I don't agree as they were several strikers we could have signed instead of signing 2 strikers like we did, just sign quality one. We could have sign Ryan Hardie last summer as he was out of contract similar to Ennis. Maybe we sign the wrong one? Why didn't we sign Grant on loan, Ugbo on loan or Stansfield on loan? Did we sign and failed? all questions I would like to asked GB and JDT if I ever got the chance to do so

Like I have repeatably said the next England manager should be Englishman and I won't waive from this viewpoint. I think Howe is the best bet but as I have shown that the best club managers don't also make the best international managers. The candidates will be Howe, Potter, Carsley, Lampard, O'Neil and possibly Dyche. We should choose from those 5 and interview all 5 and pick the best candidate from Englishman. We should NOT appoint another foreign manager as England manager.

Lampard isn't on my 3 man shortlist I posted this morning but my point was that international football is very different to club management and I highlighted 2 successful national team managers who have won international tournaments whilst having poor club management careers whilst successful club managers like Capello struggled at this level

The problem isn't having sporting director/head coach structure but far too people getting involved. Looking at it, we need decisions on who are main targets are and go and get them. One of the owners need to be here during the transfer window to make a decision maker and able to make quick decision

Low and Luis de la Fuente failed at Club level but both led their countries to winning international football. We appointed Capello who was highly successfully at club level and was bloody awful as England manager.

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Born in Birmingham as I have said twice on this thread. OK well sort of an answer on your 3 man shortlist at least Lampard suits the FA and he has been doing some part time work with FA in coaching I believe. I wouldn't be surprised if Lampard got the job. International football doesn't suited. Look at Joachim Low and Luis de la Fuente who weren't great club managers but both won international tournaments for their national countries

I am fully aware of all this bluebruce.

We still need a first choice experience keeper, Striker, winger and 2 centre backs, so signing someone like Barrett wouldn't be on my radar at this stage unless I know he has the potnetial and we had 2 or 3 of those signings sign up We don't have Director of football but a head of football operations, is that the same as I don't know. Our problem making a decision who is number 1 target and someone making a decision. Sounds to me, we have like a transfer committee approach with Gestede, Eustace, Park, Maybe Owen, Pasha and Waggott who having a say in transfers. We need decisions to be made who we want and we need experience first choice keeper, striker, winger and 2 centre backs before other positions we sign anyone. Eustace wants experience in terms of GK, Striker and centre back. We are making enquires in to players and clubs but no one is making a decision that this is number 1 target.

I expect Howe, Potter, Carsley, O'Neil and Lampard all to be interview

Carsley done a good job similar to what Gareth Southgate done before. What had Spain manager done before he managed Spain national manager, been under 21 manager for them Given you didn't answer my last question about which Foriegn managers would be on your shortlist for England manager. I answered on who my 3 man English shortlist would be.

We need a keeper for under 21 team along with Michalski He wants 4 or 5 signings this season. Experience keeper and number 9 striker. If you listened to Alan Nixon yesterday he said we are chasing players but different people want different type of signings. No one is making the final decision. That's a massive problem again

Wrong choice of words. My point he still have support of the current 3 key personal all are still backing of Howe, tho I understand your point you made

I understand what you are saying, But its clear that Eustace wants experience and why we have been link with a range of players like Krul, Ruddy, Dykes, Cooper and McLoughlin. I would move for Hladky and why we haven't move for him its mystifying. Its no brainer for me. I can understand why Eustace wants Dykes. I would deffo bring in McLoughlin. That fee is again a no brainer for me. If we were to bring in Hladky, McLoughlin and Dykes I would be happy with that. Still need a right winger and another centre back Barrett is coming in as third choice keeper. Eustace clearly wants a senior keeper and that's why we have been linked with Krul and Ruddy

its 5 signings with maybe 2 more depending on what we do at left back and Garrett. I would say centre back who can play left back also. So it covers that. So its 5 signings wanted with maybe 6 if we loan Garrett out which I don't think we will Interesting. I know nothing about him. I yep! 🤣 This is the market we are actually in. We have risks in the market unless we can bring in someone like Dykes or someone loan striker from a PL club. We want experience and its costs less in the overseas market The link works as I update it after my post

Thanks Gareth for everything you have done as England manager and the fact you have led us to our most successful era since 1966 and the fact you have changed the mentality within the squad and show great man management skills with the players. Bellingham and Pickford comments says everything for me. I don't think Howe will take it at this stage of his career, same as Gary O'Neil. Few years too early. My shortlist would be Lee Carsley, Graham Potter and Eddie Howe. Sam Allardyce has said it should be Englishman as the next England manager and he is damn right excellent statement Wrong. Their CEO Darren Eagles is very close to Howe and Howe is close to the owners of the club. Yes 2 of Howe's supporters have just sold their shares in the club and left the board.

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I want 5 players unless we loan players out to play a full season at league 1 or 2 level. See post above on those positions I want signings

If you seen the Stanley game live and a friendly highlights, JRC has been playing from the right wing but when we attacking he moves into the 8/10 role and Brittain moves in the right wing position from right back and Pickering took around meaning we got 3 at the back. Similar to what Southgate did during this tournament with the formation when attacking and defending. Sigurdsson was our second joint goal scorer. I don't agree, We should be bringing in our talent young players into the first team squad like Duru, Gent, O'Riordan, Tyjon. They are ready to play their part in this season first team squad. Add those 4 players to our squad to make it up 24 to 27 man squad the squad Keepers - Pears, new keeper, Michalski Right back - Brittain, Duru Centre back - Hyam, Carter, O'Riordan, 2 new signings left back - Pickering, Gent centre midfielder - Travis, Buckley, Tronstad, Garrett Right winger - JRC, Hedges number 10 - Szmodics, Sigurdsson Left wing - Dolan, new signing Striker - New signing, Gallagher, Leonard, Tyjon. So that's 26 players in that squad. Yes you could a couple of more signings to that squad if you wanted.

Armstrong only signed 1 year contract. His finishing is awful.

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might aswell get rid of the academy with your spending plans. Sigurdsson is seen as number 10 given Eustace's comments on the club website. JRC is seen as a winger by Eustace given how he has played. For me, We need a keeper, centre back x 2, winger with pace, striker who can score goals, centre midfielder depending on what we are doing with Garrett and possible left back.

that's the biggest problem with people, they see us link with players and automatic think we are signing him. No, its a player we are interested

No, they aren't idiot at all but its their opinion and they deserved to have it respected. You make want to carry on with the name calling like you do every single week. No I don't need to justify my opinion and long held belief that the England national team manager should be Englishman. It has always been my opinion and always will be. Yet again, its always the typical rumours when we don't win, lets go foreign and it will be all better. Its annoyed greatly, It that what countries like Germany, France, or Spain will do. No! Spain after the last world cup very quickly appointed their under 21 manager as the Senior national team manager. Carsley is English simple as. Guehi is British. He moved here since he was 1 year old and has come through the England set up from under 16 level to Senior. No the list isn't depressing at all and its you that finds the list depressing and yet again what to go foreign again, Is that what Spain would do? no they didn't. Why should we go foreign? who you going for? Its a very simple question so who is on your 3 man shortlist? I am more than happy to name my 3 man English shortlist. Man Utd wanted him as head coach there. I think you make some logically points about Southgate being more suited to a technical director or Director of football role than club manager. Cos it the English manager job. Do other major nations like Spain, Italy, Germany, France go foreign with their national team manager. Spain after the world cup in Qatar, They shocked people by going for their under 21 manager as national team manager and less than 2 years since that decision they have won the Euros.

Eustace has been more than clear he wants 4 or 5 quality signings this summer. I have been more than clear on my opinion on Duru whilst you don't want to give him a chance in our first team, So I will ask this very simple how many signings do you want and what positions please this summer(not how many you think we will sign)? No manager or head coach gets exactly what they want even at City.