One step at a time.What's the betting if he gets united gig he'll come for Mitoma JP and possibly Enciso?
No need to start the doom domino toppling just yet.
One step at a time.What's the betting if he gets united gig he'll come for Mitoma JP and possibly Enciso?
I disagree. There is very little loyalty in football- if they find out their squad is way too thin for Premier League football, and they either don't land the targets they want in the Summer, or the Board decides not to massively invest then they could very well find themselves adrift at the bottom at Christmas. In which case there is every chance it will be "Thanks for the promotions but we're going to go with someone who can find a way of keeping us up".You'd be off your rocker to leave the club you won promotion with for any job especially Chelsea unless your sole motivation was money,I don't know anything at all about this bloke but if he leaves Ipswich for us I wouldn't get too attached to him.
I'd be well miffed if I were a tractor boy and as a football fan I'd like to see him have at least one season in the EPL managing the club he's dragged out of the gutter to where they'll be next season. My dislike of Chelsea continues to grow and I can't believe I'm saying this but they've managed to overtake Palace in my small book of clubs I care not for.
This.I disagree. There is very little loyalty in football- if they find out their squad is way too thin for Premier League football, and they either don't land the targets they want in the Summer, or the Board decides not to massively invest then they could very well find themselves adrift at the bottom at Christmas. In which case there is every chance it will be "Thanks for the promotions but we're going to go with someone who can find a way of keeping us up".
I think it's a very sensible time to leave that job, as it is highly likely it's only going to go downhill from here. He will burn some serious bridges in doing it though.
Last season's promoted teams disappeared with the lowest combined points total in the Prem era.You'd be off your rocker to leave the club you won promotion with for any job especially Chelsea unless your sole motivation was money,I don't know anything at all about this bloke but if he leaves Ipswich for us I wouldn't get too attached to him.
I'd be well miffed if I were a tractor boy and as a football fan I'd like to see him have at least one season in the EPL managing the club he's dragged out of the gutter to where they'll be next season. My dislike of Chelsea continues to grow and I can't believe I'm saying this but they've managed to overtake Palace in my small book of clubs I care not for.
It could be funny to look back on this in six months...
Agreed. I think there are a lot of parallels with Glen Hoddle. He guided Swindon to the PL - and then promptly left and joined Chelsea. Swindon was his first managerial job and he knew a relegation struggle would tarnish his growing reputation, and in all probability he would be sacked during it anyway to be replaced with someone more 'experienced'. It proved to be a good move as he was relatively successful at Chelsea. (This was obviously pre-Abramovich where they hadn't won anything for yonks and any half-decent season was considered 'good'). So successful in fact that his next job was managing England.I disagree. There is very little loyalty in football- if they find out their squad is way too thin for Premier League football, and they either don't land the targets they want in the Summer, or the Board decides not to massively invest then they could very well find themselves adrift at the bottom at Christmas. In which case there is every chance it will be "Thanks for the promotions but we're going to go with someone who can find a way of keeping us up".
I think it's a very sensible time to leave that job, as it is highly likely it's only going to go downhill from here. He will burn some serious bridges in doing it though.
Possible.I still have a hunch McKenna is a bit of a smoke screen and we are quietly approaching the real targets behind the scenes.
Fingers crossed but I think they have genuinely gazumped us this time.I still have a hunch McKenna is a bit of a smoke screen and we are quietly approaching the real targets behind the scenes.
Fingers crossed but I think they have genuinely gazumped us this time.
The club will have to revert to it’s 3rd or 4th choice (assuming Kompany was up there with McKenna).
A bit annoying as I suspect they thought they had McKenna or Kompany in the bag when the De Zerbi situation was finalised!
The other point is that Chelsea are right on the edge with PSR and FFP. I know, I know, they'll just sell a hotel to themselves. Well maybe this will be effective or maybe it won't.If he goes to Chelsea will be interesting to see what sort of contract he gets. Obvs they got their fingers burned with Potter (6 years), so only gave Poch a short-term deal (2 years). I would imagine the discussions at the moment could be around a 3 year deal. If we are REALLY interested I would expect us to offer 4 years. But no doubt Chelsea would offer loads more dosh.
One of my best mates is a Chelsea STH and he messaged this morning to say ‘I’ve never been more underwhelmed by a potential appointment’. Hiding to nothing if he goes there. But I suspect the quality of the squad (and the money) will persuade him to do it.Well I haven't looked at the shed end and really don't want to delve into that toxic cess pit, but the Ipswich forum are saying the Chelsea fans are really unhappy at prospect of McKenna.
Potter 2?
Forum | Chelsea fans really really don’t want KM by nrb1985
Protests about Boehly and the board now planned. Which is a big deal given Chelsea have such a placid fan base normally. KM and his agent appear to have pulled off the remarkable feat of upsettingwww.twtd.co.uk
Or a great time as there are lots of available managers on the move.Does seem an awful time to be looking.
They actually just sold the training ground to themselves to not breach FFP.The other point is that Chelsea are right on the edge with PSR and FFP. I know, I know, they'll just sell a hotel to themselves. Well maybe this will be effective or maybe it won't.
So somewhere in their consciousness they've got to be thinking, that they can't afford just to carry on the way they have been. McKenna might be of interest to them because he's cheap, relatively speaking. Maybe they think they can bully Ipswich in the way they bullied us, that they can get McKenna to agree to a disadvantageous contract (in terms of sacking compensation) in the way they couldn't if they appointed Mourinho or Tuchel
Ajax isnt done yet (looks at Alex Pritchard file).If Farioli was third choice, we'd now be onto 4th / 5th. Also, got to imagine we liked Fonseca, who's off to AC Milan too. Does seem an awful time to be looking.