Ottmar Hitzfeld

[White Noise]

Now in the running for the managership according to the bookies.

I would be very happy if this came off.

[Mr Fulham]

Best German manager together with Felix Magath. Would be a fantastic signing. Pretty much Roy-like. He also is a true Gentleman and a fantastic tactician.

[Scrumpy]

Yes please! :045:

[BarryP]

It is good that the bookies listen to TimmyG's podcast!  IIRC TimmyG pulled that name out of his hat about a week ago.

[cebu]

I'd be surprised but very pleased if the Hitzfeld story were true. I rate him as an improvement over Hodgson. But he's never worked anywhere except Germany and Switzerland. Why would he suddenly go at the age of 61 to a smaller prem club like Fulham?

[timmyg]

It is good that the bookies listen to TimmyG's podcast!  IIRC TimmyG pulled that name out of his hat about a week ago.

Thanks for listening AND remembering BarryP! I like him or Otto Rehhagel!

[boxhockcycsock]

I rate him very highly as a manager and would be absolutely over the moon if he came here, but I really doubt it happening. I have been on the FC Bayern e-mailing list (in German), for the past four years (used to follow them as my second fav and too lazy to remove my e-mail). From what I usually read in those e-mails, he is tremendously loyal to that team (many people in Bayern are very patriotic to the team and, in turn, the region) and VERY well paid by Bayern.

Still, we can dream!  :045:

[Chopper]

Really quite excited about this. I think it would be a real coup.

I found an article this morning (but can't find it now!) that suggested Ottmar wasn't considering a return to club football. He was quoted as saying he was happy to have a less hectic schedule as a national coach and didn't forsee a return to club football and 60+ games a year.

Hopefully we can persuade him otherwise but I think he also has a contract with the Swiss until 2012.