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Iraola not going to Bilbao.


SHEEPSKINBOOTS said:
Especially as you pointed out his desire not to spoil his legacy by managing AB , its fair to say managing RM has even greater jeopardy.
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Yeah. I can only think of one Basque manager of RM ever – Xabi Alonso. And look how that went.

Besides that, I can only find reference to just the six players who've played for both Athletic and RM. It's just so uncommon, you can almost discount him from a role there. But, as said above, money talks.
cluffy said:
What about Barca? Would that be ok or even worse?
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Much less of an issue, I'd say (Barcelona have never had a manager born in the Basque country, mind).
 
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Tony Towers Fanclub said:
Yeah. I can only think of one Basque manager of RM ever – Xabi Alonso. And look how that went.

Besides that, I can only find reference to just the six players who've played for both Athletic and RM. It's just so uncommon, you can almost discount him from a role there. But, as said above, money talks.

Much less of an issue, I'd say (Barcelona have never had a manager born in the Basque country, mind).
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I’m totally ignorant about all this. Going to read up on it now! 🤣
 
Spartan said:
Iraola big upgrade on Howe but NUFC in a no-mans land with PIF losing interest.
I'd say Iraola will keep his powder dry until City and Chelsea decide on who's managing next season.
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Iraola to Mags
Howe back Bournmouth

Said this when Iraola was once first mentioned leaving
 
Managing Bournemouth is a totally different job to managing Man Utd or Real Madrid, I'd be surprised if any clubs at that level took a chance on him. Look at how Thomas Frank struggled with the step up from Brentford to Spurs for example.

The Saudis would probably have been a good next step for him.
 
BDI said:
Iraola to Mags
Howe back Bournmouth

Said this when Iraola was once first mentioned leaving
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I don't like this at all , however :

I suspect the people running NUFC don't have the vision , initiative , general interest in football to appoint Ariola.
I also suspect Bournemouth have moved beyond Howe
 
Behind Enemy Lines said:
Managing Bournemouth is a totally different job to managing Man Utd or Real Madrid, I'd be surprised if any clubs at that level took a chance on him. Look at how Thomas Frank struggled with the step up from Brentford to Spurs for example.

The Saudis would probably have been a good next step for him.
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As it turned out I would argue that Frank wasn’t the issue at Spurs.
 
SHEEPSKINBOOTS said:
They look like appointing a German manager so there could be a few openings in the Premier potentially, good manager but is he one of these who is better as a big fish in a smaller club?
Time will tell if he gets a bigger club. . I know he puts me off because he looks like he chews his dinner with his mouth open and his touchline histrionics are a pain.
He looks a fit for Chelsea but what a basket case of a set up.
Even though reports say different , if EH left up the road is he an upgrade or a downgrade for them ?
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It's been known for a month or so that he wasn't going to Athletic Club.

The German bloke was pretty much nailed on as soon as Valverde announced he's leaving.
 
Spartan said:
Iraola big upgrade on Howe but NUFC in a no-mans land with PIF losing interest.
I'd say Iraola will keep his powder dry until City and Chelsea decide on who's managing next season.
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How is he a big upgrade to Howe? Howe has the better record. Howe led Bournemouth from nearly dropping out of the football league with a -17 point deduction, all the way to the premier league, where he kept them for 5 seasons. He took Newcastle from relegation candidates in 2021 to champions league football and their first trophy in 70 years.

What's Iraola done? Won 1 promotion with Raya.

Howe has been screwed by Newcastle's disastrous transfer window last summer, they should have had a proper director of football instead of putting it all on Howe at the last minute after messing the Isak saga up.

They will be daft to sack him.
 
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