Breaking News Larsson deal is Off

[Danshrimper]

They’re big names but they don’t have any managerial credentials, especially when it comes to the English lower leagues.

And who exactly do you suggest we should have brought in that has ‘credentials’. Why on earth would anyone with good credentials at this level take the job? We’re almost certain to be relegated regardless of who’s in charge.

 

[Mad Cyril]

I loved Dirk Kuyt.

Always turned up for a big game unlike some of the home grown legends he played alongside.

 

[Sandbach Shrimper]

Celtic and Liverpool, worst combination. One positive I will say is that they should have the respect of the dressing room.

 

[Clinton Baptiste]

Let's face it they can't possibly do any worse. 8 times we have leaked 3 or more goals this season.

 

[Floval Flyer]

I say give em a chance, they’ll get my support 100%!
It will be interesting to hear what caveats there are relating to this series of appointments? Shares / Investment or just employees of the club...

 

[Fairport]

Amazing how after all the doubts about Larsson by what seems the majority of Zone posters he now seems like a conquering hero!

 

[Andy_S]

Kuyt is only 39, so I wonder if he fancies putting on the boots Marc-Antoine Fortunè style?

 

[Rayleigh boy]

my top 3

Campbell
Tilson
Barrat

if the Larsson crowd put money in fair enough but not sure they know how to build a league back 4,,

 

[Rob Noxious]

Give me three names with the adequate managerial experience of the English lower leagues available now who you would want to manage Southend and think could save us from relegation this season?

Gary Rowett
Nigel Adkins
Gary Johnson

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

The man in Grey is on his way.

 

[danbowen]

Gary Rowett
Nigel Adkins
Gary Johnson

Realistically?

 

[Steve Giles]

Celtic and Liverpool, worst combination. One positive I will say is that they should have the respect of the dressing room.

Shame many of our players have no respect for the club, chairman, fans and that their in a great position of being professional footballers.

 

[Strike Force]

Gary Rowett
Nigel Adkins
Gary Johnson

Rowett - an accomplished and respected championship level coach who has probably been earning 500k a year plus for the last four or five years. Would never consider a league one managerial position for a team bottom of the league. Happy doing media work while he waits for a championship job to come up.

Adkins - see above without the media work. Was heavily linked with the Huddersfield job. Zero interest in working in the league one.

Gary Johnson - not even the best manager in his family

 

[RetroBlue]

räkmacka

 

[Rob Noxious]

Realistically?

Probably not - more of a bold attempt to answer the question set by Strike Force.

Rowett's teams haven't played attractive football but they've been hard to beat. He's probably looking at a much higher level than we're at now. Sadly.

Adkins - a great enthusiast who did well the lower down the League he managed.

Johnson - love his perky spirit and the fact that he's doing well with The Gulls. Along with all his great managerial experience in the Leagues we know so well.

 

[kentblues]

Campbell did a great job with Macclesfield- what tends to get over looked is his zero prior experience of L2 football. So take Larsson and Kuyt who had at least as much success in the top flight/internationally why should the similarly not come in and be successful.

Actually Larsson has managed a small team with a ground with 5000 capacity and kept them in the top division against all predictions and I doubt the Swedish second division where he managed is full of players so far removed from our lower leagues.

Kuyt has been coach the Feyenoord U19s I think- so brings something other than just his playing career.

I also see some people suggesting they must be costing us a fortune. I doubt whatever we are paying them more than the going rate, they won’t be here for the monthly pay cheque- when Kuyt was in Turkey a year or two back he was on £2.5 million a year..

 

[Rob Noxious]

Rowett - an accomplished and respected championship level coach who has probably been earning 500k a year plus for the last four or five years. Would never consider a league one managerial position for a team bottom of the league. Happy doing media work while he waits for a championship job to come up.

Adkins - see above without the media work. Was heavily linked with the Huddersfield job. Zero interest in working in the league one.

Gary Johnson - not even the best manager in his family

Good points but your original post deserved a reply - even one with scarlet-tinted specs.

 

[Yer Blues]

Gary Johnson - not even the best manager in his family

Not even top 3. His cousin and nephew both have good middle management jobs at viking stationary.

 

[geoffmundo]

If nothing else, should now get more exposure on Sky...

 

[mfurok]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1183109685743947777

National League, please keep our place warm.

At least we’ll end up in the South division.

By any reasonable analysis of the skills needed for the job, this pair possess very few of them.

God help us - oh I forgot - there isn’t one.