Chris Wilder - Would you swap?

[Super]

1 minute ago, Phileas Fogg said:

What I mean really is that it might get Lansdown thinking. He's a big fan of Robins and his name has been mentioned for every vacancy here since 2014 when we appointed Cotterill. 

I can't see us taking Robins from Coventry - but getting comprehensively beaten by a team of a manager Lansdown likes might be the tipping point for him. 

Fair point PH.

[Supersonic Robin]

Unfortunately the same constraints will persist regardless of manager. We will still have a relatively poor and unbalanced squad, we will still have little-no money to spend, we will still have a big wage bill we're struggling to cut, we will still have a psychologically damaged team.

I don't think a manager will get much more out of this squad that Pearson was around the start of the season (hopefully we return to that soon). Panicking and changing managers again may well just delay the rebuild by another few months. 

Besides, who are we (realistically) going to be able to attract? I can't imagine there are many managers in the EFL that envy the job which NP has on his hands here. And that's before we consider what we could afford (whilst having to also continue paying for LJ and NP).

[Davefevs]

1 hour ago, Supersonic Robin said:

We will still have a relatively poor and unbalanced squad, we will still have little-no money to spend, we will still have a big wage bill we're struggling to cut

Yep, if everyone is fit, it’s got enough about it….but everyone isn’t fit, some are getting more knackered as each game goes by.

Those issues don’t go away.

Yep, Nige needs to use all his experience to find a solution over the next 2 1/2 weeks so we come back against Blackburn with a plan.

[TMWANG50]

Wilder plays all out attacking football at a high tempo at this level, none of our squad bar Weimann and HNM could cope!! 

[marmite]

We need some pace in our team. Surely the youngsters are quicker than what we have. What's Ivan Sproule doing nowadays?

[oldstandrobin]

3 hours ago, And Its Smith said:

I think Lowe would come. Much bigger club with more potential. Will probably soon hit a ceiling where he is now. It wouldn’t be a popular one though as a lot of city fans seem snobbish about such appointments. Managers like Mark Robins wasn’t wanted in the main and look what he’s doing at Coventry. Blackpool and Luton doing well also. Their managers wouldn’t have been wanted. All of those teams have a style and a plan that they execute well. Must be nice!

 AIS. Tend to agree with you, but who is to say in the long run PA dont become another Bournemouth. I remember years ago going to Plainmoor to watch Torquay v B'Mouth in the old Div 4.

[Fuber]

Wilder is probably the only person available who would be an upgrade on Pearson. Only in that his formation better suites the players we have available, i.e. 3-5-2.

[Robbored]

There’s no vacancy at AG.

[Sir Geoff]

Ridiculous hypothetical which if enacted would cost the club the best part of £7 million. (£4 million to Sheff Utd / Wilder to pay off his contract and the rest to pay off Pearson, Fleming and Rennie whom I am guessing are all on 3 year contracts).

[Unan]

Interesting that 80% of people that wake early chose keep, and the late starters have tipped it in to a majority swap.

Bit of a social experiment there for anyone that cares..

[BTRFTG]

No. He'd still have the same 'carousel of crap' from which to choose.

[firstdivision]

Chris Wilder instead of NP is a no brainer for me. But a very small chance of him wanting to come etc. 

[redsquirrel]

just suppose we did get wilder,not that i want nige out, results dont pick up. how long do you give him before he gets the sack. we cant count last seasons games for pearson, he was working out who he could use so imo,hes had 15 games so far.  6 points from the next 8 games will see us on course for whats expected this year. i might think about hoping theres a change if we arent halfway to safety on 23 games

[Marina's Rolls Royce]

Taken over at Boro- clearly lined up in recent weeks.

Let's hope our own board have foresight but hope is all but gone at this club for the moment

[RobintheRed Red]

Gone to middlesboring.

[Jerseybean]

4 hours ago, RobintheRed Red said:

Gone to middlesboring.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/59197939

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On 03/11/2021 at 08:40, And Its Smith said:

 Managers like Mark Robins wasn’t wanted in the main and look what he’s doing at Coventry. Blackpool and Luton doing well also. Their managers wouldn’t have been wanted. All of those teams have a style and a plan that they execute well. Must be nice!

All 3 of those teams have been built and then promoted from L1, based on hard work and team spirit. You are either able to maintain that momentum in the Championship or you start investing in higher wage more expensive players which is sometimes when it starts to go wrong. Bit like when we 1st came up to where we are now.