Next Manager Odds Watch

[Eric the Half a Bee]

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Probably means the suits have started sticking their beak into team affairs this season.

He was talking about the players not being coached properly, basics not being done properly, not being motivated. He was furious that we kept leaving it until the second half when we were losing to start playing in games. I usually listen to the radio coverage of games and watch the official stream about 30 seconds later, probably because I want to know what's happening straight away and don't like the online commentary. Blakey was livid last night.

[Don Corleone]

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He finished 5th and play offs with a fit squad. That’s not garbage.

Was unfortunate with key Injuries this year.

That’s football. He will come again I’m sure. Still only a young manager.

If he does come back then it will be with a lower league club and not a Championship side. Harris has created a team that mirrors the one in terms of league position and performances that got him sacked at Millwall

[surge]

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McCarthy is a fairly uninspiring appointment if true but what if he is brought in as a caretaker until the end of the season then becomes Director of Football with a young manager?

What is sought after in a DoF role? Contacts within the game, forward thinking and capability to ensure a good plan comes to fruition, good communication, good record in transfer market, builds good relationships with different managers and different roles within the club...

How does McCarthy fill those? I do agree that caretaker to secure our footing in this league is needed though, and then Tan to put up quite a bit of money to fill in positional needs due to holes in squad and to improve our midfield also.

Re: DoF, I'd much rather Bellamy become our DoF and build a philosophy over 5 years rather than our manager for 3 years max.

[2b2bdoo]

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If he does come back then it will be with a lower league club and not a Championship side. Harris has created a team that mirrors the one in terms of league position and performances that got him sacked at Millwall

Some people can't see it, go back to what Millwall fans said about him and they are spot on and that's with them giving him the benefit of the doubt as a fans favourite.

I'd say covid lockdown helped us we came back fitter than most and did well, Harris messed it up in the play offs with Pack and cost us. He had a chance to push on, we paid fees while other teams didn't and instead of kicking on we have gone backwards even more than I could predict and my opinion of Harris was very low from day one.

[Trigger]

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I would be baffled by Mccarthy, he's not awful but it's hardly inspiring or progressive.

Similar to when Harris replaced Warnock I'd feel it fairly pointless and fear we would be back having the same discussion again in 12-18 months.

We aren't really that close to relegation at the moment that we need to panic.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

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I would be baffled by Mccarthy, he's not awful but it's hardly inspiring or progressive.

Similar to when Harris replaced Warnock I'd feel it fairly pointless and fear we would be back having the same discussion again in 12-18 months.

We aren't really that close to relegation at the moment that we need to panic.

I wonder if the club still think it could make the playoffs?

[skippy the budgie]

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Mick McCarthy



The only good thing I can think of regarding that appointment is that it would save me some £400 on next year's season ticket

[City123]

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Mick McCarthy? F*cks sake.

[jon1959]

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I have always liked Mick McCarthy - very strong personality, grounded and funny. I just don’t want him as the manager of my football club.

[Moodybluebird]

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If McCarthy is appointed, I'll go into hibernation and not re-appear until he's gone. Dull, uninspiring, a complete disaster.

[NYCBlue]

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Surely Tan et al have to know McCarthy will not be a popular choice? And most likely not a good one.

[Bluebird23]

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Personally, I’d be happy with Pulis, Jokanovic or Pearson (I would have said Bilic, but he’s just gone to China).

However, an excellent combination would be Mark Hughes, with Bellamy as his assistant.

Both have enormous respect for each other, from working together at Blackburn and Wales.

Regardless what some think of Hughes, he has done very well at the smaller clubs he’s managed.

Took Blackburn to a top six finish, Stoke to three ninth place Premier League finishes in a row, and kept up a Southampton side most had written off for relegation.

Throw in his international experience with Wales and with them both being Welsh, dream ticket.

They also both have the standing to command respect in the changing room, and to entice players to come here.

Bellamy could learn the ropes off Hughes, and if and when the time was right, succeed him and Hughes move upstairs to become a Director of Football.

[Toadstool]

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Surely Tan et al have to know McCarthy will not be a popular choice? And most likely not a good one.

Wasn’t that what was said about Warnock?

[Grangenders]

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Surely McCarthy ticks all the boxes? He’s available and would in all likelihood accept the job without having much money to spend, and plays a style of football that fits the philosophy of the club

[Trigger]

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Wasn’t that what was said about Warnock?

Don't think so, thought it was almost universally accepted we needed someone like him and would be good for us.

Might be remembering wrong.

Harris a lot of people weren't happy with.