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May as well get cracking, who do people want to take over?

Brian stein for the umpteenth time

Who's available?

.....someone boring please

Paul Hart, Andy King, Zippy, Bungle, George

Ill start.

Alex Mcgleish.

No thanks, but he is available.

Nigel Adkins  ;D

It'd be easier to post who we don't want...

-Paul Hart
-Mike Newell or his mate Stein?
-Chris Wilder
-Graham Rix

....the list goes on!

It will be a cheap appointment whoever comes in, possibly until end of season see where we get to and if they do well they get a 2 year deal!

This is the thread where we suggest people 'above our station' and get mocked on other forums for it.

Pep Guardiola until the end of the season.

Tisdale has been mentioned in dispatches.

His Holiness will be available at the end of the month.

Get his name right ffs.

Sheena Easton and Steve Lomas

Graham Westley.

Ha ha, that'd be ace. Almost as good as 'Pope Idol' which is how they should pick the next Pope.

I'm still hoping PDC will come back, but Jamie Carragher as player manager perhaps.

 :D

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OLE OLE OLE OLE GUNNAR SOLKSJAER

Glenn hoddle 16/1 ;)

Newell has to be the front runner....still relatively young, did OK at Looton until it went pear shaped in the labrynthine politics of the club at that time.

Based on nothing but a gut feeling, it'll be someone shit, uninspiring, or cheap - and most likely all three.

Bring back kingy and mike walsh. :suicide:

i would like Nigel Adkins but think we will end up with Newell/Stein

Adkins would be my choice

Michael Appleton

Agreed, but I can't imagine that having turned down Blackpool he will see Swindo, or following PDC as a great move.

PdC to get the job.

He'd have to apply and be interviewed though

Of course Adkins won't come here, don't be fucking silly.

I do hope that Jed et al have a contingency plan in place. It did seem they had a week or so to do so after all.

He has....and that is why Paolo has left.

Simon Ferry.

Big name ex-pro taking his first steps into management.

I don't think they will have, after all based on Navarro's tweet the players seemed to think that everything would be sorted by today & that he would be staying.

So I would imagine that Jed & Co would have had the same belief.

I told you all Mike Newell was having a happy meal at burger king earlier

I think it may, just may be Carragher, I think that Jed must realise that this is the single most important decision that he will probably make here, unless he's going to chuck money at the team, this is our best chance for promotion and so if he can appease the fans get people back onboard with a biggish name, working with our current set up because its cheaper, we could still do it, so I think it could be Carragher, or some other first time player / manager

Carragher talks with a squeak, please no.

I call bullshit. You can't get happy meals at Burger King.

Did he have Diddy Donuts for pudding?

Hoddle or Bodin Sr as the cheap replacement aforementioned.

Oh God I can handle a fascist as manager, but I draw the line at another scouser.  Can I be the first to say I'll not be going whilst a scouser is in charge.

Loads of assumptions based on nothing.

Matt Ritchie back as player/manager.

Hoddle cheap :no:

How about the entire 92/93 promotion team, by committee?  A few of them have done ok.

I had an intense dislike for the previous one, and in fact stopped going for a while until the useless cunt was sacked.  But even I would give another scouser the benefit of the doubt and still go, at least until he did fuck it up.

Calderwood in any guise would be a disaster. So the 92/93 committee is a 'no' from me.

watching Arsene wenger's press conference on SSN , i nominate arsene wenger

Darren Ward player manager

Cracking shout

They'll all be on the stone age diet talking about the good old days under PDC

At least Donny are losing

Any odds out yet?

Gary Megson
Sean O'Driscoll
Paul Dickov

Just a couple who are currently unemployed

SOD went to City didn't he?

O'Driscoll is at Shitty

Dickov - you're kidding me, no ta.

It is just a couple, one of those manage C*ty (and the other 2 are shit).

Piccareta 6/4
Bodin 6/1
Adkins 10/1

If Megson comes here I will find it almost impossible to attend-I HATE THAT CUNT entirely!

Dickov......fucking hell...i was depressed already!

Fabrizio would get my vote.

I'm a massive admirer of Tisdale. He's worked miracles at Exeter.

Forgot about SOD to Shitty. I don't care for Shity you see so don't follow their comings and goings.

Adkins a good shout

Maybe with The Pope as assistant then?

Tisdale is the perennial link isn't he. I would ask why he would leave Exeter for Swindon when he could have left them plenty of times over for bigger clubs? <--- Based on teams he's been linked with previously.

Obviously, I would be happy if he ended up with Town.

Who's managing Banbury at the mo'?

Wonder if they fancy a pop at it?

Fabrizio Piccareta6/4
Paul Bodin6/1
Nigel Adkins10/1
Phil Brown10/1
Paul Dickov16/1
Iain Dowie16/1
Glenn Hoddle16/1
Gary Megson18/1
Nick Barmby20/1
Paul Jewell20/1
Steve Kean25/1
Mike Newell25/1
Alex McLeish25/1
Andy Morrell25/1
Alan Curbishley28/1
Neil Warnock28/1

Nicky Butt. Carragher is a Scouse cunt who is less understandable than PdC. Darren Ward as player manager is quite a good shout - at least as a caretaker.
Could Hockaday be in with a shout?

I'd give it to Piccaretta till the end of season, he's been schooled by PDC so is likely to follow the same kind of tactics/ regimes that the players are used too and have been successful.

Just depends on whether he can do the job without an angry Italian shouting in his face every week.

Piccaretta was the brains behind this operation anyway...

thats a depressing list

Adkins would be good, but no chance

Love to be a fly on the wall at the team meeting tomorrow morning

I'd take Warnock from that list in a heartbeat, and probably be over Di Canio immediately.

Fucking Steve Kean at 25-1, I'd rather eat my own testicles than have that cunt anywhere near the CG. I'd happilyy take Curbishley or Morrell from that list. Warnock can go fuck himself.

Isn't it just, apart from Adkins (who won't come), it is completely uninspiring.

Piccaretta for me as well.

STEVE KEAN <3

Whilst I'd love Adkins, it will more likely be Steve Kean at 25/1!!! Release the chickens!

Hoddle, Adkins or Warnock are the only good ones on there.

Unfortunately anyone who thinks we have a prayer of getting any of them is a retard.

Sadly true.

That's a horrible depressing list.

Adkins the only one worth even considering

In all seriousness take a chance on Piccaretta, he's worked with Paolo for 21 months so hopefully would carry on in the same vein.

Mike Walsh is free? well he's now running a restaurant in Javea.

What about mike bassett

Alex McLeish could be good at this level, he needs to rebuild his reputation.

Newell at 25-1...got to be worth a punt.

A punt to the head of whoever hires him, granted..

Agreed,thats what makes it depressing

It has to be Piccaretta in the short term.

Jed et al had better have had a contingency plan lined up. They knew this may have been coming.

Andy King

.....and the silent investor is a Turkey Farmer in Norfolk.

Beuuutiful if fucking ain't.

That confirms it. You're fucking insane.

Apart from Villa he's had a good career.

Westley will sniffing around this job

Ask Birmingham fans what they thought of his style of play. Boring negative football that would have the support fleeing.

He was shite at Forest this season too

Once PDC get his new appointment he'll be gone in a flash.

so who will be in charge tomorrow Paul Bodin? or Darren Ward

Probably Piccaretta according to Sam Moorshead

Statement (vaguely) suggests PDC's staff are still with the club.

Piccaretta tell me the truuuuuuuuth.

Missed out on Paul Ince

oh dear

Di Matteo.

Well, if people can link people were never going to get so can I!

So it's not all doom and gloom!

Jed's greatest achievement so far.

I dunno, that still does rule out Paul Hart

It'll be Jed - with his mate Ray Clemence as goal-keeping coach.  And we're changing our strip to pink to match his favourite shirt.

John Green ‏@realjohngreen
Paolo di Canio has resigned as the manager of Swindon Town Football Club. I AM AVAILABLE, SWINDON. I WILL GIVE UP EVERYTHING. CALL ME.

If I remember correctly hasn't Zippy got a 100% record as manager away at Tranmere.

I love that guy.

Lost at home to Oldham too. 50%.

I believe we lost to Oldham the game before, may be wrong though.

Yep 2-0... think Timlin scored that day and Nathan Thompson played the whole game and was excellent.

Yes but home to Oldham isn't away to Tranmere is it

We have an ex player with more league management experience than Zippy kicking around the club...Jamie Pitman (least I think he's still around...a bit difficult to keep track atm)

Luc Nijholt has international managerial experience!!

Fjortoft could be good..

I've been trying to think for the past few hours what managers are out of work and its depressing. Same old fucking Swindon, things look bright then we get bent over and fucked up the arse again.

Took Hereford into the conference

is owen coyle available at the mo?? bolton played some nice football under him in his first season or 2!!

Ian Culverhouse please!

If we're looking for a manager who focuses on fitness, discipline, scouting skills and a proven track record shouldn't the door be open to the return of Lou Macari (if the coach leaves 1/2 an hour early tomorrow we could pick him up from Manchester!). He knows the club, has the respect of the fans could be a perfect time for him to come on a temp contract till June

Lingy really ill?

You may jest, but when he applied for the Motherwell job he was highly thought of wherever the fuck he was.

I like the idea of Fjortoft, he speaks well and would be a fans favourite. Does he have the management skills though ??

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serse_Cosmi

"Cosmi is widely popular in Italy for his excitable behaviour during matches. He is also famous for always wearing a baseball cap (usually that of his team, but often with just his signature printed on it). Together with Carlo Mazzone, he is considered one of the most passionate coaches in Italian football, and also became subject of a satirical imitation from comedian Maurizio Crozza."

I'd definitely leave my cushy European based media job to manage a lower league football club :)

He's got a media career and as far as I know made no noises about wanting to be a manager?

Isn't that what was said about Di Canio?

It's been a long day, but get a grip, those days are gone

No, it isn't.

JAF would be skill. Even if he was shit we might get to see the jetstream again.

there's more chance of flammableBen becoming our next manager than Fjørtoft

Just to lighten the mood

The love affair would last about a day...about enough time to realise he's no more qualified to manage your football team than he is to build you a conservatory.  I'll never understand why folk keep putting forward ex-players as management candidates.

Ian Culverhouse has been assistant to Lambert for a number of years which for the most part have been good years...

I meant the lack of management skills not all the other shit that came up?

Skill - I haven't heard that word for years used in that context.

Fuck its oficial then if the scarf is over the head

Actually think Picaretta could be a good shout, do we actually know who did what day to day?

Just think of Wise, blindingly obvious with hindsight that Poyet was actually the brains in that partnership, could be the same her?

might explain the sudden resignation

The danger with Piccaretta is that we appoint him and as soon as Paolo goes elsewhere, we're back to square one. Financially, it may be our only option. In all my time as a fan though, I'm not sure I've known less about an assistant manager?

He's actually mute.  Not many people know that.

Fuck me adje, you been licking cane toads? :)

I agree.  The number 3 would be a better choice than Kean.

Being completely honest, I couldn't even reel off the names of Di Canio's staff.  I'm not sure whether that's because they are too much in Di Canio's shadow, their names are complicated or a bit of both  :)

Its the magic number after all.

His real name is Arctic Peat. Piccaretta is just an anagram.

"We are no ones red and white army"

Would imagine Piccaretta will be glad to get that cotton wool out of his ears on a match day !

Piccareta has just been confirmed to be taking tomorrows game and I honestly wouldn't mind him taking the job until the end of the season. Players know him, he'll presumably not change much and hopefully get us up.

Long term, someone young, hungary, ambitious.

Just don't want a sentimental appointment.

Fabrizio Piccaretta
Claudio Donatelli
Domenico Doardo

If Only you were right.....................

Random out of work manager naming time: Gareth Southgate.

Hasn't he ended up in some burgers.

Remember him saying a few years ago he'd come back on a temporary basis if the club asked. Would seem like the perfect time for it with promotion still easily within our grasp.

That would be a great chant tomorrow! :-)

I raise you John Sitton

And you can bring your fucking dinner...

If Fabrizio does well...'Who needs Di Canio, we've got Fabrizio'  :D

Ah fuck it, we get a win tomorrow night and Piccareta will take us top of League 1, thats better than PdC ever managed.

Piccareta In!

i'm tempted to apply. i've won plenty with Swindon.

If we can pick anyone, realistic or not, then I want Eddie Howe......

I want Bobby Howe and his sexy football.

Mourinho wants to manage in England again, this could tie him over 'till Fergie resigns... then we could sing 'who needs Di Canio, we've got Mourinho' just to get up Di Canio's nose...

Patey, Black, the FA, Jed, Paolo, January transfer window, you can all get lost - we are Swindon and we're still going to win this league

Happy enough with the Piccaretta appointment, this is not a time to be rocking the boat.

only Hope Powell can save us now

Like it! Joking aside, it would certainly maintain the media interest.

Jed saying on twitter he'll get in touch with Paolo maybe some slight hope!

I want Alex who writes the tactical analysis for the Washbag to be given a go, AVB-style.

He'll need a hard man alongside him to scare the dressing room, so I'd pair him with Shaun Taylor.

Two hopes; Bob Hope and no hope

Eric Cantona. He likes farmers

We will be a laughing stock if the new owners go and beg him to come back, even more if he does.

Time to move on.

Martin Allen?

i had this very same thought myself earlier.

Anyone know what David Byrne is up to these days?

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Cherie Lunghi anyone?

For those of you Still wet behind the ears look up "The Manageress" on Google.

You would go absolutely fucking mental if that happened ::)

No, I'd go fucking mental if we appointed Paul Hart or Phil Brown or Iain Dowie or George Burley etcetera etcetera

Plus never suggested Ward was who I wanted more so what I expect

All tied up doing punditry with Sky.de not sure if he would be interested to be fair and I dont think he has his coaching Licenses yet?

but I live in hope!!

Hopefully there will be something a bit more interesting from leftfield. Michael Appleton built a very good reputation as a coach at West Brom and I saw it written that he'd go on to make a good manager. I'd like someone of that ilk that most of us aren't aware of yet. The only vaguely interesting name in the list in my view is Andy Morrell, but I suspect he will go to Coventry.

I want Calderwood, but love to see Ian Culverhouse given it go.

That WOULD be the end for me!!!!!

It doesn't appear that money is going to be abundant going forward so I can't see us going for a manager currently on work where we'd need to pay compensation.

New manager? We'll as likely as not have to wait to see who applies first, though we won't get to see that list. I am sure we will get a bigger and better quality of candidate applying while we're at the top with a realistic shout of promotion than if we were propping up the bottom.

That said if the incoming board foresaw this implosion happening they might have someone lined up, who knows.

Then there is the chance for God to make a sensational return Macari style saying it was all a communication error/breakdown due to the NDA....

What is it with people who want ex-players as manager? They hardly ever work out - and as for Calderwood - no thanks.

Just because they played for us dont automatically make them good managers

The same with Paul Bodin - no thanks!

Don't want Bodin! Though i'd take Calderwood. Isn't calderwood coaching somewhere with trollope, Norwich i think.

I'd like a manager who gets the team playing football. There has been far too much long ball this season, and its been effective, but i'd rather watch us knocking the ball around better.

Wouldn't mind Tisdale from exeter. Bad timing for lingy to be ill, he and Taylor would have been an option.

Dear God!

Stability in the short term to see us through until the end of the season. Picaretta worked closely with PDC, so I guess makes sense for him to take charge for a bit, and then see where we are in a few weeks, how results go.

Or see if Sheena Easton is available.

For a start Peter Taylor can go and fuck himself.

Bodin and Calderwood are very much in the "no thanks" category.

Iain Dowie can fuck off. Mike Newell and Brian Stein can fuck off.

Dickov no. Barmby no. Hockaday can fuck off. Dietmar Hamman can fuck off as well.

I would take Adkins but doubt it's realistic. Probably the same with Owen Coyle.

Tisdale has lower league experience and is still relatively young, guess he would be an option.

Sensible

Hockaday is an interesting one and one of the favourites with the bookies. He hasn't set the world alight at FGR but has some solid coaching credentials at Watford, and has the ex player factor

No Hockaday can fuck off.

Aaaarrrrrrrrrrggggggghhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That is all.

Steve Lomas being interviewed on 5 live about the situation. Fact

I realise you probably made that up but if that was to happen - good appointment or bad - I would quite literally piss myself 8)

Although not as much as Sheena Easton.

Just our of interest - on what do you base your assessment? Not saying you're wrong but for all we know he could turn out to be the most amazing manager ever.

You can say that about anyone - at this stage it comes down to gut feelings and past experience.

I'll see your aaaaargggh and raise you a FFS

I think that the best way of summing up this thread after reading all 14 pages is that opinions are like arseholes, everyone has one.

What a clusterfuck of opinions, with some arseholes thrown in for good measure!

You can be absolutely certain that whoever they appoint will get at the very least two aaaaaargh's and a FFS - That's the best possible scenario. That would be for Paul Tisdale - If it was Graham Westley......let's not go there *shudder*

You misunderstand me.  (I wasn't being clear, I know.)  I wasn't trying to make a point about Hockaday at all, rather the 'ex player factor'.  This idea that someone's suitability for the manager's job is somehow enhanced because we paid his wages for a few years as a player in the 1980s.  It's absurd.

To be fair, Hockaday does at least deserve a hearing - but not because he's an ex player.  THe Fjortoft suggestions make me cringe, however.

Updated Skybet next manager odds:

Piccareta 5/2
Newell 4/1
Bodin 6/1
Hockaday 8/1
Adkins 8/1
Brown 12/1
Mark Hudges 14/1

How do i get on that list?

TEF make it happen

It's going to be Mike Fucking Newell isn't it!  :cry:

give it to Piccareta until the end of the season, see how he does

(unless PdC gets another job and takes him with)

Some bloody awful shouts and a mongy thread if ever there was one. I can't see us buying out a currently employed manager. No idea who it will be and couldn't give a shit to he honest.

someone tweet Jed this list and please say to him "none of the above please Jed".

I think we all know that it will be Newell...heaven help us.

Has to be Nigel Adkins, or Owen Coyle which is won't be, my outside shot to be new gaffer would be Mark Yates of Cheltenham Town.

Odds have changed ....

Piccareta    3/1
Hockaday     5/1
Newell         5/1
Bodin          7/1
Adkins        10/1
Brown        12/1

At the moment we do not have a clue who the next manager will be, Any good company would have a plan for this so i would agree that the next Manager will be someone out of work,  
This remains a long list of potential candidates some good some ok some no way
We will have to see
A name i have mentioned earlier Nigel Adkins keeps coming up great track record at Scunny and Southampton however with the cloud of new mangement and the money situation , do not think this will happen.
A name not mentioned and is out of work and lives locally is Keith Curle however i am not sure about him as he is Warnock mate

do we? really?

i didn't know that and don't believe it for a second. Jed broke the NDA specifically to deny that.

I can't see how Adkins is realistic

I agree just would like to happen

He isn't realistic... But then I didn't think Paolo was in L2!

Other than Piccareta until the end of the season, I don't have even the slightest inkling who a replacement could be.

But at that time we HAD a manager.

The only reason he would choose us over Blackpool or Forest is if he's relocated down south and likes a challenge. Then again, if he's looking for a club with stability then we've got no chance. No one knows whether we can afford him or not.

true.

it still doesn't make it "known" to all that Newell is our new manager.




and fwiw, Newell had a decent time at Luton

I was actually stating it tongue in cheek but don't rule it out.

This is my take... totally unfounded and of no substance...

Paolo resigned last week after revelations about his salary.

Worked a deal with Jed for a week off without pay to reduce costs for February pending FL approval

Jed tried to phone him to let him know about the 24 hour delay but had the wrong number.

Legally Paolo's new contract expired yesterday, so he went public to let everyone know not knowing that Jed was trying to call him.

Takeover will be completed today and Jed will put a tweet out asking everybody to let Paolo know Jed has got a wrong number.

Paolo phones Jed.  Jed tells Paolo he can bring in 5 new signings

Paolo signs a contract for life

Paolo and Jed hold a scarf above there heads in front of the DRS

...and then you woke up.  :)

There really just doesn't seem to be many about at the moment.

Steven Pressley is fav on paddy power

Dennis Wise is 16/1 in their listing!

I think he potentially would be , he has probably moved down south as he was at Southampton for a couple of years. We as a club will be in the promotion mix with new owners and if we are led to believe anything from this sorry affair very little debt and a good squad of players. Normally managers are coming in because the previous guy has been sacked and the club is struggling at the wrong end of the table so I would not discount Adkins completely we need to remember he was at Scunthorpe before Saints so he knows how to work on a budget.

Mike Newell in now the 2/1 fav on Skybet!

I'm not his agent, nor am I calling for his appointment, but when you say he hasn't set the world alight at Forest Green are you aware that they are currently third in the Conference, two points off the top, ahead of Newport, Mansfield, Macclesfield, Luton, Cambridge, Hereford and Stockport?

Getting a club the size of Forest Green into the Conference play-offs would be one hell of an achievement.

Let's hope they know no more than we do.  (To be fair, they are probably looking on here and a few other places to get their odds.)  If this does turn in to a Luton pals reunion with Jed acting as everyone's-best-mate-in-chief, I can't see it lasting long.

They will alter their odds based on bets made. Money is clearly going on newell

I do believe there was a thread some days back predicting this exact scenario...

I think Adkins it is realistic to be a L1 manager again.  Was it realistic for him to be a PL manager?  You wouldn't have thought so two years ago.

The problem with Adkins is that he is probably still on the Southampton payroll until he finds gainful employment elsewhere and if you were him, would you take the job here?

 

And playing the style of footy they are so doing!!

Piccaretta in Italian translates as "John Gorman"

It's all speculation at the moment, the odds are basically educated guess work, much like the posts on here, but motivated by desire to turn profit rather than unearth Swindon's Bill Shankley

 All we can be sure of is one thing.

Somewhere in the Netherlands, a Combative former midfielder and erstwhile Dutch under 21 international is giving his CV the final once over, polishing his cover letter and preparing to hit 'Send'.
He's a nervous yet excited glint in his eye, that says 'this time, surely this time'.

I'd love him as manager. Something about him says he'd be the man for the job. If not, I'd be happy with FP. I'd also not be happy with Bodin at the helm.

Sky Bet ‏@SkyBet
As requested, we have added Paolo Di Canio to our next Swindon manager betting: http://sky.me/Yk3uZG  Mike Newell currently 5/2 fav. #STFC

:D

Is the Newell based upon any fact or just the fact that he may/or may not have links to the consortium.

I have no idea why but I would have Nijholt here...

I really do think the next appointment is as critical as it was when Hoddle left, at the time the board went for better the devil you know and appointed Gorman and we all know what happened then, we need to keep moving forard and build on the good work Paolo has done

I don't know Piccaretta and I dont know what sort of a coach he is, I think he is fine short term but depending on the ambition of the new board we need to be serious about this.

We all know that once Paolo finds a new club - and he will in time - then his staff will follow him

i'm starting a Solskjær to Swindon campaign, who is with me?

No, and it has been rubbished by Jed.

Oh I assumed that as it had become gospel and a couple of people had said it was to happen FACT that it must be fact.  :D

Ian Holloway?

If rumours of Paolo trying to previously sack Piccareta are true, then he may not be wanted by Paolo, or even want to join him.

He might also be wanting a shot himself and why not? I remember it widely reported him and Paolo share their ideals with regard to the style of football and standards of fitness.

Sounds like a like-for-like with less drama.

My gaffer mentioned Roy Keane this morning.

That would be class, another headcase.

The same Ian Holloway who is manager at Crystal Palace?

IIRC correctly Piccareta took his coaching exams with PDC so he is certainly qualified, at least in terms of coaching badges and stuff.

Probably some value in laying that on the exchanges then.

Is he?! Woops.

They do for us.

Reminded me of this song for when Holloway came to watch us in the Town End:

There's no Holloway
There's no Holloway
All he came to do is watch us play

Blur - There's No Other Way

Wouldn't say no to Nicky Barmby or Steve Kean.

Paolo has the UEFA Pro qualification, Piccareta has the UEFA B qualification.

Steve Kean please.

Steven Pressley does not appear on the Skybet odds, but is 5/2 favourite on BetVictor. Bit random.

Carragher mentioned. we're fucked if that happens, a team of scousers and a manager nobody understands.

Paolo is 5/1 with skybet.

Paolo now 5/2 fav with skybet

13/8 now. A lot of money being wasted.

Next manager markets are the most ridiculous thing going. Harry Reknapp was about 1/5 to take over at Newcastle before Kinnear got the job.

Anyone remember when people were betting a few £k on John Ward being our new manager?

http://www.thisisswindontownfc.co.uk/news/3855264.Four_figure_wagers_on_Ward_but_he_says__Don_t_bet_on_it_/

Its all a cunning plan.

Paolo resigns. Phil Spencer starts lumping cash on Paolo to be next manager of Swindon Town at 5/1. Others in the cash consortium also lump on.

Paolo announces that he is to come back.

Paolo has cash to fund the players needed for promotion to the Championship.

This is clearly total bollocks but I wonder if its something that Jed might have actually thought about doing. (Given he's dodgy and all that!)

I've thought about that being a good way to raise some funds for the club. Just need them to tip off a few people with money who back it to the hilt, then cash in and give the money to the club. Put out some false rumours as well to try and keep the odds decent, maybe even interview others to throw people off the scent.

Remember on something like this, the amount of people betting is relatively small, so it only takes a few bets to change the odds.

So, what's probably happened is this, a couple of punters saw a few twitter comments, Jed saying he'll call him, some kid claiming to have seen PDC get on the bus, and had a flutter.

The bookies then altered the odds accordingly.

Either that or he is on the Bus, and the players are all topping up their wages.

Incidentally, if you were a managers agent,  and were trying to find him work, wouldn't it be worth whacking a couple of £100 quid bets on your client every time a suitable opening came up. Wouldn't get him the job, but would get his name out there at least.

I think we stay with an Italian and I think we look at the recent graduates of the UEFA Pro course.

I would take the top name on that list:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_managers_and_coaches_who_have_qualified_for_the_UEFA_Pro_Licence#Qualified_in_2012

Buckle quits Luton for 'personal reasons'.

Hopefully not, that Jed has 'personally' promised him loads of cash to come here

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21512302

Paul?-Oh!

If he's seen around Wiltshire in the next few days it's because, unless he has moved he lives here ( Corsham area ) and not because he's heading to the CG. ( Although he could be )

Paol, it's Paol.

latest odds

Paolo Di Canio 15/8,
Mike Newell 5/1,
Dave Hockaday 5/1,
Steven Pressley 5/1,
Fabrizio Piccareta 12/1,
Paul Bodin 12/1,
Nigel Adkins 16/1,
Iain Dowie 20/1,
Mark Hughes 20/1,
Nick Barmby 20/1,
Glenn Hoddle 20/1,
Paul Jewell 20/1,
Gary Megson 20/1,
Phil Brown 20/1,
Paul Dickov 20/1,
Alex McLeish 25/1,
Steve Kean 25/1,
Andy Morrell 25/1,
Alan Curbishley 28/1,
Neil Warnock 28/1.

have highlighted my top 3

Fuck no, not Phil Brown.... :cry:
Hoddle, Adkins or Curbishely for me.... :nod:

There's some shite in that list

That list is so depressing, the few I want off it would never come here, mainly Adkins and Curbishley. Di Canio might be favourite but he isn't coming back.

Steven Pressley? A quick look at the Falkirk forum suggests they all want him out.

"He's being linked with the Coventry job. Fingers and toes are crossed." and the like.

Not sure I would want Di Canio back. I would imagine he will have lost trust of players and some fans.

Benito Carbone could be out of a similar mould.

Morshead

"I'm not trying to stir here, and McCrory has already come out to nonsense links with Mike Newell. I've been told he's here tonight."

Uh oh

Mark Yates of Cheltenham.

No thanks.

Not made up. Nicky Campbell interviewed him just before the 9am news as he'd played with Paolo.

Fair play - get him in I say!

Owen Coyle for me.

Think it would be as good a bet as any. Wonder if he'd be tempted..

If we were paying Di Canio as much as has been suggested, it might not be beyond reason for someone like Coyle or Adkins to be tempted to give it a go (if the same sort of money was on offer).

Coyle turned down Blackpool twice. That might just have been because Blackpool pay peanuts but doesn't exactly bode well for us.

2013 has been so bizarre that the re-appointment of PDC seems quite rational.

Ah. Oh well. Next.

People rubbishing the Newell rumour based on McCrory's previous statement that they'd had no contact with him need to remember that he was stating that they hadn't had any contact up to that point, and weren't planning on sacking Paolo in order to appoint Newell.

There's nothing to say they won't approach him now Paolo has resigned.

 :suicide:

"He'll either score or he'll miss" - guess that commentary lark ain't as easy as it sounds :)

Think Jed actually said he had not had contact with Newell.

He rubbished it after Paolo resigned also, on tiwtter at least.

nor is there anything to say that they will approach him now Paolo has resigned...

Hadn't seen that, thanks


Agreed, it's just these last few weeks have taken their toll on the optimism front. However I think the current league table might start to help on that front.

i've taken it upon myself to be optimistic for the whole forum :)

mannen med en halvfull kopp?  :)

The tweet I saw was in response to someone saying "as long as it's not xxx, xxx, Newell, or xxx" and he said "no fucking chance", or words to that effect.

Well if ever there was a good time to get a good manager, tomorrow is it.

I also think if ever there was a good time for tomorrow to be the takeover day it will be it!

The problem is we don't have anyone in a position to appoint a new manager.

It's got to be Bodin with, I would suggest, McCormack and Ward.

Thank god all the "is Paolo coming back?" rubbish can end and we can move on with fond memories and respect for the out going management

it is going to be mike newell , i just know it

The new owners now have it in their hands to appoint the right person. We are top of the league, and the right person can keep us there.

This new consortium have a lot to prove.

This whole debacle is a sad state of affairs. Once it's sorted the happier most of us will be.

On that note - Mike Newell took over Hartlepool when they were 16 points clear at the top of L2...








...and they finished 2nd!

FFS, can't they let us enjoy the highs for at least 10 minutes. I guess we'll find out how ambitious (or not) Jed's lot are fairly soon then.

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Im guessing early next week

Tomorrow apparently, Shaun said so.... :hmmm: :hmmm: :hmmm: :hmmm: :hmmm:

I tell you what though, if I hear Newell or Buckle mentioned once more tonight I will quite literally scream at the top of my voice.



FACT!

Newell

I didn't hear it so it doesn't count.

Paul Buckle is now the 7/4 Fav on skybet

That was surreal watching picaretta resign on ssn. what a shambles, but still somehow top of the league

I'm hoping Sven is looking for a job back in England. That would be ace and keep the circus going.

Hopefully that's a sign he's not coming here. I'll be absolutely gutted if he's manager. He's a clueless cunt.

phew , thats wrong then  :please: :please: :please: be wrong

When I was a very young kid, I often "backed" the riderless horse watching racing on tv (unaware that they would at least have had an owner)

Could we just leave it to the players now?

This tells you all you need to know about Paul Buckle...

http://www.lutontownfans.co.uk/forum/discussion/266/paul-buckle/p1

It makes grim, grim reading.

One of my best mates is a gashead and said the bloke is a greased up cunt (and that's putting it politely) last season just before he left. Rovers had to employ security guards to stand by the dugout to ensure he didn't come to anyharm for the last few games of his tenure there. No Buckle, No Newell...go fuck off!

What is it with the morbid depression frenzy people seem to be sucked into, whereby randon shit names are banded around based on nothing more than one poster deciding to pluck a name from the hat of loose connections?
So far, the standard betting shop list of names most recently without a job has been produced and fuck all else of substence.
Jesus wept, how do half the population get through a day?  There must be way too much to have a sense of foroding about to be able to muddle through.
Annoyance (at whoever) at losing PDC I get, annoyance at my own made-up shit rumour would be fucking unbelievable though.

Speaking of Gas Head cunts to make you pull your hair out and random shit names....Paul Trollope will probably apply.

I can't wait to watch the ITV mini series of the last 6 weeks, you couldnt make it up and not be ridiculed. I'm quite enjoying sat in the eye of the hurricane, I've never seen anything like this in the 40 years I've been afflicted :)

Buckle has been smashing that bird from Setanta for ages which does make him a bit of a king

I've actually spoken with 2 players who worked under him. Said he was really arrogant and a real bitch. Used to belittle people and whinge about players to other players behind their backs, yet be their best mate to their face.

Also used to spend a week working on a formation, then change it on the day of the match, because he'd decided it was best. Players used to be clueless what he wanted as he'd flit between ideas so frequently, the players would be left scratching their heads. It's not that he loses a dressing room, he never actually gains a dressing room.

Couldn't agree more. So many people seem to want to believe the worst. They would say it's realism. I say it's just fucking wierd.

For anyone who's getting worked up over potential new managers, just take a look at the league table for 10 seconds. And relaaaaaaaaaaax.

It would be realism if there was even a thread of information behind any of it.  It's the bit about making up a rumour about a shit Manager you hate, and then getting worked up by it that confuses me.

I was just thinking that the position we're now in might frighten some prospective managers.  If we subsequently failed to get promotion, would people point the finger and say 'If Paolo had stayed, we'd have been promoted'. 

[Takeover delay aside]

Given our squad and our position (regardless of our win tonight), I'm certain that we'll be getting some pretty interesting applicants that go beyond the 'usual suspects' lists that the bookies conjure up. Whether Town go for them, time will tell.

yup.

don't see why we wouldn't be an attractive proposition for any manager - how often does a manager come in to manage a side top of the league with an excellent group of professional, highly fit and well organised players?

Needs to be quick, and someone who knows the league. When does the loan window slam shut? Some areas are looking a bit thin, what with Story's injury.

I think whoever is brought in will tell us everything we need to know about the new owners. Personally I believe we need a calming figure, quietly efficient, good man manager. Someone who won't ruffle feathers, who will befriend and utilise the senior players. This will be a breath of fresh air for a squad will nothing to prove, whose position in the league is testament to their desire and talent. The smaller his ego the better.

Although I understand the sentiment, I don't see why this is a necessity. We just need a manager who can finish the job off.

It's also worth pointing out that Mike Newell 'knows this league'  ;)

Steve McMahan got promotion from this league......

Because I think we need a couple of loans in, and I think the loan window isn't that long. So we need somebody who knows where to get said players.

Maybe I should have said knows what players we need.

as STFC fans we all know this league very well.

I'd rather have a manager that knows the Championship!

Then I would lean towards saying that we ideally need a manager who has the contacts to bring in the right loans. Like what was happening with Charlton Athletic.

Dean Saunders should be available in a few weeks.

Yes that is what I mean. I'd quite like to give a player manager a go again, but I don't think now is the time, and if we rebuild in the summer to a lesser budget maybe not then either!

A Sturrock would do nicely for now. Just to try and get us over. Problem is I don't actually mean Sturrock, his style of play and methods would be all wrong!

Sturrock jr?

Bradley Wright Phillips has apparently gone to Brentford on loan.

Buckle is now favourite for the job.

Leaving you with those two delightful bits of info, I'm off to bed.  What on earth will tomorrow bring?  Quite honestly, I dread to think!

Pep Guardiola isn't doing anything now :) And Wenger might be free in a couple of weeks. Oh wait...

Yeah but PDC was fav 2 hours ago. They know as much as us. Nothing.

I wouldn't read too much into bookies odds. Even premier league jobs have had betting suspended only for a non-favourite to eventually take the job. Nothing more than people seeing he left Luton, seeing Paolo left here and putting a cheeky bet on.

I even saw a non-stfc twitterist tonight claim Newell was on his way back to Luton...

The odds really mean nothing, it's a tiny market that will change massively everytime someone chucks a few quid on someone.

If the TEF put a bit of effort into it and called the pressure group out of retirement, we could probably get Steve Lomas as favourite. Or Sheena Easton. Or flammableBen.

Steve Lomas, now there is an idea:

In his first season as manager of St Johnstone, Lomas took the club to a top 6 finish for the first time since 1999
On 4 October 2012, Lomas was named SPL Manager of the month, the first time a St Johnstone manager had won the award

For what it's worth, I never picked up on you using the C word but you might want to use that bar of soap as a reminder before you retire for the night  :)

Two nuns in a bath, one says "where's the soap", the other says "it does a bit doesn't it.".

I thought about that before I pressed the post button but thought " That sounds alright, Jo will know what I mean "  ;D

Buckle now 8/11.

Watching these odds fluctuate is quite entertaining ;-)

I miss being single :)

If Adkins wants it then he'd be my first pick. If he aint after it then I'd speak to hockaday as he's worked his way up well. Hoddle seems to rarely  get mentioned for jobs  but he's good and has history here.  Any one of them three and I'd be happy, but it's going to be someone ex luton innit

One Two Paul Buckle My Shoe
Three Four My Mouth Hit The Floor
Five Six What A Bunch Of Pricks
Seven Eight Wall Of Hate
Nine Ten Start Over Again

I'd go for Adkins as well if he wants it...which he probably wouldn't

Interesting to see that one of the reasons that Owen Coyle turned down Blackpool, was because he wanted to take his former backroom staff there and Blackpool didn't like that idea.

Well Owen there's now plenty of room at the CG for you and all of you staff,how about it?

Of course we know all this is completely premature until the fucking takeover gets cunting well approved.

Newell got the sack at Grimsby for gross misconduct,made up a load of bollocks about being assaulted by the chairman and took them to a tribunal claiming £56,000 in unpaid salary.The tribunal decided quite quickly that his version of events was a fairy story and awarded him £5000,a months salary which was due to him anyway.If we get stuck with him,which i doubt,i am prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt because i love STFC ,we're better than any manager or chairman who come and go like the weather

I can only think of one reason why the new board would want to appoint a failure of a manager at Conference level to a club at the top of League 1

They want a compliant yes-man who wont throw a wobbly when our best players are sold and to be replaced by cheap crap. They wont care if we win, lose or draw as their sole intention is to squeeze every last penny they can out of the club before leaving us high, dry and well and truly butt-fucked

The only name I have heard this morning that fills me with any kind of confidence is Owen Coyle.  But we're kind of getting ahead of ourselves.  We need to know more about the owners and their plans before the identity of (or even the kind of) manager we will be able to attract is known.

It is an odd one, though.  Very rarely would an opportunity like this present itself to a prospective manager: the chance to take on a top of the table side and a squad of players with excellent team spirit with just ¼ of the season to go.

So long as the new owners are not intending to Lutonise us with an uninspiring Newell-style appointment, this is a job/challenge that would certainly be of interest to any aspiring manager.  On top of that, we have a history/track record as a club of being able to attract impressive names to the manager's position.  This is why this is going to be a pivotal appointment for Jed and his pals...but one that they could fluff quite badly if they're not careful.

Just me who doesn't want Coyle then.

I think the best option for the next 14 games is McCormack and Ward but that still leaves us short of technical staff and I suppose we want both of those to fully focused on playing.

fuck it

I wonder what amazements await us today? Joey Bumchum applies for the managerial vacancy perhaps? The entire playing staff resign? The Football League ratify the takeover? (the last point is a bit far-fetched, I grant you).

Adkins, Tisdale or Coyle for me, in that order.

So at the moment we have no new owners, no manager, no assistant, no fitness coach and no physio.

Hmmm.

Stick with Bodin for now and then appoint Coyle in Spring.

Surely the fucking phsio hasnt walked too?

What about the massuers?

Anyone mentioned McCormack yet?

presume Bodin will take the team with one of the players as his assistant ?

Jamie Pitman was a physio in the past so I guess he will double up as assistant manager

Correct. Curly Withers is organising the training this morning.

Jesus wept.

Mccormack isn't even that old is he?

Ward maybe at 34, tough to ask him to do it.

Bodin and Pitman i guess until somebody appointed. Bodin will probably get Digby in to help for a few days

I'd rather have mike newell than paul bodin.

Bored and decided to check to see who Jed was following on Twitter. Top of the list is ex Luton legend Andy King

FP didn't say that Paul Godfrey (Physio) was walking last night... he might be but it wasn't mentioned. If its just the Italian mob then that's Claudio Donatelli, Fabrizio, Domenico Doardo and the masseur Giulio.

We have two match day masseurs that will still be around and might come in to help out.

We have a youth team Physio, Adam?? and I'm pretty sure Kate Cady still does bits and bobs for the yoof as well.

I guess Bodes, Pitman and Curly will take training until it gets resolved, both have experience so should be ok in the short term. Roger Jones our kit man was a top keeper in his day so maybe he'll take Wes and Bedders?!!!

Hehehe that accounts mine

Haha, could you imagine what would happen if he did come back

Smart money is on Buckle and Newell as his assistant!

Define smart!

Although I like the bodin and think he's capable, bodin getting the job, even in a temporary basis worries me. This is due to the friction he had with di  canio and him having little to do with the first team due to that friction. Would make things difficult imo. We need a capable man with his own backroom staff ready to start asap. The team is in a great position and just needs handing over to a fresh manager.I do think it will be the ex luton lot as the incoming fella will know them and will want to act quickly, which isn't ideal. 

I'm inclined to agree, at least until the season's over.

See what happens as soon as Dux leaves?  :-*

Players taking over is a big ask. Not in favour myself at this time.

Hi there.

Just to clear up any confusion, Jed isn't looking to bring Martin King as a director but has been in touch with me to undertake a director of football role. I guess the confusion may be around our surnames.

Jed intends to appoint Mike Newell as manager. I have said this is ok as long as I can bring my mate Mike Walsh back as senior cone collector and Sammy Igoes as youth team manager. Bodin's compensation may prove to be a stumbling block.

I wish this could be resolved quickly guys, but you know how these things work. Sam is dragging his heals a bit until the club can get an Age 14 tracksuit back in stock just for him. I've told him to go on a Razor Ruddock diet just in case. I'm also seeking special dispensation from the FA which would allow me to smoke a cigar during games. I've tried chewing tobacco and those electronic cigarettes and both do it less for me then my Mrs.

Hopefully see you all soon.

Love Kingy x

Ha ha

Fuck off you cum gargling spakktard  ;)

That's more like it.

i'd be surprised if Newell got a job anywhere in football, let alone McDonalds, with this kind of record:

Hartlepool United
Newell replaced Chris Turner as manager of Hartlepool United during the 2002–03 season, when Hartlepool were top of Division Three. After horrendous away form, the club lost a 16 point lead it held, though promotion as runners-up was still sealed. After this, and many personal differences between Newell and the board at Hartlepool, Newell's contract was not renewed in the summer of 2003, and he was replaced by Neale Cooper.

Luton Town
Newell's relationship with Luton turned sour after a poor start to the 2006–07 season, in which he criticised chairman Bill Tomlins' running of the club. Newell was sacked by Luton in March 2007 after criticising the club's board for not investing enough money into the club.
Following a match against Queens Park Rangers on 11 November 2006 Newell criticised female assistant referee, Amy Rayner, using so-called sexist comments, and later apologised. He also criticised the chairman of Luton Town FC, Bill Tomlins.

Grimsby Town
he began court proceedings to sue Grimsby and John Fenty, claiming he was owed £53,845.61 in loss of earnings as well as claiming a drunk Fenty had slammed a chair on the floor and pulled on Newell's tie following his final game in charge.


the bloke sounds like a fucking bellend

Yep, even more reason to keep well clear.

Whilst not as volatile Paul Hart had afucking terrible record and well, you know the rest...

I have reservations around the potential of being too "matey" with his colleagues, the potential effect on form with extra responsibility, and how he would cope in finding new players (though the deal will doubtlessly be finalised upon the slamming of the window).

He could be brilliant of course, I feel we need someone with a bit more experience - and Bodin until then.

Next TWO home games?!

This could go horribly wrong!

Looks like Macca and Ward (or some combination of senior pros) for the next few matches/until the takeover is done after all

http://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/news/article/managerupdate-667944.aspx


EDIT: Beat me to it Sippo. Think this is the right course of action for the immediate future.

I seem to recall that, the last time we were mangerless, some muppet appointed a totally untested furriner called Paolo DeCaneloni or similar.

I think that worked out OK for a week or so.

Nice to finally get some news flowing. Seems sensible enough to me.

Its only a week, you do realise we have Bury on Tuesday, right?

Didn't Doncaster appoint a player as caretaker for a little while and it seemed to work out quite well as they haven't seem to drop the pace.

Correct decision to let the players take control, they're obviously motivated to get promoted this season so why try and change things.

Edit : http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21028344

Rob Jones is jont caretaker, with Brian Fylnn till the end of the season. Maybe something we should look into?

With Ferry driving the team bus.

ha just thought my boy is Mascot for the Bury game, gonna be a quick backroom tour.

Donny haven't won in 4!

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Not ideal... Think I'd rather have Bodes overseeing things until an appointment.

Everyone goes through blips.

So Ward and McCormack are starters for the next 2 games then

Will be interesting to see who oversees things from the bench

David Pleat coming in to assist

So whos barmy army are we?

no manager is going to be appointed whilst the takeover remains in the hands of the FL and we realistically have no idea how much longer this could take.

there's no obvious backroom staff in a position to allow us to move forward with some continuity, because as arriba alluded to Bodin has been frozen out of first team activities. this leaves "senior" players the only real option.

don't neccesarily see it being a disaster, although it's rare for players to continue to focus on playing whilst managing. Hoddle did it under different circumstances but i can't recall many other examples. it'd be unfortunate if Ward's form dipped.

I still think Bodin will be asked to step in and 'assist' until things are sorted!

Alan McCormack's and Darren Ward's barmy army

nevillew's red and white army

Pretty sure they are bottom of the league by a country mile, hence that one.

Nothing to see here!

Asking the senior pros seems like the best short term option. It would be easy for the players to lose fitness and discipline whilst we're managerless. I just hope they can keep the younger players out of the pub.

Am I the only one who noticed Picartetta mention Luton Town at the post match interview when he announced that they were all going?

Not suggesting they are going to Luton but did Bucklemjust leave them?

Terry Flowers Red & White Army

Why?

What a shambles. Top of the league and a mess behind the scenes. Black is an absolute cunt for letting this happen. Senior players filling in is desperate

What's Steve Cotterill up to these days?

Think Joe Kinnear(sp) is looking for a job

Surprised Dave Basset hasnt been mentioned

Buckle has left citing personal reasons. It seems it's family related, but I can't find anything specific.
Don't read too much into it.

Aren't we getting into the whole funding situation again though, if he has said he won't put any more money in and the delay is due to delays with the prospective owners getting their ducks in a row its just going to leave everything hanging for the foreseeable.

Mike Basset has though.

His lady Rebecca Lowe of ESPN fame has bagged herself a job working for ESPN in the US.  He could be off there with her?

I'd take Mike Bassett, keep the circus going a bit longer!

"I give the football league permission to remove all of our management staff, we will win the league anyway"

I wonder if the senior pro's will bring in someone they trust to help direct things from the touchline for 2 games, we need Ward & Mcormack playing

Usually clubs turn to the captain so does this mean we may see Ferry on the touchline shouting instructions

I want another loon

How about that old cat woman from the Simpsons

People were not impressed when Ward arrived, but I am so pleased he is there at the moment, seems a real pro and won't take any crap.

I can't imagine their job is going to be particularly hard.

"Right, let's keep doing what we've been doing for months."

Top Boi- Hay, McCormack ye fecking eejit, get ta fuck wi thet knobby wee scunner!

McCormack- ??!!

After we got the second goal last night, Ward ran up to celebrate, then had a strong chat with Collins about the way he was getting agitated with the ref - told him to calm down. Was good to see.

Me too, another foreign nutter. Either Cantona or Ketsbaia please.

Dostoyevsky for gaffer then...

My main concern would be tactics. Do any of the players or remaining staff know anything about Preston and how they play? Or do we just turn up and play to the best of our ability?

[This obviously applies to any caretaker manager at such short notice]

Hopefully the spanking they gave us earlier in the season will provide enough motivation, at home when we play well its the opposition that should worry about us... (Was that confident enough??)

To be fair, that probably also applies to Preston's manager given Grayson's only just been appointed

Very true. In which case, may the best team (us) win!  :)

To keep up with PDC, we need to be looking for someone like Tino Asprilla with Balotelli as assistant.

Let's get a few guns and real fireworks thrown into the mix.

its DiMatteo

Graham Westley's a loon. Be careful what you wish for!

They will be able to watch film of Preston's last few games.  You would imagine Ward is an intelligent fella would will pick organise things pretty well.

Latest Odds (SkyBet)

Buckle 8/13
Blackwell 9/2
Di Canio 6/1
Newell 13/2
Hockaday 10/1
Pressley 16/1
Adkins & Bodin 20/1
Hoddle, Dowie, Megson 25/1
Barmby, Piccareta, Jewell, Dickov, Brown 33/1
Curbishley, McCleish, Morrell, Warnock, Steve Kean, Hughes 40/1

Blackwell? Where did that come from?

Loving the fact PDC is still 6/1.

What odds would I get on an appointment not on that list?

Another ex-Luton connection is the only thing I can come up with :S

I'd take a chance on someone like Tim Sherwood.  He has all his coaching badges & is looking to get into management

If the only option is to cover from within I'd Rather bodin or pitman did the job until a manager is found than a senior player. Macca was stripped of the captaincy and it's alot  of pressure and potential trouble to put on a player. They need to concentrate on playing.

Stefan Freund. I love the way he celebrates Spurs goals.

I think spurs turned down an approach from Blackburn for Sherwood which involved compensation? Highly thought of as a coach though.

This.

We named our Futsal team after him. I love the man because of this.

I'm still not betting against paolo and his team returning, if he can come back then so can his team.

David Kerslake or Ian Culverhouse, ex players who their coaching badges and have been in coaching for several years now, Culverhouse for 13 years and Kerslake and 12 years for Culverhouse, both have premier league connections and might be willing to make the step up now and both have connections with STFC.

I don't normally like ex players taking over but their qualifications seem pretty good for inexperienced managers.

A name from left field linked with us is Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink who is close to completing his UEFA A licence and had been coachign with Nottm Florists till recently.

that ship has sailed, bro

You are pissing in the wind with that.

dont want him back now anyway,everyone tip toeing around trying to keep him happy :no:

Does Caddis count as a senior player? lets recall from Brum and use him as player manager with Leon Clarke as assistant

Ok .... This isnt funny any more .... On skybet ....

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink is now the 11/8 fav

Gazza, with Oscar Pistorius as fitness coach, shooting practice could be fun

I think Oscar's going to be busy for the next 25 years.

What about Gary Neville - would he give up his cosy studio role, or even Staurt Pearce would he give up the U-21's now has been said he's like to become a club manager in the future

His agent playing Silly Buggers.

Or Jed and Patey are bored waiting for the FL to call

Like to see Oscar kick a player up the arse after scoring a hat-trick!


Don't know where these names keep coming from, but Jimmy Floyd seems like the sort of manager STFC would appoint.

Got a bit of gravitas, has no Luton connections and is someone we could all rally round.

Saying that, his name is God awful for a song

Agreed! He's burnt his bridges now.

And we're top of the fucking league.  :pint:

Someone playing silly buggers...sky bet now also has Chris Wilder at 20/1!

Surely his name fits to the same song as Paolo Di Canio. Not sure thats a good thing though

PDC was a bit of a punt (not rhyming slang) so why not JFH?

Indeed, and as I stated earlier he is looking for a managers job having recently taking his UEFA coaching badges while on the staff at Forest.

He's interested according to Morshead.

Don't want to worry anybody, but looking at Skybet's odds, a surprise candidate has been installed at 20/1

A certain Mr Chris Wilder

 :)

"If they want to put my worst enemies in charge of my team - no problem! I will win this league anyway!"

Oooh, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, that's more like it.

This.

Will never happen.

Wouldn't be averse to Jimmy Floyd though...

JFH into evens with Paddy Power

I could live with JFH being manager, slightly mental, tough character, good footballing brain. 

Just for the hell of it I'll say Dennis Bergkamp

I would be happy with JFH

I'd be happy with Hasselbaink too. Has he done his badges?

Fuck it .......

Balotelli is never going to make it as a top top top player!

Lets convince him to give up and take the town job!

BALOTELLIS BARMY ARMY

I believe he got his camping and needlework badges before he left the scouts due to time constraints from his football

If you care to look back 1 page you will see.

Does anybody know anything about Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's political views?

Communist.

Quality.

Everyone loves a good Commie.

Black Panther

Someone should ring the main offices of all the major bookies and ask what odds they'll give for a £10k bet on Wilder.

He'd be odds on within minutes.

Ståle Solbakken or Henning Berg anyone?

JFH as evens with Paddy Power. These odds are funny!!

Just had a look though and was coaching at Forrest until O'Driscoll was sacked in Jan while he did his A License.

Could be something in it

I'd sell my one good kidney for this*




*This offer can be withdrawn at anytime

Solbakken would be good. Five titles out of six in Denmark suggests he'd be a good long-term bet. Besides, we have a natural affinity with all things Norwegian don't we?

I do like the idea of Jimmy Floyd though.

In general Norweigan managers haven't worked out in England. So for me its a no.

I'd dance a jig if Bergkamp was appointed, very unlikely though.

http://www.oddschecker.com/football/football-specials/swindon/next-permanent-manager

Been watching all day. Looks like we got more applicants than a Nottingham Coffee Shop .....

http://www.itv.com/news/central/update/2013-02-19/1-700-apply-for-eight-coffee-shop-jobs/

Yes!  Another ex-player whose name conveniently abbreviates to a 3 letter acronym.  I'm in!

Can I be the first to say Hasselbaink, it's Hasselbaink?

JFH with JAF as assistant and JFW as physio.  The dream team.

I'll raise you your Dennis Bergkamp with my Alan Shearer.

Ward and Miller in charge: pre-match meals likely to be shit for the forseeable.

Alan Shearer ? you can fucking keep her , just dont take my Solskjaer away

I'd love Solskjaer, JFH, Bergkamp or Andy Morrell. I think they're my dream appointments.

Always thought Miller speaks very well, happy with that for now.

If words won football matches of course

My shout is Owen Coyle.

I want Hoddle back. He still owes us for deserting us the last time.

I'm not bitter...... 8)

What's JFH up to these days? Does he still play for Leeds?  :)

edited for years to come

Dennis Wise

FUCK OFF!

& therein lies the beauty of the next manager market. Can be influenced by any old mug who doesn't have two pennies to rub together!!!

Anyone see the town fan ask Robbie Fowler if he fancied it on twits?

What about John Barnes? :sofa:

You can fuck off too!

what about Bobby Barnes? he also fills the ex-players category

I'm not sure that's a raise...

Although Bergkamp would be useless for us when we are in Europe

Wouldn't be any harm in asking him. Worst he could say is fuck off. Currently assistant at Ajax.

" Fuck off you cunts ,i wouldnt run your shitty little club if it was the last team in the world , no-one outside of your shitty county have even heard of swindon town . I would rather burgle oscar pistorius's house while he is legless than even dream of driving over to your shitty country to manage in front of a few yokels and their dogs "  Is actually the worst he could say

" Fuck off you cunts ,i wouldnt run your shitty little club if it was the last team in the world , no-one outside of your shitty county have even heard of swindon town . I would rather burgle oscar pistorius's house while he is legless than even dream of driving over to your shitty country to manage in front of a few yokels and their dogs "  Is actually the worst he could say
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 :)

awful record at Koln and Wolves though.

I read this first thing this morning and didn't understand the joke.  It took me until my drive home from work to click.  I'm glad I didn't ask any of my colleagues at work  :D

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:)

You'd be safe doing that. Shagging him and staying the night is a risky choice though.

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Shaun, it's Shaun.

And still it would have been worth asking. Mike Newell is far more likely though.

Who is gus McPherson? Sorry I know the rest but don't know him.

These bookies lists are sooo random, but do throw up some interesting names as well as names that make you throw up.

Nick Barmby coming here as manager would not upset me, love the idea of Jimmy Hasslebaink.

Anyone still looking for a Luton connection might want a punt on Richard Money, who I would have been quite happy with some years ago.

Took St Mirren to the SPL and cup semi-final. Got the tin tack when they stayed up on goal difference.
Took Queen of the South down a league.

Sounds perfect.

amended.

I'd have Stan James out of that list

http://pantufinhas.no.sapo.pt/jg/stanjames/stanjames.htm

Speaking of Stan James..

Didn't there used to be someone on here called trigger and/or with a trigger avatar?  Used to be mocked for lacking in common sense/DIY skills before 4D took the mantle?  Have I imagined this whole thing?

Yes there was.

Damnit, I was hoping joteddyred wouldn't work out it was trigger and get pissed off until her drive home tomorrow.

Only joking joteddyred, it took me ages to get that joke too. But not as long as it took me to get a "You can't Mark Hughes" banner seen on TV during an FA Cup final in the 1980's. I'm a slow reader sometimes.

Pericarp
aka
Someone on a wind up

ha, quite right. what happened to him?

also, has JFH got any coaching badges?  worth a shout...

The only one that interests me is hasselbaink. History has shown with us, that if we take a punt we do well, stick to the formulaic, we end up being mediocre at best, and at the very best to be blunt. No last chancers, never beens for me please.

Absolutely this. Ex-players are an exciting unknown. I also think the expectations and tolerance for getting results, from fans, is better  - based on nothing but guess work.

I would like Martin Ling. But we must assume he is not available. No retreads please i.e the guys that have just been found wanting at another club. A Swindon connection would be good but at this time mabye Miller and Ward is the best idea as they know what has worked so far this season.

Swindon connection not good. That's not my opinion, just historical fact. Play the percentages, of what has done well before, history  should be our guide.

Definately put some dollar on Hasselbaink taking over from PDC - at least till the end of the season:-)

Terry Butcher and Phil Brown linked in the Adver.

Not sure linked means much really, but its better than Megson, Buckle, Newell.

Butcher has done a good job at ICT, only downer is Mo is his assistant

Yes, but he has also been shit at all his other clubs.
We can do better.

Some one suggested Owen Coyle. I like that idea for some reason :hmmm:

I wouldn't be at all sure about Butcher either.

I think we are all going to be disappointed.

We need to get the pissing takeover completed before that happens ::)

The choice of manager will be a huge indication of the ambitions/intentions (or lack thereof) of the incoming board.

I can see the statment now: 'The club's finances were worse than we thought, which means -insert player/s - will have to be sold to enable the club to carry on'

New manager/puppet keeps his head down and keeps on banking the cheque

How about jimmy fh with luc nijholt as his assistant. Go double dutch and get some shexy football !

Agree as well.

At this level, I honestly think having a big name player is better than an established League 1/2 manager - they will immediately command the squad's respect by virtue of being a vastly superior player.

It's worked with PDC, Wise & Poyet etc.

Given how close we are to the end of the season, I have been wondering whether we need to be thinking about an interim manager now - on a 4 month contract - and then consider the longer term appointment in the summer.  The interim manager would, of course, be encouraged to apply for the position longer term if successful this season.

The reason?  As others have already said, we need a cool head at the moment who can harness the momentum we have.  Reinvention not required at the moment.  Different story in the summer, however, when regardless of whether we achieve promotion, you would expect squad turnover to be fairly high.

that's pretty much what I was thinking too, Ardiles...

Agreed but who will take the role for 3-4 month that would fit into the role the last time we were in this situation we had Paul Hart diffrent circumstances i know ?

Thought about this and while the likes of Butcher and Brown may not grab you by the goolies, we have to be realistic. We are not Barcelona, we are a 3rd tier club so we can't expect blow your socks off managerial appointments. The likes of Adkins would be great but just cannot see it happening. An appointment like Butcher could help to get us over the finish line and into the Championship making it a sensible option. Names like that are probably better than average for league 1 and Swindon Town.....

Who the fuck am I kidding? 'Sensible'?, 'Better than average'?. This is Swindon, we don't do 'sensible' or 'better than average'. We do glamorously glorious or dramatically disastrous and nothing in between. It's in our DNA, all or fucking nothing.

JFH it is.

I don't want JFH as manager, can you imagine how difficult it will be for Jayo and crew to write a song about him????? disaster!

Jimmy Jimmy, oh oh, Jimmy Jimmy.

Surely loads of potential for songs.

We've already got one for Ward to the tune of Gold by Spandau Ballet. JFH provides a challenge, no doubt. But I'm sure we could come up with something suitably 80s/gay/cringeworthy given enough jagerbombs.

"fat Eddie Murphy, you're just a fat Eddie Murphy"

I hadn't realised that JFH had allegedly contacted Jed and Co... so it could happen?!

Wally Downes anyone? He applied last time when Di Canio got it.

Dont know too much about him but is a respected defensive coach.

So the adver understands, yes.

Tom and Dazza's Red and White Army (for the DRS)

or

No one's left here, no one's left here
No one's left here, we don't care!

We are Swindon, super Swindon
We are Swindon, what is left

Ah yes, that old caveat!

i hate Brown and Butcher is crap.

don't think this is the right time for an inexperienced ex-pro to cut his teeth in management.

Who would you like to see us go for? Don't seem to be bundles of quality options around. FWIW I'd take Brown or Butcher. Think Brown got a bit fucked by injuries at Preston but did a great job at Hull. Does come across as a bit of a pillock though.

honestly, i haven't got a clue. ideally i'd like to see us get someone in to do a job to the end of the season, a wise experienced manager with a good record who will be happy to give way to a younger, probably recently retired player, at the start of next season whilst remaining at the club in an "advisory" capacity.

someone like Sturrock to be honest.

Brown can fuck off.

Butcher can fuck right off.

That doesnt not even begin to cover it.

I'm going to stick this one in out of the ether. Andy Morrell seems to be doing very well at Wrexham, Hockaday at Forest Green Rovers, or the chap currently in charge at Newport County (where ironically Paolo was originally going to manage). It takes serious credentials to lift a team to the lofty heights of that division. My tuppence would be on Andy Morrell. A likeable guy who bleeds sincerity and devotion- which rather begs the question, why would he jump ship then?

Think that's fair. Offer someone with experience a contract with promotion incentives and then reassess in the summer. As mentioned variously elsewhere we have a cracking record with recent ex pros, but don't think midseason is the time for it.

I'm happy the likes of Newell/Buckle seem to have gone away for now. Not sure if that's dangerous for the rumour mills though?  :hmmm:

Phil Brown's record isn't that great.

I've found that the better candidates prefer to remain anonymous until later on in the process. The lesser candidates are usually more desperate for any job and happy to have their name thrown about.

If we can hang on until the summer the pool should be better

He did save a girl from jumping off the Humber Bridge though ::) which enhances his CV no end!

I'm going to phone Wrexham FC now for a larf and ask to speak to Andy Morrell as a representative of Swindon Town and see what comes of it.

Reckon if their going to appoint Newell they will break the takeover deal done to soften the blow. I'm not writing the Newell option out at all, it may be an easier choice for the incoming board.
Edit: I know the deal has to be done first anyway but some seriously good news will have to be announced as I haven't read/ heard anyone say Newell will be an acceptable option.

please record this

I spoke to the dopey mare on reception and, as a representative of Swindon Town FC, asked to speak to Mr Morrell regarding a private matter. She has taken my mobile number and will pass it on to him when he returns from this morning's training session. Jeez, i'm getting in deep here  :nod:

This might turn out to be the only positive of Di Canio's departure. I'm laughing at my desk just thinking about the possibilities of where this might go...

Haha you must record this.

A wind up i would be proud of

I'm getting very worried here. Do I offer Mr Morrell the job outright, or say he is among a list of prospective managers? I could say it is between him and Hockaday, his Conference nemesis, and invite him down to Calne for an interview.

I'm shitting myself now.

'course you really phoned him...

tell him that he's on a shortlist of managers we're interested in but  just ask him what his favourite cheese is

Dean Holdsworth has just been sacked from Aldershot, there's another name to the list.

It's all fun and games until the receptionist tops herself.   :nod:

i had a nightmare last night were Malpas returned as our manager

I have just had a phone call from the dippy mare. Turns out she really isn't so dopey after all. Someone on here presumably has rung Wrexham FC and told them about this. Thanks for spoiling the fun :cry: I've been told not to "waste club time".

You know who you are. 

I was in Australia when Terry Butcher was in charge of Sydney FC. He was beyond awful there. Completely clueless despite the best resources in the A-League. He looked and sounded out of his depth. Just saying.

I also have an issue with managers 'throwing their hats in the ring'.

Wreaks of desperation.

You're a liar and an attention seeker. And you're so transparent it isn't even funny. Shut the fuck up.

On my life, that is what I did, believe me or disbelieve me. I am doing the same to another club, Shrewsbury Town FC. The secretary has been told that it is a very confidential matter and my number will be relayed to Graham Turner, i'm very appreciative of her support in this delicate matter, and her utmost confidence is appreciated. I will report back when I speak to the deluded dinosaur. Batch, chill out, and don't question my sincerity.

Phil Brown applied for every job out of desperation. He even got turned down by Partick Thistle. How embarrassing that must have been.

Eddie Howe next.

Some real strange names have turned up on Odds Checker

Who is Peter Houston?

Iffy is there, along with Nicky Butt, Ole Gunnar Solksaer(?) and Big Sam!

former Dundee United manager, left in January.

please learn to Google.

Dont need to google when I've got you  :soapy tit wank:

After what happened recently I would have thought people would be more sensible than to make bogus/joke phone calls.

Is Jeremy Beadle still alive?

They say Jeremy Beadle has a massive cock.... But on the other hand....

Has or is?

 :nod:

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If you're telling the truth, I'd do it before announcing the target club on here - just in case someone is reading and tipping them off!

I do not think we get many MI6 agents on this forum

Why not?  It stands to reason people at the club view this forum.  We know Jed is IT literate with his escapades on Twitter.  If you worked for a company high profile enough to have fans forums etc., wouldn't you be interested to read what was written?!  The club would be pretty stupid not to read what was on here in all honesty.

I used to work for an insurance company that monitored Twitter and received an alert every time someone posted the company's name.  The company in question used to insure high profile drivers (we had most of the Swindon squad on the books at one time), and Al Murray got into a bit of a scrape with our claims team.  He specifically criticsed the company on Twitter and subsequently received much love and attention.

Sadly, none of the insurance companies I've worked for have fans forums.  Just angry postings on Money Saving Expert forums....   :D

If perhaps not actually literate :)

Lou Macari could get us up.  He's mad into the fitness side, so the players won't be slacking.

Gary Neville is interested apparently as long as he can combine with his england duties

Did some bloke down the pub tell you this?

Yeah and Hoddle is interested as long as we don't have any disabled supporters.....pull the other one its got bells on.....England+tv punditry would pay double or even treble what we could afford and it would mean him relocating from Bury which will not happen.

No, Dostoyevsky asked his agent.

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Jed ?

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Phil Brown has been applying for any job available recently - see Hartlepool and Partick Thistle as examples. The fact that he has been overlooked by them speaks volumes.

I'd happily see Dennis Wise return.

Can't view betting sites at work.

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Iffy Onuara please.

Dennis Wise, are you serious?

Derren Brown could be interesting.

He could make the opposition get stuck where they're standing.

Latest Sky Bet odds:

Nobby Solano's Barmy Army!

Yeah, where did that one come from?

"We are Nobby's Red and White Army!"

"Nobby, Nobby, give us a wave!"

Lets hire him.

I am a bit concerned that Luc Nijholt has not thrown his hat into the ring, is he okay? Its just not right for the hotseat to be vacant and him not declare that he is interested to the Adver.

I still can't believe Chris Wilder is on there at 20/1!

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Over the day, JFH has been drifting out and Paolo and Newell in.

Only takes one person to a money on him and he will be priced up

Indeed, but after the statement from the new owners I'm not sure why anyone would put money on Paolo. Unless they know something we don't, or they're a twat.

We certainly have more than one of those amongst our fanbase

Of the 'realistic' looking options posted above and on the betting sites, I would much prefer him.

Twatty dwarf

Solano has been managing of late. Seem to remember it was a biggish side in Peru but recently got sacked - think they had a bit of financial trouble. He had taken an English keeper over too.

Something that includes 'he does what he wants'. Not enough songs like that.

What's happened to Richard Money's career? I think he was on our shortlist at one point and was supposed to be a talent, but is now at Cambridge United.

Ant McPartlin???? Who has betted on that, he would never come without Dec anyway?

"Brain" Horton 40-1.

Would love the Peruvian Love Rat to manage the town!

If I was a yellowbelly I would club together with a couple of other primates and stick £50 on Wilder just to put the shits up everyone

Can you imagine the shame? We'd have to pay them compensation as well......

They would be better giving the £50 to the club to help address the £750k they lost last year!

I added a couple of red herrings to the list for shits and giggles :)

You mean to say that Derren Brown isn't really on the list?

Fucksticks

Nobby Solano plays the trumpet, and for that reason I would love to see him join this club

It will be newell, and he will be announced to the faithfull before the Preston game, that is all I have to say about the subject.dot dot dot

Well, that would suck the life out of the crowd

Better not be Newell especially after Jed broke the NDA to say that Newell wasn't coming here.

Yeah, might take more than a beer in the Legend's to smooth that one over.

Can't see it being Newell.

With the Championship within sniffing distance one would like to think that the new "custodians" of our club,( remember it IS our club), would and should be thinking big. Lets face it, the norm is for a manager to come in to save a sinking ship heading for the rocks in stormy seas. Not in this case. A championship place is there for us to lose, sure there are some tricky away games but as Tuesday night shows us the lads are up for it and so should the custodians be, other wise next season the biggest crowd is likely to be in the directors box!

Unless the BOD have someone waiting in the wings to just sign on the dotted lines we'll have to wait for applications to land on the chairmans desk to sort the wheat from the chaff. Some of the names on that list make me want to cry, others make me think, hell yeah!

So for those of us old enough to remember to "tune in, same time, same place, same channel" and the test of you we will have to wait. Oh and keep your fingers crossed.

It's newell,  jed and crew don't have the biggest of budgets, newell and his back room staff are what they have budgeted for the rest of this season and 2013/14, if you think it's JFH or any other biggish name forget it.

Is that your hunch or are you claiming to know something we don't?

Adkins is quite a short name.

And you know this how ????? The fans would be in uproar

S-p-e-c-u-l-a-t-i-o-n

Give these guys AT LEAST a week, eh.

There's a press conference Monday, should find out more then.

 :nod:

Hasselbaink would probably be my first choice. Seems to have had a decent management tutelage and seems genuinely interested in honing his skills at Swindon... Would be a very 'Swindon' appointment to say the least.

Going to be Hoddle returning.

Hasn't Woolster made other spurious claims in previous posts? You know, previous form and all that.

I have not
Watch mr newells odds over the next 48 :wink:

So answer, educated guess or tipoff.

There'd be a good Wiltshire lynching if it was Newell.

I am not saying it's a given batch but HE was at the CG yesterday,  around 1400, was at Prenton park :hmmm:

Saw him did you?

Di Canio back up to 2nd favourite following his latest statement...he is now 100/30 behind JFH at 3/1! (SkyBet)

Who saw him at the CG? Not having a pop, but this is the first I heard about it. He was at Prenton, granted.

I did not, but a member of the ground staff DID, perhaps mc flea saw him  :eek:

Well, McCrory knows that Newell wouldn't be welcomed with open arms. So we'll see I suppose.

Exactly

I believe I've already posted this but

Mike fucking Newell can cunting fucking off. I might have said fucking cunt off last time, I can't remember

If it is Newell then there will be protests every game, a la Steve Kean.

Well, if he comes onto the pitch Saturday, pre kick-off, I'll be close enough to strangle the fucker meself

No there won't. People will just whinge and whinge and whinge.

Uninspiring and boring.

Well I'll be protesting on my own then.

'Newell, you're a cunt, Newell Newell you're a cunt'

'Jelly and ice cream when Newell resigns'