New Manager

Quoted from psgmariner

Liam Rosenior is an interesting shout.

With the Rooney rule we have to interview one BAME candidate and from what I’ve read online he seems to talk a good game at the very least so will impress if interviewed.0

Out of interest how does the Rooney rule work and is it fully in play? I’m thinking of when we appointed Slade within 24 hours of sacking Bignot, or more recently when Watford sacked and appointed a manager within the space of about 3 hours.

Not a lot of time for interviewing a BAME manager there.

We shouldn't have to interview bame candidates.
We should interview the best candidates for the job.
Being bame shouldn't be a criteria

Quoted from psgmariner

Liam Rosenior is an interesting shout.

With the Rooney rule we have to interview one BAME candidate and from what I’ve read online he seems to talk a good game at the very least so will impress if interviewed.0

By all accounts he enjoyed his time up north and has been doing his badges (I say this as it shows his interest in becoming a manager rather than anything else), so he could see us as a good way into management for himself and applied. Whether that means he’s in the running is an entirely different matter of course!

Quoted from sam gy

Message from my Notts County supporting mate, when I asked his opinion on Nolan and Kewell:

“I'd take Nolan. Ugly football but gets results. Got us to the playoffs, was a great season and have some great memories of when he was in charge. Kewell. Absolutely not. Clueless. intercourse off and get in the sea.”

Unlike your mate I didn't see Notts Co last season but I don't think fourteen matches in charge, having taken over when Nolan had taken one point from five matches, is long enough to judge Kewell on.
I think Kewell could do well but I wouldn't go for Nolan. Michael Bridges was close to getting the Carlisle job and he is someone I'd like to see given a chance. Whether Fenty will risk a novice now must be in doubt.

Quoted from psgmariner

Liam Rosenior is an interesting shout.

With the Rooney rule we have to interview one BAME candidate and from what I’ve read online he seems to talk a good game at the very least so will impress if interviewed.0

Haven't googled it, but I didn't think the Rooney Rule was active in the UK. As far as i knew it was in play in America, but has only been talked about so far over here.

It's a fact that whoever we appoint as manager, opinion will be divided on here. We will see the full spectrum of reactions, ranging from for, against and even possibly some saying they will never set foot in BP while he is in charge. I just hope that whoever we get is given time by the fans to pull things round. IMO they should be assessed on their performance after the transfer window closes in January. Only then will we see how he can get, what is an underperforming squad, to play to their potential and who he can bring in to indicate the way he intends to go forward.

Why do people keep bringing up the Jan transfer window ?
JF has said the cupboard is bare. So whoever comes here has to work with what we already have.
IMHO what we have is good enough for a mid(ish) table finish. So for me, that would be acceptable.
It’s a question of getting the best out of what we have. Then tweaking it for next season.  But I expect pretty much the same budget (or slightly less as the crowds tail off), so not expecting a great deal of change.

The cycle is always the same. Calls to sack the manager start. Calls to sack the manager become louder, peppered with suggestions of managers who are currently free and who we should be going for. Manager sacked. Half the forum questions why the manager was sacked (not including Slade here). Lists of managers are posted, with everyone picking their favourite and many getting overexcited. We then remember we're a managerial graveyard and anyone decent is not going to risk coming here. Finally, acceptance that we're going to appoint someone cheap and nowhere near the top of anyone's list. Manager appointed. Calls to sack the manager start.

I hope I'm wrong. But I've seen little over the years to suggest otherwise.

Quoted from Civvy at last

Why do people keep bringing up the Jan transfer window ?
JF has said the cupboard is bare. So whoever comes here has to work with what we already have.
IMHO what we have is good enough for a mid(ish) table finish. So for me, that would be acceptable.
It’s a question of getting the best out of what we have. Then tweaking it for next season.  But I expect pretty much the same budget (or slightly less as the crowds tail off), so not expecting a great deal of change.

We have several loan players who could potentially return to their parent clubs. A lot of these loan arrangements involve the club paying part of the loanees wages. I distinctly remember it being said that for a player to come in then one would have to leave so there is some wriggle room there.

This article suggests the Rooney Rule does apply in the EFL.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49330594

Joining Derby County's new coaching team, headed by three-time Dutch title-winning boss Phillip Cocu, was almost 15 years in the making for Liam Rosenior.

The move also came a month after the English Football League made it mandatory that clubs must interview at least one black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) candidate when searching for a new first-team manager.

The regulation, informally known as the 'Rooney Rule' - named after the NFL diversity committee chairman Dan Rooney who helped establish the policy in American football - is one that Rosenior has spoken at length about in the past.

PS I really hope the club have checked this!