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Post by xchpotter on Sept 16, 2024 10:56:23 GMT
Been at work all morning and just logged onto the Oatcake…..WTF?
I’m in a state of shock……this is mental, what on earth has gone on?
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Post by Pricey on Sept 16, 2024 10:56:49 GMT
I’m majorly pissed with the timings, and feel like I’ve spaffed my season ticket money up the wall all over again. But thinking semi-rationally, I wonder if Norwich sacking Wagner meant this fella threw his hat in the ring there and was waiting to see how that played out? He’s perhaps struggling to fit into the new regime under Johannes Thorup and is now more receptive to an approach. But also begs the question of why didn’t Corberan take him to WBA with him if he’s so highly rated? Maybe he wants to be a head coach? In the 45-minute Norwich interview he says he stayed at Huddersfield out of a sense of loyalty and to not leave them completely in the lurch. |
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Post by cheadlestokie on Sept 16, 2024 10:57:19 GMT
Get the feeling this will either go very very good..or very very bad. I don't think there will be a middle ground of just "steady" Never is middle ground at Stoke. We will probably know by the end of the year whether this, if it comes about, is genius or foolhardy. No idea myself but again fingers firmly crossed he comes good. |
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Post by lordb on Sept 16, 2024 10:57:21 GMT
indeed but this is guaranteeing failure just a question of how much damage is done here Why? because we are appointing a rookie mid term that's insane a rookie in May or June would be a risk but summer to coach the team with an experienced person alongside that can work if they are supported properly there is nothing to suggest this chap has anything to bring to the table |
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Post by skip on Sept 16, 2024 10:57:58 GMT
I didn't get where I am today by approaching a manager who is clearly just an anagram! Ha ha. Superb. |
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Post by LL Cool Dave on Sept 16, 2024 10:59:14 GMT
Our last 6 appointments have been failures, O'Neil is the only one with some credit in the bank. There is no guaranteed success regardless of who we appoint. I wish we'd have given a quite clearly knackered O'Neill a few weeks off to see if that helped. By far my favourite post relegation manager, just a shame about the ever increasingly awful tactics and subs towards the end. |
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Post by skip on Sept 16, 2024 10:59:17 GMT
Even by our standards, this has been a crazy morning. Good/bad job I'm WFH. Looks like I'll be working until midnight to catch up on this mornings productivity lossage. |
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Post by mcw on Sept 16, 2024 10:59:18 GMT
Don’t know the foggiest about him, but wishing him well if he comes here. As long as he is an excellent coach/tactically astute and a good man manager then that is all we can hope for in this model. He just has to get himself comfortable there is something to work with squad wise and that if areas of the squad need strengthening that he trusts he can have candid and open discussions with Walter’s/recruitment dept to have input into who they are looking for…
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Post by telfordstokie on Sept 16, 2024 10:59:42 GMT
Narrowly avoided it with Schumacher but this would be our first manager/head coach who is younger than me. He’s done me as well. He’s a child, he doesn’t know he’s born - youngsters today, no respect and back in my day etc. etc. I’ve only just got over all the players being younger than me after Jags left - this is a whole new depressing ballgame. |
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Sept 16, 2024 11:00:10 GMT
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Post by conzdad on Sept 16, 2024 11:01:34 GMT
At least it will be entertaining on the sidelines when we lose and he loses it spanish style.
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Post by nottsover60 on Sept 16, 2024 11:02:47 GMT
I suppose it's no worse than appointing retired players like Rooney, Lampard and Gerrard.
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Post by wakefieldstokie on Sept 16, 2024 11:03:30 GMT
Gonna say it If he’s that good, why isn’t he Norwich’s manager, head coach etc etc?? he's the Steve McLaren of the Championship 😜 |
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Post by skip on Sept 16, 2024 11:03:59 GMT
He’s done me as well. He’s a child, he doesn’t know he’s born - youngsters today, no respect and back in my day etc. etc. I’ve only just got over all the players being younger than me after Jags left - this is a whole new depressing ballgame. Mate, I've got former students of mine older than this potential new appointment. |
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Post by skip on Sept 16, 2024 11:04:43 GMT
I suppose it's no worse than appointing retired players like Rooney, Lampard and Gerrard. Or some leathery old arsehole. There is that much to be happy about. |
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Post by baconburger on Sept 16, 2024 11:05:04 GMT
because we are appointing a rookie mid term that's insane a rookie in May or June would be a risk but summer to coach the team with an experienced person alongside that can work if they are supported properly there is nothing to suggest this chap has anything to bring to the table The speed of the decision leads me to believe this has not been cooked up since the weekend. I really didn't expect anyone with a great level of experience, that would have been the rest of the management team digging their own grave. |
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Post by FullerMagic on Sept 16, 2024 11:05:41 GMT
Have we ever sacked someone and appointed his permanent replacement on the same day before? Sounds like it's possible with the speed things are moving.
Think Nathan was appointed the day after Rowett left
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Post by onefatcopper on Sept 16, 2024 11:06:29 GMT
He’s done me as well. He’s a child, he doesn’t know he’s born - youngsters today, no respect and back in my day etc. etc. I’ve only just got over all the players being younger than me after Jags left - this is a whole new depressing ballgame. Well I have just read that could be part of the problem ? It seems like a smokescreen to me, apparently the younger players had raised their concerns over the pace that it was taking for improvement, if it’s true half of them have only just arrived here |
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Post by stokiejoe89 on Sept 16, 2024 11:06:42 GMT
Have we ever sacked someone and appointed his permanent replacement on the same day before? Sounds like it's possible with the speed things are moving. Think Nathan was appointed the day after Rowett left I'd be amazed if today. I reckon he'll be at the game tomorrow. Announced on Wednesday |
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Post by baconburger on Sept 16, 2024 11:06:52 GMT
Have we ever sacked someone and appointed his permanent replacement on the same day before? Sounds like it's possible with the speed things are moving. Think Nathan was appointed the day after Rowett left It's how it should be every single time. |
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Post by Olgrligm on Sept 16, 2024 11:07:12 GMT
I didn't get where I am today by approaching a manager who is clearly just an anagram! Clean? Crisp? Ha! |
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Post by robrigo on Sept 16, 2024 11:07:52 GMT
I like him. Get him in. He’s cool! 😎 |
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Post by prestwichpotter on Sept 16, 2024 11:07:59 GMT
Have we ever sacked someone and appointed his permanent replacement on the same day before? Sounds like it's possible with the speed things are moving. Think Nathan was appointed the day after Rowett left I'd be amazed if today. I reckon he'll be at the game tomorrow. Announced on Wednesday Never let managers or players watch us until the ink is dry on the contract  |
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Post by scfcno1fan on Sept 16, 2024 11:11:11 GMT
Didn’t Norwich sack their manager in the summer?
Strange how they didn’t appoint him…
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Post by stokiemac on Sept 16, 2024 11:11:31 GMT
To be fair, we've tried experienced,tried expensive and we've tried up and coming and still got nowhere. Sod it let's try completely left field and see what happens
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Post by FullerMagic on Sept 16, 2024 11:12:57 GMT
Interesting that at the end of both the last 2 fans forums, the last time a month ago, John Coates has said the 2 things that give him the most comfort about the future are Junho and Schuey!
"With this managerial team, we're ready to lift off!"
Shows you who is wearing the decision-making trousers.
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Post by philb on Sept 16, 2024 11:13:17 GMT
Didn’t Norwich sack their manager in the summer? Strange how they didn’t appoint him… Maybe because they wanted to go a different route 🤷♂️ |
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Post by philb on Sept 16, 2024 11:14:05 GMT
I like him. Get him in. He’s cool! 😎 We’ve got the new Pep 🤣 |
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Post by y_oh_y_delilah on Sept 16, 2024 11:15:05 GMT
On the bright side, at least it isn’t Steve Bruce.
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Post by spitthedog on Sept 16, 2024 11:16:42 GMT
I like him. Get him in. He’s cool! 😎 Can we get the interviewer in as well as part of the package? An interviewer who asks intelligent questions and actually listens to the answers! |
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