Ernie Merrick - former Phoenix manager

Highest paid top ten (according to latest France Football) -

1. Jose Mourinho - R. Madrid 14m euros

2.Carlo Ancellotti  - PSG 12m

3.Marcelo Lippi - Guangzhou (China)  11m

4.Gus Hiddink - Anzi Makch... 10.8m

5. Kenny Dalglish - unemployed  10m

6. Arsene Wenger - Arse 9.4m

7. Fabio Cappello - Russia 9.2m

8. R Mancini - Man City 7.6m

9.A Fergusen - M U 7.5m

10 Jose Andre Camacho - China 6.1m

Ricki must of just missed out on that list - I guess his resignation from the nix cut his salary

Rufer is in the mix? Which one and sauce please.

Rufer? There's always a joke applicant

Billy Harris/Danny Hay co-coaches

Wow!

No wonder there's such a high unemployment rate in Scotland!

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/8449818/Applicants-line-up-for-Phoenix-job

This really does show that this whole fear that there were no options out there was a load of rubbish. Also I'm glad to see the Welnix aren't as shortsighted as others and nare open to the idea of a coach from outside of Australian and New Zealand.

Also who reckons we might have been in play-off contention if Herbert had quite earlier than he had? Greenacre has a 50% win record. With his first loss coming when he had hardly any time with the team to make changes and the otehr away against a team that has won 10 straight (and we were bloody unlucky to lose that).

I'm sorry but for me this shows that Herbert was well out of his depth. Not having a dig at him and good luck to him for the All Whites campaign, and yes he achieved a lot in the previous years. But if an assitant coach with little experience can make some basic but effective changes and start getting results, including selecting the right players to start, I think if it wasn't obvious before, then it has to be now.

If this has already been mentioned then I aplogise I haven't been on the forums for a while. Just annoyed as I am a passionate Phoenix fan and I can't help thinking of what might have been.

"The Phoenix claim they have coaches who have operated “at the highest levels in Europe” interested in the Wellington club’s vacant position."

Lee Norfolk?

nooooooo

200 applicants does not mean there are/were 200 suitable coaches wanting the role. At least 80% of those applying will not be suitable for a variety of reasons.

I must admit I am surprised at this. 200+ applicants? I hope we can get a whiff of some of the names. I am also wondering if these high profile names are aware that the gig is paying petrol money and training on an old field out the back (in comparison to what they would have been used to). However the marketing department has had a 'make over' and there is definitely new 'talent' in there to work with.

I don't think that there was a fear of no one out there at all Tunnel Vision. It was a case that everyone wanted Ricki out and no one would throw names out as a replacement so all there ever was was a debate around 'Sack Ricki' and very little around potential replacements. I think it was generally agreed in the postings that the coaches in NZ and AU that are available are on par with Ricki and not necessarily better or play the kind of game that Welnix want to implement (also the coast factor). As for Ricki being out of his depth, making the finals the last 3 years does not support your statement. You can reasonably argue that he had passed his use by date which the results that Greenacre is getting supports. Even the most ardent Ricki supporter can't really deny now that change was needed even just because something had to give. Nice guy but unfortunately, that's football.

Also has Lee Norfolk actually coached at Premier League level or am I missing something?

also think the nix will have applicant who they will be keen on but wont want to fork out as much dollars as the coach expects

ricky had a fuel card

They were getting worse and worse and showed no signs of improvements, and were never going to improve as Herbert was playing the wrong players and actually wasn't trying to change anything. Thats why I, and a number of others were calling for a change. I'll be honest I never thought they would improve as much as they have, but the reason I wanted change was it would provide the opportunity to improve. How quickly that happened no one could guess. 

But obviously it was a lot quicker than most of us expected, and therefore you have to say this year the opportunity of making play offs was wasted.

A lot of teams get a boost when they have a new coach and yes it might not have lasted 6-8 weeks. But we still would have been playing better than what were.

But its in the past now, so I need to move on.

On another note, of the 200 applicants there will no doubt be a lot of garbage (my understanding is they are getting them from the Ukraine etc), but I'm sure there is some quality amongst the 200. Certainly better CV's than what most current A-League coaches have or had before they became an A-League coach.

This talk is what scares me. We can't be so short sighted to think because of 2 previous examples we shouldn't hire anyone from outside. Statistically not a very good sample size. I'm sure the Welnix will do the right thing and take each applicant on a case by case scenario, not on what passport they hold.

Pinched this off Domey's desk. Breakdown of the Nix applicants for anyone interested...

So it's down to Ernieclucks and Lee then is it?  Tough call.

I think Ernie will get the best out of Hernandez.

Robin fraser current NYRB assist apparently

All I'm thinking when I hear we've had 200 odd job applications is that either:

A) They're looking for a cruisy retirement/gigg 

B) Job prospects for being a football coach around the world are just shit.

180 will be fly by nighters..like with any job application.

Good news boys !!

I made it to the personal interview phase !!!!

Fukin hell I didn't realise Greenie was Nigerian

That would explain maybe 198 of the applications.

#NorfolkClucks4Nix

 Has Sery Elie de Campos applied?

If Duncan Oughton gets the job how long before we see an "Oughton Ought" banner?