Name the next manager

[Lancasterclaret]

Exciting times is the phrase we are supposed to use

[distortiondave]

Exiting times. Exiting the Premier League.

[AwayClaret]

Exciting times is the phrase we are supposed to use

I'm not a sheep I'm the shepherd.

[dsr]

I think we are looking at more days than that DD

But as he's a figment of someones imagination I'm more worried about me!

Whether or not you believe he is the Son of God, is a matter for discussion. Though obviously not on here. But there's no reasonable doubt that he existed. you might as well argue that Mohammed didn't exist.

[Lancasterclaret]

Whether or not you believe he is the Son of God, is a matter for discussion. Though obviously not on here. But there's no reasonable doubt that he existed. you might as well argue that Mohammed didn't exist.

Its not a matter for discussion

He existed, and he was as much the son of God as I am

God doesn't exist, and you may as well worship the moon and the sun

I for one will be awaiting the coming of Mithras with interest, and he'll really kick off when he finds out the Christians have nicked all his festivals

[Rileybobs]

If it is Kompany then can't see him coming unless he's been promised decent players funds. According to the "experts" on here we don't have a pot to **** in

You don’t have to be an expert to know we don’t have a pot to **** in. That’s not to say we won’t borrow a pot.

[eastcoastclaret]

That first sentence about it needing to be ASAP - much shorter close season and we are now just 66 days from our next league game.

Perhaps we're waiting for Sue Gray

[RVclaret]

Athletic reporting we are in talks with Kompany and he’s thought to still be up for the challenge despite relegation. Part of a 3 man shortlist. They say we expect an appointment by the weekend.

[ClaretTony]

I'd guess pre season will kick off maybe even late June this year then. We really could do with a manager announced by the weekend. Needs to start making inroads with recruitment including freebies, who others probably are already speaking to, but we have no chance on before a new man comes in.

We usually come back at the beginning of July but I reckon that is more likely to be mid June with the early start.

[jedi_master]

1/7 on Sky at this stage (when we know, or assume, an appointment is imminent) sounds a done deal to me. Something surely must have shifted in the last 24 hours to reach that figure?

I find it an exciting appointment if it happens. I'd far rather a bit of an exciting gamble like Kompany to a 'tried and tested' type who has been around the ringer. He's clearly au-fait with introducing youth, and that is where we are at I think. I am not convinced though that Kompany needs to be promised money to come here - he's hardly rolling in it at Anderlecht and the chances of bringing a club up from the Championship and returning to the North West represents a real CV builder in a way competing for a top three finish in Belgium probably doesn't.

[Murger]

Excellent appointment if it comes off. I'd expect a few City prospects to come in if it happens.

[gandhisflipflop]

Athletic reporting we are in talks with Kompany and he’s thought to still be up for the challenge despite relegation. Part of a 3 man shortlist. They say we expect an appointment by the weekend.

Do you have the link?

[jedi_master]

Excellent appointment if it comes off. I'd expect a few City prospects to come in if it happens.

What's the maximum you can take from one club in the Championship? I know in the Premier League it's one.

Cole Palmer and Liam Delap would be tasty...

[gandhisflipflop]

What's the maximum you can take from one club in the Championship? I know in the Premier League it's one.

Cole Palmer and Liam Delap would be tasty...

4 I think

[gandhisflipflop]

What's the maximum you can take from one club in the Championship? I know in the Premier League it's one.

Cole Palmer and Liam Delap would be tasty...

I’d also be looking at Troy Parrot from Spurs.

[CrosspoolClarets]

Sounds like his time at Anderlecht has got a bit tense with expectations getting unrealistic in the boardroom, so it is plausible but equally plausible is using us as a bargaining chip, e.g. for some transfer funds. It’s all about money now in the game, if we didn’t know it before, we do now.

[ClaretTony]

What's the maximum you can take from one club in the Championship? I know in the Premier League it's one.

Cole Palmer and Liam Delap would be tasty...

Good question. We are no longer in the you can only take one from a club camp. Having said that, does Pep let players with real potential go out on loan?

Don’t get too excited with Delap though, he can’t chuck it anything like as far as his dad.

[claretonthecoast1882]

Doesn't the rules change also with the number of players a club can actually loan out to others from next season

[distortiondave]

They don't need to be good enough for Man City to be more than good enough for us, though. That would have been true had we stayed up, too.

[TsarBomba]

Sounds like his time at Anderlecht has got a bit tense with expectations getting unrealistic in the boardroom, so it is plausible but equally plausible is using us as a bargaining chip, e.g. for some transfer funds. It’s all about money now in the game, if we didn’t know it before, we do now.

I still have nightmares about the Paul Lambert fiasco!

[jedi_master]

Good question. We are no longer in the you can only take one from a club camp. Having said that, does Pep let players with real potential go out on loan?

Don’t get too excited with Delap though, he can’t chuck it anything like as far as his dad.

He lent Preston the lad Nmecha (he did nothing in the Championship though, funnily enough) who is now a full German international who plays for Wolfsburg.

I think the hope is that the 'Kompany-factor' would change that policy. Not suggesting we could get the next Foden, but maybe that next tier down who are on the outskirts/cup team for them. Would be a decent, cost-effective way to get the age down!

[FeedTheArf]

What's the maximum you can take from one club in the Championship? I know in the Premier League it's one.

Cole Palmer and Liam Delap would be tasty...

4 from any one club, but only 2 of those can be over 23.

[RVclaret]

Good question. We are no longer in the you can only take one from a club camp. Having said that, does Pep let players with real potential go out on loan?

Don’t get too excited with Delap though, he can’t chuck it anything like as far as his dad.

I read a report recently suggesting they were set to allow McAtee out on loan this season with Swansea interested. He looks a talent. I’d imagine Delap may finally need some first team football too. Especially now chances there are even more limited with Haaland / Alvarez signing.

[Boss Hogg]

Think the real urgency with a new manager appointment is with dealing with players out and who to retain. We can’t rebuild until the new man has decided on this and it lets these players move on quickly and us.

[williamjblazkowicz]

I’d also be looking at Troy Parrot from Spurs.

Troy Parrot?

[ClaretAndJew]

Troy Parrot?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_Parrott

[Quickenthetempo]

I'm not overly excited by Kompany to be honest, but he might bring with him a top class coaching system.

That's our best hope.

[KRBFC]

We need better than someone who struggled to get double figures in League One last year. He's another targetman too from what I've seen, we need some pace.

[dsr]

1/7 on Sky at this stage (when we know, or assume, an appointment is imminent) sounds a done deal to me. Something surely must have shifted in the last 24 hours to reach that figure?

Odds of 1/7 mean that the bookies have taken all the money on Kompany that they want to.

As for why they don't want any money, it could be because they suspect Kompany is about to be appointed, or it could be because other people have heard rumours and lumped on and the bookies don't want to risk losing on this particular market.

It doesn't mean that they know he's about to be appointed. If they knew or suspected that, they wouldn't offer odds at all.

[ClaretTony]

I'm not overly excited by Kompany to be honest, but he might bring with him a top class coaching system.

That's our best hope.

I remember my mate at Sunderland being on a downer when they appointed Simon Grayson.

I just told him that we were all excited when we appointed Chris Waddle and all underwhelmed when we appointed Sean Dyche.

[claretandy]

Monchengladbach, also after him...

[Quickenthetempo]

I remember my mate at Sunderland being on a downer when they appointed Simon Grayson.

I just told him that we were all excited when we appointed Chris Waddle and all underwhelmed when we appointed Sean Dyche.

I don't think I've ever chosen the right manager when down to the last 3 or 4 on our shortlists, and the chosen ones have all done very well bar Laws.

Best to let the board pick.

[ClaretTony]

I don't think I've ever chosen the right manager when down to the last 3 or 4 on our shortlists, and the chosen ones have all done very well bar Laws.

Best to let the board pick.

Strangely, on the day Howe left I mentioned Dyche in a discussion with a friend of mine because he’d done a decent job at Watford. But there also looked better candidates at the time.

I’ve just dug out the vote we did back in 2012 as to who people wanted to replace Howe. The Steve Davis shown was the first, then manager at Crewe.

25.1% - Mick McCarthy (463 votes)
11.7% - Paolo Di Canio (216 votes)
7.8% - Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (145 votes)
7.0% - Steve Davis (130 votes)
6.8% - Billy Davies (125 votes)
6.2% - Micky Mellon (115 votes)
6.2% - Graham Alexander (114 votes)
5.7% - Michael Appleton (105 votes)
4.3% - Micky Phelan (80 votes)
2.8% - Keith Hill (52 votes)
1.7% - Sean Dyche (32 votes)
1.6% - Gareth Southgate (29 votes)
0.8% - Paul Cook (14 votes)
0.6% - Warren Joyce (12 votes)
0.5% - Steve Lomas (10 votes)
11.1% - Others (206 votes)

[Woody9229]

I don't think I've ever chosen the right manager when down to the last 3 or 4 on our shortlists, and the chosen ones have all done very well bar Laws.

Best to let the board pick.

My record on approving/disapproving incoming managers is also pretty bad but I literally sank to my knees in front of Sky Sports News on my TV and begged the telly for this not to be happening when it announced Brian Laws was almost certainly going to be replacing Coyle.

[andyh]

Gareth Southgate on the list… Shows how long Dyche was in tenure. The rest of the list have just melted away.

[Pickles]

Strangely, on the day Howe left I mentioned Dyche in a discussion with a friend of mine because he’d done a decent job at Watford. But there also looked better candidates at the time.

I’ve just dug out the vote we did back in 2012 as to who people wanted to replace Howe. The Steve Davis shown was the first, then manager at Crewe.

25.1% - Mick McCarthy (463 votes)
11.7% - Paolo Di Canio (216 votes)
7.8% - Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (145 votes)
7.0% - Steve Davis (130 votes)
6.8% - Billy Davies (125 votes)
6.2% - Micky Mellon (115 votes)
6.2% - Graham Alexander (114 votes)
5.7% - Michael Appleton (105 votes)
4.3% - Micky Phelan (80 votes)
2.8% - Keith Hill (52 votes)
1.7% - Sean Dyche (32 votes)
1.6% - Gareth Southgate (29 votes)
0.8% - Paul Cook (14 votes)
0.6% - Warren Joyce (12 votes)
0.5% - Steve Lomas (10 votes)
11.1% - Others (206 votes)

Would be fun to see if anyone can remember if they were one of the thirty-two who voted for Dyche.

[jedi_master]

Would be fun to see if anyone can remember if they were one of the thirty-two who voted for Dyche.

I definitely voted for Mick McCarthy.

I seem to remember Steven Pressley being heavily in the betting for it but he's not on that list (probably because nobody voted for wanting him!!!).

[ClaretTony]

Would be fun to see if anyone can remember if they were one of the thirty-two who voted for Dyche.

I think I did just based on how popular he’d been at Watford. I spoke to the reporter at the Watford Observer and he didn’t have a bad word for Dyche. Never thought at the time that we’d appoint him though.

[Murger]

I definitely voted for Mick McCarthy.

I seem to remember Steven Pressley being heavily in the betting for it but he's not on that list (probably because nobody voted for wanting him!!!).

Yeah I'm pretty sure I went for McCarthy too.

[ClaretAL]

I think I did just based on how popular he’d been at Watford. I spoke to the reporter at the Watford Observer and he didn’t have a bad word for Dyche. Never thought at the time that we’d appoint him though.

Who would you choose now Tony? Obviously better than most of us at this, I think I went with McCarthy too.

[1HappyClaret]

1/10 now on Skybet

[Swizzlestick]

Strangely, on the day Howe left I mentioned Dyche in a discussion with a friend of mine because he’d done a decent job at Watford. But there also looked better candidates at the time.

I’ve just dug out the vote we did back in 2012 as to who people wanted to replace Howe. The Steve Davis shown was the first, then manager at Crewe.

25.1% - Mick McCarthy (463 votes)
11.7% - Paolo Di Canio (216 votes)
7.8% - Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (145 votes)
7.0% - Steve Davis (130 votes)
6.8% - Billy Davies (125 votes)
6.2% - Micky Mellon (115 votes)
6.2% - Graham Alexander (114 votes)
5.7% - Michael Appleton (105 votes)
4.3% - Micky Phelan (80 votes)
2.8% - Keith Hill (52 votes)
1.7% - Sean Dyche (32 votes)
1.6% - Gareth Southgate (29 votes)
0.8% - Paul Cook (14 votes)
0.6% - Warren Joyce (12 votes)
0.5% - Steve Lomas (10 votes)
11.1% - Others (206 votes)

Hell of a sliding doors moment if we’d gone for Di Canio…

[ClaretTony]

Who would you choose now Tony? Obviously better than most of us at this, I think I went with McCarthy too.

I don’t have a clue who I’d go for to be honest. I think I’d prefer someone with some experience at Championship level.

[claretrobo1]

Strangely, on the day Howe left I mentioned Dyche in a discussion with a friend of mine because he’d done a decent job at Watford. But there also looked better candidates at the time.

I’ve just dug out the vote we did back in 2012 as to who people wanted to replace Howe. The Steve Davis shown was the first, then manager at Crewe.

25.1% - Mick McCarthy (463 votes)
11.7% - Paolo Di Canio (216 votes)
7.8% - Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (145 votes)
7.0% - Steve Davis (130 votes)
6.8% - Billy Davies (125 votes)
6.2% - Micky Mellon (115 votes)
6.2% - Graham Alexander (114 votes)
5.7% - Michael Appleton (105 votes)
4.3% - Micky Phelan (80 votes)
2.8% - Keith Hill (52 votes)
1.7% - Sean Dyche (32 votes)
1.6% - Gareth Southgate (29 votes)
0.8% - Paul Cook (14 votes)
0.6% - Warren Joyce (12 votes)
0.5% - Steve Lomas (10 votes)
11.1% - Others (206 votes)

I seem to remember wanting Dougie Freedman. Oops

[ClaretTony]

I seem to remember wanting Dougie Freedman. Oops

He went to Bolton around the same time I think

[elwaclaret]

I’ll have been for Micky Phelan. Sen Dyche I remembered as a good centre half who I hated us playing against (but wish we’d sign) but I knew nothing of him as a manager other than he did a stint with the England Under21 (or 23) setup.

[Lancasterclaret]

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Kristoff knows what he's talking about

[7decades]

Paint your pallet claret and blue
Look out on a summers day
I could have told you Vincent
This Turf Moor was meant for someone as good enough ss you

[jedi_master]

https://twitter.com/HLNinEngeland/statu ... 3209451521

Kristoff knows what he's talking about

Was our source for confirmation all summer when Defour signed, so I'd tend to agree.

Just got to hope he's coming to Burnley ahead of other clubs, but sounds like he's leaving.

[Zlatan]

I don’t have a clue who I’d go for to be honest. I think I’d prefer someone with some experience at Championship level.

that would leave us with Rooney based upon what we know and that fills me with dread. I know you think he'd be OK, but I personally would prefer Kompany over Rooney.