...and so it begins.

The lunatics are out in force already.

Sean Dyche or John McGinlay my favourites so far

 

 

39 minutes ago, TroySwoosh said:

Don't understand people wanting schumacher, 1 season wonder!

Pickings are slim in the current unemployed ranks , can't see us paying any compensation for someone.

2 minutes ago, freds dad said:

Steve Evans from Rotherham?

Behave!

3 minutes ago, freds dad said:

Steve Evans from Rotherham?

Get bent

53 minutes ago, mickbrown said:

I always quite like this period of time.  It’s all quite exciting but bar Rioch, Lennon and Coyle (yes I know!!) I’ve always been massively underwhelmed by any appointment. 
 

Even Big Sam was a disappointment at the time 

The bit I don’t like, is how we go from having experts in formations and tactics, to experts in football management recruitment.

And before people jump down my throat, it’s fair game to discuss, debate  and agree/disagree on a subjective debate such as this, that’s what a forum is for!

That can be done accepting that a negative viewpoint could be wrong and that our board and recruitment team will be better placed to look at a wider perspective than we can as fans.

And as you say Mick our perspectives can so often be under/over whelming and distorted. 

I hope rather than expect, that when appointed, folk will put aside any pre-conceived negative views they may have of our new manager and let them start with a clean slate, looking at the positive reasons they were appointed. 

What's Neil Warnock up to?

Wouldn't put up with short socks.

1 hour ago, mickbrown said:

I always quite like this period of time.  It’s all quite exciting but bar Rioch, Lennon and Coyle (yes I know!!) I’ve always been massively underwhelmed by any appointment. 
 

Even Big Sam was a disappointment at the time 

Radio Manchester usually do a phone in special, remember feeling underwater when megson got the gig

Darby, Taylor and Tutte confirmed as interim management

Edited January 22, 20251 yr by VividDreamer

Maybe one of the clubs shareholders could help with recruitment.

 

5 hours ago, barrycowdrill said:

Schumacher 

Lowe

Edward’s 

Neil Harris 

Russell Martin 

Rooney

sure there’s more but out of work and realistic targets I’d of thought. 

Gary O’Neil might be a bit of a stretch, Dyche defo is 🤣

Schumacher is the one for me.. 
 

 

Can't really see beyond Schumacher or Edwards out of that lot, none of the others inspire me.

It's concern that things seem to have escalated so quickly this week that they appear shocked into last night's decision and haven't anyone in mind. A proper process of due diligence will take till well beyond the end of the window.

Then again, they might have a mystery Swiss or Austrian in the wings.

Mat Sadler at Walsall is doing very well, might be a long shot

3 minutes ago, VividDreamer said:

Darby, Taylor and Tutte confirmed as interim management

Fair enough.

Jules “as we call him at Burnden” 👏

Go out there and get 3 points at Huddersfield 

Edited January 22, 20251 yr by desperado

I appreciate people's warnings about Schumacher although I'd been warm to that idea initially. I think Wycombe are in for him too. 

Gary O'Neil would be of interest. 

If Tony Mowbray hadn't got a new job recently I'd have been keen on him 

Ryan Lowe and Leam Richardson's stars have fallen a little bit of late. 

Let's get someone in with a bit of experience under their belt this time. As a decently sized club with a good fanbase and an upward journey beckoning, we are surely entitled to that privilege. 

I know people tend to scoff at Big Sam but if the club want a short-term caretaker while it considers its options I think he'd be perfect and he'd enjoy it. I also think he'd be up for a longer-term director of football style role and we clearly need someone with a footballing brain on that board. The amount of time its taken them to pot Evatt shows that! 

Ju ju ju Darby.        Wins all 3 of his caretaker games and there is fan cry for him to be made permanent.    

Watch this space 

1 hour ago, mickbrown said:

Even Big Sam was a disappointment at the time 

I was heavily advocating for Roy Evans at the time! 😁

26 minutes ago, TrickyTrotter said:

What's Neil Warnock up to?

Wouldn't put up with short socks.

Semi retired in Cornwall helping Torquay out occasionally 

54 minutes ago, BWFC_LOVE said:

Underwhelmed:-

Lee: Probably the most attractive time for any potential manager to come in. Hoped he would stick to our basics, but decided to completely rip that up and tried playing 4-4-2 with a load of random signings

Megson: Doomed to fail

Hill: A Bolton red ffs

Thought we were massive getting Freedman and Lennon in. Freedman looked to be going places, and him severing ties with Palace having been a club legend over two spells as a player was huge.

I was surprised we managed to get Lennon in, yet stuck what I could on him at 25/1 a week or so before he was announced. Just had a feeling. 

Feel like he could’ve held on for a Premier League job at the time.

got me reminiscing on all the manager appointments I can remember since being a wee wanderer and my feelings at the time ...

Stan Anderson - happy to get rid of Greaves as it had gone to shite, thought it couldn't get any worse ...

Mulhall - was chuffed. The brains behind Greaves' success ....

McGovern - European cup winner as player manager, and on top of that he's learned from a true managerial genius having spent most of his career playing under Clough. The good times are coming back ...

Charlie Wright - wow! If we can keep going like his caretaker spell we'll be bossing it ...

Phil Neal - multiple title-winner, European cup winner, England international, played under the likes of Paisley AND he's in as player manager. We'll fucking smash it ...

Bruce - meh. Did well at Middlesbrough. Then didn't. Not too sure about this one. At least Neal's gone.

McFarland - we're doooooomed.

Todd - glad to get rid of the joint manager malarkey. Give him a chance.

Allardyce - promising manager, doing well at Notts County. Excited. (soon got un-excited before getting excited again)

Lee - you're joking, right? What's with all the "my new girlfriend's better looking than my ex" bollocks? Ah well, maybe we'll play more attractive football. Or something.

Megson - FUCK OFF. People in football don't "understand", they think we're fucking mental. Disgrace of an appointment.

Coyle - ding dong the witch is dead! And we've got one of the brightest young managers in who loves to play bright attacking football. What's not to love? (rhetorical question btw)

Freedman - mmm. Not sure. We'll see.

Lennon - ding dong the witch is dead again! What an appointment. We're going up!

Parkie - solid. Talks sense. Good record at Bratford. Like it.

Hill - Whoa ... as in Keith Hill? Rochdale bloke, fucked it up everywhere else? Ah well, at least he's a Bowton lad. 

Evatt - bright young thing, like the sound of this "Barrowcelona" stuff. Could be interesting.

 

In summary,  how excited I am about a new manager appointment has pretty much fuck all correlation to how good they turn out to be.

 

this fella is a new addition to the betting market

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claus-Dieter_Wollitz

43 minutes ago, desperado said:

The bit I don’t like, is how we go from having experts in formations and tactics, to experts in football management recruitment.

And before people jump down my throat, it’s fair game to discuss, debate  and agree/disagree on a subjective debate such as this, that’s what a forum is for!

That can be done accepting that a negative viewpoint could be wrong and that our board and recruitment team will be better placed to look at a wider perspective than we can as fans.

And as you say Mick our perspectives can so often be under/over whelming and distorted. 

I hope rather than expect, that when appointed, folk will put aside any pre-conceived negative views they may have of our new manager and let them start with a clean slate, looking at the positive reasons they were appointed. 

Lets face it. whoever we get wont be good enough/the right person, for everyone. The majority wanted change, now they've got it. Got to give the man (or woman - he/him/it/she/them/her/what) a chance..

52 minutes ago, W.cramp said:

Get bent

He's not leaving TalkSport Drive

4 minutes ago, Ratwhite said:

Lets face it. whoever we get wont be good enough/the right person, for everyone. The majority wanted change, now they've got it. Got to give the man (or woman - he/him/it/she/them/her/what) a chance..

Behave.   Some (the 2 blokes behind me in esl) will be calling for his head after the first 3 passes to go defender to defender.    'Gerrit up field'     this is from minute 2.

6 minutes ago, wakey said:

got me reminiscing on all the manager appointments I can remember since being a wee wanderer and my feelings at the time ...

Stan Anderson - happy to get rid of Greaves as it had gone to shite, thought it couldn't get any worse ...

Mulhall - was chuffed. The brains behind Greaves' success ....

McGovern - European cup winner as player manager, and on top of that he's learned from a true managerial genius having spent most of his career playing under Clough. The good times are coming back ...

Charlie Wright - wow! If we can keep going like his caretaker spell we'll be bossing it ...

Phil Neal - multiple title-winner, European cup winner, England international, played under the likes of Paisley AND he's in as player manager. We'll fucking smash it ...

Bruce - meh. Did well at Middlesbrough. Then didn't. Not too sure about this one. At least Neal's gone.

McFarland - we're doooooomed.

Todd - glad to get rid of the joint manager malarkey. Give him a chance.

Allardyce - promising manager, doing well at Notts County. Excited. (soon got un-excited before getting excited again)

Lee - you're joking, right? What's with all the "my new girlfriend's better looking than my ex" bollocks? Ah well, maybe we'll play more attractive football. Or something.

Megson - FUCK OFF. People in football don't "understand", they think we're fucking mental. Disgrace of an appointment.

Coyle - ding dong the witch is dead! And we've got one of the brightest young managers in who loves to play bright attacking football. What's not to love? (rhetorical question btw)

Freedman - mmm. Not sure. We'll see.

Lennon - ding dong the witch is dead again! What an appointment. We're going up!

Parkie - solid. Talks sense. Good record at Bratford. Like it.

Hill - Whoa ... as in Keith Hill? Rochdale bloke, fucked it up everywhere else? Ah well, at least he's a Bowton lad. 

Evatt - bright young thing, like the sound of this "Barrowcelona" stuff. Could be interesting.

 

In summary,  how excited I am about a new manager appointment has pretty much fuck all correlation to how good they turn out to be.

 

Very good summary 👏.

We don’t have a clue who will go on to be a success as a BWFC manager. 😊

There’s some examples there of great BWFC managers who came with little to suggest they would be. And some with great pedigree and anticipation that they were bringing the good times back, who only made us stagnate or go backwards.  

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Edited January 22, 20251 yr by Cheese

3 hours ago, gonzo said:

 

Megson, Freedman, worst appointments ever, Parky, nice bloke, football boring as fuck, Lennon, walking temper tantrum, Coyle, another one trick pony.

and some of the misfits being touted on here, Evan's, Warnock, Seriously 🤣

Edited January 22, 20251 yr by Bryan458

Steve Evans could wear Coyle's kitman's old gear to save a few quid

12 minutes ago, Bryan458 said:

 

and some of the misfits being touted on here, Evan's, Warnock, Seriously 🤣

Out of those 3 I'd take Seriously.

Is he any good?

29 minutes ago, L/H White said:

this fella is a new addition to the betting market

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claus-Dieter_Wollitz

Been reading the BN?

Some poster reckoned he was in the reckoning. 

His record is rather nondescript.