Chris Coleman has bitten the big one at Coventry. A candidate for the Celtic job perhaps?
Poor auld GFZ, not his fault. Guess the new owners want a new direction; their club I suppose. I liked Zola. Don’t know who’ll they’ll get in, someone British no doubt
It wont be Schecond Schoice Schteve anyway, he’s off to Wolfsburg.
Grant is the favourite with PP.
Bilic along with predictables like Hoddle, Hughes, Curbishley also being touted.
Couldn’t see Curbishley going back.
Would like to see Mark Hughes. Grant, please God no
I often wonder do they have a monkey price up these markets sometimes. Nice to see Dave O’Leary getting his obligatory inclusion.
Anyone know what the issue people have with Grant? Apart from the fact that he’s a filthy diseased Jew, I think he’s proven himself to be a decent manager no?
Well I know WB Yeats takes exception to Grants love for brothels.
Nothing but some high jinks in an effort to blow off some steam. Franck Riberry knows the score here.
David Gold on 19 January: ‘West Ham need stability after all the recent upheavals. We give [our managers] the time and support they need’
11 May: Gianfranco Zola sacked
Fixed that for you MBB keep up
Best of luck to Tony Adams in his new high profile role as manager of Qabala FC in Azerbaijan. A rising star in the managerial game.
Dick Advocaat confirmed as Russia manager
Laurent Blanc will become France head coach following the World Cup finals after the country’s national federation finalised negotiations with his club Bordeaux.
It was announced at the weekend that Blanc had resigned from his position with the Ligue 1 club in order to replace the unpopular Raymond Domenech as coach of Les Bleus.
Bordeaux were unhappy with the conduct of the French Football Federation (FFF) but have now reached agreement regarding compensation and Blanc is free to take up his post with the national side.
A joint statement from Bordeaux and the FFF read: "The French Football Federation, its president, Jean-Pierre Escalettes and Bordeaux FC, its president and shareholder, have reached an agreement for the recruitment of Laurent Blanc as the coach of the France football team.’’
Blanc was appointed Bordeaux boss in June 2007 and in the 2008-09 season managed to win both Ligue 1 and the Coupe de la Ligue. This season Bordeaux reached the Champions League quarter-finals but only finished sixth in the league.
Les Girondins were keen to retain Blanc as coach but he was intent on leading his country. Blanc won 97 caps for France and was a member of the side that won the 1998 World Cup, although he missed the final due to suspension.
He was also in contention to take the France job following the departure of Jacques Santini in 2004, along with Glenn Hoddle and Jean Tigana, but lost out to Domenech.
The current incumbent has proved unpopular, despite reaching the World Cup final in 2006, and has become something of a figure of ridicule, especially after responding to elimination from Euro 2008 by proposing to his partner.
Now Youri Djorkaeff, a member of the 1998 side, has claimed that Domenech is an embarrassment to the national team.
"When I see that big brands have advertising campaigns offering to reimburse consumers if Les Bleus win the World Cup, I’m shocked,’’ the former Monaco, Inter Milan and Bolton man told Le Parisien.
“It gives us an image of losers. But now, we have a coach who wants to make everyone laugh. Suddenly, it has become a fashion - even the sponsors are there. It is a disaster in communication.”
Jean Tigana has the Bordeaux job.
Cesare Prandelli (Fiorentina coach) is taking over the Italy job after the World Cup.
Real Madrid have sacked Pellegrini and announced they intend to appoint Mourinho when they agree compensation with Internazionale.
Inter have appointed Rafa as their new manager. Gets paid €5 million a year.
So he got a nice big severance package from Liverpool and then walks straight into a €5m a year job, paying half the tax he was in England? Not bad work if you can get it.
Good appointment, he will do a decent job in what is a poison chalice tbh…