Championship Managerial Changes

[Aber gas]

Where's Paul Jewell these days

On his way to Leeds

 

[Magic]

Anything's possible now. When you're being turned down by Sheridan, Clarke and Appleton, it's going to be some desperate fuck.

 

[Madejski]

Well we're fucked.

 

[Dazza]

McDermott sacked by Reading, WTF?? I used to think of them as a good example of a stable club but they're getting as bad as Leeds now.
What on earth is going on at the Mad stad (name seems apt now)?

An utter shambles is what's happening. Havn't been stable now since our Thai overloads took over. 3 managers sacked in 18 months and owners who are more interested in making crap songs and building an ice rink, hotel, flats and a conference centre on the land by the apt name Mad stad. Jaap Stam is the rumoured favourate to take over followed by Avram Grant.

 

[JoshBCFC]

They don't fuck about. Are they actually gonna keep their appointment till the end of the season this time?

What did happen with Clement? Why did they fuck him off to their detriment...

Clement was harshly sacked in Feb.

 

[The Southbank]

Well we're fucked.

The club is an absolute shambles at the moment.

Long live Brian.

 

[Madejski]

Aye, to all those I was talking to saying that we would be worth a decent outside bet for relegation, well the odds won't be as good for that any more, and the likelihood of relegation just increased.

The problem I have is even if the next manager is better than McDermott, it seems they'll hardly get five minutes if something goes wrong. And the underperforming players can hide behind another failed manager instead of looking at their own massive underachievement.

 

[Ciderhead]

What did happen with Clement? Why did they fuck him off to their detriment...

Something involving a certain player's missus, allegedly

 

[The Southbank]

Aye, to all those I was talking to saying that we would be worth a decent outside bet for relegation, well the odds won't be as good for that any more, and the likelihood of relegation just increased.

The problem I have is even if the next manager is better than McDermott, it seems they'll hardly get five minutes if something goes wrong. And the underperforming players can hide behind another failed manager instead of looking at their own massive underachievement.

McDermott was likeable and had a strong affiliation with the club. The Thais' don't have that and are therefore trying desperately hard to be liked. You do wonder what direction the club is going in. We had a good reputation of developing players and now we seem to just import random players from the continent who, on the whole, don't really look up to the job. I'm not saying that's a bad strategy in theory, but we haven't got a cohesive strategy at the moment and that is why we have struggled in the past two seasons.

It just appears to be a mish-mash of different ideas that just aren't working.

 

[JoshBCFC]

Reading have had managerial talks with Mlinko Pantic, former Atletico Madrid winger. He was very successful in the Youth Department at Atletico after retiring, and has also had a year long stint with Baku FC.

 

[Liam_SWFC]

To be fair there's not currently a great deal out there for Reading to choose from if they are looking for an out of work gaffer.

 

[JoshBCFC]

To be fair there's not currently a great deal out there for Reading to choose from if they are looking for an out of work gaffer.

Alan Curbishley's available

 

[Spike]

Heard a rumour that Cellino is setting up a stall in Leeds and offering the job to the first random that agrees to it. My bet is on a drunk that hangs around the corn exchange.

 

[Magic]

The fact Steve Evans is evens favourite after we've approached about 8 different managers already to replace him says it all tbh.

 

[Madejski]

There's no decent managers about. Which make it all the more stupid that we're sat here without one.

 

[JaseTheVillain]

There's no decent managers about. Which make it all the more stupid that we're sat here without one.

Tim Sherwood, Remi Garde, Alex McLeish and Paul Lambert are available.

 

[Dazza]

There's no decent managers about. Which make it all the more stupid that we're sat here without one.

Don't worry because the great Milinko Pantic is apparantly having talks about the Reading fc job.

 

[Liam_SWFC]

Paul Lambert wouldn't be a bad appointment for Reading.

 

[JJH]

Garry Monk? Wouldn't have to move particularly far presuming he's still living in Swansea.

 

[Liam_SWFC]

Garry Monk? Wouldn't have to move particularly far presuming he's still living in Swansea.

I think Monk's stock is still high enough to attract a bottom end Premier League top end Championship side, can't see Reading challenging next season.

 

[Madejski]

I'd take Lambert. Far more proven than anyone we've been linked to. Might be looking slightly higher than us though.

Monk would be terrible. Wouldn't want him here. He's as unproven and unsuccessful as Clarke was.

But looks like we're taking the cheap foreign option. Much like our transfer business will be this Summer. Could be a surprising success, but most likely destined to fail.

 

[JJH]

I think Monk's stock is still high enough to attract a bottom end Premier League top end Championship side, can't see Reading challenging next season.

I know for a fact he was one of the final three shortlisted for our job, Sherwood was the other one. If Monk was willing to take us on I presume he would with Reading given he was promised a half decent budget - he did okay at Swansea, but he completely changed the philosophical approach at the club of nice passing football of which the foundations were laid by his predecessors (Llaudrup and Rogers I believe? Could argue it stems back even to Martinez's tenure) and Swansea fans weren't happy with the football on showing. I'm not sure his stock will be that high.

 

[Dazza]

I think Monk's stock is still high enough to attract a bottom end Premier League top end Championship side, can't see Reading challenging next season.

I can. Challenging to stay up.

 

[Liam_SWFC]

I can. Challenging to stay up.

I don't understand where it's all gone wrong for you, at the start of last season under Clarke you looked like promotion candidates but turned to shit after November.

 

[JJH]

I don't understand where it's all gone wrong for you, at the start of last season under Clarke you looked like promotion candidates but turned to shit after November.

Weird one. They were the best side to visit Ashton Gate last season, they went 2-0 up early doors and didn't give us a sniff. Was amazed Clarke was daft enough to even consider Fulham given the position that Reading were in, absolutely ridiculous.

 

[Madejski]

I wish I cared where last season went wrong, but I'm more concerned about if we're going to be better next season to avoid the drop. But lots of factors caused us to drop down the table: Teams figured us out, Nick Blackman lost his temporary form, a couple of key players injured, a negative January transfer window, managerial issues.

What makes it worse is that I know at our best we could have easily finished top 2 in the season just gone. We could have easily got 12 points from the two teams who went up automatically (still got 7). Yet in the end we weren't that far off relegation.

 

[Optogas]

I have a solution to Leeds and Readings managers problem, employ each other as manager, fuck about with the team as chairman then when it's goes all tits up blame each other, match made in heaven!

 

[Ciderup]

I have a solution to Leeds and Readings managers problem, employ each other as manager, fuck about with the team as chairman then when it's goes all tits up blame each other, match made in heaven!

Leeds should stick with Evans TBH. He hasn't done a lot wrong since he's been there.

 

[StevieEvansRedNWhiteArmy]

I know for a fact he was one of the final three shortlisted for our job, Sherwood was the other one. If Monk was willing to take us on I presume he would with Reading given he was promised a half decent budget - he did okay at Swansea, but he completely changed the philosophical approach at the club of nice passing football of which the foundations were laid by his predecessors (Llaudrup and Rogers I believe? Could argue it stems back even to Martinez's tenure) and Swansea fans weren't happy with the football on showing. I'm not sure his stock will be that high.

Monk and Sherwood shortlisted and ended up with Lee Johnson?

Hahaha so they both fucked you off and you ended up with Plan C because there's no way in hell Johnson would have been first choice out of those.

 

[Liam_SWFC]

I'd rather Lee Johnson than Tim Sherwood, Johnson is a good young up and coming manager whereas Sherwood just gets his media love in because he's a Londoner, who goes on Talksport.