Talksport latest odds Boateng 6/4 Wicky 4/1 Boamorte 5/1 Carsley 5/1 O'Neill 6/1 Gerrard 10/1 Lowe 12/1 Not looking promising at all if they've got it right. Hopefully something completely out of the blue occurs.

Ive been using the odds on Talksport Bet throughout for reference purposes.

So predictably agents, probably HSH, pushing the agendas of Boateng and Boamorte. Doesnt sound from that as though we have a clue who we want or that the quality of the ten million appicants who have supposedly applied, is particularly high.

I did wonder briefly if Damien Johnson might be leaving the Club when they didnt give him the caretaker gig like they did when JDT left. That's the only sort of thing that makes sense of a stand alone move for Boateng. Either that or Lowe is getting it full time and we need an extra member of coaching staff.

It would be ambitious I guess in the sense he'd have been earning infinitely more with Wolves. If a move here would affect his ongoing severance pay, seems like a non starter.

was reported by the LT.

Lol "But apart from the sanitation, medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh water system and public health............ What have the Romans ever done for us!"

What, even though A) The Club allowed him to have a get out clause in his contract and He apparently offered Waghail the opportunity to resolve the opportunity and they completely rebuffed him?

Not as far as Im aware. He just suddenly went very short in the betting for some reason. I know that''s far from definitive, but are we not allowed to react to that or express our opinion or something?

JFH was linked with the manager's job in the past for some unknown reason. I think from memory the only possible reason for the link might have been the Agency who represented him (our old mates HSH) but I could be wrong on that. Links to Boateng have a similar sort of feel about them.- the old Boro connection

(Puts on Lloyd Grossman "Through the keyhole" voice) "Who would work with a Coach like that?"

The Coventry experience doesn't fill you with confidence even as a number two.

Yeah, there was quite a bit of talk about him for the ROI job when it last came up. Apparently the Irish FA is in a right state and most Irish commentators regard Duff as someone who doesnt suffer fools gladly - and that's putting it mildly. They said he wouldn't last 5 minutes in that job. So for the same reason cant see it happening here either. Might be hugely entertaining while it lasted though.

I hope it doesnt. It makes no sense whatsoever to be interviewing Boateng either as a potential Head Coach or as an assistant without having a HC in place.

Agree. Whilst Im sure most of the fanbase would regard the last 2 head coaches as roaring successes, Waghail probably feel quite hard done to in the above respect. I bet they're gagging for another Mowbray type who is content to plod along in 12th to 15th drawing his salary and who wont put them under any pressure regarding new signings or contract renewals etc.

If you're on about Cooper, it was said on Talksport this morning that he wasnt ready to return to the game yet.

I dont even want Lowe to be appointed permanently but completely agree. I did joke the other day that the most likely thing to get Lowe removed would be winning four on the bounce........

I didnt really take mentions of Boamorte and Boateng seriously but if either of those 2 are appointed its impossible to view it as anything other than downright sabotage. In Boateng's case at age 49 he has zero managerial experience at a meaningful level. Last role was less than 5 months at Coventry as head coach, they bombed, then he was sacked when Lampard was brought in. And for the poster who said look out for a Boro/Birmingham/Coventry link he had 6 years as a player at Boro then the ill fated spell at Coventry recently. Got the stench of HSH and Waggott all over it.

Suspect you've nailed it there in as far as it's possible to do so Ian. Excellent stuff on Talksport btw.

What is it in their conduct over the last few years that suggests to you either management or owners DO want promotion?

They often seem to get paid off over a period of years these days.

Nah, leave him where he is, he's doing badly enough thank you very much.

Might seem that way now to some, but not if we lose a couple. "it's yours until we lose one" might work. If he is exceptionally successful there'll come a natural cut off point after which the odd bad result shouldn't matter.

If Nixon is to be believed, around 150 of them already have!

That's that one crossed off then.