Who's next after Benitez - Poll reset 25th Jan

[cahill 17]

Looking at Kovac’s managerial stats, if he’s not been approached then that’s sheer lunacy.

He’d be a great appointment

 

[Dave Hickson]

When he was a very young coach making his way in the game as far as I am aware. Doesn't concern me at all. I think he's a very smart coach.

I still want Lampard, but there are lots of decent options to consider if we could be bothered to do proper assessment of the situation and not just reappoint a former sacked manager

So we have Steve Cooper who has just joined Forest (never going to leave) and Frank Lampard, all unproven at the top level. Yet you don’t want Martinez because he had a couple of tough seasons with a minimal budget. You need to rethink it mate.

 

[jinkyali]

We could be fourth bottom by the time Villa come to town.

 

[voodoobloo]

I wonder if we should be looking to the top championship managers? That Marco Silva looks promising.

 

[ToffeeTim]

Martinez I’m convinced would take us down. Ferguson would get us the points we need to survive and it would give us time to assess our options between now and the summer. The worry though is that Moshiri then goes chasing someone like Mourinho and we just repeat the cycle of the last 6 months again next season.

I don't agree with saying someone would definitely take us down. You can't be certain of something that is clearly very uncertain. I don't want Martinez but we aren't doomed.

 

[ically]

We’ve got half a season to pick up 20 pts, we need someone, even for the short term who can galvanise the players and supporters because they need to be in tandem more than ever before, If this doesn’t happen then we’re doomed,

I’d reluctantly give it to Ferguson & Baines and start again in the summer, as when fit the team more or less picks itself,

What a terrible position this board and owner have put the club in.

 

[ToffeeTim]

So we have Steve Cooper who has just joined Forest (never going to leave) and Frank Lampard, all unproven at the top level. Yet you don’t want Martinez because he had a couple of tough seasons with a minimal budget. You need to rethink it mate.

Nope I don't need to rethink. I have my opinion on manager's going back and my opinion is that it rarely works and should be avoided. That's why I wouldn't appoint Martinez, or Moyes, or even Ancelotti again.

 

[Yorkie89]

If the talk about Martinez coming in as interim till season end is actually a thing then I don’t see why not. He didn’t have any money to spend when he was here as the budget might as well of been non existent. Wouldn’t be my first choice but don’t think it would be a bad thing to try him until season ends

 

[MikeH72]

I don't agree with saying someone would definitely take us down. You can't be certain of something that is clearly very uncertain. I don't want Martinez but we aren't doomed.

I’m not saying he definitely would, but I’m convinced he would, I think he would be as bad an appointment as we could possibly make.

 

[Kev The Rat]

We’ve got half a season to pick up 20 pts, we need someone, even for the short term who can galvanise the players and supporters because they need to be in tandem more than ever before, If this doesn’t happen then we’re doomed,

I’d reluctantly give it to Ferguson & Baines and start again in the summer, as when fit the team more or less picks itself,

What a terrible position this board and owner have put the club in.

To be fair, no one, even the people who didnt want him here, expected Benitez to be as bad as he has been.

Even I expected worst case 12th

 

[Bluesaint]

Looking at Kovac’s managerial stats, if he’s not been approached then that’s sheer lunacy.

Which is exactly why he won't even be considered.

 

[blue in oxford]

I want someone who playing as badly as they are doesnt give them a day off like today should all be in working

 

[Eggs]

Moshiri will hire a yes man and we'll be visiting this topic again in 12 months

….despite what @davek & the Rafatonians have been saying, I think it’s clear that Benitez never had the ‘full control’ suggested. From what I can determine, little has changed with Brands departure.

The scope for the incoming Manager is that he will be able to bring in his own players within an agreed spend envelope whilst Moshiri will work with his agent friends on their own agenda.

 

[Dave Hickson]

Nope I don't need to rethink. I have my opinion on manager's going back and my opinion is that it rarely works and should be avoided. That's why I wouldn't appoint Martinez, or Moyes, or even Ancelotti again.

What makes you think Lampard will do a good job here? He dis average with a decent Chelsea squad. God know what he would do with this lot.

 

[ically]

To be fair, no one, even the people who didnt want him here, expected Benitez to be as bad as he has been.

Even I expected worst case 12th

The key issue now though is time, he was never going to get it, whoever comes in now hasn’t got it.