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Post by Macmoish on May 20, 2013 7:01:29 GMT
Currently still filled! Daily Mail Hughes and Lennon head list of candidates to replace Pearson at Leicester By JOHN DRAYTON PUBLISHED: 18:51 EST, 18 May 2013 | UPDATED: 03:48 EST, 19 May 2013 Comments (33) Share Mark Hughes, the former Manchester City and QPR manager, and Celtic�s Neil Lennon are the frontrunners to take over at Leicester City as the club�s Thai owners ponder the future of current boss Nigel Pearson. Chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha is counting the cost of Leicester�s defeat in the Championship semi-final against Watford, having made a loss of �30million. Pearson will get the chance to outline his plans to win promotion while cutting costs. www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2326786/Mark-Hughes-heads-list-Leicester-job.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490
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Post by dorsetqpr on May 20, 2013 8:52:16 GMT
poor ba5tards!
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Post by Lonegunmen on May 20, 2013 14:18:23 GMT
Come on Chelsea, make him an offer he can't refuse.
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Post by Jon Doeman on May 20, 2013 14:23:35 GMT
Yeah I bet he is.
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Post by wrenboy61 on May 20, 2013 14:53:17 GMT
Good luck Leicester. Your gonna need it!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by sharky on May 20, 2013 15:14:19 GMT
Come on Leicester, do it and get Sparky off our books!!
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Post by londonranger on May 20, 2013 22:10:05 GMT
Cant Mark find different work?
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Post by RoryTheRanger on May 20, 2013 22:18:35 GMT
More importantly however, Harry Redknapp is bookies favourite to be the new Brighton manager
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Post by Hogan on May 20, 2013 22:22:47 GMT
More importantly however, Harry Redknapp is bookies favourite to be the new Brighton manager I thought Harry would be ok for us, but now i am not so sure. Who would be on your shortlist if Harry walks?
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Post by Macmoish on May 20, 2013 22:45:05 GMT
I'd kill for Holloway (but he's unlikely - an impossible if Palace win Playoffs)
I DON"t Want a manager who's done it at one club for a couple years; and base it on that...I want someone who's been managing for 5-10 years (at least) and succeeded at more than one club.
I don't want a "Les Ferdinand" type first club
And I don't want Kenny Jackett
Over to others
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Post by manta on May 21, 2013 2:58:18 GMT
Paper talk, I dont believe a word of it.
I suspect Hughes's managerial career at a top level (or any level) is pretty much finished. I'd be absolutely amazed if he gets a managerial job anywhere.
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Post by RoryTheRanger on May 21, 2013 7:43:46 GMT
More importantly however, Harry Redknapp is bookies favourite to be the new Brighton manager I thought Harry would be ok for us, but now i am not so sure. Who would be on your shortlist if Harry walks? Neil, Ollie if Palace lose the playoff final, Kenny Jackett, Puyot, just let Gallen and Birch work together.
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Post by Markqpr on May 21, 2013 7:53:53 GMT
I thought Harry would be ok for us, but now i am not so sure. Who would be on your shortlist if Harry walks? Neil, Ollie if Palace lose the playoff final, Kenny Jackett, Puyot, just let Gallen and Birch work together. How about Solksjaer? Ole, Ole, Ole, Ole. Ole. Ole!
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Post by RoryTheRanger on May 21, 2013 9:06:41 GMT
Neil, Ollie if Palace lose the playoff final, Kenny Jackett, Puyot, just let Gallen and Birch work together. How about Solksjaer? Ole, Ole, Ole, Ole. Ole. Ole! Forgot about him, add him to the list too ;D
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Post by Lonegunmen on May 21, 2013 11:45:19 GMT
Neil, Ollie if Palace lose the playoff final, Kenny Jackett, Puyot, just let Gallen and Birch work together. How about Solksjaer? Ole, Ole, Ole, Ole. Ole. Ole! My hopes exactly.
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Post by nomar on May 21, 2013 18:40:26 GMT
Why would Solskjaer want to come here?
We are a dysfuntional club now in the Championship and with a shedload of greedy players on fat contracts that we are now desperate to shift. I can't see us being the kind of club that would appeal to a promising young manager like Solskjaer no matter how much money we'd throw at him.
And not a big enough name for TF either, I suspect.
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Post by blatantfowl on May 21, 2013 20:03:30 GMT
I'd like Alex Ferguson but it would be taking a punt on someone with lots of potential but limited experience
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Post by simonr on May 24, 2013 9:40:25 GMT
Now Stoke..from the BBC. I think they have left a bit out of the last paragraph, the bit about failing to record a win in the Premiership and wasting millions lumbering us with a load of rubbish.
Mark Hughes has emerged as a leading contender to replace Tony Pulis as Stoke City manager.
The former Queens Park Rangers boss, 49, would be open to the prospect, with leading figures at the club of the view that Hughes would be a "good fit".
Pulis left Stoke on Tuesday after seven years in charge. Wigan manager Roberto Martinez is another under consideration but Hughes is the frontrunner.
Talks have not taken place but progress is expected next week.
Stoke will not rush the appointment and although some at the club have privately spoken of a need to "change direction", Hughes has emerged as the choice of key decision-makers.
The former Manchester United, Barcelona and Chelsea striker started his managerial career with Wales in 1999, before leaving the post to take charge at Blackburn in 2004.
He left Ewood Park four years later for Manchester City, where he spent 18 months before being replaced by Roberto Mancini.
A one-season spell at Fulham followed, before he was named QPR manager in January 2012. He saved the Loftus Road club from relegation that season, but was sacked just three months into the following campaign.
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Post by saphilip on May 24, 2013 11:29:54 GMT
Yeah I agree Simon; if you didn't know any better you would think QPR did a big disservice - not to mention showing no gratitude - "for what he did for us" by sacking him.
Personally I think he is tainted goods and would feel sorry for any club that does appoint him as their coach. Still I can see him back as a coach for somebody.
I have toa dmiot that I sahre the suspicion of many others that "Arry will jump at the nearest opportunity. In that case I hope it happens sooner rather than later.
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Post by Bushman on May 24, 2013 13:45:26 GMT
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Post by sharky on May 24, 2013 13:45:36 GMT
........and the latest from the BBC
Stoke City: Mark Hughes contacted about manager's job
Stoke City have made initial contact with Mark Hughes as he emerged as a leading contender to replace Tony Pulis as manager.
The Potters have made their interest known to the former Queens Park Rangers boss, 49, who would be open to the prospect.
Hughes' management record Matches: 342 Won: 140 Drawn: 85 Lost: 117 Club matches only
Leading figures at the club are of the view that Hughes would be a "good fit", but will also talk to other candidates.
Formal talks with several individuals could open over the weekend.
Pulis left Stoke on Tuesday after seven years in charge. Wigan manager Roberto Martinez is another under consideration but Hughes is the front-runner.
Stoke will not rush the appointment and although some at the club have privately spoken of a need to "change direction", Hughes has emerged as the choice of key decision-makers.
The former Manchester United, Barcelona and Chelsea striker started his managerial career with Wales in 1999, before leaving the post to take charge at Blackburn in 2004.
He left Ewood Park four years later for Manchester City, where he spent 18 months before being replaced by Roberto Mancini.
A one-season spell at Fulham followed, before he was named QPR manager in January 2012. He saved the Loftus Road club from relegation that season, but was sacked just three months into the following campaign. Martinez, meanwhile, has delayed a decision on whether he will remain as Wigan manager. The 39-year-old Spaniard, whose side won the FA Cup but were relegated from the Premier League, had been expected to inform chairman Dave Whelan of his wishes on Thursday.
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Post by manta on May 25, 2013 3:44:56 GMT
Oh wow, I really didn't see Hughes ever going back to a top flight club. Has he got inside contacts or something?
Poor Stoke.
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Post by Bushman on May 25, 2013 6:48:04 GMT
Oh wow, I really didn't see Hughes ever going back to a top flight club. Has he got inside contacts or something? Poor Stoke. Kia Joorabchian.
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Post by nomar on May 25, 2013 7:22:45 GMT
Oh wow, I really didn't see Hughes ever going back to a top flight club. Has he got inside contacts or something? Poor Stoke. Why not? Hughes is a good manager. It never worked out here like we hoped but that wasn't all Hughes' fault no matter what way QPR's current PR team are trying to spin it. Hughes is more than capable of going somewhere else and managing well. Stoke have given Pulis money to spend and they will give Hughes money to spend too if he goes there. Stoke isn't as dysfunctional a club like ours and already have a Premier League set up and PL quality team. People forget that the Hughes regime occurred at one of the most dysfuntional and messed up clubs the Premier League will ever witness. He has to take responsibility for some of that but it wasn't just him that contributed to one of the worst seasons ever that any Premier League team has suffered. Other club's owners will see that and realise what he can do with a solid and grounded organization that won't go asking him to buy players solely for their 'brand marketing potential' in Asia and other foreign markets.
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Post by Macmoish on May 25, 2013 7:32:08 GMT
I certainly haven't forgotten Blackburn and Fulham - even Man City.
So while I'd certainly put a giant watch over Hughes if I hired Hughes - and made sure he understood that, I'm not sure he's going to flop elsewhere.
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Post by simonr on May 25, 2013 7:42:59 GMT
Stoke fans not keen...one of them would prefer Steve McClaren!! (from 'This Is Staffordshire') BOOKIES' favourite Mark Hughes would need to shelve his big-spending policies and embrace the academy to be accepted as Tony Pulis's replacement, say Stoke fans. Hughes yesterday emerged as the frontrunner for the main job at the Britannia Stadium as the Potters begin their first major hunt for a new boss for more than a decade. The 49-year-old has been out of work since he left Queens Park Rangers in November, handing over the relegation-haunted reins to Harry Redknapp. He had only been at Loftus Road for 10 months, but still had time to bring in 14 mostly big-name players, including Julio Cesar, Rob Green and Park Ji Sung. It was his second spell with a near-open cheque book, having lived in the rich man's playground at Manchester City for a season-and-a-half from June 2008. That time he had spent £32.5m on Robinho, £22m on Joleon Lescott, £14m on Craig Bellamy, £8.5m on Shaun Wright-Phillips and £18m on Brazilian striker Jo before being sacked with the side sixth in the Premier League. "I don't think Hughes would be a good choice," said Stoke fan Adam Brunt, from Cheadle. "He's got a track record of spending big on egos then not getting the best out of them. "We need someone who'll look to bring out the best from the Academy and build a young team for the future. Martinez would be my choice." Daz Holdcroft, from Sneyd Green, added: "It would be a massive step back to appoint Hughes. "A lot of fans are saying they would take their season tickets back if he takes over. "Mr Coates has chosen to change things which is fair enough, but he has to get a better manager than Tony and Hughes isn't that man." Hughes would not be a universally popular appointment. Martin Convey, from Kidsgrove, said: "I can't see the thinking behind this, really. Is he really a long-term solution? What are his actual achievements? "Would he develop the youth set-up? What would the style of play be like? Too many questions for my liking." Hughes has not always been flash with the cash, however, and won plaudits for jobs on a budget at Blackburn Rovers and Fulham either side of the Manchester City affair. In four years at Ewood Park he unearthed bargains such as Christopher Samba for £400,000, Roque Santa Cruz for £3.5m and Ryan Nelsen on a free transfer. He kept an aggressive Rovers side consistently in mid-table, peaking with a sixth-placed finish in 2006. In his one season at Fulham his biggest signing was £5m for Mousa Dembele, quitting after ending the year in eighth saying: "As a young, ambitious manager, I wish to further my experiences." Former squash world champion Angela Smith, right, said: "Mark Hughes has the experience required and as an ex-striker would undoubtedly bring a different approach to the way Stoke play, but his last appointment at QPR hasn't filled me with joy and hope. "I can't see a great deal of difference in him and TP for the club in view of progressing to the next level." Hughes' odds to take over at the Britannia Stadium were at 5/2 yesterday, shorter than Roberto Di Matteo (5/1), Gus Poyet (6/1) or Rafa Benitez (8/1). Freshly-relegated FA Cup winner Roberto Martinez is priced at 10/1 after announcing he expects to decide today whether to stay at Wigan Athletic. Everton lie in wait. Liam Gibbons, from Meir Park, said: "I would be ambivalent to a Hughes appointment, but I'd give him a chance because at Fulham and Blackburn he did a decent job. "I'd be very happy with Benitez, but surely he wouldn't be interested in coming and I'd be happy with Di Matteo or Poyet, or even Martin Jol if Poyet goes to Fulham. "I think the next manager should be someone who is going to give youngsters a chance. Without that there's little point in investing so much money in the Academy and someone who is willing to exploit the foreign markets." Martin O'Neill, Phil Neville and Steve Bould can all be found at around 20/1, while Bould's old Stoke youth-team buddy Steve Davis, in charge of Crewe, has lengthened to 25/1. Bermuda-based Potter Tim Smith said: "I realise for many fans these smartly dressed, exotically-named carpet football merchants are exactly what we need after 10 years of Pulisball. "But I live in fear of the day Andy Wilkinson and Ryan Shawcross attempt a neat one-two on the corner of their own penalty area or, worse, we replace Shawcross or Robert Huth with a poor man's Gary Cahill instructed to bring the ball out from the back. "For me, we need the wise, but understated pragmitism of a Steve McClaren. I live on an island in the sun where it rarely rains, but if things get hairy who says it's wrong to go for a stroll with a brolly?" Nigel Phillips, from Alsager, said: "Of the candidates mentioned so far, I would say Di Matteo, Martinez or Poyet would be most realistic, but Benitez would be the best of who is out there. "I don't fancy Hughes or Neil Lennon or Steve Bruce none of whom have either the credentials or character we need." Read more: www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/Stoke-City-fans-cool-prospect-Mark-Hughes/story-19066081-detail/story.html#ixzz2UHuEThslFollow us: @thisisstaffs on Twitter | thisisstaffordshire on Facebook
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Post by froggyranger on May 25, 2013 7:55:42 GMT
Let us hope Hughes does go to Leicester, it will mean one less team for us to compete against for promotion!
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Post by Bushman on May 25, 2013 8:29:30 GMT
Oh wow, I really didn't see Hughes ever going back to a top flight club. Has he got inside contacts or something? Poor Stoke. Why not? Hughes is a good manager. It never worked out here like we hoped but that wasn't all Hughes' fault no matter what way QPR's current PR team are trying to spin it. Hughes is more than capable of going somewhere else and managing well. Stoke have given Pulis money to spend and they will give Hughes money to spend too if he goes there. Stoke isn't as dysfunctional a club like ours and already have a Premier League set up and PL quality team. People forget that the Hughes regime occurred at one of the most dysfuntional and messed up clubs the Premier League will ever witness. He has to take responsibility for some of that but it wasn't just him that contributed to one of the worst seasons ever that any Premier League team has suffered. Other club's owners will see that and realise what he can do with a solid and grounded organization that won't go asking him to buy players solely for their 'brand marketing potential' in Asia and other foreign markets. Not yet.
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Post by Macmoish on May 25, 2013 12:42:32 GMT
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Post by Macmoish on May 27, 2013 22:23:30 GMT
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