So Who Do You Want As Our Next Manager

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Theoneandonly

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I honestly think Critchley wants to be fired as his approach is unfathomable. In Sadler’s shoes he either has to meet his manager and see how he can help him or fire him get the new guy/gal in who can decide who to keep and who to let go before next season. I’d pick safe hands right now as the manager I think would have been good Mowbray is taken. For me Bowyer manager and Dobbie as assistant until the end of the season.
 
Dobbie or Duff from the top of my head.

I wanted Dobbs to be appointed fully last summer and he would have been worth the risk with the way this season has panned out. He showed the majority of us what he’s about at the end of last season and I think he deserves another opportunity. He will play a brand of football we can enjoy which would be a massive bonus.

I’ve always liked Duff, seems to have done a good job at both Cheltenham and Barnsley and is available. Swansea didn’t work out for him and their fans didn’t like him from the outset. They look like a club in serious turmoil though.

Critch must go and it needs to happen ASAP.
There are better options out there. The inconsistencies are just not improving, it’s completely unacceptable.
 
Someone who can motivate their players.
Someone who realises that players should be played in their best positions.
Someone who is open to ideas and others opinions.
Someone who ISN'T a stubborn little shit.
Someone who can adapt tactics during a match and have a plan B and C as well as an A.
Someone who plays players that are in form.
Someone who ISN'T called Neil Critchley.
 
I think we should have gone for Duff instead of Appleton, I wouldn’t be against him. Wellens is the stand out candidate for me, he’s doing a fantastic job at Orient.

Critch out with Dobbs as caretaker and review at the end of the season.
 
Wellens was my choice before we appointed Critch the first time and for every time since when we have been looking for a manager. For me he is still the stand out candidate. The super computer wasn't having it though.
 
Theoneandonly said:
I honestly think Critchley wants to be fired as his approach is unfathomable. In Sadler’s shoes he either has to meet his manager and see how he can help him or fire him get the new guy/gal in who can decide who to keep and who to let go before next season. I’d pick safe hands right now as the manager I think would have been good Mowbray is taken. For me Bowyer manager and Dobbie as assistant until the end of the season.
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If it is going to be Dobbie then the time is now. Give him til the end of the season as a proper audition. He was decent last season but I genuinely think anyone could have come in and improved on what McCarthy was doing. Very different context/squad if he was to come in now and we’d have a good idea by May on whether he is actually the guy to take us forward.
 
I honestly don't get the obsession with Dobbie. Yeah he's a great guy and the team picked up a little when he took over but they couldn't have been much worse.
Aside from that stint he is totally untested as a manager and doesn't appear to be pulling up trees in the development side. In fact we don't really appear to have developed anyone since that whole project started.
Id rather have a clean slate with someone who has not been involved with club or been one of our previous managers. Saying that I don't expect critch to go anywhere anytime soon.
 
King Billy said:
It does but it’s up to the manager to realise the player capability’s. To play in a system that clearly doesn’t suit them is his fault.
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He has played this system generally all season, the players will be well drilled into roles and responsibilities, we play the system at home and we are the team with the best record so something is working
 
We're not going down, so we don't need a safe pair of hands.
A young and upcoming manager. Maybe Dobbie is worth a full try?
Is there a Kompany type out there - just getting started with Prem contacts?
Nightmare scenario - Wayne Rooney.
 
I'd be surprised if Critchley is going anywhere, anytime soon, I just don't see Sadler potting him. If by some chance he did, I'm not sure I'd want to see an interim boss until the end of the season. Whoever it is needs to come in now, assess what we've got and what we need to mount a promotion challenge next season
I'm not sure Dobbie is that man, sure he did ok after the dinosaur wombled off, but there was little or no pressure or expectation. A new season with all that goes with it may need more experience at the helm, and yes, I know he's got to start somewhere.

I'm not sure Wellens would leave Orient to come to us, especially at the moment. Duff with Dobbie as assistant? But most coaches bring their own assistant with them. Pete Wild at Barrow is another name that has come up before but these are the comments after their defeat last night to FGR.

"Barrow really poor tonight what was Pete Wild doing dropping Campbell & Spence, poor second half of season so far something Wilds sides do, he will never manager above league 2 too defensive and no plan B, can see Barrow missing out on a play-off place".

"Barra need to start taking the opposition on instead of trying to pass their way through the midfield and defence, all too often it is 6 square passes, 4 forward passes and then 2 passes back to the halfway line or back to the keeper. Wasted opportunity tonight".

Any of that sound familiar?
 
Maybe we could do what every club with any amount of ambition does and get a manager who is doing well slightly further down the pyramid?
 
it needs someone who knows the players and has been around the club, anyone coming in new is going to need a few weeks to get to know them or probably longer.

Gary bowyer as much as i think hes a bit meh, talks a lot of sense when hes commentating, elevate dobbie and eardley as assistants give it till the end of the season and then re-assess.

sarina Weigman would be a choice for me - but cant see her giving up a probably very lucrative international contract for a League 1 team, if we were in the championship - maybe?
 
Just posted this in another thread - my views right now.

For me, Michael Duff and Pete Wild are the top 2 choices (thought Duff may not be available). Wouldn’t mind if we swung for the fences and tried someone from abroad though.

Brian Barry-Murphy is very highly rated by many, he could be a boom or bust choice playing City’s style of football.
 
Just read this about Michael Duff.

New Swansea City manager Michael Duff is renowned for a pretty rigid 3-5-2 formation, and that has served him well since he made his first steps in to management. At Cheltenham and then Barnsley the vast majority of his games were centred around this preferred strategic choice.
 
Costero Poderoso said:
it needs someone who knows the players and has been around the club, anyone coming in new is going to need a few weeks to get to know them or probably longer.

Gary bowyer as much as i think hes a bit meh, talks a lot of sense when hes commentating, elevate dobbie and eardley as assistants give it till the end of the season and then re-assess.

sarina Weigman would be a choice for me - but cant see her giving up a probably very lucrative international contract for a League 1 team, if we were in the championship - maybe?
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She was on £400,000 plus bonuses before her new contract so doubt she'd be interested in little old Blackpool to be honest.
 
Wild not for me. Wellens or Duff perhaps. Wellens wouldn't come at the minute though. I'd like to see what Dobbie can do tbh. Nobody knows, but we had a glimpse and he did instantly better than MM and MA. He lives locally, he went calmly back to the dev squad without chucking his toys, and comes over as a good guy to me. He has good experience and contacts in the game.
 
Stephen Dobbie, Michael Duff, Ritchie Wellens, Brian Barry Murphy, Mark Bonner, Dave Challinor, Karl Robinson.

Basically someone who plays football. For me I'd be avoiding the likes of Bowyer, Ainsworth and Wild who have been mentioned above as their style is not something I'd enjoy watching.
 
What is with all those saying Gary Bowyer?

We want manager number 4 under who has managed us before no thanks.

Not bothered who we appoint as long as it ain't someone from the past,I'll support them 💯 like all our managers.
 
Normanx said:
Bring in an experienced coach ie Calderwood type maybe Thommo but not a yes man
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Thomson failed miserably at Oldham and was sacked not long ago, thought Critchley was one of the most qualified coaches there is, thinking more like we need an experienced who can manage
 
mropinion said:
I honestly don't get the obsession with Dobbie. Yeah he's a great guy and the team picked up a little when he took over but they couldn't have been much worse.
Aside from that stint he is totally untested as a manager and doesn't appear to be pulling up trees in the development side. In fact we don't really appear to have developed anyone since that whole project started.
Id rather have a clean slate with someone who has not been involved with club or been one of our previous managers. Saying that I don't expect critch to go anywhere anytime soon.
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If Critch was to go now I'd give it Dobbie until the end of the season and think long and hard about it until then.
 
Give it to The Dobster until the end of the season. In the meantime instruct the management team to talk to agents and see who might be interested- whether English, Scottish or even foreign based.

Avoid the 'names'.
 
I’d give it to Dobbie until the end of the season and if he shows to be competent would consider him strongly.

Pete Wild would be a great shout, making Barrow a genuine promotion contender in League 2 on their budget is an unbelievable feet.

Brian Barry Murphy is a lovely shout, but a candidate with lots of risk (and accompanying upside). He’s been managing Man City’s u21’s for three whole years now, surely that means he’s doing something right? Remember his Rochdale team from 20/21, they had their moments in that league and played some really good stuff but just didn’t have the players at all to stay up, he’s probably learned a lot since then, but would still be very risky.
 
Wizzerboy said:
Someone who can motivate their players.
Someone who realises that players should be played in their best positions.
Someone who is open to ideas and others opinions.
Someone who ISN'T a stubborn little shit.
Someone who can adapt tactics during a match and have a plan B and C as well as an A.
Someone who plays players that are in form.
Someone who ISN'T called Neil Critchley.
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Blimey that’s a tough one.
 
voyeur said:
Wild not for me. Wellens or Duff perhaps. Wellens wouldn't come at the minute though. I'd like to see what Dobbie can do tbh. Nobody knows, but we had a glimpse and he did instantly better than MM and MA. He lives locally, he went calmly back to the dev squad without chucking his toys, and comes over as a good guy to me. He has good experience and contacts in the game.
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Basically he’s a decent ex player that clearly wants to win football games and is a decent bloke for the reasons you have given. A period of stability with a manager known to the fans and players and who isn’t going to divide the fanbase from the off, with nothing at al to lose seems like a no brainer to me.
 
Somebody with a football head, played the game at a decent level, a leader of men who can see a problem and change it and accept that they are occasionally wrong rather with someone with ‘qualifications’ and FA certificates in ‘sports science’ and ‘data analytics’ or some such shite.
 
Starting the Mike Williamson campaign now.

40 years old, managed in the National League for four years before moving up to MK Dons and has completely turned them around with some excellent results and attacking performances.

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AmericanTangerine said:
Starting the Mike Williamson campaign now.

40 years old, managed in the National League for four years before moving up to MK Dons and has completely turned them around with some excellent results and attacking performances.

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Decent shout and not one of the usual names to get banded around
 
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