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Not saying Rohl isn't a good choice, I actually think he is, just don't see SR being willing to pay the compensation

I really don't see SR paying out compensation to land an in-work manager, not with all the financial grief over sacking RM, or the impending loss of PL TV revenue next season

Stephan would be consistent with the possession based style of play SR want to pursue. Other then the usual suspect, Niko Kovac, Roger Schmidt, Rudi Garcia, my money is on Mark van Bommel, it feels very SR-y (and not in a good way)

When all those players we bought only to loan to other SR clubs come back we're going to have an amazing team in the Championship

I could see us trying the next Hasenhuttl, someone who has been relatively successful in Europe but not yet managed in the PL, like Roger Schmidt or van Bommel, etc. Maybe even van Nistelrooy if he didn't want to go back to being an assistant

Got to be less then relegation surely? I don't see why it's up for debate, or why so many fans still back him. He's stubbornly sticking to a system that barely worked in the Championship, he's shown absolutely no sign of improvement, and doesn't seem to know how to resolve any of the glaringly obvious problems in how we play. We're on course for a record in how bad this season is going, it's absolutely insane that he's still here

There's nothing disingenuous about comparing the performance of two managers of the same club in the same division, whilst absolutely acknowledging that yes Potter's success at Ostersund was incredible - from the 4th tier of Swedish football all the way to the Allsvenskan, qualifying for the Europa League by winning the Swedish version of the FA Cup, and beating teams like Galatasaray and Arsenal on the way (I randomly follow Swedish football too). But on a purely apples to apples comparison, a manager who we'd all probably celebrate coming to Saints did comparably similar (though marginally better IMO) as the manager we're all a little underwhelmed by with the same club in the same league

Maybe because he's a good guy and doesn't want to do the dirty on Aberdeen? Yea but the fact that he actually has a footballing background ignores the fact that his most recent job is in rugby and folks just want any excuse to say everything is shit

Exactly! The championship and the PL are leagues apart, and managers that do well in one league often don't in another. I think Martin is a sensible if not exciting appointment, but ultimately it's a practical and realistic one for the direction of travel of the club and the league we now find ourselves in. It's worth remembering (again) that Graham Potter's only season in the Championship was a 10th placed finish with (an arguably better post-relegation) Swansea, just like Martin achieved this season...

Piroe's record is a prime example of 'found his level' - first two seasons in the Eredivise: 1 goal in 11 and 2 in 18, first two seasons in the Championship: 22 in 45 and 19 in 43

Whilst I agree it's not the most exciting appointment we simply don't know how it's going to pan out. In 2019 Brighton appointment a championship manager who had finished 10th with Swansea in the previous season and look how that panned out for them. Rather then having a massive wobbly, lets see what Martin can do for us

Really rate McKenna. Might not be exciting but as an up-and-comer there's much worse choices out there

If the 'young and up-and-coming' category really is what Saints are looking for then I'd rate Kieran McKenna quite high on the list. Might be "only" a league 1 manager (though he got Ipswich promoted this season) but he's from the same mould as Carrick, has Ipswich playing incredibly well and his opposition coaching and adaptability is something we've lack for a long time. Certainly not saying he'd be an exciting appointment, and I'd like to see us making a statement in who we appoint as opposed to another project, BUT if that's the route we did go down we could do a lot worse then McKenna

Why!? Gerrard has been found out since he and Michael Beale parted company, he offers absolutely nothing other then being an ex-player that people have heard of

SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASH! (I make no secret of disliking the stripes, though I may be won over if we had blue shorts)