RUMOUR: Sir Steve wants back

[rollsy]

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/St ... 66195.html

ok probably the press pulling "quotes" out of bugger all but we can but dream

[Barry the bird boggler]

It'll be McDermott if we get half decent results between now and end of January

And let's face it given the games we've got why shouldn't it be?

If we're disasterous then who knows....

[NR_Royal]

Yeah but what if he does what he did from January this year onwards....i.e not change anything and let the team fail.

I'm not sure it would be the best thing for us now.

['lista]

Made-up media story I suspect.

If there is even a hint of truth in this it would be a backward step for RFC. As successful as Coppell was, we need to experience similar success with another manager to move forward as a club.

IMHO.

[(.)Boobies(.)]

Steve Coppell has hinted he would return to Reading as manager – if he was asked.

Dear God, please let this be true!
We could still make the playoffs with a little luck!!

We are a million miles from any team capable of achieving that. Steve Coppell or Alex Ferguson, they'll struggle with the quality of player we currently have. Coppell would keep us up, I'm sure of that, but he would need patience [unlikely from our moronic quarter] and at least two full seasons to build a team capable of a top six finish.

[Doyler]

Is that article by former EP reporter Nick Ive? He's done well for himself if he's landed a permanent job at The Mirror. No doubt the pay is in a different league to what he got at the EP.

[Royal Rother]

Coppell plus McDermott could work for 4 months as a stop gap. Unlikely but it really would be asking a lot of BM to step in and transform things on his own.

[Sir Dodger Royal]

Coppell is yesterday's man just like Madman is yesterday's Chairman. Bugger off. We need a revolution. Demonstrations called forrrrrrrrr

[The Cube]

If you ignore the headline and preamble, and just read Coppell's quotes, what you get is:

If I was going to be asked to come back, I think I would have been by now. I haven’t had any contact – 100 per cent. I don’t expect to have contact now, so I won’t get into the hypotheticals about what I would do if I was asked. I have had my break and I do want to get back to work.

I don't see anything in that that provides even the remotest hint that he is considering a return. A really poor piece from the other Nick Ive.

[Stooper]

Coppell coming back would be like going out with your ex.

Even though he hasn't been with anyone else since, there's always a reason why you split and that'll be lurking in the back of your mind the whole time and the smallest argument will cause a bigger argument than it should.

[Wimb]

Coppell coming back would be like going out with your ex.

Even though he hasn't been with anyone else since, there's always a reason why you split and that'll be lurking in the back of your mind the whole time and the smallest argument will cause a bigger argument than it should.

well said Stooper, however wouldn't this be some sort of pity sex? where SSC feels so sorry for how far we've fallen and feels kind of responsible for it, so agrees to come back and give us the temporary yet unsatisfying joy of avoiding relegation

[Ian Royal]

Of course he would come back. Probably too soon for it this season.

It's more likely he'll come back in the summer with McDermott as his assistant and Gibbs as the third coach IMO.

Although by no means certain and if McDermott keeps us up relatively well then it would be harsh not to give him the job.

[bcubed]

Never go back!

This goes for Reading and SSC

[jeff4066]

Is that article by former EP reporter Nick Ive? He's done well for himself if he's landed a permanent job at The Mirror. No doubt the pay is in a different league to what he got at the EP.

Done well? who takes any notice of the Daily (Mirror) Taliban, with a readership of a hundred.

[Wimb]

Of course he would come back. Probably too soon for it this season.

It's more likely he'll come back in the summer with McDermott as his assistant and Gibbs as the third coach IMO.

Although by no means certain and if McDermott keeps us up relatively well then it would be harsh not to give him the job.

Depends on your definition of 'relatively well' I thought the whole reason Rodgers got sacked was because we weren't in the top half/midtable area. Therefore unless BM has top half form over his tenure surely he has also failed?

[Ian Royal]

Of course he would come back. Probably too soon for it this season.

It's more likely he'll come back in the summer with McDermott as his assistant and Gibbs as the third coach IMO.

Although by no means certain and if McDermott keeps us up relatively well then it would be harsh not to give him the job.

Depends on your definition of 'relatively well' I thought the whole reason Rodgers got sacked was because we weren't in the top half/midtable area. Therefore unless BM has top half form over his tenure surely he has also failed?

Rodgers was sacked because he looked quite like taking us down. Rodgers entered the club with an expectation of a mid-table finish.

McDermott enters the club in the middle of a relegation fight. Finishing 19th or above will be a good result for him IMO (because we've already dropped so many points we should have picked up and turning a club around is rarely something done over night). Especially if he has limited resources to bring in players in January as is expected by most.

[Royalwaster]

What was the point of sacking BR then? Surely for him a 19th place or above would have been a good result on the same basis and at less cost as we'd not have had to pay out his severance payment? Now we'll end up paying BM an increased salary plus BR's severance. Just can't get my head around how that makes sense. Unless the board really thought we're better off without BR.

[Ian Royal]

What was the point of sacking BR then? Surely for him a 19th place or above would have been a good result on the same basis and at less cost as we'd not have had to pay out his severance payment? Now we'll end up paying BM an increased salary plus BR's severance. Just can't get my head around how that makes sense. Unless the board really thought we're better off without BR.

Because Rodgers was failing and making obvious mistakes every week. McDermott only has to better the first half of the season by a small margin and we'll stay up. Rodgers' better pefermances and results still saw us threatened by relegation and there was no guarantee he'd improve us further and a fair chance things would deteriorate under him again.

The only real worry for me is if McAnuff stops performing without Rodgers.

[Royal Rother]

Cricinfo's comment raised my eyebrows... Well, if England have intentions of pushing this game forward they will need to have a positive session here. That should create chances for South Africa, so all in all, exciting times ahead. Not often you say that when Cook is at the crease, either

So what should our intentions be at the moment?

Lofty ambition perhaps but bat on, steadily accumulating runs in the hope that we can reach 650 with an hour left tomorrow, thus setting them 300 on the last day to avoid an innings defeat seems a pretty reasonable aim. Trying to push on now could result in bringing SA back into the game. Not wise.

[Royalwaster]

What was the point of sacking BR then? Surely for him a 19th place or above would have been a good result on the same basis and at less cost as we'd not have had to pay out his severance payment? Now we'll end up paying BM an increased salary plus BR's severance. Just can't get my head around how that makes sense. Unless the board really thought we're better off without BR.

Because Rodgers was failing and making obvious mistakes every week. McDermott only has to better the first half of the season by a small margin and we'll stay up. Rodgers' better pefermances and results still saw us threatened by relegation and there was no guarantee he'd improve us further and a fair chance things would deteriorate under him again.

The only real worry for me is if McAnuff stops performing without Rodgers.

Even more worrying that we play even worse under McD .... this club really makes me want to cry.