Alan Sheehan-Manager for Next Season

[K23]

I really hope he gets it. I can understand the club putting out feelers while he’s interim coach but I really don’t think they’ll unearth anything better than they’ve accidentally stumbled across already.

This 100%.

 

[Swans Jack]

I really hope he gets it. I can understand the club putting out feelers while he’s interim coach but I really don’t think they’ll unearth anything better than they’ve accidentally stumbled across already.

Be it what Sheehan has at his disposal or only being in the role for short stint, I would take the way we are performing now than over anything pretty or attractive. Not all of his games has been get off your seat and jump around the room, but he has gotten result. Many has said can that last? But I will take this over pretty football that has performed nothing. And that's coming from me, someone who advocate for passing way etc. He has shown me and many others there are other waysl to win and if we play pretty on certain matched and others not. So be it. Non of us know if this is the answer and I understand why the club wants someone with stats with passing and all of that, but why rip up the bond that team has and respect he has got. Why go into pre season with a whole new set up and we are learning in first part of season. Build on what we have now.

 

[J_B]

It would be an interesting gamble to appoint anyone else now. Would the 12 month rolling contract, which people have suggested on here be attractive to him now?

Imagine him turning down the offer of a 12 month rolling contract and another club (like Cardiff) offering him 2 or 3 years whilst we take a punt on a Scandinavian manager.

Interesting next few weeks ahead.

 

[CygnusX1]

I’ve moved into the pro-Sheehan camp.

Not sure what else he would have to do to get it tbh. The only thing he lacks is probably contacts to bring players in.

 

[Swans Jack]

I’ve moved into the pro-Sheehan camp.

Not sure what else he would have to do to get it tbh. The only thing he lacks is probably contacts to bring players in.

Cough.... Modric . That's what he will be there for and many other factors.

 

[Swans Jack]

It would be an interesting gamble to appoint anyone else now. Would the 12 month rolling contract, which people have suggested on here be attractive to him now?

Imagine him turning down the offer of a 12 month rolling contract and another club (like Cardiff) offering him 2 or 3 years whilst we take a punt on a Scandinavian manager.

Interesting next few weeks ahead.

If it was me, and club offered me 12 months extension, I would be pissed. Sheehan has worked miracles and knows his value has gone up and clubs have been in contact. It's all chips on the table for the club. Pull the trigger and see what happens or do they hedge their bets on getting better or worse with an unknown.

 

[cadleigh]

If it was me, and club offered me 12 months extension, I would be pissed. Sheehan has worked miracles and knows his value has gone up and clubs have been in contact. It's all chips on the table for the club. Pull the trigger and see what happens or do they hedge their bets on getting better or worse with an unknown.

My rationale for offering him a 12-month rolling contract with a cast-iron guarantee of a return to his former role if it doesn't work out, rather than (say) three years from the off, was partly in the interests of mitigating the financial impact of yet another excessive compensation package (we sacked Duff six months into a three year contract and Williams 13 months into a three-and-a-half-year deal - that's five years' worth of pay down the drain in just 15 months, even if the final settlement we agreed with them probably wasn't 100% of what they were due).

But it was partly for Sheehan's benefit. It's pretty clear now that he wants the job, but until recently I got the impression he wasn't in a hurry to step up to a managerial position. Giving him an exit route seems sensible to me.

 

[Ringwood]

I would offer Sheehan a 2 year deal with caveats and kpi's.We can't keep paying off failing managers.

What other industries pay off compensation for failure!?

 

[Dr. Winston]

Sheehan has his pride, and will not be short of offers. If we don't want him I certainly wouldn't rule out him taking up a nearby job which he won't even have to move house for and he'll have more financial certainty than he will from us on a one year rolling contract.

If we decide he's the guy then we have to treat him as such and offer him the same kind of deal that we'd offer anyone else, otherwise there's a reasonable chance that he'd just stick two fingers up at it.

 

[monmouth]

I’ve moved into the pro-Sheehan camp.

Not sure what else he would have to do to get it tbh. The only thing he lacks is probably contacts to bring players in.

And the ability to see through Full-tonne o' shite

Would he bring some youngsters through if the pressure is off? Maybe we'll find out today, as he's now drawn a line under his 'application'.

I'm easy either way now. Pick him, pick someone else, I genuinely don't care. It feels like a 'you should have done the other thing' situation for the Board if it doesn't work out either way. I will not say that ever, as they are stuck right on the horns of a dilemma and it's probably rather uncomfortable.

 

[monmouth]

Sheehan has his pride, and will not be short of offers. If we don't want him I certainly wouldn't rule out him taking up a nearby job which he won't even have to move house for and he'll have more financial certainty than he will from us on a one year rolling contract.

If we decide he's the guy then we have to treat him as such and offer him the same kind of deal that we'd offer anyone else, otherwise there's a reasonable chance that he'd just stick two fingers up at it.

Something not really explained happened at the start of all this too. Remember the 'I don't want temp until season end, ok I'll take temp until season end'. Both sides will have their pride and that may well affect what happens next, or conditions -rules of engagement - might have been set at the point he took it (because they couldn't find anyone else).

 

[bakajack]

And the ability to see through Full-tonne o' shite

Would he bring some youngsters through if the pressure is off? Maybe we'll find out today, as he's now drawn a line under his 'application'.

I'm easy either way now. Pick him, pick someone else, I genuinely don't care. It feels like a 'you should have done the other thing' situation for the Board if it doesn't work out either way. I will not say that ever, as they are stuck right on the horns of a dilemma and it's probably rather uncomfortable.

We have now reached the point mathematically where we can neither go down or up.

If there was a time to give youngsters an opportunity with little riding on it then this is it, QPR are also similarly safe and out of the relegation battle. Ben Lloyd has been on the bench for the past few games, Ginnelly has spent the past couple of weeks playing for the u23's to build up his fitness, Govea and Lissah also have been recovering from injuries with the u21s and Sam Parker has also spent significant time on the bench for us over the past month with only the occasional cameo.

 

[Smurph]

And the ability to see through Full-tonne o' shite

Would he bring some youngsters through if the pressure is off? Maybe we'll find out today, as he's now drawn a line under his 'application'.

I'm easy either way now. Pick him, pick someone else, I genuinely don't care. It feels like a 'you should have done the other thing' situation for the Board if it doesn't work out either way. I will not say that ever, as they are stuck right on the horns of a dilemma and it's probably rather uncomfortable.

I'd like to see us look to the future in terms rather than the past, i.e. Jay Fulton.

If the owners and fans aren't convince by Sheehan at this stage then they'll never be convinced.

What's the point in spending a fortune on the academy if we aren't prepared to trust what it's producing.

 

[magicdaps10]

We need to keep our options open as much as Sheehan will on his side.
If the options are bigger and better for him aside from being out manager then rightly he is going to take the best option for himself and family. Sheehan could easily be living in the sun, not being the main man and being paid a bit more than he would be as manager down here.

The only thing I would like to see, we appoint a manager quickly once the season ends. It can't be argued with that the board have not had time to assess options and candidates.

 

[magicdaps10]

I don't think Fulton has been that bad since Grimes.
He was a bit slow when he came on against Hull but the speed of the game was beyond him but he was the only experienced option to come on for a tiring Joey.

He might get a start today.