General Post Rowett - who next?

[Northstandboy]

 

[holdsteady]

I said it earlier. Bloomfield and Sheehan not getting the gig.

Probably quicker if you tell us who is?

 

[RgYellows]

Steve, I’m amazed at how deeply it cuts you when you’re nowhere near the bloke. Anything could’ve happened that meant he couldn’t give the players a cuddle on his way out. Frankly, I don’t know and don’t care. It’s a transactional business that I’m sure the players understand (and if not, I’d tell them to grow up). The way he’s been bastardised for taking a bigger opportunity on more money and doing so in a maybe-too-cold fashion is mental. Especially when you consider who he was working for that has gone on to make a number of errors at the cost of managers - can we honestly sit here and say he was wrong to go??

Have you considered that IF the club are looking to get him back, that perhaps it a) wasn’t that bad or b) nobody cared or took it as deeply as you have.

The club statement and the comments from TW suggested they were a little pissed off about it but I think you’re making a mistake by trying to take all the emotion out of being a football supporter anyway.

 

[Eaststanding]

The biggest issue for me is how many of our long standing players/potential transfers are going to respond to him given his reputation for zero loyalty and the way he left the club in 2023.

I get the feeling it’s more of an issue for us supporters than the players.

 

[Leysboy]

I said it earlier. Bloomfield and Sheehan not getting the gig.

Laugh all you like, but the reality is I did say they wont get the job.

 

[RgYellows]

Laugh all you like, but the reality is I did say they wont get the job.

You actually said that you “didn’t think they would”, which feels far more like a prediction than insider knowledge.

I don’t think Manning will get the job.

 

[dickwalton1964]

Not wishing to go over old ground but let’s get rid of the reason for leaving us - £4,000 a week in L1 to £15,000 a week in the championship. We are all off for that - end of. It should never be about the reason he left, you’ve got to be a bit dumb to not get your head around that. The way he left, yes that has question marks hanging over it but I don’t think whatever the answer is will be enough of a reason not to reappoint him if he is unanimously considered the best option by a board who have been spot on in making appointments to fit a certain criteria.

 

[Leysboy]

You actually said that you “didn’t think they would”, which feels far more like a prediction than insider knowledge.

I don’t think Manning will get the job.

Nope, go and look on other thread “profile” I never said didn’t think they would.

I said they won’t!

 

[RgYellows]

Nope, go and look on other thread “profile” I never said didn’t think they would.

I said they won’t!

 

[Swaby39]

The club statement and the comments from TW suggested they were a little pissed off about it but I think you’re making a mistake by trying to take all the emotion out of being a football supporter anyway.

I was really disappointed he left. Most of us were. But that meant he was doing something we wanted to hold on to. That’s what they’d have been pissed off about having plucked him off the shelf and that’s relatable - he was doing a great job. But perhaps on reflection (if Tim ever does) he realises he should’ve locked him down and made it harder to b****r off.

Personally, I don’t care if he made an error of judgement and left a bit cold heartedly. A long time has passed and as I’ve said before, we got what we wanted from him and still reached the championship. Everybody won in the end. The players will be over it.

I still struggle to see what gets everybody so bent out of shape and unless people that see it this way make a point of it, all we’ll hear is the side of it that labels him a scumbag and builds the pressure on him to start well, which isn’t helpful.

 

[MiddleBartonYellow]

Well, apart from nearly taking MK down when they collapsed following losing their play-off semi the previous season.

He was sacked in November after having his budget slashed.

 

[Leysboy]

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Yep and got laughed at too. Neither will get the job.

 

[samstudd]

Can’t wait behaviour bingo

 

[Steve Gilbert]

Steve, I’m amazed at how deeply it cuts you when you’re nowhere near the bloke. Anything could’ve happened that meant he couldn’t give the players a cuddle on his way out. Frankly, I don’t know and don’t care. It’s a transactional business that I’m sure the players understand (and if not, I’d tell them to grow up). The way he’s been bastardised for taking a bigger opportunity on more money and doing so in a maybe-too-cold fashion is mental. Especially when you consider who he was working for that has gone on to make a number of errors at the cost of managers - can we honestly sit here and say he was wrong to go??

Have you considered that IF the club are looking to get him back, that perhaps it a) wasn’t that bad or b) nobody cared or took it as deeply as you have.

When someone constantly talks about how people should behave and then does the exact opposite then I will hold them accountable. He did the same at Bristol City and their fans didn't like it either.
He comes across as arrogant, his football is dull and boring and as I said, I personally don't like the guy.

He s**t on the football club I support and that doesn't sit well with me.

 

[PotterToWrapItUp]

Not wishing to go over old ground but let’s get rid of the reason for leaving us - £4,000 a week in L1 to £15,000 a week in the championship. We are all off for that - end of. It should never be about the reason he left, you’ve got to be a bit dumb to not get your head around that. The way he left, yes that has question marks hanging over it but I don’t think whatever the answer is will be enough of a reason not to reappoint him if he is unanimously considered the best option by a board who have been spot on in making appointments to fit a certain criteria.

And to go to a bigger club who under achieved against their budget for years in the Championship. Considering seven months prior his stock was in the gutter having received the blame for MK Dons relegation to League 2, anyone in his position was taking that job.

 

[Steve Gilbert]

Yep and got laughed at too. Neither will get the job.

I assume it will be Monday that we approach the club that our target is currently working for?

 

[Manorlounger]

Regarding Manning, I didn't like the way he left and the process of his departure in business terms. He waited until he had the job and only then made it clear to the club that he was going, full stop. That is just wrong.
Secondly, is he the right man for the job? Abject failure at his hometown club. What if that form is replicated? Why was he succesful here, pretty good at Bristol but awful at Norwich?

 

[Bicester Yellow]

When someone constantly talks about how people should behave and then does the exact opposite then I will hold them accountable. He did the same at Bristol City and their fans didn't like it either.
He comes across as arrogant, his football is dull and boring and as I said, I personally don't like the guy.

He s**t on the football club I support and that doesn't sit well with me.

He was on a rolling contract with little job security, Bristol City offered him that, maybe we should of offered him a long term deal and then if he had left then we’d of been handsomely compensated.

 

[Up The Manor]

I will go on record now and say I will lose my s**t if Manning comes back and mentions 'behaviours' in any of his first 3 interviews.

27 points from 33 avaible at the start of the season .

If you attended Derby ,Barnsley ,Fleetwood & Stevenage away during that time, we were superb .

The narrative that his football is dull and boring is a little wierd .

 

[OX14]

And to go to a bigger club who under achieved against their budget for years in the Championship. Considering seven months prior his stock was in the gutter having received the blame for MK Dons relegation to League 2, anyone in his position was taking that job.

Manning got Bristol city in to championship play offs in his first full season , something they haven't achieved in 17 years.

Not many mk fans blame manning for relegation they blame the board for cutting their budget considerably in the summer.

 

[RgYellows]

27 points from 33 avaible at the start of the season .

If you attended Derby ,Barnsley ,Fleetwood & Stevenage away during that time, we were superb .

The narrative that his football is dull and boring is a little wierd .

“Dull and boring” is a matter of perception (and one I also disagree with, for the avoidance of doubt). The really weird thing is the belief among so many of our supporters that Manning favoured a slow, possession-based game, which the stats showed to be patently untrue.

 

[Steve Gilbert]

27 points from 33 avaible at the start of the season .

If you attended Derby ,Barnsley ,Fleetwood & Stevenage away during that time, we were superb .

The narrative that his football is dull and boring is a little wierd .

If you enjoy watching the ball played between the defence then out wide, ran down the wing then passed back into midfield rather than crosses into the box then I can see why you might enjoy it.

 

[Belgium Yellow]

Some nonsense on here.
For the first time in this whole sorry process I actually feel some hope and excitement.
Looked at solely from the point of view of who is most likely to get us out of trouble, Manning is a no brainer.

 

[Swaby39]

When someone constantly talks about how people should behave and then does the exact opposite then I will hold them accountable. He did the same at Bristol City and their fans didn't like it either.
He comes across as arrogant, his football is dull and boring and as I said, I personally don't like the guy.

He s**t on the football club I support and that doesn't sit well with me.

He didn’t s**t on it at all - he kept it out of the jaws of League two and built the bulk of a squad that got us to the championship.

If leaving people high and dry for a kiss goodbye at the end is enough to overwrite that then I think that’s a choice.

He took a chance to further himself with significantly more security which is relatable to anybody with a bit of career drive and a family, especially in a field where multiple hundreds are competing for about 40 jobs.

It’s all just ridiculously soft in my eyes.

 

[samstudd]

The ‘dull’ and ‘boring’ football people claim Manning plays is still much better then the dross we’ve had to watch this season.

 

[carefreeoufc]

The fact that we’re saying “Manning wouldn’t be too bad/best of a bad bunch” having binned off our existing manager with seemingly no plan to replace says it all to me.

That said, I think Manning probably stands as good, if not better chance of keeping us up. I remember George Elek on The Dub saying part of the issue at Norwich was poor recruitment in the summer (wonder where I’ve heard that?!).

I’m not too bothered that Manning left, as far as I understand, he was on a rolling contract and the board hadn’t tied up anything longer term. We’d all be actively looking at what’s out there in that instance. The way he went about it wasn’t great, but plenty goes on in football that I don’t agree with. Just look at some of the actions of previous players.

All of that is kind of meaningless anyway because I don’t think Manning will get the nod. There are still players in the camp who may feel pretty hacked off about how things ended. Cam has already been mentioned. Worth also noting that I would imagine his departure was seen as pretty disrespectful to the owners.

 

[ECYellow]

Liam Manning didn't just walk out on a fanbase, he walked out on his players.

Be an awkward first team meeting

Bang on.

It would be divisive, at a time that we need a fanbase to be together.

There would be players that were sold short by him last time, that he’d need to get on board pretty quick.

Good luck with that, some players, especially our long serving ones, have a modicum of respect and decency.

Manning would be a disaster and someone that I would find very hard to get behind.

 

[tatabanya]

I assume it will be Monday that we approach the club that our target is currently working for?

Likely would have been had the owners sanctioned money to pay compensation

 

[PottersRightBoot]

Let it be Manning, just for the irrational meltdown. Please.

Please not.

 

[Up The Manor]

If you enjoy watching the ball played between the defence then out wide, ran down the wing then passed back into midfield rather than crosses into the box then I can see why you might enjoy it.

But you enjoyed Rowett ball which delivered 4 wins from 22 games .You were his biggest supporter on here with your continued everything is going to be fine . He should of gone in the summer.

 

[JerryL]

Christ, I was confused by the amount of people that thought he was a good idea a week ago but now I'm genuinely worried :
nearly relegated franchise fc (the only good thing hes done in his career)
snaked us
got their pants pulled down in the play offs with bristol ( the lowest points tally ever by a team that reached the playoffs) and then snaked them
then had a real shocker at norwich

and hes gonna be the messiah for us? more like a very naughty boy