Quote Originally Posted by Red Zone View Post
I don't think he will be sacked any time soon unless either of the following two scenarios play out

1. We get 0 or 1 point from our next two home games plus we get stuffed by sevco in the semi
2. We get knocked out by Darvel

Having said that I do think it is just a matter of time that his shortcomings cost Goodwin his job at some point in 2023. I agree with RJ that we need to seriously up our game in manager selection so should be actively doing due diligence on potential candidates now to avoid the knee-jerk appointment that Goodwin was. I maintain my view that there is not a single manager in Scotland that I would want to replace Goodwin.

RJ - my comments on your shortlist

Kohfeldt - a losing record wherever he has managed - no thanks, we need a winner as our next manager
Hutter - would have him in a hearbeat but given his four previous jobs have been at Champions League level clubs just not realistic he will come here
Ferguson - no, just no. Plus have tried the rookie manager route and it's a big no for me as a matter of principle. We want an experienced winner as our next manager
Hoefkens - interesting one here. Still a rookie but got Brugges out of a Champions League group of Porto/AthleticoMadrid/LeverKeusen. A yes from me but again fails on the realistic candidate point
Marquez - no more complete rookies, thanks
Lage - sacked by Benfica for poor results with stories about players being unhappy with training. Sacked by Wolves for poor results and reported tension in the dressing room. Plus salary reported to be £5Million pa at Wolves and it won't have been two and sixpense at Benfica either. Too many red flags for me.

RJ - I like your ambition and we certainly need to be looking outside Scotland but why don't you have a go at another shortlist that is a bit more realistic than your first attempt.
If rj is not careful the men in white coats will be coming to take him away

The managers he has listed aren’t even that great but even then there is no chance in hell they would even consider taking on the Aberdeen job.

To be fair I had the same attitude in the late 90s that we should be looking to take on the cheeks for the league,unfortunately Stewart Milne turned us into a diddy team with no aspirations of contending for the league so rj is about 25 years too late with this standards pish.

No one within Pittodrie has any ambition of Aberdeen competing with the cheeks for the league.Which is the reason why we will end up with another Scottish manager or some foreign manager who isn’t any better and they will not meet his standard.

I would actually be happy enough if we could actually win a cup more than once every 20 years these days, but it doesn’t seem to me that it’s a priority to do that at Aberdeen anymore,it’s all about trying to get into the group stages of Europe to make money.