Next Manager you'd like to see in

Hi this is my first post would prefer it not to turn into a debate on wanting parky to stay or go... I don't think that's fair. Just who would you like to see come in next year if he was to go?

If he was to go I would love to see Ian Holloway come in.
Reasons:
He's managed under similar circumstances at other clubs, and got results
Always ensured his team tried. (Even when players weren't paid)
Has experience at league one.
Advocates attractive football to be played (although I actually enjoy the hoofball stuff)
The club needs a morale boost and he is the type of manager you'd need, both for players and the fans. His sense of fun in the game would do Bolton wonders.
Has experience on building a team (a promotion winning team) on little or no budget, if nobody comes in for club etc.

Firstly, welcome to the madhouse. Secondly, Ian Holloway is one person I would never have thought of, although its a good suggestion. He's the right sort of manager, although we'll need to see what we can afford. In an ideal world, I'd go for Big Sam, however, that won't happen, not just because of the lack of cash, but also because of his expectations and ego. I'm certain he would view a return as too big a step down.

Hello and welcome Deco91, nice to see a new poster on here 

Parky has to go, if he stays a lot of fans won't renew season tickets. Holloway is not one i'd thought about either. When was his last management job? Was it QPR last season?.

The problem is we don't know what financial position the club will be in for next season so it's hard ti know what budget we will have and what the new owners are looking for. 

I have to admit i'm not that well up on the league 1 and 2 managers but we need a young and forward thinking coach from that level to completely rebuild us from top to bottom. People have mentioned the Cowley brothers from Lincoln and they would be great but seeing as they are now in league 1 i can't see them moving to us unless they get a big wage increase.

Chris Hughton.
Just sacked by the idiots at Brighton. But he'd be too good for us- we'd never get him.

Hello and welcome Deco.

Looks likely that we will be under some sort of a points penalty, a need to get in around 20 players (only seven still contracted for next year - and we may lose some/all of them if/when we go into Admin simply to reduce running costs to a minimum.  So I think we need an older experienced manager to be like a father figure to the young players who we will probably base the team around (they will be on cheap wages if nothing else) and a few old hands thrown in for their experience and guidance on the field.

Ironically Parkinson probably is the sort of manager we would need (yes I know all about the negative shit football - but probably our footballing priority is to stay up if we can next season despite whatever points penalty we get).

So if Parkinson is off our list then somebody who has been there and done it type manager such as Warnock or McCarthy would be who I would be looking for.

Not exciting I know but we simply need someone to 'mother' the team next season and nurture whatever players we manage to get.

Hardly going to draw the fans in though!

First post. Hopefully last post after suggesting Ian Holloway

Morning, and welcome, Deco. I like Holloway, and in light of where we are, I'd not be averse to him coming in.
However, it will all depend, for me at least, on how we stand after the dust of admin has settled.
Holloway might think he can do better. As would a few more on the wish list.
We're in no position to pick and choose. We might even struggle to get Phil Brown back from India.
But I know one thing. Parkinson has to go.

De Niro was in Bolton. Could do worse.

I think Darren Moore (ex-West Brom) is also looking for a job. We could do worse.

Boggersbelief wrote:First post. Hopefully last post after suggesting Ian Holloway

First Post, and you provided my first crap reply well done mate
I'm sure it won't be your last.

Why not enlighten me as to who we get in then

gloswhite wrote:Firstly, welcome to the madhouse. Secondly, Ian Holloway is one person I would never have thought of, although its a good suggestion. He's the right sort of manager, although we'll need to see what we can afford. In an ideal world, I'd go for Big Sam, however, that won't happen, not just because of the lack of cash, but also because of his expectations and ego. I'm certain he would view a return as too big a step down.

Cheers,
Yeah obviously would love big Sam back, but couldn't see him coming back as a manager. Took him 10years to get us to where we were, not sure he has that in him again... Hopefully he come back in some capacity, maybe as director.

boltonbonce wrote:Morning, and welcome, Deco. I like Holloway, and in light of where we are, I'd not be averse to him coming in.
However, it will all depend, for me at least, on how we stand after the dust of admin has settled.
Holloway might think he can do better. As would a few more on the wish list.
We're in no position to pick and choose. We might even struggle to get Phil Brown back from India.
But I know one thing. Parkinson has to go.

Thank you.
Yeah one main reasons I think Holloway would be good (if we could get him etc) is that he managed a club in admin already. Steadied the ship, kept morale up then when admin over had a good stable club to work with. Then he moved on to better things.
I actually forgot about Browny

One thing about Holloway, the press conferences would never be dull.

Deco91 wrote:

boltonbonce wrote:Morning, and welcome, Deco. I like Holloway, and in light of where we are, I'd not be averse to him coming in.
However, it will all depend, for me at least, on how we stand after the dust of admin has settled.
Holloway might think he can do better. As would a few more on the wish list.
We're in no position to pick and choose. We might even struggle to get Phil Brown back from India.
But I know one thing. Parkinson has to go.

Thank you.
Yeah one main reasons I think Holloway would be good (if we could get him etc) is that he managed a club in admin already. Steadied the ship, kept morale up then when admin over had a good stable club to work with. Then he moved on to better things.
I actually forgot about Browny

Phil is having his own problems.

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I don't care who it is as long as they want to put the best team out with an aggressive attitude and a mentality of attacking football wins games not park the bus and hoofball.

rammywhite wrote:Chris Hughton.
Just sacked by the idiots at Brighton. But he'd be too good for us- we'd never get him.

They must be Nuts Rammy especially when he has kept them up!

If anybody has time, this interview is great, to me it sounds like he has everything we need. At least to stabilize the club and get a feel good atmosphere back. Lot of negativity about, not a surprise, but very little optimism for future
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I will add I don't like the interviewer very much, but Ian's answers are good

7 posts and 6 of them about Ian Holloway.

Natasha Whittam wrote:7 posts and 6 of them about Ian Holloway.

I'm sure people are fighting to manage us.

I hope the club pay mind to BAME candidates during the interview process..