Ronald Koeman

[BlueToff]

I read they would offer Koeman £5 million a year?! Is that the going rate these days? I'd be nervous to offer a long term contract on those amounts!

Bobby was on £4mil per-year.

We've got a billionaire investor and a TV income of what, £400mil over the next three years?

It's the going rate

 

[chazzle_dazzle]

I slept on this last night as it started to become mainstream...

If am honest, its not an exactly "JESUS CHRIST WE ARE GOING TO WIN THE LEAGUE" management appointment if we do get him, but when i took a step back from my tingly dream of Jose, he isn't that bad of an appointment.

Listening to the man about different systems, finding a system that wins, defenders who defend but can play as well, the fact southampton have out performed us, when we are probably seen as a better squad set up all in all.

I wouldn't be bouncing around loving it, like i will when jose makes me finish the tattoo of his grid on my chest, but i would be quietly confident we have a man that could break the ceiling that we have had.

 

[Mutzo Nutzo]

If we bring Koeman in then what we do with his poisoned dwarf sidekick? Surely he wouldn't be allowed in the dugout during match-days as he would scare the kids in the family enclosure. I think we need to build a cage for him right at the back of the lower Bullens, this would keep him out of sight and yet allow the Goodison faithful to taunt and poke him with sticks during the match.

 

[DualityNSNO]

Best out your party frock away then sweet cheeks.

Seriously what's a Jogi?

 

[The Mighty Quint]

 

[ijjysmith]

Seriously what's a Jogi?

I beleive the Mikey means Joachim Löw.

 

[Blue Cheese]

I'm just gonna wait and see. You never know what a manager is going to be like until he gets here. Finances mean having a big name as a player isn't as big a draw any more.

In short, my heads spinning thinking about it.

 

[Blue Cheese]

 

[DualityNSNO]

I beleive the Mikey means Joachim Löw.

'sake Michael.

 

[Mountfield1985]

Not sure if Pellegrini


Not sure if Pellegrini is the answer. He won the title with Mancini's team. Some of his buys have been poor (eg the defenders he bought). A city fan I know glad he is going. RS through the title away rather than city won it that year under Pellegrini

I'm not sure Pellegrini would be a good fit for us, but he doesn't get the credit he deserves for that title win. They had to win the final 5 games of the season to even have a mathematical chance. Think they finished on 86 points, they were superb that season.

 

[joseph]

"Top 6 and stability" sounds good to me after the train wreck of a season we've had. If the rumours of a £100 million war chest are true and we can keep Stones and Lukaku (big question mark over this one), then I would be optimistic about getting into the Champions League again in the next few seasons.

Not a Simeone or Mourinho, but I would be reasonably happy with Koeman.

 

[Hong Kong Phooey]

Christ. Look at the state of those comments below it too.

 

[Khalekan]

Perhaps I didn't make my point well enough. I'm not saying that we shouldn't be perceived as a step up from Southampton. We definitely are.

I'm saying that it's not perceived that way by a lot of people who don't support Everton. Our status has fallen in that respect. Not as many people see us as a big club anymore.

As Rabbie Burns might have put it:

O wad some Pow'r the giftie gie us
To see oursels as ithers see us!

 

[jceverton]

It was 8 years ago, and he still won the Copa while in charge at a time that Valencia were in a bit of a shambles.

More from the Valencia fans blog I quoted earlier "Going back to the season 2007-08 Valencia was playing fairly well and than came the sacking of coach Quique Sanchez Flores and the appointment of new coach Ronald Koeman, who left PSV to join Valencia. This was supposed to be a match made in haven, only in turned out it was a match made in hell as Koeman broke the relationship with many Valencia veterans, made constant first team changes and Valencia was in the relegation zone and fighting to survive. The only thing that came out from the season was the surprise Copa Del Rey trophy.
Koeman was fired before the end of the season and was replaced with Valencia intern Voro who lead Valencia to 10th place finish."

 

[BlueToff]

More from the Valencia fans blog I quoted earlier "Going back to the season 2007-08 Valencia was playing fairly well and than came the sacking of coach Quique Sanchez Flores and the appointment of new coach Ronald Koeman, who left PSV to join Valencia. This was supposed to be a match made in haven, only in turned out it was a match made in hell as Koeman broke the relationship with many Valencia veterans, made constant first team changes and Valencia was in the relegation zone and fighting to survive. The only thing that came out from the season was the surprise Copa Del Rey trophy.
Koeman was fired before the end of the season and was replaced with Valencia intern Voro who lead Valencia to 10th place finish."

yep, it went sour.

However, he obviously learned from that. He had a tough patch at AZ but then went to Feyenoord and used that experience to better himself as a manager, and he's made the most of his opportunity with Southampton.

The only way you improve is by learning from mistakes. In the 7 or 8 years since he left Valencia, he's done that...