New manager - Who do you want?

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Re: New manager - Who do you want?

Post by LewisBAFC1901 » Mon Dec 14, 2020 2:47 pm

Middleton Nick wrote: ↑Mon Dec 14, 2020 2:40 pm
LewisBAFC1901 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 14, 2020 2:37 pm Dino Maamria is the man with the record to get us out of this mess. Proven record of improving struggling sides by 50%
Comes into the non manager bracket. Never done a thing with any club. No thanks.
Took Oldham from a 0.7 PPG to 1.3 PPG
Stevenage 0.8 to 1.5 PPG. It’s what we need to stay up at the end of the day.

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Re: New manager - Who do you want?

Post by russell_anderson » Mon Dec 14, 2020 2:51 pm

Broughton Fan wrote: ↑Mon Dec 14, 2020 2:35 pm I would be trying Paul Cook,ex Wigan,out of work so no compensation,north west based with a good record of bringing on younger players,his sides play good football and punch above their weight,so let’s not throw away the blueprint because of one bad choice of manager.Can we afford him ?I don’t know but the value of his stock would be higher getting Barrow out of trouble than sitting around waiting for a better opportunity,let’s at least aim high,look how Clough has transformed Mansfield.
No chance of Cook coming to Barrow. He was previously at Wigan and before that at Portsmouth. He was last lined with the Sunderland job and his next job will be at worst in EFL 1 but probably the Championship.

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Re: New manager - Who do you want?

Post by Middleton Nick » Mon Dec 14, 2020 2:55 pm

LewisBAFC1901 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 14, 2020 2:47 pm
Middleton Nick wrote: ↑Mon Dec 14, 2020 2:40 pm

Comes into the non manager bracket. Never done a thing with any club. No thanks.
Took Oldham from a 0.7 PPG to 1.3 PPG
Stevenage 0.8 to 1.5 PPG. It’s what we need to stay up at the end of the day.
Sacked from both after very short periods and also sacked from Southport. Not the man we need.

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Re: New manager - Who do you want?

Post by John_Bucks » Mon Dec 14, 2020 2:59 pm

This conversation highlights the job the board have on their hands. I don’t envy them.
Life is always better when it's better

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Re: New manager - Who do you want?

Post by Paulmichael » Mon Dec 14, 2020 3:07 pm

John_Bucks wrote: ↑Mon Dec 14, 2020 2:59 pm This conversation highlights the job the board have on their hands. I don’t envy them.
Not really approach Alexander , agree terms, job done 🤣

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Re: New manager - Who do you want?

Post by whitty1969 » Mon Dec 14, 2020 4:16 pm

LewisBAFC1901 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 14, 2020 2:47 pm
Middleton Nick wrote: ↑Mon Dec 14, 2020 2:40 pm

Comes into the non manager bracket. Never done a thing with any club. No thanks.
Took Oldham from a 0.7 PPG to 1.3 PPG
Stevenage 0.8 to 1.5 PPG. It’s what we need to stay up at the end of the day.
Still a no Lewis. Would be a really poor appointment

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Re: New manager - Who do you want?

Post by bluessupporter » Mon Dec 14, 2020 4:19 pm

John_Bucks wrote: ↑Mon Dec 14, 2020 2:59 pm This conversation highlights the job the board have on their hands. I don’t envy them.
Depends. It’s usual for candidates to apply and be interviewed, rather than headhunted.

Apparently there was nobody else looked at when we got Dunn.

Hopefully lessons have been learned.

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Re: New manager - Who do you want?

Post by Pedro » Mon Dec 14, 2020 5:01 pm

David Flitcroft is the favourite, he was a former team mate of Dunns .
Not sure if he is still in business with Dunn but last year they were in eco property development together.
Ironical really but if he does the job.

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Re: New manager - Who do you want?

Post by andyg » Mon Dec 14, 2020 5:09 pm

To be honest we must not rush into making quick decisions now. I'm glad we've appointed Rob Kelly as temporary/caretaker manager as he has a wealth of experience doing such a role. You only have to look at his Wikipedia entry to see that. If he does well over the short term then that's good it might be, going forward, he takes us to the end of the season and hopefully safety then we can re stock. If things don't go well he has given us breathing space to look at what is available & how we approach the rest of the season. What we don't want is a knee jerk reaction if we don't do well in the next couple of games and make poor decisions. I hope the forum also has a bit a patience (but I'm not holding my breath). The ones who wanted rid of Dunn have got what they want but they should support Kelly and the team now before the next major decision is made.

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Re: New manager - Who do you want?

Post by Il Metronomo » Mon Dec 14, 2020 5:17 pm

Pedro wrote: ↑Mon Dec 14, 2020 5:01 pm David Flitcroft is the favourite, he was a former team mate of Dunns .
Not sure if he is still in business with Dunn but last year they were in eco property development together.
Ironical really but if he does the job.
You're thinking of Garry Flitcroft.

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Re: New manager - Who do you want?

Post by bluessupporter » Mon Dec 14, 2020 5:55 pm

Dino Maamria has expressed interest.
https://www.thesackrace.com/news/14th-d ... arrow-jobs

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Re: New manager - Who do you want?

Post by JammyBluebird » Mon Dec 14, 2020 5:56 pm

Latest Odds:
David Flitcroft 4/1
Graham Alexander 6/1
Paul Hurst 6/1
Rob Kelly 10/1
Danny Grainger 12/1

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Re: New manager - Who do you want?

Post by McMark » Mon Dec 14, 2020 6:06 pm

JammyBluebird wrote: ↑Mon Dec 14, 2020 5:56 pm Latest Odds:
David Flitcroft 4/1
Graham Alexander 6/1
Paul Hurst 6/1
Rob Kelly 10/1
Danny Grainger 12/1
Well according to my dip do that I did three times Hurst is odds on! Dip do is a proven method as all managers are chosen that way these days😉

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Re: New manager - Who do you want?

Post by Main Stand SeasonTct » Mon Dec 14, 2020 6:09 pm

bluessupporter wrote: ↑Mon Dec 14, 2020 4:19 pm
John_Bucks wrote: ↑Mon Dec 14, 2020 2:59 pm This conversation highlights the job the board have on their hands. I don’t envy them.
Depends. It’s usual for candidates to apply and be interviewed, rather than headhunted.

Apparently there was nobody else looked at when we got Dunn.

Hopefully lessons have been learned.
Thats not correct. In an interview on Radio Cumbria Paul Hornby said that the board had agreed on a name to approach it was not David Dunn and the name was never revealed. Out of the blue Dunns agent got in touch with Barrow and said his client wanted to be considered for the job. The first name they had was never approached.

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Re: New manager - Who do you want?

Post by GazzaT » Mon Dec 14, 2020 6:39 pm

LewisBAFC1901 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 14, 2020 2:47 pm
Middleton Nick wrote: ↑Mon Dec 14, 2020 2:40 pm

Comes into the non manager bracket. Never done a thing with any club. No thanks.
Took Oldham from a 0.7 PPG to 1.3 PPG
Stevenage 0.8 to 1.5 PPG. It’s what we need to stay up at the end of the day.
Yes we need to get out of the current mess but still need to be looking longer term. No point employing an escape artist if that's his only trick.

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