So who’s the plan B ?

[JayStringer]

As long as results are ok-ish (a win or 2 before the break) and the appointment they do make is generally considered a good one then I think most fans will be ok with the wait?

Kind of. It puts ALL the weight on the outcome rather than the process. If we had appointed a manager in the last two weeks and then it wasn’t working….the outcome would be failure but we would trust they followed a good process to get there. IF the end result now is a good head coach in december/jan then the outcome is good, but I don’t think any of us will trust that the process was good.

 

[DanishWolf]

Martinez can't organise a defence to save his life, that's why. Which isn't a recipe for success if we are in a relegation battle. At least it'd be entertaining though.

Not so sure about the entertaining part. His first season at Everton was really good, but his possession based approach became predictable in his second season. When teams sat deep and stayed compact, they couldnt break them down. Doesnt sound like a perfect match for our goalshy team.
I fully recognize the work he did at Swansea at also at Wigan, taking them to the cup win. But thats 9 years ago, and lets not forget, Wigan got relegated
He has of course done reasonably well as Belgium manager, allthough it can be argued he had to, with those players at his disposal. And even then, I think its still obvious, that his tactical style has its limits. He often has to rely on magic from his star players.
I can accept he's a decent manager, but I struggle to see how he could be an outstanding candidate. And lets not forget, he's been away from club football for 6 years. Things do change in that time,

 

[theweave]

Kind of. It puts ALL the weight on the outcome rather than the process. If we had appointed a manager in the last two weeks and then it wasn’t working….the outcome would be failure but we would trust they followed a good process to get there. IF the end result now is a good head coach in december/jan then the outcome is good, but I don’t think any of us will trust that the process was good.

I really hope we get Lopetegui at the end, it's the only way it all makes any kind of sense

 

[Wolf316]

He’d be absolutely fine, he turned spurs down last season but timing might be better

Everyone turned down Spurs last season except Nuno.

Also shouldn't he have been busy finding us a new manager rather than ****ing up Davis' back at the Forest game?

He’s wheedling his mate Edwards into the role.

 

[The Clock]

Nathan Jones - just get him in and move on.

 

[arctic rime]

Nathan Jones - just get him in and move on.

He’s been gone to long .

 

[Metal Wolf89]

Get me Roger Schmidt! First with Benfica in the league, and just beat juventus 4-3...