Providing we can actually replace him, i'd let him go, he spends too long on the treatment table. But we'd be down to just 2 centre backs and no experienced player in there

Gotta be something happening today, must be. Players are back on Monday and we can't leave them to Benson and Stig of the dump.

I don't get how Venkys haven't figured this out, after 12 years and a long line of managerial failures?

If, after all this time and (painful) process, we end up hiring Pardew, I think I'll actually cry.

deffo lazy journalism i'd say. It's teamtalk aswell!

Tried to sign him for Sheff Utd didn't he? (or so reports said)

Shame about Lenihan tbh. He's not the best CB in the league but i think he gets a lot undeserved stick. It now leaves us another body short and more resources need to be found in order to get a replacement in. Another concern is that whoever the potential inbound manager is, and the "vision" the owners and DoF have been pushing haven't been enough to get him to sign on. Unless of course, Boro have just offered a lot more cash.

You would think he would have some input. But I suppose he'll only get the choice of the final 3 (if reports are to be believed) From what he was saying yesterday, feels more like an appointment in the mould of a Delia rather than an Ainsworth.

Tru dat

This DoF seems like a decent appointment, even more random that we've pulled this guy in but let Waggot search for a manager. Nixon's last minute twist being Knutsen?

They will be our options, no doubts really. That's about as good as it's going to get in afraid.

Villas-Boas is surely out of our reach? Didn't he also speak out against Marseille, which ultimately led him to being sacked? Very Little chance Venkys would appoint him, even if he could be persuaded to join.

It's not surprising in the slightest that other clubs have their sh*t together. What are we at now? like 4 weeks+ and still nothing.

Last man standing. So any other candidates we did have, presumably have gone elsewhere, As usual, the shambolic set up, dragging their heels has cost us. And now they only have 1 person left, and they don't want to appoint him. FFS, we are a joke.

Doubt he'd come here either, failed spectacularly at Stoke and then went back to Luton. Don't think he'd do the same thing again. Based on how bad he was at Stoke, not sure i'd want him here.

I doubt Venky's even know.

Very depressing, yeah. Especially when a 6 week search, billed by the local rag as a "thorough search" will probably result in Woodgate getting the job.

ugh, another day of presumably nothing but twitter rumours. Joy

Don't really know a lot about him to be fair. 3 promotions now with Rotherham is it? Could he get a club with more resources/better squad into the playoffs in the championship? Like Ainsworth, all his success has been at league one level and then it's been a struggle in the championship. My conern is, is league one his level?

It will be a load of bollox but we are in bollox season so might as well post it.

Has Kompany got the job, officially? I know he was rumoured the other day.

so, no appointments today then?

That kid from West Brom was poor as well

As always, how much influence/power will this DOF actually have? Assuming none/very little but it might take away the transfer side of things away from the management. Didn't Mowbray say that Venus dealt with the transfers mostly when he was here?

This scene fits perfectly, especially when you add in the bit after where she holds up the photo he used on his dating profile.