Sporting Director.

[The Beautiful Game]

As daft as that sounds, I often think this club suits Scots and Scandinavians. It shouldn't be underestimated.

A few eastern european nutcases wouldnt go amiss either

 

[riffraff]

Does the L'Equipe piece read as the four man shortlist has English and Scandanvians on it or that the consortium have set out to recruit an Englishman or Scandanavian? I assume the former, I can't see why they'd restrict themselves in this way otherwise.

The weathers shit in the NE. I’ve always said we should be looking for Scandies n Sweaties.

 

[Grumpy Old Man]

I was banging on about Rangnik nigh on 15 years ago on here.
If we were in the PL I’d go for Julian Stephan, in fact I’d still try. He can only laugh his bollocks off at us.
As long as the HangerOn brothers are silent partners I’d try for Poyet with MacLaren dofing and Marwood ceowing. They both live local iirc and I’d imagine would welcome a project that’ll take them to retirement.

Cortese has apparently moved back to Hampshire recently, according to his Wiki.

 

[hank williams]

Cheers, i was racking my brains thinking when Van Der Saar was here!

Got 2/3 of his names right

 

[rubberface]

Does the L'Equipe piece read as the four man shortlist has English and Scandanvians on it or that the consortium have set out to recruit an Englishman or Scandanavian? I assume the former, I can't see why they'd restrict themselves in this way otherwise.

Last 4 candidates are English and Scandanavian the way i read it.

 

[The Beautiful Game]

I was banging on about Rangnik nigh on 15 years ago on here.
If we were in the PL I’d go for Julian Stephan, in fact I’d still try. He can only laugh his bollocks off at us.
As long as the HangerOn brothers are silent partners I’d try for Poyet with MacLaren dofing and Marwood ceowing. They both live local iirc and I’d imagine would welcome a project that’ll take them to retirement.

FPP allegedly approached Marwood as he was recommended to them and he wasnt even interested in speaking to them. Didnt return the call. Again.. allegedly

 

[MikeSAFC]

L'Equipe saying it's down to 4 candidates to get the role as sporting director at the club. New people have been interviewing and the new sporting director will be English or Scandanavian. My guess is Steve Mclaren will rock up here.

Laudrup?

 

[rubberface]

Got 2/3 of his names right

...aint bad..

 

[Grumpy Old Man]

Laudrup?

Not impossible.

 

[rubberface]

Laudrup?

Another good shout mate but can't see him coming to a league 1 club.

 

[Flash Gordon]

I was banging on about Rangnik nigh on 15 years ago on here.
If we were in the PL I’d go for Julian Stephan, in fact I’d still try. He can only laugh his bollocks off at us.
As long as the HangerOn brothers are silent partners I’d try for Poyet with MacLaren dofing and Marwood ceowing. They both live local iirc and I’d imagine would welcome a project that’ll take them to retirement.

Stephan would indeed laugh his bollocks given he's currently managing in the Champions League.

I don't think I'd have a problem with Mclaren here at any level to be honest. He wouldn't be a manager I'd want in the Premier League, but he's very knowledgeable on the game, highly rated in terms of coaching and will have loads of contacts. I'd take him as a DOF or a manager (though he wouldn't be my first choice for either).

Marwood is a pipe dream in my view, but I'd be very happy if you were right and he'd like a final project with his local club.

 

[MikeSAFC]

Another good shout mate but can't see him coming to a league 1 club.

Depends on ambition I guess

 

[Grumpy Old Man]

Another good shout mate but can't see him coming to a league 1 club.

We're not a typical L1 club though. And this is clearly an ambitious young man coming in.

 

[admwil]

Wonder what Kees Zwamborn is up to these days

 

[rubberface]

Depends on ambition I guess

Yeah true. Rather have a plan in place for the long term rather than a quick fix promotion and have no plan at all in The Championship. This is why Parkinson needs to go, if he does get us up we would need a new manager anyway. May aswel cut ties asap.

 

[Gobuchul]

The weathers shit in the NE. I’ve always said we should be looking for Scandies n Sweaties.

Depends on how you look at it.

A bit colder but a lot dryer than Manchester and Liverpool.

 

[Scootsie]

Cortese has apparently moved back to Hampshire recently, according to his Wiki.

As of a couple of weeks ago, Marwood knew nothing, so we can probably rule him out.

 

[rubberface]

We're not a typical L1 club though. And this is clearly an ambitious young man coming in.
[/QUOTE Potential is there but it's becoming less and less attractive every passing season.

 

[hank evans]

Wonder what Kees Zwamborn is up to these days

He could claim credit for Michael proctor and the further development of Kevin Kyle

 

[equuleus]

if that helps us to be more sensible in the transfer market then fine, but last time around it was disastorous