BBM to boro?

He’s in the frame according to Alan Nixon the journalist on twitter

Worrying!

This can't be right, he's just a useless tinkerman according to some on here?

Wouldn't blame him if he left, given the rubbish that's being said on here at the moment by some.

This can't be right, he's just a useless tinkerman according to some on here?

he'll be a better manager away for the dictator, if he has any sense and offered it, he should run - and no one will blame him

This can't be right, he's just a useless tinkerman according to some on here?

he'll be a better manager away for the dictator, if he has any sense and offered it, he should run - and no one will blame him

Wouldn't blame him if he left. Not because of Tan but because of the way some of our fans are reacting at the moment. He deserves better support than that.

This can't be right, he's just a useless tinkerman according to some on here?

Wouldn't blame him if he left, given the rubbish that's being said on here at the moment by some.

It’s an actual joke mate. A lot of our fans are absolutely clueless.

We go top of the league if we win our game in hand, quarter finals of the cup, I’ve watched some of the best football I’ve seen down the city under BBM.

Yes we’ve been inconsistent recently but our average age of the team is very young and this is going a season full of ups and downs. Let’s see where we are end of the season

He hasn't achieved enough in 20 games at L1 Cardiff City to be seriously in the running. He is a name journalists love throwing around.

Have you seen who is out there? Boro are a serious club

He hasn't achieved enough in 20 games at L1 Cardiff City to be seriously in the running. He is a name journalists love throwing around.

Have you seen who is out there? Boro are a serious club

People with half a brain cell can see how well he's done.

He's come in to a club that has been a basket case of a club for years and completely changed the mindset of the whole club.

He's not needed to make loads of signings. He just brought three in - one of which is a goalkeeper - and had them competing at the top of their league and being in the quarter final of a cup.

That's what impresses other clubs and I am not surprised to see him linked with another job already.

He's not in the betting of 30 names

He hasn't achieved enough in 20 games at L1 Cardiff City to be seriously in the running. He is a name journalists love throwing around.

Have you seen who is out there? Boro are a serious club

People with half a brain cell can see how well he's done.

He's come in to a club that has been a basket case of a club for years and completely changed the mindset of the whole club.

He's not needed to make loads of signings. He just brought three in - one of which is a goalkeeper - and had them competing at the top of their league and being in the quarter final of a cup.

That's what impresses other clubs and I am not surprised to see him linked with another job already.

I would be shocked if our budget was not top 6, and we are in that position.....In my opinion we are where we should be.

Boro go local or proven championship names, i can't imagine their fans being happy with a L1 manager who has only managed in L1 and doesn't have a promotion on his CV. He isn't a youngster.

Rob Edwards
Michael Carrick
Chris Wilder
Neil Warnock
Jonathan Woodgate
Tony Pulis
Garry Monk
Aitor Karanka (Nov 2013 – Mar 2017)
Tony Mowbray (Oct 2010 – Oct 2013)
Gordon Strachan (Oct 2009 – Oct 2010)

He hasn't achieved enough in 20 games at L1 Cardiff City to be seriously in the running. He is a name journalists love throwing around.

Have you seen who is out there? Boro are a serious club

People with half a brain cell can see how well he's done.

He's come in to a club that has been a basket case of a club for years and completely changed the mindset of the whole club.

He's not needed to make loads of signings. He just brought three in - one of which is a goalkeeper - and had them competing at the top of their league and being in the quarter final of a cup.

That's what impresses other clubs and I am not surprised to see him linked with another job already.

I would be shocked if our budget was not top 6, and we are in that position.....In my opinion we are where we should be.

Boro go local or proven championship names, i can't imagine their fans being happy with a L1 manager who has only managed in L1 and doesn't have a promotion on his CV. He isn't a youngster.

Rob Edwards
Michael Carrick
Chris Wilder
Neil Warnock
Jonathan Woodgate
Tony Pulis
Garry Monk
Aitor Karanka (Nov 2013 – Mar 2017)
Tony Mowbray (Oct 2010 – Oct 2013)
Gordon Strachan (Oct 2009 – Oct 2010)

Karanka - first senior managerial role, not local

Monk - not a seasoned manager, just several seasons with Swansea and Leeds

Woodgate - first managerial role, admittedly local

Carrick - first permanent managerial role, had only been caretaker at Man Utd, not local


Wilder, Pulis, Strachan, Mowbray and Warnock were experienced and Edwards made sense because he had a Championship promotion on his CV.


But it would be a huge push to suggest the others were experienced.

He hasn't achieved enough in 20 games at L1 Cardiff City to be seriously in the running. He is a name journalists love throwing around.

Have you seen who is out there? Boro are a serious club

People with half a brain cell can see how well he's done.

He's come in to a club that has been a basket case of a club for years and completely changed the mindset of the whole club.

He's not needed to make loads of signings. He just brought three in - one of which is a goalkeeper - and had them competing at the top of their league and being in the quarter final of a cup.

That's what impresses other clubs and I am not surprised to see him linked with another job already.

I would be shocked if our budget was not top 6, and we are in that position.....In my opinion we are where we should be.

Boro go local or proven championship names, i can't imagine their fans being happy with a L1 manager who has only managed in L1 and doesn't have a promotion on his CV. He isn't a youngster.

Rob Edwards
Michael Carrick
Chris Wilder
Neil Warnock
Jonathan Woodgate
Tony Pulis
Garry Monk
Aitor Karanka (Nov 2013 – Mar 2017)
Tony Mowbray (Oct 2010 – Oct 2013)
Gordon Strachan (Oct 2009 – Oct 2010)

BBM was a manager of Rochdale as well

He hasn't achieved enough in 20 games at L1 Cardiff City to be seriously in the running. He is a name journalists love throwing around.

Have you seen who is out there? Boro are a serious club

People with half a brain cell can see how well he's done.

He's come in to a club that has been a basket case of a club for years and completely changed the mindset of the whole club.

He's not needed to make loads of signings. He just brought three in - one of which is a goalkeeper - and had them competing at the top of their league and being in the quarter final of a cup.

That's what impresses other clubs and I am not surprised to see him linked with another job already.

I would be shocked if our budget was not top 6, and we are in that position.....In my opinion we are where we should be.

Boro go local or proven championship names, i can't imagine their fans being happy with a L1 manager who has only managed in L1 and doesn't have a promotion on his CV. He isn't a youngster.

Rob Edwards
Michael Carrick
Chris Wilder
Neil Warnock
Jonathan Woodgate
Tony Pulis
Garry Monk
Aitor Karanka (Nov 2013 – Mar 2017)
Tony Mowbray (Oct 2010 – Oct 2013)
Gordon Strachan (Oct 2009 – Oct 2010)

Karanka - first senior managerial role, not local

Monk - not a seasoned manager, just several seasons with Swansea and Leeds

Woodgate - first managerial role, admittedly local

Carrick - first permanent managerial role, had only been caretaker at Man Utd, not local


Wilder, Pulis, Strachan, Mowbray and Warnock were experienced and Edwards made sense because he had a Championship promotion on his CV.


But it would be a huge push to suggest the others were experienced.

Karanke was Jose Mourinho's assistant manager at the biggest club in the world for three years, before we knew Jose was a blusted flush

Monk had 120 game management games in the championship, admittedly an odd choice

Carrick is a Geordie rather than whatever middlesboro consider themselves (Yorkshire?) I thought they were closer, but his playing CV put him in that upper echelon that former elite players get gifted.

I don't see many lower EFL appointments.

With Lampard doing so well i can see his playing adversary Gerrard being in that shortlist rather than BBM.

There is absolutely no need for any top championship side to take a punt on BBM until he proves a lot more. In reality, Challinor has proved more, so has Alexander and Schumacher.

He’s in the frame according to Alan Nixon the journalist on twitter

On oddschecker BBM ain’t even listed when I looked an hour ago

Just read that AN has also put out that Celtic are interested too.

https://www.givemesport.com/celtic-mana ... ry-murphy/

Be amazed if Boro come in for him. He hasn't achieved anything yet.

I can kind of get Celtic, they have half an eye for next season and what's it's, lower championship at best nowadays ?

Developing players to be sold to the Premier League is probably their way to increasing revenue and BBM is good at that.

Boro makes no sense.


The old cynic in me tells me that BBM's agent is mates with Nixon and wants to dampen the sudden questioning of the messiah

Just read that AN has also put out that Celtic are interested too.

https://www.givemesport.com/celtic-mana ... ry-murphy/

That would be about the level he's managing at now, it may be a little higher & may be even lower than his current level.

IMO there are issues to be sorted in the team atm but…
If he stays we have a good chance of going up as he’s got our youngsters generally playing well
If he goes we’ll probably have a month of ‘looking’ for the new man who’ll eventually come in with no money to spend.
We’ve gotta keep him

Bbm moved in to the bookies odds at 10/1 I honestly believe it would be a huge loss if he went, yes it's not perfect at the moment but it could be a whole lot worse, be careful what you wish for, as the same people slagging bbm off now will be the ones shouting loudest if he goes and we fall down the table

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Can you imagine how much Vinny would want if he were on something like a four-year deal?

I also can't imagine Boro not contacting Cardiff first, apparently Wolves will be paying just shy of 3 mill for Edwards, Vinny would want all of that.

He'll be staying

BBM isnt the issue. Its how entitled and negative this fan base has become.

If/when he goes, and it may well be to 'Boro as its a significant step up, then whoever comes in will get the same shitty comments on this forum. The conveyor belt of the individual is irrelevant.

It's pathetic. This club has never won every game, out performed all opposition or dominated games without drama; but what we USED to have was outstanding support.

Bbm moved in to the bookies odds at 10/1 I honestly believe it would be a huge loss if he went, yes it's not perfect at the moment but it could be a whole lot worse, be careful what you wish for, as the same people slagging bbm off now will be the ones shouting loudest if he goes and we fall down the table

Spot on. If he goes somewhere else then the same people slamming him now will be saying "how has Tan let another club take our manager, this is terrible."

Just can't see this happening.

However the next couple of months will be critical to BBM future with us.

BBM isnt the issue. Its how entitled and negative this fan base has become.

If/when he goes, and it may well be to 'Boro as its a significant step up, then whoever comes in will get the same shitty comments on this forum. The conveyor belt of the individual is irrelevant.

It's pathetic. This club has never won every game, out performed all opposition or dominated games without drama; but what we USED to have was outstanding support.

I think the early-season crazy talk of walking the league raised expectations to an absurd level. We have the biggest stadium with the third highest average attendance, the 2nd (transfer market (i know)) highest squad value, the 2nd youngest squad, and a manager who talks the talk extremely well.

BBM is playing a radical style of football that is not common or played well in L1, all of last season's promoted teams were direct. We have a fan base who, apart from DJ's spell of never quite getting the job done, have been brought up on effective football, and it's got us to the promised land twice, where is failed to keep us there.

It's all a bit alien, and some of us need to talk about that. A lot of fans are like you and Worcester and all in and believe in the journey, others (me) are still uneasy that my last 50 years of understanding the game is gone out the window. When it doesn't work, I write it as some form of football therapy.

By Sunday, i moderate my comments, i think he is overall doing a good job, and we are where we should be, its only just started to get dark, and we have 93 points to play for.

I think the football world's eyes are on city for the right reasons with the manager, Lawlor, Rubin, Trott, Robertson, and Kapakio. I would be surpised if Boro saw that much so soon to believe he has a promotion to the Premier League in him and they are second, so it's a very big decision from them.

Just can't see this happening.

However the next couple of months will be critical to BBM future with us.

Not for me. I'd even keep him if we don't go up, if we can persuade him to stay.

This manager is huge for us and can revolutionise us as a club.

We have to trust the process. It took Arteta 2-3 years to get it right with Arsenal.

We need to be willing to wait that long if that's what it takes with BBM.

Because he is a special manager.

Just can't see this happening.

However the next couple of months will be critical to BBM future with us.

Not for me. I'd even keep him if we don't go up, if we can persuade him to stay.

This manager is huge for us and can revolutionise us as a club.

We have to trust the process. It took Arteta 2-3 years to get it right with Arsenal.

We need to be willing to wait that long if that's what it takes with BBM.

Because he is a special manager.

My sentiments exactly

All we've heard for years is people complaining we don't have a manager who gives youth a chance, we don't have a manager who plays attractive football, we're so used to jumping from manager to manager every five minutes, we don't have the patience to allow someone time to build an identity within the club

Now we finally have that guy people are jumping all over him over a slight sticky patch, we have to give bbm time he's trying to turn a club that's been used to hump and pump football for over 10 years into a possession based easy on the eye football team using mainly home grown talent, this isn't gonna happen over night

Well said Worcester.. too many idiots on here these days.

I seriously don’t think he’ll abandon the current project, and there are others in the frame for Boro!

Seriously, who do those ‘wishing’ him gone think will take this group over and do a better job?

I, for one, have been pleasantly surprised and impressed by the start to this season overall, and most of it is down to BBM and his faith in (mainly) youth

We are still a developing team, and we should allow for development and the odd hiccup!

I seriously don’t think he’ll abandon the current project, and there are others in the frame for Boro!

Seriously, who do those ‘wishing’ him gone think will take this group over and do a better job?

I, for one, have been pleasantly surprised and impressed by the start to this season overall, and most of it is down to BBM and his faith in (mainly) youth

We are still a developing team, and we should allow for development and the odd hiccup!

Well said Chris.

Some have lost their minds recently and above anything, I'm sad to see them resort to that.