Manager/Coach Life After Manning - New Manager Search

[Foley]

Ainsworth gets alot of unjust stick on this forum I think. He did an amazing job at Wycombe, and was totally the wrong appointment for QPR.

He isn't the right fit for us. I think we all know that. But by all accounts he is a genuine, good guy. I don't think there's any agro toward us from him side. Unsure why we give it back.

I think that the way Wycombe behaved in the play off final as well as the cheating and gamesmanship Wycombe employed generally would be part if why he is disliked so much?

 

[werthersoriginal]

It looks like Suella Braverman has made herself available.....

She's nailed on for Wycombe apparently

 

[Twiggy85]

I know it can only take a 50 quid stake to swing it, but Williams's odds have shortened.

Could easily be Notts county fans after what Rueben said and thinking ‘well I might as well make a few quid if it does happen’ as a few said about manning and Bristol.

 

[Marked Ox]

Could easily be Notts county fans after what Rueben said and thinking ‘well I might as well make a few quid if it does happen’ as a few said about manning and Bristol.

More likely Ruben is winding a few of them up.

 

[Bicester Yellow]

More likely Ruben is winding a few of them up.

Well Williams is now 5/4, seems like it’s between him & Buckingham right now.

 

[Bornyellow]

Well Williams is now 5/4, seems like it’s between him & Buckingham right now.

Happy with that, take the emotion out of it regarding Buckingham and choose the best man for the job.

 

[n1]

Williams 1/2 odds on now.

 

[yellowbow]

Buckingham’s odds have shortened significantly again on the Lincoln city list.

Have they pipped us to the post?

 

[Bicester Yellow]

Williams 1/2 odds on now.

Drifted to 5/4 as far as I can see

 

[Scrongo]

I bet the bookies , are loving it .People betting on something they don't know about???
Unless they're in the know? The amount of times I've heard that one , from my gambling mates, only to be disappointed....

 

[bdodwell]

Just thought if we took Lee Bell from Crewe and he went on to be a legend for us. We could name the home end stand after him. The Bell End.

 

[Bicester Yellow]

I bet the bookies , are loving it .People betting on something they don't know about???
Unless they're in the know? The amount of times I've heard that one , from my gambling mates, only to be disappointed....

Oh definitely but someone obviously knows something for odds to fluctuate even if it is on a small level. I know all about how little money it takes to move these markets but still interesting nevertheless.

 

[behindthegoal]

Who were the bookies favourites last time.?
Was Manning in the frame..?
I can't remember.

 

[OX14]

Who were the bookies favourites last time.?
Was Manning in the frame..?
I can't remember.

McCann and Appleton were favourites last time around.

 

[greatunclekip]

We could have really done without Rotherham sacking their manager too.

 

[unification]

Who were the bookies favourites last time.?
Was Manning in the frame..?
I can't remember.

Dean Holden, Michael Appleton, Grant McCann, Johnnie Jackson, Jermain Defoe (!). Des Buckingham may have been mentioned then too.

I'm keen on Buckingham. He seems like a logical transition from what we had with Manning and we want someone who can come in and aim to work with the system in place. Atkins-to-Rix nearly 20 years ago showed exactly what a wrong appointment could do with someone thinking they could impose a style on a team not suited to it.

My old man always said when looking at greyhound racing form at Oxford BAGS meetings 'Always look for a young dog on the way up than an old dog on the way down'. Buckingham is a a young coach with a series of good jobs to his name, no failures to date and is trusted by CFG. He's my #1 choice.

There may be mitigating circumstances but the job Williams did at Swindon still looks iffy to me. They were a wimpy, insipid outfit under him. You obviously cannot be that to guide a team out of the NL (especially when pushing the moneybags of Wrexham so close) so he may have sharpened that side of his game up, but I have my doubts - which I admit are based on nothing more than hunches.

 

[yellowbow]

We could have really done without Rotherham sacking their manager too.

I don’t think we’ll be fishing in the same waters

 

[unification]

I don’t think we’ll be fishing in the same waters

I'm not so sure. Rotherham are constantly having to get promoted as they can rarely stay in the Championship for more than a season or two.

They may well want a manager who they think can lead their team to a League 1 promotion if they can't stay up this term.

 

[tatabanya]

We could have really done without Rotherham sacking their manager too.

Irrelevant

 

[brassmonkey]

I personally want Nathan Jones. Localish. Been and done it with Luton. Knows the league well and will have good contacts in the game.