UCL Marseille (A) Weds January 21st 20:00

[mark1975]

We walk away from this with injuries and a defeat and our season really is in the shit. How he's still overseeing this mess and coming out with the garbage he comes out with, is beyond me.

 

[dee]

We walk away from this with injuries and a defeat and our season really is in the shit. How he's still overseeing this mess and coming out with the garbage he comes out with, is beyond me.

I think that's pretty simple. There is no-one sensible available to replace him.

As @Beamrider has said many times sacking managers/coaches and their teams is not a straightforward financial contract termination. Slot and team we don't retain would need to be paid up or simply kept on the books. No immediate successor would mean paying parallel fees for an interim.

Until FSG are sure Slot will not get us into the UCL they won't act.

I guess it goes:

1. FSG are intent on riding this out, believing Slot will come good - Slot stays
2. FSG doubt but think he'll get us to UCL - Slot goes in the summer
3. FSG doubt but think he'll get us to CL. However, main replacement is available and they fear will be poached - Slot replaced ASAP
4. FSG begin to think he won't make UCL and think there is an interim available that will - Slot replaced by Interim

I'm assuming they are currently wavering between (1) and (2)

 

[Hansern]

I think that's pretty simple. There is no-one sensible available to replace him.

As @Beamrider has said many times sacking managers/coaches and their teams is not a straightforward financial contract termination. Slot and team we don't retain would need to be paid up or simply kept on the books. No immediate successor would mean paying parallel fees for an interim.

Until FSG are sure Slot will not get us into the UCL they won't act.

I guess it goes:

1. FSG are intent on riding this out, believing Slot will come good - Slot stays
2. FSG doubt but think he'll get us to UCL - Slot goes in the summer
3. FSG doubt but think he'll get us to CL. However, main replacement is available and they fear will be poached - Slot replaced ASAP
4. FSG begin to think he won't make UCL and think there is an interim available that will - Slot replaced by Interim

I'm assuming they are currently wavering between (1) and (2)

I think it’s 2. He’s lost the fans and probably most of the dressing room and there is no return after the summer. Can change quickly to 3 if results are poor

 

[Momo]

I think it’s 3 and they are seeing if Alonso is willing to come now.

 

[Hansern]

I think it’s 3 and they are seeing if Alonso is willing to come now.

At this point I'd take Fernando Alonso as interim for the rest of the season.

 

[binomial]

He'd sure know how to speed shit up.

 

[Hansern]

He'd quickly turn our form around.