Next Manager Poll

Quoted from Nelly GTFC

Ian Holloway applied for the Grimsby Town job before, wasn't it around the time Russell Slade departed?  Anyway I wouldn't be surprised if he applied again regardless of what he's doing as a Sky pundit.

Why the hell would he give up a well paid job in a nice warm studio getting celebrity status to manage a lower league side in the forgotten frozen wastes on the North sea coast?

Sorry but it aint going to happen.

Quoted from Nelly GTFC

Ian Holloway applied for the Grimsby Town job before, wasn't it around the time Russell Slade departed?  Anyway I wouldn't be surprised if he applied again regardless of what he's doing as a Sky pundit.

Holloway was interviewed before Newell took the job. If I remember correctly he had to rule himself out because he has a disabled child and there wasn't a specialist school which was able to cater for their needs in the area at the time. Remember him giving an interview to Talksport after Newell had been appointed and he said we'd be fine because we had talent like North and Bore in the side.

Quoted from MuddyWaters

To quote Kevin Keegan - 'I would love it' if we could get Adkins but I suspect our sights will be set at a level to keep us where we are rather than look for a manager with such a good CV. Penny pinching appears to be the name of the game.

No real idea about wages but say Hurst was on £60k pa and Adkins wants £250k then is that penny pinching if we rule him out of that score?

We are not rich and we should not jepodise the future of the club by gambling on a manager. I am sure we can put together a competitive package for League 2 without bankrupting the club

Quoted from gtfc98

Holloway was interviewed before Newell took the job. If I remember correctly he had to rule himself out because he has a disabled child and there wasn't a specialist school which was able to cater for their needs in the area at the time. Remember him giving an interview to Talksport after Newell had been appointed and he said we'd be fine because we had talent like North and Bore in the side.

Yeah, I seem to remember Holloway mentioning it sometime. I could not remember where, may of been on the radio or TV.

For me Adkins would be the best choice. Whether we can tempt him here I am not sure.

I feel this is an important period for the club as we try to re-establish ourselves in the Football League.Its not a time for a gamble on anyone who isnt proven at this level. For that reason i wouldnt go after Cowley or Burnett who are amongst the frontrunners being mentioned.

Robinson did a decent job at MK so worth considering and though i dont like Evans you cant argue with his CV. Maybe O'Driscoll.

You need someone with recent success...Jones & Holloway both past their sell by date imo. Dangerous to appoint a manager based on what he might have done10 years ago. Cotterills recent record also not that good.

Bignot too much of  gamble to even consider. Same as Greene at Boston who was has been mentioned.

As has been said the outcome of the MK vacancy might influence ours.

Whoever we get lets, as fans, get behind him from the off rather than start the new era with negativity. I know that may be difficult for some Town fans.

I just hope we dont go for a cheaper option (though i fear we might) and risk heading back to where it took us so long to get out of.

Forget Adkins and Evans, with vacancies now at Milton Keynes, Wolves, Wigan, surely they will go to those clubs ahead of us.

Quoted from IlkleyMariner

Forget Adkins and Evans, with vacancies now at Milton Keynes, Wolves, Wigan, surely they will go to those clubs ahead of us.

Good point. I had forgotten those vacancies were still open as well.

Quoted from gtfc98

Holloway was interviewed before Newell took the job. If I remember correctly he had to rule himself out because he has a disabled child and there wasn't a specialist school which was able to cater for their needs in the area at the time. Remember him giving an interview to Talksport after Newell had been appointed and he said we'd be fine because we had talent like North and Bore in the side.

Yes, that's exactly as I recall re Ian Holloway

Quoted from IlkleyMariner

Forget Adkins and Evans, with vacancies now at Milton Keynes, Wolves, Wigan, surely they will go to those clubs ahead of us.

I expect Wolves will go for another foreigner

I don't think that the recently-appointed York City manager Gary Mills (who some supported) has improved his chances for the Town job.  He has already lost at Curzon Ashton in an FAC replay.

I'll sort it," promises York City boss Gary Mills after a  "terrible" and "horrendous" defeat at Southport (who were bottom) last night.  They are now just 1 point above the drop zone.  

In truth, he was never a possibility for the Town job.  He has more than enough on his plate trying to save York.