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[Rusco]

Why? Not being confrontational, I'm genuinely interested. I think he'd be a good appointment, especially given the position we're in and the calibre of manager we can attract from that position.

Looking at his managerial career over the years, he's caused trouble at a couple of clubs he's been alegedly he's 'messed about' with wives of players and officials. When the going got tough at Charlton he didn't deliver either, I just think we need a manager who's going to be prepared to roll their sleeves up and get a siege mentality about the place. His record suggests he isn't this type of man. I also remember the slagging off he used to give us when he was Reading manager.

I honestly don't know too much about Salde, his record suggest he's worked with clubs that are struggling and has managed to do fairly well. I understand he left Grimsby and Yeovil because they didn't match his ambitions. That's the sort of man we want, someone who wants to take themselves and the club forward.

Neither of these 2 would have been my first choice though, I think Boothroyd would have been the man to go for, but he (apparently) isn't in the running.

Main thing, I guess, is that we have someone in for Saturday so that the players try their hardest to impress the new boss and we get the win we need. Whoever we get, let's give them time and give them the full backing from the terraces.......even if it is the snake Pardew

 

[Tricky Dicky]

OI!!!!! You paraphrased my post!!!!

Ooops. Mucho apologioso.

* Note to self : Must read thread before posting

 

[crodonilson]

It this is true and it's a choice between these two, personally I'd go for Pardew. If he's asking for a 3 year deal, then he's not thinking short term.

Nothing to do with some security for himself then or the fact he gets a nice pay-off if it all goes tits up??

Whoever the manager is I think it should be on a one year rolling deal, it would offer security of sorts to both parties.

 

[Scoffers]

surely we'd of heard about a press conference being setup by now if this were true

 

[dougdeep]

This is about as likely as Paxo's OFFICIAL thread a few days back.

 

[gruntage]

surely we'd of heard about a press conference being setup by now if this were true

exactly. although i would love to see a manager announced today. i just don't see it happening.

 

[pork pie]

Alan Pardew for me, given that choice.

 

[Fourteenth Eye]

Pardew can f*** right off

 

[warsaw]

Of the two not very good options, it's Slade for me. Pardew scares me, look what he did to Charlton, another of those managers on the way down the ladder.

Be interesting to revive this thread in a year's time, all those of you who have come down in favour of Pardew: we know who you are

 

[Brovion]

Can't we have BOTH?

 

[supaseagull]

Of the two not very good options, it's Slade for me. Pardew scares me, look what he did to Charlton, QUOTE]

That's a ridiculous analogy...Pardew's win ratio at Charlton was over 30% which is still good considering he took over a crap team with no hope of doing anything AND you only have to look at how they're doing now to realise that Pardew wasn't the issue at Charlton!

Just by looking at his win ratio as a manager before he went to Charlton you can see that anything over 40% is better than alot of premiership managers.

You've got to plump for the manager who is going to attract bigger names down here and unfortunately at the moment, if you said do you want to play for Russell Slade to most players, they'd probably say "Who?" just as I did!

 

[jim_gannon]

only an hour and half left!!

 

[Ninja Elephant]

That's a ridiculous analogy...Pardew's win ratio at Charlton was over 30% which is still good considering he took over a crap team with no hope of doing anything AND you only have to look at how they're doing now to realise that Pardew wasn't the issue at Charlton!

Just by looking at his win ratio as a manager before he went to Charlton you can see that anything over 40% is better than alot of premiership managers.

You've got to plump for the manager who is going to attract bigger names down here and unfortunately at the moment, if you said do you want to play for Russell Slade to most players, they'd probably say "Who?" just as I did!

I'm inclined to agree actually, he is a big name and would give us a real advantage when it comes to luring players here. I would assume he's got good contacts within the game having managed at the highest levels, Slade hasn't so that does work against him because fans would rather have a big name. I'm not too concerned about getting a big name in this time though, I would rather have someone likely to be here for a few years. I know there's talk of a 3 year deal with Pardew, but would he really stay? I have real doubts.

 

[severnside gull]

whoever is updating his Wiki page has Pardew negotiating a one year rolling contract with us

 

[glasfryn]

keep listening and watching folks
as it says by 5pm NOT at 5pm

neither of these excites me in the least but if I have to PARDEW but I do forsee another split in the fanbase

 

[sten_super]

whoever is updating his Wiki page has Pardew negotiating a one year rolling contract with us

That entry was put in on Sunday, so it's not a (very) recent development.

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

errrr why?

Hoofball and the certainty of relegation.

 

[Joe Gatting's Dad]

Not convinced about Pardew - but he has managed a lot in the London area and therefore we are more likely to land players than from the north

 

[Clive Walker's slaphead]

If this is true and Knight wants Slade but the Blooms want Pardew I can see that it will be Pardew as I don't think they will trust DK on what they see as getting the right man this time around

 

[The Grockle]

It has been a long drawn out affair but the new manager will be announced today by 5.00. Gannon and Ince are out of the reckoning and Boothroyd also turned us down although this is not common knowledge. The final two are Pardew and Slade. Pardew wants a 3 yr contract and to bring in his own backroom and Slade has been offered an initial six month contact with an automatic 18 month extension if we stay up. So it will be one of these two. Knight prefers Slade but the Blooms prefer Pardew. Lets see who gets their choice

your guess is as good as mine

I'll have a tenner to a charity of choice that we won't have a new manager by 5 pm.