooney should be totally ruled out.

It's just the typical thing one of the Indian owners might do if they get wind he's interested. Big name to trumpet about back in India where most of em are Man U fans.

Plus he works cheap if he really wants the job and will probably agree to walk for nothing if it doesn't work.

He's a live one for sure.

[RevidgeBlue]

5 minutes ago, Eddie said:

Will Still checks a lot of boxes. 

He ticks a lot of boxes if the main criteria is he has to be French or a French speaker, other than that I wouldn't agree.

[RevidgeBlue]

1 minute ago, Tomphil2 said:

Wouldn't be averse to still but i genuinely don't think Rooney should be totally ruled out.

It's just the typical thing one of the Indian owners might do if they get wind he's interested. Big name to trumpet about back in India where most of em are Man U fans.

Plus he works cheap if he really wants the job and will probably agree to walk for nothing if it doesn't work.

He's a live one for sure.

No way they're appointing Rooney imo.

Balaji might briefly fancy it as a glamour appointment but it'd quickly be knocked back by everyone else. The eyes of the World would be on us and could you imagine him or Gerrard managing in League 1?

It'd be an absolute circus.