Who do you think will become the Man Utd manager whenever Fergie leaves? Carlos? Mark Hughes? Keano? Lippi?
Carlos might be the ideal replacement for the short term once SAF "retires". SAF could still run things from afar with Carlos in (UNC Tarheels reference, sorry) Bill Guthridge's (figurehead, puppet, whatever you want to call it) role after Dean Smith left. I think someone like Keano would be necessary, after a few years of coaching in the Prem, to come in to slap people around if they get too complacent. Who knows. I would say Keano or Sparky. Again, sorry for the Tarheels reference if I offended anyone.
It would definitely be Carlos. Utd would first open talks with Carlos and he is bound to agree. I think maybe Carlos would be good, he has two titles with us, but he failed at Real Madrid.. I have been hearing a lot on Keano/Sparky and even Cantona!
It wasn't all that long ago SAF said he'd like to see CQ replace him. But if Keano is able to keep Sunderland up and respectable in the EPL, you'd have to say he'd have a great shot at the gig if/when it opens.
Keano is God. That being said you can't expect a year in the Championship + 1-4 years in the prem to be enough experience to take over at a club like United... I think it will be awhile before Keano has a good chance to take over here... as for when SAF does retire I think Q will be given a very good chance at taking over... and then Keano would really be considered when his time at the club is done... give it one more manager in between SAF and Keane and that will be a very real possiblility
Wouldn't surprise me if Coppell became a solid candidate when it happens. IF he's still alive when Fergie decides it's time.
coppel is a good manager but he hasn't finished his job yet at Reading. i don't think they are going to do well next season.
I'd want a successful manager to take over at Man Utd really. Carlos has achieved nothing as a No.1. When SAF took over at Man Utd he'd already won 3 league titles, 4 Scottish Cups, a League Cup, a European Cup Winners Cup and a European Super Cup. He'd broken the Old Firm dominance in Scotland and won major European trophies in a side that was far from historically successful. In comparison, Queiroz has won nothing and his only noteable achievment was a poor spell at Real Madrid. As good as Carlos is, I don't think he's No.1 material. Hitzfeld would be a good shout as would Lippi but he's retired. Capello is ok but has truggled at Madrid. I think Paul Le Guen is a good manager, regardless of his failure at Rangers......
There's no way to say right now. The picture will only become clear when Fergie actually decides to leave. Remember that a couple of years ago, people were talking about Robson or McClaren, but no one is anymore. And when Ferguson announced his retirement temporarily back in 2001, the name being bandied about was none other than Sven-Goran Eriksson (back before he was as universally loathed as he is now). Yeah, it'd be great if Keano became a success in the Premiership for a few seasons and positioned himself to take over. But nothing is guaranteed in the least.
Carlos certainly looks like he's being primed for the job, (well he does to me ) and if Fergie suddenly left tomorrow I'd expect him to take over. Of course, there is always time for that to change as a week is a very short period of time in football [/cliche] and Fergie isn't going anywhere just yet but I get the impression that the current plan is for Queiroz to be his successor. He seems to be playing more of a major role as time goes on both behind the scenes and as a public face of United. He was sent to Portugal to help negotiate the transfers of Nani and Anderson, for example, and whilst he was there partly to act as an interpreter which no doubt they could have paid any old person to do I still saw it as quite significant meself and as a sign that he's being given responsibility. I'm assuming he was probably at least consulted and perhaps it was even him who recommended these two players in the first instance. The same when we signed Ronaldo. He also seemed to be putting out more press statements this past season and on occasion was wheeled out in front of the cameras for post-game interviews etc. Reckon we're seeing him in training for the future at the moment. No problem with a Tarheels reference 'cause I have no idea who they are. If it works/worked there then that's great but I'd personally be a little worried about that kind of thing happening at United if past form is anything to go on. I'm assuming what you're talking about is similar to what happened when Matt Busby retired for the first time and became "general manager" with Wilf McGuinness taking over as "coach"? It's often said that such an arrangement clouded things and cast doubt as to who was really in charge instead of being clear and starting afresh with a new man at the helm with his own ideas. McGuinness didn't exactly last long and this is often cited as a contributary factor before Sir Matt once again took over for a short period. Even when Busby moved completely upstairs and onto the board when Frank O'Farrell took over it was still alot to live up to with him being at the club in some capacity and although I'm way too young to remember have since heard many a story of him, Docherty, Sexton etc. feeling as though they were being haunted by the ghost of a still living (at the time) Busby. No doubt Sir Matt deserved to be offered a position, as would Fergie but sometimes I think a clean break can be more beneficial and I'd worry that with him still around it just might make what is almost an already impossible standard to live up to even tougher. Got to say that the Tarheels reference (sorry for not knowing who they are) and the situation with Busby are the only two examples of such an occurence I've heard of and if we're at one success and one faliure then it can't be all that bad but from my own experience until I read your post such things happening produced a 100% faliure rate so I'd still be a wee bit worried of such a prospect. Maybe it'd work, maybe it wouldn't but I think I'd be looking at asking Fergie to go and enjoy himself and have fun taking the break that he deserves. Being as driven as he is, he might not like it though and could well end up getting bored pretty quickly but if he stays around for a good while yet we won't have that problem.
Good post ROM... I didn't know about those situations with Busby and the club... the Tarheels are a college basketball team here in the US... although things worked well there I don't think SAF would do that to Q... It can be a messy situation where nobody has the absolute authority and it could really undo all the great work SAF/Q are doing now for the future... obv I think SAF deserves some position with the club if he wants it but when he retires I'm sure he will make it clear that whoever his succesor is will be the man in charge...
How many good Managers have looked average if not even bad at Madrid Since they kicked out Del Bosque. That place seems to have been killing players and managers since after they let Del Bosque and Hierro go.
I think CQ will take over from Alex as I am sure he is being primed with tactics and how to handle a dressing room. I do worry about his mild manner and whether we will lose the edge in the dressing room and on the pitch. Unless Carlos turns into the 'Portugese Man Of War' in the dressing room I believe Keano will be in by end of 2010. P.S Apologies for the gratuitous jellyfish reference...
He did get into an on the pitch argument at some point this season and Fergie had to restrain him. Apart from that he's more jelly baby than jellyfish.
Carlos didnt exactly fail at madrid, he asked for defenders, none came. He had to play raul bravo at centre back for heavans sake.
Seems like SAF is quietly giving up the reins and Queiroz is quietly picking them up (more interviews, signing players, directing on the field). Anyway, that's my theory. Otherwise Queiroz would have left already.