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So was Nilsson, but he did alright! Managers are such a crapshoot.

I'd rather save the money and give Rioch a crack at the job than hire any of those three. Incidentally, Curle seems to be drifting out of contention: now at 6/1 and 11/4 at SkyBet and Stan James.

Pressley now the bookmakers' favourite, at 2s and evens. Somebody must know something there - he has been backed since the beginning.

The latest odds are interesting. Eric Black is coming in at 8/1, 5/1. More curious is Steven Pressley, who has moved to 3/1 and evens. Curle drifting a tad.

There are none to discuss. I don't think I have ever come across an issue that is so transparently obvious and yet has so many objecters. Perhaps the theory of evolution. A tortured metaphor. It can be easily argued that the situation has improved; Twitter's financial situation gets worse each...

It is odd. Nobody in this thread has stated that great players automatically make great managers, and yet there are lots of responses denying what was never said.

As I say, my hope would be that they continue to learn from their mistakes. I actually think they did that for the most part this season: the squad was well-funded, they acted decisively after a bad start and brought in a good manager. And as much as people may dislike Fisher and/or Waggott...

Well, the hope would be that all of these failures make them learn: unhesitatingly fire underperforming managers (Coleman, Thorn); support the squad (like this season) and see greater success and happiness in the fanbase; reap rewards within a year or two that could be had with a small...

Unwarranted? The man has the worst record of any CCFC manager. You want to blame SISU for that? Fine, but then you have the tricky issue of explaining the home v away record, which is completely independent of spending issues. I am also unsure as to how you could defend his tactical imagination...

Yes, tantalisingly close. This isn't like a loss-making start-up business that has nowhere to go. The break-even number in terms of attendance could be easily achieved with a team that is winning. Add to that extra revenue from runs in competitions like the paint trophy. Recoup some money on...

I think - I hope - that the reason SISU has funded CCFC and will continue to do so is because the rewards are so tantalisingly close. If we were making the case for CCFC to the investors, wouldn't we say "rather than write off £45m, invest £5m on the playing side, get promotion, recoup a ton of...

Blame can be shared about. As a matter of fact, I am particularly angry at SISU for keeping Thorn in charge for so long.

Cling to what? Those who called Thorn out in the early days of the 2011 season have been thoroughly vindicated. Seems to me that it can only be those who insist that AT is a good manager are the ones clinging onto a delusion that has nothing to back it up.

That's not the argument for Schmeichel. It is not a case of 'name a famous footballer' - it is looking at their individual merits, and I think Schmeichel's rate much higher than any of the other names mentioned.

I don't know much about Irwin and Pallister, but I personally found Keane wanting in various areas. Keane was an arrogant hothead who managed to walk out on his country and piss off Fergie. The same thing goes for Bryan Robson - he always came across as a bit thick and a party boy.

You have pages and pages of people providing their reasons. Why lazily bring the discussion back to its starting point?

As Lis said, learning from Fergie. He's also a big name who would pull in the crowds (atmospherically and financially profitable) and attract players; a commanding force of personality; arse-kicker and precise about what he wants (remember him in the Man Utd box); brilliant contacts in the game...

Indeed! Job losses at the mimimum. More job losses & folding businesses & the UK's 12th largest city without a football club for the first time in 130 years at the worst. But hey, bring it on ... maybe the Magic Chinaman will appear with his bag o' cash. That's self-respect!

He could do better than us.

That is an odd stick with which to beat a man. Reported is as good as it gets for the public. It implies journalists with sources have confirmed the amount. A quick look on Google shows the likes of Sky Sports, the BBC, The Sun, The Mirror all stating £1.2m as a fact. It is not like a scan of...