Alberto2005

Aye, I'm surprised at such goodwill towards him tbh. Not to say he isn't good (I have no idea), but he's done nothing compared to Houllier, for example. A foreign Hughes? Yes, Deschamps is the same age as Houllier and has had the same amount of time to make an impact Where did I say that? I'm talking about the difference in response by people on here. Houllier with all his achievements got nothing like this enthusiasm. Maybe because the teams he has worked under haven't played the attractive football the people on here are looking for. Maybe so. I've never really seen it, as I admitted above. What kind of style do his teams generally play? Other than with Juventus in a lower league. Attacking, you saw that throughout the Champions League campaign, the wins over Real Madrid and Chelsea were very good games and Monaco took the game to both of them, Morientes and Giuly were influential in their success and I'm sure everyone remembers the 8-3 win over Deportivo La Coruna, players such as Morientes, Giuly and Rothen were the main attacking players in their team, the point is the intent was to play good football and attack teams.

Aye, I'm surprised at such goodwill towards him tbh. Not to say he isn't good (I have no idea), but he's done nothing compared to Houllier, for example. A foreign Hughes? Yes, Deschamps is the same age as Houllier and has had the same amount of time to make an impact Where did I say that? I'm talking about the difference in response by people on here. Houllier with all his achievements got nothing like this enthusiasm. Maybe because the teams he has worked under haven't played the attractive football the people on here are looking for.

Aye, I'm surprised at such goodwill towards him tbh. Not to say he isn't good (I have no idea), but he's done nothing compared to Houllier, for example. A foreign Hughes? Yes, Deschamps is the same age as Houllier and has had the same amount of time to make an impact

Diouf too

Rather have Houllier but I'd rather Shearer got it than any other British manager.

It doesn't work like that, and weren't those basically the same targets as Allardyce? The problem wasn't with the targets set by Allardyce, it was the dross served up by him. If the football is good, surely this will reflect in the league position? Avoiding relegation and top 10 second season, realistic maybe but I'm not sure the fans would be satisfied with that.

It doesn't work like that, and weren't those basically the same targets as Allardyce?

Get him.

There's no quotes. None here either to be fair. I think everyone realised that was far too short-sighted to be true though. Can't decide if I'm still excited by all this, more anxious now. Massive decision. I have said this all along - if they get this one wrong, the club is in DEEP do-do ; a relegation battle will beckon if we fail to beat Bolton & Boro at SJP as we are only 6 points in front now... Whilst I can understand that they are reviewing all options, they should have done that before firing Allardyce because time is now of the essence. If we stay out of trouble the club can make real strides next season, but if we get drawn in to the relegation scrap and lose, they might as well sell SJP to Morrisons because I reckon there will be a real drop-off in Season Ticket sales....... Depressed?

I'm really not too bothered now, we were on the verge of appointing Redknapp, we can't really do any worse than that, I hope.

There's no quotes.

I expect something to develop before Saturday.

Mark Hughes, experienced at both international and club level, this is why i don't believe Shearer would get it, though Keegan could.

Are you sure? his record at England and Citeh is s****. Maybe he was lucky as SJP? Redknapps first spell at Pompey is the only time he has had a better win percentage than Kevin Keegans "s****" Manchester City Kevin Keegan Man City - Win percentage - 43.75% Harry Redknapp West Ham - Win percentage - 37.00% Portsmouth - Win percentage - 46.55% Southamption - Win percentage - 26.53% Portsmouth - Win percentage - 40.48% That's eerie, I was going to post the same thing. His record at Man City was better than Allardyces at Bolton also. Man City fizzled out because the board didn't have the financial muscle to build on Keegan's success. And as for finished, ffs, he's younger than Redknapp and about three years older than Big Sam. Never go back? I'm sure Porto would tell Mourinho to f*** off and Aberdeen would snub Ferguson. I can't believe your even putting Keegan in that bracket

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What more do you want him to do? He's won the UEFA Cup and Champions League with Porto on a limited budget, I don't care if it's easier to win tournaments than leagues, it was a remarkable effort, he then went to Chelsea with a huge amount of money at his disposal of course, he was up against Arsenal and Manchester United who had top sides as it is and won the league twice in consecutive years along with the Carling Cup (Twice) and the F.A Cup. I don't think he could have done any better.

Money helps. We've got money. Funny how no-one ever says that about Mourinho though isn't it? Yes, he spent millions on the Porto side which won the Champions League, Keegan's great when everything's going smoothly but when it starts getting tough what does he do? Resign.

Money helps.

The thing is, the media claims could well be bullshit. And I might be wrong but where has Redknapp been quoted as saying he was offered it? I know he said he wouldnt take over, but that could be like the media all speculating Shearer is gonna take over at Man Utd, and Al comes out and says "sorry, great job, but I'm happy living in Newcastle and working with BBC" even though he hasnt actually been offered it. He has "They can think what they want, i was offered the job"

And? Eriksson has a much bigger reputation than Harry Redknapp, Mourinho didn't have the same recognition then than he does now. In England he didn't, everyone in European football though knew how good he was. That's the whole point isn't it? Everyone in England knows the world class manager he is and yet he would be second choice to Harry Redknapp. I'm glad you were in that meeting where Mort decided that Harry Redknapp was his first and only man for the job, otherwise we'd never know Thanks for clearing that up. Would you stop harassing me please?

Yes. And you were how old when he was in charge? What's your point? I never said the era wasn't brilliant did i? I've also seen him go through other clubs and resign in every single one of them, stop living in the past. I never gave an opinion on him either way, so I don't know where 'stop living in the past', is coming from. I suggest you start posting about the topic then, anything else doesn't matter. Do you just fancy foreign blokes? Luque, Enrique, and now you want an exotic looking man so you can make a collage looking wallpaper that you can wank over. Since when did i care what you thought mate? You're obviously interested about what i think, I'm sorry i can't return the favour

And? Eriksson has a much bigger reputation than Harry Redknapp, Mourinho didn't have the same recognition then than he does now. In England he didn't, everyone in European football though knew how good he was. That's the whole point isn't it? Everyone in England knows the world class manager he is and yet he would be second choice to Harry Redknapp.

Our chances of appointing someone good have dropped significantly, the fact the media claim and Redknapp himself claims he was offered the job means that any other manager looking at the job realizes they're the second choice, do you think someone with Mourinho's caliber would want a job in which: 1.Harry Redknapp rejected 2.He was Ashley's second choice If those two points are true of course. It's irrelevant, whether it's true or not it's something the candidate will be thinking about. So Mourinho would only accept the nufc job if he was the ONLY person in the world considered for it? I know he's a bit big headed, but come on. No, did you not read my post above, "Our chances of appointing someone good have dropped significantly" I never said he wouldn't accept, put yourself in Jose Mourinho's shoes, you're one of, if not the best manager in the world, you could goto Newcastle, a mid-table team who have just tried to appoint Harry Redknapp, they view you as their back-up choice. You could go to Newcastle or wait for a job with one of the biggest clubs in the world, what would you do if you were Jose Mourinho? It certainly wouldn't be the first option.

Yes. And you were how old when he was in charge? What's your point? I never said the era wasn't brilliant did i? I've also seen him go through other clubs and resign in every single one of them, stop living in the past. I never gave an opinion on him either way, so I don't know where 'stop living in the past', is coming from. I suggest you start posting about the topic then, anything else doesn't matter.

And? Eriksson has a much bigger reputation than Harry Redknapp, Mourinho didn't have the same recognition then than he does now.