The Official Next Manager Discussion Thread

[Asotosyios]

Even though I rate him, I don't want him. He is way too old and we will have to look for another manager again pretty soon.

He is the same age as a certain Roy Hodgson and I don't hear many people grumbling about how old he is!

Age has nothing to do with ability...

My concern about Advocaat is that he averages a club every year or two. He doesn't stick around...

Roy was 60 when he came to Fulham - I guess England is his last job.

I think Advocaat is old to come and start/build something here; he will start thinking about retirement soon, if he hasn't already.

[H4usuallysitting]

Are we sure Rigg didnt visit Mr Henk Ten Cate

[Nero]

Perhaps Rigg and Ali Mac went to deliver flowers personally to his wife

[copthornemike]

One thing I will say about Grant.

For both of his recent matches (MK Dons & Preston NE) we have been really, really poor in the first half - not good obviously.

However to his credit he changed tactics and personnel so that we were the better team in the second half.

Not the best of opposition granted but he did have the nous to change things in a positive manner.

Not the man we require at this moment in time but based on what I saw from both matches he might be one to watch in the future.

[Fulham Tup North]

It matters not one iota who is suggested as a potential Manager, 20 people suddenly jump on here and explain why that individual should not be anywhere near our club? Whoever we get will be under it right away as people will be slagging him off for his line-up choice or his pre match interview or his choice of tie. Unless Jesus makes a 2nd appearance then who would want to come to us anyway? They would have to be mad. 
Rant over.
COYW

[alexmur]

It matters not one iota who is suggested as a potential Manager, 20 people suddenly jump on here and explain why that individual should not be anywhere near our club? Whoever we get will be under it right away as people will be slagging him off for his line-up choice or his pre match interview or his choice of tie. Unless Jesus makes a 2nd appearance then who would want to come to us anyway? They would have to be mad. 
Rant over.
COYW

hold on nobody said anything about the new guy waring a tie..... ties out!!

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[H4usuallysitting]

I hope whoever the new coach/manager is, that they wear a shell suit

[alexmur]

shell suit is standard issue for a coach

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[west kowloon white]

Always slightly disarmed by Coyles shorts.

[Woolly Mammoth]

Are we sure Rigg didnt visit Mr Henk Ten Cate

Isn't Henk Ten Cate on the Metropolitan Line ?

[westcliff white]

just like he did with sunderland

I quote what 'Loze' wrote earlier today:

'In the last ten years: Russian league title, Dutch league Runner-Up and cup finalist, automatic Euro-qualification for Russian national side, and keeping a poor Sunderland squad in the Premiership. That's a lot more than Rowett, Clarke, Pearson, Warburton etc can claim.'

I would welcome him!

Your only ever as good as your last job for me. But they are some pretty nice honours until you look deeper.

The Russian League, barely a 2 team league and if you have money to spend in abundance then you win the league, that boom there seems to be over to a degree, but on the money he wont have here what he could spend there.

Dutch League runner up / cup finalists a lot of managers have finsihed second in the last few years and also the dutch league is not the best standard (although very enjoyable to watch having been to a lot of games in the last 3 and a half years)

Getting Russia to the euros was a decent effort I have to say that of all listed for me thats the best acheivement.

Keeping Sunderland up was good but then the other 3 teams who came down were absolutely terrible, and how many wins did he actually get in his time in charge? 4 from 19 games that is worse than what we had with Kit

He left Sunderland 3 or 4 game into the season to me it suggested that maybe he didnt have the fight for another dog fight with them and that also means for me maybe he doesn't have the energy to have a scrap getting out of the championship

[westcliff white]

a quick look on oddschecker this morning suggests no one is better than a 4/1 shot

[ffcjock]

From the Daily Record yesterday:

Warburton again distanced himself from the vacant managerial post at Fulham, despite being installed as bookies' favourite to take the job vacated by Kit Symons earlier in the month.

The former Brentford manager has had no contact with the English Championship club and while he admits to being flattered with the Craven Cottage link, he reiterated that he had unfinished business in Glasgow.

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/mark-warburton-insists-rangers-not-6928804

[Chutney]

lets be honest, not even the press are prepared to take a guess at what we're doing, we simply don't know, just have to wait and see....

[westcliff white]

I know they look for the best price, but its a low bet market so 100 quid moves it more than it would usually, all this means as you say no one has a clue who is doing what.

Personally for me we should be handling this like we do our transfer business on the quiet and ensuring we get the right man. After 5 managers in around 21 months getting the right is paramount this time.

[Ordar]

23 days without a manager/head coach. We are now officially above the average time it normally takes

[westcliff white]

 There is nothing average about our club  049:gif

[MarryMeWRoy]

It matters not one iota who is suggested as a potential Manager, 20 people suddenly jump on here and explain why that individual should not be anywhere near our club? Whoever we get will be under it right away as people will be slagging him off for his line-up choice or his pre match interview or his choice of tie. Unless Jesus makes a 2nd appearance then who would want to come to us anyway? They would have to be mad. 
Rant over.
COYW

Perhaps only the second coming of 'Roy' himself would silence the doubters...  If only!

[Adi-ffc]

Anyone else heard rumours that Rigg flew to Israel, got a yes from Jokanovic, then went for Clarke impulsively?

If so, big big error from Rigg..

[westcliff white]

nope not heard that rumour at all