New manager if Beale goes

[222lepo]

I am from Sweden so i follow the Allsvenskan very close. I hope we will not appoint Cifuentes he has a very possesion based Barca style which is ok if you are one of the top teams in your division. He is the coach of Hammarby they came third in the division and have a lot of money by Swedish standard. I just think hes style of play will not work in the championship, where teams like to press you and its a high tempo. Lets go for Crichley!

[Shania]

I am from Sweden so i follow the Allsvenskan very close. I hope we will not appoint Cifuentes he has a very possesion based Barca style which is ok if you are one of the top teams in your division. He is the coach of Hammarby they came third in the division and have a lot of money by Swedish standard. I just think hes style of play will not work in the championship, where teams like to press you and its a high tempo. Lets go for Crichley!

We might agree to disagree, but think he can make his teams play in different ways: At Sandefjord fotball he made a team out of next to nothing. They were very solid at the back also. hence, I hope we will land him.

[FurtiveFox]

Gio Van Bronckhurst now being touted as an outsider for the job. Not really against that. Was good player and decent enough record as manager. Suspect just lazy journalism.

[Jeffqpr]

Rumours on twitter Mark Robins going down to London tomorrow to have talks with QPR.
Source from inside coventry.

So now we have two managers allegedly going for interview tomorrow, plot thickens

[Jeffqpr]

Who’the other Jeff, the bloke from Sweden?

Yes Dave

[3London]

Whats taking so long?

I thought it was going to be a quick appointment

[FurtiveFox]

If they were doing interviews this week we will be a week or two before an appointment probably. Depends on your definition of quick. If they go for someone already in a job could take longer. A right appointment is more important than a quick appointment.

[222lepo]

We might agree to disagree, but think he can make his teams play in different ways: At Sandefjord fotball he made a team out of next to nothing. They were very solid at the back also. hence, I hope we will land him.

I have not followed him in Norway so i am sure you are right! He has made Hammarby play a nice style of football.

[Mem]

Lots of rumours circulating that it’s going to be Critchley. He’s moved to 1/3 on at the bookies and announcement expected in next 24/48 hours according to some

[Sleeping Giants]

I just read that it's likely to be Critchley but also that we won't pay the compensation to Coventry for Robins, I don't mind either way but IF they think Robins is the better option, it's a bit short sighted to be put off by a fee considering we received a fee for Beale jumping ship. Critchley is a good appointment though if it happens.

[Dono77]

Probably depends more whether Robins actually wants to leave. If he's happy to come and we have to pay compo then fine. If we have to bend over backwards for him and are putting the club at risk then leave well alone. Both are good candidates at a time when there's not a lot of options to look at. Critchley has same background as beale. Robins has the experience and seems to know his stuff. Surprised he's still at cov to be fair. He's as good as any manager in this league.

[davman]

I just read that it's likely to be Critchley but also that we won't pay the compensation to Coventry for Robins, I don't mind either way but IF they think Robins is the better option, it's a bit short sighted to be put off by a fee considering we received a fee for Beale jumping ship. Critchley is a good appointment though if it happens.

You know we have ZERO headroom against FFP, right? Any fee goes off that margin, which means we will have to sell whoever we can for whatever anyone offers us in the summer or is Sheff W, Derby, Reading, Brum style points deductions and embargoes for us. That would force us in to playing Nico, Archer, Masterson, Thomas, Kakay and anyone else we'd have left. Do you fancy watching that lot next season? No, me neither, so if we can't afford a release fee (we can't), I'm just happy someone half decent was available for free.

This will be why we can't #signastrikerFFSAmit in January.

One day people will get that we gambled big time over the last couple of summers - no sales, Austin, Johansen, De Wijs, Field, Gray, McCallum, Dozell, Paal, JCS, Balogun, Roberts, Richards, Laird. Add in the Pandemic and that Eze money is long gone.

If we do not go up, wave bye to Willock, Dieng, Dickie, Chair and anyone else we can get money for...

So that is why we can't pay compensation...

[Darkranger]

You know we have ZERO headroom against FFP, right? Any fee goes off that margin, which means we will have to sell whoever we can for whatever anyone offers us in the summer or is Sheff W, Derby, Reading, Brum style points deductions and embargoes for us. That would force us in to playing Nico, Archer, Masterson, Thomas, Kakay and anyone else we'd have left. Do you fancy watching that lot next season? No, me neither, so if we can't afford a release fee (we can't), I'm just happy someone half decent was available for free.

This will be why we can't #signastrikerFFSAmit in January.

One day people will get that we gambled big time over the last couple of summers - no sales, Austin, Johansen, De Wijs, Field, Gray, McCallum, Dozell, Paal, JCS, Balogun, Roberts, Richards, Laird. Add in the Pandemic and that Eze money is long gone.

If we do not go up, wave bye to Willock, Dieng, Dickie, Chair and anyone else we can get money for...

So that is why we can't pay compensation...

I get it I really do, what I fail to understand is why we cannot find a solution to solve this issue. I know it's all about player sales, but the ffp seems hang over this club like a dark cloud, and it's just depressing.

[shaggy24]

You know we have ZERO headroom against FFP, right? Any fee goes off that margin, which means we will have to sell whoever we can for whatever anyone offers us in the summer or is Sheff W, Derby, Reading, Brum style points deductions and embargoes for us. That would force us in to playing Nico, Archer, Masterson, Thomas, Kakay and anyone else we'd have left. Do you fancy watching that lot next season? No, me neither, so if we can't afford a release fee (we can't), I'm just happy someone half decent was available for free.

This will be why we can't #signastrikerFFSAmit in January.

One day people will get that we gambled big time over the last couple of summers - no sales, Austin, Johansen, De Wijs, Field, Gray, McCallum, Dozell, Paal, JCS, Balogun, Roberts, Richards, Laird. Add in the Pandemic and that Eze money is long gone.

If we do not go up, wave bye to Willock, Dieng, Dickie, Chair and anyone else we can get money for...

So that is why we can't pay compensation...

Sounds like we’re in for a fire sale then as I honestly don’t think we have the fire power to go up if That has knock on effects and we’re stuck with nico at lb we’re playing l1 and if we’re that skint why not try for a decent run in the cup

[davman]

I get it I really do, what I fail to understand is why we cannot find a solution to solve this issue. I know it's all about player sales, but the ffp seems hang over this club like a dark cloud, and it's just depressing.

Yep, that it is, matey.
We are lower midtable with regards to attendances and have very, very little non-matchday revenue due to the lack of facilities and parking at HQ. The only way we can compete regularly at this level is buy cheap, develop, sell on, but even when we start to look like we might have s conveyor belt going on that, the bottom falls out of the market for decent Championship Players.

Because we are always desperate, clubs will low ball us and pick off the talent we have. Willock will go in one of the next two windows and will go cheap in the summer one unless he stays injury free and rips up the second half of this season.

We are not in a bad position and have a decent squad this season, so this HAS to be our best chance of breaking the downward spiral. Just get the right boss in and then bloody well go for it. This team can look really, really good, so hopefully the shackles will come off and they can at least entertain us for the coming months.