when Lenny eventually leaves.

[Babyshamble]

Thoughts on next manager? Jack ross for me .

[Phil MaGlass]

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.............

[Babyshamble]

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.............

Haha hope its not for a long time 👍

[Diclonius]

Yup, Jack Ross. He'll be away down south if he has a good season though.

Failing that, Alan Stubbs.

[Pretty Boy]

I've heard some exciting things about this youth coach who used to be at Newcastle. He worked in Spain as well so he must be good.

He's only young but he uses a laptop and has given a name to something good youth coaches have been doing for years so he's totally innovative.

Not sure what he's been up to lately mind you.

[MWHIBBIES]

Pat Fenlon or Craig Levein for me

[Souter96Mac]

Pat Fenlon or Craig Levein for me

Don't forget cathro

[linlithgowhibbie]

Has to be my all time favourite,,,, Colin Calderwood :wink:

[Dr What If?]

Ryan Porteous - hoping Lennon will be around for a while yet

[Waxy]

Think we should just keep Lennon.

[WoreTheGreen]

I've heard some exciting things about this youth coach who used to be at Newcastle. He worked in Spain as well so he must be good.

He's only young but he uses a laptop and has given a name to something good youth coaches have been doing for years so he's totally innovative.

Not sure what he's been up to lately mind you.

Was the lego his idae

[Since90+2]

Cathro. Future footballing genuius and we as a massive Scottish and British club will give him the stepping stone he needs to get to the EPL.

Luckily our rivals are minnows who we are so much bigger than we need not worry about them approaching him.

[IGRIGI]

Jimmy Calderwood, Europa League specialist.

[Treadstone]

I trust Leeann. My god subconsciously I have given the Hibs hierarchy carte blanche to make the right call.

What a woman.

[hibees 7062]

Pat Fenlon or Craig Levein for me

He could manage us and them at the same time

[eezyrider]

Gordon Strachan - you heard it here first.

EZ

[Zazu62]

The Dalry Lama

[Mibbes Aye]

I was going to post Jamie Cureton as we always used to hear his name in transfer gossip back in the day. He's still playing, albeit three or so levels beneath League 2, but it turns out he is also coaching at the Arsenal academy so might well yet develop into a coach/manager who likes his team to play football in that style.

It's a bit like those bets where a dad sticks a tenner on his newborn son to get an England cap and then potentially wins a fortune but maybe one day Cureton will confirm all those speculative posts of old and find his way to Easter Road :greengrin

[Pagan Hibernia]

Lewis Stevenson, player-manager

failing that, we’ll entice Alex Ferguson out of retirement. I hear he’s a bit of a fan of ours

[Blaster]

Stuart Baxter

[Billy Whizz]

Stokes, with Malonga as his assistant

[bingo70]

I know Motherwell failed to make the top 6 but I’ve always liked their manager.

Given time he’ll be excellent for them imo and I wouldn’t mind us going for him next.

[Mr White]

I know Motherwell failed to make the top 6 but I’ve always liked their manager.

Given time he’ll be excellent for them imo and I wouldn’t mind us going for him next.

:agree: he seems a decent manager. Good eye for a player too if his replacement of Moult with Main in January is anything to go by.

[matty_f]

Stubbs for me, would hope Lennon sticks around for a good while yet, though.

[Sir David Gray]

Jimmy Calderwood, Europa League specialist.

I wouldn't have thought so since he's got dementia.

[Zazu62]

Alan Stubbs

[cleanyman]

Has to be Terry Butcher

I saw him in Glasgow last week. I shuddered.

[horseflesh]

If Lennon leaves Hibs it will be because he is no longer wanted by us. Sometimes in life you find the perfect fit, somewhere you feel valued and appreciated. Nothing to base this assumption on other than seeing a man who looks very happy and at ease

[H18 SFR]

David Platt

[Saturday Boy]

David Platt

The boy from Coronation Street? 😄

[The Spaceman]

I personally think Lennon will be around for a fair while yet. You can tell he has a genuine affection for our club, he loves the fans and we love him. He has a board who are willing to back him and a really solid core of professionals at this club who intend on being here long term.

I think he has probably already achieved his ultimate dream of managing Celtic, winning trophies with them, beating Barcelona in the Champions League etc...as well as trying his hand down south. Unlike Stubbs, Lennon has been there and worn the T-Shirt...I am thinking he will maybe want to hang around us for a fair few years and make us his real project?

[The Green Goblin]

I personally think Lennon will be around for a fair while yet. You can tell he has a genuine affection for our club, he loves the fans and we love him. He has a board who are willing to back him and a really solid core of professionals at this club who intend on being here long term.

I think he has probably already achieved his ultimate dream of managing Celtic, winning trophies with them, beating Barcelona in the Champions League etc...as well as trying his hand down south. Unlike Stubbs, Lennon has been there and worn the T-Shirt...I am thinking he will maybe want to hang around us for a fair few years and make us his real project?


I hope so too, but it wasn't that long ago that the rumour was he was open to discussing the Scotland job...

In the event of needing a new manager, I would much prefer Stubbs over Strachan. But as others have said, I really hope Lennon stays for a good long time yet. I would go so far as to say that I think he is the best manager Hibs have had in my lifetime (I'm 43, in case anyone is wondering :greengrin )

[Is It On....]

Yup, Jack Ross. He'll be away down south if he has a good season though.

Failing that, Alan Stubbs.

The same Jack Ross that Potter fell out with at the PBS?

[overdrive]

The same Jack Ross that Potter fell out with at the PBS?

For non-footballing reasons that Levein was a hypocrite about.

[Speedway]

I’ll take Steve Clarke next.

[heretoday]

I'm not looking forward to seeing Lennon go.

[sadtom]

Pep Guardiola's great great grandson....in his twilight years.

[Clerie Green]

Dempster

[Gmack7]

Chris Hogg

[Eyrie]

David Platt

We'd only interview him before appointing Gareth Evans.

Let's hope that we don't have to worry about replacing Lennon for a few more years.

[Captain Trips]

I’ll take Steve Clarke next.

I have a feeling he is high up on the Sevco radar.

[Crazyhorse]

Thoughts on next manager? Jack ross for me .

Sebastiano Pochettino with his Da as DoF.

[H18 SFR]

I have a feeling he is high up on the Sevco radar.

Hun mate suggesting that the board want Clarke now and not in the summer.

[Greenbeard]

Odd thread when all is so positive. Said before I think the signs are good that he will stick around for a while, maybe surpass Miller's ten year stint. Can't see him going back to the Tic, tried is hand already in England and too ginger to go on the continent.

[bingo70]

I have a feeling he is high up on the Sevco radar.

Someone was saying to me he’s of a Celtic persuasion, I’ve no idea if that’s true or not but apparently that’s going to stop rangers approaching him.

[SteveHFC]

I know Motherwell failed to make the top 6 but I’ve always liked their manager.

Given time he’ll be excellent for them imo and I wouldn’t mind us going for him next.

:aok:.

[Jamesie]

Odd thread when all is so positive. Said before I think the signs are good that he will stick around for a while, maybe surpass Miller's ten year stint. Can't see him going back to the Tic, tried is hand already in England and too ginger to go on the continent.

Was actually saying in the pub last night that I hope he surpasses Miller or is at least the closest in longevity we have had since Lexo’s departure. Undoubtedly the most consistent manager we’ve had at the helm in my lifetime (even if Stubbs’ win ratio is marginally better at this point in time we need to remember that was solely in the Championship).

[Austinho]

Impossible to predict if Lennon could be here long term - it’s common for managers to drop off after multiple seasons, and rare for them to perform consistently for years.

Lennon is a winner, there’s no doubt about that. But it was Stubbs who built the foundations of the team that we are still reaping rewards from. Lennon has got them to perform very well, but his signings the past couple of seasons (with some exceptions) have actually mostly been poor to average. He did make amends for it in Jan when he binned Stokes and Murray for Kamberi and McLaren, but those were his signings too. This isn’t a slight on the man at all by the way - just making the point there aren’t any clear cut signs he’s building for the long term here - a lot of his signings have been stop gaps, older heads or loan deals so far. Bit early to say he’ll outlast Miller.

As for the next manager when the day sadly comes, the timing has never been right for Gordon Strachan, who has always said he’d love to come to Hibs some day. If Lennon got poached off us because we are doing well, we could do worse than Strachan’s appointment to keep the ship steady and maintain high standards. If Lennon and Hibs part ways due to poor results, get Stubbsy in for another rebuilding job! Simples!

[IGRIGI]

Stubbs had us finish behind Falkirk in the Championship.

No thanks.

[highland hibbee]

The same Jack Ross that Potter fell out with at the PBS?

The same Jack Ross who got homesick when he went to Hartlepool and got his contract bought out by his father in law.....

[Jamesie]

Stubbs had us finish behind Falkirk in the Championship.

No thanks.

I think views on Stubbs’ reappointment would be a lot different if it wasn’t for a certain day in May 2016!

[MWHIBBIES]

I think views on Stubbs’ reappointment would be a lot different if it wasn’t for a certain day in May 2016!Duh

Views on Lennon staying would be different if we were 11th place right now. If my Dad had 3 balls he'd be a pinball machine

[MacGruber]

Stubbs had us finish behind Falkirk in the Championship.

No thanks.

Yeah
He'd only bring in players like John McGinn, Dylan McGeough, Scott Allan, Liam Henderson, Marvin Bartley, Martin Boyle, Darren McGregor and Scottish cup winning captains... I'm out.

[IGRIGI]

Yeah
He'd only bring in players like John McGinn, Dylan McGeough, Scott Allan, Liam Henderson, Marvin Bartley, Martin Boyle, Darren McGregor and Scottish cup winning captains... I'm out.

He brought them in and got them finishing behind Falkirk in he Scottish Championship, should hire him for the recruitment team.

[Barman Stanton]

Stubbs had us finish behind Falkirk in the Championship.

No thanks.

You have to look at where we were before he took over and the team he left behind. I think getting to 2 cup finals (including replays) severely hampered our promotion bid that season.

[Peevemor]

You have to look at where we were before he took over and the team he left behind. I think getting to 2 cup finals (including replays) severely hampered our promotion bid that season.

Exactly.

Hibs played something like 54 games that season, plus 3 friendlies.

[1van Sprou7e]

I personally think Lennon will be around for a fair while yet. You can tell he has a genuine affection for our club, he loves the fans and we love him. He has a board who are willing to back him and a really solid core of professionals at this club who intend on being here long term.

I think he has probably already achieved his ultimate dream of managing Celtic, winning trophies with them, beating Barcelona in the Champions League etc...as well as trying his hand down south. Unlike Stubbs, Lennon has been there and worn the T-Shirt...I am thinking he will maybe want to hang around us for a fair few years and make us his real project?

I think he is too ambitious to stay more than another year or two

[Hibbyradge]

Michael Carrick

[WeeRussell]

It's hard to say without knowing when Lennon is departing. All ifs and buts. We don't know who is going to be available or right for the club at that time.

So in summary.. I've nae idea :greengrin


I'll always happily welcome back Stubbsy though.

[Souter96Mac]

When is he contracted til?

[cabbageandribs1875]

When is he contracted til?


2020

[JDHibs]

Jack Ross wont be at St Mirren long.

He will be away down south, same with Clarke.

No idea who i would want after NL and dont want to think about that anytime soon!

[Paisley Hibby]

Thoughts on next manager? Jack ross for me .

Pointless speculation about something completely hypothetical which none of us wants to see happening any time soon....:rolleyes:

Which is, of course, just the kind of thing Hibs.net loves...

[Clarence]

Let’s enjoy the moment.

[Northernhibee]

I'll do it. I'm really good at Football Manager and I'll sign Leigh up.

[SteveHFC]

I'll do it. I'm really good at Football Manager and I'll sign Leigh up.

£150k :hyper

[bingo70]

I don’t understand why it’s such a problem for so many to discuss hypothetical scenarios.

Everyone wants Lennon to stay for a long time so nobody really needs to qualify their opinion by saying that, it’s obvious.

There’s no harm in looking a bit further down the line and speculating as to who people might want next, I’d hope the board are succession planning and while we’re only lowly supporters with no input into the decision it’s still an interesting topic to discuss.

[Pretty Boy]

Exactly.

Hibs played something like 54 games that season, plus 3 friendlies.

I checked recently and we played over 30 games between January and May. That's almost the equivalent of a full league campaign in half a season.

[WeeRussell]

I don’t understand why it’s such a problem for so many to discuss hypothetical scenarios.

Everyone wants Lennon to stay for a long time so nobody really needs to qualify their opinion by saying that, it’s obvious.

There’s no harm in looking a bit further down the line and speculating as to who people might want next, I’d hope the board are succession planning and while we’re only lowly supporters with no input into the decision it’s still an interesting topic to discuss.

Completely agree. No issue for me other than I couldn’t tell you who I’d want, unless we’re talking hypothetically about not having Lennon within the next 6 months for example.

Then again I cant even decide what brand of whisky I’m going to get totally super John mcginned on at the weekend.

[pacoluna]

I checked recently and we played over 30 games between January and May. That's almost the equivalent of a full league campaign in half a season.

Is that the excuse for 4 consecutive defeats to Morton.. Dumbarton, QOTS, raith then a draw with st mirren languishing near the bottom of the league at time.. followed by two lait goals to scrape a win against livi which proceded a 2-1 defeat against wait for it...alloa?

Looking back they were truly horrendous results. No wonder most of us felt Stubbs time was up leading up to the Scottish cup final.

[WeeRussell]

Is that the excuse for 4 consecutive defeats to Morton.. Dumbarton, QOTS, raith then a draw with st mirren languishing near the bottom of the league at time.. followed by two lait goals to scrape a win against livi which proceded a 2-1 defeat against wait for it...alloa?

Looking back they were truly horrendous results. No wonder most of us felt Stubbs time was up leading up to the Scottish cup final.

And yet I think he only achieved a point less than Lennon did in a championship without Hearts or Rangers, while winning the Scottish cup.

Not getting promoted was a blow, no doubt (albeit I quickly got over it thanks to what was round the corner).. the way some people go on though, makes you wonder if they even enjoyed winning the cup under nasty Stubbs.

Also.. I’m almost certain it wasn’t “most” of you that wanted rid of Stubbs.

[pacoluna]

And yet I think he only achieved a point less than Lennon did in a championship without Hearts or Rangers, while winning the Scottish cup.

Not getting promoted was a blow, no doubt (albeit I quickly got over it thanks to what was round the corner).. the way some people go on though, makes you wonder if they even enjoyed winning the cup under nasty Stubbs.

Also.. I’m almost certain it wasn’t “most” of you that wanted rid of Stubbs.
I enjoyed it alright...

Doesn't change my mind about the fact i don't think he is a particularly good manager. I always thought he lacked enthusiasm aswell even after the final. But thats just my opinion.

[Pretty Boy]

Is that the excuse for 4 consecutive defeats to Morton.. Dumbarton, QOTS, raith then a draw with st mirren languishing near the bottom of the league at time.. followed by two lait goals to scrape a win against livi which proceded a 2-1 defeat against wait for it...alloa?

Looking back they were truly horrendous results. No wonder most of us felt Stubbs time was up leading up to the Scottish cup final.

I'm not excusing that form but in that run of games we played on the 7th Feb, 13th Feb, 16th Feb, 21st Feb, 24th Feb, 27th Feb, 1st March, 6th March, 13th March, 16th March and 19th March. Squads twice as big as ours would have struggled with that scehdule.

That run includes the defeats you mention but also a draw and win v ICT, a LC final and a draw and win v Hearts.

[WhileTheChief..]

Completely pointless discussion.

A manager that you would want today could be absolute guff by the time we need one. Or vice versa.

Why talk about it now? If the Record published a similar question this site would be in uproar about them trying to unsettle us in our quest for 2nd.

[WeeRussell]

I enjoyed it alright...

Doesn't change my mind about the fact i don't think he is a particularly good manager. I always thought he lacked enthusiasm aswell even after the final. But thats just my opinion.

No worries - want aimed directly at you. Well, the last part obviously was :)