New manager rumours and speculation

[Orion1871]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-12203699/Reading-talks-former-Southampton-boss-Ruben-Selles-new-manager.html

At this point of proceedings are we going to do any better?

Yes, a manager who actually has experience in league one.

No manager with experience is stupid enough to join this shitshow.

[Crowbar6753]

Cotterill would be a "Steady Eddie" type of manager, pretty average, plain and nothing to write home about, however, i still think he would be way better than Paul Ince!!
With the club looking like were in total free fall then maybe a steady eddie is just what we need.
Anyone know what his preferred style of football and formation is?

[Royal_jimmy]

Cotterill would be a "Steady Eddie" type of manager, pretty average, plain and nothing to write home about, however, i still think he would be way better than Paul Ince!!
With the club looking like were in total free fall then maybe a steady eddie is just what we need.
Anyone know what his preferred style of football and formation is?

I'd rather a steady eddie right now with the mess the clubs in.

[Brogue]

Might as well give it Noel if this new guy is in the frame

[karbota]

At this point of proceedings are we going to do any better?

Yes, a manager who actually has experience in league one.

No manager with experience is stupid enough to join this shitshow.

Ruben Selles

A BIG NO, no more greasy hair shiny shoes foreign managers, please.

[NathStPaul]

Sold it to me you daft racist.

All aboard the Ruben Selles train.

[From Despair To Where?]

Sold it to me you daft racist.

All aboard the Ruben Selles train.

[andrew1957]

So we all hope for Wilder and get Selles. Think the owner has made a massive bet on another relegation at the end of the coming season. Still the Blue Square South will be fun.

[PATRIQT]

Ruben gives me Jose swoon vibes tho.

[NathStPaul]

So we all hope for Wilder and get Selles. Think the owner has made a massive bet on another relegation at the end of the coming season. Still the Blue Square South will be fun.

It would be League 2 and not National League South if we are relegated. HTH.

[Royal_jimmy]

Think we could well end up in the 6th tier with this clown owning us. Hopefully we can force him out before then.

[SouthDownsRoyal]

I’m sure like most (sadly) I am just numb to this now

[Sutekh]

I’m sure like most (sadly) I am just numb to this now

Hasn't this club learned anything?

Is it just looking to find a league that doesn't operate with ffp restrictions?

This will go down like a

[Winston Biscuit]

It's Mark McGhee or no one for me

[morganb]

I've seen Selles described as a good coach but not a good manager (akin to Clement)

What's the distinction between a manager and a coach if Bowen et al are handling the transfer side of things?

[WestYorksRoyal]

I've seen Selles described as a good coach but not a good manager (akin to Clement)

What's the distinction between a manager and a coach if Bowen et al are handling the transfer side of things?

Tactical awareness, making subs, managing players and explaining why you're not picking them. Still plenty of differences

[Royal_jimmy]

A coach improves a player's ability with advice and things like that.

A manager does that and also looks after squad morale, tactics and game management.

Ruben Selles would be worth a punt if we had an established side and weren't in a rebuild. I hope it's not him who's our next manager. Have any foreign managers done well in the lower leagues?

[Pepe the Horseman]

I just can't see how we've gone from Wilder to Sellers. It's quite the leap. There must be a dozen more suitable candidates in the middle. Even without the Southampton disaster, what has he actually achieved to even make him a candidate? That's a genuine question btw.

[72 bus]

I just can't see how we've gone from Wilder to Sellers. It's quite the leap. There must be a dozen more suitable candidates in the middle. Even without the Southampton disaster, what has he actually achieved to even make him a candidate? That's a genuine question btw.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rub%C3%A9n_Sell%C3%A9s

Southampton 12 February 2023 28 May 2023
P W D L Win%
Total 18 2 5 11 11.11

[Elm Park Kid]

Ruben Selles is just us repeating exactly the same mistakes of the past. Hiring someone with minimal relevant experience based on their connections. Who knows - every new manager is a gamble, but there are things you can do to make it less of one. Like bringing in someone who has a record of achievement in the league you're playing in, someone that players will respect based on their past.