So who’s it going to be ?

[WBA123]

Good point about Appleton. Maresca would be an interesting one but why would he leave Man. City to come to a club that isn’t will to provide adequate funds for a promotion push? Similarly, Wilder. I wouldn’t be surprised to see McInnes get the gig.

He would jump at the Albion job.

Its a massive step up from Prem League 2.

[kettering_baggie]

It’s down to the Chinese owner(s), though, if they are intending to take as much cash out of the club as possible, then any manager is going to be on a loser. I hope that I am wrong but I fear that we have some depressing times ahead.

[WBA123]

It’s down to the Chinese owner(s), though, if they are intending to take as much cash out of the club as possible, then any manager is going to be on a loser. I hope that I am wrong but I fear that we have some depressing times ahead.

Of course we are at his mercy, but it wouldn't make any financial sense for him to asset strip us.

There's really only Periera and Johnstone who we could make any decent money on anyway this summer. Which is what £30m? £40m at most. Plus parachute payments.

We are an asset to him, which has value. If we got promoted back to the Prem and stayed there, his asset will be worth far more than if he was to take cash out of the club now. Its probably the main reason why he hasn't done that yet.

Its not impossible he asset strips us, but the wise financial plan would be for us to stay self sufficient and try to make it back to the Premier League. Its what I imagine he will do too.

[Prando]

Pullis maybe Paul?

To be honest buddy, I would veer towards Pulis over many others.
To be fair the first thing Roy did was to tighten up the back. Not a bad plan. I was not a Pulis advocate when he was appointed, but I certainly was not a ‘Pulis out’ supporter. (Nor Slaven as it happens)
My amateur soccer days (Birmingham AFA Saturdays and Sutton Sunday League) were as centre half, so I guess my prime attention is always in that area. We are particularly poor there, with little quality direction. But I am happy to concede that the midfield and forward line are not brilliant also !
Great to have so many differing opinions ... but all focussed on achieving a better WBA ?

[kettering_baggie]

Of course we are at his mercy, but it wouldn't make any financial sense for him to asset strip us.

There's really only Periera and Johnstone who we could make any decent money on anyway this summer. Which is what £30m? £40m at most. Plus parachute payments.

We are an asset to him, which has value. If we got promoted back to the Prem and stayed there, his asset will be worth far more than if he was to take cash out of the club now. Its probably the main reason why he hasn't done that yet.

Its not impossible he asset strips us, but the wise financial plan would be for us to stay self sufficient and try to make it back to the Premier League. Its what I imagine he will do too.

It didn’t make financial sense for him to pay the amount that he did for the club in the first place! There is also a question mark over who the owner actually is, there’s a good chance that it isn’t Lai, in which case there is no knowing what plans are afoot. Your comments, 123, are very reasonable but we don’t know if the same ‘reasonable’ applies in China.

[Leicesterbaggie]

Surely there must be a legal manner in which we can ascertain who actually owns the club. This is just another complete and utter mess that we find ourselves in. One of many I may add. I am slowly losing patience with our club!

[DaveP67 is back!]

Surely there must be a legal manner in which we can ascertain who actually owns the club. This is just another complete and utter mess that we find ourselves in. One of many I may add. I am slowly losing patience with our club!

It has been tried Leics, it’s umbrellas under umbrellas. Shows the farce that is the so called owner vetting by the FA, ultimately anyone could own a club and play puppet master, we could for all we know be owned by North Korea!

[Yarmbaggie]

Skybet been taking money on Karl Robinson as next Manager, now down to 5/2 2nd favourite from nowhere. Don’t know if it is connected with Oxford not getting through to the play off final.

[phild]

Yes Robinson as bounced into the top 10 in second place behind odds on Wilder

TOP 10 (NE - NEW ENTRY)

Chris Wilder
Karl Robinson NE
Valerien Ismael
John Terry
David Wagner
Frank Lampard
Derek McInnes
Mark Robins NE
Graeme Jones
Eddie Howe

[WBA123]

Yes Robinson as bounced into the top 10 in second place behind odds on Wilder

TOP 10 (NE - NEW ENTRY)

Chris Wilder
Karl Robinson NE
Valerien Ismael
John Terry
David Wagner
Frank Lampard
Derek McInnes
Mark Robins NE
Graeme Jones
Eddie Howe

Slim pickings.

Out of that top 10, I'd probably want Wilder.