Stuart McCall

[PDX_Rover]

Am i imagining this or has Grayson has a lot of positions in a relatively short space of time?

[RoversAlias]

Am i imagining this or has Grayson has a lot of positions in a relatively short space of time?

Only this season. He left Preston for Sunderland last summer, was given the boot last autumn and then joined Bradford on a short-term deal until the end of the season, at which point he resigned because he wasn't happy with the budget being offered him.

Prior to that no, he has only had a few jobs all of which he had some success at - Blackpool, Leeds, Huddersfield and Preston.

[Canadian Rover]

Chris Coleman

A million miles out of our league.

But he just got the sack from a team in our league 

[bradford exile]

Hi folks

I have quite a few Bradford friends. Most if not all think he was sacked wrongly and would have got them back on track.

Will do for me on their recommendation alone

Regards

Ray

[elmsallrover]

Not for me we will just be a stepping stone till a bigger club comes calling

[since-1969]

Not for me we will just be a stepping stone till a bigger club comes calling

He isn’t good enough simples .

[dickos1]

His record proves different

[Filo]

Not for me we will just be a stepping stone till a bigger club comes calling

He isn’t good enough simples .

Out of the availible and realistic options out there, who is good enough?

[idler]

He would at least have us playing good football. As a person he is a fantastic bloke, whether he could get us where the fans want or expect us to I don't know. One thing is for sure he is certainly a man of principles. His first managerial stint at City probably came to soon in his career but he learnt a lot from it. People want Grayson in but he did worse with the team that Stuart McCall left than Stuart did. It was the board that ruined City's season starting in the dressing room pre-match at Yeovil.

[big fat yorkshire pudding]

His record is actually decent to be fair. He's probably be a big candidate surely.

[DonnyBazR0ver]

We can't possibly know without seeing the whites of their eyes and discussing how they intend to work and move the club forward. On face value, McCall has got a reasonable reputation and good experience so he maybe a good fit. (with Glynn Snodin please!)

Michael Appleton was close to being selected when Dickov got the job. His appearance and perceived persona made him look rough round the edges but apparently he's an excellent coach, which is what we need with younger players.

[DonnyOsmond]

What formation does he play? Do we need to sign some wingers?

[Donnybax]

I doubt Appleton would leave Leicester for us

[RoversAlias]

Not for me we will just be a stepping stone till a bigger club comes calling

Where's the evidence of that? He's never done that in his career, in fact in all his 4 managerial jobs he's never jumped ship. When he was at Motherwell he actually turned down the manager's job at Sheffield United so I've no idea what you're basing your opinion on.

[DonnyOsmond]

Shouldn't we want a manager that a bigger club comes calling for?

[sedwardsdrfc]

the only way to use us as a stepping stone is to be successful on the pitch so i'm happy with that!

[scawsby steve]

I always liked the guy as a player, and his managerial record is good. On top of that, he comes over in interviews as a genuine, honest, decent guy. Of course, we don't know for sure that he's applied for the job, but if he hasn't, and isn't interested, then surely he would rule himself out to end speculation.

[Lesonthewest]

I seem to remember the battle of the two best midfielders in the league when we had Ian Snodin & Bradford had McCall, with Snod coming out on top. Top player in his career & a decent record as a manager, could be a good fit, also worked under Strachan senior at Scotland.

[DearneValleyRover]

Not for me we will just be a stepping stone till a bigger club comes calling

Where's the evidence of that? He's never done that in his career, in fact in all his 4 managerial jobs he's never jumped ship. When he was at Motherwell he actually turned down the manager's job at Sheffield United so I've no idea what you're basing your opinion on.

RA I repeat he turned us down once already

[RoversAlias]

Not for me we will just be a stepping stone till a bigger club comes calling

Where's the evidence of that? He's never done that in his career, in fact in all his 4 managerial jobs he's never jumped ship. When he was at Motherwell he actually turned down the manager's job at Sheffield United so I've no idea what you're basing your opinion on.

RA I repeat he turned us down once already

I've not seen you say that before and besides, why would that mean him coming here would be a stepping stone? I've no idea when it was he turned us down but this is a different time now with different circumstances for both club and man. Him refusing the job in the past means little when it comes to whether or not we'd be seen as a "stepping stone" as ElmsallRover said.

[RedJ]

The club was a shit show last time, the squad and the club behind the scenes are in a much better position now.

[DearneValleyRover]

Not for me we will just be a stepping stone till a bigger club comes calling

Where's the evidence of that? He's never done that in his career, in fact in all his 4 managerial jobs he's never jumped ship. When he was at Motherwell he actually turned down the manager's job at Sheffield United so I've no idea what you're basing your opinion on.

RA I repeat he turned us down once already

I've not seen you say that before and besides, why would that mean him coming here would be a stepping stone? I've no idea when it was he turned us down but this is a different time now with different circumstances for both club and man. Him refusing the job in the past means little when it comes to whether or not we'd be seen as a "stepping stone" as ElmsallRover said.

My bad in the stepping stone. I was just stating he has already turned us down once. My feeling is that the board see recruitment like they did when running a multi-million pound business (no inside information purely personal) which would put them off anyone who had said no in the past.

[RoversAlias]

Not for me we will just be a stepping stone till a bigger club comes calling

Where's the evidence of that? He's never done that in his career, in fact in all his 4 managerial jobs he's never jumped ship. When he was at Motherwell he actually turned down the manager's job at Sheffield United so I've no idea what you're basing your opinion on.

RA I repeat he turned us down once already

I've not seen you say that before and besides, why would that mean him coming here would be a stepping stone? I've no idea when it was he turned us down but this is a different time now with different circumstances for both club and man. Him refusing the job in the past means little when it comes to whether or not we'd be seen as a "stepping stone" as ElmsallRover said.

My bad in the stepping stone. I was just stating he has already turned us down once. My feeling is that the board see recruitment like they did when running a multi-million pound business (no inside information purely personal) which would put them off anyone who had said no in the past.

That might well be true DVR. Like I say I'm not aware of him turning us down before, but if it was whilst he was at Motherwell or Bradford I'd not blame him.

I think you're right about us approaching the recruitment like a big business instead of as a typical football club. The method supports that and Liam Hoden said something along those lines on Twitter too.

[DearneValleyRover]

RA he was un attached at the time he wanted the Blades job so turned us down. It obviously didn’t work out that way but I doubt we forgot

[DonnyBazR0ver]

Not for me we will just be a stepping stone till a bigger club comes calling

Where's the evidence of that? He's never done that in his career, in fact in all his 4 managerial jobs he's never jumped ship. When he was at Motherwell he actually turned down the manager's job at Sheffield United so I've no idea what you're basing your opinion on.

RA I repeat he turned us down once already

I've not seen you say that before and besides, why would that mean him coming here would be a stepping stone? I've no idea when it was he turned us down but this is a different time now with different circumstances for both club and man. Him refusing the job in the past means little when it comes to whether or not we'd be seen as a "stepping stone" as ElmsallRover said.

My bad in the stepping stone. I was just stating he has already turned us down once. My feeling is that the board see recruitment like they did when running a multi-million pound business (no inside information purely personal) which would put them off anyone who had said no in the past.

That might well be true DVR. Like I say I'm not aware of him turning us down before, but if it was whilst he was at Motherwell or Bradford I'd not blame him.

I think you're right about us approaching the recruitment like a big business instead of as a typical football club. The method supports that and Liam Hoden said something along those lines on Twitter too.

Which may not be a bad thing of course, as they're less likely to be swayed by big name and reputation alone. I'm sure they are capable of checking out CVs for achievements and win ratios etc.