Manager in waiting

[cornish sam 959]

Russ really getting his apprenticeship right, 70% possession yet lost 5-1....

[percy varco 199]

Been saying this for months. 
His biggest stat is missed off:

Loved by Delia 100%

[Mello Yello 2,297]

Paul Warne for me.....Done miracles at Rotherham within a budget.....Local boy and ticks the boxes.....

[KeiranShikari 1,423]

Russell Martin and his Swansea team have been very comparable to Farke in his fist season here. Both in style and in ratio of wins, draws and losses. They have some good youngsters coming through too, expect them to be about the playoffs next season.

[cambridgeshire canary 6,755]

You just know if things go **** up next season and we finish like 14th or something its Smith out and Martin in..

[Mello Yello 2,297]

Maybe Neil Adams could juggle two tasks.....Replace Webbo an' be head coach?....

Money saved....

[norfolkngood 1,087]

I Like the foreign manager route  so we can unearth some gems from lower leagues abroad 

[repman 635]

1 minute ago, norfolkngood said:

I Like the foreign manager route  so we can unearth some gems from lower leagues abroad 

This is nigh on impossible after brexit.

[lake district canary 4,540]

I just have that feeling things will go t*ts up with Martin. He divided fans when he was here, goodness knows what would happen if he came here and we had a difficult spell. Would rather anyone than Martin tbh.

[Midlands Yellow 4,013]

What exactly has Martin achieved in management to be even mentioned? 

[cambridgeshire canary 6,755]

1 minute ago, Midlands Yellow said:

What exactly has Martin achieved in management to be even mentioned? 

He's got swansea to get their first double over Cardiff in like decades or something but that's about it, although given the state Cardiff are in I don't think that's much to gloat about

[Midlands Yellow 4,013]

5 minutes ago, cambridgeshire canary said:

He's got swansea to get their first double over Cardiff in like decades or something but that's about it, although given the state Cardiff are in I don't think that's much to gloat about

Fair point, you can’t ask for much more. Would he be a ‘Yes’ man though and fit into to the culture of managing Norwich City? 

Edited May 1, 2022 by Midlands Yellow

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51 minutes ago, norfolkngood said:

I Like the foreign manager route  so we can unearth some gems from lower leagues abroad 

Seem to remember when Chris Hughton left Norwich the club said they were scouring Europe - and possibly the world and universe too - in their quest to find the right person then ended up with Neil Adams who was already in the building 😀

[repman 635]

2 hours ago, Midlands Yellow said:

What exactly has Martin achieved in management to be even mentioned? 

I suspect had he remained at MK Dons he would have a promotion on his CV.

[Mello Yello 2,297]

2 hours ago, Midlands Yellow said:

Fair point, you can’t ask for much more. Would he be a ‘Yes’ man though and fit into to the culture of managing Norwich City? 

Russ would get first dibs on the Yorkshire puds and pork cracklin' when invited for Sunday lunch down Stowmarket way....

Plus as much as he wants from the Gravy boat....

[yellowrider120 766]

2 hours ago, ......and Smith must score. said:

Seem to remember when Chris Hughton left Norwich the club said they were scouring Europe - and possibly the world and universe too - in their quest to find the right person then ended up with Neil Adams who was already in the building 😀

Yes - that was truly cringeworthy!! However, methinks a similar statement may be issued soon if / when Webber leaves.........'by mutual consent'.  Adams would walk straight into said vacancy would he not?? 

[yellowrider120 766]

5 hours ago, KeiranShikari said:

Russell Martin and his Swansea team have been very comparable to Farke in his fist season here. Both in style and in ratio of wins, draws and losses. They have some good youngsters coming through too, expect them to be about the playoffs next season.

You may well be right. However, Swansea fans are often far from thrilled with the style of football 'Russ' demands his team play. Indeed if you thought Farke's first season was boring as hell (which it was) then the ex Captain / Legend is even more obsessive in possession for possessions sake. Endlessly passing the ball along the back line for no apparent purpose. No pace in the team and little by way of cutting edge are also held up as examples of the managers current playing style. More than one Swan has described the type of football as 'euthanasia'!! Not sure I want to see that here. 

[Worthy Nigelton 1,058]

MK Don's seem to have improved since he left. Swansea seem to be worse since he joined. There's two ways of looking at this, either a) he set a great foundation for MKD to build on and has a massive rebuild on his hands with Swansea, or b) he had a team that finished third in mid-table and a play off team in the bottom half. 

[OnDaBall 137]

I would say we are a club that should be appointing managers with more pedigree than Martin. So yeah nailed on he'll come here.

[The Raptor 1,221]

Martin. Another classic case of being suggested because of the club connection rather than any merit. 

Warne is more intriguing. 3 promotions. And a cup (And yes 2 relegations) Rotherham are the Norwich of league one. No idea about the style of football they play. Or how he'd do with a bigger budget. He's also been there since 2016 which surprised me as I thought someone would've taken a punt on him. 

[lake district canary 4,540]

18 hours ago, Mello Yello said:

Russ would get first dibs on the Yorkshire puds and pork cracklin' when invited for Sunday lunch down Stowmarket way....

Plus as much as he wants from the Gravy boat....

Being a vegan, he would be more interested in the fruit and veg in her garden.....

[Nuff Said 5,150]

6 hours ago, Worthy Nigelton said:

MK Don's seem to have improved since he left. Swansea seem to be worse since he joined. There's two ways of looking at this, either a) he set a great foundation for MKD to build on and has a massive rebuild on his hands with Swansea, or b) he had a team that finished third in mid-table and a play off team in the bottom half. 

Swansea may well be worse since he joined but that will be largely down to significant cost and squad cutting necessitated by the loss of parachute payments. Which their rich American owners didn’t replace.

[Mello Yello 2,297]

21 minutes ago, lake district canary said:

Being a vegan, he would be more interested in the fruit and veg in her garden.....

[king canary 7,624]

39 minutes ago, The Raptor said:

Martin. Another classic case of being suggested because of the club connection rather than any merit. 

Warne is more intriguing. 3 promotions. And a cup (And yes 2 relegations) Rotherham are the Norwich of league one. No idea about the style of football they play. Or how he'd do with a bigger budget. He's also been there since 2016 which surprised me as I thought someone would've taken a punt on him. 

The style isn't great from memory when we played them last season and they didn't mind kicking lumps out of our players.

[king canary 7,624]

Also, I don't hugely want Martin in charge but it's worth remembering that sometimes getting the right manager with the right style in to a club can be more important than that managers previous results. Both Graham Potter and Steve Cooper failed to get Swansea promoted but both have shown they are very good managers.

[lake district canary 4,540]

34 minutes ago, Mello Yello said:

Foo yuk.

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19 hours ago, Mello Yello said:

Russ would get first dibs on the Yorkshire puds and pork cracklin' when invited for Sunday lunch down Stowmarket way....

Plus as much as he wants from the Gravy boat....

Unlikely, he's vegan mate. 

[keelansgrandad 6,679]

The coach of the team that beat them would be my choice. Cooper.

[Ken Hairy 3,774]

On 01/05/2022 at 09:07, Mello Yello said:

Paul Warne for me.....Done miracles at Rotherham within a budget.....Local boy and ticks the boxes.....

Loves a yoyo too 👍

[Worthy Nigelton 1,058]

5 hours ago, Nuff Said said:

Swansea may well be worse since he joined but that will be largely down to significant cost and squad cutting necessitated by the loss of parachute payments. Which their rich American owners didn’t replace.

Who did they sell over the summer out of interest?