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Post by marshy on Jan 4, 2018 11:00:05 GMT
O'Neill then until the end of the season?
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Post by FullerMagic on Jan 4, 2018 11:00:28 GMT
Think I'd still say Pearson was fav?
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Post by terryconroysmagic on Jan 4, 2018 11:01:07 GMT
In fairness if they manage to get Rodgers that would be a bit of a coup
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Post by chigstoke on Jan 4, 2018 11:01:29 GMT
Someone has asked Nicko if Currently Employed or Not to which he responds yes So with prem experience in job at the moment Martin O Neill Brendan Rodgers Mancini Pearson No Karanka Paul Spencer , I think Nicko's yes suggest they are employed atm. And Dyche I guess if you take who is supposedly on our interest list and betting odds. Pearson first choice then, O'Neil second choice? Not a chance of Dyche or Rodgers at this stage of the season you would have thought. You'd definitely think realistically Pearson or O'Neill Dyche, Rodgers agreed I'd like them here but this stage probably won't happen. I think big bucks move for Brendan in summer.
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Post by The Stubborn Optimist on Jan 4, 2018 11:06:19 GMT
Excuse my ignorance but who is Alan Nixon?
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Post by bayernoatcake on Jan 4, 2018 11:13:06 GMT
Nice to see we've got a plan. Jesus wept. You could only laugh if it wasn't such a complete farce. Ffs!!! It's the absolute worse case scenario.
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Post by FullerMagic on Jan 4, 2018 11:14:04 GMT
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Post by VolvicStokie on Jan 4, 2018 11:14:32 GMT
I've heard Rodgers is top of the list
And subsequently, I've placed a £20 on him being the man.
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Post by Edward Tattsyrup on Jan 4, 2018 11:16:57 GMT
I've heard Rodgers is top of the list And subsequently, I've placed a £20 on him being the man. Buck or Roy?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2018 11:16:57 GMT
The problem with Rogers is he is not great with defence which is our biggest challenge
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Post by chigstoke on Jan 4, 2018 11:17:02 GMT
I've heard Rodgers is top of the list And subsequently, I've placed a £20 on him being the man. You seem to get some little snippets on this goss of manager. Anything on the meeting mate? Rodgers would be ace if we did get him now.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2018 11:18:33 GMT
I've heard Rodgers is top of the list And subsequently, I've placed a £20 on him being the man. Volvic - how reliable is your source usually fella?
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Post by VolvicStokie on Jan 4, 2018 11:19:00 GMT
I've heard Rodgers is top of the list And subsequently, I've placed a £20 on him being the man. You seem to get some little snippets on this goss of manager. Anything on the meeting mate? Rodgers would be ace if we did get him now. Nah no details from the meeting, I asked last night but the response was just "we want Rodgers".
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Post by terryconroysmagic on Jan 4, 2018 11:19:39 GMT
I've heard Rodgers is top of the list And subsequently, I've placed a £20 on him being the man. Buck or Roy? Kenny
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Post by VolvicStokie on Jan 4, 2018 11:20:36 GMT
I've heard Rodgers is top of the list And subsequently, I've placed a £20 on him being the man. Volvic - how reliable is your source usually fella? To be fair, he's told me quite abit over time, but I usually tend to ignore and just nod my head. He knew about the board meeting yesterday and said if he gets any info he'll let me know. But only thing I got was we want Rodgers.
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Post by chigstoke on Jan 4, 2018 11:21:15 GMT
You seem to get some little snippets on this goss of manager. Anything on the meeting mate? Rodgers would be ace if we did get him now. Nah no details from the meeting, I asked last night but the response was just "we want Rodgers". Well hopefully your guy in the know is reliable (Not AlbertTatlocks friend is it? ) Mate if we got Rodgers I think that'd be a statement of intent from the board. He'd (or whoever is manager for the window) needs funds to sign players.
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Post by VolvicStokie on Jan 4, 2018 11:22:54 GMT
Theres one thing wanting Rodgers, and one thing getting him in though.
What pitch do you go to him with? Route back into the Prem, A warchest, your own staff, complete control of transfers.
Or, route back into the Prem, no money, we've got our own transfer team, please just save us from relegation.
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Post by FullerMagic on Jan 4, 2018 11:22:59 GMT
There was a snippet in the Oatcake about a month ago, saying there was a story doing the rounds that the plan was to stumble to the summer then appoint Rodgers.
He's on biggish money there (£2.5m+), and would he leave with their Europa League campaign not over (not that they're going to win it or anything)
The league's a formality The challenge is zero. The competition is zero. Their wage bill is half ours, so until Scottish football is funded differently, they'll always be making up the numbers.
Will he get a top 6 job in England? No.
It's a tough one.
We'd need to give him a big transfer kitty, and is there the appetite for that?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2018 11:26:00 GMT
Volvic - how reliable is your source usually fella? To be fair, he's told me quite abit over time, but I usually tend to ignore and just nod my head. He knew about the board meeting yesterday and said if he gets any info he'll let me know. But only thing I got was we want Rodgers. Fair enough
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Post by Pirate on Jan 4, 2018 11:26:45 GMT
Wonder if Rodgers would bring Dembele with him?
Cant see Bilic mentioned above either?
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Post by chigstoke on Jan 4, 2018 11:27:41 GMT
Wonder if Rodgers would bring Dembele with him? Cant see Bilic mentioned above either? Funnily enough I've just tweeted that I think he'd bring Dembele with him if he did want to manage Stoke. I think he would, and I think Dembele would come as well.
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Post by maliciousdamage on Jan 4, 2018 11:31:34 GMT
I've just asked Nicko about the manager thing... @reluctantnicko Nicko, in terms of as you said Stoke deffo looking for new manager, could you say it was a big name, surprise or one Stoke fans may suspect such as O'Neill? Alan Nixon @reluctantnicko Want Prem experience. There’s one that fits. @joshscfc1863 British or Irish only though? I and a few others want Mancini or Rodgers, but deffo don't want MoN Alan Nixon @reluctantnicko Prem experience. Full stop. So, if Nixon is right (and there's no guarantee he is of course), that would immediately rule out the likes of Giggs, Rowett, Jokanovic etc. Shortlist of McClaren, Koeman and MO'N at a guess, with outside chance of Rodgers or Mancini? Surely we wouldn't go for someone like Monk, and I highly doubt we are anywhere near attractive enough for the likes fo Dyche or Wagner. Would still like Benitez tbh but he's another I can't see moving to us. I think Benetiz would move here buts it’s the compo money plus wage plus transfer kitty so we probably won’t entertain it more likely they were hoping Hughes would have seen us till the end of the season and the slim hope the takeover wasn’t as lucrative for Rafa as first thought and he’s quit Newcastle
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Post by smallthorner on Jan 4, 2018 11:32:23 GMT
Brendan Rodgers ...??? Hahahaha ......
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Post by geoff321 on Jan 4, 2018 11:32:24 GMT
Peter Coates is not the sort of man who would openly conduct negotiations with another manager while the existing manager is still trying to turn results round, in my opinion.
The Board is apparently meeting Hughes today to ask him how he intends to improve results, what would be the point of holding such a meeting if they were on the brink of making a new appointment?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2018 11:39:58 GMT
So, if Nixon is right (and there's no guarantee he is of course), that would immediately rule out the likes of Giggs, Rowett, Jokanovic etc. Shortlist of McClaren, Koeman and MO'N at a guess, with outside chance of Rodgers or Mancini? Surely we wouldn't go for someone like Monk, and I highly doubt we are anywhere near attractive enough for the likes fo Dyche or Wagner. Would still like Benitez tbh but he's another I can't see moving to us. I think Benetiz would move here buts it’s the compo money plus wage plus transfer kitty so we probably won’t entertain it more likely they were hoping Hughes would have seen us till the end of the season and the slim hope the takeover wasn’t as lucrative for Rafa as first thought and he’s quit Newcastle I guess. Difficult to know what goes on behind the scenes, but I guess it depends on what sort of relationship the club has with Benitez from his time here and what transfer kitty he could access (which seems to be his main issue at ‘Castle). IF he were to come - for whatever reason - and we ended up going down at least I’d be confident he could bring us back up quickly. All ifs, buts and maybes though; the long and short of it is that LMH is still our manager and we have a crucial January ahead of us.
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Post by Clem Fandango on Jan 4, 2018 11:44:28 GMT
Theres one thing wanting Rodgers, and one thing getting him in though. What pitch do you go to him with? Route back into the Prem, A warchest, your own staff, complete control of transfers. Or, route back into the Prem, no money, we've got our own transfer team, please just save us from relegation. My Liverpool supporting mate said this was part of the issue in his time at Liverpool he said Balotelli was a player bought in under the apparent transfer committee that Rodgers never wanted.
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Post by hinckpotter on Jan 4, 2018 11:51:30 GMT
Peter Coates is not the sort of man who would openly conduct negotiations with another manager while the existing manager is still trying to turn results round, in my opinion. The Board is apparently meeting Hughes today to ask him how he intends to improve results, what would be the point of holding such a meeting if they were on the brink of making a new appointment? Have to agree, it don't think k for a second they ate looking for another manager whilst Hughes is still in their building!
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Post by VolvicStokie on Jan 4, 2018 11:59:15 GMT
Peter Coates is not the sort of man who would openly conduct negotiations with another manager while the existing manager is still trying to turn results round, in my opinion. The Board is apparently meeting Hughes today to ask him how he intends to improve results, what would be the point of holding such a meeting if they were on the brink of making a new appointment? Have to agree, it don't think k for a second they ate looking for another manager whilst Hughes is still in their building! So you think they're pinning their hopes on Hughes turning it around when he gets summoned to the board room? Ofcourse they are making back up plans, it should have been made months ago, but now the time has come that, we could very easily be out of the FA Cup, get tonked at Man Utd, and be left facing the next 6 games against teams in and around us that we HAVE to win and we wont be winning any of them with the current idiot in charge. The next 6 games after The Shit are simply going to make or break us, as after that we've got a whole host of top clubs who have already destroyed us earlier this season. There is no question that Coates and the Board are actively seeking out a replacement. I'm fairly sure it's been reported that under no circumstances do Stoke want a situation that Everton found themselves in. As in leaving it for weeks, letting a temp manager hopelessly fail, and eventually going back to get Fat Sam who they didn't even want originally. If Coates does want Rodgers, he'll have made contact with his agent(s) - asked the question and most likely got a response as to whether he may or may not be interested. I think Rodgers would be silly not to at least listen to what Coates would have to offer.
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Post by geoff321 on Jan 4, 2018 12:00:45 GMT
So, if Nixon is right (and there's no guarantee he is of course), that would immediately rule out the likes of Giggs, Rowett, Jokanovic etc. Shortlist of McClaren, Koeman and MO'N at a guess, with outside chance of Rodgers or Mancini? Surely we wouldn't go for someone like Monk, and I highly doubt we are anywhere near attractive enough for the likes fo Dyche or Wagner. Would still like Benitez tbh but he's another I can't see moving to us. I think Benetiz would move here buts it’s the compo money plus wage plus transfer kitty so we probably won’t entertain it more likely they were hoping Hughes would have seen us till the end of the season and the slim hope the takeover wasn’t as lucrative for Rafa as first thought and he’s quit Newcastle Why would a manager, who would still be attractive to some of the biggest clubs in Europe, move to Stoke?
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Post by Paul Spencer on Jan 4, 2018 12:03:22 GMT
Even if they could persuade Rodgers to come at this point in the season, which I think is highly doubtful (he would be starting with one arm tied behind his back in the relegation zone, not like joining in the summer with an equal starting position) just think how much it would cost the club in compensation, salary and transfer budget and we could still get relegated! Would Denise sanction all that?
I've just lumped £35 on Nigel Pearson at 16's. 😁
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