Alex Neil - New head coach confirmed

[Dredd]

Fair point mate.
Like I say I'm not on a wind up 100%. My source says its his.
Here's hoping he's right (for my sake..... )

Been stung to bits with this itk business but we'll believe you

 

[The Beautiful Game]

I was really pissed off we'd bottled Keane for mccan but I think it'd be OK getting Neil. My only problem is. If Keane said no the first time. We should have just gone for Neil Monday

Regardless of whether he wanted it or not, KLD shouldn't have been liking instagram posts about Keane. Made a rod for his own back with that.

Neil, for me, is the best candidate on paper. Has promotion to the premier league on his CV (as well as relegation but which norwich manager hasn't!) and actually been managing in the past decade. His time at Preston, while not overly successful, wasnt exactly a failure either.

 

[Ch1982]

Regardless of whether he wanted it or not, KLD shouldn't have been liking instagram posts about Keane. Made a rod for his own back with that.

Neil, for me, is the best candidate on paper. Has promotion to the premier league on his CV (as well as relegation but which norwich manager hasn't!) and actually been managing in the past decade. His time at Preston, while not overly successful, wasnt exactly a failure either.

Still can’t get my head round that insta post stuff

 

[Karl]

Ha'way Baldy Neil, ya knerr it makes sense

 

[genewolf]

Just get him appointed and let's start the process of being less shit.

 

[Herberthall]

Premier League experience, still a full New Zealand International I think that will be his justification for asking for those type of wages..

Knees shot to pieces, barely played last 4 seasons..............that West Ham lad can't remember his user name might answer this

 

[sunaccountant]

Regardless of whether he wanted it or not, KLD shouldn't have been liking instagram posts about Keane. Made a rod for his own back with that.

Neil, for me, is the best candidate on paper. Has promotion to the premier league on his CV (as well as relegation but which norwich manager hasn't!) and actually been managing in the past decade. His time at Preston, while not overly successful, wasnt exactly a failure either.

I think it’s harsh not to call Neil’s tenure at Preston a success, considering the budget he was on.

 

[kildaremackem]

I see what youre saying about personality but what trajectory is Keanes managerial career on?

Got a feeling it'll still be McCann. Meltdown would be justified imo

gaurdian are saying neil is "preferred" to mccann after the interview stage

 

[Vincemac]

Or mr wildcard

 

[Eddie Hitler]

Yep
It is info from a very good source though mate, the players are hearing he's got it. Make of that what you will....

Fuck my whole life, and so it starts again

 

[Perryqhill]

Happier with that than I would be with McCann

True. If the whole Keane situation hadn't come about then he's probably about the best we could have hoped for in terms of recent jobs.

My worry firstly is that he's quite dour and I think we need a bit more than that to get behind a manager and secondly from memory when promoted with Norwich didn't his philosophy pretty much go out of the window and he retracted into a God awful style, as if he buckled under the pressure?

Hopefully experience has strengthened him as otherwise he'll not do well here.

 

[Deleted member 49669]

I don't believe you would tbf.
Seems as good an appointment as we could realistically get. And let's face it probably less if a risk than Keane.

Pritchard will be buzzing anyway. His mint spell at Norwich was with Neil as manager

Was wondering how they got on… that relationship will be key for anyone coming in. Without him motivated we’re even more f****d
Hope this thread doesn’t go beyond 50 pages

 

[Tony Towers Fanclub]

There’s no ITKs

If we are all ITKs then there are no ITKs. As Confucius once said.

 

[Sallycinamon]

Ben Pearson was always the sitter (arguably one of the best in the league when he wasn’t suspended) and either Daniel Johnson or Paul Gallagher next to him, they were the progressive ball players and were very important in terms of creativity. So maybe Pritchard could fill that position as well.

I’d imagine Pritchard would be the middle of the 3 behind Stewart. Neil and Matete being the midfield 2.

 

[thecloughywobble]

Cheef keef. Why’s he saying anything about this? Didn’t he say we are irrelevant? Must

Prollyz typing it while waiting in the garage to pick his car up. I'm not sure why, but I find him incredibly hard to like. There's just something about him, something beyond him being a slimy mag weasel. Can't quite fathom it. Won't waste any mare time on it....

be a quiet day at the slaughterhouse.

 

[UrbanFox]

Given that the alleged first choice candidate is no more why hasn’t the next best favoured man been immediately offered the post? After all, the recruitment team have spent the last ten days diligently interviewing a selection of people - haven’t they?

 

[Karl]

Like most very wise and judicious people, he has got absolutely no vivacious follicles on his vertex

 

[YorkMackem]

Prollyz typing it while waiting in the garage to pick his car up. I'm not sure why, but I find him incredibly hard to like. There's just something about him, something beyond him being a slimy mag weasel. Can't quite fathom it. Won't waste any mare time on it....

He talks as much rubbish as KS. I have a feeling they'll get on great

 

[stubber]

Quite the hissy fit this like.

It’s good that you can laugh at our plight.

 

[SGF]

Just f***ing get this done, Sunderland