New Manager

[rockinj]

You can't dismiss a guy because he's come through our system and not been a full time manager before. It should be decided on merit. He could be bang average or worse, he could be the next Brian Clough. That
should be determined in whatever process is used to select.

I remember the old Liverpool boot room boys, a string of managers appointed from within, each one had never managed a team before, each one seemingly better than the one before.

I completely understand that argument and I’d love you to be proved right. My issue is that our club has been a bad place for a while and probably requires someone that we will put financial backing behind both personally and with the team itself. The next appointment is absolutely critical. It would be a huge gamble.

My example would be Roberto was a wild card pick after Kenny Jackett. Fans favourite, intelligent etc spoke a good game. But still a massive gamble. The difference there was Jackett wasn’t a disaster he just wasn’t the man to move us forward. We were in a good place. The club was well run.

Now it’s the reverse. I’d probably suggest experience this time or someone that we’ve identified that ticks all the boxes.

We can’t waste anymore time. It has to be right this time.

 

[LaJollaJack]

Talking to people in the know in the press room on the weekend, supposedly Ken Gude had revealed that the club have a long term option they’re working todays who would take over at the end of the season… but they’re also prepared with a short term option of things don’t go to plan with Sheehan … but they’re definitely looking towards the long term.

Bump.
This is by far the post the season re itk stuff, and bang on the money.

Sheezy is more than a decent backstop - the massive delta from the Martin-Willy poison is not just a new manager bounce (which ofc is absolutely humungus given how the two frauds were so inept).

Let's hope Sheezy continues with his refreshing, pragmatic impact to get the best out of our richly assembled squad.

Hearing that EPL creds is high on the list.

Our new, new owners are next, next level..........

 

[Bluenile]

I saw him in concert once. He didn’t half babble on.

Oddly enough he's in Swansea Arena on the 16th, my wife and I are going. Babylon is a corker of a song.

 

[Cinio Dydd Sul]

Bump.
This is by far the post the season re itk stuff, and bang on the money.

Sheezy is more than a decent backstop - the massive delta from the Martin-Willy poison is not just a new manager bounce (which ofc is absolutely humungus given how the two frauds were so inept).

Let's hope Sheezy continues with his refreshing, pragmatic impact to get the best out of our richly assembled squad.

Hearing that EPL creds is high on the list.

Our new, new owners are next, next level..........

'Next, next level"

Is that League 1?

 

[Cinio Dydd Sul]

Why not just give Shee the job until the end of the season?
No rush as I don't see us being in a relegation dog fight.

To those who say he's unproven and no CV as the main man therefore too much of a risk;

Brenda didn't have much of a CV and had just been sacked by the mighty Reading.
Or the Tapas waiter, when he was offered the job.
Or Tosh when he came here back in the 70's

If you're expecting the likes of Guardiola rocking up here, I'd stop with the mushrooms if I were you

A really high level manager won't be coming here whenever we decide to relieve Sheehan of his caretaker role though so I don't see the worth in tying ourselves into an arbitrary deadline of the end of the season. Sheehan presumably wasn't given that guarantee when he was asked to take over.

We should have a new manager in place by the end of this month and the new man then gets a month to assess the squad to give us a headstart on pre-season.

 

[Swansea93]

Hibs boss David Gray gives seven-word response as he's asked about Swansea links

David Gray spoke to the media to preview Hibs' Scottish Cup quarter-final with Celtic on Sunday - and addressed links with Swansea City.

www.hibsobserver.co.uk

David Gray speaks.

 

[AusinIsOurHero]

I don't know anything about him - apart from a few songs & an average snooker career!!
Was he in charge when they were bottom of the SPL.
Credit for the run they've been on though.

 

[Swansea93]

I don't know anything about him - apart from a few songs & an average snooker career!!
Was he in charge when they were bottom of the SPL.
Credit for the run they've been on though.

From what I gather they started the season shocking under him but have now picked up.

 

[Swanjaxs]

Hibs boss David Gray gives seven-word response as he's asked about Swansea links

David Gray spoke to the media to preview Hibs' Scottish Cup quarter-final with Celtic on Sunday - and addressed links with Swansea City.

www.hibsobserver.co.uk

David Gray speaks.

Basically saying, "come and get me"...

 

[Swanjaxs]

From what I gather they started the season shocking under him but have now picked up.

Playing some more than decent football with a limited squad in fairness, held on luckily against Celtic the other day, but you make your own luck.

 

[Neath_Jack]

Hibs boss David Gray gives seven-word response as he's asked about Swansea links

David Gray spoke to the media to preview Hibs' Scottish Cup quarter-final with Celtic on Sunday - and addressed links with Swansea City.

www.hibsobserver.co.uk

David Gray speaks.

“I'm fully committed to what I'm doing here and I'm 100 per cent behind what we're trying to do moving forward”.

Nailed on to be leaving then

 

[Swansea93]

“I'm fully committed to what I'm doing here and I'm 100 per cent behind what we're trying to do moving forward”.

Nailed on to be leaving then

Didn’t that Ramsay fella say the same last week for the MLS team he’s with.

 

[Swansea93]

Playing some more than decent football with a limited squad in fairness, held on luckily against Celtic the other day, but you make your own luck.

You know about the league and watch games, do you think he’d be a good fit for us down here?

 

[Cinio Dydd Sul]

If he comes we'll have to start singing 'Sunshine on Neath'

 

[Swanjaxs]

You know about the league and watch games, do you think he’d be a good fit for us down here?

Things can change quickly in the SPL, Jimmy Thelin at Aberdeen had a fantastic start to the season going 16 unbeaten (including a draw a Parkhead) and looked a genuine threat to Rangers 2nd spot but thier form has fallen off a cliff since. Gray has got Hibs firing recently, but a couple of injuries to his small squad might see Hibs come unstuck. He's still very much a rookie though and I think the Championship, at this stage in his managerial career would be too big a risk to take imho...