Paul Clement - dark horse

[vulture]

another rubbish paper rumour

Better rumour than drogba to ipswich

 

[TomandJerry]

"Albion fans have been told it would be “very difficult” for the club to bring in Paul Clement as their new boss.

But Carlo Ancelotti would have the final say IF the Seagulls wanted his assistant at Real Madrid to replace Oscar Garcia in charge.

Albion continue to be linked with Ancelotti’s trusted tactical expert as he helps Madrid prepare for the Champions League final against cross-city rivals Atletico on Saturday."

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Eugh can see this situation dragging on for another few weeks

 

[Gwylan]

The one drawback to this is how many no 2 go on to be good no 1. The 2 that come to mind are obviously Gus and Steve Clarke,

Steve McClaren seemed to do a pretty good job with Derby last week

 

[terryberry1]

I wont be unhappy if hes unavailable, why do people want him ?

He has a decent CV but have you even heard him speak to form an opinion ?

I have, he talks a good game. I would still rather we went with experience this time though

 

[crodonilson]

Easy to get romantic about a manager purely based on the size of club he's working at but let's be honest the majoirty of us know nothing about him. In fact had his name been mentioned on here 6 weeks ago 90% of the board wouldn't even without cheating be able to tell you who he is and what he does.

As he's never been a manager he's not got any weaknesses to speak of so people can talk up his potential. To me it is a big risk, but we know Bloom is a gambler so wouldn't be surprised if he's on our shortlist.

 

[Marshy]

I have, he talks a good game. I would still rather we went with experience this time though

Really... if there is something on line i would love to see it. then i could make an informed decision of sorts.

 

[terryberry1]

Ive heard him talk on talksport several times. Comes across really well

 

[Marshy]

will google it

 

[terryberry1]

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[crodonilson]

To be fair Karl Robinson at MK Dons talks very eloquantly about football and his principles and judging on that alone he'd be an attractive proposition however his record at MK Dons with one of the biggest budgets in that league tells you a different story.

 

[Mellotron]

Weren't we getting hints from a number of ITK people on here that we'd have a new manager by now, or very, very soon?

 

[terryberry1]

will google it

Look below

 

[BensGrandad]

Steve McClaren seemed to do a pretty good job with Derby last week

He hasnt been at club as No2 since 2002( wiki)

 

[S'hampton Seagull]

He hasnt been at club as No2 since 2002( wiki)

Wiki is wrong. He was No.2 at QPR with old harry prior to taking the Derby job.

 

[Stumpy Tim]

Weren't we getting hints from a number of ITK people on here that we'd have a new manager by now, or very, very soon?

I haven't seen anyone suggest that.

 

[Vegas Seagull]

Weren't we getting hints from a number of ITK people on here that we'd have a new manager by now, or very, very soon?

No, the longer it goes on the more likely it's him, and it might be all sorted but everyone needs to keep schtum til after the CL final (hopefully)

 

[Vegas Seagull]

Easy to get romantic about a manager purely based on the size of club he's working at but let's be honest the majoirty of us know nothing about him. In fact had his name been mentioned on here 6 weeks ago 90% of the board wouldn't even without cheating be able to tell you who he is and what he does.

As he's never been a manager he's not got any weaknesses to speak of so people can talk up his potential. To me it is a big risk, but we know Bloom is a gambler so wouldn't be surprised if he's on our shortlist.

If you wanted to re-employ someone that has worked for you before and since that time has flourished then you may not think it's a 'big risk' at all!?

 

[crodonilson]

If you wanted to re-employ someone that has worked for you before and since that time has flourished then you may not think it's a 'big risk' at all!?

When has he worked for us before?? Also the first team manager is a completely different role to those he's had before. It's definitely a risk but life is sometimes about taking risks.

 

[Mellotron]

No, the longer it goes on the more likely it's him, and it might be all sorted but everyone needs to keep schtum til after the CL final (hopefully)

Could've sworn a few had suggested we've had someone lined up "for weeks". If it's Clement, the delay would make sense.