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Post by okebournegas83 on Nov 1, 2023 13:18:53 GMT
Honestly, if Holloway is appointed I genuinely give up I respect the both of you as posters and don’t think I am mad, I’d rather not have Ollie but then if we got a few wins, momentum and all that, the Mem would be rocking! I’m warming to the idea at the same time, I’m a romantic! I must admit , I am thinking exactly the same as you !! |
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Post by wallywalters on Nov 1, 2023 13:20:22 GMT
Obviously we can only go off rumours and media reports at the moment, but I can’t help but feel slightly concerned by the apparent disconnect between what the new owners stated their criteria are, and the managers we’re supposedly interested in. None of Holden, Holloway & Monk tick both the young and experience of promotion from L1 to Champ boxes… It all feels a bit scattergun, to me. Hope I’m wrong! Everytime I read the latest manager linked to us or that we've allegedly interviewed I pretty much 🤦. Lets hope the board surprise us with a real decent appointment out of nowhere as the names listed so far are way way below what we already had in place. This has to be an upgrade or there was no point sacking Barton. ( monk could be ok id need to read more about him, see him interviewed to decide) |
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Post by gashead1981 on Nov 1, 2023 13:20:44 GMT
I said to a mate of mine this morning, if it was a choice between Holden and Holloway then I'd have Ollie all day long. But I'd be rather disappointed if that was the shortlist.
The only other theory I had was bringing in Ollie to replace Jennings, who will obviously depart as soon as JB gets another job, if he does.
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Post by TAGas on Nov 1, 2023 13:26:37 GMT
I said to a mate of mine this morning, if it was a choice between Holden and Holloway then I'd have Ollie all day long. But I'd be rather disappointed if that was the shortlist. The only other theory I had was bringing in Ollie to replace Jennings, who will obviously depart as soon as JB gets another job, if he does. I'm with you on that. Hypothetically, if there are only 3 managers that want the job. That being Cotterill, Holden and Holloway. I'd give it to Holloway. Let's just hope that doesn't happen though.. |
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Post by percy on Nov 1, 2023 13:36:21 GMT
Ollie only as DoF to the end of the season if we are giving Mangs and Wheelan a proper crack. Give him a chance to build the sustainable structure we are after.
For Manager though? No way. Would rather an up and coming L2/NL manager (few mentioned above) if we cant tick all the boxes from the owners interview.
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Post by oasisgas on Nov 1, 2023 13:42:01 GMT
Agree with you.
I wasn't expecting a massive name but with all the names so far they all
feel abit "meh" to me Monk included.
I know if peple say no there is not alot you can do and if people don't apply but surely there are others on the list who if we heard them would get us abit excited??
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Post by oasisgas on Nov 1, 2023 13:50:02 GMT
Ollie only as DoF to the end of the season if we are giving Mangs and Wheelan a proper crack. Give him a chance to build the sustainable structure we are after. For Manager though? No way. Would rather an up and coming L2/NL manager (few mentioned above) if we cant tick all the boxes from the owners interview. Anyone know anything about Lee Bell after seeing your post about up and coming league 2 managers?? Ok 25/1 but not sure if he was on list before or someone just fancied him and asked them for a price. |
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Post by casey12a on Nov 1, 2023 14:00:39 GMT
I just watched the documentary Holloway did about football management a few weeks ago. He's very keen to get back in. I'd love it to work from a romantic perspective but just don't see how it could.
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Post by TAGas on Nov 1, 2023 14:05:18 GMT
Now I think about it. If Holloway is interviewed for the job, I could actually see him charming his way into the job with the new owners.
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Post by RD on Nov 1, 2023 14:11:08 GMT
Now I think about it. If Holloway is interviewed for the job, I could actually see him charming his way into the job with the new owners. I'm with you. I think it will be Holloway. Think the owners will think it's what we all want given he's a Gas legend. He's got promotions on his CV, has even managed in the Prem. Only box he goes against really (based on their criteria) is age. But it's not like he's in his 70s, so they could argue they were talking about someone younger than, e.g. Warnock. |
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Post by TAGas on Nov 1, 2023 14:21:06 GMT
Now I think about it. If Holloway is interviewed for the job, I could actually see him charming his way into the job with the new owners. I'm with you. I think it will be Holloway. Think the owners will think it's what we all want given he's a Gas legend. He's got promotions on his CV, has even managed in the Prem. Only box he goes against really (based on their criteria) is age. But it's not like he's in his 70s, so they could argue they were talking about someone younger than, e.g. Warnock. I agree with this also. And with the BP article, sounds like the board have approached him which is another reason why he could get the job. |
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Post by richhertford on Nov 1, 2023 14:21:57 GMT
Now I think about it. If Holloway is interviewed for the job, I could actually see him charming his way into the job with the new owners. I'm with you. I think it will be Holloway. Think the owners will think it's what we all want given he's a Gas legend. He's got promotions on his CV, has even managed in the Prem. Only box he goes against really (based on their criteria) is age. But it's not like he's in his 70s, so they could argue they were talking about someone younger than, e.g. Warnock. I agree with RD. Having a manager that has managed in the lower leagues and has got two teams into the premiership that understands this club and emotionally connects with the fan base is key for me. Ollie has unfinished business with this club. He’s one of us. He manufactured a style of play that we loved. That game at stoke city when we won 4-1 was such a memory. I’m warming to Ollie getting the role. Very happy memories for me. |
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Post by popuppirate on Nov 1, 2023 14:23:52 GMT
Not Holloway, please. I watched him play for us at Eastville and he's a fantastic bloke but we should be looking for someone with current skills. Motivation will only get a team so far and like someone else said we wouldn't be considering him without his past association with us.
Any manager would have the stadium rocking playing good, winning football. We need to look forwards, not back
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Post by pennardgas on Nov 1, 2023 14:25:33 GMT
I'm with you. I think it will be Holloway. Think the owners will think it's what we all want given he's a Gas legend. He's got promotions on his CV, has even managed in the Prem. Only box he goes against really (based on their criteria) is age. But it's not like he's in his 70s, so they could argue they were talking about someone younger than, e.g. Warnock. Having a manager that has managed in the lower leagues and got a team into the premiership that understands this club and emotionally connects with the fan base is key for me. Ollie has unfinished business with this club. He’s one of us. He manufactured a style of play that we loved. That game at stoke city when we won 4-1 was such a memory. I’m warming to Ollie getting the role. Very happy memories for me. The romance of Ollie returning is beginning to get to me. Let’s face it, we all know he’s been out of it for too long & that Grimsby was a disaster but we and he know that this would be his last job in football. You’d have to have a heart of pure granite not to want it to work. |
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Post by bridgwatergas on Nov 1, 2023 14:25:48 GMT
My biggest concern is no one is a complete stand out, I know we go down the Lidl isle and TK Max with some Jennings signings but we are doing this now with managers. Proper unemployed ex managers, or sacked a few times recently in Holden. Andy Whing played his career at our level, promotions non league with not vast amounts of money. Worked under Wilder as well, a good non league player knowledge like DC had. Not for one minute saying Tommy sat in the play offs with Aldershot but he’s on the tools whilst Monk and Holloway are not for a reason. Kevin Maher another good candidate and knows a lot of the squad. Maher would be a great shout I said a few days ago on X that we should put the feelers out to see if we could tempt him back. Worked miracles at Southend and the only coach that survived the manager merry go round when he was here. |
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Post by islandgas on Nov 1, 2023 14:56:53 GMT
How about John Coleman from Accrington. He has worked wonders with them over many years with a miniscule budget. Granted he's not young but he has got promotions on his CV and has Accrington challenging in league 2 this year.
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Post by devonwhite9 on Nov 1, 2023 15:01:09 GMT
My biggest concern is no one is a complete stand out, I know we go down the Lidl isle and TK Max with some Jennings signings but we are doing this now with managers. Proper unemployed ex managers, or sacked a few times recently in Holden. Andy Whing played his career at our level, promotions non league with not vast amounts of money. Worked under Wilder as well, a good non league player knowledge like DC had. Not for one minute saying Tommy sat in the play offs with Aldershot but he’s on the tools whilst Monk and Holloway are not for a reason. Kevin Maher another good candidate and knows a lot of the squad. Maher would be a great shout I said a few days ago on X that we should put the feelers out to see if we could tempt him back. Worked miracles at Southend and the only coach that survived the manager merry go round when he was here. I'm with you on this. Without having the benefit of sitting on the interviews, Maher would be my favourite on the face of it. He should have replaced Coughlan (and Garner, and Tisdale) |
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Post by Quarters on Nov 1, 2023 15:02:29 GMT
Did not realise quite a few teams looking for a manager.
Think it's
Bradford
Gillingham
Lincoln
Millwall
Grimsby
Rovers
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