The Official Next Manager Discussion Thread

[bill taylors apprentice]

My thoughts exactly !

Apart from the bit about being no better than Symon's which I disagree with.

Time will tell.

[Rhys Lightning 63]

Gary Monk just gone from Swansea

Just checked sky  no news on there

It's probably a combination of
A) A lot of Tweets on Twitter
B) I probably saw one of those parody accounts (SlowSportsNews/BBC Sporf etc.) and didn't register it properly

But even so, I hope it's true

[westcliff white]

That's if we have not appointed Stuart Gray by then, although Gray's reputation suggests he will sort our defence out

[spikey norman]

Did anyone catch Danny Murphy on Talk Sport this morning.
Only caught tail end of him talking about who should be our next manager/coach but I think he was suggesting Alan Stubbs would be a good option.

No, to be fair they were discussing Reading at that point, and Murphy was just saying that Alan Stubbs was a solid option.

Earlier on he had said he had no idea who was in the running for us, but he did say it was better to wait and get the right fit, rather than rush into non-perfect choices, as we had to get it right this time.

He definitely wasn't suggesting Stubbs for us

Cheers Chesh thought I might have missed some important insider knowledge from Danny as to who the next person  was to become our new coach.

[Wimbledon_White]

I agree wholeheartedly with WeAreTheWhites sentiments; assuming it happens it is a disappointing and hugely underwhelming appointment.

That said, I echo my past sentiments that we need to give the guy a genuine chance and not write-him off before a ball has been kicked.  It is not his fault the club couldn't get anyone better.

So, whilst he wasn't my first choice, I will offer him the same support I gave Kit. I sincerely hope Gray does brilliantly and gets up into the play-offs (as unrealistic as it is).

Let's hope he proves all of us miserable old cynics wrong!

[Wimbledon_White]

Given FFP constraints presumably he can't simply "get his cheque book out" ?

Otherwise I agree entirely.

Khan is and always has been a false prophet.

Rigg is poison imo . The sooner he is gone the better.

[alexbishop]

let's just get on with it shall we? If we stop conceding goals as a result of his appointment then we are going to start winning games we would normally lose or draw and that can only be a positive thing.

[westcliff white]

Hard to get the cheque book out when we are almost certain, from what has been reported and rumoured, to be under an embargo this coming transfer window. All that money from pay offs to sacked managers probably took us over the edge of FFP LOL

[Fulham76]

It is what it is, nothing we can do about it other than get behind him if it turns out to be true.

Although, as I said on another thread it will be interesting to see how the club present him as he clearly wasn't in our top 5 of preferred candidates & probably wasn't even on the radar when the search began - unlikely he'll 'take us to the next level of success' as Khan put it.

Can't imagine us making a big flash announcement when we welcome him. It's going to be a strange one, for Stuart Gray as well, because he will also know that he was well down the list & was nowhere near one of our real targets.

Also, if he's only brought in as caretaker, that shows we don't have real confidence in him, we would have offered him a proper contract if we did.

[Skatzoffc]

I agree BTA.

I think, or rather pray, he is better defensively organised than KS was.

COYW!

[Chutney]

We have all been lied to, the club has no ambition to achieve promotion in the near future.

[Slaphead in Qatar]

another season written off................arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggghhhhhhhh  :dft007:

[Chutney]

If it is gray, I'll have to admit the club has surprised me, I didn't think it was possible for them to make me feel any more disillusioned, but this would do it for me. Anyone want a season ticket?

[Fulham76]

another season written off................arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggghhhhhhhh  :dft007:

Looks like it.

The big thinking behind this decision is to just go through the motions & keep taking the fans money for the next 5 months. Nice one, I feel really valued as a fan.

Absolutely no forward thinking yet again from the board!

[filham]

We have spent four weeks looking for the new Head Coach without success.

The  tough game against Brentford at home on Saturday is really the first of a Christmas programme comprising six games in four weeks . Just now , with only two points from the last five games we are showing relegation form. If the bad form continues over Christmas we could easily find ourselves in a new year relegation scrap.

We are desperate for the Head Coach to be appointed immediately , Riggs has run out of time and must grab whoever is available and willing, his promise not to be rushed into anything has to be forgotten. Time is now of the essence.

Essential the new man has the full support of the fans when he arrives.

[jelmo]

We have spent four weeks looking for the new Head Coach without success.

The  tough game against Brentford at home on Saturday is really the first of a Christmas programme comprising six games in four weeks . Just now , with only two points from the last five games we are showing relegation form. If the bad form continues over Christmas we could easily find ourselves in a new year relegation scrap.

We are desperate for the Head Coach to be appointed immediately , Riggs has run out of time and must grab whoever is available and willing, his promise not to be rushed into anything has to be forgotten. Time is now of the essence.

Essential the new man has the full support of the fans when he arrives.

Nah. If Gray is hired then my growing apathy towards our badly run club will just continue to grow.

Can't see myself spending the cash to renew next season if there is no sign of things changing and some ambition/signs of progress being made.

Lets be honest, who actually enjoys going to games these days? I only enjoy the bit after the match finishes when I go to the pub with my mates! The actual football itself hasnt been worth the money of a season ticket for a long while. Cant see a journeyman like Gray changing that!

[filham]

We have spent four weeks looking for the new Head Coach without success.

The  tough game against Brentford at home on Saturday is really the first of a Christmas programme comprising six games in four weeks . Just now , with only two points from the last five games we are showing relegation form. If the bad form continues over Christmas we could easily find ourselves in a new year relegation scrap.

We are desperate for the Head Coach to be appointed immediately , Riggs has run out of time and must grab whoever is available and willing, his promise not to be rushed into anything has to be forgotten. Time is now of the essence.

Essential the new man has the full support of the fans when he arrives.

Nah. If Gray is hired then my growing apathy towards our badly run club will just continue to grow.

Can't see myself spending the cash to renew next season if there is no sign of things changing and some ambition/signs of progress being made.

Lets be honest, who actually enjoys going to games these days? I only enjoy the bit after the match finishes when I go to the pub with my mates! The actual football itself hasnt been worth the money of a season ticket for a long while. Cant see a journeyman like Gray changing that!

I bet a new coach today, a 1-0  win against Brentford and the after match pub visit would be much more enjoyable.

[Horsfield_No9]

So that is that you'd imagine.

[Chutney]

The reason Gray won't get the support of the fans is because he isn't a long term solution, In May we'll be going through this all over again. That and the fact he's literally being scraped from the very bottom of the barrel. Neither are his fault to be fair, but his appointment would be a disaster.

[Chutney]

I am done. I didn't think they'd sink so low, still clinging on to some hope that it isn't him....