At some stage OG will leave . Who next

Russell Martin born in an unmentionable part of the South Coast might fit the bill, a very talented player for Norwich, learning his craft as a manager.Kieran Mc Kenna A londoner by birth,A youth coach at various clubs,seems to have a good contact list ,very good an interviews and honest with his appraisals.
 
beak said:
Russell Martin born in an unmentionable part of the South Coast might fit the bill, a very talented player for Norwich, learning his craft as a manager.Kieran Mc Kenna A londoner by birth,A youth coach at various clubs,seems to have a good contact list ,very good an interviews and honest with his appraisals.
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As Martin is in danger of being run out of Glasgow on a rail at the point of a broken Buckfast bottle he might be more than available.
 
Glasner is unique in many ways.
Highly organised, operates at maximum efficiency with most of the players improving under him, a good man manager and psychologist, but at the same with with the ruthless streak to weed out those who won't commit to his methods and vision.
He's not a one hit wonder, as demonstrated by his success at other clubs.

I don't think he's a one trick pony either.

At the end of his first season when he had Olise, Eze, JPM and Wharton firing on all cylinders we were dominating teams and scoring for fun while pinning them in their own halves.

We should make the most of him, as he won't be easy to replace whenever he departs.
 
I’ve been thinking about this on and off throughout the day and have been trying to think of a manager who would stick around for a while - I actually mean not get us playing great stuff and then disappear to the first “big club “ that come calling.

I haven’t really come up with any stand out candidates- but I’m starting to think maybe someone who has had his time at a “big club” and been given the boot, so knows the grass isn’t always greener and therefore might be more likely to stay loyal to Palace.

Think I’ll keep my fingers crossed that Frank makes a horlicks of things at the Spuds and gets the bullet before the season ends! 😂
 
Not sure about Popovich...I like him. But also just watched his Australia side be outplayed by New Zealand and escape with a lucky 1-0 win. I'd imagine he's a decent coach at A-league level...but PL is a different kettle of fish. Let's just hope we can do well enough and show enough ambition to keep OG at the helm long term.
 
sprites said:
Not sure about Popovich...I like him. But also just watched his Australia side be outplayed by New Zealand and escape with a lucky 1-0 win. I'd imagine he's a decent coach at A-league level...but PL is a different kettle of fish. Let's just hope we can do well enough and show enough ambition to keep OG at the helm long term.
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Ange Postecoglu had success in the A-League.
 
Parish will probably look for the cheap option. ten Hag has stacks of money in the bank from being sacked early in his last two contracts and needs to rebuild his reputation
 
pssguy said:
Parish will probably look for the cheap option. ten Hag has stacks of money in the bank from being sacked early in his last two contracts and needs to rebuild his reputation
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that's a good call, or certainly a very interesting one. There are plenty out there - Potter at Ostersund, the guy from Fredrikstad impressed me though I think we might be a bridge too far, his predecessor worked wonders apparently, look at the Brighton coach - if we can do a bit of Dougie-type spotting but for coaches rather than players we can unearth a gem, but we'd be lucky to get three seasons out of them if they prove successful b4 they'd get snapped up by a bigger fish. Maybe someone older, like Lucien Favre, who isn't going to treat us as a stepping stone.
 
ex hibitionist said:
that's a good call, or certainly a very interesting one. There are plenty out there - Potter at Ostersund, the guy from Fredrikstad impressed me though I think we might be a bridge too far, his predecessor worked wonders apparently, look at the Brighton coach - if we can do a bit of Dougie-type spotting but for coaches rather than players we can unearth a gem, but we'd be lucky to get three seasons out of them if they prove successful b4 they'd get snapped up by a bigger fish. Maybe someone older, like Lucien Favre, who isn't going to treat us as a stepping stone.
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We have to get someone who can build on the style that OG has implemented, and I don’t think the ‘usual candidates’ mentioned are likely to do that.
Recently, PL clubs are been successful in picking out relatively unknown managers from around Europe so I’d be surprised if we don’t go down that route.

I asked ChatGPT to evaluate tactical pref, coaching style and personality and it came out with.


Urs Fischer
  • Tactics: Back three master (3-5-2/3-4-1-2), compact, transition-heavy, resilient squads.
  • Method: Drill-heavy, system-first, builds cohesion and gets peak performance from modest squads (Union Berlin, Basel).
  • Personality: Understated and calm, but firm; decisive when players don’t buy in.
  • Why he’s closest: Fischer mirrors Glasner’s balance of order, efficiency, psychological management, and ruthless decisiveness — and, like Glasner, thrives with underdog squads against richer opponents.
Very Strong Secondary Matches
  • Adi Hütter – Same Austrian school, similar tactical blueprint (pressing + verticality, flexible 3/4 at the back), equally ruthless, but a bit more fiery and less subtle in psychology.
  • Sebastian Hoeneß (up-and-coming) – Shares Glasner’s analytical calm, squad development focus, and structural clarity. Still growing his ruthless edge, but stylistically and personally a “next-gen Glasner.”
  • Julen Lopetegui – Organised, methodical, detail-heavy prep; has Glasner’s balance of empathy and firmness. Tactically prefers a back four, but otherwise very similar.
✅ Final call:

If you want the closest like-for-like Glasner profile, it’s Urs Fischer.

If you want a younger version in development, it’s Sebastian Hoeneß.

If you want a slightly more aggressive personality but same framework, it’s Adi Hütter.


Fischer and hasn’t worked since Nov 23 when he left Union Berlin, where he’d been for 5 years and taken them from 2.Bundesliga to qualifying for the Champions league in 5 years! Available, rested and, by all accounts, a carbon copy of Glasner.
 
OffTheFence said:
We have to get someone who can build on the style that OG has implemented, and I don’t think the ‘usual candidates’ mentioned are likely to do that.
Recently, PL clubs are been successful in picking out relatively unknown managers from around Europe so I’d be surprised if we don’t go down that route.

I asked ChatGPT to evaluate tactical pref, coaching style and personality and it came out with.


Urs Fischer
  • Tactics: Back three master (3-5-2/3-4-1-2), compact, transition-heavy, resilient squads.
  • Method: Drill-heavy, system-first, builds cohesion and gets peak performance from modest squads (Union Berlin, Basel).
  • Personality: Understated and calm, but firm; decisive when players don’t buy in.
  • Why he’s closest: Fischer mirrors Glasner’s balance of order, efficiency, psychological management, and ruthless decisiveness — and, like Glasner, thrives with underdog squads against richer opponents.
Very Strong Secondary Matches
  • Adi Hütter – Same Austrian school, similar tactical blueprint (pressing + verticality, flexible 3/4 at the back), equally ruthless, but a bit more fiery and less subtle in psychology.
  • Sebastian Hoeneß (up-and-coming) – Shares Glasner’s analytical calm, squad development focus, and structural clarity. Still growing his ruthless edge, but stylistically and personally a “next-gen Glasner.”
  • Julen Lopetegui – Organised, methodical, detail-heavy prep; has Glasner’s balance of empathy and firmness. Tactically prefers a back four, but otherwise very similar.
✅ Final call:

If you want the closest like-for-like Glasner profile, it’s Urs Fischer.

If you want a younger version in development, it’s Sebastian Hoeneß.

If you want a slightly more aggressive personality but same framework, it’s Adi Hütter.


Fischer and hasn’t worked since Nov 23 when he left Union Berlin, where he’d been for 5 years and taken them from 2.Bundesliga to qualifying for the Champions league in 5 years! Available, rested and, by all accounts, a carbon copy of Glasner.
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Let's hope Parish has heard of AI though, given his knowledge of email, I rather doubt it. Having said that I tried a few other LLMs and Southgate's name popped up. McKenna and Rosenior got mentions and the argument against Fischer was that he finished his spell at Union Berlin with a 14 match winless spell - ironically exactly opposite our 14 game lossless run
 
OffTheFence said:
We have to get someone who can build on the style that OG has implemented, and I don’t think the ‘usual candidates’ mentioned are likely to do that.
Recently, PL clubs are been successful in picking out relatively unknown managers from around Europe so I’d be surprised if we don’t go down that route.

I asked ChatGPT to evaluate tactical pref, coaching style and personality and it came out with.


Urs Fischer
  • Tactics: Back three master (3-5-2/3-4-1-2), compact, transition-heavy, resilient squads.
  • Method: Drill-heavy, system-first, builds cohesion and gets peak performance from modest squads (Union Berlin, Basel).
  • Personality: Understated and calm, but firm; decisive when players don’t buy in.
  • Why he’s closest: Fischer mirrors Glasner’s balance of order, efficiency, psychological management, and ruthless decisiveness — and, like Glasner, thrives with underdog squads against richer opponents.
Very Strong Secondary Matches
  • Adi Hütter – Same Austrian school, similar tactical blueprint (pressing + verticality, flexible 3/4 at the back), equally ruthless, but a bit more fiery and less subtle in psychology.
  • Sebastian Hoeneß (up-and-coming) – Shares Glasner’s analytical calm, squad development focus, and structural clarity. Still growing his ruthless edge, but stylistically and personally a “next-gen Glasner.”
  • Julen Lopetegui – Organised, methodical, detail-heavy prep; has Glasner’s balance of empathy and firmness. Tactically prefers a back four, but otherwise very similar.
✅ Final call:

If you want the closest like-for-like Glasner profile, it’s Urs Fischer.

If you want a younger version in development, it’s Sebastian Hoeneß.

If you want a slightly more aggressive personality but same framework, it’s Adi Hütter.


Fischer and hasn’t worked since Nov 23 when he left Union Berlin, where he’d been for 5 years and taken them from 2.Bundesliga to qualifying for the Champions league in 5 years! Available, rested and, by all accounts, a carbon copy of Glasner.
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It won't be long before AI will be the manager!
 
I am absolutely mustard on Football Manager. Should be an easy transition. Just need the online guide to which wonderkids to buy from the Croatian league …
 
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