Stagger Lee Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Dowie hasn't managed for 5 years has he? Why are people so desperate to see him return? Agree with this also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickshire latics Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Richard Dunn still in prem Don't know if he has got all his badges Not for me but could tick all the right boxes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticMark Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 From what you know, does it seem likely that there will be a new manager in by next week's game? Very little chance mate......As it stands Dowie would be the quickest and he would still have contractual issues to overcome although not very difficult. It only took Barnsley 2 weeks to appoint a new manager, and included not being allowed to speak to their first choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singe Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 It only took Barnsley 2 weeks to appoint a new manager, and included not being allowed to speak to their first choice.To be fair, they might have been tapping him up a little while before that.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stagger Lee Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 (edited) No rush - Barry is busy doing his due diligence you know Edited March 9, 2015 by Stagger Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singe Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 (edited) Kuqis record is pretty mediocre for a season. I think the club were in financial difficulties, but that's not exactly different here is it. Would suggest his motivational skills are not all that. Won 7 games in a full season equivalent. TEAM FROM TO GAMES WON DRAWN LOST Honka 15 Feb, 2014 Present 35 7 13 15 Edited March 9, 2015 by singe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 (edited) Nah. He had it coming. Wallace on the other hand. That were :censored:ing tragic. Wallace had to go. Anyone fancy Howard Wilkinson as gaffer? Me neither. Edited March 9, 2015 by 24hoursfromtulsehill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIZZO83 Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Wont be Zamora, he said when he quits he will never watch football again, he hates it. Just is good and gets well paid otherwise he wouldn't be anywhere near a football pitch. cant see him wanting to move into management Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scapegoat Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 If Rickie Lambert or Bobby Zamora wanted the job as a player/manager basis I am sure that it would spark a good deal of interest. A player that is capable of scoring goals in the Premiership this season and potentially for England willing to pull on a Latics shirt is not exciting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmer1 Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 why are people talking about Lamabart? He is 1 yr in to a 2 or 3 year deal with his home town club and is now a regular in the England squad.(unlikely to continue) Why would he give up a what? 30k plus per week contract early to come here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisbrogan Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 (edited) If Rickie Lambert or Bobby Zamora wanted the job as a player/manager basis I am sure that it would spark a good deal of interest. A player that is capable of scoring goals in the Premiership this season and potentially for England willing to pull on a Latics shirt is not exciting? Not remotely exciting because it won't happen. It's based on a rumour from one poster on here that doesn't offer a name with no likely candidates based on the profile offered. A wind up. Edited March 9, 2015 by Twisbrogan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hands on Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Can't see the point of waiting beyond this week unless we have a humdinger lined up for the end of season when we will have to wait until after 24th May. On my plea for more information could someone at Boundary Park make an announcement to end the speculation and remove all hope that we might win Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latics_Fanatic Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 (edited) Shaun Wright-Phillips? Edited March 9, 2015 by Latics_Fanatic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfatjoe1 Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Shaun Wright-Phillips? Well, he's the right size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfatjoe1 Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Where's BP gone? He dangles his bits and then leaves us in the lurch. Now, where've i heard that before.....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SavageTheBeast Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Dowie won't come he has a very good job and pay with sky why would you risk that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senor_Coconut Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Because theres a good chance the job/other media job would still be there if he failed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SavageTheBeast Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Because theres a good chance the job/other media job would still be there if he failed. He won't be taking the job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamoafc Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 I have heard the GK coach has been told he won't be being kept by the new manager as he has his own staff coming in. Don't shoot the messenger just what I heard on the grapevine. So we may know shortly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 [rubs hands] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceStationLatic Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Dowie would lift the mood, and the crowd, more than most. I hope it's a swift appointment either way. Fear we've created an illusion of time. Understand we've got to make right choice with our resources. But the players will drift in limbo, and I reckon some of them are drifting already with one eye on where they'll be playing next season. But my main fear is that taking longer to decide, as the club drifts towards the dropzone, makes the job less desireable. Plus the play-off hopes drifting away with such a whimper could have a bad affect on next srason's gate, and the players we could attract in the summer. We need to finish as high as poss so that, with the stand, we look like a club with ambition. The really annoying thing, and it's worrying if this will be the hangover from this season, is the frustration of the play-off chase. Ppl saying they were always out if our reach is absolute rubbish. This was a relatively poor L1 this season, a real opportunity. And what's ultimately cost us this season isn't budgets or injuries, it's ourselves. If we'd even had a :censored:e record against the bottom four ( eight points out of 21?), not a horrific one, we'd be firmly in the play-offs. Poor managerial tactics, subs and formations have cost us on some occasions. But I think it chiefly points to what LJ highlighted just before he was off, mental strength. It's almost as if theres a psychological acceptance little Oldham, unlike 'big' Sheff U or even Barnsley ffs, can't do it. When these struggling teams play us - even if we're sixth, they've played against us like we're 16th. They haven't given us the 'respect' or don't have the fear of when they play a Sheff U or even Peterborough, even when those teams below us in the table and our away fans are just as loud. And our players - the way we've started the games seemingly in fear and unable to accept the pressure of us, for once, being expected to win - haven't been strong enough to deliver the composure required for our playing style. But in fairness to the players, the December blip and training ground talk and upheaval about both Ched Evans and LJ leaving has probably played a huge role in the slide of our season also. I hope a new man can spark a finish on a positive note. Sorry for the essay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookersstandandy Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 (edited) So: A big name player Who would draw the crowds/amaze Still playing regularly in the prem Ex international A striker Possibly at the end of season. I still have no idea! Crouch, P. Age 34, Stoke City & England Jelavic, N. Age 29, Hull City & Croatia Naismith, S. Age 28, Everton & Scotland Zamora, B. Age 32, Queens Park Rangers & England Nugent, D. Age 29, Leicester City & England Drogba, D. Age 36, Chelsea & Ivory Coast Lambert, R. Age 33, Liverpool & England Defoe, J. Age 32, Sunderland & England Samaras, G. Age 30, West Bromwich Albion & Greece Odemwingie, P. Age 33, Stoke City & Nigeria Ameobi, Sh. Age 33, Crystal Palace & Nigeria Edited March 9, 2015 by lookersstandandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewBlue Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 (edited) Zamora, Lambert, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Crouch, Nolan, Shola Ameobi etc. I probably wouldn't bother to make an extra effort to get to their first game, never mind buy a season ticket because they're player-manager Either BP's source reckons we're similarly sized to Stalybridge Celtic or he's on about somebody more high-profile than that Edited March 9, 2015 by NewBlue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie_J Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Zamora, Lambert, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Crouch, Nolan, Shola Ameobi etc. I probably wouldn't bother to make an extra effort to get to their first game, never mind buy a season ticket because they're player-manager Either BP's source reckons we're similarly sized to Stalybridge Celtic or he's on about somebody more high-profile than that This. i don't think anyone fits the description in terms of amazing and attracting the crowds. Scholes (if he were to return to playing) is one of the only people who could have that effect but he was one of the greatest players of his generation. And he's ruled himself out. No one else of that calibre is coming anywhere near the Latics post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyres42 Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Looking at that list you know the rumour is a blag... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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