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No one has suggested that the club hadn’t considered who might succeed Robins. What was said was that no one had been approached or discussions held. One is succession planning which is very different to actively searching for a replacement.

God i hope you are wrong. I know your track record is mixed. Eustace would be a huge disappointment for me ….. no real track record, and no real pull in the market. I hope we are going for at least one of these 2 criteria.

It doesn’t seem, crazy to me. It isn’t just a case of selecting your preferred candidate. You then need to agree their package, the number of support staff they can bring in and their packages, the transfer budget and policy going forward, etc etc. Ambitious managers will have ambitious...

I didn’t say it wasn’t possible for Robins to get us promoted, I think it may have been. Im Saying his track record says it wasn’t probable.

How many seasons has Mark managed in the championship ? 8 How many top 8 finishes ? 1 If you want to get promoted that isn’t a good track record. I totally agree that its only the last 2 1/4 seasons has he had a squad that should have made the top 6, but he hasn’t defied the odds in the way...

Brighton aside I’m not sure i see much evidence of clubs hiring managers based on data.

It was a mixed season. Awful start, great middle, 2 fab cup matches, awful finish. Wolves away and United are 2 of my fav memories as a City fan, as was beating Leicester at home …… the rest of the season was very forgettable.

Robins total managerial performance in the championship is bang average. It’s not even good, let alone the sort of track record that would give any owner a high degree of confidence that he would get your club promoted to the Premier League. I think Mark has been brilliant for us by the way...

I think @Jimmy87 is mixing his drinks here. Top candidates don’t apply. Their agents let the club know that their client would be open to talks. Certainly managers under contract, such as Carsley, do not apply ! It may well be true that they didn’t apply but that doesn’t mean they were not...

You are entitled to your view, even if your second piece of evidence has nothing to do with patience ! 🤔 Surely the first opportunity was a year ago when we spent a tonne of money and were hopeless for 3 months. The second opportunity was at the end of last season when our form ( 2 fa cup...

That’s right. we also don’t want to undermine the existing manager by sounding out potential replacements but we expect to announce the new manager the same day as we announce the existing managers departure.

Jesus …head coach is just the latest name for manager. Do keep up. recruitment doesn’t work directly for the head coach but the head coach signs of incoming players …..

Robins had the final say on incoming players the new head coach will have the same.

My point is most managers that Championship clubs attract have failed somewhere. Robins finished 18th at Barnsley before he left He avoided relegation at Huddersfield on the last game of the season He was sacked by Scunthorpe when they were just 6 points above the relegation Zone. He then...

Using this logic we would not have taken Robins back for a second time would we ??

If city fans had their way we would not have signed big Vik or Sheaf after their initial loans ….

Totally different situation.

We do need to be balanced on FL His season at Derby was a success ( losing in play off final ) and his first spell at Chelsea a success ( 4th in Premier League and fA Cuo Final. Everton was a disaster, as it has been for many more proven managers than FL. Chelsea was a disaster but FL has...

In what way ?

There is a hierarchy in football. the big names don’t apply their agents tell the clubs they are interested ….. It’s not weird that FL sees himself in this way, whether it’s justified or not.