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Post by bayernoatcake on Jan 2, 2018 13:27:49 GMT
Martin O'Neill? Is this how desperate we are that we'd be happy with him? Man alive. I need a serious lie down. He's way better than someone else mentioned. 🙈😂
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Post by benjaminbiscuit on Jan 2, 2018 13:27:54 GMT
I conclude they are somehow (unfathomably) surprised to be where we are and are starting to panic. I believe that no feelers have been put out and we are massively behind where we should be in appointing a new man. Utterly pathetic really. Sounds like Stoke alright. Such a shit club. That’s the job of the chief executive succession planning
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Post by cymap on Jan 2, 2018 13:28:05 GMT
We may not have to wait long to slip further down the league , if Palace get any result and West ham beat the baggies we are in te drop zone tonight.
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Post by FullerMagic on Jan 2, 2018 13:28:18 GMT
I think they're going to bottle it Far, far too loyal and we might well pay with relegation
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Post by lordb on Jan 2, 2018 13:29:07 GMT
Not just until the end of the season stoke. 5 year deals, do it and get planning really hard to do right now given the lack of quality candidates who fit the clubs criteria/who would take the job & are available summer should be much better choices
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Post by sportsman on Jan 2, 2018 13:30:02 GMT
I think they're going to bottle it Far, far too loyal and we might well pay with relegation No one likes changing manager, especially mid season, but if it needs doing it needs doing.
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Post by estp1863 on Jan 2, 2018 13:30:04 GMT
Not just until the end of the season stoke. 5 year deals, do it and get planning really hard to do right now given the lack of quality candidates who fit the clubs criteria/who would take the job & are available summer should be much better choices I'm all for Mon & Keane on 5 year deals
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2018 13:31:46 GMT
Dennis needs to step in here, all geared up with the Mamba. Done and dusted in seconds.
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Post by 1982stokie on Jan 2, 2018 13:33:39 GMT
how ironic it will be if they stick with Hughes through Jan only for him to walk when we are rock bottom,
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Jan 2, 2018 13:34:25 GMT
Pulis in. Scholes, Hughes, Cartwright out. All of our problems solved on one day. Do you never get bored of your one joke?
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Post by sportsman on Jan 2, 2018 13:34:25 GMT
Not just until the end of the season stoke. 5 year deals, do it and get planning really hard to do right now given the lack of quality candidates who fit the clubs criteria/who would take the job & are available summer should be much better choices And this is the problem. Ideally, they want a Rodgers, Keoman type probably, but won't happen until the summer unless we really try to appeal to them with plenty of money. I don't care if they get Michelle Keegan in until the summer. Whoever is going to get them out of this until the summer is fine by me. Here is her CV goo.gl/images/e4svKR
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Post by chigstoke on Jan 2, 2018 13:34:38 GMT
Dennis needs to step in here, all geared up with the Mamba. Done and dusted in seconds. They all need a good fucking with the dildo, they're going to bottle it
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Post by johnnysoul60 on Jan 2, 2018 13:34:51 GMT
Martin O'Neill? Is this how desperate we are that we'd be happy with him? Man alive. I need a serious lie down. yes to all that but that's where we are anyways he's better than the likes of Pearson, McLeish,Strachan e.t.c. He proved with the Irish that he could still organise a team and motivate them which on its own is major progress from where we are now . Add Keane as N02 and at least there would be no displays like we sae from Shaq yesterday or touchline tantrums from Jese if they valued their safety
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Post by SCFC92 on Jan 2, 2018 13:35:40 GMT
Who would stay in a position where your management are saying
"We're only keeping you because there isn't anyone else, not because we believe in you"
Only an arrogant twat....
Oh wait.
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Post by Danstoke82 on Jan 2, 2018 13:36:23 GMT
All this talk about whether there is a good enough replacement....
FFS Roy Hodgson seems to have invigorated Palace, Moyes has even somewhat turned West Ham for the better....Mark fucking Hughes isn't the only man who can manage Stoke.
The board need to wake up and smell the present day.
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Post by scfcno1fan on Jan 2, 2018 13:36:26 GMT
Bottling it as predicted.
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Jan 2, 2018 13:36:29 GMT
yes to all that but that's where we are anyways he's better than the likes of Pearson, McLeish,Strachan e.t.c. He proved with the Irish that he could still organise a team and motivate them which on its own is major progress from where we are now . Add Keane as N02 and at least there would be no displays like we sae from Shaq yesterday or touchline tantrums from Jese if they valued their safety Just because Keane’s a shouter doesn’t mean he gets players playing for him.
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Post by dirtygary69 on Jan 2, 2018 13:36:34 GMT
Difficult to know what to believe when there are so many articles circulating but how many of us have predicted this? There's now not experienced enough British managers available for us to consider making a change, if the Independent is to be believed. Do they really think sticking with Hughes is the best option? Surely any sort of informed twist is worth it, as this rut is only going to continue. There are no signs of change or promise, it's just guesswork and hopefulness with regards to tactics and trying to get results.
However, to get a new manager then there's got to be interest from good enough managers, who would need an incentive to come and manage us. They'll surely do their homework and know some serious signings need to be made.
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Post by jbstokie on Jan 2, 2018 13:38:04 GMT
Should have gone a month ago and his replacement could have evaluated what the squad needed, its too late now.
The entire hierarchy of the club have been too comfy for too long and now we're probably going to pay the price for their lack of planning.
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Post by pistol on Jan 2, 2018 13:38:34 GMT
Sounds like Stoke alright. Such a shit club. That’s the job of the chief executive succession planning I whole heartedly agree with Momo. Like they’ve suddenly just realised we are shit. And if they only think we are a bit shit then why do we not have players lined up to come in to make us less shit
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Post by chigstoke on Jan 2, 2018 13:38:53 GMT
The only solace I take from the tweet is it is a Rob Dorsett one, which means it's probably just a Sky Sources special
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Post by jezzascfc on Jan 2, 2018 13:44:49 GMT
If they bottle making the big, and only logical, decision, this club could pay for it for many years to come.
The whole club now reeks of arrogance and lazy neglect - as a non-Stokie I would say the club needs to go down to strip away all the chancers, ne'er-do-wells and incompetents now allied to the club, to drop down, reorganise and come back stronger. Unfortunately, I am a Stokie of 40 plus years and I pray we somehow manage to stay up, as I fear the drop could see us leave the top flight behind for quite a few years.
I can see no way that we will stay up under present management. However, any new manager has, at most, 29 days to do some wheeling and dealing to even remotely correct the horribly imbalanced squad, and 16 games to drill the team and instil some much needed confidence. It is a huge job whoever the man is.
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Post by estp1863 on Jan 2, 2018 13:45:38 GMT
really hard to do right now given the lack of quality candidates who fit the clubs criteria/who would take the job & are available summer should be much better choices And this is the problem. Ideally, they want a Rodgers, Keoman type probably, but won't happen until the summer unless we really try to appeal to them with plenty of money. I don't care if they get Michelle Keegan in until the summer. Whoever is going to get them out of this until the summer is fine by me. Here is her CV goo.gl/images/e4svKRIf that were the case they would have done it last summer. They didn't so as much as it's the managers fault the board have taken their eye off the ball allowing it to happen. They only have themselves to blame for complacency. All the warning signs were there last season then in the summer we sold our best player and made a profit
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Post by cymap on Jan 2, 2018 13:49:44 GMT
So the Board are saying ....we would like to get rid but there is no one out there to replace him . Seriously are they then considering giving Hughes money to spend then?? What an absolute farce Stoke City are.
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Jan 2, 2018 13:50:18 GMT
Do you never get bored of your one joke? It isn’t me you need to worry about, it is Peter Coates. What was in that dossier? A signed picture of Carlton Cole?
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Post by malteser68 on Jan 2, 2018 13:55:35 GMT
3rd Welshman in a row? Giggs? In managerial terms Giggs is an absolute nobody Perason or O'Neil for me, realistically
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Post by Paul Spencer on Jan 2, 2018 13:57:15 GMT
I think they're going to bottle it Far, far too loyal and we might well pay with relegation If they do bottle it, I don't think it will have anything to do with loyalty Grapey but it'll be solely down to complete incompetence. Having said that, I don't think they actually can now get away from sacking him, they can't let the press know that they are considering the manager's position and then keep him. He will be a lame duck manager, who will have lost all his authority with the players. It's over now.
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Post by estp1863 on Jan 2, 2018 13:58:21 GMT
I think they're going to bottle it Far, far too loyal and we might well pay with relegation If they do bottle it, I don't think it will have anything to do with loyalty Grapey but it'll be solely down to complete incompetence. Having said that, I don't think they actually can now actually get away from sacking him now, they can't let the press know that they are considering the manager's position and then keep him. He will be a lame duck manager, who will have lost all his authority with the players. It's over now. 🤞
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Post by s7oke on Jan 2, 2018 13:58:24 GMT
Megson till the summer
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Post by malteser68 on Jan 2, 2018 14:00:58 GMT
Grapey, I see you follow this very closely, but I cant recall seeing your preferred choice. I am interested to know if you had to name 1 person who you deem attainable and realistic, who would it be mate? It's a difficult one, isn't it? Gun to my head, and trying to keep them Coates-realistic, I'd go for Pearson. The thought of Martin O'Neill fills me with absolute dread. I've been clamouring for pearson for a number of weeks !! But got ridiculed by loads of posters on this board Perhaps coz i'm Maltese, a foreigner, but now coming you from you i guess the tune will change somewhat
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