Should Bond be given the job next season?

[londonblue]

Steve Evans, it’s going to upset so many people when it gets announced.

By all accounts Ron hates Steve Evans.

 

[SheldonW65]

HMRC

Nope they've just secured a permanent job with Bolton Wanderers

 

[Blueronron]

IMO.. I doubt it, to be fair to RM, if anything i know about him during his reign, he is quite loyal and has given managers plenty of chances over time.

I saw in the Echo, talks have started between them,
I would be surprised if he didn't extend the contract for just another 5 months on a rolling contract before offering a serious longer term deal (and if it did'nt work after 12 games...he will be gone).

This is two seasons in a row now, that we had to pay X amount of money to replace a manager in order to survive in League One.

Would anyone be happy with such a short contract ?

Can work two ways, if he fails to delivery he can go, however if successful he will poached by bigger club and then fans will say how ungrateful he is when we offered him the role and RM PR machine will be in full swing

Also would you sign for a club, knowing the manager maybe gone within 12 weeks, we are looking at stability for both manager and players

Any manager needs security so "No" to short term contract, Bond has had the short term contract which was to secure Div One, he did that so deserves a longer contract imho

 

[Tampa Blue]

Chris Hughton's available?

 

[SheldonW65]

I do find it quite amusing how many experts seem "unsure" about Bond. It's not like the guy has worked as a top level coach & done most of the heavy lifting for Harry for several years is it.

Personally I think and really hope we will see Bond with (Redknapp in the background) bringing us success, there's no doubt he will make a difference on the training ground and with Harry's guidance on match days we should have a very realistic chance of seeing a major improvement over the dross we witnessed last season.

 

[Special Blue]

By all accounts Ron hates Steve Evans.

Seems I was wrong Ron is an excellent judge of character.

 

[bess30]

Why is there not a betting market?

 

[blues exile]

Redknapp is fronting a take over bid for a Gulf State consortium hence the delay.

 

[rigsby]

Would anyone be happy with such a short contract ?

Can work two ways, if he fails to delivery he can go, however if successful he will poached by bigger club and then fans will say how ungrateful he is when we offered him the role and RM PR machine will be in full swing

Also would you sign for a club, knowing the manager maybe gone within 12 weeks, we are looking at stability for both manager and players

Any manager needs security so "No" to short term contract, Bond has had the short term contract which was to secure Div One, he did that so deserves a longer contract imho

Would send out the total wrong message to the players. 'If this guy upsets you You can get him sacked in a few weeks'

Seeing as so many of them were comfortable with their embarrassing and unprofessional performances after the rally cal by Ron. That's not an option we should allow them to have

 

[Special Blue]

Why is there not a betting market?

Don't know maybe someone has the job?

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Don't know maybe someone has the job?

SZ is much better informed about Southend affairs than the bookies.

 

[South Bucks Shrimper]

This is two seasons in a row now, that we had to pay X amount of money to replace a manager in order to survive in League One.

Are you sure that is true regarding CP?

 

[NZamba Legend]

I don't like the idea of Redknapp 'in the background'. Either he has a role or he doesn't. We are a professional football club, not some tin pot outfit* where the manager brings his mate along every time his mate doesn't fancy going shopping with the missus.

*Okay, we are a tin pot outfit, but you get the point.

 

[FarmdogSUFC]

Announce Bond

 

[Harry Bullocks]

Before he considers Brighton...closer to Sandbanks ( Harry's home)...

 

[Harry Bullocks]

I think that it's his job to turn down....won't matter what we want...he has a big tick in his cv now for saving us from relegation

 

[rigsby]

I think that it's his job to turn down....won't matter what we want...he has a big tick in his cv now for saving us from relegation

I guess Ron is also aware of that. So may well be 'protecting' himself by keeping options open before entering into the real negotiations.

 

[Fairport]

I wouldn't be surprised if the delay is purely down to money. Bond was probably very well paid as number two to Harry at Tottenham, QPR and Birmingham. An assistant at those places may well have been paid three times what a Division One manager earns.

 

[Blues4LifeDan]

Redknapp is fronting a take over bid for a Gulf State consortium hence the delay.

You mean his dog is.

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

I thought everything was in Sandra's name?