The New Manager Mega Thread - Please Post Rumours In Here

[YehButNoBut]

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I take this that O'Neill has chosen to speak now because he hasn't got the job.

This means someone HAS got the job.

No speculation in the press, no odds available at the bookies, tends to back this up.

Just crossing the t's and dotting the i's now I suspect.

[YehButNoBut]

Mind you looking at todays EEN they are saying that

"Rumours which swept Edinburgh last night that a new management team of Steve Clarke and Billy Stark was about to be revealed are understood to be wide of the mark. Stark was said to have quit his post as Scotland Under-21 boss but it is understood that is not the case although former Chelsea ace Clarke remains the bookies' firm favourite to become the next Hibs manager."

http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sp...-of.6582950.jp

[LancsHibs]

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Stark being lined up as no 1 more like

If true Tony Stark should install some needed Iron into the squad!

[Craig_in_Prague]

Someone must have seen Clarke on a 26 bus or Penney having a coffee in Peebles Hydro with Petrie

Seriously, nobody really seems to have a clue who'll get the job this time.

[scoopyboy]

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Turnbull has always stated that the Best deal cost him his job. He didn't want him and him forced upon him by the director. Turnbull had to accept it but he said the problem was compounded by the board setting Best up in a Hotel in the centre of Edinburgh. He thought giving Best's reputation for wine and women the centre of Edinburgh was perhaps not the best place for him to be based. He also said that it caused unrest in the dressing room. Best was on £2000 per game iirc plus bonus for wins and goals he scored the other players were know where near that kind of money. When watching the games Best played in I noticed there was no love lost between him and others especially Stuart McLeod. Disharmoney might have played it's part in our relegation that season as the players we had weren't all that bad really.

That would make sense if Best had been there for years but he only arrived when Hibs were already dire and in trouble.

He can't blame Best for what happened the previous one or two seasons. This is in my opinion what led to his downfall, replacing the Tornadoes with garbage.

It suited him to blame Best.

[Captain Trips]

Billy Stark has always came across to me as a very nice guy and approachable which makes him a great helpl for any manager who is trying to push things on.

I think Clarke and Stark would be a great partnership, John collins could have done with Stark as his No2 as I think things may have been very different, I for one would like to see Stark at the club as a No2 dont think as a No1.

[lucky]

It seems to be taking an age to get someone appointed. Surely the board would have been planning for this before Yogi's exit. The only explanation I come up with is that the first guy they wanted knocked them back or he is under contract. Its unlikely that the hold up would be a No.2 trying to negotiate his release.

Petrie get it sorted.

[matty_f]

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It seems to be taking an age to get someone appointed. Surely the board would have been planning for this before Yogi's exit. The only explanation I come up with is that the first guy they wanted knocked them back or he is under contract. Its unlikely that the hold up would be a No.2 trying to negotiate his release.

Petrie get it sorted.

Would we delay announcing the manager because of a hold up getting an assistant? I'd have thought we'd be more likely to confirm that we'd got the manager and just say that his assistant would be announced in due course.

Unless the deal hinges on getting a specific assistant in place, I suppose...

[hibsfootsoldier]

when will hibs actually announce a new manager av been waiting on it every morning now and its gettin irritating.
has anyone any good evidence to actually put clark in the frame the bookies seem to have a good incling as theyv stopped takin bets.
what gon oan its doin ma nut in?
any new rumours?

[persevere1875]

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when will hibs actually announce a new manager av been waiting on it every morning now and its gettin irritating.
has anyone any good evidence to actually put clark in the frame the bookies seem to have a good incling as theyv stopped takin bets.
what gon oan its doin ma nut in?
any new rumours?

Welcome to the club

[persevere1875]

Just noticed, over 56,000 views and over 700 posts on one thread, is this getting towards being a new all time record or has it been bettered in the past

[Future17]

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I take this that O'Neill has chosen to speak now because he hasn't got the job.

This means someone HAS got the job.

I think he may hope that his "announcement" may have a positive psychological effect on his players, who are in the process of throwing away the championship.

[Dunbar Hibee]

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Ultimately I think that, if the new manager is not announced today, there's every likelihood that we'll have to wait longer to find out who it's going to be.

Can't argue with that.

[RickyS]

is there anywhere I can get a bet? sky paddypower ladbrokes all closed the market?

[Speedway]

http://sport.scotsman.com/football/O...-of.6582950.jp

Meanwhile, rumours which swept Edinburgh last night that a new management team of Steve Clarke and Billy Stark was about to be revealed are understood to be wide of the mark. Stark was said to have quit his post as Scotland Under-21 boss but it is understood that is not the case although former Chelsea ace Clarke remains the bookies' firm favourite to become the next Hibs manager.

[SouthMoroccoStu]

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http://sport.scotsman.com/football/O...-of.6582950.jp

Meanwhile, rumours which swept Edinburgh last night that a new management team of Steve Clarke and Billy Stark was about to be revealed are understood to be wide of the mark. Stark was said to have quit his post as Scotland Under-21 boss but it is understood that is not the case although former Chelsea ace Clarke remains the bookies' firm favourite to become the next Hibs manager.

Now is it the 'about to be revealed' bit or the 'team of Steve Clarke and Billy Stark ' that is 'wide of the mark' ?



I JUST WANT TO KNOW

[Purehibee_MYB]

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Now is it the 'about to be revealed' bit or the 'team of Steve Clarke and Billy Stark ' that is 'wide of the mark' ?



I JUST WANT TO KNOW

It's so frustrating!

[persevere1875]

Maybe we should just do an online hibs.net Rock, Scissors, Paper competition every week, on say a tuesday morning, whoever wins becomes manager for that week, If the team loses your disqualified from the competition for a month, if they win your instantly in the following weeks final, save all the hanging about waiting to hear, can you tell the waiting to hear is begining to cheese me off ??

[scott7_0(Prague)]

I have just had it confirmed that Clarke is in for the job, he has spoken to Rod Petrie, this is all the info i have at this time, but have been told I will be provided with more info over the weekend.

Source: His Niece.

[18/03/07]

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I have just had it confirmed that Clarke is in for the job, he has spoken to Rod Petrie, this is all the info i have at this time, but have been told I will be provided with more info over the weekend.

Source: His Niece.

I got a email early on saying that this was going to be announced on Wednesday,source:Just a guy I know who gets some info from 2 first team players,but has been proven wrong in the past.
Not saying this is 100% correct but only passing message on

[Lucius Apuleius]

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Just noticed, over 56,000 views and over 700 posts on one thread, is this getting towards being a new all time record or has it been bettered in the past

You ain't seen nothing till you read the Calendar Thread.

[RickyS]

just watched the sports centre on stv they had interviews with all the spl managers. they all looked focused on the job in hand. my thoughts were that we can rule those guys out of the race.

[Hibs On Tour]

As we've seen, teams often play above themselves under caretaker managers during that interim period between managers.

Based on that, should we just rotate caretaker managers every couple of weeks in the hope of going through the rest of the season unbeaten? Could be Alistair Stevenson one week, Gareth the next, Rod for a bit, etc

Would be cheap too so ticks Rod's boxes!

[HIBERNIAN 1875]

I have been told the board are pondering over 2 candidates, one of whom is Clarke, and a decision should be made early next week.

Watch This Space.

[jonny]

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I have been told the board are pondering over 2 candidates, one of whom is Clarke, and a decision should be made early next week.

Watch This Space.

who told you? unless it was Rod I'm not having it. Lots of rumours flying around but personally I don't believe anyone outside the board room knows anything.

[Cropley10]

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I have been told the board are pondering over 2 candidates, one of whom is Clarke, and a decision should be made early next week.

Watch This Space.

[Baldy Foghorn]

Spoke to Rod last night, and asked for some clues on the new manager......

Rod says "it's a male, he is alive and well and breathing".....

Does not give much away, bet he is a great poker player

[jdships]

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Draw a line under it if you want to. Up to you. However, as a matter of interest, are these people you know who worked with/for him what you might term some of the "more experienced pros"? Because I know for a fact that a lot of the younger guys loved working with/for JC.

Two of them, under 21, I am related to and they assure me this was not the case with the majority of the young lads - as for the "seasoned pro's" I only know an odd one or two and they felt he was limited on the "man management skills." part of the job.and could be very aloof at times
As I stated previously he could be very uninterested in their ( young lads) welfare and was always reminding them " if you want help speak to your parents or relatives : remember you are paid to do a job so just get on and do it ....."

When I was a young pro , albeit sixty+ years ago, it was big step forward to leave school and suddenly be thrust into the highly "competitive" world of professional sport.and I would imagine it can be much the same in 2010
Yes I went to my family for advice but I also got good advice from the manager and club staff on a number of aspects of life outside the football club..
These included drinking, smoking , gambling and how ro conduct yourself in public etc etc
I am/always will be a great admirer of JC the player , having met and spoken with him on a number of occasions and he is a pleasure to be with - a true gentleman .
Unfortunately it appears that he just doesn't have the required acumen to be a good manager

A football club dressing room can be a difficult place to work in
It brings together a group of people of different educational levels , social upbringing and playing skills for a start.
It is essentially a team game and again certain players find that difficult to work round and it is the manager's job to undersatand the different pluses and minuses in a players make up and use them to the best advantage.
To be a successful football club manager must be one of the most difficult jobs around and I can never undersrand why any sane person would want to have the hassle of the job

I personally would like to draw a line under the is he good/is he bad discussion as it has been done to death and would prefer to remember the man for what he has achieved on the football field

[Hibbyradge]

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As we've seen, teams often play above themselves under caretaker managers during that interim period between managers.

Based on that, should we just rotate caretaker managers every couple of weeks in the hope of going through the rest of the season unbeaten? Could be Alistair Stevenson one week, Gareth the next, Rod for a bit, etc

Would be cheap too so ticks Rod's boxes!

That's pretty much what we're doing.

[Bostonhibby]

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All the way through to the 79-80 relegation season.

sory if misleading, I was romanticising about the "glory" years.