Unai Emery now leading candidate

[Alberts__Lob]

I think we need to give our new owners time to organize the club from top to bottom. They have no football experience so they're learning on the job basically and also the timing of the takeover wasn't great (after the summer window + no wins in 7 games).

Getting a sporting director in soon should help

Emery certainly knows how to organize a defence. I watched some of Villareal's games in the Europa League last season, including the final, and they looked very solid. Whether he can do that with our players is another thing altogether...

If we do appoint Emery he probably knows of some good players in La Liga that we're not aware of

[Scott Kirkland]

He could bring Pau Torres from Villarreal, He is one of the best center backs in the world.

[Geordie_Jacko]

I'm very much up for this appointment if it happens. I think he could be the ideal man not only for now but to take us forward.

This is what I've been thinking as well. He's the sort of manager who if he keeps us up will be brilliant to then build his own team and take the club forward. I understand people who may want someone like Howe because of him knowing the league more especially the bottom half. But in my opinion a quality manager is a quality manager and should well be able to steer us clear of relegation.

[Geordie_Jacko]

If we do appoint Emery he probably knows of some good players in La Liga that we're not aware of

Very good point that, and we may really need them sort of signings as our fellow Prem clubs will try and make it hard as possible for us to make signings from them. Could well find ourselves with a few Spanish gems if we get him.

[HughieG]

This is what I've been thinking as well. He's the sort of manager who if he keeps us up will be brilliant to then build his own team and take the club forward. I understand people who may want someone like Howe because of him knowing the league more especially the bottom half. But in my opinion a quality manager is a quality manager and should well be able to steer us clear of relegation.

I get your point there. What I'm thinking is that it would be a shame to bring someone like Emery in and then see him fail because the club/squad is under too much pressure not to go down.

I hope not, and I will admittedly be very excited if he is appointed our next manager - fucking miiiiiiles ahead of Bruce in class and quality - and it was only a month ago I was thinking we'd never get to this point...

If we appoint Emery and spend (quite a lot of) money in January, I'm absolutely thrilled

[bix01]

Ooh You Are Awful... But I Like You

Sorry, somebody had to - poster’s of a younger age won’t have a clue what I babbling on about

[Alberts__Lob]

For comparison here's Bruce's career win percentage (his lowest was with us at 28.9%):



and Emery:

[Cannylad]

Ooh You Are Awful... But I Like You

Sorry, somebody had to - poster’s of a younger age won’t have a clue what I babbling on about

Yes, you took the words out of my mouth. Wonder what nickname he'll get, Dick is too obvious.

[bix01]

Yes, you took the words out of my mouth. Wonder what nickname he'll get, Dick is too obvious.

Could gain a whole new generation of north east based fans via YouTube!

[Kal]

Could gain a whole new generation of north east based fans via YouTube!

Aye....

https://youtu.be/dJmg-879j5o