Steve Clarke? ex Assistant at Chelski and West Ham? (merged)

**Prawn Sandwich** · 04-10-2010 12:31 PM

Steve Clarke has plenty of experience at assistant level and presumably plenty of money to take a low paid Managers job to get him started?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Clarke

***Green_one*** · 04-10-2010 12:33 PM

Again yes but we will not get him.

**Petrie's Tache** · 04-10-2010 12:33 PM

would have him in a heartbeat. Whether or not the SPL could lure him is another matter.

**Hibby_Ed** · 04-10-2010 12:34 PM

surely a favourite

**Whos-the-poster** · 04-10-2010 12:34 PM

Originally Posted by Prawn Sandwich

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Steve Clarke has plenty of experience at assistant level and presumably plenty of money to take a low paid Managers job to get him started?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Clarke

Would get my vote however surley we need to go for experience in these desperate times

**The Silver Fox** · 04-10-2010 02:30 PM

Currently not working. Has never been the top man at a club. Worked under various managers at the highest level at Chelsea and West Ham. He is Scottish and is rated highly in the coaching world.

I would have given him the Scotland job and if I had been at Celtic would have taken him there.

He knows the game inside out and willl have more contacts than you can eat.

He is the man, no doubt about it.

***bingo70*** · 04-10-2010 02:37 PM

I'd be amazed if he'd come to us, as you say very highly rated down south so i can see him going to a championship club

***Billy Whizz*** · 04-10-2010 02:40 PM

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Currently not working. Has never been the top man at a club. Worked under various managers at the highest level at Chelsea and West Ham. He is Scottish and is rated highly in the coaching world.

I would have given him the Scotland job and if I had been at Celtic would have taken him there.

He knows the game inside out and willl have more contacts than you can eat.

He is the man, no doubt about it.

I think he's a coach and not a Manager!

**heretoday** · 04-10-2010 02:43 PM

I reckon he's too expensive. Good call though.

**MB62** · 04-10-2010 02:50 PM

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I reckon he's too expensive. Good call though.

And therein lies the problem.
We've sacked another manager, which had to be done, but we will replace him with another cheep option no doubt, and give him little to work with.

I'm delighted Yogi has gone because he proved to be useless, but until the board start showing the same ambition for ON park needs that they show for OFF park, then I can't get too excited about all this.

**Dashing Bob S** · 04-10-2010 02:52 PM

Decent first manager post for him, I would think. If he has half a brain (and he seems to have considerably more) he won't be in the SPL more than 18 months. He'd come into an under-performing squad with good young players and with them trying to impress, the only way would be up. Strong motivation of established players, good coaching of youngsters, a clear out policy and a couple of Christmas signings and Europe would be more than a possibility.

It would be a decent springboard to the EPL for him and a quick but probably exciting fix for us, and he'd leave something decent in place for a longer-term guy.

Far sweeter a first job prospect for SC than going into some politics-laden, debt-ridden championship club who are desperate to be in the EPL for TV money only.

If Clarke is serious about stepping outside the second-banana comfort zone, I would be very surprised if Hibs aren't on his radar as at least one possibility as to where to start.

***offshorehibby*** · 04-10-2010 03:21 PM

Steve Clarke was my choice last time and have voted for him in the .net poll. As said above this would be a good stepping stone to bigger things down south. That is also the downside, if he is any good he'll be away in about 18 months.

**smurf** · 04-10-2010 03:29 PM

At Chelsea and West Ham he earnt a fortune. He's a millionaire.

It doesn't mean that he doesn't want to increase his earnings in the future of course...

But as a starting point as a number one the ER job isn't that bad a number you know...

**Danny_Hibee** · 04-10-2010 03:31 PM

was he not the highest paid assistant in the premiership at one point? I'm sure he was on £20,000 a week. not sure he'd come here for 2 grand a week

**smurf** · 04-10-2010 03:43 PM

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was he not the highest paid assistant in the premiership at one point? I'm sure he was on £20,000 a week. not sure he'd come here for 2 grand a week

He's financially secure. ER would be a stepping stone.

And great if it proved to be.

**Springbank** · 04-10-2010 04:24 PM

Agreed...this would be an exciting appointment.

Similar to the Tony Mowbray one in a number of senses, but I (for one) do not mind at all the stepping stone thing...because if it works all round then ALL parties will have benefitted.

Remember Mogga called it the Upward Spiral. Everyone gets better, House Full signs going up (even on the South Stand for some games) and (best of all) some great football and savvy attractive passing fitba to watch and take the wee man to see.

I'd rather have that (with the boss then jumping ship to a bigger salaried job, netting Hibs a fee AND improving the club's attractiveness to the next again man as a great place for the best managers to hone their career) than have another 18month period that ends in acrimony with a cheaper appointment.

Steve Clarke. Good call, this one, as would be Pardew.

**Dr_Regal** · 04-10-2010 05:30 PM

Perfect first job for him, if he is in fact interested in becoming a manager. Would think he would be interested in a club like us.

Whats he doing now, on the dole?

This guy should be top of rodders list.

**heretoday** · 05-10-2010 02:40 PM

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was he not the highest paid assistant in the premiership at one point? I'm sure he was on £20,000 a week. not sure he'd come here for 2 grand a week

I have a copy of West Ham's wage bill for last season. Big bucks. Steve Clarke was on £24,200 a week. That's nothing compared to Luis Boa Morte and Kieron Dyer who were both on £70,000 a week despite hardly playing in the first team.

I gather Boa Morte signed a new contract in the summer too. Probably for even more.

***Baader*** · 05-10-2010 08:02 PM

No doubt about it, the Hibs job is an attractive one for a man wanting to make his way in management. Good stadium, well run club and excellent training facilities along with a recognised and established youth policy.

May not pay the big bucks but would only have to look what it led to for Mowbray (up until Parkheid) to see that it is a top job for a less established or rookie manager with ambition.

**HibeeSince85** · 05-10-2010 08:07 PM

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Agreed...this would be an exciting appointment.

Similar to the Tony Mowbray one in a number of senses, but I (for one) do not mind at all the stepping stone thing...because if it works all round then ALL parties will have benefitted.

Remember Mogga called it the Upward Spiral. Everyone gets better, House Full signs going up (even on the South Stand for some games) and (best of all) some great football and savvy attractive passing fitba to watch and take the wee man to see.

I'd rather have that (with the boss then jumping ship to a bigger salaried job, netting Hibs a fee AND improving the club's attractiveness to the next again man as a great place for the best managers to hone their career) than have another 18month period that ends in acrimony with a cheaper appointment.

Steve Clarke. Good call, this one, as would be Pardew.

That is the best thing i've read on here. Bang on!

**M11BMO** · 06-10-2010 09:56 AM

This was who I voted for on the other thread with the poll.

Would love it if we went out of our way to get him. Advice from Jose would come in handy!

***MacBean*** · 06-10-2010 10:06 AM

I have heard this is on the table.

dont shoot the messenger

**ancienthibby** · 06-10-2010 10:14 AM

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I have heard this is on the table.

dont shoot the messenger

He wants to manage in the Premier League and does not rate Scottish football:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/spo...cle7061264.ece

**Cabbage East** · 06-10-2010 10:17 AM

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I have heard this is on the table.

dont shoot the messenger

***MacBean*** · 06-10-2010 10:18 AM

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As i said, dont shoot the messenger. Just passing on some 'intel'

i had received, although this person has been wrong, and right, in the past.

Didnt say it was a done deal but was told that there was an offer on the table (from which party i dont know)

**smurf** · 06-10-2010 10:19 AM

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He wants to manage in the Premier League and does not rate Scottish football:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/spo...cle7061264.ece

But doesn't rule out a job in Scotland...

I'm glad he thinks the quality is poor. It is!!

I think he would listen to us.

***Mikey*** · 06-10-2010 10:21 AM

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Didnt say it was a done deal but was told that there was an offer on the table (from which party i dont know)

It won't be as far advanced as that yet.

***Hibbyradge*** · 06-10-2010 10:21 AM

I've got money on it.

**cockneymike** · 06-10-2010 10:23 AM

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He wants to manage in the Premier League and does not rate Scottish football:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/spo...cle7061264.ece

Yes - but he didn't rule out returning to scottish football as a manager! Re-read it!

**Brooster** · 06-10-2010 10:59 AM

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Again yes but we will not get him.

Dont bet against it mate.

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