So who should be our next manager?

[Rushies tash]

4 minutes ago, sir roger said:

De Zerbi is the only manager the Referees' Mafia hate more than Jurgen.

 

Gary O'Neill may disagree. Wolves have had some shitty decisions this year.

[Bjornebye]

On 29/02/2024 at 16:15, Kevin D said:

Another run to the Champions league final would make him an outstanding candidate. 
 

Would he want to join here, though? It looks like he’s in the middle of his own dynastic run with Inter, he doesn’t speak English and he gets to live in Milan.

Once his wife see’s Broadway shops she’ll demand he moves here 

[manwiththestick]

10 minutes ago, sir roger said:

De Zerbi is the only manager the Referees' Mafia hate more than Jurgen.

80% of them at least.

[Kevin D]

11 minutes ago, sir roger said:

De Zerbi is the only manager the Referees' Mafia hate more than Jurgen.

Aye, his “I hate 80% of referees in this country” comment shot him up right into my top 3, as well.

[Kevin D]

7 minutes ago, Rushies tash said:

 

Gary O'Neill may disagree. Wolves have had some shitty decisions this year.

Would say since that peak in November, they have eased off.

 

It did seem like there was a point weekly, when they were being actively cheated.

[Barrington Womble]

31 minutes ago, sir roger said:

De Zerbi is the only manager the Referees' Mafia hate more than Jurgen.

He's probably the only one who's been more public about them too. 

[Bobby Hundreds]

De Zerbi wears gel. That tub of pink gloopy shit I reckon.

[El Dangerous]

On 29/02/2024 at 02:57, Lee909 said:

 

I wasn't actually being serious

Far to early for him 

Let him finish being the best defender in the world I say.

[3 Stacks]

The French media is funny. It's being discussed in a bunch of shows and podcasts that what if we hired the Lens manager. I don't think we have remotely been linked with him.

[Anubis]

On 01/03/2024 at 13:30, joe_fishfish said:

Is Rafa perhaps saying we shouldn't overlook an older, experienced candidate, with trophies to his name, who maybe hasn't been hitting the heights of his earlier career in recent roles? Someone with family ties to the area? Someone who has managed the biggest clubs and knows what it entails?

 

Sound like anyone in particular ... ?

 

Big Sam Allardyce?

[Marko121]

Bayern opened talks with Alonso. Breaking news on sky sports 

[andrew78]

10 minutes ago, Marko121 said:

Bayern opened talks with Alonso. Breaking news on sky sports 

I don't believe it ,and why would you let it leak when he is riding high in the league, unsettling tactic I think 

[Barrington Womble]

Here's the story. It's just that palettenberg bellend who's been saying the same for weeks. 

 

'Bayern Munich open discussions with Liverpool target Alonso'

https://www.skysports.com/share/13087409

[Saucepan]

I refuse to believe Alonso, or his representatives, are stupid enough to open talks with their main rivals before the season is over. Total horseshit. 

[VladimirIlyich]

24 minutes ago, Saucepan said:

I refuse to believe Alonso, or his representatives, are stupid enough to open talks with their main rivals before the season is over. Total horseshit. 

Bayern do this every season with rival managers/players and tip off their friendly journos to report it. 

[etho]

You just hope we’re doing something about this right now.

All the talk about waiting for a sporting director is worrying, makes us look rudderless. Hopefully a red herring?

[Tenfolder]

1 hour ago, VladimirIlyich said:

Bayern do this every season with rival managers/players and tip off their friendly journos to report it. 

 

Yeah, this reads to me as them trying to distract the team currently pipping them to the title in the hope it helps them. It's also Bayerns main mouthpiece as the source.

[Babb'sBurstNad]

"In talks" is a bit of a nebulous phrase. 

 

I don't doubt Bayern and a host of others, ourselves included, have already contacted his agent to register interest and lay the groundwork. In talks makes it sound better though.

[Lee909]

Bayern

So we'd like to offer you 20ml a yea......

 

Xabi agent

Fuck off(hangs up phone)

 

Bayern

Hello, hello....

 

Bayern on phone to Bayern mouthpieces at sky Germany,twitter accounts

We've held talks with Alonso agent

[TheHowieLama]

Chelsea have identified Brighton's Roberto de Zerbi and Sporting's Ruben Amorim as potential replacements for Mauricio Pochettino.

[Bjornebye]

If it is bollocks (and I’d love Alonso to come out and say it is) then surely that will just piss him off and make him less likely to want to manage them. 

[Babb'sBurstNad]

He's on the verge of making history with Leverkusen. I wouldn't be surprised if he manages Bayern at some point, but to go straight to a rival would be a strange move.

[Barrington Womble]

44 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

If it is bollocks (and I’d love Alonso to come out and say it is) then surely that will just piss him off and make him less likely to want to manage them. 

 

He's not going to close the door on them is he? When he makes his choice, I'm sure he'll give them the chance to say they didn't really want him anyway to save face. I reckon for now they have 2 aims. 1. Pacify their own fans and 2. Try to bully Alonso into going there because it's perceived as a done deal and anything else is a slight on Munich. 

[Bjornebye]

20 minutes ago, Barrington Womble said:

 

He's not going to close the door on them is he? When he makes his choice, I'm sure he'll give them the chance to say they didn't really want him anyway to save face. I reckon for now they have 2 aims. 1. Pacify their own fans and 2. Try to bully Alonso into going there because it's perceived as a done deal and anything else is a slight on Munich. 

And of course trying to derail Leverkusen 

[Scott_M]