The Managerial Roundabout

[bolty58]

7 minutes ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

I don't think they'll ever be anything other than what they currently are

The best of the also rans

Looking across at their local rivals must crucify them.

[Johnnyrotten]

On 28/05/2025 at 18:47, Johnnyrotten said:

Huddersfield appointed Lee Grant as manager, 3 year deal.  Was Ipswich coach.

I commented on here 3 years ago (I had to check date) when they appointed another "coach" rather than a "manager" (Danny Schofield) that he'd last until they first lost a few on the trot, then he'd be out because he didn't have a track record to fall back on unlike say an Evatt or Schumacher. 

He lasted 2 months and was replaced by Mark Fotheringham, he got 4.5 months.  Neither have managed since.

Big risk from Huddersfield, they'll be hoping he's the next Kieran McKenna but I bet the Hudds fans are underwhelmed.

Did well to last till January, he can join the other coaches enjoying their pay offs and going back to their day jobs 😀

[L/H White]

Huddersfield going after the Lincoln manager apparently 

They could upset their quest for promotion 

[Winchester White]

Huddersfield are another club that chop their managers regularly. It doesn't work.

[Tonge moor green jacket]

19 minutes ago, L/H White said:

Huddersfield going after the Lincoln manager apparently 

They could upset their quest for promotion 

I suppose the Lincoln manager has to look at how both teams are performing and the likelihood of improving Huddersfield's consistency. 

Folk have said Lincoln will drop off, but they're getting better for me.

Can't help feeling that he'd be better off staying at Lincoln if he wants to manage in the championship next season.

On paper, with their spending, you would think the terriers have a better squad, but that's only on paper.

[frank_spencer]

15 hours ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

I don't think they'll ever be anything other than what they currently are

The best of the also rans

Biggest issue at spurs for years is the amount of players out injured for long periods of time. 

[Sweep]

10 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

I suppose the Lincoln manager has to look at how both teams are performing and the likelihood of improving Huddersfield's consistency. 

Folk have said Lincoln will drop off, but they're getting better for me.

Can't help feeling that he'd be better off staying at Lincoln if he wants to manage in the championship next season.

On paper, with their spending, you would think the terriers have a better squad, but that's only on paper.

I'd imagine Huddersfield would pay a far higher salary than Lincoln could ever do, that'll be first and foremost in his thinking I'd have thought. 

[Tonge moor green jacket]

26 minutes ago, Sweep said:

I'd imagine Huddersfield would pay a far higher salary than Lincoln could ever do, that'll be first and foremost in his thinking I'd have thought. 

They could, but getting Lincoln up would represent a greater achievement, and potentially open even bigger doors.

A move to a well off, but hire and fire brigade could also see short term gain for long term pain.

It would also be some going for Huddersfield to outpace every team above them, and claw back the points required.

 

[onefinfrandsen]

10 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

They could, but getting Lincoln up would represent a greater achievement, and potentially open even bigger doors.

A move to a well off, but hire and fire brigade could also see short term gain for long term pain.

It would also be some going for Huddersfield to outpace every team above them, and claw back the points required.

 

Oxford did it last season, granted it was through the playoffs.

[Tonge moor green jacket]

4 minutes ago, onefinfrandsen said:

Oxford did it last season, granted it was through the playoffs.

They did.

Not sure they poached a manager from a team much higher up than them though, nor really had the same level of pressure to get promoted.

Huddersfield could be a poisoned chalice this season, unless they tell a manager that he will be safe if sufficient improvement is observed. Not sure they will.

[ianofcleveleys]

Huddersfield owner strikes as another of those who chucks money at it then loses his shit when he isnt watching them trample all over teams every week. Not as straightforward a business as he perhaps imagined.

[Tonge moor green jacket]

Just now, ianofcleveleys said:

Huddersfield owner strikes as another of those who chucks money at it then loses his shit when he isnt watching them trample all over teams every week. Not as straightforward a business as he perhaps imagined.

Part of the thinking a new manager would have to have before going.

[Zico]

2 hours ago, frank_spencer said:

Biggest issue at spurs for years is the amount of players out injured for long periods of time. 

They are generally crap at recruitment of both players and managers

Bringing in average ones who have had a good spell elsewhere for big money, only to find out they're average

[frank_spencer]

16 minutes ago, Zico said:

They are generally crap at recruitment of both players and managers

Bringing in average ones who have had a good spell elsewhere for big money, only to find out they're average

Dominic Solanke is a prime example, apart from a short spell with Bournemouth has been a proper carthorse  

[Rival Son]

1 hour ago, Zico said:

They are generally crap at recruitment of both players and managers

Bringing in average ones who have had a good spell elsewhere for big money, only to find out they're average

Sounds like we could be the Spurs of League One!

Spurs would be buying Joel Randall, while Brentford would be signing Dom Ballard!

Edited January 18 by Rival Son

[Zico]

57 minutes ago, frank_spencer said:

Dominic Solanke is a prime example, apart from a short spell with Bournemouth has been a proper carthorse  

Brennan Johnson, Richarlison, Madison, bissouma, Kudus

Then a load of big transfers on foreign league lads who came in and did nothing like lamela and regulion 

Bale, Kane and Son carried them for years

[boltonboris]

23 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

I suppose the Lincoln manager has to look at how both teams are performing and the likelihood of improving Huddersfield's consistency. 

Folk have said Lincoln will drop off, but they're getting better for me.

Can't help feeling that he'd be better off staying at Lincoln if he wants to manage in the championship next season.

On paper, with their spending, you would think the terriers have a better squad, but that's only on paper.

Or how much money Huddersield are offering. That will be the primary consideration

[Rizlar]

Manning in at Huddersfield didn’t realise Markham was sporting director?

[Johnnyrotten]

30 minutes ago, Rizlar said:

Manning in at Huddersfield didn’t realise Markham was sporting director?

Its like that Rod Stewart quote - instead of getting married again, he's going to find a woman he doesn't like and buy em a house.  Hudds just find managers they don't rate and give em 3 years salary.

Getting Norwich to lose their first 7 home games in the championship must have turned heads in Yorkshire.

[bolty58]

The more I watch Como the more convinced I am that Fabregas will be managing a big club very soon - likely to be a Premier League club. His superstar player at Como (Nico Paz) could end up at any of Europes big clubs.

Hoping that the missus' planned spaghetti bolognese tastes doubly delicious tomorrow.

[jmjhb]

3 minutes ago, bolty58 said:

The more I watch Como the more convinced I am that Fabregas will be managing a big club very soon - likely to be a Premier League club. His superstar player at Como (Nico Paz) could end up at any of Europes big clubs.

 

I believe Real Madrid have a buyback clause.

[Dr. Feelgood]

I'm hearing a lot of Ryan Lowe at Wigan being shown the door, but nothing on any official sites. I saw an interview with him post-matchn at Wycombe on Tuesday & it was rambling & incoherent and he was not exactly upbeat.

Anyone else hearing stuff ?

[Leyther_Matt]

29 minutes ago, Dr. Feelgood said:

I'm hearing a lot of Ryan Lowe at Wigan being shown the door, but nothing on any official sites. I saw an interview with him post-matchn at Wycombe on Tuesday & it was rambling & incoherent and he was not exactly upbeat.

Anyone else hearing stuff ?

Off on holiday to Cala Mighty

[Zog1]

29 minutes ago, Dr. Feelgood said:

I'm hearing a lot of Ryan Lowe at Wigan being shown the door, but nothing on any official sites. I saw an interview with him post-matchn at Wycombe on Tuesday & it was rambling & incoherent and he was not exactly upbeat.

Anyone else hearing stuff ?

Another weird one really because you look at the squad and see some of the talented players they have in there like, Callum Wright, Morgan Fox and Oliver Cooper* etc and just watching them it's clear something isnt right. It looks tactical to me, i think a tiny bit like with us, Lowe's come in and decided to play a certain way, and while the inside wingers has worked on and off for us, what he's doing, never worked, and he's too proud unlike SS to change it when it isn't working. 

[1969]

45 minutes ago, Zog1 said:

Another weird one really because you look at the squad and see some of the talented players they have in there like, Callum Wright, Morgan Fox and Oliver Cooper* etc and just watching them it's clear something isnt right. It looks tactical to me, i think a tiny bit like with us, Lowe's come in and decided to play a certain way, and while the inside wingers has worked on and off for us, what he's doing, never worked, and he's too proud unlike SS to change it when it isn't working. 

And he's shite