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We have a ton going for us. Parachute payments, a squad full of quality (for the championship) and owner happy to invest, first class facilities at Staplewood. A premier league stadium etc, etc. We are a great prospect for any manager worth their salt under the elite level.

The solution to mediocrity isn’t more mediocrity.

Can play either, has looked good when he's played buy picked up a muscle strain a couple of matches back.

Don't understand the fascination with Viera. Most middling of managerial careers, great player, bang average manager - at best.

Of the 'names' mentioned with some playing cache and gravistas I'd take Ole over any of them. He has a pretty defined style of play, something that Viera has been widley critisized for (and that we desparately need). He steered a shocking United side to their best league finishes in a long time and to top it off seems like a thourghly nice bloke. Don't see it happening however.

He didn't get Genoa promoted he took over with them 17th in Serie A and pulled them up to 13th. His managerial record is pretty dross all round, he's just a name. Koeman had at least won multiple trophies/championships before joining including the Copa del Rey with Valencia. I don't think they are even in the same stratosphere.

The reality is there’s not a lot of concrete information out there either way about what’s going on behind the scenes. When we’re to the point that we’ve got talk sport walking back about stories about TE being made permanent it’s pretty clear that no one is even getting a sniff at the current hiring process. Just an observation but this probably speaks to Spors team and how they operate as little was known about a good few of our summer signings until just before signing, same with Ori’s return actually. At the moment the only thing for sure, is that nothing is for sure.

It's not like him being in for a couple more games is going to kill our season dead. If waiting means we get the right man then it's well worth it. For what it's worth I fully believe they will have someone in place by then.

In what world? They are already interviewing and we have a two week break.

Sounds like someone else we know 🤔🤣

There was a definite pattern to the play from goal kicks for example that wasn't there with Still. Often Macca would just go long. Baz and co played it short and out to the right a lot against Wednesday with THB finding quite a bit more success on his favoured side. I'm not saying he's made sweeping changes (no pun intended) but there was definitely a more deliberate action there.

Agreed. I definitely saw a much more deliberate move to play out from the back (I believe this is why he put Bazunu back in) and the boys were also shifting the ball quicker and trying to find the spaces.

What is this winning feeling…

The frustrating thing with Downs is he often makes good runs and find nice pocket of space…. It’s just everything else!

I said a couple of weeks ago I just wanted to see a professional performance. We’ve not covered ourselves in glory this half but it’s been a much more professional display than Wednesday night.

Plenty. Throw on Edwards and Quarshie!

Agreed. He’s got a touch of Hojbjerg about his play. I’m here for it.

Jander has been excellent today. Great signing.

Praying for a Downs redemption arc this season.

Bazunu just booked for time wasting. Did he not fucking learn.

Beautiful finish that.

Commentator “I don’t want to be a Bazunu basher…” Oh no, please be my guest!

I think it does show how important the 'fit' of manager to the club is. Failed misserably at Stoke and here. Flourished at Luton and Charlton. There's this odd element of chemistry and personel that non of us can properly predict. How many times have we seen managers who have been great at one club move on and completely fall apart at another. Only the very elite have the skill to adapt and change culture.

Yep. Just a gut feel but I think this is the most likely route Spors will take.

Yeah Struber seems to be doing a good job there. I'd just imagine that Spors would back himself and his knowledge of that market to try and bring in someone like Struber who shows high potential. It's not what many would want to hear as proven would obviously be better but the 'proven' options are pretty dire right now...