New manager poll

[Sutekh]

Glen Hoddle, local too if he still lives in Sonning.

[SpaghettiHoop]

Karl Robinson the current favourite with William Hill and BetVictor.

[Sutekh]

Karl Robinson the current favourite with William Hill and BetVictor.

God no!

[The Cap]

I'd like to know why Caroline's mum isn't in the list? Anybody listening to post match phone ins on Saturday would have heard Caroline's rousing Churchillian speech. During which she said that even her mum could manage the team better than PInce. On that basis, Caroline's mum for me

[Millsy]

What a bizarre set of options leaving me only the option of that tosspot Parj.

What I wrote elsewhere is more relevant here so forgive the repetition:

As has been mentioned by several others already, our managerial appointments in the last few years have all been dreadful.

Yes I know Brian and Parj were nobodies who worked out ok but Madejski is a different beast, with an eye for talent and he worked with both of these before. The last bunch of eyebrow raising nobody appointments have been generally as ridiculously bad as we feared they would be.

At the same time we've pumped more money into players than any other time in our history, to the point of actually breaking the rules.

To invest and risk so much in players yet not bother to attract a proven talent as a manager that can actually do something with them is absolutely bloody ridiculous and is the one thing that makes me angry.

A good manager can work wonders out of promising players and make Doyles, Longs and Kitsons out of unheard of players . A nobody manager will cock up with even the best.

Please please please Dai invest money where it's actually useful. You had the chance to bring in Warnock and didn't even talk to him. Instead we got a players dad who used to manage several years ago. Please for the love of God actually appoint a manager that at least sizeable proportion of Reading fans agree with, rather than baffling everyone every single time with a nobody.

[Crowbar6753]

How about Ryan Mason at Spurs!! our scouting guy Brian Carey come from Spurs? maybe he can put in a good word for us. He might be out of our reach but we would be a good starting club for an aspiring new manager.

If not Brynjar Gunnarrson or Dylan Kerr, love the ex player ideas at clubs, it gives the fans a real boost.

[maffff]

Bowen has an important job to do in his current role, don't want to move that.

Hope, if we stay up, we'd look at the likes of the following (not in order) alongside Hunt:

Neil Critchley
Leam Richardson
Justin Cochrane
Whoever doesn't go up of:
Steven Schumacher
Darren Moore
Kieran McKenna
Mikey Duff

expect Nathan Jones to be somewhere on the list also. Also like the shout of Mason above. Manning also.

Not sold on the former player route entirely but be fine with Murty or Jobi if it happened.

Got a big rebuild ahead of us this summer no matter what, should be setting foundations for the next 3-5 years.

Bryan's managerial career hasn't been anything special so far and as much as I like Dylan Kerr, not completely sold.

Not sure on Cowleys or Darrell Clarke.

Don't want Robinson.

Hope whoever we get can last a couple of seasons and start a slow build. A boring mid table finish in the Champ next season would be the dream right now.

[morganb]

I'd like to know why Caroline's mum isn't in the list? Anybody listening to post match phone ins on Saturday would have heard Caroline's rousing Churchillian speech. During which she said that even her mum could manage the team better than PInce. On that basis, Caroline's mum for me

I read that as Carroll's mum, seeing we've just had Thomas Ince's dad

[SCIAG]

Glen Hoddle, local too if he still lives in Sonning.

Last managerial job was Wolves in 2006.

Last thing I can remember from him is his insistence that Raheem Sterling should play left back in the World Cup…

[BraisingsteakRoyal]

OK - I've asked ChatGPT and it's going to be either Patrick Viera, Ralph Hasenhüttl or (more realistically) Paul Ince.

[Franconian Royal]

Who is Karl Robinson? Which team has he managed recently? And why are people all over here an Twatter saying a big no?
Snr knows / knew someone who lives / lived next door to B Mc D, when he lived in Bourne End (was it there he used to live)?, I’d take him back alongside NHunt and steady Eddie then as a coach.

[Royal Rother]

How about Ryan Mason at Spurs!! our scouting guy Brian Carey come from Spurs?

Hmm, decent shout that.

[Dave the rave]

Bit surprised that they didn't ask McDermott to interim until the end of the season. He's still involved with the club, is in a good place at the moment, I guess would inspire some of the players to be managed by someone who actually has experience and track record of success.

Don’t think BM is involved with the club at the moment, isn’t he now in the business of giving presentations on depression in sport?

He would have 10,000 clients if he came back..

Genius, Sir.

[Clyde1998]

Who is Karl Robinson? Which team has he managed recently? And why are people all over here an Twatter saying a big no?

Previous Oxford manager - so that's maybe why there's folk on Twitter saying no.

He got them to the play-offs two years in a row (2020 and 2021), narrowly missed out last season following a late dip in form and got sacked in February. They had failed to win in eight at that point (they were tenth before that run), but seemed to do a good job there - especially given there are sides in League One who'll have a much bigger budget than Oxford. Oxford haven't won since they sacked him - three points from five matches - and are now only two points above the relegation zone.

He also got promoted with Milton Keynes in 2015; perhaps under performed with Charlton in League One, but again got sacked after a dip in form which dropped them out of the play-offs.

Might not be the worst shout, regardless of what division we're in next season, tbh.

[SCIAG]

How about Ryan Mason at Spurs!! our scouting guy Brian Carey come from Spurs?

Hmm, decent shout that.

Not sure why the guy who is managing Spurs (currently 5th in the Premier League) would leave to take over Reading (22nd in the Championship).

Maybe if we stay up and if he doesn't get the Spurs job permanently and if the next Spurs manager doesn't like him. But if he does well then he probably won't want to drop a division, and if he doesn't do well... why would we want him?

[TiagoIlori]

Nathan Jones or Neil Critchley for me. Not sure Jones would take a league one job if we go down though.

[Royal Rother]

How about Ryan Mason at Spurs!! our scouting guy Brian Carey come from Spurs?

Hmm, decent shout that.

Not sure why the guy who is managing Spurs (currently 5th in the Premier League) would leave to take over Reading (22nd in the Championship).

Maybe if we stay up and if he doesn't get the Spurs job permanently and if the next Spurs manager doesn't like him. But if he does well then he probably won't want to drop a division, and if he doesn't do well... why would we want him?

I think there’s a few reasons.

He isn’t going to get the Spurs job.

He isn’t going to get any PL job.

Most managers bring in their own coaches so there’s a very real likelihood he won’t be at Spurs next season.

He’s local.

He’s had a taste of management, seems a well liked and respected young coach, who has worked under some unliveable but to names, and it seems reasonable to think he’d be interested in a local Championship club as a career progression. League 1? Maybe not.

[karbota]

Got to give Parky a chance.

[Royal_jimmy]

Hmm, decent shout that.

Not sure why the guy who is managing Spurs (currently 5th in the Premier League) would leave to take over Reading (22nd in the Championship).

Maybe if we stay up and if he doesn't get the Spurs job permanently and if the next Spurs manager doesn't like him. But if he does well then he probably won't want to drop a division, and if he doesn't do well... why would we want him?

I think there’s a few reasons.

He isn’t going to get the Spurs job.

He isn’t going to get any PL job.

Most managers bring in their own coaches so there’s a very real likelihood he won’t be at Spurs next season.

He’s local.

He’s had a taste of management, seems a well liked and respected young coach, who has worked under some unliveable but to names, and it seems reasonable to think he’d be interested in a local Championship club as a career progression. League 1? Maybe not.

I think that's the kind of punt we need to make if we go for an up and coming potential manager

[Crowbar6753]

How about Ryan Mason at Spurs!! our scouting guy Brian Carey come from Spurs?

Hmm, decent shout that.

Not sure why the guy who is managing Spurs (currently 5th in the Premier League) would leave to take over Reading (22nd in the Championship).

Maybe if we stay up and if he doesn't get the Spurs job permanently and if the next Spurs manager doesn't like him. But if he does well then he probably won't want to drop a division, and if he doesn't do well... why would we want him?

Hi SCIAG, i thought it was the Italian who was Conte's right hand man currently doing the interim job at Spurs? let's face it, Ryan Mason is never going to get the main job at Spurs anytime soon.
That's what make the Reading job so attractive!! A club in reset mode and a chance to prove yourself and a stepping stone if you like to that dream job in the future, a bit like Michael Carrick at Boro!!!