Next Manager Odds

If Paul Wilkinson doesn't keep us up I assume he'll realise he's probably not front runner for the job when it's advertised. If he does keep us up it might still take a Herculean effort for him to get it if it's just by the skin of his teeth. If we do well and finish mid table or thereabouts then he should be the favourite for the job as he will have evidenced that he is capable of getting results from the same set of players who didn't / couldn't do it for Slade - and that would have to come down to good coaching / man management skills.

I also like the fact that the old adage "what happens in the dressing room stays in the dressing room" Nobody knows for sure that Wilkinson and Slade did get on, and Paul will be fully aware that his reputation will have been tarnished by association, so he has a great chance were that the case to put the record straight. For once, I think the board got it exactly right, albeit at least 5 or 6 games far too late, and should finally be applauded for having done so.

UTFM, and onwards and upwards.

Quoted from barrattstandman

Cos we are bigger than Southend even if we are currently lower than them . They have spent just 7 seasons in the second / championship in their existence. The rest in the lower leagues, potentially we are bigger ...fact .

We got relegated from that league in 2003, thats 15 years ago, spent 1 year in league 1, the rest in league 2 and conference...

Quoted from barrattstandman

Cos we are bigger than Southend even if we are currently lower than them . They have spent just 7 seasons in the second / championship in their existence. The rest in the lower leagues, potentially we are bigger ...fact .

This all depends on how you defy the basis of what makes you a bigger club than the next.

Would you consider Wimbledon a bigger club than GTFC ?

We are the bigger club-only £2.5 million in debt -have got mates who have bigger credit card debts

At this stage I'm sure that if anyone stuck a tenner on any of those they'd soon be odds on favourites.

Quoted from towncryer

This all depends on how you defy the basis of what makes you a bigger club than the next.

Would you consider Wimbledon a bigger club than GTFC ?

All depends if you include AFC Wimbledon't previous history, and if you then yes, they are a bigger club than us. They have won an FAC Final, we haven't, they regularly used to trash much bigger clubs than themselves in the old Division 1 and Premeirship. They have provided many internationals during their short existence in the Football League. Don't count the potential size of support as the only means of determining whether or not a club is big or not. Let's not forget as well how notoriously fickle Town fans are with their support, and gates of 4,000 to 5,000 the last time we were in the second tier of English football.

Quoted from pizzzza

Pure guesswork on BetVictor's part of course but this is the first set of odds I have seen so far...

[url]https://www.betvictor.com/en-gb/sports/football-specials/manager-specials/coupons/982100/126456098/916255200/0/0/PE/0/0/0/0/0[/url]

18:00 Fri 27 Apr
Next Permanent Grimsby Manager
Outright - Specials

Paul Wilkinson 3/1
Gary Caldwell 6/1
Robbie Stockdale 6/1
Phil Brown 8/1
Stuart McCall 8/1
Robbie Neilson 10/1
John Askey 10/1
Neil Redfearn 12/1
Dougie Freedman 12/1
Brian McDermott 12/1
Lee Clark 12/1
Chris Lucketti 12/1
Sean O'Driscoll 14/1
Billy Davies 14/1
John Sheridan 16/1
Paul Ince 16/1
Mark McGhee 20/1
Dave Penny 20/1
Gary Megson 20/1
Sol Campbell 20/1
Adrian Pennock 20/1
Michael Brown 20/1
Shaun Derry 20/1
Michael Appleton 25/1

There are a few decent names on there but please god no one from Paul Ince and below (apart from Appleton but that ain’t gonna happen)

UTFM

Quoted from jock dock tower

If Paul Wilkinson doesn't keep us up I assume he'll realise he's probably not front runner for the job when it's advertised. If he does keep us up it might still take a Herculean effort for him to get it if it's just by the skin of his teeth. If we do well and finish mid table or thereabouts then he should be the favourite for the job as he will have evidenced that he is capable of getting results from the same set of players who didn't / couldn't do it for Slade - and that would have to come down to good coaching / man management skills.

I also like the fact that the old adage "what happens in the dressing room stays in the dressing room" Nobody knows for sure that Wilkinson and Slade did get on, and Paul will be fully aware that his reputation will have been tarnished by association, so he has a great chance were that the case to put the record straight. For once, I think the board got it exactly right, albeit at least 5 or 6 games far too late, and should finally be applauded for having done so.

UTFM, and onwards and upwards.

I suspect Wilkos time in charge will be very short - maybe just the one game. Thats how I read the boards statement anyhow. He perhaps should be given a chance, but I think they will move fast in view of the league position.  

Wilko has not be happy since before Christmas, something was not right between him and Slade.

Hope he is given the opportunity in the short term to prove he can do the job.

Quoted from The Yard Dog

Wilko has not be happy since before Christmas, something was not right between him and Slade.

Hope he is given the opportunity in the short term to prove he can do the job.

I haven't been happy since August