Short list down to 3

[McCullochisGod]

"Thank you, I appreciate your support. Tough times currently caused by a poor summer on my watch but we’ll get there. I believe we have an excellent manager about to join us who’ll return this great club to where it rightly belongs"

Not from me, from Alan Hardy's Twitter.

ANNOUNCE IT THEN ..... The man is a complete fool the way he deals with the media, or is this excellent manager not too sure he WANTS to join us?

[McCullochisGod]

Totally agree. We had the chance to appoint him when he was still at Grimsby and missed it, but since then he's demonstrated his worth even more at Shrewsbury. Ipswich had problems before Hurst arrived, which had been masked by the savvy management of Mick McCarthy (despite no appreciation from their fans).

Of course they had problems that's why McCarthy got the sack. I bet their problems are insignificant compared to ours.

[keldsyke]

Of course they had problems that's why McCarthy got the sack. I bet their problems are insignificant compared to ours.

Genuine question, who would you like to see as manager?

[apieandpint]

Of course they had problems that's why McCarthy got the sack. I bet their problems are insignificant compared to ours.

McCarthy wasn't sacked though!

[nw6pie]

I think it’ll be Hurst and really hope it is. Along with Cowley, he was one of the most highly rated managers in the lower divisions up until his stint at Ipswich, which admittedly was a poor career choice.

Whether he or anyone else can salvage this sh!t show remains to be seen, but at least Hurst has got a team promoted out of the conference...

Agreed. Given our circumstances, I think we’d be very lucky to get Hurst (especially if he saw the horror show yesterday). Be very happy if it is him, but we have to let him bring his own people in - even if it means getting rid of Crossley, Chettle and Hart. And we need to give him time, not 14 games, even if we don’t win one of them and even if - heaven forbid - we go down. Take the Big Sam approach, for once. Any manager would struggle with this gutless bunch.

[marky]

Bowyer or Appleton were my preferences but Hurst would be next as I don't think the other 2 would want it, certainly can't understand this clamour for Martin Allen to come back.

[ancientpie]

Genuine question, who would you like to see as manager?

Anyone other than the guy that idiot appoints,obvious innit, seriously going back to the OT, we shouldn't be down to a shortlist of 3 because we should never have pulled the trigger without a replacement lined up!

[McCullochisGod]

Anyone other than the guy that idiot appoints,obvious innit, seriously going back to the OT, we shouldn't be down to a shortlist of 3 because we should never have pulled the trigger without a replacement lined up!

Personally I think there is a shortage of candidates that can now turn this around, we will probably just get another merry-go-round manager and a lot more meaningless spin from the fast sinking owner.

[marshall55]

Odds moved a little this evening with skybet
Paul Hurst
5/2
Martin Allen
11/4
Michael Appleton
9/2
Shaun Derry
5/1
Kevin Nolan
7/1
Steve Chettle
8/1
Neil Ardley
10/1
Paul Hart
14/1
Paul Heckingbottom
16/1
Gary Bowyer
18/1
Sam Ricketts
18/1

[SwalePie]

Personally I think there is a shortage of candidates that can now turn this around, we will probably just get another merry-go-round manager and a lot more meaningless spin from the fast sinking owner.

Gordon Bennett MIG, can you PLEASE either change the bleedin' record or explain your bitter and clearly personal beef with AH to us all openly? Surely that simple choice is clear enough, plenty have asked you before. It is just tedious, predictable and pathetic now.

Perhaps if you revealed something you know and believe we don't know we might be more interested?