My first post on this monster thread...

firstly im not massively surprised its taking so long, I personally work in executive recruitment and for this level role it would mean in-depth shortlisting and selection. SP probably didnt have a succession plan for Sam as it was a surprise. He also doesn't want to be doing this again for quite a while. So balancing up someone who can be a good fit, bring the squad forward but who also wont leave within 2 years is a tough task.
It is worrying that we may be losing out on transfers although none of our competitors are doing anything at the moment, Sam would have already given SP a shortlist of players he thinks we need anyway...but whos saying the new guy doesnt have his own list.
I dont buy what HTP posted today, how the hell would they know such sensitive information about what terms we are offering a manager or what goes on in the boardroom.
My opinion - De Boer is an exciting name, but his football philosophy is very different to ours, he would suit Southampton in every way. Pelligrino - on paper looks a good fit, raw talent who has experience coaching in the PL, but no doubt he will look at Pochetino and want to have a good season or two and move on. Dyche - if he was Spanish and done what he's done on a limited budget in La Liga we would be very excited. His away form is a concern plus lack of experience managing big names (Cabaye, Benteke etc).

In a nutshell I would go for Pellegrino, if we get 2 good seasons then so be it, sadly the days of a manager being somewhere for much longer are gone. Plus being Argentinian he might put Jules back in the team

Sorry for long post, ive been reading with interest and finally thought id throw my thoughts out there.

Here we are you'll know us by our noise....

Sean dyche was away on holiday. Last week

Another Damien Diagonal - Total Football

This isn't executive recruitment and the problem is that we're treating it as if it is. Like it or not, with respect to managers of any sort of quality, we're the beggars and they're the choosers. If we don't identify a target, make sure both parties are on the same page, and offer the job we risk the Sherwood situation where we get told to stick it.

Surely succession planning is about not being "surprised". We should have had an ongoing list of potential replacements, properly researched, so that we could identify the best target and go that. With our record of managers upping and leaving unexpectedly, together with Sam having a six-month break clause, we should have been better prepared.

The tired cliché that any opposition to Dyche is because he isn't "foreign" has long-since been debunked. Those who don't want Dyche are so minded because they don't think he's good enough and that he won't bring anything new to the party.

Bexley Dave

Can you hear the Brighton sing? I can't hear a ******* thing!

"The most arrogant, obnoxious bunch of deluded little sun tanned, loafer wearing mummy's boys I've ever had the misfortune of having to listen to" (Burnley forum)

But in this day and age and the amount of money involved would think they would need to know.If he leaves them for us think they will be in big trouble next season.Maybe like me he leaves his phone off for two weeks,But don't think so 😏

You can't have this both ways. We're told that, with the variety of modern methods of communication, it doesn't matter if Parish is on holiday 24/7, as it's not an impediment to getting business done. But on the other hand, Dyche is incommunicado because he's having a paddle and building a few sandcastles with a knotted hankie on his head. Both can't be correct can they?

Bexley Dave

Can you hear the Brighton sing? I can't hear a ******* thing!

"The most arrogant, obnoxious bunch of deluded little sun tanned, loafer wearing mummy's boys I've ever had the misfortune of having to listen to" (Burnley forum)

yes I accept your points, however, I would hope that the investment in the forward line is replicated in the back line as well as we do need to stop leaking unnecessary goals at the back and I include the GK who sometimes makes some real howlers. The next season record against the teams around us is going to determine our season, since January (2017) our records against teams around us was not perfect by any reasons P12 W5 D1 L6 pts 16/36 hope fully that will be sorted for next term.