[Lord Snooty]

So Chris Wilder, who almost got Boro relegated last season, is everybody's favourite.

[theo_luddite]

Certainly he isn't mine. The stars aligned for him for a couple of seasons or so at Bramall Lane but when 2nd season syndrome kicked in and the expensive new strike force fired blanks, he never pulled them (or Boro for that matter) round again. He offers experience in the way a load of others waiting for the revolving door to come round again offer it. There's a reason they are all waiting.

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PS - Stairs' hamsters seem to have been fed and have got the site up to speed again.

[Devongone]

I think you should be looking for a late middle-aged Scandinavian. Hair greying nicely at the temples. Slim, goatee beard neatly trimmed. Fluent English. Played as a defensive midfielder for a second tier Scandinavian club, until a knee injury forced him into coaching. Studied psychology to degree level. Divorced in his thirties and has never re-married. Coached in both Italy and North Africa. Piercing blue eyes. Nice smile. Sense of humour. Dresses well, but also looks in a tracksuit.

If he exists grab him. I'll become a loyal Huddersfield supporter. In fact I'll move back north.

[Lord Snooty]

Wow. Get him in. Sounds much better than a tubby Scotsman, who never stayed long enough at a club during his playing career to buy a house. Couldn't tell a good player from a bad one and watches totally different games to the supporters.

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Looking like Narcis for a while. He's got a new Spanish assistant in. They wouldn't do that if a new Head Coach appointment was imminent.

[Devongone]

The interesting thing is that almost none of you were in favour of Fothers from the very start. Two games in everyone had seen right through him. Now if it was that obvious why didn't those who gave him the job pick up the same vibes?

I couldn't fancy Pete Wild anywhere near as much as my imaginary Scandinavian, but Theo could just be right that he would do a good job for you.

[theo_luddite]

Have to question why they didn't see through him in the interview process to be honest. HR professionals have enough tools at their disposal to work out what type of personality people are and what type of jobs they are suited to. Maybe our recruitment guy ignored or didn't use these but it didn't take long for the real personality and lack of nous to come out.

[WakeyTerrier]

You have to question why we gave him a contract worth £350k a year, he came back to England looking for a job at Academy level and we managed to give him the top job.

[theo_luddite]

Well, unless he volunteers, he won't be down the local foodbank any time soon will he? How much of the full 3 years he gets will be somewhere in the small print but you'd think by now that these longer contracts would contain a clause regarding termination of contract in the first 6-12 months means you don't get anywhere near the full 3 year amount.

[theo_luddite]

Another thing Devon, when we get a kid in on loan from a Prima Donna League club (though sometimes in the past it's been Championship clubs), you can tell in the first two games that the kid has some class about him. Two of them being Ben Chilwell and Emile Smith Rowe as examples. They had future international class written all over them in capital letters as teenagers, and so it proved to be.

Others don't show anything at all - like Lukas Jutkiewicz who came to us from Everton. In his first game he chased L666s defence all over the park, walked off to a standing ovation, then did bugger all for the rest of the time he was with us. He played 7 games and was sent back. He's barely tearing up saplings at Brum these days after playing once for Everton. Well, it doesn't take a brain surgeon to work out where we put Fotheringham on this scale, because, yes it took precisely the same number of games to figure him out. Two. I don't see him coaching Scotland to a World Cup Finals in my lifetime. If he proves me wrong, fair play to him, but my brass is staying in my pocket and not Joe Corals.

[Lord Snooty]

Nathan Jones, anybody?