Next manager discussion (poll reset 21/05/2016)

[dandydan]

or...
Vidal £2m
Banega £1.8m
Gameiro £5.6m
Rakitic £1.8m
Bacca £5.25m
Kondogbia £3m
Coke £1.3m
Dani Alves 400k

Is that monchi's dealings?

 

[Joao Moutinho]

Called it three years ago!

https://www.grandoldteam.com/forum/threads/moyes-potential-replacement.53652/page-234#post-1936287

 

[Khalekan]

Koemans Southampton did a bit better than bobbys Wigan.

So did Pochetino's Saints but fetching half their team to The Pit hadn't exactly been a roaring success

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

Is that monchi's dealings?

Some of them, yes

 

[Ashtonian]

Called it three years ago!

https://www.grandoldteam.com/forum/threads/moyes-potential-replacement.53652/page-234#post-1936287

Thst poll minus bilic shows how far the candidates have grown.

 

[bluestevon]

Seems to be all but done and dusted now, not the one i would have preferred in all honesty, that would have been Emery - but for this league - which is all that essentially matters - then Koeman is the smart choice with less risk, we know he can manage and do well with a lot less than we will be giving him and from a wekaer base than he starts here, Emery 'could' have turned into another Ramos in this league - only hindsight would show us that though and he could have been very good.

IF Monchi does arrive though as well as Koeman, then we have to say that the new owner has played a blinder here, potentially gets the most sought after DoF - which for us long term is the most important position, and got the man he wanted from the start in Koeman in as manager, it does indeed bode very well for us going forward that he seems to get what he sets his mind upon.

 

[dandydan]

Some of them, yes

Good enough for me! Give him what he wants and sign him.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Plenty of bargains to be had this summer as well.

Carlos bakka was linked to West ham for under 20 million. That would solve a goalscorer problem straight away.

Only problem with Bacca for me is he's 30.

 

[bcblue1878]

1-- look at how ajax and psv did in the year following winning the title with the best side in holland.

2-- look at Valencia,Benfica and AZ.

3-- look at how he did at feyenoord and southampton -- probably his best two clubs....kept them stable.

4-- look at what happens when he manages top players with big egos.

5-- look at his tactical ability.....


Then compare and contrast with many other managers.

248 people wanted koeman
305 wanted FDB
800+ wanted emery

For a billionaire investor hes had a shocker here.

Oh here we go his lists have started again!! Embarrassing!

 

[blue61]

Not so much not "happy" as totally underwhelmed by the appointment.

Maybe it is the Martinez effect because three years ago I was genuinely excited by his appointment only to see it all turn to dust so I am more cynical now.

Someone pointed out to me last night when I was saying how flat I feel about Koeman, the City project started with them appointing Mark Hughes, himself "a proven Premier league manager with an outstanding playing pedigree" and working their way up to Pep from there.

I thought that made perfect sense and puts the Koeman deal in context.

At the moment we are not the attraction we would like to be, huge investment or not.

So we sign the best we can and hope our stock starts to rise.

The next managerial appointment at EFC after Koeman might see us able to pick fruit from a considerably higher branch on the tree.

Imagine by that time we are in the CL and playing in a beautiful new stadium by the river.

Meantime though I will wish Ronald all the best and get behind him 100%

As I imagine you and everyone else will

Bang on the money there, there's a lot of work to do before we can attract a higher calibre of manager. I fully expect Koeman to get us to that position.

 

[EfcJayy]

Gameiro is 29 id take him in a heart beat

 

[Seathestars]

Not so much not "happy" as totally underwhelmed by the appointment.

Maybe it is the Martinez effect because three years ago I was genuinely excited by his appointment only to see it all turn to dust so I am more cynical now.

Someone pointed out to me last night when I was saying how flat I feel about Koeman, the City project started with them appointing Mark Hughes, himself "a proven Premier league manager with an outstanding playing pedigree" and working their way up to Pep from there.

I thought that made perfect sense and puts the Koeman deal in context.

At the moment we are not the attraction we would like to be, huge investment or not.

So we sign the best we can and hope our stock starts to rise.

The next managerial appointment at EFC after Koeman might see us able to pick fruit from a considerably higher branch on the tree.

Imagine by that time we are in the CL and playing in a beautiful new stadium by the river.

Meantime though I will wish Ronald all the best and get behind him 100%

As I imagine you and everyone else will

Some good points there mate.
Glad I read this

 

[dandydan]

So did Pochetino's Saints but fetching half their team to The Pit hadn't exactly been a roaring success

The managers might have had something to do with it.

 

[Ashtonian]

So did Pochetino's Saints but fetching half their team to The Pit hadn't exactly been a roaring success

Because they bought the wrong ones. Square pegs as they say, only really Clyne was a good signing. The rest was impulse without any plan to have them in the team.

It's like us going there and signing wanyama, Bertrand, pelle and Rodriguez without a clear game 0lan as to why we are buying them

 

[TheAlmightyFloater]

Thst poll minus bilic shows how far the candidates have grown.

Oh my god 40 people actually voted for Neil Lennon