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Who should be our next manager?

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Who do we want as Manager

  • Barrett

    Votes: 136 34.8%

  • Fagan

    Votes: 112 28.6%

  • Paul Hurst

    Votes: 14 3.6%

  • Tilson

    Votes: 30 7.7%

  • Tilson/Maher

    Votes: 59 15.1%

  • Brown

    Votes: 27 6.9%

  • Bentley

    Votes: 6 1.5%

  • Other

    Votes: 37 9.5%

  • Bart

    Votes: 7 1.8%

  • Tisdale

    Votes: 29 7.4%

  • Maher

    Votes: 52 13.3%
  • Total voters
    391
KiwiRob said:
It is time for the Chairman to show the courage and vision that Lincoln showed in appointing Danny Cowley a few years back by giving another very promising young coach - Craig Fagan - a shot at the manager's job at Southend.
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Not really a fair comparison. The cowleys were already managing in the national league and took on Lincoln in the national league.

Fagan has no managerial experience at all.
 
Jim Levenstein said:
Have to say I'm so up for John McGreal to come in. On paper he is by far the best candidate he has solid L2 experience and had them in the play-offs last season. When else do you get the chance to have a manager who made the play-offs in the same league as you the previous season? Never.

Best candidate by far but we're saying no because he managed Col U lol so what? The biggest legend at the club currently (JW) is a Colchester legend with over 200 apps for them. We have signed David Mooney who played for Col U and Orient before us did that make us dislike him?Prosser signed for them did they hate him because he was Southend previously no. Did they hate Theo when he went there on loan no. Even Fagan played for Colchester in his career it's all a load of **** we need to do the best thing for us regardless of where they come from

Players and managers have played/managed both before and will continue to do so. Don't buy into the whole daggers will be out sooner because he's Colchester if we start terribly the daggers are going to be out because we've been poor for so long..
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Can't see it happening when Ron has specified an attachment to the club being a criteria and the last time he hired an ex-Col Ewe manager he had to sack him after seeing a lack of passion in his eyes.
 
looking at the calibre of these potential candidates ...

I do think about the last management team we had here and think what an absolute shame we lost them .
 
Rayleigh boy said:
I meant Campbell Hreiderson, Colbert -

I do understand we could not afford them BUT we seem to be right down in the managers Poundland shop now..
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If we were looking for an experienced & successful manager we would be struggling and no doubt likely to land someone well past their best and rather underwhelming. Which is why going for someone young, passionate, and probably taking the step up is eminently sensible for us.
 
kentblues said:
If we were looking for an experienced & successful manager we would be struggling and no doubt likely to land someone well past their best and rather underwhelming. Which is why going for someone young, passionate, and probably taking the step up is eminently sensible for us.
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I agree. with this .. although I am concerned not to have received a time for my interview yet
 
Rayleigh boy said:
I meant Campbell Hreiderson, Colbert -

I do understand we could not afford them BUT we seem to be right down in the managers Poundland shop now..
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I get what you’re saying but I think a big name is flattering to deceive a bit. Our most successful manager was a local lad with no previous experience, promoted from the youth team. Being a great player doesn’t make you a good manager. Thierry Henry was arguably the best striker of the Premier League era, but has failed miserably in management so far.

You could’ve described Tilson as a Poundlound manager when we first put him in charge, but look what he achieved. We’ve tried the likes of Powell, Bond and Campbell and it hasn’t worked. It’s time for someone like Maher or Fagan. They will be far better for the youngsters than Campbell would’ve been in my opinion.
 
amsemp said:
I get what you’re saying but I think a big name is flattering to deceive a bit. Our most successful manager was a local lad with no previous experience, promoted from the youth team. Being a great player doesn’t make you a good manager. Thierry Henry was arguably the best striker of the Premier League era, but has failed miserably in management so far.

You could’ve described Tilson as a Poundlound manager when we first put him in charge, but look what he achieved. We’ve tried the likes of Powell, Bond and Campbell and it hasn’t worked. It’s time for someone like Maher or Fagan. They will be far better for the youngsters than Campbell would’ve been in my opinion.
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No Tilson is pure Essex gold ... how dare you say anything else.
 
Michael Jolley the latest name linked by Chris Phillips. Hasn't been in a job since he got sacked by Grimsby in November, his only job in management in England.
 
His record actually wasn't bad at Grimsby though. He joined when they were fighting relegation, kept them up and had them challenging for playoffs the following season. He's no less experienced at League Two level than Sol was.

Extensive experience of working with young players might appeal to Ron.
 
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