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Post by FullerMagic on Dec 18, 2023 18:10:33 GMT
Don't know if it's time for its own thread? uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/stoke-city-close-appointing-plymouth-175750603.htmlStoke City are close to appointing Plymouth Argyle’s Steven Schumacher as their new manager.Schumacher is in advanced talks with Stoke and is set to be confirmed as Alex Neil’s successor this week following discussions over the past 48 hours, with a compensation package broadly agreed. The 39-year-old has established a fine reputation in his first permanent managerial post, leading Argyle to the League One title last season. Schumacher is renowned as a progressive coach, completing his Pro License last June, while Plymouth’s title triumph last season was built on the foundations of an outstanding home record, winning 20 of their 23 matches and losing just two. In contrast, Neil’s home record at Stoke was dreadful, losing 16 of his 30 league matches, and improving results in front of the club’s supporters is regarded as crucial by the Stoke board. Stoke have considered a number of other candidates in a lengthy process, including former player John Eustace, ex-Sheffield United manager Paul Heckingbottom and Blackburn’s Jon Dahl Tomasson. Michael Beale, who was announced as the new manager of Championship rivals Sunderland on Monday, is understood to have held initial talks last week. Dean Holden, the assistant to former Stoke manager Michael O’Neill, was also interviewed. Yet Schumacher, a former Everton trainee who was once part of the club’s youth team which included Wayne Rooney, has emerged as the preferred choice to take charge at the bet365 Stadium. Stoke face Millwall at home this weekend and want Schumacher to be officially installed in the next few days. If, as expected, Schumacher departs Plymouth he will leave after just over a year in charge since succeeding Ryan Lowe, who left for Preston. During that time he has won more than half of his league games with 51 victories and 18 draws. Neil was dismissed on December 10 after the home defeat by Sheffield Wednesday. Stoke are currently 20th in the Championship table, just two points adrift of the relegation zone.
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Post by Pirate on Dec 18, 2023 18:12:46 GMT
Sounds ideal doesn't he, very pleased if they have gone this way with it. Think he will be a great shot in the arm for the place
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Post by bigvern on Dec 18, 2023 18:13:22 GMT
1/20 now too. Looks like it's going to happen.
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Post by prestwichpotter on Dec 18, 2023 18:14:22 GMT
It’s is what it is, let’s get behind the new manager and ensure tomorrow is the first day of our upturn in fortunes.
Up the Mighty Potters!
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Post by scfcno1fan on Dec 18, 2023 18:15:45 GMT
Fishloveoatcakes will become the transfer guru we all want and need now. Personally knows the new manager. Result. Keep posting fish.
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Post by thisisouryear on Dec 18, 2023 18:17:16 GMT
If it is Schumacher then let's hope he wasn't riding someone else's wave. I would rather a manager who has spent a few years at a club and been successful rather than just 12 months. Preston have been doing well so he may well have been left with a very good team at Plymouth.
It's getting to the point where we just want someone to come in and get to work now, get ready for the transfer window and hopefully we can kick on.
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Post by Roger Everyone on Dec 18, 2023 18:17:34 GMT
Good choice, if it happens 🙂
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Post by Jimmyg on Dec 18, 2023 18:18:02 GMT
Who ?
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Post by andystokey on Dec 18, 2023 18:18:05 GMT
FM can you ad that coaching analysis link to this thread please?
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Post by Veritas on Dec 18, 2023 18:18:22 GMT
Sounds good to me but I was very pleased to see the arrival of Nathan Jones!!
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Post by rickyfullerbeer on Dec 18, 2023 18:18:51 GMT
They interviewed Dean Holden.
Dean Holden.
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Post by retrostoke on Dec 18, 2023 18:18:56 GMT
I’ll put my hand up now and say good appointment. A risk but a progressive rather than a safe choice.
If it goes tits up I’ll not be criticising with hindsight
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Post by stokeykez on Dec 18, 2023 18:19:35 GMT
Everything crossed, just so I can stop refreshing the oatcake and get some bloody work done.
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Post by stokefc on Dec 18, 2023 18:20:17 GMT
Here's hoping , good luck Steven may your road be paved with gold..You know it will just do us a job
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Dec 18, 2023 18:20:19 GMT
They interviewed Dean Holden. Dean Holden. After the Swansea game apparently
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Post by moon on Dec 18, 2023 18:20:36 GMT
Very happy with this if it happens, it's a gamble but I think it's the right kind of gamble, I was expecting us to go for an experienced but dull option who would get us through the next 18 months - this has a longer term feel about it (of course it may not work out, but one of these times it has to doesn't it?).
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Post by Laughing Gravy on Dec 18, 2023 18:21:08 GMT
Shit a brick I've just realised I was 24 when our new manager was born.
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Post by gingerninja on Dec 18, 2023 18:21:08 GMT
Let's get it finalised and get him getting to work with the squad soonest. Much to do to get us up to speed and winning matches again. He might need a bit of a revamp to the squad in January,as I am not sure many of our lot fit his playing style, Junior is definitely one, Gooch also, whose energy and positivity I would like to see in midfield.
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Post by Rick Grimes on Dec 18, 2023 18:21:37 GMT
On the face of it this seems a really good appointment and I like the fact that he didn’t change his attacking approach with Plymouth even after getting promoted to the Championship.
Hopefully he’s someone we can rally behind and make us entertaining to watch again after the dross we’ve been subjected to for years now.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Dec 18, 2023 18:23:15 GMT
New manager thread locked, the fat lady is about to sing
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Post by tomsviews on Dec 18, 2023 18:23:36 GMT
They interviewed Dean Holden. Dean Holden. Maybe Tricky and John wanted to do some interview practice before they started on the real candidates
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Post by retrostoke on Dec 18, 2023 18:24:04 GMT
I’ll put my hand up now and say good appointment. A risk but a progressive rather than a safe choice. If it goes tits up I’ll not be criticising with hindsight Problem we have is that if he is a success he may well jump ship for Everton at some point.
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Post by andystokey on Dec 18, 2023 18:24:17 GMT
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Post by wakeypotter on Dec 18, 2023 18:24:41 GMT
If it is Schumacher then let's hope he wasn't riding someone else's wave. I would rather a manager who has spent a few years at a club and been successful rather than just 12 months. Preston have been doing well so he may well have been left with a very good team at Plymouth. It's getting to the point where we just want someone to come in and get to work now, get ready for the transfer window and hopefully we can kick on. It’s ok saying that but as I remember Plymouth we’re a bit up and down until Schumacher took over then they were more consistent
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Post by mystokebadge on Dec 18, 2023 18:24:52 GMT
I think we all knew by the length of time it is taking for a announcement it was somebody with a contract and a compensation package is being sorted
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Post by wakeypotter on Dec 18, 2023 18:25:18 GMT
Shit a brick I've just realised I was 24 when our new manager was born. You old fucker you 😜
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Post by stokeykez on Dec 18, 2023 18:25:29 GMT
I’ll put my hand up now and say good appointment. A risk but a progressive rather than a safe choice. If it goes tits up I’ll not be criticising with hindsight Problem we have is that if he is a success he may well jump ship for Everton at some point. As long as he drags us up this league, at this point we are a long way off
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Dec 18, 2023 18:26:00 GMT
500k compo apparently
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Post by wakeypotter on Dec 18, 2023 18:26:05 GMT
They interviewed Dean Holden. Dean Holden. That must have been out of pity
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2023 18:26:09 GMT
They interviewed Dean Holden. Dean Holden. Still laughing that: They interviewed Holden After firing him on the touchline Holden wanted to be interviewed After being fired on the touchline
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