Mervmeister 18 Posted March 20, 2017 Something tells me that we are waiting on the fates of the play-off teams before approaching a manager from either Reading, Leeds or Huddersfield. All great candidates and maybe they are hesitant to commit to us whilst being on the brink of play-off success. Arguably the 3 stand out candidates. Are the board finally being sensible and waiting for someone for us to all get excited about who is going to get the backing of most? I''d take any of them ahead of the others we have been linked with. Or maybe I am just being overly optimistic? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex Moss 2,165 Posted March 20, 2017 Think it''s a perfectly sensible and feasible scenario, Merv - personally I fully expect Irvine to be in charge till the last game of the season.But if by some chance he gets us into the playoffs, what then?. He would surely be in the driving seat which, if that was the case, would be hard to argue against in fairness. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barclay seats 4849 the 3rd 0 Posted March 20, 2017 Actually very easy to argue about ,, recent history suggests that if you get promoted with a Scottish clown as manager , you are on a hiding to nothing . But of course it would be the cheap,option ,, please no . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daly 497 Posted March 20, 2017 Playoffs????? Not beaten any of the top 10 teams cannot beat many of the bottom 10 teamsYes this bunch deserve the Play OffsChampionship at best with the current BOD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex Moss 2,165 Posted March 20, 2017 You sound like you have an issue with the manager being Scottish?Not suggesting we appoint Irvine, but 2 ''Scottish Clowns'' have got us promoted in recent times - makes no difference what country they''re from in my eyes.As for the ''cheap option'', the cost is irrelevant. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
......and Smith must score. 1,311 Posted March 20, 2017 [quote user="Alex "]You sound like you have an issue with the manager being Scottish?Not suggesting we appoint Irvine, but 2 ''Scottish Clowns'' have got us promoted in recent times - makes no difference what country they''re from in my eyes.As for the ''cheap option'', the cost is irrelevant.[/quote]If the '' barely keeping our heads above water '' line spun by the Board is to be believed it''s very relevant. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lappinitup 629 Posted March 20, 2017 [quote user="Barclay seats 48 49 the 3rd"]recent history suggests that if you get promoted with a Scottish clown as manager[/quote]I thought Lambert did OK........ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex Moss 2,165 Posted March 20, 2017 My point was that there are no guarantees that a more expensive appointment will be any more successful for us than a ''cheaper'' option. The same as players we sign, either can be a success or failure, so that''s why it''s ''irrelevant''. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pete 318 Posted March 20, 2017 Why would the managers of current play off contenders consider a move to City as coach is a viable option. As being coach at City without ability to recruit own players an unlikely attractive proposition. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Capt. Pants 4,092 Posted March 20, 2017 Living in the here and now we''re 5 points off the play-offs. This time next season we could be 35 points off. Our best chance of promotion might be this season. In my opinion we need to sort the manager position before the next league game.When Neil was sacked in such a seemingly sh*t hot hurry I though the BOD had an immediate replacement in mind. Now I don''t what the hell their plan is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
djc 0 Posted March 20, 2017 I got the impression from the article earlier, that the board still foolishly think we can get promoted via playoffs, and depending on what league we are in will influence the next management appointment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex Moss 2,165 Posted March 20, 2017 "pete" - ''Why would the managers of current play off contenders consider a move to City as coach is a viable option. As being coach at City without ability to recruit own players an unlikely attractive proposition''That''s not actually quite the case though, is it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites