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Can’t argue with this appointment. That’s a very decent CV. Time to get excited again.

Yeh I agree. It isn’t a negative, more of an observation I suppose that we aren’t currently set up to compliment that at the moment, but we do need to resolve that. A good coach and people person is what we need and he apparently is both of those.

I really don’t know to be honest. I think both look like decent options. 3 Belgian titles on the trot is a very good achievement from Clement, and for that reason I’m inclined to vote Clement. Reports are generally good about his style too. I find the number of goals he conceded at Monaco concerning. 2nd for goals scored to be fair, but 14th for goals conceded. One other slightly concerning thing is that he doesn't get into recruitment much and is very much a coach. Normally that's all well and good, but at this dysfunctional club we don't have a DoF anymore because we decided we didn't need one. I'll probably still lean towards Clement, looks like he'd be a solid appointment, in a world where there are no risk free appointments.

A report from Saudi says he’s coming to us. No idea if it’s true though.

If I was the manager I would have said the same. I’d have at least signed some Football Manager wonderkids or something though. Not Lammers and Dessers.

The opening ten minutes told you everything you needed to know. Grim that we never seem capable of changing a game.

So Scott Wright is our best player…😐

Utterly shambolic so far. And Aris are a poor side. 11 men thrown together, relying on individual ability.

I mean, of those three I’d probably say Muscat because there’s at least a chance he has something. The other two should be nowhere near our list.

Beale wasn’t a popular a choice on this forum.

Bump

I’ve been hoping that the past two appointments, and we’ve ended up going for the fans favourite and apparent “obvious choice” both times. I don’t trust that we have the data-based approach to identify good managers tbh. It will probably be worth of mouth and waiting to see who comes to them.

Agree. No reason to worry yet.

Davis in interim charge and Alex Rae helping him.

Just been announced on website

Poor show for this news to be out with public figures reporting it before it’s happened.

Whether he's the answer or not I don't know, but Kjetil Knutsen has had a bumpy couple of months at Bodo Glimt and the timing might work out. Having said that, I've just checked and he'll be back top of the league in exactly 5 minutes.

Red flags have been there for a long time so if the board are remotely competent, they shouldn’t be starting from scratch right now. Beale has been yet another pothole we couldn’t afford to hit and we feel as far away as we did when Gerrard joined at the moment. Free access to Champions League money 3 years in a row makes that the case. It will take a genius appointment to stop that happening, and I don’t think our board have that in them.

Champions at passing it around. Were lacking creativity and penetration though.

No. But tonight we celebrate a good win and do our usual, hope against hope.

Good result! Much better second half.

As limited as our options are, a sub would help too. Sima doesn't offer much and too many attacks break down with him.

At least there’s been a glimmer of hope in the past 5 minutes

Not sure I can watch all of this.

We just really don’t look very good at all. And Betis look ordinary.