Who?

If Slade goes today. Who replaces him?

Some realistic names:

Gary Caldwell
Phil Brown
Jim Bentley
Simon Weaver
Gary Brazil
Kevin Phillips
James Beattie
Sol Campbell
Sean O’Driscoll
Robbie Neilson
Alan Stubbs
Pep Clotet
Paul Simpson
Stuart McCall

What sort of candidate do we go for?

Stuart McCall if he would come to us would be a good replacement. I know he just got sacked by Bradford but they were in sixth place in L1.

The trouble is managers talk to each other, as do players. I understand we do not have a good reputation in the footballing world as the club is run by clowns with no foresight, who expect miracles without the groundwork. Paul Daniels would have been my choice, even in death he is probably a better choice than most of the above.

If pressed, I would suggest Phil Brown but I am not sure he is attainable. I would want us to go outside of the club for the backroom staff as well, a complete sweep of the management team. A fresh outlook and stop the short term 'fixes', he should be a footballing manager as that is how we like our football at Grimsby, we should be looking to sign players under 25 years old with a view to the future, a mix of experience amongst mostly youth. Look to released players from the Championship and Premier League and hungry players from the National league and below.

If he’s as serious as he made out on talksport the other week about taking any management position  I’d have sol Campbell. He’d give the club a massive lift and surely get a response from the players , enough to keep us up and attract better  new players for next year .

Rumours of disagreements with the board at Bradford for McCall. He would be a great appointment on paper but if he can't agree with their board, what chance has he got of getting on with ours?

We have no chance of Weaver at Harrogate because his dad is the owner.

Quoted from Alfie

If Slade goes today. Who replaces him?

Some realistic names:

Gary Caldwell
Phil Brown
Jim Bentley
Simon Weaver
Gary Brazil
Kevin Phillips
James Beattie
Sol Campbell
Sean O’Driscoll
Robbie Neilson
Alan Stubbs
Pep Clotet
Paul Simpson
Stuart McCall

What sort of candidate do we go for?

None of them until the end of the season. Look at the list then plus any others who become available by May/ June (lets be honest 99% of 'available' managers are available as they have been sacked)

Dave Moore till then in order to avoid relegation then QUICKLY (having carefully and fully utilised the period from now to make a careful selection) go for whoever before someone else does and in good time for him to sort out new faces in the Summer transfer window

Most of those managers have been at a good standard and have spent money.  I think id much rather have a up and coming manager than merry go'round one who relies on money.

I would welcome Stuart McCall.

In the short term, a mix of Ben Davies, Danny Collins and Dave Moore to reinstall discipline and values until the end of the Season.

First things first, will JF swallow his pride, put his hand in his pocket and sack Slade??!!!

Let's see who's available in 2 years time when Slade doesn't need paying off. That's how long it's gonna take the bunch of muppets that fu(king run this club to realise we're in the excrement

Quoted from louth_in_the_south

If he’s as serious as he made out on talksport the other week about taking any management position  I’d have sol Campbell. He’d give the club a massive lift and surely get a response from the players , enough to keep us up and attract better  new players for next year .

Great shout - I was very impressed with him in that interview. He is so desperate to get into management and would probably even consider GTFC and the impact on the dressing room would be immense Tap him up now BUT DON'T APPOINT HIM UNTIL MAY, can't throw the poor fella straight into a relegation fight with a team of on loans and other sundry dossers. Dave Moore until then