Now he's gone, who's next?

[Whookam]

Souness!

Souness!!

Happy days, f*cking Souness!!11!!111!!

I'd give my left bollock to see Worthy's face right now.

Don't Panic!

Souness won't come, he wouldn't come when we were premier league, why would he come

Relax.

Roy Keane's your man

He saw Mark Curtis and knew he wasn't going to get the job.

[norm the jedi]

Souness and Roy Keane on a joint ticket...
Sexy football and record disciplinary points...
If we pick Souness....éée dear. dear...
I think I'll start watching' Chesham again in the conference South or whatever it's called this week..

[ohjimmyjimmy]

If there's any truth in it and it happened, how many of you would be happy or keep an open mind about it? Show of hands please!

[norm the jedi]

He's not Megson, which is a plus
But there aren't too many others..
Games moved on I think he belongs to a different era.

[CAPSLOCK]

If there's any truth in it and it happened, how many of you would be happy or keep an open mind about it? Show of hands please!

He's not Coyle

He's not Redknapp

He's not wanted

[BWFC_Insane]

He'd not be my pick. What norm the jedi says about a "different era".

On the other hand, I believe we need someone in the immediate term with a strong personality and a strong sense of leadership. Muamba has pretty much said he thinks the players need someone who won't take any shit.

Souness would tick that box and assuming it was short term, I would give it a go.

His record as a manager aside from all the fall outs isn't bad, he might just be what we need for a while to sort out the mess thats been left behind.

Frankly for me I do think we need experience to get us back on track.

He's got a better record than McCarthy for those who are record orientated though personally I think McCarthy would built a better spirit.

Souness wouldn't be in my list of candidates. I'd be wary about his abrasive personality.

But I'll be prepared to give whoever it is a proper chance. As I always am with managers......

[Lord Kangana]

He's not Megson, which is a plus

Theres actually quite a serious point hidden in all this humour.

If Nixon is to be believed (a tough enough proposition as it is), Uncle Ted is going after the very man who was snubbed* by Gartside and Curtis in 2007.


*Great piece of reverse snubberisation by our chairman there.

[BWFC_Insane]

He's not Megson, which is a plus

Theres actually quite a serious point hidden in all this humour.

If Nixon is to be believed (a tough enough proposition as it is), Uncle Ted is going after the very man who was snubbed* by Gartside and Curtis in 2007.


*Great piece of reverse snubberisation by our chairman there.

And further to your point LK IF he is right then it was uncle Eddie who overruled Gartside and demanded Coyle was chopped.

Therefore seemingly Eddie is taking more of a front seat in the football side of the club.

Its not surprising though is it?

[Lord Kangana]

Well as I've already pointed out, he's been getting more involved since he the Elmander contract talks. I'm pretty certain he's fed up of his money being wasted.

[Lost Leopard Spot]

He'd not be my pick. What norm the jedi says about a "different era".

On the other hand, I believe we need someone in the immediate term with a strong personality and a strong sense of leadership. Muamba has pretty much said he thinks the players need someone who won't take any shit.

Souness would tick that box and assuming it was short term, I would give it a go.

His record as a manager aside from all the fall outs isn't bad, he might just be what we need for a while to sort out the mess thats been left behind.

Frankly for me I do think we need experience to get us back on track.

He's got a better record than McCarthy for those who are record orientated though personally I think McCarthy would built a better spirit.

Souness wouldn't be in my list of candidates. I'd be wary about his abrasive personality.

But I'll be prepared to give whoever it is a proper chance. As I always am with managers......

Look, whatever you think about Liverpool, (and I can hear people retching already), the fact is that Souness was the last in a line of managers, starting with Bill Shankly, in the Boot Room tradition, and he absolutely fxcked Liverpool over. How the hell can you say that his record ain't that bad. He took what was the greatest football club in the land at that time and shagged them sideways.

[BWFC_Insane]

Well as I've already pointed out, he's been getting more involved since he the Elmander contract talks. I'm pretty certain he's fed up of his money being wasted.

If you'd invested 100M of your money into a club that was (when you started investing) up and coming in the premiership, about to go four seasons straight in the top ten, then you find yourself struggling through successive managerial appointments and ultimately 18th in the championship, I suspect you'd be thinking "feck this, I'm going to start calling the shots round here".

[norm the jedi]

He'd not be my pick. What norm the jedi says about a "different era".

On the other hand, I believe we need someone in the immediate term with a strong personality and a strong sense of leadership. Muamba has pretty much said he thinks the players need someone who won't take any shit.

Souness would tick that box and assuming it was short term, I would give it a go.

His record as a manager aside from all the fall outs isn't bad, he might just be what we need for a while to sort out the mess thats been left behind.

Frankly for me I do think we need experience to get us back on track.

He's got a better record than McCarthy for those who are record orientated though personally I think McCarthy would built a better spirit.

Souness wouldn't be in my list of candidates. I'd be wary about his abrasive personality.

But I'll be prepared to give whoever it is a proper chance. As I always am with managers......

Look, whatever you think about Liverpool, (and I can hear people retching already), the fact is that Souness was the last in a line of managers, starting with Bill Shankly, in the Boot Room tradition, and he absolutely fxcked Liverpool over. How the hell can you say that his record ain't that bad. He took what was the greatest football club in the land at that time and shagged them sideways.

Just. Askin cos I can't remember didn't Rangers come first?

[Beefheart]

I'd hate Souness. He hasn't managed in what, 5 years? Maybe more and has he really ever done well anywhere? He got Blackburn promoted though with a good side including a young Dunn, Duff and Jansen as I remember, but is there anything else to suggest he would do well? I don't want McCarthy either for reasons previously stated, so if it is really that shortlist of 3, I'll have the other fella.

[ohjimmyjimmy]

Tend to ignore his win percentage at Rangers cos a 2 year old could manage a 50% ratio at Rangers or Celtic in that league (or as was until recent events ).

[Lord Kangana]

May I hang for a sheep here by saying I'd prefer him to Good Old Loveable Mick?

Look, we're being given a "frying pan or fire?" choice here, ok?

[norm the jedi]

He wasn't boot room is my point..

[BL3]

He's got a better record than McCarthy

Better record at getting teams promoted from the Championship? Because that's the priority.

[norm the jedi]

Well as I've already pointed out, he's been getting more involved since he the Elmander contract talks. I'm pretty certain he's fed up of his money being wasted.

If you'd invested 100M of your money into a club that was (when you started investing) up and coming in the premiership, about to go four seasons straight in the top ten, then you find yourself struggling through successive managerial appointments and ultimately 18th in the championship, I suspect you'd be thinking "feck this, I'm going to start calling the shots round here".

True enough although in business, I imagine the chief executive would be out on his arse if that were the case o does Gartsides continued presence suggest that we may be over doing Eddie's boardroom take over?

[ohjimmyjimmy]

May I hang for a sheep here by saying I'd prefer him to Good Old Loveable Mick?

Look, we're being given a "frying pan or fire?" choice here, ok?

Souness or McCarthy.

What do they say about being careful what you wish for

[BWFC_Insane]

Well as I've already pointed out, he's been getting more involved since he the Elmander contract talks. I'm pretty certain he's fed up of his money being wasted.

If you'd invested 100M of your money into a club that was (when you started investing) up and coming in the premiership, about to go four seasons straight in the top ten, then you find yourself struggling through successive managerial appointments and ultimately 18th in the championship, I suspect you'd be thinking "feck this, I'm going to start calling the shots round here".

True enough although in business, I imagine the chief executive would be out on his arse if that were the case o does Gartsides continued presence suggest that we may be over doing Eddie's boardroom take over?

I suspect Gartside's contacts in football are invaluable. I doubt Eddie Davies has the time to chase up managers and players agents, do deals, run the club etc.

But perhaps Eddie wants to make the big decisions rather than letting Phil have as free a remit as before...it makes sense.