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

Who would you want?

  • Frank de Boer

    Votes: 302 17.0%

  • David Moyes

    Votes: 56 3.2%

  • Manuel Pellegrini

    Votes: 152 8.6%

  • Ronald Koeman

    Votes: 286 16.1%

  • Other (please state below)

    Votes: 109 6.1%

  • Unai Emery

    Votes: 870 49.0%
  • Total voters
    1,775
  • Poll closed .
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The Esk said:
Announced today - yes, mate.
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Steve Wigan said:
That's common sense. Up to a few years ago I was involved in large charity shows, mostly in big theatres, and would
meet lots of people who were 'celebs' including many in the football world(SAF a few times, Reidy, Sam Allardyce, etc) as well as other sports people and lots of actors. Some would engage in conversation, and drop little 'titbits' ...Ferguson was excellent, and a great listener as well as talker. Reidy talked about Everton...as indeed did Tommy Docherty when I met him..actually had a couple of drinks with him and talked about the 'old days'...he liked Everton as a club and liked our defender Mick Meagan as a player. The best contact I ever had, however, was a sportsman, but not a footballer(not going to name him)...I had some personal 'organising' meetings with him and it turned out that he was best buddies with an Everton director..or rather his wife was very friendly with the directors wife, and he told me some interesting stuff...although none of it was earth shattering. Through our lives we all have contact however flimsy with footballers, etc, but its only when you get to know them better, or are working with them, that you are likely to give you a hint of whats going on. Years ago our superstars used to drink in St Philomenas Club at the Old Roan, and Jim Gabriel, Alex Young and others were there often...after he retired Derek Temple had the Post Office at the Old Roan. I played in some Mickey Mouse 'friendleys' with lots of the players, including Tony Kay and the RS Hunt, Harrower etc at the old Silcocks club in Netherton...but in those days players knew nothing, and these days they are told to keep quiet about club matters. Best chat I ever had with an ex player was near White Hart Lane...I was calling on newsagents and met Ted Ditchburn, the ex Spurs goalkeeper, who told me that Nobby Fieldin had a shop in the next road, so I called and had a long chat with 'Englands best uncapped inside forward(that's midfielder to you youngsters!)
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I read all that and got excited as I neared the end expecting some inside info :/
 
Steve Wigan said:
That's common sense. Up to a few years ago I was involved in large charity shows, mostly in big theatres, and would
meet lots of people who were 'celebs' including many in the football world(SAF a few times, Reidy, Sam Allardyce, etc) as well as other sports people and lots of actors. Some would engage in conversation, and drop little 'titbits' ...Ferguson was excellent, and a great listener as well as talker. Reidy talked about Everton...as indeed did Tommy Docherty when I met him..actually had a couple of drinks with him and talked about the 'old days'...he liked Everton as a club and liked our defender Mick Meagan as a player. The best contact I ever had, however, was a sportsman, but not a footballer(not going to name him)...I had some personal 'organising' meetings with him and it turned out that he was best buddies with an Everton director..or rather his wife was very friendly with the directors wife, and he told me some interesting stuff...although none of it was earth shattering. Through our lives we all have contact however flimsy with footballers, etc, but its only when you get to know them better, or are working with them, that you are likely to give you a hint of whats going on. Years ago our superstars used to drink in St Philomenas Club at the Old Roan, and Jim Gabriel, Alex Young and others were there often...after he retired Derek Temple had the Post Office at the Old Roan. I played in some Mickey Mouse 'friendleys' with lots of the players, including Tony Kay and the RS Hunt, Harrower etc at the old Silcocks club in Netherton...but in those days players knew nothing, and these days they are told to keep quiet about club matters. Best chat I ever had with an ex player was near White Hart Lane...I was calling on newsagents and met Ted Ditchburn, the ex Spurs goalkeeper, who told me that Nobby Fieldin had a shop in the next road, so I called and had a long chat with 'Englands best uncapped inside forward(that's midfielder to you youngsters!)
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Nobby Fieldin? Wasn't it Wally Fielding?
 

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