New Head Coach rumours.

Given our history, I'm surprised we haven't already had a thread for this...

If this is true, it looks like Gino has no intention of straying from his preferred model.

He has apparently already been looking at relatively young Italian coach Francesco Farioli as a replacement for Wilder. The 33 year old has coached at two Turkish Super Lig clubs - Alanyaspor and Fatih Karagumruk.

https://www.rangersnews.uk/news/report-francesco-farioli-wanted-by-watford-after-rangers-talks/

 

I cant take it!!!!!

 

Wilder came in to get us in the play-offs - which he won't do (not just down to him of course) so not surprised they are looking elsewhere.

We had a young English coach, then an experienced overseas one and a old school British guy so must be time to go back to the unknown who will come with all sort of hype and modern ideas but be sacked in weeks as his methods won't work or be understood.

 

Wilder's contract I believe was stated to be until the end of the season, so they would have been planning for who takes over in the summer in any case. I think only if Wilder had turned out successful and got us into the play-offs would he have been considered. So it wouldn't be a firing, more a contract not extended.

 

I am sure the media will portray it as the former of course!

 

Doesn't really matter who it is. I can't see that the nineteenth or twentieth manager will make any difference. Definition of insanity is keep on doing the same old thing and expecting different results.
The soul and heart of the Club seems to have been destroyed in the pursuit of a first team purchased by money and enormous debt. Are there any grounds for believing that the toxic dressing room described by Dan gosling has changed?
At least wilder is progressing some players from the internal ranks. Something a new manager with first team success being the only yardstick to measure his performance by, is unlikely to do.
So whoever the next manager is, I just Can't work up any enthusiasm. It's just going to be another same old, same old.............

 

I would like Wilder (assuming he has no plans to try and stay on next season) to give the management and owner some honesty, and tell them exactly what he thinks they need to reform within the club and what sort of head coach they need. I think that sort of footballing "consultant" could be helpful before drawing a line under this season and starting again in the summer.

 

Must be time for a random overseas manager we haven’t heard of who will be hyped up with good intentions then last weeks /months.

Maybe the powers that be might agree on the next manager and want they what from them ?

 

And it’s started.

 

But why? I know results under Wilder haven't been great, but all replacing him will do is make us look even more ridiculous and add to the turmoil. We're not going to magically get promoted under a new head coach. And if the new guy doesn't do great, will he be sacked in the summer too?!

 

a right old rinse and repeat fiasco!

 

Sacking Wilder isn't the plan though - I'm certain the article referred to in that Tweet simply added 2 and 2 together and came up with 5 - probably hoping the sensationalism would boost reader numbers.

As far as I'm aware, Wilder is here until the summer and will leave then at the end of his contract - the new guy is simply being mooted as a possible replacement.

 

Club have issued a statement confirming Wilder will stay https://www.watfordfc.com/news/club-statement-chris-wilder

 

As The Athletic writes, the Farioli signing was far from set in stone anyway...

https://archive.is/gD6xz

 

Good on the club for coming out and responding .

 

One in the eye for more than a few of those Twitter trolls too.

 

Probably a fair summation of the situation we are in. Sadly...

https://archive.is/6Kg58

 

Unfortunately very true .

 

This one sounds interesting, possibly just the type we need.

https://the72.co.uk/2023/05/01/opin...lubs-manager-situation-after-recent-comments/

 

Sounds interesting.............