TOPIC: Curle on move?

Rumours in Cardiff that City are in talks with Curle.
Hope that is all they are.

Wouldnt have Keith as a manager who would move mid season again, would need time to get his style across.

But i guess their is still people who would be happy if he went.

I'd be gutted if he left to be honest.

We'd end up with McDonald back. A more charmless man there has never been.

nobbyblue wrote: Yeah because KC is really charming himself...

I've warmed to Curle.in the past few months.

Warnock currently 1/10 for the job...

CCU wrote:
Cardiff or Carlisle?

We will need to deliver off the pitch to keep him. Better support needed NOW !!

Better facilities for supporters from A-Z, better pre,during and post match entertainment.

Must improve customer service from what my view is a lowly 4 out of 10.....................

Decent facilities required (we joke about the strimming) like roads, lights sound system etc etc etc etc..................

Mobile sellers inside the ground............

Keeping Curle is critical as well as virtually impossible..It's when he decides.

thesilentone wrote:

One more job Sharron

I think this could be good for the club in a strange way.
Curle now has far more ammunition to make the 2 to 3 proper signings needed in January for a big push. Push for the promises now.
Spend some money (not a big amount on a centre half, a number 10 and (if pushing it) a centre forward.

I think the job would be a bit too big for him at present. In the same way that he talks about Potts and Dempsey leaving a year too early, I feel the same would go for him in this instance. He'd be far better staying here and fulfilling his potential by getting us promoted, and then moving to a bigger club after that. Cardiff are massively underachieving in the same way as we were when Curle took over, and if he didn't immediately get them to the level they should be at then I doubt he'd be given the same amount of time to turn things around as he's had here. He's doing an excellent job at present but probably isn't the man to take on such a big club. He needs to get the now right and then offers of progression to a higher level will come.

Is nobody putting 2 and 2 together and getting 100 like me.

Curle having national exposure recently in national newspapers started to ring alarm bells for me. I know it was about he's previous alcoholism and recovery but they was a lot of football in there. I think he's touting for a higher up job personally. The news in Cardiff is that Warnock has got it, I can't see him going as an assistant but its a possibility. There's other jobs coming up that may suit him.

Another centre half? we've got about 8 players who could play their

True, but don't think any are those of a promotion winning team (Geordie kid may be in time).
All based on the little I have seen of them over the last 2 seasons.

Mullen103 wrote:
I mentioned it the other week...

Keith Curle's CV really isn't that good.

TheLazyLewisGuy wrote:
Never did like Citroen's

TheLazyLewisGuy wrote: He probably meant a centre half that is better than those we currently have... we currently have a lot of mediocre/poor central defenders at this level. Gillesphey has potential to be good at this level but central defence is one area we can easily improve on.

As long as we are successful and in the top three there will always be speculation regarding our manager.

KC isn't stupid enough IMO to work for a maniac like Tan, especially after such a similar Notts Co experience.

This job is much more suited for a big last job pay day for Warnock or a former Cardiff player and hero like Craig Bellamy or Graham Kavanagh!

We now have the second best defence in League 2.
Only Plymouth have let in less goals.

They all seem to do it though. Leeds have had some top managers (and some shit ones) all working for barmpots.
Must be like when birds think they can tame the wild boyfriend.
That does not usually end well either!

Flatcap wrote:
Third actually, you've missed Mansfield. I looked at the weekend...

Flatcap wrote: Doesn't mean we can't improve at centre half though... much of the improvement in number of goals conceded is the better protection from Jones and Joyce... our centre backs have been average at best this season. The amount of ball watching and number of individual errors from them is still alarming... although I'm happy we got away with it in the last couple of home games.

Managers will always take a gamble on risk jobs as they can likely get a good financial package for taking the gig in the first place, then a nice pay-off when nuts owners decide on another change again...

CCU wrote:
This.

If he's offered the Cardiff job, he'd be crazy to turn it down. Championship jobs (and the wages) don't come around every day for a League 2 manager.

I have my doubts about it though. Wilder got a top League 1 job after pissing this division with Northampton. As good a job I think Curle has done, I don't think he's done anywhere near enough with us yet to attract championship interest.

If Cardiff or anyone else for that matter come in with a lucrative wage offer he is gone

How many on here would turn down an offer of three or four times their wage for doing same job ???

I wonder how settled he is in Carlisle, he will obviously say that he loves it but he is always talking about ambition.

The worry for KC is that when he came here he upset loads of players and shipped them out to bring in his own squad who will have agreed to his style and discipline before they signed.

Championship players would probably sulk and go on strike with his form of discipline and he would be out in a fortnight if he dared try that extra training stunt on them.

Cardiff maybe a bit off the scale, but Coventry aren't...

Any manager of an invincable team are going to be under the spotlight and be talked about in boardrooms...



When the offer comes we will be hard pressed to keep him.The real pisser for me is that it's not just him I think he has assembled a really good backroom staff and the likes of Dykes I have been impressed with and will be big loss if and when they go...


Let's hope its just talk as we are on the verge of having a team to be proud of and a very enjoyable season or two ......and I think we all deserve that after the last 5 years slide

UTB

thesilentone wrote:
He's under contract till 2018 remember..he likes
it here and its his baby now after all the changes he's managed to bring about...so can't see it myself.....his CV can only get better if he can get us promoted this year.

thesilentone wrote:
Who's gonna buy a phone at a football match???

franksidebottom wrote:
Mobile homes to rent whilst your in the queue for a half time cuppa

Doubt they will ever have people walking around serving beers on feet in the concourse at English League Stadiums, would mean people enjoyed themselves in a decent manner and that's not really wanted in England - by some fans as well I think! Can't move for folk flogging beer in some German Stadiums with a backpack on, rather keep folk waiting for 10 minutes before they wolf it down and leg it back to the seat here.

What about a strawberry mivvy and some poppets?

Richard Archer wrote:
They do that at the races..sell beer from back packs eh!

Probably why it kicks off at all these meets these days.

Graemehud wrote:
BREAKING: Sky sources: Cardiff appoint Neil Warnock as manager. #SSNHQ

Richard Archer wrote:
Had that when we went to watch a MLS game. Guys with Cool boxes around the concourse selling beers, able to drink beers in the stands there too.

Completely different atmosphere to over here though.

seesaw50 wrote: He may be under contract but there is nothing to stop him resigning and then taking up another post... it happens all the time. It's not the same as with players where their playing registration is retained for the length of the contract potentially. He may be happy at Carlisle but he has repeatedly talked about his ambition to manage at a higher level... he will be off like a shot as soon as a better offer comes in from a club in a better position, offering way more money. I know I would be.

DeckchairBlue wrote:
No interest at all in experiencing football/soccer over there like but I imagine the fans are treated with 1000 times more trust and respect than in most stadiums in England.

Richard Archer wrote:
As with most things in the US, the customer is king, everything is geared towards that kind of ethos.

Completely different to over here.

Richard Archer wrote: I'd love to go to a game over there... some of the games have a great atmosphere watching it on TV. I'd probably go to a Seattle or Portland game as the fans really get into it there.

Northumbrian wrote:
Each to their own, about 15 nations left to see matches in that I imagine would pulverise a MLS match in all honesty. Got told last week Sarajevo and Istanbul derbies the best a lad has been to that I met. Personally PSG, Hansa Rostock and Boca the best I have been in - just cannot see yanks getting close to those or loads I have been to.

Richard Archer wrote: Not saying they would... just that I was surprised by the atmosphere in their grounds, compared to the steroetype that is often quoted. Obviously they aren't going to be up there with the best but certainly a hell of a lot better than I would have thought the yanks were capable of.... a damn sight better than the atmosphere at Brunton Park that is for sure. Let's face it it is never going to be fashionable for the purist football fan to claim that they enjoyed the experience compared to say the Sarajevo derby is it? But when you think where the MLS has come from and put it into context of a country that has never really taken to "soccer" before then I have to say they are doing pretty well on the fan front. Personally being amongst the Icelandic fans against Hungary this summer was a particular highlight... they are a set of fans who know how to enjoy themselves and create a great atmosphere.

I imagine it's pretty easy to beat most English league atmospheres now, I went Lancaster Saturday and had a great time - top atmosphere. Couldn't believe you could walk anywhere with your beer to be honest.

Some atmospheres in Germany remind me of what the USA supply, bit geeky - stood in the Ingolstadt end at Gladbach last week and it was like that - whole world of difference to being in like the Dresden end somewhere for example. Went Wolfsburg as well which was alright and the yellow wall at Dortmund which was ok, getting touristy that but I think if you went slap bang in the middle you'd probably get a bit of bother in all honesty. Noticed you on about Rome and I'm led to believe it's gone backwards there the last season or so. Never really done Italy so been looking at it for December.

Personally from what I saw I thought Iceland were quite straight and geeky and the Hungarian fans were superb at the Euros. I remember leaving the ground in Nice and loads of Icelandics running back in to celebrate!

I can't believe how crap England has got for football with the number of people who go week in week out.

Northumbrian wrote:
We went to see Orlando v NYCFC. Was a quite good match to be fair, the standard surprised me as we only ever get told it's poor over here but it seems to have progressed quite a lot.

It was 'rivals week' when we went so the teams were all playing their derbies, we watched Portland v Seattle before our game and the fans didn't lack passion. For some reason Orlando are classed as NYCFC rivals because they both joined the league at the same time.

Atmosphere is completely different to over here, a lot of the games have hardly any away fans due to the distances, much like any American sport though.

Also a lot less swearing, worst abuse the ref got was the crowd chanting "ref you suck".

Just something different to experience isn't it.

Lol, chanting ref you suck.

Classic.

Richard Archer wrote:
Yeah that made me laugh, and fans shouting 'take the shot'.

Started raining during the match and there was staff in the concourse handing out towels.

Even better was that we went all the way to Orlando and we ended up being sat in front of some Carlisle fans ha !