Are Middlesbrough Making the Same Mistakes?

[Ernest]

Tons of money at the bookies for an ex Real Madrid youth coach to be their next manager

 

[Ernest]

Aitor Karanka ?

 

[e77]

I suspect what is happening is that mid ranking clubs are looking at FFP and deciding they need to think long term and start bringing through academy players which the Spanish do quite well.

I would have thought bringing in Academy Directors and Directors of Football would be more relevant but what do I know?

 

[Ninja Elephant]

They should be looking for an Englishman. There are plenty of options around, just because Aitor Karanka has a nice name, doesn't mean he is, or will be, a good manager. It will be a shame if they go down the route of hiring a random foreign manager.

I'm sure they'll make the best call for themselves though, and whoever gets the job will have a big job on. Dwindlings crowds, no budget, a lot of expectations... Not an easy job for anyone, but I would want a man with Championship experience.

 

[Kumquat]

They should be looking for an Englishman. There are plenty of options around, just because Aitor Karanka has a nice name, doesn't mean he is, or will be, a good manager. It will be a shame if they go down the route of hiring a random foreign manager.

I'm sure they'll make the best call for themselves though, and whoever gets the job will have a big job on. Dwindlings crowds, no budget, a lot of expectations... Not an easy job for anyone, but I would want a man with Championship experience.

His name certainly makes for good rhyming slang!

 

[LamieRobertson]

They should be looking for an Englishman. There are plenty of options around, just because Aitor Karanka has a nice name, doesn't mean he is, or will be, a good manager. It will be a shame if they go down the route of hiring a random foreign manager.

I'm sure they'll make the best call for themselves though, and whoever gets the job will have a big job on. Dwindlings crowds, no budget, a lot of expectations... Not an easy job for anyone, but I would want a man with Championship experience.

No Scots?

 

[Billy the Fish]

Same mistakes as what?

 

[Ernest]

Same mistakes as what?

An unknown Spaniard as manager with no experience of English football

 

[Ninja Elephant]

No Scots?

If anything, the more Scots the better.

 

[Norman Baker suck my lozenge]

An unknown Spaniard as manager with no experience of English football

They've ALREADY gone for a TIRED and tested ENGLISHMEN in MOBRAE and THAT didn't WORK.

 

[Icy Gull]

Depends how knee jerk you are without taking the circumstances into consideration and giving the guy time. It's kind of dumb to suggest Oscar was a mistake because he is foreign and has no knowledge of Championship football imo. Time will tell though and I'm pretty certain he will get time too. Ernest can fish as much as he likes but the fishing is really of a low standard here.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Depends how knee jerk you are without taking the circumstances into consideration and giving the guy time. It's kind of dumb to suggest Oscar was a mistake because he is foreign and has no knowledge of Championship football imo. Time will tell though and I'm pretty certain he will get time too. Ernest can fish as much as he likes but the fishing is really of a low standard here.

Don't rise to it. He's as attention seeking as HB&B but not even as bright.