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Viking Chat => Viking Chat => Topic started by: DRFC_TID_93 on June 23, 2019, 01:52:15 pm
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Roy Keane has stepped down from his Assistant Manager role at Forest to 'further his own managerial career'. Now if that coincidental timing? Or has he seen a job he'd like?
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Job beckons for Keane at the Monty Python argument clinic - no it doesn’t - yes it does
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Can't see Keane being interested, but if he was we ought to build a bloody big wall around the Keepmoat to keep him away
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Would you really quit a job to apply for another?
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Would he help put bums on seats and get plenty of media time for the club ?
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Keane's problem is that he can't deal with players who are less talented or driven than he was as a player.
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He was a great player but as a manager he was shit and that is from the Ipswich fans as I know quite a few
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He needs to go to Man Utd and sort all the clowns out like Pogba, Lingard etc. No issues here at DRFC with that sort of stuff.
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One step up from Joey Barton, a disaster waiting to happen.
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One step up from Joey Barton, a disaster waiting to happen.
Keane has had a shocker in regards to that lad from Man City, but to say a step up from Barton is ridiculous.
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You ain’t getting many of the players arguing the toss with him, that’s for sure
COYR
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I'd rather Evans get the job than Keane. , And I think Evans is a F.R.U.B
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Imagine all the Liverpool fans reaction on here
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Imagine all the Liverpool fans reaction on here
More arsed about the Rovers fans' opinions to be honest.
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Imagine all the Liverpool fans reaction on here
More arsed about the Rovers fans' opinions to be honest.
Good to see you back Red.
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Roy Keane has just been hotly tipped for the Doncaster Rovers managers job on Talk Sport radio as if they know he has the job, and made me wonder if things are further on than we the supporters realise.
I have read the reservations some have about him being appointed, but at least he demands all out effort, and standards, and is up front with his opinions on players performances if they do not perform.
I think whoever is appointed we the supporters will need to get behind him and trust the managements ability to hire the best applicant whoever it is.
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Good call. Good contacts. Always a committed person. Could do worse
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Alfie inge Haaland (prob spelt wrong) as his assistant lol
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He's been away from management directly for a while so could have learnt and improved coaching in that time working with others. However my forest supporting mates were complaining how their tactics and style is a throwback to football 20-30 years ago and not in a good way.
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An interesting situation, would be a massive shock.
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Would you really quit a job to apply for another?
If you were as loaded as he obviously will be then it doesn’t matter too much.
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I think it was Chris Brown on one of the under the cosh podcasts who spoke about Keane and it didn’t make good listening!
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High profile appointment if it happened. Bums on seats. Hope he has a shave tho
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People change and learn new things too
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Imagine all the Liverpool fans reaction on here
Well I would imagine that they would be delighted.
I am wondering why Man Utd fans would be so jealous of Liverpool’s obvious advantages over Man Utd now that they have to bring Liverpool into this debate about Keane.
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Could be a good thing can't see him coming here with little or no budget at all if true the board must be prepared to back him with some serious cash
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One never knows. A lot of it is all about contacts and coming to play for an ex high profile player
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Keane will probably go to Newcastle.
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Let’s just have Chris Hughton then
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What about a Keane/O'Driscoll tandem? Irish and Forest connection.
I'm adding 2 and 2 together and getting 758 I know, but the thought just popped into my head. Would be an interesting one.
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What about a Keane/O'Driscoll tandem? Irish and Forest connection.
I'm adding 2 and 2 together and getting 758 I know, but the thought just popped into my head. Would be an interesting one.
Would make for an amazing sitcom if nothing else!
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That is bizarre as 758 was my last three when I served in the RAF.
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I will support whoever the selection committee appoint, they after all will know what criteria, personality,and football knowledge they will want the new manager to portray.
But for a club that are in our situation, being slightly left in the doo doo by a manager who was well thought of and supported, and then left us at an important time in the build up to next season, the more I think of this guy, the more I think he could be a fit.
Whoever comes in is going to have to be a strong character,be able to solidify, mould a bunch of young strangers to each other, most coming in cold at the start of the season, some the choice of the previous manager, a situation he is familiar with having dealt with it at international level. And has the playing reputation and success for young players to respect. he demands total dedication and effort from his players, something we the supporters want and expect.
As I have said, whoever we appoint is others choice, and I will back that choice whoever it may be. Apart from an assistant of their choice we are well served by our present back room staff who I hope we keep and they let carry on the excellent job they are doing in my opinion, I want as little disruption to the staff as possible just because two people have left, it would not help at all.
I have every confidence in whoever gets the job will be up to the job football wise, but like others would like an early as possible decision as time is of the essence.
One good thing that could come out of the situation, it gives the club the opportunity to project the club and the new manager locally to the supporters at meetings etc. and drum up interest.
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Keane is destructive, falls out with players, doesn't come across as a nice guy and doesn't have any success as a manager or coach on CV.
Evans would also be a shambles but i'd rather him than Keane, not sure what the appeal is, other than media coverage.
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In truth I have taken the attitude on what will be will be,wether it be Evans,Keane or any of the mostly uninspiring names on the betting lists.If you were to ask me who I would like who is a realistic candidate I would struggle to come up with much of a list if I'm honest..
So I'm keeping a open mind on this and taking the attitude that the board will appoint the guy who gives the best pitch,shows the best knowledge and meets the criteria they set regardless of what I think of them..I'm also taking the opinion that this season now has little or no expectations..Weve lost our manager,our assistant and quite a few of the team who did so well last season and even in the eyes of our most downbeat supporters a fitness coach who left years ago....
So this season is all about stability for me,getting in a manager who builds a team for the future from a light base,keep us in this league and hopefully then start seeing the fruits of his Labour a little bit down the line...
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That is bizarre as 758 was my last three when I served in the RAF.
Its a sign!!!!!
Welcome Roy!
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Keane is destructive, falls out with players, doesn't come across as a nice guy and doesn't have any success as a manager or coach on CV.
Evans would also be a shambles but i'd rather him than Keane, not sure what the appeal is, other than media coverage.
Keane won the Championship with Sunderland, and kept them up the following year. Granted, this was over ten years ago in his first years as a manager, but it is success nonetheless.
I can see him being in the running at the very least, whether or not it's a good move fo DRFC or not.
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Keane is destructive, falls out with players, doesn't come across as a nice guy and doesn't have any success as a manager or coach on CV.
Evans would also be a shambles but i'd rather him than Keane, not sure what the appeal is, other than media coverage.
Keane won the Championship with Sunderland, and kept them up the following year. Granted, this was over ten years ago in his first years as a manager, but it is success nonetheless.
I can see him being in the running at the very least, whether or not it's a good move fo DRFC or not.
Fair play. To be honest I had no idea he promoted Sunderland.
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With over 100 points too, IIRC
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Roy Keane.........the thinking man’s Steve Evans!
:)
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With over 100 points too, IIRC
88 points, ignore me.
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I just can't see him being a good fit even if he did fancy the job. Can't help thinking it would be more about him rather than DRFC.
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When Ferguson was appointed I thought he was probably the best pick of an average list of applicants.
That didn’t turn out too well on the first team front but he did sign some good players.
A couple of years on and we had another list of candidates and this time I totally sat on the fence when it was asked who did i think would do the best job for us.
McCann did a great job and really united the fans and the players and there seemed to be a great connection between us all.
I am not happy about the circumstances in which he has moved on given all his words about........well we all know what about......but he has gone and we move on.
I have read through a number of lists telling me who our new manager might be and in all honesty there are some names there that I don’t believe we have a chance of getting and from the remainder, no one excites me.
However, McCanns appointment didn’t this time last year so I am very open minded about who we get and I will support the new bloke.
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Roy Keane eh ! Maybe worth a gamble, would certainly get interest, and the Fleetwood game would be good.
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Roy Keane eh ! Maybe worth a gamble, would certainly get interest, and the Fleetwood game would be good.
I get the impression owd Joey would phone in sick if that were to happen!
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Positives : Well it would put the club on the map having such a high profile name. He won’t stand any nonsense and he will demand 100% from everyone at the club at all times.
Negatives : His man management skills are in question.
Can he get the best out of players who don’t have anywhere near the ability he had?
His track record as a no 1 is not great. Decent at Sunderland, poor at Ipswich where (reading between the lines) was not popular or even respected by the players.
Is he a good fit for Rovers? Absolutely no idea at all.
But I would be surprised if he was interested in the first place and would be also surprised if he was considered by the board as a candidate.
Too much risk factor in him i would imagine.
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He lives in Woodbridge in Suffolk so it would be a long commute for him.
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His odds are coming down, could be something init
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He lives in Woodbridge in Suffolk so it would be a long commute for him.
He's done alright for himself, I'm sure he can afford an end terrace in Stainy or summat.
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He lives in Woodbridge in Suffolk so it would be a long commute for him.
He's done alright for himself, I'm sure he can afford an end terrace in Stainy or summat.
I am sure you are right but he would be away from his young family five or six days a week.
I don’t think he would risk moving them in with him.
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His odds are coming down, could be something init
Now the new favourite
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Could you imagine Roy Keane at meet the owners?
Hands up all those who would ask him a question.
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His odds are coming down, could be something init
Not according to another thread, Flitcroft to start work on 1st July.......apparently !
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Could you imagine Roy Keane at meet the owners?
Hands up all those who would ask him a question.
Can you imagine his reaction when he gets asked one of those really stupid questions that come up at every meeting. I can just see his face now.
In fact I think he would leap over the table and lamp him one. :thumbsup:
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He lives in Woodbridge in Suffolk so it would be a long commute for him.
He's done alright for himself, I'm sure he can afford an end terrace in Stainy or summat.
😂😂😂😂😂
Not many terraced houses round these parts, most are semi’s or detached 😝
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He lives in Woodbridge in Suffolk so it would be a long commute for him.
He's done alright for himself, I'm sure he can afford an end terrace in Stainy or summat.
😂😂😂😂😂
Not many terraced houses round these parts, most are semi’s or detached 😝
Come on Filo.
There are plenty of terraced houses in Stainforth.
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He lives in Woodbridge in Suffolk so it would be a long commute for him.
He's done alright for himself, I'm sure he can afford an end terrace in Stainy or summat.
😂😂😂😂😂
Not many terraced houses round these parts, most are semi’s or detached 😝
Come on Filo.
There are plenty of terraced houses in Stainforth.
Not where I live
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There must be another Stainforth.
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There must be another Stainforth.
There is.........it is near Settle.
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He lives in Woodbridge in Suffolk so it would be a long commute for him.
He's done alright for himself, I'm sure he can afford an end terrace in Stainy or summat.
😂😂😂😂😂
Not many terraced houses round these parts, most are semi’s or detached 😝
Come on Filo.
There are plenty of terraced houses in Stainforth.
Not where I live
Loads on Kirton Lane, Thorne Road, Field Road, and opposite the school and Police station(don’t know what that road is called).
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If every other house is boarded up then they are all semis or detached:and no noisy neighbours.😉
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Thinking Keane being appointed manager...does this give an incentive for someone like Marquis to stay? I’m sure footballers would love to work with ex players of someone of Keane’s quality.
Just a thought
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Thinking Keane being appointed manager...does this give an incentive for someone like Marquis to stay? I’m sure footballers would love to work with ex players of someone of Keane’s quality.
Just a thought
Agreed, usually players would be delighted to have a manager who was a great player.
But Roy Keane comes across to me as someone who will criticise players in such a way that it becomes de motivational. I just don’t think he has the right man management skills to be successful.
To start with he needs to learn to smile. Don’t think I have ever seen that.
Not for me far too much of a risk and he wouldn’t come cheap would he ( not saying we should get someone on the cheap before someone has a Pop ) so may possibly be a very expensive mistake.
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Thinking Keane being appointed manager...does this give an incentive for someone like Marquis to stay? I’m sure footballers would love to work with ex players of someone of Keane’s quality.
Just a thought
This is probably true. He'd instantly command the respect of the dressing room, that's for sure. It'd be up to him to keep that respect, which he didn't seem to do at Ipswich, but you'd imagine any self respecting footballer would want to learn a few things from him at first.
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It's all a smokescreen, we're getting Benitez
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He was a brilliant footballer, but a very poor manager, he would be barking out orders to the players in training and on a match day, forgetting the players are 3 tier standard. Anyone who questioned him rightly or wrongly would be gone. He’s another case of a superb player being a shitte manager
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I think it would be an interesting, crazy ride and most enjoyable with Keane in charge.
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I would love, even if it was just one season just to see the crazy shenanigans having someone like Roy Keane in charge would be like...
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From wiki 😂😂
Doncaster Rovers manager 2019 to present Roy Maurice Keane (born 10 August 1971) is an Irish football manager and former professional player. He is the joint-most successful Irish footballer of all time, having won 19 major trophies, 17 of which came at Manchester United, in his club career.[3] He served as the assistant manager of the Republic of Ireland national team from 2013 until 2018.[4]
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I’d think he’d be more interested in the Newcastle job
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that's what I was thinking, it's a bit like the story us getting Tevez a few seasons back
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It would be a difficult decision for him Newcastle or Rovers
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Seems more than a coincidence he left Forest a few days before the Newcastle job became available.
However the more I think about it the more I like the appointment.
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He lives in Woodbridge in Suffolk so it would be a long commute for him.
He's done alright for himself, I'm sure he can afford an end terrace in Stainy or summat.
If he could afford it he would be with the salt of the earth with us Stainy folk.
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that's what I was thinking, it's a bit like the story us getting Tevez a few seasons back
Yeah, sorry about that. That badly photoshopped picture of Carlos in a Rovers shirt set The Sun off running. Apologies everyone.
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Possibly the best claim to fame anyone on this forum has that, Rob.
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Thinking Keane being appointed manager...does this give an incentive for someone like Marquis to stay? I’m sure footballers would love to work with ex players of someone of Keane’s quality.
Just a thought
I think it’s clear John has his heart set on a move whoever the manager is
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Roy Keane appears for be the new bookies favourite at 7/4. There is obviously a bit in this?
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Roy Keane appears for be the new bookies favourite at 7/4. There is obviously a bit in this?
No, no there isn't.
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Roy Keane appears for be the new bookies favourite at 7/4. There is obviously a bit in this?
I thought that but after looking on Twitter there is an "ITK" who is claiming Keane is in talks with the board which is probably fuelling the low price. Hoden has said that the board are adhering to the Friday deadline.
So i now no longer think there is anything in the short price.
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I would be stunned if he dropped to our level. You would not give up a good job to come here surely?
A convenient smokescreen?
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I would be stunned if he dropped to our level. You would not give up a good job to come here surely?
A convenient smokescreen?
He is probably going to have to take League One job to build his managerial reputation. I don't think any Champtionship club would take him.
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I would be stunned if he dropped to our level. You would not give up a good job to come here surely?
A convenient smokescreen?
Why would it be such a stunning appointment? Going from assistant at a mid-table Championship club to manager at an aspiring Championship club is hardly unheard of.
Even if you look at his last managerial appointment, that was at Ipswich. He failed at a bottom half Championship club, stands to reason that he might need to drop a level to get a management gig again.
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I think Manchester United are in need of his character in their dressing room more than us at the moment, at least he would bring a couple of ego's down to earth with a bump.
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People who will 100pc not be our manager: Evans, Hughton, Adkins, Keane.
People much more likely to be our manager: Appleton, Flynn, Grayson.
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Why would It 100% not be Adkins
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He last managed in League One nine seasons ago. His last four clubs have been Blades, Reading, Hull and Southampton. When he was in Championship last season he easily kept Hull up by 22 points and won a Championship manager of the month award. He is not going to be coming to a League One play off contender.
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Would you really quit a job to apply for another?
Yes, if as he says it's to fulfill a demure to be a Manager and not an Assistant Manger role, why not?
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Why would It 100% not be Adkins
I think it's because the general feeling is, he is partly responsible for engineering McCann's move to Hull.
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Would you really quit a job to apply for another?
Yes, if as he says it's to fulfill a demure to be a Manager and not an Assistant Manger role, why not?
Yep, another world. Anywhere I am you would see the person fulfilling their current duties and maintaining an income until they have another position sorted.
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Liam Hoden's Tweet last night makes me think Keane isn't in the running now. Although I suppose he doesn't know any more than we do at this stage.
https://twitter.com/liamhoden/status/1143609790800834561?s=20
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Was never in the running. Him leaving Forest was just coincidence!
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I'm expecting another 'cheap option'
No chance it being Keane or adkins.
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Was never in the running. Him leaving Forest was just coincidence!
Agree, a welcome distraction though for the board in some ways but unfortunately the actual appointment will now be seen as underwhelming I'm sure.
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I'm expecting another 'cheap option'
No chance it being Keane or adkins.
Explain “ cheap”
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I'm expecting another 'cheap option'
No chance it being Keane or adkins.
Explain “ cheap”
It's the opposite of expensive lad
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He means in the context of a managerial appointment..
Who do you think is cheap.? And I may be wrong but it looks like a dig at the board..
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He means in the context of a managerial appointment..
Who do you think is cheap.? And I may be wrong but it looks like a dig at the board..
Nothing of the sort, I know what to expect, but some will perceive it as a cheap option after hearing Keane and adkins names flown about.
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It's not the board's fault that Keane and Adkins' names have been flying about though. It's 100% speculation and I'd say neither are probably realistic targets.
I'd be glad to avoid Keane anyway and think we'd be dodging a bullet. Other managers might be more "underwhelming" in terms of their profile/fame but from a managerial perspective I'd be more underwhelmed by Keane than some other lower-profile managers.
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It's not the boards fault, but I'd say a few need to manage their expectations
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It's not the boards fault, but I'd say a few need to manage their expectations
Just out of interest, if you were a board member and tasked with speaking out to manage expectations, how would you go about that? What public statement would you release over and above the clarity that has already been provided around the entire recruitment process and expected timeframes?
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But who are the high calibre managers that enquired before GM left. Maybe we will employ one we will see. Maybe the players we were talking to will still be waiting. Mind if they are unknown like the last signing it will be uninspiring. We still have not replaced Marosi, Butler and Rowe yet with the Calibre of player we require. Still need to replace Kane and Wilks they could be loans that may have already been agreed or not. So manager then players we all wait with baited breath.
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It's not the boards fault, but I'd say a few need to manage their expectations
Just out of interest, if you were a board member and tasked with speaking out to manage expectations, how would you go about that? What public statement would you release over and above the clarity that has already been provided around the entire recruitment process and expected timeframes?
I'd leak it to Liam hoden, which it looks like they have done.
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Why is Keane out of the realms of possibility? Had he not been linked with Newcastle many would say this is a good option to to get back into management. You have to wonder why Newcastle wouldn’t go for someone with more pedigree.
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But who are the high calibre managers that enquired before GM left. Maybe we will employ one we will see. Maybe the players we were talking to will still be waiting. Mind if they are unknown like the last signing it will be uninspiring. We still have not replaced Marosi, Butler and Rowe yet with the Calibre of player we require. Still need to replace Kane and Wilks they could be loans that may have already been agreed or not. So manager then players we all wait with baited breath.
Rowe hasn’t left yet and it doesn’t appear that we will be replacing Marosi.
There are still five weeks left to the start of the season so not panic stations (yet).
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Would you really quit a job to apply for another?
Yes, if as he says it's to fulfill a demure to be a Manager and not an Assistant Manger role, why not?
Yep, another world. Anywhere I am you would see the person fulfilling their current duties and maintaining an income until they have another position sorted.
Keane does live in a different world to us though.
He will have plenty of income from other sources and in reality, won’t be dependant on whatever salary he was getting from Forest.
Ferguson quit the Rovers without another job in football to go straight in to didn’t he?
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Keane is a summariser on tv during week , London,Manchester,Liverpool,Barcelona,Munich etc , can’t see him being interested in a Check a trade away fixture at Grimsby in November
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But who are the high calibre managers that enquired before GM left. Maybe we will employ one we will see. Maybe the players we were talking to will still be waiting. Mind if they are unknown like the last signing it will be uninspiring. We still have not replaced Marosi, Butler and Rowe yet with the Calibre of player we require. Still need to replace Kane and Wilks they could be loans that may have already been agreed or not. So manager then players we all wait with baited breath.
Rowe hasn’t left yet and it doesn’t appear that we will be replacing Marosi.
There are still five weeks left to the start of the season so not panic stations (yet).
I am not panicking if we don’t replace Marosi we will not be strong enough Jones is not ready for a side aiming for promotion again.
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But who are the high calibre managers that enquired before GM left. Maybe we will employ one we will see. Maybe the players we were talking to will still be waiting. Mind if they are unknown like the last signing it will be uninspiring. We still have not replaced Marosi, Butler and Rowe yet with the Calibre of player we require. Still need to replace Kane and Wilks they could be loans that may have already been agreed or not. So manager then players we all wait with baited breath.
Rowe hasn’t left yet and it doesn’t appear that we will be replacing Marosi.
There are still five weeks left to the start of the season so not panic stations (yet).
I am not panicking if we don’t replace Marosi we will not be strong enough Jones is not ready for a side aiming for promotion again.
We can bring in an emergency loan if lawlor was to get injured.
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I wonder if the keeper Hull signed from QPR was the one when McCann originally said he was looking to bring in a keeper.
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I wonder if the keeper Hull signed from QPR was the one when McCann originally said he was looking to bring in a keeper.
GM said early doors he had been nearly there to sign a Keeper and CH after he allowed Marosi and Butler to leave then all of a sudden Change of heart. When signing Jones he said he would need 1year in the development squad to be ready to fight for first team place, then a change of heart.
Building a new promotion side by letting players go first then a change of heart because he’s ambitious.
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It seems that GM has a change of heart quite often.
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I'm expecting another 'cheap option'
No chance it being Keane or adkins.
There’s a surprise then!
Wouldn’t expect you to say any different.
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But who are the high calibre managers that enquired before GM left. Maybe we will employ one we will see. Maybe the players we were talking to will still be waiting. Mind if they are unknown like the last signing it will be uninspiring. We still have not replaced Marosi, Butler and Rowe yet with the Calibre of player we require. Still need to replace Kane and Wilks they could be loans that may have already been agreed or not. So manager then players we all wait with baited breath.
Rowe hasn’t left yet and it doesn’t appear that we will be replacing Marosi.
There are still five weeks left to the start of the season so not panic stations (yet).
I am not panicking if we don’t replace Marosi we will not be strong enough Jones is not ready for a side aiming for promotion again.
How do you know Jones isn’t ready. Are you his coach? If the Manager ( ex manager ) and goalkeeping coach think he is ready then I would suggest he IS ready.
I think they will know more than you or me don’t you?
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For there to be either cheap or expensive options, there has to be options. Keane and most likely Adkins were never options.
Neither are managers I would go out and head hunt. Adkins is likely looking for something higher up the pyramid and in my opinion would not be hungry enough to operate with a relatively smaller budget. Been there done that.
Darren Moore could probably earn more as a coach somewhere and again, he probably thinks Championship or Premiership if he wants to get back into management.
Reality check folks.
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But who are the high calibre managers that enquired before GM left. Maybe we will employ one we will see. Maybe the players we were talking to will still be waiting. Mind if they are unknown like the last signing it will be uninspiring. We still have not replaced Marosi, Butler and Rowe yet with the Calibre of player we require. Still need to replace Kane and Wilks they could be loans that may have already been agreed or not. So manager then players we all wait with baited breath.
Rowe hasn’t left yet and it doesn’t appear that we will be replacing Marosi.
There are still five weeks left to the start of the season so not panic stations (yet).
I am not panicking if we don’t replace Marosi we will not be strong enough Jones is not ready for a side aiming for promotion again.
How do you know Jones isn’t ready. Are you his coach? If the Manager ( ex manager ) and goalkeeping coach think he is ready then I would suggest he IS ready.
I think they will know more than you or me don’t you?
How many times did you watch U23 games? Also why say in a matter of about a week he was in discussion with a Keeper and it was nearly there to Jones will be second choice and another a keeper was low priority there hadn’t been any games or training in that period.
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For there to be either cheap or expensive options, there has to be options. Keane and most likely Adkins were never options.
Neither are managers I would go out and head hunt. Adkins is likely looking for something higher up the pyramid and in my opinion would not be hungry enough to operate with a relatively smaller budget. Been there done that.
Darren Moore could probably earn more as a coach somewhere and again, he probably thinks Championship or Premiership if he wants to get back into management.
Reality check folks.
I agree with a lot of that Baz, but f*ck me that reality check doesn't leave much from that list.
I think I'm going to have to get on the phone to my old mate Jimmy Golze and ask him what he's doing these days.
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When it comes to RK or DM or really any NAMED prospective manager candidate it may be worth remembering that in the past we have had Billy Bremner ( twice ) Dave McKay, Joe Kinnear ,Maurice Setters and others, so lets not dismiss the notion of a "name" being employed.
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When it comes to RK or DM or really any NAMED prospective manager candidate it may be worth remembering that in the past we have had Billy Bremner ( twice ) Dave McKay, Joe Kinnear ,Maurice Setters and others, so lets not dismiss the notion of a "name" being employed.
Not sure I’d agree with much of that - we were the first managerial post for Kinnear, Bremner and Setters and arguably only Kinnear achieved much success as a manager away from the Rovers. Mackay I’ll give you was a name but he was coming back from several years in the Middle East with a winding down career.
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Did I mention success, or even first club manager. I said they were names who DRFC had employed as manager, so not to dismiss another because he was / is a name.
Plus I suppose you can add the "names" of Dean Saunders and Paul Dickov .
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Did I mention success, or even first club manager. I said they were names who DRFC had employed as manager, so not to dismiss another because he was / is a name.
Plus I suppose you can add the "names" of Dean Saunders and Paul Dickov .
That's irrelevant though - these people were "names" because of playing careers. The reason people are dismissing Roy Keane as a possibility has nothing to do with the fact that he spent his playing career at Manchester United, it's because he's spent his entire managerial career in the Premier League or Championship.
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That too is Irrelevant, as RK has spent a long time as a second in command, he therefore may want to "Start afresh".