Next Manager Odds Watch

[Eric the Half a Bee]

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]

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]

Mick McCarthy? F*cks sake.

[jon1959]

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]

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

[NYCBlue]

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

[Bluebird23]

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.

[Grangenders]

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

[Divine Wright]

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

ohhh get ****t....we don't have anything approaching a philosophy.

[Whisperer]

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.

I like your take on Hughes & Bellamy I would be well happy with that set up.

[surge]

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.

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.

What makes Hughes a good choice as DoF? We seem to have the idea that experience as manager qualifies you for that role but almost no DoF is based on that characteristic.

If our aim is still to i) improve playing style, ii) bring through youth, iii) improve in transfer market, iv) establish longer term vision and v) keep us competitive, which targets do you think Pulis, Jokanovic or Pearson can achieve successfully?

[Toadstool]

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?

[Trigger]

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.

[bigjoe]

Just looked, McCarthy odds on. I'm not surprised with shite but that is shite.

[WJ99mobile]

If it’s Mick McCarthy on a 6 month role OK

But where’s the future planning. What actually is our plan?

[the other bob wilson]

If it’s Mick McCarthy on a 6 month role OK

But where’s the future planning. What actually is our plan?

As I refuse to pay any newspaper's paywall charges, I've not read the Telegraph article - does it say that McCarthy would only be a short term appointment?

[lardy]

As I refuse to pay any newspaper's paywall charges, I've not read the Telegraph article - does it say that McCarthy would only be a short term appointment?

Why do you refuse, out of interest? As someone who has had more experience of being a journo then the vast majority of the board, that surprised me.

[Pedro de la Rosa]

As I refuse to pay any newspaper's paywall charges, I've not read the Telegraph article - does it say that McCarthy would only be a short term appointment?

There’s no substance in the article whatsoever.

[Grangenders]

That one article is probably the sole reason why Mc Carthy is the favourite.

[bigjoe]

If it’s Mick McCarthy on a 6 month role OK

But where’s the future planning. What actually is our plan?

hopefully we plan to sack him

[Cardiff-Cal]

Please, please, PLEASE not McCarthy.

I will actually be so angry at our board if they choose him. Even if you could look into future and guarantee he would replicate the short term success Neil Warnock had I still wouldn’t want him.

Fed up of treading water.

[SuperBluebirds91]

I’ve seen a lot of talk about wanting Bellamy. My personal opinion but he hasn’t got the experience and in all honesty I just wouldn’t want him. Great player for us but not managerial material at this time. I’d take Mick McCarthy over most of the mentioned managers. I mean he has a wealth of experience and can work well on a buget. It’s just whether we can afford him or whether we will have to go lower.

[MacAdder]

I hope our prospective manager gets to see this thread.
It will give him a pretty good idea of what he will have to get used to

[Harry Paget Flashman]

I hope our prospective manager gets to see this thread.
It will give him a pretty good idea of what he will have to get used to

Someone with nice hair and preferable a supporter of Welsh independence.

Must hate Tories.

[BLUETIT]

Cumon, lets be the first to go "FEMALE"

I used to enjoy "The Manageress"

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096647/

Great for Sludge