New Manager thread

[TipperaryBaggie]

Would be nice if he could entice the manager of his other club, Bologna, who are flying high in Seria A at the moment. However, who in their right mind would desert a top Italian club to a mid table Championship side?

[baggiematt]

I do wonder if we have had a genuine interest in Cifuentes and Williams, but the way they have handled that interest has put us off.

Maybe both have used their agents to increase their stock and it?s gone down badly with their owners and ours.

[splinter]

How about a player manager it worked with Giles.

[splinter]

How about a player manager it worked with Giles.

De Bruyne maybe.

[phild]

Eric Ramsay manager of Minnesota FC and Ryan Mason are the latest favourites to be considered. Never heard of the Ramsay bloke but young and analytical would probably be his attributes. So far though the names being touted are nowt to be getting excited about

[soulman101]

Reckon we will have a new Head coach this week .

[Prando]

Ryan Mason being tipped for his Ist managers job ,Ryan is a 33yr old coach at Spurs .
He younger than our Kyle .
https://the72.co.uk/2025/04/23/west-...y-replacement/

Mickd announced Ryan Mason to me over a week ago?I wonder if he is on the interviewing panel ?

[soulman101]

Mickd announced Ryan Mason to me over a week ago?I wonder if he is on the interviewing panel ?

Hi, he will be on the open top bus and party today .
Got a feeling ,he could be in for an interview tomorrow .

[baggiematt]

The model is clear that we don't need a 'manager' and the head coach will be part of a wider team. Therefore, we seem to be aiming for the best coach and fledgling leader rather than best manager.

Getting someone who has learnt from some of the best has worked well for other clubs. Maresca, Arteta, Corberan, Kompany etc. have all done well having been mentored by a top coach.

Interesting that on twitter (and in my own mind too), Ryan Mason is an underwhelming pick but when we were linked with Heitinga it was exciting. Yet career-wise both have been Assistants to top managers and both have had very small stints as interim managers.

This Ramsay seems exciting to listen to and has also had a good coaching career. Again, it feels like he's more of a draw than Mason, but a stint at Minnesota does very little to prepare him for being manager in the championship.

In a nutshell, I have no issue with any of these assistants to top coaches, like Lijnders, Mason, Ramsey or Heitinga.

[baggieal]

The model is clear that we don't need a 'manager' and the head coach will be part of a wider team. Therefore, we seem to be aiming for the best coach and fledgling leader rather than best manager.

Getting someone who has learnt from some of the best has worked well for other clubs. Maresca, Arteta, Corberan, Kompany etc. have all done well having been mentored by a top coach.

Interesting that on twitter (and in my own mind too), Ryan Mason is an underwhelming pick but when we were linked with Heitinga it was exciting. Yet career-wise both have been Assistants to top managers and both have had very small stints as interim managers.

This Ramsay seems exciting to listen to and has also had a good coaching career. Again, it feels like he's more of a draw than Mason, but a stint at Minnesota does very little to prepare him for being manager in the championship.

In a nutshell, I have no issue with any of these assistants to top coaches, like Lijnders, Mason, Ramsey or Heitinga.

I agree Matt but the new coach or manager could be Klopp but what can you do with aging slow players like Bartley, Furlong, Mowatt and Wallace?

Our midfield is slow and lacks talent and creativity ie Mowatt and JM. Take Bellingham at Sunderland who is 19 and consistently good and in my view a class above Mowatt and JM. Again a new coach or manager can?t put there what?s not there!

We need a new keeper too ie another Palmer as clearly Griffiths not in the same class.

I do worry about a new coach not having the final say on incomings and outgoings. The loans this year have not been impressive and Holgate for one being poor - a blind man with a white stick must have given contracts to Cole and Frabotta. To have a clause in Bartieys contract to allow another year was sheer stupidity!

I do worry the whole picture needs sorting and not just the coach. Even Morrison hugely disappointed me by giving Grady minutes v Luton when clearly he?s been poor and was off. I question whether the coaching staff are too close to certain players. Whitwell was great but there are more talented youngsters so they need chances especially in no nothing games!