What is everyone's manager choice if/when Nige leaves?

[MrRedRobin]

Like many others I am of the firm belief I want Nigel to stay but with all that's going on at the moment it seems inevitable Nige will be gone soon.

Heard a lot of names thrown around just hoping It won't be someone like Rowett would like Eustace if Nige were to leave.

Edited October 23, 2023 by MrRedRobin

[bcfc01]

I'm thinking what an insensitive post.

[Simon bristol]

Eustace is a good shout, schumacher has done a great job too… and you would think robins would be a top choice if lansdown could get him.

[Lew-T]

5 minutes ago, MrRedRobin said:

Like many others I am of the firm belief I want Nigel to stay but with all that's going on at the moment it seems inevitable Nige will be gone soon.

Heard a lot of names thrown around just hoping It won't be someone like Rowett would like Eustace if Nige were to leave.

I can’t believe we are having this discussion.

[Eddie Hitler]

Get Nigel back in with a big pay rise.

[MrRedRobin]

5 minutes ago, bcfc01 said:

I'm thinking what an insensitive post.

Sorry you think this, just wondering who people would like as manager when the inevitable happens but I like others are still firmly behind Nige and want him to succeed and hope he is given longer.

[Sheltons Army]

I’m thinking Saturday DIY , bit of sport on Sky , maybe the odd Western League Game ...maybe take up archery

 

Is that any good 

[Mr Popodopolous]

I have 3 names.

NP, NP and NP.

Pay rise, 3 year deal, and improved backing while not going ott with it.

Edited October 23, 2023 by Mr Popodopolous

[Henry]

I honestly don’t give a shit

[bearded_red]

Nigel Pearson.

[BCFCGav]

I usually really enjoy speculating on new managers and dreaming of what they could bring, but that’s usually off the back of wanting a manager out (or he’s already left). For now - I just want the Lansdown’s to sort it out with Nige.

[SBB]

Just noticed ignore topic is back. Pair it with ignore user to block s**t threads and reappearing rats. 
 

Pathetic. 

[Barrs Court Red]

Lee Johnson with Tony Pulis as director of football.

[MrRedRobin]

If people don't like this thread then mods feel free to take it down...

[Bristol Rob]

As long as we have an intensive, thorough search I have every faith that the decision makers will make a confident appointment that won't, in any way, leave people scratching their heads.

Ideally, this search will take about 6 weeks and then result in someone with the integrity of Tommy Brown being appointed.

 

[Ian M]

I’d definitely try and get Nigel Pearson, he’d be freshly available.

[Bristol Rob]

3 minutes ago, Ian M said:

I’d definitely try and get Nigel Pearson, he’d be freshly available.

And unemployed, so not only would there be no compensation, we could screw him on wages.

[Fordy62]

I’d probably just lose a bit of interest to be honest. And every appreciation I have for SL would be washed away. 

[Revitalised Red]

Does anyone honestly think that any decent manager (unemployed or not) seeing the way NP is being treated after what he has achieved would touch this club?  I don’t.

[tin]

What’s my choice? Seeing the Lansdowns hung up by their bootstraps for a public flogging. 

[Old Sodbury Red Evs]

You know it will be LJ

[Top Robin]

47 minutes ago, bcfc01 said:

I'm thinking what an insensitive post.

But fun and thought provoking

[Engvall’s Splinter]

Nigel Pearson for me. I’m more confident he keeps us in the division under the current restraints than any other available manager. 

[bpexile]

56 minutes ago, MrRedRobin said:

Like many others I am of the firm belief I want Nigel to stay but with all that's going on at the moment it seems inevitable Nige will be gone soon.

Heard a lot of names thrown around just hoping It won't be someone like Rowett would like Eustace if Nige were to leave.

I understand the reasoning behind your post but I would prefer it to be about when SL leaves .

My answer would then be - Anyone that loves the game/that knows the game & would employ NP & his team to finish the job they've started so well 

Edited October 23, 2023 by bpexile
Part of the post was omitted for some reason.

[Davefevs]

34 minutes ago, BCFCGav said:

I usually really enjoy speculating on new managers and dreaming of what they could bring, but that’s usually off the back of wanting a manager out (or he’s already left). For now - I just want the Lansdown’s to sort it out with Nige.

 My sentiments too.

[Top Robin]

33 minutes ago, MrRedRobin said:

If people don't like this thread then mods feel free to take it down...

None of us are ever forced to read or comment on a particular thread - if people don't like it, they can ignore it.

 

[David Brent]

9 minutes ago, Gabriella said:

Football management is a desperate business, we are a huge pool to those looking for championship jobs.

I’m looking for a championship job.

A proper manager is hard to come by, thankfully we have one. 

You’ve named a few managers now. Not one of them would likely do a better job than me. 

[David Brent]

36 minutes ago, Ian M said:

I’d definitely try and get Nigel Pearson, he’d be freshly available.

And he’d be given a nice little nest egg following all the hard work by his predecessor 

Just now, Gabriella said:

Maybe at wiping their arse, but I was talking about football management.

Welcome btw 

[Revitalised Red]

5 minutes ago, Gabriella said:

Football management is a desperate business, we are a huge pool to those looking for championship jobs.

You are assuming that the club is an attractive proposition.  How many managers do you think are willing to work under the restrictions placed on them by the hierarchy?

[Street red]

Ideal candidate would be Nigel Pearson and I've heard he's a pretty good man manager.

[cityexile]

NP.

Worth adding, a change now also puts any new manager under intense unnecessary pressure. Losing a manager who a big majority want to keep, unless you hit the ground running results wise you are on a hiding to nothing.

[cheese]

Ted Lasso

[REDOXO]

I heard that Nigel Pearson fella might be looking for a job soon. I’d have him in a heartbeat!!

[Revitalised Red]

6 minutes ago, Gabriella said:

I recon tons would be, I also don’t think the restrictions are as much as an issue now, partly due to the good work of NP,

And this is where our opinions differ (apart from the good work done by NP).  I just don’t think that the funds and freedom to run the club a decent manager would want would be offered.

[MelksRed]

I just want Pearson to stay at this point. Let's wait until we are in a position of strength / knowledge before we even go there.....we wouldn't put something like this on a noticeboard at work....why is it acceptable to do so here?  

 

[stephenkibby.]

Thing is if Lansdown gets rid of Nige then everything is on the line.

As much as i love what Pearson has done and want him to stay  most fans are only interested in results.

If someone came in and immediately got results a lot would soon forget.

Now i know the chances of that are slim to nil but we know how mad the OWNER  is.

Anyway should be an above atmosphere Wednesday and we show our true support for Pearson.

[mozo]

1 hour ago, Ian M said:

I’d definitely try and get Nigel Pearson, he’d be freshly available.

That could be a masterstroke... Sack Nige Wednesday morning. Then announce Nige as new manager on the pitch before kick off. The atmosphere would be unique.

[Redrascal2]

1 hour ago, MrRedRobin said:

Like many others I am of the firm belief I want Nigel to stay but with all that's going on at the moment it seems inevitable Nige will be gone soon.

Heard a lot of names thrown around just hoping It won't be someone like Rowett would like Eustace if Nige were to leave.

Cannot  even begin to understand someone who wants Nigel to stay, starting a post to see who people want to replace him. A great shame to see posts like these from our own supporters.

[cidered abroad]

Nigel Pearson!

[ray savino]

Nobody has said Neil Warnock till the end of the season?!!!!! ....  Yet? 

[Simon bristol]

17 minutes ago, Revitalised Red said:

And this is where our opinions differ (apart from the good work done by NP).  I just don’t think that the funds and freedom to run the club a decent manager would want would be offered.

There is zero chance we would find a decent manager to offer it to in the first place!

[Henry]

I honestly wouldn’t be shocked if it was Lee Johnson.

[W-S-M Seagull]

I'm struggling to think of a better candidate than Pearson.

[Ian M]

1 hour ago, bpexile said:

I understand the reasoning behind your post but I would prefer it to be about when SL leaves .

My answer would then be - Anyone that loves the game/that knows the game & would employ NP & his team to finish the job they've started so well 

I’d happily take someone with zero football knowledge if they admitted as much and employed, as CEO, someone who did.

52 minutes ago, David Brent said:

Welcome btw 

It was a flying visit though.

8 minutes ago, Henry said:

I honestly wouldn’t be shocked if it was Lee Johnson.

The good news is that is highly unlikely, SL felt hugely let down by LJ.

[Cityboy1954]

2 hours ago, Revitalised Red said:

Does anyone honestly think that any decent manager (unemployed or not) seeing the way NP is being treated after what he has achieved would touch this club?  I don’t.

There is a sniveller at Fleetwood hed love to come back .

[fgrsimon]

3 hours ago, ray savino said:

Nobody has said Neil Warnock till the end of the season?!!!!! ....  Yet? 

Warlock as the next but one manager after we plunge into the relegation places by March following NP being replaced.

[phantom]

4 hours ago, Simon bristol said:

Eustace is a good shout, 

It would be interesting to hear why you say that @Simon bristol? 

4 hours ago, Gabriella said:

Come on don’t be pathetic.

Eustace.

Missed by myself, but picked up by other admin 

Worth reminding people that if you are banned but register under a new name, that account and all IP addresses previously used get booted out too 

4 hours ago, MrRedRobin said:

.... just wondering who people would like as manager when the inevitable happens

Why is it inevitable? 

The latest rumours are almost identical to those saying NP was getting the boot for being pissed 

[Malago]

In Nige I trust

In the Lansdowns I don’t

[Silvio Dante]

7 hours ago, Gabriella said:

Come on don’t be pathetic.

Eustace.

Ah yes, that well known outside of the box, having just been sacked by a championship team, continental, having been born in Solihull, John Eustace.

Trolling so much in your last day you’ve forgotten what your opinions were supposed to be?

 

[Son of Fred]

8 hours ago, MrRedRobin said:

Like many others I am of the firm belief I want Nigel to stay but with all that's going on at the moment it seems inevitable Nige will be gone soon.

Heard a lot of names thrown around just hoping It won't be someone like Rowett would like Eustace if Nige were to leave.

If the Lansdownes dispose of Nigel I will be taking a rather long holiday away from "Steve's Club" - even at the expense of probably confusing my dear grandson!

A somewhat ridiculous question bearing in mind the clear & strong support for Nigel from our supporters - topic now ignored.

Edited October 24, 2023 by Son of Fred

[Son of Fred]

7 hours ago, Top Robin said:

None of us are ever forced to read or comment on a particular thread - if people don't like it, they can ignore it.

 

Couldn't agree more.

Comment left & now ignore-

[leader]

Let’s not be Negative NP all the way 

[Major Isewater]

8 hours ago, Fordy62 said:

I’d probably just lose a bit of interest to be honest. And every appreciation I have for SL would be washed away. 

[ExiledAjax]

I really don't follow the wider EFL enough to give a name, but whoever it is needs:

1. To be willing to work with the squad we have and play to their strengths;

2. To be someone who has a better chance of delivering success than Pearson; and

3. To be available to us.

If there's no one like that out there then they need to stick with Pearson until there is, however unlikely it is that he'll get us promoted. They've got until the end of the season.

Pearson leaving doesn't have to be the end of the world, it doesn't have to be a crisis. Look at the last managerial changes at Brighton or Brentford (or even Leicester when Pearson left) - I know the rebuttal will be "those clubs are far better run than us", and the changes were under different circumstances, and I agree with that - but their fans must have felt like the good times were over when Smith and Potter left...well look now.

I don't expect something similar to happen here, and I know many of the people who desperately want Pearson to stay won't either, but I've got a little hope.

[Superjack]

Won't matter to me.

[ExiledAjax]

1 hour ago, ExiledAjax said:

3. To be available to us.

I feel I should expand on this.

When I say "available to us", I don't mean out of work. Managers who are out of work are out of work for a reason. Very, very few of those reasons will be good reasons.

No, I mean available to poach.

Find someone who's consistently been outperforming at their level - probably a level lower than ours - and take them. Who is doing not just a good job, but an unexpectedly good job? Who has been doing that for a number of seasons? Who is currently the deciding variable in causing a squad and club to outperform their expected level (ie their wage budget).

Identify that person and see if they're interested.

[LondonBristolian]

I’d just be incredibly frustrated. And I really wouldn’t want a manager who wants to tear up the direction of travel of the last three years and start yet another rebuild. 
 

Basically I think Pearson is doing a good job and should have his contract extended. I’m not going to pretend I’d suddenly start boycotting the club if he went but it would be the most baffling and disappointing decision I could remember in my time as a City fan.

[RedEyez]

12 hours ago, Gabriella said:

Come on don’t be pathetic.

Eustace.

Is pathetic your favourite word? Care to be a bit more creative ?  

Edited October 24, 2023 by RedEyez

[Red Exile]

22 minutes ago, LondonBristolian said:

I’d just be incredibly frustrated. And I really wouldn’t want a manager who wants to tear up the direction of travel of the last three years and start yet another rebuild. 
 

Basically I think Pearson is doing a good job and should have his contract extended. I’m not going to pretend I’d suddenly start boycotting the club if he went but it would be the most baffling and disappointing decision I could remember in my time as a City fan.

I agree with you but I'm pretty sure that for the sake of my sanity I'd be encouraged by my family and friends to take a step away.... (is that laughter or tears?)

Btw the appointments of Tinnion, Millen and Holden were decisions every bit as baffling to me...possibly more so.

[Jeez]

An appointment like Ryan Mason would be interesting, pretty sure he's available & this would be a great opportunity for him to build his career away from the Spurs caretaker roles.

Will no doubt have great contact & has been around some high-pedigree managers to have developed strong ideas.

[archie andrews]

4 minutes ago, Jeez said:

An appointment like Ryan Mason would be interesting, pretty sure he's available & this would be a great opportunity for him to build his career away from the Spurs caretaker roles.

Will no doubt have great contact & has been around some high-pedigree managers to have developed strong ideas.

Were more likely to ask sammy mason to take over... 

[Bristol Rob]

Of course, we could all be getting ahead of ourselves here.

If NP is under contract until the end of the season, there are still ample games for us to either get promoted or get relegated.

If it's the latter, would you re-sign him?

[Rocky]

SL supposedly wanted Gerrard whilst he was at Rangers, maybe just paper talk however.  Considering Stevie was managing in front of a crowd of 696 recently, and with more money than he needs, perhaps he'd come back.

[Davefevs]

25 minutes ago, Rocky said:

SL supposedly wanted Gerrard whilst he was at Rangers, maybe just paper talk however.  Considering Stevie was managing in front of a crowd of 696 recently, and with more money than he needs, perhaps he'd come back.

I believe we approached either Rangers or Gerrard / his agent, and were given a “nope” in response.  Kid will probably confirm.

[Sweeneys Penalties]

Would ideally want Nige to stay, but....I wonder if Graham Potter fancies a "project". 

[glynriley]

Just now, Sweeneys Penalties said:

Would ideally want Nige to stay, but....I wonder if Graham Potter fancies a "project". 

And so it begins…

[bearded_red]

5 minutes ago, Sweeneys Penalties said:

Would ideally want Nige to stay, but....I wonder if Graham Potter fancies a "project". 

Jesus wept.

Try Luke Williams, or any other manager that wouldn’t get a job at any other Championship club.

[jj77]

Will Still

[alexukhc]

7 minutes ago, bearded_red said:

Jesus wept.

Try Luke Williams, or any other manager that wouldn’t get a job at any other Championship club.

Didn’t we give Luke a 10 year contract once?

[ExiledAjax]

I should know better than to suggest an actual name, especially as I'll freely admit to not watching much EFL other than ourselves.

But, on another thread (and it's confusing me that this conversation is happening across multiple threads) I've suggested/queried/brought up Manning at Oxford? I'll copy and paste what I said there:

Yes we turned them over but he's got them 2nd, well outperforming their xG (which I of course know could be a bit flukey) and with a cast iron defence. MOTM in August and doing this with a young squad with an average age of 24.* I've no idea how many have come through Oxford's youth ranks under him (as he's only been there since March I'll assume it's not many) but it's a young squad and they purportedly didn't spend a dime in the summer (other than loan fees).* He's also previously worked as an U23s coach at West Ham, so must surely have some sort of recognition for the power of youth development.

I don't know the details of his methods, his style (FotMob says he use 4231 so not dissimilar to our form), his personality or anything, whether he'd build on the current culture or be willing to work under our terms and conditions. Maybe it's a complete non-starter.

Everyone and anyone is of course welcome to shoot this down with an Exocet, but I'd say he would merit further investigation.

*Source is transfermarkt for both these figures.

Edited October 24, 2023 by ExiledAjax