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Remember when AF was trying to take over from the previous mob? He said that PS would be his dream manager, or words to that effect IIRC.

Last night he said “There is one contender that would really surprise people. In some ways it would be the dream appointment, but it might not be the right appointment. We do have to go through the process.’’

Would he, could he, should he come back?

No, no and probably not.

According to the mongs that text in to RS, anyone from Bananaman to Andy King!

Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink. Oh yes.

Ah, the return of a next manager rumour thread.

Teddy Sheringham...

I don't think he would and i wouldn't want him back. Although i think i'd secretly be pretty pleased, better the devil you know and all that. In fact, i can't think of that many i'd be pissed off with, but i know i'd be fucking livid if Dirty Sanchez was our manager.

Who is this surprising candidate?

I think its Fat Sam.

I have nothing to back this up.

I'd be happy though

But when he left for Plymouth, he said he was returning to his spiritual home.  Except he already had another spiritual home in Dundee.  I got a bit confused at that point.  How many spiritual homes can one man have?  Maybe Swindon could be his third?

from bugsy malone? that would be ace. well done mr fitton.

:D

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Imagine Bananaman has manager. That would be ace!

Did you text that in last night?? someone did!!!

Imagine Bananarama as joint manageresses.

That would be crap.

Guilty.

As me and Charlotte said, To be honest AF's description of a "proven track record" is different to ours., I mean before MM came in apparently he had a proven track record. I wouldn't get too excited!

John Ward it is! ;)

But John Ward isn't a surprising name Gazz. I bet it's Vennables. I'm actually worried it could be.

He's off to Forest when CC gets the boot

King Kev.

Nothing would be more surprising than me as manager

Therefore he must be talking about me :)

NB - I cannot confirm whether I have had an interview or not at this stage as I am sworn to secrecy :)


Seriously though

Glenn Hoddle is mentioned later on in the report - he was asked for his advice ...

Perhaps he said ... Well Im available if you want me ???? I know he has a school in Spain but this actually runs itself .. Its his in name and he would expected to put in a few shows here and there .. BUT .. he still lives in Ascot .. which says it all.

So there you go .. Perhaps Glenn wants it :)

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE let this be true!

Someone with a finely tuned olfactory system who likes horses because he (or she) has got a whiff of AF's wonga and has heard that we are a stable club.





Mick Channon or Anky Van Grunsven

As others said in the Matchday thread, I'm terrified it's Lawrie Sanchez.

I'm impressed with Fitton. He hasn't allowed fans to get too carried away (Boothroyd, Poyet, Cotterill links essentially killed off) yet still leaves us wondering by dropping little hints.

I read thisis and I'm stunned by some of the suggestions (they are taking the piss right?).

Samuel Allardyce wouldn't come close to STFC, he's one of these "modern" managers and we couldn't afford all the extra things he would want in place... Plus, he could still easily get a semi-high profile job elsewhere.

But if I was to play this game and indeed "dream on" then out of all of the unemployed managers out there who I wish would take interest in the job then, for me, it has to be Alan Curbishley.

When I say Curbishley I'm not saying he's a realistic target, because he's not. But he ticks alot of the boxes that Fitton has listed.

I predict an anti-climax but at least I don't have any pie-in-the-sky ideas that we'll have an out of this world appointment by the end of the year.

John Ward's New Red & White Army........ Hmm....

John Ward's third different red and white army... Just about fits all the syllables!

Do you actually read the whole thing? It also says that they have not managed to get hold of hoddle

If it was Venables, which seems pretty unlikely, I'd be over the moon.

I agree with Rich Pullen. I won't get too excited.

 I don’t think we will ever find out who this “big name” is. I think Ward will be hired and it will come down to “the big name wanted too much money to spend or break the budget etc…”
 Out of the names really available lets see….

Allardyce- Would want Premiership job or maybe a club like Reading, Wolves, Birmingham etc that he could take up.
Curbishley – Maybe would drop down to this division who knows?  Has stated he would like to manage in the lower leagues
Keegan – Was out of football and said he wasn’t going back until Newcastle came in, I think to be honest if he doesn’t go back to Newcastle he wont be in football.
Hoddle – Prob wouldn’t manage at this level. Makes more money on TV and football camps. Don‘t really want the Judas back.
Souness – No Thanks two words Ali Dia. And you thought MM’s signings were bad?
Veneables – You are joking?

I think out of all the bigger names Curbishley is about the only one who may take a punt.

someone text in the radio saying Keegan and Fitton had a meeting in the Hilton last week!!

yeah right!  ::)

Hoddle's a Judas, and you don't want him back?

That's by the far the stupidest thing you've come out with Gazza and there's been a few!!

Gazza never said it did he?

if it turns out to be a big big name who has managerd at the top level then he will be on top dollar.

Hoddle's a judas for taking on a bigger job with more money and more potential? That would make me a judas in his position as well then Gazza?!

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Tool.

I'd love Hoddle to return. I'm too young to remember the disappointment of his departure but I know he gave us one awesome season with awesome football (I know he was manager for a season and a bit longer but you know what I mean)

Hoddle to Chelsea does not mean he was a "Judas". Hoddle to Oxford would equal to being a "Judas".

Didn't someone text in and say that Hoddle & Hazzard  - not sure if it was true, maybe Fitton was having a discussion him

Nice to see that Fitton has held informal discussions with potential's, just gutted that Boothroyd is out the picture

I've also been told today by someone that didn't know what AF has said that Apparently Big Sam Allardyce has been putting his name aroyund in the last week or so as he is desperate to get back into football.

The more and more I think about it the more I suspect Fitton could be talking about Sanchez - has experience of managing Wycombe & Fulham on a shoestring budget and would be a big name due to international managing NI and was obviously able to motivate them with their big win's - what Fitton has claimed he is looking for, - let's hope that Fitton knows that Sanchez is not welcome at STFC and if he thought fan's were dubious of MM then just wait and see what reaction Sanchez get's he will probably hold the record of the first stfc manager to alienate the fan's before playing a game, and have the fan's calling for his sacking in his first game in charge.

Christ I think I'd even take John Ward over Sanchez and that is saying something

Hoddle lives in Sonning - not Ascot.

Sanchez or not, if anyone called for a manager to be sacked in their first game I'd kick them in the face.

He'd be more of a Judas if he betrayed Shaun Taylor to some Roman Jews.

Ardiles....

If we got that cunt Sanchez then I'd cerimoniously burn my season ticket in the centre circle and would never grace the County Ground again until he went.

Agreed.

I've said it before though, prior to appointment it's our right to suggest or bemoan candidates. However, as soon as they're sat in an empty Arkells stand with the STFC scarf above their head, then they deserve our 100% support.

Of course he was a Judas at the time.

Of course I'd have him back now.

Lawrie Sanchez coming in would more than certainly see the end of Byrne, Williams and Glanville. He has Terry Gibson (ex-loanee) and Dave Beasant as his regular staff.

I've always found Englebert Humperdinck to be a surprising name.

International credentials, "he could do a job here"

If he was appointed we should run out to the song Lesbian Seagull from Beavis & Butt-Head Do America.

Can we stop this crazy talk.  It makes me sad inside. Just say no to Sanchez.

What is Mike Newell up to these days.

edit: oh Grimsby then.

Of course we can.

I am lean very much towards the anti-Sanchez camp.

Thinking about it further, what have we been told? "A surprising name", "will blow your socks off", and "will blow your mind". I'm going for a dream team of Englebert Humperdinck, Richard Reid shoe bomber as assistant, and Timothy Leary, LSD guru, as sports psychologist. What odds do you think I'll get on that little lot?

I'll have some of what you've been having I think Mr D !!

I was round Timothy Leary's place earlier

my comment about being a judas relates to that period but also we need to look forward NOT back IMO.

I think the person he is on about where he said it would be a dream move but maybe not the right one is Macari....

 Sadly Leary is dead....he must whiff a bit by now.

 Turn on, Tune in, Drop out....the mantra for a generation it's good to see, the likes of fB DV and SY carrying on the good work.

We need someone totally unconnected to the club to grab it by the scruff of the neck. No room for sentiment, Macari or Hoddle I'm afraid.

Daily Mail, November 26th
Exclusive: Sam Allardyce poised for Nottingham Forest rescue act
By Ian Ladyman

Nottingham Forest are ready to offer Sam Allardyce a dramatic return to football with current boss Colin Calderwood on the brink of the sack.
Sportsmail understands Forest chairman Nigel Doughty has already opened talks with the former Bolton manager about the City Ground job.
Aidy Boothroyd, Billy Davies and Iain Dowie are also on Forest's short-list but Allardyce is Doughty's first choice to breathe life into the ailing Midlands club.
Allardyce has been aware of Forest's interest for around a month and despite reservations over the amount of money available for transfers, he is now ready to hear what Doughty has to say.

Fitton's interview online (may already be in a thread)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/swindon_town/7750447.stm

Fitton says he cannot name the "person to blow our socks off" because of his current circumstances so maybe he is employed?

I can't think of any managers, currently employed, that we could get and would blow our socks off. There are a few that could be considered seriously far-fetched possibilities, but none of which would cause me to piss my pants: Russell Slade, Paul Trollope, Colin Calderwood, Martin Ling...

I'm firmly in the camp anti-Sanchez as well.  Definately a no thank you.

I wonder if Ardiles is in with a hoot.  I don't think he's employed, he's been chirping about a return to English football for years and has been in the country and press a fair bit of late.

I thought that too. Either him or a recently retired big name player

Stuart pearce

Vialli perhaps?  Another who has been making noises about a return to management in England.

Not sure AF says he has lots of experience...

It is nice to hear Fitton say that it depends on the new manager about back room staff - commenting that some manager like to travel with their own team and some manage rlike to asses what is already there

Remember as well, Fitton is suggesting this big name is vastly experienced and cannot be named due to his current position which suggests he's a manager at the moment.

Any 'big name' experienced managers managing in the SPL at the mo or abroad looking to get into english football ?

Fitton is looking for a track record also which may rule out some of these up and coming managers he's suggested, so a shortlist of 4 or 5:

Big name, Holloway, Dowie, ??

Never thought of that, could easily be a current SPL manager looking to make a step up.

Gordon Strachan?

 Could be Jimmy Calderwood of Aberdeen...the Board seemingly not knowing too much about Sweatie football (Why MM), think they've heard something about a Calderwood fella.
 

Just not Bryne.

If that happens I am never going to set foot in the County Ground again.

 You have to say it's a brilliant wheeze by AF, dangling this carrot in front of us , so the rumour mill can go into meltdown.

 Meanwhile, in the real world John Ward, it is.

 

 

Big name manager hmmm. Alexei Michaelichenko is it!

Isn't the "big name" the one that he said had applied and would be a dream but might not be right for the club? To me that smacks of someone like Allardyce - would be an amazing move in terms of making people sit up and take notice but possibly not right for the club in that not only does he demand sky-high wages but comes with a similarly expensive entourage the size of which would make an eastern potentate blush!

  Anyone else getting speculation fatigue?  Just fucking appoint someone, and start winning a few games....it's 5 wins from 22 games in all comps this season (Aldershot counts as a 1-1 draw)  Not setting the world alight is it.

About a week ago Reg! Reingnited a little bit by Fitton's talking and it's now slowly going again.

I fully expect someone will be in place before Carlisle at home.

graham Taylor

 Think it might be David Howell....he's a bit shit at the old golf nowadays, as a multi millionaire, wouldn't demand a huge salary.  His bro Ian is something at Chelsea on the youth side, so will come back as assistant.  Ray will be re-instated as Moonraker.

Oh fuck no.

But if it was he would have to cut his cloth according to this level, would not be able to earn as much as he would in a higher level and wouldn't need so many back room staff at this level either.

But to get round the wages part insert clauses into the contract dependant on things like league place, cup wins, attendances - there are incentives to build up a contract and it makes the manager a little bit more focused on aiming for 10th for example instead being happy with 14th.

Which is why he won't come here/be right for the club

Just to add to the 'no to Sanchez' brigade.....I know a player who Sanchez signed. 

His 'welcome' was to be blanked by Sanchez on day one.  Look how hard I am!

His coaching was stone age - player was genuinely bemused that he had moved from a smaller club, well-drilled and where everyone knew their jobs to one in Lawrie's la la land with better players where they didn't have a clue.

On second thoughts....

Or sold him to Bristol City...

Dream off.