New manager thread

[Tee]

WTF is going on in this thread?

[little dave hedgehog]

i opened a cider and put on some music. the rest is a blur.

[Kenneth]

Was it Blur?

[TheElephantMan]

I don't think it's often that bad words are said about a manager that is of no threat to anyone.

Hodgson?

[little dave hedgehog]

first ac/dc, then gorillaz, and now tears for fears.

[kingfunk]

Oh god, it's almost midnight and not a child in the house washed.

[little dave hedgehog]

Hodgson?

to be fair, that was from us. the press and other managers are all up in his buttcrack with their tongues.

[kris90210]

I'm in two minds about Villas Boas. On the one hand he did a remarkable job with Porto (but then it was Porto...). Also, you only have to do some reading to know that he knows his ****. He's young, talented and likes good football. BUT he ****ed up at Chelsea. I don't really buy the whole thing about it being all the players fault. He does come across as a bit of a cunt - he did with the media, and the whole thing about getting the players to celebrate with him was just cringeworthy. I'd hate to see us appoint him only to look back in 12 months time saying we made a mistake and the warning signs were there.

[BootRoom]

Tony Evans take on AVB

From: @TonyEvansTimes
Sent: 20 May 2012 22:31

@briankettle Honest. He's a grade A prick. And that's from the decent people doing low-end jobs, too

Evans is a grade A prick. What a ****ing bellend.

[kingfunk]

Tony Evans take on AVB

From: @TonyEvansTimes
Sent: 20 May 2012 22:31

@briankettle Honest. He has a grade A prick. And that's from the decent people doing the blow jobs, too

[Shaggy]

Villas-Boas refuses to be rushed over Liverpool job

Ian Herbert
Monday 21 May 2012

Andre Villas-Boas wants a "project" to re-enter football for, but will require a detailed knowledge of the terms and demands attached to the new Liverpool manager's job before committing to the club.

Villas-Boas is emerging as a prime contender for the position vacated by the dismissal of Kenny Dalglish last week, with a meeting this week to involve him, his agent Carlos Goncalves and Liverpool's owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG). But despite his interest in Liverpool and theirs in him – revealed by The Independent last Thursday - Villas-Boas will not be rushed.

After his traumatic nine-month experience at Chelsea, he will seek assurances about the new structure FSG are putting in place and the resources available for what the Americans view as an entire restructuring after 18 months of ownership at Anfield.

On his arrival yesterday at the Portuguese Cup Final between Academica and Sporting, the 34-year-old said: "I'm still choosing the right project and that decision will take the necessary time." Of his former side's winning the Champions League, he added: "The biggest award is to win the Champions League. Congratulations to Di Matteo and the players."

He and Roberto Martinez would appear to be front-runners at this stage. Liverpool have now made contact with the Wigan Athletic manager, who was scheduled to depart on holiday today. He may break that holiday to meet FSG.

Villas-Boas has been extremely interested in the Liverpool manager's position, ever since initial soundings were taken with Goncalves before Dalglish's dismissal. It was made clear to him from the start that there would be other possible contenders, as the Americans embarked on their process of identifying a number of candidates. FSG first want to replace the successors to director of football Damien Comolli - rather than create the impression they are undermining the new manager by appointing them afterwards.

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/villasboas-refuses-to-be-rushed-over-liverpool-job-7769631.html

[little dave hedgehog]

also true.

[Robbie-9-Fowler]

Everyone thought Mourinho was a cunt.

[little dave hedgehog]

nothing's changed there, then.

[kris90210]

Everyone thought Mourinho was a cunt.

Crucially, his own players didn't