Manager XIV: Allardyce Confirmed

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My first choice to replace Avram Grant from the candidates below is:

Martin O'Neill
400
36%
Chris Hughton
152
14%
Sam Allardyce
248
22%
Tony Carr
195
17%
Alan Curbishley
126
11%
 
Total votes: 1121

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Manager XIV: Allardyce Confirmed

Post by Up the Junction »

Our first managerial poll revealed the following five candidates as the forum's favourites for Avram Grant's recently-vacated post.

The standings, after 1,000 votes, were as follows:

1. Martin O'Neill 217
2. Chris Hughton 128
3. Sam Allardyce 125
4. Tony Carr 107
5. Alan Curbishley 74

Our second poll consists of these five candidates alone. Please vote for your preferred choice above.
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Post by HammerMan2004 »

Tony Carr's Claret and Blue Army :raver:
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Martin O'Neill's claret n blue army :raver:
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Post by Samassi Abou »

MON doesn't want the job. If he did he would have taken it in January.

Big Fat Sam still gets my vote. I just hope he is not an unrealistic target......
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Tony Carr's Claret and Blue Armyyyy :crest:
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Post by Cuenca 'ammer »

^^^^^^^^^^
This.

:thup:
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Post by Burnley Hammer »

The more I think about it, the more Chris Hughton as manager appeals to me.
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Is this second poll like AV?
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Post by Chelmo Hammer »

Originally I said Curbs, but that should Carr actually be interested then he'd be my number 1 choice. It appears he's very interested so Carr it is :thup:
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Post by swash »

I've gone for Sam as well, as I don't think he is as one dimensional as some people think.

Very worried though by the fact that our mate Colin's odds appear to have been shortening during today :evil:
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Gone for Tony Carr, if he was up for it then i see no real reason to turn him down. I'm not against Kevin Keen either to be honest.
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Post by sicknote »

none of the above please
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Post by Jameslegend »

We still need an experienced manager, so I have again voted for Fat Sam. Curbs would be my second choice.
Carr is unproven and should stick to what he has done so well for so many years.
Hughton did a good job at newcastle but he didn't lose any players when Newcastle were relegated. I'm not sure how he would manage with us when we are likely to lose a lot of our key players.
MON, won't come to us.
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Post by Suzanne Claret »

I voted for Hughton.

He has already achieved immediate automatic promotion with the Barcodes.
He is English and once played for us which will give him an understanding of us and our club.
He worked under Mike Ashley so working for GaS should be a doddle.
He comes across as a decent bloke (to me this is important), there was little or no histrionics on the touch-line or with the press, if his team played badly he said so. He did not point the finger at others ala Wenger/Warnock.
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Post by upton girlie »

sicknote wrote:none of the above please
♩ ♪ ♫ ♬ Upton Girlies Claret and Blue Army ♩ ♪ ♫ ♬?

Go on...You know it sounds good :raver:
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Post by Aceface »

POLL II: this time it's personal.

My clear first choice isn't on there (Lambert) so I'm going to have to think about it - MON, Carr and Hughton all have a certain appeal and all have downsides. Curbs and Allardyce can jog on however
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sicknote wrote:none of the above please

... which is what we're going to get if the worrying stories about Dave Jones are true. He couldn't get Cardiff over the line, why would he do any better at West Ham?

Of the choices we were given, tho, I went with Hughton ... for pretty much the same reasons as Suzanne - so thanks for saving me the trouble!
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Post by Suzanne Claret »

I don’t think we can afford to loose Carr from the Academy.
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Re: Manager XIV [POLL Two]

Post by Metal Hammer »

Continuing to abstain as I'm not particuarly enthused by any of the options. If I really had to chose it would be one of either MON or the Walrus.
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Post by Richard WHUFC »

The question isn't who do you think will come, it is who do you want, MON prob didn't want to come after the massive cock-up made of the approach.

MON is head and shoulders above everyone else if you ask me. Hopefully we can twist his arm.
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