Name the next manager

[Goobs]

Just googled Diego Martinez and he certainly looks interesting. Hopefully we’ll hear something soon. If we win tomorrow night I’ll start to believe we can do it.

I may but only if Everton lose tonight.

[CardyTheClaret]

I may but only if Everton lose tonight.

Everton won't lose against Leicester. But I still think we a have a chance.

[Goobs]

Everton won't lose against Leicester. But I still think we a have a chance.

I agree on the first part but not the second.

[mkmel]

Articles about Knutsen
https://www.pinkun.com/sport/norwich-ci ... ch-8470456

https://football-italia.net/video-shows ... ing-coach/

https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/spfl ... l-23084934

[RVclaret]

Articles about Knutsen
https://www.pinkun.com/sport/norwich-ci ... ch-8470456

https://football-italia.net/video-shows ... ing-coach/

https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/spfl ... l-23084934

https://www.hudl.com/blog/bodo-glimt-tactic-wyscout

I’ll add this one - very good break down of his tactics and job he’s done. Quite a recent article.

Some posters will have a heart attack if he joins as he’s a ‘play out from the back’ type. In fact his tactics aren’t too dissimilar in shape and style to Pep.

[Pearcey]

https://www.hudl.com/blog/bodo-glimt-tactic-wyscout

I’ll add this one - very good break down of his tactics and job he’s done. Quite a recent article.

Some posters will have a heart attack if he joins as he’s a ‘play out from the back’ type. In fact his tactics aren’t too dissimilar in shape and style to Pep.

Not sure we have the players to do that to be honest.

[RVclaret]

Not sure we have the players to do that to be honest.

Yes and no. Right now? No. After a rebuild in the summer? Why not. Palace a prime example that it can be achieved, albeit with a larger budget than us.

[RVclaret]

Not sure we have the players to do that to be honest.

Yes and no. Right now? No. After a rebuild in the summer? Why not. Palace a prime example that it can be achieved, albeit with a larger budget than us.

[NewClaret]

Articles about Knutsen
https://www.pinkun.com/sport/norwich-ci ... ch-8470456

https://football-italia.net/video-shows ... ing-coach/

https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/spfl ... l-23084934

That last link had me sold!

Plus he likes a bar brawl like Dychey - what’s not to like?!

Couldn’t watch us playing it out from the back though. Would have a heart attack!!

[dandeclaret]

Yes and no. Right now? No. After a rebuild in the summer? Why not. Palace a prime example that it can be achieved, albeit with a larger budget than us.

And ain't that the rub.....

[RVclaret]

And ain't that the rub.....

Yeah, that’s what we are up against and why we need an excellent recruitment set up / manager to wheel and deal. Id expect Knutsen would have a very good knowledge of the Scandinavian leagues for example, where many hidden gems are often found. He can bring Solbakken from Bodo with him for a start!

[Pearcey]

Knutsen feels like a massive gamble though.

[Steddyman]

Knutsen feels like a massive gamble though.

Like Dyche was then?

[ClaretMov]

Knutsen feels like a massive gamble though.

Like Duche was

[tiger76]

Knutsen feels like a massive gamble though.

Any new manager will be a gamble, but this guy ticks a lot of boxes, and he's built a cracking young side at Bodo.

I'd much rather we take a calculated risk on someone like him than go down the normal road of the usual suspects.

[gandhisflipflop]

You’d have thought that by now, the press would have more information on who its likely to be or who our number 1 target is. Pace must be keeping his cards close.

[Lancasterclaret]

As long as its not one of the old school types who somehow always end up with jobs I'm not too bothered

No to Bruce/BFS/Wilder here

If we are going to change, then lets really go for it

[Roosterbooster]

That last link had me sold!

Totally agree

[Mala591]

Pace must be patient because a rushed (and wrong) appointment would be a disaster. We MUST appoint someone with an excellent record of youth development (into the first team) as we can no longer afford (imo) to buy top quality ‘PL ready’ players.

If the right person for Burnley FC isn’t available until summer then wait until then.

[SalisburyClaret]

Not sure Pace has a target. Obviously the sacking last week was a knee jerk reaction otherwise we’d have someone in place by now.
Too late for an interim to make much difference so cant see us with anyone new until after the end of the season.

[distortiondave]

Like Dyche was then?

It's a different gamble.
Dyche's remit wouldn't have been to get us promoted at the first full attempt, it would have been to maintain our status as mid table club, get a few quid from some plum cup ties, and maybe dip our toes in the play off water a bit.

The next guy has to keep us up, or take us up, or we will very likely begin spiralling down the debt drain.

[HahaYeah]

Kjetil Knutsen from Bodo Glimt - sounds like something out of Tolkien.

Get him in!

[Sleeping Cat]

Pace must be patient because a rushed (and wrong) appointment would be a disaster. We MUST appoint someone with an excellent record of youth development (into the first team) as we can no longer afford (imo) to buy top quality ‘PL ready’ players.

If the right person for Burnley FC isn’t available until summer then wait until then.

I Think this is a very important quality in the next manager. The ability to develop younger players from the youth team/academy/U23's is something that can be massively improved. For a club who is financially weaker in the transfer market this would really help strengthen the team as well as funds if players move on to financially bigger clubs.

[TheFamilyCat]

I Think this is a very important quality in the next manager. The ability to develop younger players from the youth team/academy/U23's is something that can be massively improved. For a club who is financially weaker in the transfer market this would really help strengthen the team as well as funds if players move on to financially bigger clubs.

Is it the job of the first team manager/coach to develop youth players? It will be down to him whether they play or not based on whether he feels they are good enough but the recruitment of the players and their development is surely the job of the academy coaches.

[Paul Waine]

It's a different gamble.
Dyche's remit wouldn't have been to get us promoted at the first full attempt, it would have been to maintain our status as mid table club, get a few quid from some plum cup ties, and maybe dip our toes in the play off water a bit.

The next guy has to keep us up, or take us up, or we will very likely begin spiralling down the debt drain.

In Sean Dyche's first full season, around April 2014, when it looked like we could get second place, I met one of the club's co-chairman at a work event. He wanted to chat about Burnley. He told me, when they were recruiting, the directors had set Dyche the target of promotion in his second full season. Achieving it a season earlier the finances weren't ready to strengthen if we were to go up.

[DCWat]

If we are to go down the route of foreign coach with potential, the Director of Football position probably become more of an essential requirement.

Should an ambitious foreign manager do well, there is possibly a greater likelihood that they’d be poached, more so than someone like Wilder, I’d imagine. A D of F would hopefully bring an element of stability / continuity by planning for such eventualities.

[Flying Without Ings]

Wilder been backed in to 1/3 on Sky Bet this morning.

[gandhisflipflop]

In Sean Dyche's first full season, around April 2014, when it looked like we could get second place, I met one of the club's co-chairman at a work event. He wanted to chat about Burnley. He told me, when they were recruiting, the directors had set Dyche the target of promotion in his second full season. Achieving it a season earlier the finances weren't ready to strengthen if we were to go up.

I met John B on the eve of the 13/14 season. Really nice guy. I asked him what he thought would be a good season for the us, and he said to me top 10. He also said that Dyche is the man! I need him for next weeks lottery numbers

[jojomk1]

Knutsen or Wilder

I'll go with the former - at least he will know some of the foreign markets

[BabylonClaret]

Reading those inks about the who's, training the way the team culture is under knutsen he sounds an awful lot Iike Dyche.

He would be a huge gamble but and interesting one. There's a gulf in the standard between Norwegian and English football in terms of the physical demand on players - it's another 30% (more in the Championship) of games on top.

[Sleeping Cat]

Is it the job of the first team manager/coach to develop youth players? It will be down to him whether they play or not based on whether he feels they are good enough but the recruitment of the players and their development is surely the job of the academy coaches.

No youth player comes out of the academy ready to slot into a first team, there's a huge gap between U23's and first team football as you see in the Johnston's Paint trophy where the modern day "wonder kid" academies are regularly beaten by league 1 & 2 teams. Some first team managers are better than others at integrating youth players, giving them a chance in the right circumstances to help them develop and adapt technically, physically and mentally to make the next step up.

[northeastclaret]

Just been posted on the Boro message forum ,’I have had more communications, situation is no change he is definitely going. A lot of anger and confusion at MFC. Steve Gibson isn’t happy.

[TheFamilyCat]

Just been posted on the Boro message forum ,’I have had more communications, situation is no change he is definitely going. A lot of anger and confusion at MFC. Steve Gibson isn’t happy.

Was the poster BenWickes?

[aggi]

Is it the job of the first team manager/coach to develop youth players? It will be down to him whether they play or not based on whether he feels they are good enough but the recruitment of the players and their development is surely the job of the academy coaches.

Those final steps of integrating them into the first team squad and actually getting match minutes is obviously down to the manager. They need to be a decent prospect and have had all the foundations, you can't just bring in anyone, but it's that final polish that really adds the value.

As to whether we are capable of getting players up to that stage of first team integration, I don't really know.

If we do go down then one of the unintended consequences will be that it will probably be easier to bring young players through.

[Lancasterclaret]

Just been posted on the Boro message forum ,’I have had more communications, situation is no change he is definitely going. A lot of anger and confusion at MFC. Steve Gibson isn’t happy.

Just checking

That is just a post from a random internet guy correct?

[northeastclaret]

Yes .I live near Middlesbrough and the fans I know think he is going, but I don’t know or follow their message board to know how many posters are actually in the know. A bit like ours, probably not a lot . But I think this probably is togetherwith all the other noise and comments going around.

[ClaretMov]

Knutsen feels like a massive gamble though.

His team give Jose Mourinho his biggest ever career defeat when they beat Roma 6-1 in the Europa

[tiger76]

His team give Jose Mourinho his biggest ever career defeat when they beat Roma 6-1 in the Europa

Indeed they did, and they've also whipped Celtic home and away this season, and by all accounts they play fast skilful footy, exactly what we've been crying out for apparently.

[ClaretMov]

His team plays 433

[Penwortham_Claret]

I’d prefer Wilder for his knowledge of the Championship. It’s a big ask for somebody to come from the Norwegian league into the English top divisions.

I don’t see that he brings a reputation that would attract players and very little exposure (if any) of recruiting in the ponds that we will be looking in. Too much of a step up for me.

Recruitment is a primary focus over the summer with all the OOC players. This would be a primary consideration for me if I was involved in appointing the next manager and would push me towards a reputation manager such as Rooney, Kompany etc

[ClaretMov]

His team away from home v a championship standard team

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1sq1iNADKtw

V Mourinho's Roma

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zHofvAvnmcY

[clarethomer]

I’d prefer Wilder for his knowledge of the Championship. It’s a big ask for somebody to come from the Norwegian league into the English top divisions.

I don’t see that he brings a reputation that would attract players and very little exposure (if any) of recruiting in the ponds that we will be looking in. Too much of a step up for me.

Recruitment is a primary focus over the summer with all the OOC players. This would be a primary consideration for me if I was involved in appointing the next manager and would push me towards a reputation manager such as Rooney, Kompany etc

How would you rate Potter at Brighton? He applied his trade in the Swedish leagues before going into the championship and then premier league.

[Wokingclaret]

Just been posted on the Boro message forum ,’I have had more communications, situation is no change he is definitely going. A lot of anger and confusion at MFC. Steve Gibson isn’t happy.

Boro fans are always like this, the Gazette doesn't help. If this happens he will become their OC

[Lancasterclaret]

How would you rate Potter at Brighton? He applied his trade in the Swedish leagues before going into the championship and then premier league.

Potter has done well, and his team do control the football a lot better than most, but he's got a big budget

And he's got nowhere near a 7th place finish and a European place, which is something we have managed

But yeah, its does show that you can get good managers that you wouldn't really think about abroad

[GodIsADeeJay81]

Boro fans are always like this, the Gazette doesn't help. If this happens he will become their OC

The Gazette loves to stir the pot, they did last time over Karanka etc

Not sure how he could be their OC, he's been there a few months and achieved not a lot.

[Wokingclaret]

Yes, but they'd still hate him.

Guess it comes down to location and money

[ClaretMov]

Potter has done well, and his team do control the football a lot better than most, but he's got a big budget

And he's got nowhere near a 7th place finish and a European place, which is something we have managed

But yeah, its does show that you can get good managers that you wouldn't really think about abroad

Potter has been in the job less than 3 year's, it took Dyche 6 to finish 7th, he's got 3 years to catch up and this season he's only 6 points away from 7th so far

[Penwortham_Claret]

How would you rate Potter at Brighton? He applied his trade in the Swedish leagues before going into the championship and then premier league.

Born in the Midlands and played his whole career in the English leagues. Not really a direct comparison

[ClaretMov]

Born in the Midlands and played his whole career in the English leagues. Not really a direct comparison

It is when people quote the English league is a step up from abroad where a manager is working

[Lancasterclaret]

Potter has been in the job less than 3 year's, it took Dyche 6 to finish 7th, he's got 3 years to catch up and this season he's only 6 points away from 7th so far

Whats his budget compared to SDs?

With the money Brighton have spent, they should be doing better than mid table

I think its a very poor look to degenerate what was an amazing season for BFC under SD btw