Manager/Coach Next Manager

[dickwalton1964]

I think their final shortlist is going to be Appleton, Manning, McCann and Warburton.

Who would you like of those? Who do we think Ferguson, Williams, Tiger & Co will pick?

(Now waits for it to be someone entirely different)

From that list, 100% Appleton.

As for the rest, in order it's written down as above.

 

[Bicester Yellow]

People get too hung up on a manager that 'seems' to have had success at a club, thinking 'as you do' that he has built this amazing team, then sold the players to bigger clubs and the board did not reinvest.

Look a bit deeper and you will realise that Russell Martin turned that team into one of the best teams in League 1 (an outstanding job), which Manning inherited. The following 12 months with Manning, saw a rapid decline, completely undoing RM's work and then was unable to find those quality players to replace the ones sold.

I do not want someone with this track record thank you.

He joined them on 13th August 2021, he oversaw a great season with them, whether they were martins players or not, he signed players like corbeanu & others who for most of the season absolutely tore teams apart. Okay they just failed but Appleton’s had failures since he left us. I don’t think their record is to dissimilar. Yet many would welcome appleton back with open arms.

 

[Leysboy]

I think their final shortlist is going to be Appleton, Manning, McCann and Warburton.

Who would you like of those? Who do we think Ferguson, Williams, Tiger & Co will pick?

(Now waits for it to be someone entirely different)

I would be happy with any of them. I think they can all add value to OUFC.

 

[Leysboy]

I think one of those is toast

Not Brown Bread

 

[Taff Ewe]

He joined them on 13th August 2021, he oversaw a great season with them, whether they were martins players or not, he signed players like corbeanu & others who for most of the season absolutely tore teams apart. Okay they just failed but Appleton’s had failures since he left us. I don’t think their record is to dissimilar. Yet many would welcome appleton back with open arms.

Sorry, but when you have a winning solution it is very easy to carry on the good work. Maintaining that over 12 months would be not too difficult. The wheels came off 12 months later and was unable to rebuild. That is not successful......in fact it is the opposite.

He has not built anything and you would trust him now?

Appy has inherited a poor squad, been there and done it. There really is no contest between these 2.

 

[Chippy]

I would be happy with any of them. I think they can all add value to OUFC.

Prob prefer Manning or McCann slightly ahead of Appleton, just like to see someone totally fresh in at the club. Warburton prob a little outdated maybe now?

 

[Made-in-Jericho]

Still time for an announcement this evening.
In the stands at Lincoln and the dug-out next Saturday.
I expect they’ll wait a few more days to hold follow-up interviews.

 

[RyanioBirdio]

I think one of those is toast

 

[greatunclekip]

If we turn down the opportunity to appoint one of two league winning managers in favour of a coach whose best work was done under a DOF that we don't have and who left his team in dire straits, then I would be stunned.

 

[Leysboy]

Prob prefer Manning or McCann slightly ahead of Appleton, just like to see someone totally fresh in at the club. Warburton prob a little outdated maybe now?

Yeah I think age will go against him. I heard he was getting an interview the day before which is why I placed a tenner on. If I was confident he’d get the job I’d have lumped on more.

Manning is interesting, and he had a great set of players last season at MK. Darling, Twine, Parrott, and Corbenau. They brought in Holland ffs can’t stay fit as we know he’s fragile.

McCann did wonders at Doncaster on a pretty low budget. He had Herbie Kane and Marquis was firing, and Whiteman who left and went to Preston. He did great at Hull and got them up, and Peterborough was a fairly mediocre season.

Appleton know us, the club, and Faz is still here. He’s popular and he’s great contacts in the game. He can develop players, and he got us promoted in the past, and in our first season back in Lge 1 we just missed out on the playoffs. We played wonderful football under him, and I think we can all agree it was a joy to watch.

Mystery man maybe a surprise appointment will be made, but I honestly think the three above are all worthy of being in the OUFC hot seat.

 

[uptheus]

Not going to happen mate.

WHO?

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

McCann for me.

 

[Older Shotts]

I'd take Appleton or McCann.

 

[Leysboy]

WHO?

Joint managers! Or one working under another.

 

[Jimmy P]

Grant McCann now evens, I’d be happy with him or Apps. For some reason I still think Morison is in with a shout. No votes on the poll, so not sure how that would go down with us customers . Blues fan said he still lives in London, always commuted to Cardiff.

He lives in Northants - met him a couple of times, seems a decent bloke to be fair.

 

[chuckbert]

Joint managers!

On the grass?

 

[Chippy]

Neil Lennon now shortening up, maybe KR has stuck another tenner on someone we don’t want to create tension on here

 

[Older Shotts]

Neil Lennon now shortening up, maybe KR has stuck another tenner on someone we don’t want to create tension on here

Imagine...

 

[Mad Dog]

Neil Lennon now shortening up, maybe KR has stuck another tenner on someone we don’t want to create tension on here

Could he get any shorter?

 

[Gregortheox]

Have had further thoughts about mapp today. I think with him, he just fits oufc.
The players had no where to hide under him at our club, because essentially his team looked like some of our glorious teams of the past. He believed his way would work, the fans on the whole did too, even when results were not instant. The players followed and the recruitment made sense.
It was fun, entertaining, and success followed. I still remember thrashing millwall before he left. Their fans said basically it was as if Barcelona had rocked up at the den.
Not giving him the budget he wanted yrs ago was very odd indeed. Giving him the budget now would pay of for us imo and would make business and football sense.