Is it time for a 'Managerial Merry go round' thread?

[saddler78]

Our manager has been mentioned as he's got connections there but I really can't see him leaving for them at this moment in time

 

[dannylad01]

Not surprised Hurst has gone. 2md time we've played Salford in the FA Cup and 2nd time out manager has got the sack. Once the fans turn against the chairman then the manager goes. Sadly just didn't work this time round for Hurst, but 6 wins in 37 since returning is terrible in anyone's book. Don't know where his career takes him. In hindsight his move to Ipswich in 2018 was probably a bad one, wrong club at the wrong time. His record since leaving us first time isn't anything to write home about, apart from getting Grimsby promoted again.

Who will we go for? Not a clue. Doubt we'll be paying compensation, so don't worry Walsall fans. Guess it depends on the situation with any takeover. There was a random thread appeared on our messageboard midweek suggesting Dino Maamria was being lined up. Also some messages suggesting Gavin Cowan from Brackley, purely based on him being local and having played for us. Does his In the Stiffs podcast with Dave Edwards and Sam Aiston, and his Crossbar Coaching company has started some sponsorship at the club

 

[EnglishRed]

Our manager has been mentioned as he's got connections there but I really can't see him leaving for them at this moment in time

Seems like a sideways move at best but Walsall's trajectory is a lot more promising than the Slops. Wouldn't be shocked if you swapped leagues this year.

 

[saddler78]

Seems like a sideways move at best but Walsall's trajectory is a lot more promising than the Slops. Wouldn't be shocked if you swapped leagues this year.

Hopefully mate it's about time we did something look a good side this season we've beat more League one sides than Shrewsbury or Burton

 

[The Terminator]

Not surprised Hurst has gone. 2md time we've played Salford in the FA Cup and 2nd time out manager has got the sack. Once the fans turn against the chairman then the manager goes. Sadly just didn't work this time round for Hurst, but 6 wins in 37 since returning is terrible in anyone's book. Don't know where his career takes him. In hindsight his move to Ipswich in 2018 was probably a bad one, wrong club at the wrong time. His record since leaving us first time isn't anything to write home about, apart from getting Grimsby promoted again.

Who will we go for? Not a clue. Doubt we'll be paying compensation, so don't worry Walsall fans. Guess it depends on the situation with any takeover. There was a random thread appeared on our messageboard midweek suggesting Dino Maamria was being lined up. Also some messages suggesting Gavin Cowan from Brackley, purely based on him being local and having played for us. Does his In the Stiffs podcast with Dave Edwards and Sam Aiston, and his Crossbar Coaching company has started some sponsorship at the club

Thing is there is literally no experienced League One managers out of work who would even consider dropping down manage yourselfs or us for example. I stand by what I said a few weeks back.

Burton still don't have a manager 2 weeks after getting rid of Robinson.

Maamria is literally the only one floating about, but Burton obviously won't take him again.

Its literally find some money to pay compensation or appoint a rookie coach whos still learning.

 

[Conker]

like mentioned the manager market is a bit tough at the minute, usually you have one maybe two obvious choices but I’m struggling for Shrewsbury.

I’m dreading losing Clough eventually, be that retirement or whatever, JR is a superb chairman but the only good appointment he’s made in the past 10 years was Clough but David Sharpe our CEO at the time spearheaded that.

 

[dannylad01]

Thing is there is literally no experienced League One managers out of work who would even consider dropping down manage yourselfs or us for example. I stand by what I said a few weeks back.

Burton still don't have a manager 2 weeks after getting rid of Robinson.

Maamria is literally the only one floating about, but Burton obviously won't take him again.

Its literally find some money to pay compensation or appoint a rookie coach whos still learning.

Agree that's a major issue, which is why for some of our fans it was a surprise getting rid of Hurst today. I would have got rid last week as the players looked to have downed tools then. The cup was important for finances.

We've tried all different approaches. Hurst was first appointed as an up and coming manager after success in his early career. We then appointed Askey after he took unfancied Macclesfield to promotion. After that went for the young up and coming manager in Ricketts despite only having less than half a season at Wrexham. Cotterill followed, being the vastly experienced manager (and at the time the chairman's mate). We then went for Matt Taylor from working with Premier League youngsters, before going back to Hurst where the chairman thought he'd pick up where he left off.

I have no idea where it'll go. The appointment will indicate how close any takeover is. No names in our price range excite. Saw someone comment on social media Nigel Pearson should come in short term, former player with local links. Absolutely no chance at that, unless he'd pay to work for us!

 

[dannylad01]

Hopefully mate it's about time we did something look a good side this season we've beat more League one sides than Shrewsbury or Burton

Shows how bad we've been this season!

 

[Bartonyellow]

Shows how bad we've been this season!

And we are even worse than you.
We deserve everything we are getting at the moment.
Apparently our new manager is coming from Sweden.
Probably the store manager at ikea in wednesbury.

 

[The Terminator]

And we are even worse than you.
We deserve everything we are getting at the moment.
Apparently our new manager is coming from Sweden.
Probably the store manager at ikea in wednesbury.

Thats literally the next option, a coach from abroad. Probably worth the gamble I'd say, depends on what his experience is etc.

No one down here is going to get a Danny Rohl for example - Someone who was asisstant coach at Bayern and the German national side! It won't be someone of that calibar!

 

[Luke Imp]

Not sure who Shrewsbury will turn to, I get the impression they're probably shopping with a Maarima type budget than going looking for an in-work manager. As mentioned, there's a lack of out of work managers out there at the minute - I can't see Lowe or Schumacher dropping down to L1 at the minute and even if they did, I don't think they'd be interested in anything below top 6 of L1.

In that respect, I'm a little surprised Hurst didn't get a little more time but his record there is appalling. I can't see him getting another EFL job now, his teams are too dull. You can perhaps get away with it for a bit longer if you've got a bit of personality and charisma about you but he's one miserable and boring man isn't he.

 

[saddler78]

And we are even worse than you.
We deserve everything we are getting at the moment.
Apparently our new manager is coming from Sweden.
Probably the store manager at ikea in wednesbury.

Will he be playing a flat pack four?

 

[Gi Dalor]

And we are even worse than you.
We deserve everything we are getting at the moment.
Apparently our new manager is coming from Sweden.
Probably the store manager at ikea in wednesbury.

Maybe the bookies are reading this. Unfortunately for them, there's more than one Swedish manager, so they've had to put Freddie Holmberg (GAIS manager) and Brynjar Gunnarsson (manager of HK in Iceland) as the 2 favourites.

 

[Bartonyellow]

Maybe the bookies are reading this. Unfortunately for them, there's more than one Swedish manager, so they've had to put Freddie Holmberg (GAIS manager) and Brynjar Gunnarsson (manager of HK in Iceland) as the 2 favourites.

It’s the GAIS manager.
Again, optics from an excel spreadsheet, like our players which have not won a game this season yet.

 

[AdamStag]

And we are even worse than you.
We deserve everything we are getting at the moment.
Apparently our new manager is coming from Sweden.
Probably the store manager at ikea in wednesbury.

Least he can claim to be able to build a team….

 

[Gi Dalor]

It’s the GAIS manager.

Fredrik Holmberg riskerar att missa Göteborgsderbyt

Gais tränare Fredrik Holmberg är sjuk.Han riskerar att missa Göteborgsderbyt mot Häcken. - Vi får om han kan vara med på söndag, säger medieansvarig Szofia Jakobsson till Fotbollskanalen.

www.fotbollskanalen.se

Yeah, sjuk of being the GAIS manager, perhaps.

Translation.
There is a derby in Gothenburg on Sunday. Gais travels to Hisingen for a match against Häcken. Ahead of the rivalry meeting, both teams are on the same points and which Gothenburg team will finish at the top of the Allsvenskan in 2024.

Then Gais may be able to do without the club's successful coach Fredrik Holmberg, who is ill.

- What I can say is that he is sick today and is not at the training, says Gai's media manager Szofia Jakobsson to Fotbollskanalen.

Jakobsson does not want to answer how long Holmberg has been ill but does not rule out that the coach can recover during the weekend.

- We will see if he can participate on Sunday, of course we hope so, says Jakobsson.

 

[Master D]

BBC reporting that Peter "Pete" Wild has been bombarding the Shrewsbury Town email account with copies of his CV.

You just knew it. You wouldn't trust that man an inch.

 

[Stocky]

BBC reporting that Peter "Pete" Wild has been bombarding the Shrewsbury Town email account with copies of his CV.

You just knew it. You wouldn't trust that man an inch.

One of the only men to work his way up the divisions with absolutely no tangible success to his name. The Northern Neil Harris.

 

[The Terminator]

Looks like Coventry want Matt Bloomfield.

If Bloomfield was to leave Wycombe - there will be a host of managers that would take that job and Ainsworth won’t be one of them!

 

[ForzaCounty]

Couldn't they have done this last week ffs.

 

[SF_]

If Birmingham hit a rough patch I bet their owners won't hesitate to sack this guy and bring in Robins.

 

[Casey]

There's a poll on our fans forum calling for Elliot to be sacked.
Personally, I wouldn't have taken the job as the squad is disjointed but to call for him to be sacked is bordering in insanity.

He may prove to be not up to it but nobody with any sense would take the job.

Casey

 

[masi51]

Looks like Coventry want Matt Bloomfield.

If Bloomfield was to leave Wycombe - there will be a host of managers that would take that job and Ainsworth won’t be one of them!

Evatt born in Coventry........can but hope

 

[Gi Dalor]

There's a poll on our fans forum calling for Elliot to be sacked.
Personally, I wouldn't have taken the job as the squad is disjointed but to call for him to be sacked is bordering in insanity.

He may prove to be not up to it but nobody with any sense would take the job.

Casey

I have a question. Has Elliot changed the way that you play? (I don't watch enough Crawley matches to be sure).
Obviously things at Crawley are troubling, but if they are underachieving, it's only by a little bit. If Elliot is adjusting things a bit, it takes time. Your players don't come in fully baked. They have to be coached, and the way to judge that would be in training, not on a run of admittedly poor match performances.

 

[Master D]

Pete Wild will be doing his research on Coventry as we speak.

 

[dannylad01]

BBC reporting that Peter "Pete" Wild has been bombarding the Shrewsbury Town email account with copies of his CV.

You just knew it. You wouldn't trust that man an inch.

Apparently the club aren't interested in Wild. No other names really in the frame yet. Seemed yesterday some money went on Ainsworth in the betting markets for his odds to come down. Rumours that Rob Couhig is one of the interested parties in buying the club which is where that link must be from

 

[Gi Dalor]

It always amuses me that Jimmy Floyd Hasslebaink gets quoted in the odds for these jobs at about 33/1.
I'd say the odds of him ever getting another managerial job at any level are probably a lot higher than that.

MSN

 

[Casey]

I have a question. Has Elliot changed the way that you play? (I don't watch enough Crawley matches to be sure).
Obviously things at Crawley are troubling, but if they are underachieving, it's only by a little bit. If Elliot is adjusting things a bit, it takes time. Your players don't come in fully baked. They have to be coached, and the way to judge that would be in training, not on a run of admittedly poor match performances.

We play a strange system. It's 3 at the back, 2 pivots, 2 midfielders and 3 up top. The 2:wide players up top drop as wing backs when we defend but they are wingers. Proper wingers.

We are very susceptible to long diagonal balls and switches in play.

It's awkward to change as we don't have any full backs. So we can't change to 4 or 5 at the back. The big clear out of our promotion team left us very short in certain positions (criminal to go into a season with no wide defenders for instance). Add to that our defenders have at most one season of experience in league football it's plain why we are in a relegation scrap.

Elliot needs to go shopping in January but it will probably be too late for us to catch up.

Casey