Coaching Speculation - The global search to hire Mark Rudan

Tony Lochhead

Yeah.  Nah. Not even slightly.

I got the impression most of the names on here have been looked at and some spoken to by the club along with I suspect some we have not thought of. 

It was generalisations though no actual names.

A lot of names have been kicked around in this forum and I'd have thought we'd identified most of the usual suspects. I really hope the club goes for someone from Australasia who understands the HAL and can work within the league's constraints (salary caps, etc).  

Reasoning? As in why?

I'm pretty sure he's not qualified, has very little experience as a head coach and has had a number of unprofessional 'interactions' in his time at Brisbane. 

Man is a Phoenix hero but I've seen nothing to suggest he is an A-League head coach.

The new AWs coach read some of the posts on this forum to see what players fans thought he should be looking at for his first squad.
I wonder if Nix management ever browse this coaching speculation forum to see who we think might do a good job? They could do a lot worse than tap into some of the footballing knowledge on these pages. Or not! ;)

Ray Gatt thinks Gombau might be looking for a new gig soon

And now Dura has gone public to urge the club to hurry up and hire a head coach. And so say all of us. 

If it's a choice between Roly returning here and Gombau leaving I'll take Roly.

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/sydney-fc-will...

Here's his playing history, but he really is a newbie coach. Does that set off alarm bells in anyone else?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayden_Foxe

No, because like the Scott Miller stuff last week it's just Aussie media and agents spruiking someone else. I'll worry when there is a list of names from a source I have faith in actually knowing anything.

They could not do any worse than look at these forums for footballing knowledge.

Roly has been surprisingly poor at WSW.

As he was in his final season here..

Not so surprising considering the entire team has been poor for two season though. I thought he'd do well at WSW.

Yeah me too considering he has more freedom of movement and gets fouled far less than when he was at the Nix.

WSW will finish 7th, Roar 6th.

Roly's been playing just in front of the back 4. not his best position, and Gombau's been copping flak for it

Defensive midfielder and CB backup was what he saw signed for, which is probably why he always slowed down our attacks.

His name is _________

His homeland is _____________

Last season was so awful

That we are going to win

So, where is our new coach? With the season turning to custard, and the wooden spoon beckoning, we need next year's gaffer in place now. Anyone on here close to management who can give us an update.

By not appointing a new coach, we have missed that chance of a new coach always winning their first game in charge type scenario.

So have the HIRE GREENY mob changed their minds after last night?

Surely they're working hard at it.

Probably after the Melbourne City game Ryan. Tentative list now, real work when deck is cleared.

I'm unashamedly pushing for Sherman, but who'd be on your short list? 

One of the elite (can't remember who sorry) said that they had someone in mind and it fell through so they had to start from scratch. It takes time, they can't afford to make a mistake.

Last pre season was very boring get a coach ASAP.

Anyone but Greenacre please, 

That would be like the undertaker walking in the door 

The silence from the NIX is defeaning... how are we progressing... some info please.

I doubt they're going to announce to the world that they had someone but it fell through. "We're back where we were a month ago" is hardly going to sound good.

I have heard the battle of the bottle is well behind him for a number of years.... maybe Cranky Frankie ... 

Teapot update; the leaves say this:

3/1 No-one at the club has any f uc k ing idea whatsoever

4/1 Current season A league coach who has been/is/about to get rogered and misses out elsewhere - Okon, Lowe, Aloisi, Gombau

5/1 Some A league has-been who is looking to re-ignite his coaching career - Farina, Mulvey, Vidmar A, Jones, Miller

7/1 Current or former NSL coach, or A league assistant coach looking to crack an A league gig - Rudan, Corica, Vidmar T, Gary Phillips, Chris Taylor

20/1 Rado returns

70/1 Schmid

75/1 Sherman+ (take your pick...Greenie/Ramon/Dura)

99/1 Popa

999/1 Ricki and his kid

vidmar turned the job down according to the commentary team during the adelaide game.