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Agreed, it would’ve been a good appointment had we been at the lower end of the table. Ultimately couldn’t keep Birmingham up last season either.

Makes no sense for him to apply to be honest. He’ll be in the mix for the top England job one day.

Graham Potter or Moyes if we’re being silly. Otherwise, I’m not really that fussed out of RVN, Carsley and Lampard.

Could be water weight, stress/hormone fluctuation or actual weight gain. Don’t panic and probably need to cut an extra 100-200 kcals off and increase expenditure. I need to get back on my weight loss program because this year has been a big step backwards. Iceland do a decent range of...

Tainted? He lost one game and in all the other matches we’ve won all the other games. He tried some different tactics, got one game wrong and people had written him off. Personally, I believe he could do a good job for the first team.

There are plenty of top class managers coming out of the Eredivisie though. Arne Slot is currently dominating the Prem and ETH’s Ajax performed well in the Champions League. In general, it is an uncompetitive league but the standard of managers and players coming out of the league is way ahead...

Someone like RVN could easily us as an engine to forward his own career in a similar way as Kompany and Maresca did at Burnley and Leicester. They have brand recognition, experience coaching at elite clubs. Promotion to the Prem and even a mediocre season staying up could lead to job prospect...

I won’t disagree with this because the feeling is mutual. It’s not just Robins and AV though because the ownership is actually serious about promotion and has shown themselves willing to invest good sums into the project to make it attractive for a lot of coaches. That wouldn’t have been...

They’ve proven themselves as coaches, just not yet as the number one. Carsley and RVN have shown a bit about them as England and Man U interims. The latter has decent results as PSV manager. Lampard has done well in the Championship and has a Top 4 Prem finish on his CV. I’m surprisingly...

Looking at the calibre of coaches applying for the role, perhaps sacking Robins wasn’t the crazy decision many of us thought it would’ve been?

Every manager we could possibly hire will be a ‘meh’ appointment. It’ll take a while to get over Robins tbh.

Potentially, a lot of European federations hire from within, Germany and Spain regularly have and they’re the two powerhouses of European football. The England setup may follow suit. There’s an understanding on Carsley’s side that there’s a pathway to the top job. Either way, leaving the U21s...

I’ve not really considered Dean Smith which is quite unfair on his record as a manager. He’s got promotions and developed squads so wouldn’t be a bad candidate at all. Frankly, I’m not fussed about how a manager has done at Prem level because that’s not our level. Our next goal is promotion to...

Agreed, from his POV he hasn’t been given much of a chance and our approach play hasn’t been good for any of our forward players. Which is reflected in Wright having scored all of our open play goals (more or less).

I remember a time when Paolo do Canio was available and thinking I’d love to have him as our manager.

I don’t think he’d leave England for a Championship role. He’s still on a pathway to become Number 1 in the future. The concern I’d have for Carsley is that whilst he’s a good coach, how does he go about recruiting and building a squad? It’s a culture shock from international management.

Why did he leave PSV, out of curiosity? I was under the impression he didn’t fancy being a number 1. I live with Burnley fan and he was telling me RVN was their main target in the summer before hiring Parker at the last minute - who is under pressure atm (apparently their football is awful)...

Anyone with a heart will be gutted to see Robins be sacked. You’re right in saying there is a big opportunity to change things up and potentially pick up a coach from one of the elite clubs in the country. It could be beneficial for us in the long run.

Maybe the real Doug King is locked in a basement somewhere and it was AV sacking Robins to exact revenge…

Who’s actually a better qualified manager that is available and realistic?