Next Manager Search - August 2023

Stewart said:

golfaddick said:

ABA    - Anyone but Appleton
ABB    - Anyone but Bowyer
ABC    - Anyone but Cowley

Starting to look like my O level results. 

Mine was more like 

UUC    - Unemployed Unknown Coach 

More like CDB - Could Do Better...🙄

i do hope its Curbs

Is there really a significant “anyone but Bowyer” contingent ?

Cafc43v3r said:

Addictedoldgit said:

Yes we’re in deep doodoo. I gave up on this clutch of owners/smt around 6 weeks ago.
Hope we get a ‘ strong man ‘ manager, not holding my breath.
Bowyer for me but appears he’s not been contacted.

Personally I’d even welcome back Robinson, his scouse verbal diarrhoea worth putting up with if he could sort us out.
Anybody but Appleton!

Pol pot?

Why are you so against Appleton?

I am certainly not "pro" him but he seems perfectly qualified to be the manager of a league 1 club.  What has he done that's so bad you would have anybody else other than him?

I feel we need an individual with a bit of an aura about him to sort out our defence/ lack of it.
Bowyer & Robinson have that aura imo, Appleton I feel does not.

Having said that the ‘ anybody but Appleton’ comment was born out of frustration, it was not meant literally. 

Cafc43v3r said:

Valiantphil said:

Is there really a significant “anyone but Bowyer” contingent ?

Whoever takes over faces a string of Must-win games, and will need the fans on his side. 

Not gonna happen with
Appleton
Steve Evans
Other L1 small club managers
Someone from India

Tough decision for the “Board”. 

Win a couple of games and that will change.

And if they don't? We are so un-united as a fan base as to the next manager...understandably...that nearly all of the options reportedly on the table, will be on a hiding to nothing., personally, I will get behind the new manager but if that manager had a Charlton connection, then I think they'd be given a little more time.

Themightyath2 said:

I don’t really care anymore who gets the job. Apart from 2 seasons we’ve been absolute shite for the last 15 years. 

We’ve had shit owners, shit managers and shit players.

I don’t expect anything different under this new mob, but I’m also not angry at them, if it wasn’t them it would only be another bunch of shit owners that acquired us. 

I just go to the games now to drink with friends and hope that we’re competitive.

Yup. This. It just feels masochistic to give a fuck.

Valiantphil said:

Is there really a significant “anyone but Bowyer” contingent ?

Whoever takes over faces a string of Must-win games, and will need the fans on his side. 

Not gonna happen with
Appleton
Steve Evans
Other L1 small club managers
Someone from India

Tough decision for the “Board”. 

Well I think there have been as many posters vehemently against Bowyer as in favour, so yes I would say there is significant number who don’t want him back. I don’t think “Anyone but” is correct however.

We’ve talked a lot over the period about Leam Richardson. (He would be my first choice)

Has it ever been confirmed or denied that he applied to the role?

Addictedoldgit said:

Cafc43v3r said:

Addictedoldgit said:

Yes we’re in deep doodoo. I gave up on this clutch of owners/smt around 6 weeks ago.
Hope we get a ‘ strong man ‘ manager, not holding my breath.
Bowyer for me but appears he’s not been contacted.

Personally I’d even welcome back Robinson, his scouse verbal diarrhoea worth putting up with if he could sort us out.
Anybody but Appleton!

Pol pot?

Why are you so against Appleton?

I am certainly not "pro" him but he seems perfectly qualified to be the manager of a league 1 club.  What has he done that's so bad you would have anybody else other than him?

I feel we need an individual with a bit of an aura about him to sort out our defence/ lack of it.
Bowyer & Robinson have that aura imo, Appleton I feel does not.

Having said that the ‘ anybody but Appleton’ comment was born out of frustration, it was not meant literally. 

My apologies for not being clearer

I know little of him other than what’s been posted on here.
If he does become our next manager in the revolving door, he will get my full support.

This is what really frustrates me, loads of people keep saying anyone but x or y and are only saying because everyone else is.

Appleton was a joke, about 10 years ago, because he had 3 jobs in six months jumping from administration Pompey, Oystens Blackpool then to Blackburn, who were also a basket case at the time.

He isn't going to rip up any trees but I think we would get a par result out of him, which is top half at best.

favershamaddick said:

Cafc43v3r said:

Valiantphil said:

Is there really a significant “anyone but Bowyer” contingent ?

Whoever takes over faces a string of Must-win games, and will need the fans on his side. 

Not gonna happen with
Appleton
Steve Evans
Other L1 small club managers
Someone from India

Tough decision for the “Board”. 

Win a couple of games and that will change.

And if they don't? We are so un-united as a fan base as to the next manager...understandably...that nearly all of the options reportedly on the table, will be on a hiding to nothing., personally, I will get behind the new manager but if that manager had a Charlton connection, then I think they'd be given a little more time.

Or you give it to Pearce and you end up with a Les Read?

Might be a good manager one day but it's far too soon.

I really hope JP isn’t given the role purely because I like the bloke and it’s far too early for him. I can see it happening as it would be the easy route for the ownership but he would be on a hiding to nothing. 

MintoHumbugs said:

My choice would be Mark Warburton. Decent manager and coach . Also had some success at a higher level.

Warburton would be by far the best choice. So I think that probably rules him out 😀