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If we appoint a manager like Klopp from left field or a manager of proven credentials who perhaps is in a job already, the wait will have been understandable and worth it for sure.

Whatever people say about Mile Ashley he is a proven genius at getting clothes made cheaply in sweat shop type environments, shipped cheaply to the UK, so they can sold by minimum wage workers with as little employment rights as he can legally get away with 😐.

Austin our recruitment lead who is on the panel for recruitment said it too, which makes sense given he built 'Dougs deck'. It's been 2 weeks and in all honesty when I heard about Robins going before the international break I thought it was almost a given we would not be managerless 2 weeks...

This topic of conversation is perhaps better in the off topic thread but we appear to have moved from being a nation governed by self serving Old Estonians to a party with a front bench full of intellectual mediocrity, who specialise in moving their lips without saying anything meaningful.

How long does it take to recruit an out of work manager that you were in talks with 2 weeks ago? Surely if Doug is serious about getting out of this league he would not be waiting until 'after Burnley, or even later' to hand the reigns to transformational manager Lampard? Doug also said many...

Agree about the people wanting him to fail, that's just odd as that will mean we might go down!! However, I am not sure about the logic of not caring what he has done before, in recruitment processes that's typically a key consideration?

When Robins took over we were a mess. Fast forward nearly a decade and he has ultimately restored the clubs pride and dragged us up from our lowest ebb. During the Sisu years, he consistently extracted performances from players working under microscopic budgets, often assembling competitive...

Really? Perhaps he was not docile enough for DK in the end.

Get a sense from hearing about connections outside of football between King and Lampards extend family and the confirmation of Lampard being in the running at the fans forum. Was this always Dougs thinking even before the Derby game and he has simply been saluting the process?

I totally agree regarding COH and Gus but if MR has his name sung out of respect at the first home game since he left that would be more understandable. I was away at Sunderland and some of the King chants got out of hand and whatever happens I hope it stays respectful on all sides.

It's not about us winning a European trophy. That achievement is just a demonstration of his managerial ability, which for the vast majority of the time he has outperformed. If he did that here we would be in the top flight. Who would you be more confident in taking over?

His record at Everton and West Ham is not bad though and he has won a European trophy. West Ham are doing worse since he left and he is is a stable manager. Even if he is not a swashbuckiling type, those credentials appeal to me.

A different take on a poll? 1. RVN 2. CARSLEY 3. MOYES* 4. LAMPARD 3, 1, 4, 2 *Have included Moyes as Doug likes a promotional clause and if we offered a 3 year contract with a hefty promotion bonus he might be interested.

If the right candidate is ready and willing to start, why do think it would it be stupid?

When you have provided a deck containing CBs like Kitching for 4.5m and Wingers like EMC for 4.5m it's easy to see why Austin might well been relieved to see Mark carry the can.

Lets look at it from Marks perspective, before any legally binding settlement agreement has been signed. The other party (King) puts out a number of statements in the public domain about your troubled personal relationships and the circumstances leading to the demise of Adi. And then goes on to...

Got a feeling Robins lawyers will now be asking for a bit more in his settlement agreement

Any news on Hadji?

His record of 1 win from 11 in his second spell at Chelsea worries me. If he is appointed I will 100% be behind him.

I cannot believe we are considering such an average manager to take forward Marks legacy with the club. I am sure some of the squad would fan boy over lampard but that is not what we need. Lampard proved beyond all doubt (in my mind) during his second spell at Chelsea that is is not able to...