01 May 2016 14:05:30
Hi Ed, hypothetically speaking, is it possible that Roberto knows he's going at the end of the season, and that we already have a manager in place, but we are holding the news back because he is currently in a job (e. g. someone like Pellegrini or Bilic) whose current team still have something to play for until the end of the season?

I confess I know little about the business/ boardroom practices of a football club, and realistically it would be difficult to keep news under wraps in this day and age, but thought it worth an ask.

{Ed025's Note - it is possible tommy and it would be ethically correct but whether that is the case in this instance i dont know mate, in these days with the internet and social media its quite hard to keep secrets but we have had nothing tangible this end up to now..

1.) 01 May 2016
01 May 2016 18:57:01
I'd think bilic was happy were he is and Pellegrino is basically a free agent, we need a fresh approach to the team though we look stale even yesterday was poor I can't see how with the pressure from fans we will just let the unrest continue into next season something has to give it's not good and it's frustrating to even watch.

2.) 02 May 2016
02 May 2016 08:45:32
I only used those two as examples, most managers who have been linked with us already have a club, so that situation could be applicable to many candidates.

However it was a hypothetical scenario and I doubt that a) we would have been able to interview suitable candidates (unless Bill and co have been wowed by the first manager they spoke to) and b) as ed025 said above, it's unlikely in this day and age that the news could be kept under wraps.