New manager wishlist

[BankEnd Rover]

14 minutes ago, LeftWinger said:

Not sure why people are so anti-Edwards.

Took Forest Green Rovers up as champions. They've finished bottom of league one and then bottom of league two after he left.

You can ignore the Watford bit - sacked before he had a chance.

Then he took Luton Town to the Premier League with a budget smaller than ours. Even though they got relegated they were the best performing side of the promoted teams.

Seemed to have gone stale this season, but the rest of his record is good.

If Edward's wants the job then I'd put my money on him, comfortably. 

It would be a steady appointment, seems a decent bloke...Issue won't be him come this time next year though.

[StHelensRover]

5 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

Just out of interest, if you can remember, what were some of the names at the top of the betting list for those clubs?

I couldn't tell you mate but would be interested to go back in time and have a look. I'd guess that the shite ones we have at very short prices were probably a lot longer elsewhere.

 

Just had a look at Derby local paper from last week, they had Richie Wellens (odd!), Edwards, Stevie G, Cooper, Dyche, Martin as front runners in the article. No mention of Eustace, interestingly!

 

Edited February 11 by StHelensRover

[TheRevAshton]

Steve Cooper would be the ugliest, but one of the best, managers in the league...

Rob Edwards would be the most handsome, but one of the worst, managers in the league...

Hmmm decisions decisions!

On a serious note, we'll probably end up with Rooney or Lowe if we're to be realistic.

Edited February 11 by TheRevAshton

[joey_big_nose]

3 minutes ago, TheRevAshton said:

Steve Cooper would be the ugliest, but one of the best, managers in the league...

Rob Edwards would be the most handsome, but one of the worst, managers in the league...

Hmmm decisions decisions!

On a serious note, we'll probably end up with Rooney or Lowe if we're to be realistic.

I don't think we have the money for Rooney, and given his record I doubt even Waggott is that stupid...

It seems to me after getting burnt by both JDT and Eustace Waggott and Gestede won't fancy another senior manager who will be difficult to keep happy. Everything to me suggests a relatively cheap up and coming option who won't rock the boat.

[joey_big_nose]

30 minutes ago, jim mk2 said:

Cooper has a decent track record in this division. Give him a contract to the end of the season with a million pound bonus if we go up.  

Then review 

 

There's no way Cooper is ever coming to us. He'll get a premier league or parachute club.

[davulsukur]

9 minutes ago, StHelensRover said:

I couldn't tell you mate but would be interested to go back in time and have a look. I'd guess that the shite ones we have at very short prices were probably a lot longer elsewhere.

 

Just had a look at Derby local paper from last week, they had Richie Wellens (odd!), Edwards, Stevie G, Cooper, Dyche, Martin as front runners in the article. No mention of Eustace, interestingly!

 

Ah no worries, would have been interesting to see those names compared to ours.

[yeti-dog]

18 minutes ago, JHRover said:

Or.....one season in League Two where he had a very solid budget at Forest Green, better than most of their rivals

Yes ignore Watford as not there long enough

Luton...inherited a side just outside the top 6 and doing very well already under Nathan Jones, rode the crest of the wave and got them through the play-offs, but since then they've been relegated and are now on track to potentially go back to back down to League One. 

So really only half a season at Luton that stands out as genuinely impressive. 

Not really, no. A very impressive tweaking of the facts though to fit your own narrative...

[bluebruce]

11 minutes ago, TheRevAshton said:

On a serious note, we'll probably end up with Rooney or Lowe if we're to be realistic.

Christ on a bike do I not want Rooney! Awful manager.

[yeti-dog]

12 minutes ago, TheRevAshton said:

Steve Cooper would be the ugliest, but one of the best, managers in the league...

Rob Edwards would be the most handsome, but one of the worst, managers in the league...

Hmmm decisions decisions!

On a serious note, we'll probably end up with Rooney or Lowe if we're to be realistic.

I'm not a massive advocate for us hiring Edwards but this is just plain bogus. He has a promotion to the Premier League on his CV something most managers in this division can't claim. 

[bluebruce]

19 minutes ago, davulsukur said:

Just out of interest, if you can remember, what were some of the names at the top of the betting list for those clubs?

According to AI (Copilot):

For the recent managerial vacancy at Stoke City, the bookies' favorites included:

1. Steven Schumacher - He was the top favorite to replace Alex Neil.

2. John Eustace - Initially mentioned as the odds-on favorite.

3. Mark Robins - Became the favorite after parting ways with Coventry City.

(I also saw from clicking one of the links it gave me, that Paul Heckingbottom and JDT were in the top 4 favourites at one point, at 8/1 and 10/1 - Schumacher was the heavy favourite at 1/2)

For the recent managerial vacancy at Coventry City, the bookies' favorites included:

1. Frank Lampard: The former Chelsea and Everton manager was a top contender for the role.

2. Ruud van Nistelrooy: The former Manchester United striker and PSV Eindhoven manager was also in the running.

For the recent managerial vacancy at Derby County, the bookies' favorites included:

1. Lee Carsley: The England U21 manager was the top favorite to replace Paul Warne.

2. John Eustace: The former Birmingham City manager was also considered a strong candidate.

3. Ryan Lowe: The Plymouth Argyle manager was another contender for the role.

[chaddyrovers]

No way is Steve Cooper coming here. 

[StHelensRover]

We can probably take many of the odds with a pinch of salt for now, it's a small betting market in the grand scheme of things with not much interest, any unusual major movements in prices are often down to small patterns of betting which the industry knee-jerk reacts to, to prevent ITKs rinsing them like those Tory MP staffers did before the election last year.

 

It's all just very uninspiring, and tiring to be here again 12 months on

Edited February 11 by StHelensRover

[Ricceh]

2 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

No way is Steve Cooper coming here. 

Don't be so pessimistic Chaddy.

[MarkBRFC]

17 minutes ago, yeti-dog said:

I'm not a massive advocate for us hiring Edwards but this is just plain bogus. He has a promotion to the Premier League on his CV something most managers in this division can't claim. 

I think the foundations were already in place mid season when he took over for that with the work Nathan Jones had done beforehand, he did keep it going to be fair to him to secure the promotion though.

Dreadful this season though to leave that Luton squad firmly in the bottom 3.

[Browjd]

Can Tugay coach? 

[RoversClitheroe]

19 minutes ago, chaddyrovers said:

No way is Steve Cooper coming here. 

Absolutely agreed.

Was he manager when we "forgot" to submit O'Brien's papers?

[roverandout]

49 minutes ago, TheRevAshton said:

Steve Cooper would be the ugliest, but one of the best, managers in the league...

Rob Edwards would be the most handsome, but one of the worst, managers in the league...

Hmmm decisions decisions!

On a serious note, we'll probably end up with Rooney or Lowe if we're to be realistic.

What about Rooney one of the ugliest AND shittest

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Gareth Ainsworth not in the bidding ?

[MarkBRFC]

1 minute ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Gareth Ainsworth not in the bidding ?

Lets hope not.

[BobdaBuilder]

Only whishlist I have for a new manager is that whoever it is they don't need to have anhy dealings with Venkys.  

 

[neophox]

Steve Cooper all day.

[neophox]

Think Des Buckingham would be a cheap choice, up and coming. Hopefully we dont take him.

 

Think Oxford fans thought the same as we feel with Eustace when they sacked Buckingham.

Des Buckingham: Oxford United fans react to head coach sacking

 

Proved their appointment of Rowett has set them on fire.

Edited February 11 by neophox

[rigger]

Get Allardice back, get rid of the venkys, and we can pretend they never happened

[neophox]

1 minute ago, rigger said:

get rid of the venkys, and we can pretend they never happened

Changed this for you!

[StHelensRover]

I think some have pointed out either here or in other threads that Cooper probably got a sizeable payout when booted from Leicester. A Premier League payoff is probably more than we would offer in actual wages, and he would probably have to forego it to take up another post, so I can't see him coming to this snake pit for tuppence to reminisce about the O'Brien debacle.

 

So I think we should rule him out, despite him probably being one of the best candidates out of work currently.

Edited February 11 by StHelensRover