Clevedon Red Posted July 29, 2020 Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 1 hour ago, soultrader said: I remember the fans choice once was John Ward As was O’Driscoll! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soultrader Posted July 29, 2020 Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 21 hours ago, Port Said Red said: Monkeh, beat me to it, we may have identified several candidates who have moved on to bigger and better things or have contracts that make it difficult for us. I guess the question then would be, "why don't we keep updating the list?", but if you were the Manager and it got back to you that they are interviewing people for your job, "just in case", it hardly sets a good working environment. Any half decent organisation should have succession planning in place. A list of people who could step in tomorrow. Given the positiion of head coach is very subjective and specialised. You would expect that list to be quite long. But it should exist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soultrader Posted July 29, 2020 Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 21 hours ago, Nogbad the Bad said: It may not be the raison d'etre but nevertheless at our level it should remain an important objective. Boring the fans senseless season after season in the perhaps forlorn hope that one day you'll hit the jackpot cannot be the over riding mission that drives this club - it can't be all about money anymore than it is all about the club providing entertainment. There has to be at least a happy medium. The fact is there's no guarantee we'll EVER get to the PL, so there has to be a lot more going on excitement and entertainment wise than we've seen over the last 2 seasons to keep fans enthused. Anyone know if CH is related to Eddie Nketiah ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der no.2 Posted July 29, 2020 Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 Has he arrived yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soultrader Posted July 29, 2020 Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 17 hours ago, Monkeh said: So the reason is taking so long isn't the club faffing around according to some, its because they are following the correct processes after all, we would need wigans permission to speak to cook I thought Cook had resigned? In which case surely he would be free to talk to whomever? But City do seem to be very old school in their dealings, so wouldn't surprise me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soultrader Posted July 29, 2020 Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 12 hours ago, Slack said: What if it's Hughton & Cook? Rather than the standard set up, they are appointing some form of management dream team? Would explain why it's taking so long and why we are interviewing so many people... Just a thought 3 hours ago, Clevedon Red said: As was O’Driscoll! Think he would have been better employed as a director of football type role ...... but I take your point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted July 29, 2020 Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 2 hours ago, soultrader said: Any half decent organisation should have succession planning in place. A list of people who could step in tomorrow. Given the positiion of head coach is very subjective and specialised. You would expect that list to be quite long. But it should exist They did....Dean Holden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dastardly and Muttley Posted July 29, 2020 Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 Expect things to move quickly now Karanka’s gone to Birmingham. Cook announced this evening/tomorrow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BRISTOL86 Posted July 29, 2020 Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 That's that then. Welcome Paul! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire robin Posted July 29, 2020 Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 Just now, Dastardly and Muttley said: Love everything lansdown has done for the club but can’t for the life of me understand why he won’t go out and get a proven manager, mid table and flirting with relegation is gonna be the next few seasons (really hope I’m wrong ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red_Alligator Posted July 29, 2020 Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 5 minutes ago, Dastardly and Muttley said: Expect things to move quickly now Karanka’s gone to Birmingham. Cook announced this evening/tomorrow? Oh piddle.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric04 Posted July 29, 2020 Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 4 minutes ago, Saunders87 said: Can anyone read the full article? I’d be interested to know why things broke down. I doubt it was over salary but more likely football philosophy or budget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saunders87 Posted July 29, 2020 Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, eric04 said: Can anyone read the full article? I’d be interested to know why things broke down. I doubt it was over salary but more likely football philosophy or budget. No they want me to pay a fee the robbing bar stewards. But my guess would be around funding and wages, Corona would of hit us hard so I’m guessing there isn’t going to be much of a war chest that comes with the job, and the fact cook is interested and already proved he can work within a small budget - the club probably didn’t feel the need to break the bank for hughton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke_bristol Posted July 29, 2020 Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 Well that’s depressing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacki Posted July 29, 2020 Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 8 minutes ago, Wiltshire robin said: Love everything lansdown has done for the club but can’t for the life of me understand why he won’t go out and get a proven manager, mid table and flirting with relegation is gonna be the next few seasons (really hope I’m wrong ) Totally agree. This was always my worry of LJ were to leave... the replacement has to be demonstrably better. Whoever comes in may very well prove to be, but Hughton was a clear and obvious first choice for me and it’s really disappointing that we haven’t landed him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingbat Posted July 29, 2020 Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 The cynic in me wonders if the club leaked the Cook interview to gauge fan reaction, knowing that there will more than likely be a backlash when we fail to land Hughton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC Grim Posted July 29, 2020 Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 Just now, luke_bristol said: Well that’s depressing But hardly surprising. Like to talk the talk but rarely walk the walk. Is it me or do we get turned down an awful lot. Reminds me of back in the day on a saturday night in town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted July 29, 2020 Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 ...I am Jack’s complete lack of surprise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leveller Posted July 29, 2020 Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 9 minutes ago, eric04 said: Can anyone read the full article? I’d be interested to know why things broke down. I doubt it was over salary but more likely football philosophy or budget. Bristol City’s hopes of landing Chris Hughton as manager have faded after failing to strike an agreement with the former Brighton boss. Hughton, 61, held talks over succeeding Lee Johnson following his dismissal earlier this month as Championship play-off hopes tumbled, but it is thought the club will look at other options after failing to make a breakthrough with discussions. Paul Cook is expected to be in contention following his resignation at Wigan Athletic, where he only suffered relegation due to going into administration and suffering a 12-point penalty. Hughton is still expected to be in the running for jobs, one year on from his departure at the Amex Stadium where he kept Brighton in the Premier League for two consecutive seasons following automatic promotion from the Championship. He was also promoted with Newcastle before spells with Birmingham City and Norwich City. Bristol City chief executive Mark Ashton has been biding his time over an appointment, with Dean Holden taking charge of the last five games of the season as caretaker and only suffering one defeat. Johnson, 39, had been in charge at Ashton Gate for four years and earned a reputation as a promising young manager after keeping the club in the Championship and finishing eighth in his final full season, four points off the play-off places. During his time at the club, young talent from Premier League clubs have been given chances on loan with players such as Tammy Abraham, Kasey Palmer and Ryan Kent getting short-term deals. Johnson was dismissed after a run of nine games without a win, including seven defeats, after looking contenders for a play-off place earlier in the campaign. They ended up finishing in 12th place, seven points off top six and a chance at fighting for promotion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redland Posted July 29, 2020 Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 The relevant bit in full below:- “Bristol City’s hopes of landing Chris Hughton as manager have faded after failing to strike an agreement with the former Brighton boss. Hughton, 61, held talks over succeeding Lee Johnson following his dismissal earlier this month as Championship play-off hopes tumbled, but it is thought the club will look at other options after failing to make a breakthrough with discussions. Paul Cook is expected to be in contention following his resignation at Wigan Athletic, where he only suffered relegation due to going into administration and suffering a 12-point penalty. Hughton is still expected to be in the running for jobs, one year on from his departure at the Amex Stadium where he kept Brighton in the Premier League for two consecutive seasons following automatic promotion from the Championship. He was also promoted with Newcastle before spells with Birmingham City and Norwich City.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted July 29, 2020 Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 So in other words nothing to say whether Hughton wanted more than we could provide as a club or whether the club could have but didn't want to meet his demands. Hopefully whoever does get appointed won't be marred by fans on social media being like 'BuT wE cOuLd HaVe HaD hUgHtOn' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilksi Posted July 29, 2020 Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 Gregor Mcgregor face is now reporting that the Telegraph story is NOT true or correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citywest30 Posted July 29, 2020 Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 21 minutes ago, BRISTOL86 said: That's that then. Welcome Paul! You say that but then it was being reported that Karanka couldn't agree terms with Birmingham this morning and now it looks like he's about to be confirmed. Who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeRed Posted July 29, 2020 Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 17 minutes ago, eric04 said: Can anyone read the full article? I’d be interested to know why things broke down. I doubt it was over salary but more likely football philosophy or budget. Daily Telegraph today : edit you need to be a subscriber or registered to read but here you go https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/07/29/bristol-city-fail-reach-agreement-chris-hughton-talks/ Bristol City fail to reach agreement in Chris Hughton talks Hughton held talks over succeeding former manager Lee Johnson following his dismissal earlier this month ByMike McGrath 29 July 2020 • 2:27pm Bristol City’s hopes of landing Chris Hughton as manager have faded after failing to strike an agreement with the former Brighton boss. Hughton, 61, held talks over succeeding Lee Johnson following his dismissal earlier this month as Championship play-off hopes tumbled, but it is thought the club will look at other options after failing to make a breakthrough with discussions. Paul Cook is expected to be in contention following his resignation at Wigan Athletic, where he only suffered relegation due to going into administration and suffering a 12-point penalty. Hughton is still expected to be in the running for jobs, one year on from his departure at the Amex Stadium where he kept Brighton in the Premier League for two consecutive seasons following automatic promotion from the Championship. He was also promoted with Newcastle before spells with Birmingham City and Norwich City. Bristol City chief executive Mark Ashton has been biding his time over an appointment, with Dean Holden taking charge of the last five games of the season as caretaker and only suffering one defeat. Johnson, 39, had been in charge at Ashton Gate for four years and earned a reputation as a promising young manager after keeping the club in the Championship and finishing eighth in his final full season, four points off the play-off places. During his time at the club, young talent from Premier League clubs have been given chances on loan with players such as Tammy Abraham, Kasey Palmer and Ryan Kent getting short-term deals. Johnson was dismissed after a run of nine games without a win, including seven defeats, after looking contenders for a play-off place earlier in the campaign. They ended up finishing in 12th place, seven points off top six and a chance at fighting for promotion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numero Uno Posted July 29, 2020 Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, Lrrr said: So in other words nothing to say whether Hughton wanted more than we could provide as a club or whether the club could have but didn't want to meet his demands. Hopefully whoever does get appointed won't be marred by fans on social media being like 'BuT wE cOuLd HaVe HaD hUgHtOn' Whoever gets the job has got to SUPPORTED, like it or not. If it goes pear shaped then two people have to face the music not the new Manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke_bristol Posted July 29, 2020 Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, Wilksi said: Gregor Mcgregor face is now reporting that the Telegraph story is NOT true or correct. FFS will this agony ever end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted July 29, 2020 Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 3 minutes ago, Wilksi said: Gregor Mcgregor face is now reporting that the Telegraph story is NOT true or correct. Welcome back Mr Houghton! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou2BS7 Posted July 29, 2020 Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 Let’s be honest none of the media outlets have a clue on this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gasbuster Posted July 29, 2020 Report Share Posted July 29, 2020 **** it !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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