Its getting pathetic now from Ratcliffe. These cuts are pointless. They sacked a staff member Jackie Kay who has worked there for 30 years and Jackie started at Old Trafford in 1995 as an executive assistant through a period of historic success under Sir Alex Ferguson. In 2013 she moved to Carrington and served a succession of men’s managers, first as executive assistant and for the past 9yrs heading first team operations. Ratcliffe's cuts are now getting embarrassing, stopping staff having free lunches and warm meals. FFS. How pathetic is it now

The Man City team is too old to pressed the ball like the best City team under Pep did. Doku get into some great positions yesterday but his final ball was poor. They need to buy 4 or 5 quality players in the summer and I expect De Bruyne and Grealish to move on. They need a 2 attacking midfielder, right winger, right back and back up striker to Haaland

Ismael

I am surprised by people saying Ismael is a cheap option, cos I don't know who people were really expecting us appoint. I said I expected someone like Wagner or Ismael to be appointed. Also mentioned Bilic in my original post on the next head coach. Cooper and Gerrard was never coming here, O'Neil and Edwards long shots. People didn't want Karanka, Boateng or Wellens. Duff had support on here. Yes I have seen a mixed reaction on social media but if Ismael starts well and we take an earlier lead on Saturday, Supporters within the stadium will created a buzz and he will come onto the pitch pre game which will created buzz also. today. Says it getting closer and closer Most on that list is untenable for us. Some are PL managers and doing very well or championship managers. Dean Smith, Wagner and Bilic are the 3 most tenable to be appoint here. Its looks Ismael

Nicko on his patreon account is saying we are entering the final stages now.

Fair enough. I think the positive vide as been at Ewood Park all season, and the last home game, very much behind David Lowe and the players, just like they were under Eustace. I don't expect it will be any different on Saturday especially if Ismael is appointed before the game and he gets his first win as our new head coach.

yes utter pointless Mercer as always. You challenge me? making me laugh again, you should become a comedian. You know very well my views on dingles and anything to do with that shite. You also know I am Rovers through and through, passionate Rovers and football supporter, etc. hope the blood pressure tests goes very well. No idea why the head coach situation is winding up too much for. It was clear that after Eustace, they would appoint an Foreign head coach as his replacement and that what we have most likely to happened. All the best for next week.

superb from Rovers. Just brilliant

and it is still resounding no!!!

I would have taken Alex Neil here. Left field appointment? someone up and coming? someone like Mat Sadler then? senior figure like Warnock or Allardyce then?

How do you now put people on ignore?

another utter pointless reply to me.

you had these 3 managers/head coaches out of the games for longer than 12 months in Parker was out of the game for 14 months, Lampard was out of the game for 18 months. Alex Neil was out of the game for 12 months

yet these were out of the manager game for 12 months or more. Parker was out of the game for 14 months, Lampard was out of the game for 18 months. Alex Neil was out of the game for 12 months

Wagner been unemployed for 8 months Ismael 11 months. is that long? Parker was out of the game for 14 months, Lampard was out of the game for 18 months. Alex Neil was out of the game for 12 months

How are either a downgraded on Eustace when both have at playoff place on their CV in recent years(last 4 full seasons). Most head coaches/managers don't last long at this level? How many head coaches have Watford have in the 4 and half years, they had 9 head coaches. no one stays long at Watford. How was WBA a failure when he was sacked with them 6th in the league? FFS Championship - Table & Results | Transfermarkt just more excuses to prove your point. He got a Norwich a playoff place last season, yes or no? That's all that matters. You over obsess over a head coach failures, so has your choice Rob Edwards twice, once at Watford and this season at Luton, yet you still wanted him here Ismael had a big target man at Watford in Rajovic.. So why wouldn't go a bit more direct and get crosses into the box. That would be fairly obvious to play that way. We have Gueye here who is target man type and wants crosses into the box, so he might play that way, or he might play a mixed style of the players we have. I couldn't give a flying shit about coyle and the dingles to be quite honest.

He was saying he possible made it through to the final interview stages, just like Jackson did last week also. here is Nicko's article bit about Karanka "Aitor Karanka is strongly tipped to be in the final frame while experienced Valerien Ismael and former Liverpool number two Pep Lijnders have been mentioned in the last few days." He also mentioned Ismael last week

Utter pointless point to me, I don't want any dingles near our football club. We never going to appoint a Cooper, lets be realistic, his wages are well above any championship club without PL parachute money. Totally agree here. Ismael has got a playoff place on his CV. He has shown that he is willing to play different formations depending on the squad of players they have. At Barnsley, he played 3-4-3. At Watford he played 4-2-3-1 formation. Both Ismael and Wagner have playoff place on their CV plus Wagner has a promotion from this league on his CV, and kept them up in the PL on their first season. So please can you explained how you underwhelmed/disappointed by either candidate, given your choice of Rob Edwards has promotion on his CV, but didn't kept Luton up and this season in championship, they nosedived towards the bottom of the league before being sacked last month?

would Elliott Jackson and Andy Bayes have the contacts that Alan Nixon?

No that's Gestede said that in last fans forum meeting. Yes I wanted Dembele cos I'm rated just like I wanted De Lange or Mcloughlin. Yes we can believe that but he isnt the manager but the head coach. Wages for the he wanted wasn't in our budget probably only BTA was Swerving it again. The head coach needs to buy into his role and let the recruitment team do their jobs. Does the head coach have time to go and scout players in league 1 or overseas? The head coach should have a say in the final targets but not the shortlist. We have scouts to do the scouting the club allowing the head coach to coach the team and managed match days. Now we been over all this several times, do we really need to do it every week. Going over the same old points cos you don't want this structure in place as you make clear several times.

Different opinion to mine on the summer signings. Plus how many of those signings really did Eustace given unleaded comments about it and why Park left. Who says Eustace didnt have the final say? How can head coach scout players from overseas or even in the UK when he is coaching the team and managing games? That's why you got to trust your recruitment staff and Gestede/Owen on it. Eustace wanted Championship experience signings. Many of whom he wanted you didn't want like Wallace who you said was has been. Looks still a good player to me given how he played against us

Gerrard can't take the Rangers job until April for UK tax reasons Nixon has the story,

Ismael 4/6 now Alan Nixon

Not interesting in speaking about fucking Coyle. Dingle simple as. Shouldn't be nowhere near our great club. The recruitment department have done a good job this season in recruit good players wouldn't you agree? Eustace has decided to leave for his own reasons. big decision by him. We need to focus on the now and future under our new head coach