shoddycollins
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I was curious as to how many clubs are currently looking for managers this summer, as I'm thinking we may have difficulty appointing a manager in a timely manner given that if we're not very competitive on salary, on ambition and on the budget we can offer then we'll probably be way down the list of priorities of our preferred candidates.
When a manager is sacked mid-season then no matter how much of a basket case the club is, they should be able to attract any out of work manager looking to get back into the game and willing to manage at that club's level seeing as there aren't many other options. It still follows that there are only 92 league manager positions available so we shouldn't have any difficulty (the argument that nobody in their right mind would want to manage us doesn't really hold), but it could be that less desirable clubs have to wait for longer before they get to appoint anyone, as their preferred candidate(s) has probably applied to other jobs that are their first choice and will delay making a decision until he hears back from his first choice.
This could then have a knock-on effect down the leagues. There may be no crossover between candidates for Everton and candidates at Carlisle but if teams like West Brom have to wait for Everton to have their pick, then Sunderland have to wait for West Brom and so on. I think the more managerless clubs there are, the longer less desirable clubs will have to wait for decisions from those they offer the job to and ultimately the later they come to the transfer market.
Yes I know, I'm almost looking for reasons to justify my own pessimism about next season, but courtesy of the sack race, the following league clubs are looking for managers.
West Ham
Everton
Arsenal
Barnet
QPR
Bradford
Barnsley
Carlisle
Sunderland
Chesterfield
MK Dons
Ipswich
WBA
Scunthorpe
Charlton
Not all of these are going to appoint managers that are on other club's shortlists. Some will appoint people who are only linked to that club, or already employed by them, but then some will appoint managers who are already at other clubs, creating a new vacancy.
When a manager is sacked mid-season then no matter how much of a basket case the club is, they should be able to attract any out of work manager looking to get back into the game and willing to manage at that club's level seeing as there aren't many other options. It still follows that there are only 92 league manager positions available so we shouldn't have any difficulty (the argument that nobody in their right mind would want to manage us doesn't really hold), but it could be that less desirable clubs have to wait for longer before they get to appoint anyone, as their preferred candidate(s) has probably applied to other jobs that are their first choice and will delay making a decision until he hears back from his first choice.
This could then have a knock-on effect down the leagues. There may be no crossover between candidates for Everton and candidates at Carlisle but if teams like West Brom have to wait for Everton to have their pick, then Sunderland have to wait for West Brom and so on. I think the more managerless clubs there are, the longer less desirable clubs will have to wait for decisions from those they offer the job to and ultimately the later they come to the transfer market.
Yes I know, I'm almost looking for reasons to justify my own pessimism about next season, but courtesy of the sack race, the following league clubs are looking for managers.
West Ham
Everton
Arsenal
Barnet
QPR
Bradford
Barnsley
Carlisle
Sunderland
Chesterfield
MK Dons
Ipswich
WBA
Scunthorpe
Charlton
Not all of these are going to appoint managers that are on other club's shortlists. Some will appoint people who are only linked to that club, or already employed by them, but then some will appoint managers who are already at other clubs, creating a new vacancy.
