[Football] Franck Haise - Lens manager

[TomandJerry]

"Haise guided Lens to promotion in 2020 as a caretaker before being handed the role permanently. They are two points off Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1 having gone seven matches unbeaten so far this season."

Another name we are being linked too...

 

[The Wookiee]

This one has come from nowhere, according to The Guardian he is on the shortlist

 

[The Fits]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/aug/29/franck-haise-very-special-lens-ligue-1

Seems like there's a really good shortlist. Let's see who we can get to interview.

 

[The Fits]

Although papers acting like they know the shortlist are still misunderstanding this club. That will never be public knowledge. The Athletic reported a four man list over the weekend - Knutsen, Cooper, Martin, Jones. Lols.

 

[stewart_weir]

"Haise guided Lens to promotion in 2020 as a caretaker before being handed the role permanently. They are two points off Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1 having gone seven matches unbeaten so far this season."

Another name we are being linked too...

But does he speak good English?

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

But does he speak good English?

Nine.

 

[dwayne]

Would love this to happen. Amazing manager.

Lens are a pretty big club though. Get 37k average attendances.

 

[Knocky's Nose]

Every Manager looking for a pay rise or contract extension at their current club will be clamouring to be 'linked' to us...

Yes, I'm a cynical bugger....

 

[stss30]

I can’t see this one happening, he’d have plenty of willing pupils in our squad if he joined mind you

 

[beardy gull]

Interesting article that one from The Guardian. Seem to be lots of parallels to our situation with the manager improving the team whilst losing three of their top players.

 

[Brok]

I thought we always had a plan B...

 

[Swansman]

I thought we always had a plan B...

I'm sure there's always a list of candidates but I imagine they want to interview those candidates before making a decision - hard to do the interviewing when there's already a coach in charge.

 

[SeagullinExile]

I'm sure there's always a list of candidates but I imagine they want to interview those candidates before making a decision - hard to do the interviewing when there's already a coach in charge.

Not to mention a breach of employment law!

 

[trueblue]

It seems a real shame that, purely because Chelsea are twunts, we may now have to upset the applecart at a club abroad to bring in the right person. It would have been so much better for everyone for all this to take place in the summer when there's time for all concerned to adapt to the change in circumstances. I do wonder whether we'll actually end up with our 3rd or 4th choice because of the timing and clubs understandably playing hardball.

 

[Brok]

I'm sure there's always a list of candidates but I imagine they want to interview those candidates before making a decision - hard to do the interviewing when there's already a coach in charge.

Yea, well, bollocks to the list of candidates, we should have about a list of one that we want.

 

[John Byrnes Mullet]

Franck ticks all the boxes for me. Sign him up.

 

[Swansman]

Yea, well, bollocks to the list of candidates, we should have about a list of one that we want.

All the eggs in one basket? Dunno...

 

[Brok]

All the eggs in one basket? Dunno...

Why not? Apparently we have scouts all over the world, from the depths of Croydon to the heights of the bleeding Himalayas.
Sureley we have ONE bloke in our sights?

 

[Monkey Man]

It seems a real shame that, purely because Chelsea are twunts, we may now have to upset the applecart at a club abroad to bring in the right person.

Yes, that's something that doesn't sit well with me either. Still, as we keep being reminded, "it's business", "people must be allowed to further their careers", "managers come and go and it's just the way it is" ... etc.

He sounds great and if he's considered the right man by our club hierarchy that's good enough for me. I wouldn't blame Lens fans for hating us though.

 

[The Fits]

Yea, well, bollocks to the list of candidates, we should have about a list of one that we want.

We absolutely will have a number one target but they still have to be keen and allowed to talk to us, interview well, and be affordable. It's a process. And absolutely no harm in talking to, say, Di Zerbi even if he was originally way down the list.