Pellegrini

[WaltonRed]

"he's gone, get over it"

[MLB]

One less option for us once Roy is inevitably given the boot. I don't think he was necessarily the best available but he would have been better than what we've got.

[PaulMcC]

I thought he was the best available option.

[Red Nick]

Clancy has an interesting point of view on it that Pellegrini was too old and looking at what they did in Red Sox

 

The manager short list will Would be closer to the age of Deschamps, Di Matteo, Unai Emery, Quique Flores, Tuchel etc

 

Out of that list only Deschamps has any real CL experience.

[andrew78]

Id take a chance on owen coyle ,got bolton playing decent stuff they out played us the other day,maybe put someone older and wiser above him ie not woy

[Ted]

Failure.

[Ynwa20]

Devil's advocate: If he's so good, why Malaga?

[Coro]

He was so good he lowered himself to Villarreal.

 

Oh...

[Guest PurpleNose]

He was so good he lowered himself to Villarreal.

 

Oh...

 

Quite.

[Ynwa20]

He was so good he lowered himself to Villarreal.

 

Oh...

 

I don't get it! What do you mean?

[Iantn]

Has he deffo took over there or is it still at the believed to be stage?

[Torvald Utne]

I'm still crossing my fingers that he hasn't....£500 to me if he comes here.

[Ynwa20]

Has he deffo took over there or is it still at the believed to be stage?

 

Heavy speculation at the moment I think

[Ynwa20]

I'm still crossing my fingers that he hasn't....£500 to me if he comes here.

 

Nice! Fingers crossed...

[Guest PurpleNose]

Its Tuesday. It has to be true.

[Jonny83]

Fucks sake :(

 

To be fair I could see this coming though, surprised he didn't land the Sevilla job when they got shot of their manager.

 

I wasn't obsessed with him, didn't think he was the second coming of Shankly or even the second coming of Rafa, but I genuinely felt he was the best available realistic option (both pre- and post-takeover) and we should have struck while the iron was hot.

[aiyic]

Needles to say Twitter is alive with 'confirmations'; if it there's white liquid in a bottle, it has to be milk.

[G Richards]

Pellegrini would have been a good manager for us. I see similarities to Wenger and I'm sure he would have got us playing good stuff and competing soon enough.

 

He is 58 years old (I think).

 

It half makes me wonder if NESV will give Roy the whole season, all the while checking out who the best young manager is that is out there. I think they will want someone to come long term, someone to hopefully build a new dynasty. Quite possibly with Kenny as some sort of DoF - not in an overbearing, power hungry sort of way - but in the sort of way any up and coming manager would appreciate - quiet, dignified, and with great insight and experience.

 

Di Matteo? Martinez? Coyle? Poyet? Deschamps?

 

Interesting times.

[aiyic]

Pellegrini would have been a good manager for us. I see similarities to Wenger and I'm sure he would have got us playing good stuff and competing soon enough.

 

He is 58 years old (I think).

 

It half makes me wonder if NESV will give Roy the whole season, all the while checking out who the best young manager is that is out there. I think they will want someone to come long term, someone to hopefully build a new dynasty. Quite possibly with Kenny as some sort of DoF - not in an overbearing, power hungry sort of way - but in the sort of way any up and coming manager would appreciate - quiet, dignified, and with great insight and experience.

 

Di Matteo? Martinez? Coyle? Poyet? Deschamps?

 

Interesting times.

 

Paul Jewell?

[Jonny83]

I really hope we don't go down the DoF route - I'd prefer a strong manager who the board and fans can trust.

[WaltonRed]

a DOF will be a joke and a certain failure with more years and resources wasted on it.

[Razoray]

I'm just wondering why fellas are advocating Coyle over Di Matteo. I can see similarities - both are young and have won promotion playing good football but Di Matteo has continued to play attractive football and would have a lot more contacts and respect in the game, something that would probably be required at Anfield.

[Ynwa20]

Dave Bassett, anyone?

[Trucker Paddy]

Just my opinion but I doubt there'll be a change this season, if we don't get beat by Chelsea and then pick up at least 7 points from Stoke/Wigan/West ham, there gona leave things be.

If they have a managerial target and have taken advice on a new manager most likely he's with a club and he won't move before season ends. There's no point appointing a manager just because he's available, although I think pellegrini would do well.

I do think any players bought in January they will get opinions on from a few people before signing off on it, as in they'll be players most managers rate incase a change happens next summer.

[Unrighteous]

Just my opinion but I doubt there'll be a change this season, if we don't get beat by Chelsea and then pick up at least 7 points from Stoke/Wigan/West ham, there gona leave things be.

If they have a managerial target and have taken advice on a new manager most likely he's with a club and he won't move before season ends. There's no point appointing a manager just because he's available, although I think pellegrini would do well.

I do think any players bought in January they will get opinions on from a few people before signing off on it, as in they'll be players most managers rate incase a change happens next summer.

 

Ugh... I fucking hope not.