[Devongone]

Given the runners on view I'd be choosing from the 20/1 chances.

Dyche would be in my all-time team of Brainless Chesterfield Players, but so would Neil Warnock. Thought processes on the field with a ball at your feet and off it with a whole match to plan appear to be entirely different. Surely a Sports Science graduate somewhere should be planning a PhD on the subject?

[Lord Snooty]

A bit of a side step. Paul Warne expected to leave Rotherham, making him go up the odds for our job.

But now Rosenior relieved of his duties at Derby and Warne is now favourite for that job.

[jjamez]

And may he go there


Especially after the interview he did, was it last season or the season before, where he wasn't happy with them one bit

[Amelia Chaffinch]

When Rotherham got relegated not Derby?

[theo_luddite]

Given the runners on view I'd be choosing from the 20/1 chances.

Dyche would be in my all-time team of Brainless Chesterfield Players, but so would Neil Warnock. Thought processes on the field with a ball at your feet and off it with a whole match to plan appear to be entirely different. Surely a Sports Science graduate somewhere should be planning a PhD on the subject?

We've got one on here somewhere wanting to do PhD on sports rivalries, and he feels he needs to ask!
Must have lived a very sheltered life if he can't work those out for himself or find it plastered all over t'interweb, if he only knew where to look.

[Devongone]

Take Gazzer for example, faced with a split-second decision in a crowded midfield he could spot a perceptive, game-changing pass. Given any off-field decision and as long as he wanted to get it right, he invariably came up with totally the wrong answer and got pissed.

Bobby Charlton could do almost anything with a football with grace and ease, he had both the skill and the brain power, but couldn't pass it on or manage a team. Brother Jack had far fewer skills and in a tight situation would hoof either the ball or an opponent. Off the field he could organise a team, motivate players, manage and coach.

Arsene Wenger made seven appearances as a professional but was known as the professor once he was in charge of all the chess pieces.

I reckon the profile you need now Warne is off to a better county, is a very moderate former footballer who didn't really make it, but is now running a club of any size, anywhere in the known universe, that is suddenly doing unexpectedly well.

[theo_luddite]

Like the lad at Barrow that they nobbled from The Shay and have just given him an improved contract to try and keep him or get a bigger compensation payment?

Pete Wild.

[jjamez]

In all fairness Danny Schofield was an average footballer with an average career, but was seen as a highly rated coach... It didn't work.

Pep guardiola was a top player and is a top manager, but can achieve what he has at a smaller club ala Huddersfield or does he rely on a silver spoon and media frenzy.

I agree that a top player doesn't make a top manager but I don't agree with town needing a person who is suddenly doing unexpectedly well nor should it have to be someone like ainsworth who is/has doing well at Wycombe but has probably achieved all he will there.

I feel some managers just suit a club, so ainsworth at Wycombe and I think Warne will find it now he's left Rotherham.

I think town need to find someone who suits us, Schofield didn't, because he wasn't ready. I don't think Carlos did because of how he came across and the fact he needed to be reminded to acknowledge fans etc, Cowley's didn't because away from the media spot light I'm told they aren't always very nice people to deal with etc, so it goes against that family feel we try to portray.

So yeah we need someone who fits Huddersfield town, it's overwhelming mantra that it's fans go with, bromby can come up with any jargon and whatnot but it was here long before him and will be long after. It got defined as terrier spirit, underdog spirit, no limits amongst other things. Wagner fit that and would again, he failed at other clubs, but maybe we are his club, where everything is pure synergy. Jacko way back fit it too, they are probably the only two of recent that did.

We need to find that manager that suits us and we suit them, no square peg round holes situation. It's got to be hand in glove.

[jjamez]

So looking at the possible candidates, we know that town and Wagner go well together and it could be a case of both being ideal for each other.

Now looking at what our mantra is, we go on about hardworking, but what else? Passionate? Thought it would be a given? Embraces a challenge? Used to being an under dog and upsetting the odds? Being a proven leader?

If that is some of the checklist, how do people check out?

Well Carrick played the majority of his career at the top top level with Man United, but was never really deemed a proper leader, even when he was one of the more experienced players, he always came across as quiet and steady.

Manning didn't have a playing career and focused more on coaching, he's worked at West ham before joining the man city lot over in America before joining their sister club lommel in Belgium and took them from a bottom placed to a third place finish and moved on to mk Dons where he still is, he did well last season, just missing out on promotion. This season has been a bit more of a struggle. But he could well fit what we are wanting.

Anthony Barry spent his career in the lower leagues and was more of a no nonsense midfielder, I don't know if he was ever a captain or anything but it doesn't really matter. He retired aged thirty and became the youngest first team coach when he joined Wigan before being poached by Chelsea, with an emphasis of set pieces

[jjamez]

latest name mentioned is jon brady of northampton