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What the hell would Darren Bent know about whether Ireland is a good player? I get my opinions from playing FIFA, watching Youtube compilations and listening to the opinions of the experts on here. So I say sell him.

Absolutely no need to sell Given, he's one of the classiest players we've got, complete nonsense spouted on here sometimes. There's holes all over the squad and we've got one of the best keepers in the Premiership, so why the hell would we look at replacing him?!

From the french meaning: Mak = Over Oun = Rated

I really rate Given and would definitely rate him higher than Brad. Brad has more presence and is obviously a very, very good keeper but Shay is a better all-round footballer with exceptional positional sense and superb reactions. The other thing I always notice about Shay is that he has an unbelievable knack of holding onto a shot, to the point where he rarely parries the ball or spills it. With the possible exception of Bent I think SG is our only genuine outstanding (world class?) player.

Why do people keep saying this? 17 goals last season was it? How many goals did our highest scorer have? Because 1. he'd be the new Heskey and 2. It shows a complete lack of imagination and forward-thinking on the part of the new manager Without being too simplistic, 1. No he wouldn't and 2. are you being ironic?? If not then, with respect, that's the stupidest thing I've read all day.

I've had the resignation confirmed from someone who I know well, and he is 100% ITK. I can't even hint who he is but he assures me that PL has walked.

I know that the betting odds are very unreliable but it is interesting that they've gone into a completely two-horse race with the third placed guy at 14/1!

I hadn't realised what an inexperienced and untested manager Rodgers is, this was from less that two years ago: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/reading/8417263.stm Makes AM's CV look positively awesome. We may have dodged a bullet there. Martinez or Lambert and I'm more than happy. Poyet would be my next choice. Still thinking Roy Keane in reality.

You watch, it'll be Roy Keane or someone like that. Since when has any ITK, journalist or 'dad' ever second guessed Randy Learner's brain? You heard it here first, 66/1 at the moment so go make yourself some cash!

I've been off here for a few days but I have a strong gut feeling it's going to be Roy Keane. (no doubt there's been pages on this and concrete reasons why not but he just feels like a RL appointment in the making)

Easy said, hard to prove. I suspect that this clear out we're seeing today is preparing the way for some good investment being given to the new manager. I can only guess but I think it's lazy to make the opposite conclusion.

I'd love Lambert or Martinez, but Rodgers would be my number 1. Happy with Poyet. Horrible feeling it might be Grayson.

The MON link is an interesting one, hard to see him telling PL coming to us. Got some good friends who are NCFC fans, all of them love RL, and they were telling me that MON practically picks the Norwich squad!

Spent the weekend with a load of Norwich fans, and just like everyone got excited by that OGS documentary, I think I'm now leaning towards Lambert. By all accounts he's driven, methodical and is an absolute perfectionist. I think we need a bit of a reality check, I'd be happy with Ole but if Lamberts up for it then he would be the better choice.

Feels like there's something not quite right here. Why bring him here if he's not going to be unveiled as the manager? If it was for talks and negotiations surely that would be done by phone or when RL went to Norway. Why bring him back here only to send him off a few hours later??

Christ almighty, if you're an air traffic controller I am NEVER flying into or out of BHX again given you spend all your time reading VT! :shock: That or he's one of those guys with the fold up chair, huge binoculars, flask of weak lemon drink and notepad sitting at the end of the runway. I'd be gutted if this was true.

I don't know why I bother.

Sheesh, he really is young isn't he. Who's the guy carrying him?

The funny thing about the private jet thing is that was obviously offered to Ole as a way of getting him here and avoiding media/public speculation! He may as well just have gone easy jet wearing a villa shirt!

Agreed. And his english is better that Steve McClarens.

Typical media - they pick up the thoughts of the resident mentalist but not the sane, level headed fan. Like me!

The argument that says "I don't want him because he'll just use us as a stepping stone to bigger things", is plainly ridiculous. It's like saying I really hope Chris Herd doesn't play so well for us that Man City want to buy him for £25m in two years - the point being you've just had a hell of a player at the club for two years. If a crystal ball could see OSG managing Man Utd in 3 years then you could be sure that we'll have just had 3 years of doing very well. Alternatively you can go for a manager who keeps us bobbling along and is never wanted by anyone else.

In fairness AM did the same, except it wasn't a powerpoint, he just got 11 salt and pepper pots and put them in a line far away from the top end of the table...

Some players just take to management, and the fact that he's seen very effective management modelled up close for 20 odd years is why I'd be up for him coming here. Mourinho started young and unproven, obviously, as did AVB but they'd both worked with some very good coaches. That for me is more important than whether you can compare the Norwegian league and the Premier League - you could get a very good foreign manager who's CV looks amazing but they have no experience of managing in our league, OGS has this, sure not as a manager but as a coach and a very experienced player within the system. I'd say give him a chance.

Don't come on here with your facts and considered opinion, don't you know this is a place for wild speculation, conspiracy theories and unfounded arguments?? He'll be the greatest manager we've ever had. Simples.