Aberdeen's Next Permanent Manager 23/24 Edition

[Suspect Device]

What's Toni Kombouare doing these days?

[derbydan]

No Lee Johnson on the list?

Nobody comes near his success rate at negotiating the interview process!

[DukDukGoose]

40 minutes ago, eindhovendee said:

What would be the point of that though? 

Unless they are thinking that relegation is a real possibility (it's not), he isn't going to sort out anything long term and would stop a new guy from doing just that in time for next season. 

The ideal candidate may not want to take the job mid-season.

[Super Staggie]

28 minutes ago, Suspect Device said:

What's Toni Kombouare doing these days?

Probably sunning himself on the cotes de azure, and saying to his misses, fancy the Beech Boulevard?

He looks and says "me neither pass me the factor 40" 

[Otis Blue]

From that list, Alex Neill tbf looks like a good move ... at least he'd know from the start that the very best he could ever be is 3rd.

[Watson Nimrod]

A name I hear being mentioned a few times is Rob Valentino …… 

[Sheep62]

2 hours ago, kingjoey said:

No way I'm voting on that list so I can't see the position. Disappointed if Yogi is not the top of the voters list.

Same for me Joey

[Thenorthernlight]

Someone not in that list.

John Eustace

 

[LIVIFOREVER]

3 hours ago, Ludo*1 said:

Usual list of no hopers and serious candidates apply.

Derek Adams needs to be added to the list, perfect job for him to jump ship to. Doesn't want to be at County and Aberdeen have the bigger budget for him to show what he can do.

 

Spoiler

Plus it would be a good laugh for all non sheep fans.

 

[Sortmeout]

This may seem like a crazy idea to Dave Cormack but it might be worth just employing an actual experienced football manager for a change.

My guess/assumption is that experienced managers won’t go near this job possibly due to the chairman. Feel as if he would always want a “yes” man.

[Lofarl]

[Coventry Saint]

18 minutes ago, Thenorthernlight said:

Someone not in that list.

John Eustace

Big fan of his. Treated disgracefully by Bham. Would be a good appointment, IMO.

[DiegoDiego]

48 minutes ago, Otis Blue said:

From that list, Alex Neill tbf looks like a good move ... at least he'd know from the start that the very best he could ever be is 3rd.

I reckon if I'd taken Hamilton to the top of the Premiership, there'd be a part of me thinking I could get Aberdeen to finish second.

Edited January 31 by DiegoDiego

[Super Staggie]

1 hour ago, derbydan said:

No Lee Johnson on the list?

Nobody comes near his success rate at negotiating the interview process!

Claude Littner does well at the interview stage of the process but it all ends with "your fired"

[fasda2]

Ex player, high profile, managed around the world, pal of Shinnie, media magnet, WAG thrown in, available.... Rooney (Wayne)

[VincentGuerin]

It's an interesting one. The fact that Robson got it last time (like Naismith at Hearts), hints at the probability that nobody of any note wanted the job. Hearts strongly hinted at this when defending Naismith, and said they'd basically had f**k all good candidates and had spoken to Aberdeen who had said the same.

Not sure what's changed for Aberdeen (or Hearts) to hope to attract better now.

[Thenorthernlight]

17 minutes ago, Coventry Saint said:

Big fan of his. Treated disgracefully by Bham. Would be a good appointment, IMO.

Yip they’d have him back in a heartbeat. 
Slight negative - hints of a long ball reputation?

 

[Sheep62]

Jimmy Thelin 

[Richey Edwards]

Steven Caulker

[Coventry Saint]

2 minutes ago, Thenorthernlight said:

Yip they’d have him back in a heartbeat. 
Slight negative - hints of a long ball reputation?

 

I think the challenge might be getting him to come up there. Doing well at Aberdeen could absolutely take his career onto the next level, but doing badly in Scotland has put a bullet in the head of a lot of managers that appeared to be promising. 

Glass, Goodwin and Robson with Aberdeen; Ross, Heckingbottom & Moloney with Hibs; most of the same guys + Mellon and Fox at United.

Maybe they're all just shite, maybe they're all just bad appointments. Or maybe managing in Scotland is a fucking tough gig and you're more likely to fail than not. If you're Eustace, are you looking at a list of similar-ish guys who have tried it up here and are now nowhere to be seen and/or in the Scottish Championship?