Manager Shortlist

Normoss_Rambler said:
Maybe the next manager is already at the club!

Owner Simon Sadler said:

“Our primary focus now turns to succession planning and making the best possible appointment to continue taking this great Club of ours forward.”

Succession planning is the process of identifying and developing potential future leaders and senior managers, as well as individuals, to fill business-critical roles. The aim is to be able to fill key roles effectively if a current post holder leaves the organisation.
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Strictly speaking your definition is correct, however the statement is worded strangely. If SS had said he was turning to his succession plan then that would indeed imply promoting someone from within. Focussing on succession planning implies to me bringing someone in with a view to then developing a future manager from within the club.

I personally do not see anyone currently working at the club who could step up straight away into the manager’s role and in particular attract players to the club either permanent signings or on loan. There may however be individuals who could do this in the future working with a suitable experienced manager.
 
Obviously this has been happening before today as the club have, as they said, reached an agreement with Villa. I would therefore be very surprised if the replacement hasn’t already been identified and discussions taken place. We will find out probably by early next week and like Critchley be someone we weren’t expecting. So I for one won’t speculate I’ll just wait and see.
 
Not sure if he’s been mentioned before but what about Ian Burchnall the Forest Green boss?

Did some coaching in Sweden and has just taken them to League 1.
 
Manager Shortlist?

FFS I hope that short-arsed fuckin' ** Neil Critchley ain't on it.

Never forgive and never forget his empty words and empty actions.

We'll move on to someone bigger and better...👍🧡
 
SEASIDE2020 said:
Do you think we could afford Dyche Kurt ?
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Dyche will be having his contract paid off monthly just like a wage. He signed something like a 4-year extension in the season he left. My understanding is that he could take another job on a lower wage and Burnley might have to carry on paying him the difference as part of his compo until the contract was completed. I am not sure how that fits in with EFL competition rules though... being paid by two different clubs could be seen as a conflict of interest.
 
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For me, I would love to see Duncan Ferguson arrive since Everton again overlooked him, perhaps with Thommo as his coach, but if Critchley went to Villa for more money as a No.2 then I doubt we could afford DF. So maybe just Thommo as manager, with Murphy stepping up too? Maybe SS has something up his sleeve?

But SS has to move quickly, we can’t afford to waste a month without making decisions about adding to the playing squad.
 
Or we could get a young German manager in and fill the squad with Croatians, Czechs and Poles? Oh damn, I forgot about Brexit.
 
voyeur said:
Embarrassing? Not really. Huge pay rise. Simples. And gets to coach Coutinho, Buendia, McGinn, Mings, Ings, Chukwuemeka etc. In luxury surroundings. And not have to do TV etc. I think it suits him. It tells us about Critch, not our club leadership.

When Sadler said there would be limited funds for next season, though, it felt uncomfortable to me, Critch could have felt his task would be a tough one. 30m for buildings but nowt for the squad. He may have gone Villa regardless but how much incentive was there to stay?
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I still think this is strange. Yes more money but where does he go from here? His predecessor dropped down a division to go to QPR. I think he's concluded that he himself will never be a No 1 at the top level so he's found a niche as a No 2. With Critch whatever positive credentials he might have, I've always thought that he lacked self-confidence.
 
Murciaseasider said:
I still think this is strange. Yes more money but where does he go from here? His predecessor dropped down a division to go to QPR. I think he's concluded that he himself will never be a No 1 at the top level so he's found a niche as a No 2. With Critch whatever positive credentials he might have, I've always thought that he lacked self-confidence.
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I don't think people who lack self confidence would take on a management job at a well known football club and then take on a no.2 role to Steve Gerrard at a big premier League club, would they? I think he's more suited to a coaching role, probably, and knew he wanted the job as soon as it was suggested, no doubt. It's not really lack of confidence, I think, just a case of how he sees his own career developing. And what he enjoys doing. He likes being on the grass. As he repeatedly said.
 
I see Michael Jackson being touted for the job.
I wonder why? He wasn’t successful in his managerial career and took a job as a coach. You can’t hire someone just because they played for you and were in a successful team.

In contrast Michael Duff also has experience of coaching at Burnley (under 18 and under 23) but has made a great success of his first managerial job at Cheltenham.

He also knows league 1 and league 2, which is where we look to pick up future players from.
 
Steve Schumacher by all accounts the brains at Plymouth when Lowe was there. Connections with S.outhport our feeder club too 😃
 
hampshire_exile said:
I see Michael Jackson being touted for the job.
I wonder why? He wasn’t successful in his managerial career and took a job as a coach. You can’t hire someone just because they played for you and were in a successful team.

In contrast Michael Duff also has experience of coaching at Burnley (under 18 and under 23) but has made a great success of his first managerial job at Cheltenham.

He also knows league 1 and league 2, which is where we look to pick up future players from.
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Duff seems like the kind of up and coming manager we should be going for. Has all the top coaching badges + the strength of character to become a proper manager rather than a youth coach / assistant.
 
Archibald Knox said:
Dyche will be having his contract paid off monthly just like a wage. He signed something like a 4-year extension in the season he left. My understanding is that he could take another job on a lower wage and Burnley might have to carry on paying him the difference as part of his compo until the contract was completed. I am not sure how that fits in with EFL competition rules though... being paid by two different clubs could be seen as a conflict of interest.
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Archie

Sacked managers often agree a one off settlement with their club for far less than the value of their contract but I wouldn't know anything on Dyche/Burnley.

I did read a piece about Dyche's contract just after he had got sacked and it suggested that he had been on £750k a year basic and up to £3m a year in bonuses - mainly staying up bonus - but when he had been approached by Everton, he had managed to renegotiate his deal and a lot of his previous bonuses were put in his basic.

Just a newspaper article I know, but I just think if these figures were anywhere near correct then we wouldn't be taking him on.

I am not suggesting that it's impossible and I would have no problem us with taking him on but highly unlikely for me.
 
Was just reading how Les Ferdinand said QPR appointed their manager this time. Says based on detailed studies of managers using data , their recruitment criteria etc. Had list of 25 and interviewed 8. Doubtful whether we will have the luxury of doing it that way.
 
Have always rated the Cowley brothers for what they did at Lincoln and how they got them playing. Built a good side and developed really good footballers. Did a decent job at Huddersfield before getting potted and have steadied the ship at Portsmouth without doing anything spectacular. Their work ethic and background as teachers and having worked their way up from non-league definitely feels like something which could work at Blackpool FC.
 
Evo would be good if he is smart and tactically aware of the game - rather than just ... ''up and at them'.
Maybe Keogh as No 2 to whoever - at least the lads would put in a shift!
But it's some quality midfield players we need - regardless of who's the manager.
 
Superbretty said:
Ian Evatt please. Use the Critchley compo to make him an offer he can't refuse. Did a great job at Barrow and solid season with Bolton.
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I've been following his career and he did leave Barrow for Bolton at the first oportunity so very possible for us to snap him right now.
As far as I know, he plays offensive and dynamic football, and recruits players who are not afraid with the ball on their feet.
I don't know if he'll give our academy players a chance but the likes of Jake and Rob will be able to prove themselves i think
 
Thatseasider said:
Simon Rusk came very close to being appointed before Critch.

However his stock has dropped significantly since then.

Same back ground and MO as the club at the minute.

Not saying I’d want it. But it’s the direction the club could look as a ready made replacement for Crotchley.
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He was beyond abysmal at Stockport, who had a great squad of players, as proved when they stormed the league the second he left. It’s not impossible that his similar CV to Critchley doesn’t translate well to Conference football and he’d do ok in the championship, as odd as that sounds, but he definitely wouldn’t be my choice.
 
hills98 said:
He was beyond abysmal at Stockport, who had a great squad of players, as proved when they stormed the league the second he left. It’s not impossible that his similar CV to Critchley doesn’t translate well to Conference football and he’d do ok in the championship, as odd as that sounds, but he definitely wouldn’t be my choice.
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Oh most definitely he had a stinker with Stockport.

Just musing as to the direction we may go, I’d worry if we went for him tbh.

More I think about it I’d like Ainsworth or Duff both have league nouse and could develop talent at the same time.

Ainsworth will be an expensive buy out, Duff wouldn’t be.
 
It has to be a manager that fits the 'ethos' of the club. Plays a good style of football, a focus on youth development, and an eye for gems in the lower leagues. I'm not sure that Evatt fits that, I think he tries to play good football but if you look at signings he makes it's older and more experienced players which is the total opposite to the way we operate. The standout candidates to me would be Liam Manning at MK Dons, Michael Duff at Cheltenham Town and Karl Robinson at Oxford (as much as I despise him for the way he used us last time out!), each try play good attacking football, and have an emphasis on bringing in younger players and developing them into better players.
 
Michael Duff stands out for me, good background etc watched some of his interviews very confident and
a good leader.
 
voyeur said:
I don't think people who lack self confidence would take on a management job at a well known football club and then take on a no.2 role to Steve Gerrard at a big premier League club, would they? I think he's more suited to a coaching role, probably, and knew he wanted the job as soon as it was suggested, no doubt. It's not really lack of confidence, I think, just a case of how he sees his own career developing. And what he enjoys doing. He likes being on the grass. As he repeatedly said.
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Agree about the coaching. The lack of confidence I think is being in the Head Coach spotlight, and all that entails. As a coach he is brilliant.
 
Sean from Blackpool live mentioned the Dundee United manager Tam Courts, don't know much about him, but apparently likes to play good football/
 
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