David Snead reporting that no contact has been made, that Slaven Bilic was not aware of any interest, and the Saudi club he’s managing has a contract with him until June 2025.
This is dead in the water lads. We dreamed for 10 hours or so.
There’s the nucleus of a good team there now. Just short in a couple of areas.
Dan Casey and Scales are probably nailed on in the back four. Both can play centre back or full back so we have versatility in our best two defenders but we need a couple more. Osagie might be a little too young still.
Lawal will surely captain the team from midfield and just need a couple of runners beside him.
We have the attacking threat finally sorted. Vata and Mikey Johnston on the wings with Idah through the middle and Johnny Kenny waiting on the bench.
I can’t see Bilic failing to qualify for any tournaments with that team.
It’s looking like Carsley then? I’m slightly sceptical based on how positive the OTB lads are about him. They’re leading us down the wrong path again I’d fear. A mad bastard like Slavan Billic would whip everyone into shape and create a bit of a buzz. Winning an U21 Euros was promising but I have an inkling that Carsley’s style might be a bit sterile. Retaining possession for the sake of it kind of job.