The new manager thread

[IBM]

When is today's announcement?

Tomorrow!

[Jenaitchie]

Very good

[bdu98196]

If Locke was to be booted from Hearts which is incredibly unlikely given their financial state, they would just promote someone from within who is already working on reduced wages such as Billy Brown or even offer it to Robbo, they aren't in a position to pay compensation and bring someone in.

If Hartley has turned down the job, it would be a surprise if its financial as we will be offering much higher package than a part time club, if its geography - well he visited us as a player so knew where we were, therefore you can only assume its other personal reasons (family etc). Personally I still expect Hartley to be announced manager tomorrow.

[AJS]

Gonna be a nervous sleep for me now. Really had my heart set on Hartley. Hoping he is still going to be our man.

[Kingsmills]

Heard Sheils on Sportsound this evening. Wasn't keen on him before and certainly not keen on him after that. That is some size of chip the man has on his shoulder.

[ICTRoughi]

Ewan Murray of Guardian saying that strong rumours it's John Hughes. So, Paul Hartley it is then!

Edited December 2, 2013 by ICTRoughi

[Kingsmills]

Gonna be a nervous sleep for me now. Really had my heart set on Hartley. Hoping he is still going to be our man.

 

Sleep well.

[Caley Stan]

"Strong rumour in the north says John Hughes for ICT. I think that could be a good fit." Says Cyril.

[KingBeastie]

Please not Hughes. Please no.

[AJS]

I think I'd rather Paul Sturrock than Yogi ... eh Beastie ;)

[Yngwie]

If Hartley has turned down the job, it would be a surprise if its financial as we will be offering much higher package than a part time club, if its geography - well he visited us as a player so knew where we were

 

But if the contract offer stipulates he has to live up north full time and he wasn't planning on doing that....

[Sneckboy]

Heard Sheils on Sportsound this evening. Wasn't keen on him before and certainly not keen on him after that. That is some size of chip the man has on his shoulder.

You beat me to the punch, Kingsmills. Was about to post the same thing. Kenny Shiels really didn't come across at all well on Sportsound!

He could start an argument in an empty room, that man. He'd likely manage to somehow bring disharmony on our dressing room before January's out!

Not even in my top 10 contenders for the job. No thanks.

[ICTRoughi]

John Hughes got sacked by Hartlepool last year for getting them relegated compared to Paul Hartley who has won 2 promotions with Alloa. I have seen a suggestion that he is out the running due to personal reasons but also Inverness Courier has Paul Hartley as favourite in their back pages tomorrow so who knows!

[KingBeastie]

If we end up with Sutton, Sheils, Hughes or Hartson after all this I think a lot of us are gonna feel pretty deflated.

[Kingsmills]

Hughes would be a terrible appointment in my view.

[KingBeastie]

Seeing as we are all guessing and guessing again on rumours I wonder if Foran having a coaching role was not welcomed by some of the contenders?

Who knows?!

If it's not sturrock please let it be Hartley. Please!

[Renegade]

I think on the whole, Hughes would be OK but nothing more. If he really is still in the running, I'm very surprised he's made it this far, but I don't see how he could take the club forward at all.

He's not exactly an appointment that's going to make people jump out of their seats shouting 'yipee!' is he.

Edited December 2, 2013 by Renegade

[KingBeastie]

We've never gone down the route of appointing the same old tired faces of Scottish managers, why start now?

[AlexJones]

John Hughes is so thick he makes Craig Brewster sound like an intellectual. No thanks.

[12th Man]

Anyone still taking bets on managers post

[IBM]

We've never gone down the route of appointing the same old tired faces of Scottish managers, why start now?

Hartson would be a new face as a Scottish manager!

[KingBeastie]

That was in reference to Hughes. But valid point. Although let someone else have that face.

(nice chap tho Hartson)

[Caley Stan]

John Hughes is so thick he makes Craig Brewster sound like an intellectual. No thanks.

That's really harsh. Hughes is a Leither and speaks like a Leither. If he does get the job then I hope we're not going to be snobby about that. It doesn't mean he's not intelligent or indeed articulate.

Edited December 3, 2013 by Caley Stan

[ICTRoughi]

Just read this on John Hughes

http://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/sport/football/hartlepool-utd/welcome-to-hartlepool-three-words-sacked-pools-boss-john-hughes-will-never-forget-1-5660174

[clacher_holiday2]

If John Hughes take over then our chairman needs to go hand his award back.