Shortlist of 6

Groves as Assistant sounds good, as would Wilkinson. In fact a few of the names strike me as good Assistant/Coach possibles, I'm just nervous about who Fenty and the Board deem as right for the the actual role of the `Gaffer`.

I really don't see the logic of appointing someone on the basis that they played for us decades ago

Quoted from GrimRob

I really don't see the logic of appointing someone on the basis that they played for us decades ago

Agreed

I'm sure the bookies police will shoot me down, but odds on Robbie Stockdale have shortened significantly, 9/2 now third favourite.

Quoted from jimgtfc

I'm sure the bookies police will shoot me down, but odds on Robbie Stockdale have shortened significantly, 9/2 now third favourite.

JIM - the odds have probably shortened simply because 1 or 2 people have put a bet on him;the market will be so small that it will react significantly to any minor event.however just saw this on Wiki. hadn't realised what success he's had at Sunderland - that's pretty impressive and on that basis i'd be very interested if he were in the running

On 22 September 2013 Stockdale was appointed assistant to caretaker manager Kevin Ball, following the sacking of manager Paolo Di Canio.[13] After Ball stopped working due to injury, Stockdale became the U21 team manager for the 2014-15 season.[14][15] With four wins out of the final six games of that season, the team finished 4th in the Barclays U21 Premier League, just below Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea.[16][17] Their unbeaten run, starting from March 2015, continued to the 2015-16 season and came to an end when they lost 0-1 to Reading in August.[18][19] Stockdale then guided the team to another five wins and one draw against the likes of Manchester City, Southampton and Liverpool which sent the team to top of the U21 Premier League table.[20][21] Their victory over Liverpool marks a record of only 1 defeat in 22 games.[22] With the impressive work he did with the U21 team, Stockdale was handed the role of acting head coach of the first team on 6 October 2015 after manager male private Advocaat left.[23] He was subsequently named as first team coach following the appointment of manager Sam Allardyce.[24]

Quoted from GrimRob

I really don't see the logic of appointing someone on the basis that they played for us decades ago

Oh come on, this has worked every time for GTFC! Guaranteed success...

Quoted from jimgtfc

I'm sure the bookies police will shoot me down, but odds on Robbie Stockdale have shortened significantly, 9/2 now third favourite.

He will be earning way more than we will pay.

Quoted from forza ivano

JIM - the odds have probably shortened simply because 1 or 2 people have put a bet on him;the market will be so small that it will react significantly to any minor event.however just saw this on Wiki. hadn't realised what success he's had at Sunderland - that's pretty impressive and on that basis i'd be very interested if he were in the running

On 22 September 2013 Stockdale was appointed assistant to caretaker manager Kevin Ball, following the sacking of manager Paolo Di Canio.[13] After Ball stopped working due to injury, Stockdale became the U21 team manager for the 2014-15 season.[14][15] With four wins out of the final six games of that season, the team finished 4th in the Barclays U21 Premier League, just below Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea.[16][17] Their unbeaten run, starting from March 2015, continued to the 2015-16 season and came to an end when they lost 0-1 to Reading in August.[18][19] Stockdale then guided the team to another five wins and one draw against the likes of Manchester City, Southampton and Liverpool which sent the team to top of the U21 Premier League table.[20][21] Their victory over Liverpool marks a record of only 1 defeat in 22 games.[22] With the impressive work he did with the U21 team, Stockdale was handed the role of acting head coach of the first team on 6 October 2015 after manager male private Advocaat left.[23] He was subsequently named as first team coach following the appointment of manager Sam Allardyce.[24]

It reads well as a cv Forza but football is littered with the bodies of good coaches who thought they would be just as good at managing, going all the way back to Don Howe who was probably one of the best football coaches in the world in his day. Which is why I have my doubts about Southgate. It's a different job altogether managing a first team no matter how many under-21 and youth teams you've run.

Quoted from jimgtfc

I'm sure the bookies police will shoot me down, but odds on Robbie Stockdale have shortened significantly, 9/2 now third favourite.

Nigel Adkins 4/6
Danny Cowley 7/2
Robbie Stockdale 9/2
Paul Groves 9/1

Taking the top two away which IMO are not feasible options, makes Robbie and Paul 1st and 2nd favourites

Quoted from Garth

Nigel Adkins 4/6
Danny Cowley 7/2
Robbie Stockdale 9/2
Paul Groves 9/1

Taking the top two away which IMO are not feasible options, makes Robbie and Paul 1st and 2nd favourites

Bookies odds are not much help - unless you can find out which one JF has put his money on.