Igor Stimac

[MadAmster]

Igor Stimac was a legend really, played great footy, good Captain and loved the club! Being the Rams manager and failing would spoil all that. As a Rams footballer I loved the bloke but as a manager it's a no no, apart from that what experience as a manager would he bring?

2005 Hajduk Split
2006 Cibalia
2009–2010 NK Zagreb
2012–2013 Croatia
2015 Zadar
2015–2016 Sepahan
2016–2017 Al-Shahania

6 clubs and a national side. Not much success though, which is probably the point you wished to make.

[Andy_Faber]

theres success and theres failure. failure is either glorious or grim. macschteeve gave us the only recent glorious failure, the rest has just been grim. i think igor would give us something glorious. maybe im just being romantic

[mistaram]

Wenger played in the Austrian 3rd division and he wasn't a bad manager at Arsenal. Would have won more if h
e had been prepared to put the club into massive debt but all the available cash went on their new stadium. No way he would come here though.

Totally agree with rA about Igor.

I think Simmo would be a good shout. World Cup winning Manager and all that.......

Surely we can do better than Simmo just even more nostalgia the last two managers have played for the club fat lot of good that's done us We need someone who has not been associated with the club Can't believe people are even considering Stimac that's a complete joke what does he know about the Championship but he's just the type of signing Mel is likely to make

[mistaram]

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Names being touted by fans appear to be those who squeeze that bit extra out of an ordinary looking side

Alex Neil
Neil Harris
Dean Smith

No disrespect to any of Preston, Millwall or Brentford but on paper how many of their players collectively would walk in to Derby's first XI?

I can't think of one from Millwall, a couple maybe at Preston and 3 or 4 at Brentford?
Throw in to that mix Sheff Utd and we've covered the four sides that finished (just) below us.

We are a pretty big club with a brilliant infrastructure and strong fan base but with that comes expectation and a renowned trigger happy chairman. How attractive are we to prospective managers who are deemed suitable by the fans?

We've bought badly overall and extended contracts at inappropriate times.

Davies has been a revelation and Huddlestone, Ledley, Jerome and Nugent have all played cameo roles at some point though when those last 20mins come 4-5 players over 30 in a side that doesn't keep possession are going to suffer.

Was Lawrence at 7m a better buy than Ollie Watkins at 2m?

Was Jerome at 2m a better bet than Mitrovic on loan?

When was the last time we bought in a quality overseas player who had zero experience in England?

Albentosa went straight back, Abdul Camara the same.

When you drill in to things at PP it's all become very predictable and there are underlying fundamentals that if not addressed will result in the club going backwards.

One week ago I was mourning after a trip to Fulham but also enthused by the fact we looked like keeping a manager who loved the club and had the owner of the divisions golden boot..... reasons to be cheerful?

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Manx agree with every word you say I would love Alex Neal proper manager probably knows to much about us though to come Neil Harris he's won't be leaving Milwall it's in his blood Dean Smith yes please love the way his teams play But according to the DET Simmo and Stimac and Wassall ffs Wonder if the club will offering ST their money back

[Salopian0]

Actually wouldn't mind Chris Powell in the situation we are in. Will need a couple of seasons probably to move out some and bring through youngsters as not much in the pot at the moment .hope to keep hydra and build a team around him with more energy in midfield with youth .Callum Guy and Bennett.

[Salopian0]

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Neil Harris he's won't be leaving Milwall it's in his blood

Think a few would have been saying that about Rowett last week so you never know

[mistaram]

2005 Hajduk Split

2006 Cibalia
2009–2010 NK Zagreb
2012–2013 Croatia
2015 Zadar
2015–2016 Sepahan
2016–2017 Al-Shahania

6 clubs and a national side. Not much success though, which is probably the point you wished to make.

hmm 1season wonder by the look No thank you

[mistaram]

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Think a few would have been saying that about Rowett last week so you never know

Yes you have know in the crazy world of football But I think Harris and Milwall at made for each other

[Nozzy]

Is this anything more than romanticism?
Again...has he done anything of note since his playing days ended?
The best practitioners don’t always make the best teachers - Charlton, Todd and McFarland v Warnock, Pulis and the Bald Eagle - and he would bring with him one hell of an ego.

What had Kevin Keegan done in management until he raised Newcastle from the foot of Div 2?
Stimac would lift the whole of Derby never mind just the club.
What's wrong with having an ego?
Our greatest manager had a massive ego!
Under Stimac, I believe we'd see fire, desire and passion.
Mel if you're reading this give the job to Igor; he believes in the Rams.

[mistaram]

What had Kevin Keegan done in management until he raised Newcastle from the foot of Div 2?

Stimac would lift the whole of Derby never mind just the club.
What's wrong with having an ego?
Our greatest manager had a massive ego!
Under Stimac, I believe we'd see fire, desire and passion.
Mel if you're reading this give the job to Igor; he believes in the Rams.

Yes Todd and McFarlane were Derby through and through probably the poorest manages we've had Keep Stimac well away from our club nostalgia just doesn't work in football We need someone who knows the Championship because it's a division like no other