[doulikefish]

Who are the early favourites for the welsh job?
Mark hughes is already being linked with the sunderland job

[mattydfc]

[RobbieD]

Nobody cares right now and it will be months before the FAW even start looking.

[Cowden til i die]

Robert Enke.

[Albino Rover]

Is Chris Coleman proper rank rotten at managing now? Still in Spain?

[welshbairn]

Dean Saunders. Wide international experience as a player, including a spell with Galatasary, and an excellent start as a manager with Wrexham under very difficult circumstances. Was assistant Wales manager under John Toshack. Now with Doncaster Rovers.

[Jobby]

Avram Grant.

[Thumper]

Saunders is certainly no less likely than Speed was at the time (in fact possibly far more attractive given that he actually has a record), but I'd be surprised if Hughes weren't barking at this to get his profile back up following his premature resignation from Fulham.

[welshbairn]

Thumper, on 28 November 2011 - 21:20, said:

Saunders is certainly no less likely than Speed was at the time (in fact possibly far more attractive given that he actually has a record), but I'd be surprised if Hughes weren't barking at this to get his profile back up following his premature resignation from Fulham.

Problem with Hughes is that he'd bugger off a soon as he was offered a decent EPL job. I'll bet Hartson will be tipped for the job despite his lack of experience..

[chico]

welshbairn, on 28 November 2011 - 21:44, said:

Problem with Hughes is that he'd bugger off a soon as he was offered a decent EPL job. I'll bet Hartson will be tipped for the job despite his lack of experience..

My first thought on speed's replacement was Hartson. Which is mad

[Thumper]

welshbairn, on 28 November 2011 - 21:44, said:

Problem with Hughes is that he'd bugger off a soon as he was offered a decent EPL job.

The same was said at the time regarding Alex McLeish. Rightly so. Still, given the standing of the national manager job these days, better to get a proud Welshman with significant experience (in the same job with many of the same players no less) for a period than another option who is still potentially going to be whisked away if he does well.

[LinkinFighter]

Brain Flynn maybe stepping up?

[Ludo *1]

Giggs?

[Savage Henry]

Craig Levein?

[Lex]

Savage Henry, on 29 November 2011 - 07:02, said:

Craig Levein?

There's a shout. I'll drive the numpty to Cardiff.

[pub car king]

Let me pay for your petrol

[ScottR96]

Jobby, on 28 November 2011 - 21:17, said:

Avram Grant.

He'll somehow manage to get them relegated.

[Bobby Skidmarks]

Tony Pulis would be a good shout. But i think the job will go to Chris Coleman or Mark Hughes

[qos_75]

Sven Goran Eriksson or perhaps another stint for John Toshack? Both are unlikely candidates and that being the case Chris Coleman would be my third choice..

[Enigma]

Robbie Savage and John Hartson

[McKee]

Kit Symons and Rufus Brevett for me.

[The Troll]

Brian Flynn

[DJP]

Paul Bodin

[Ivo den Bieman]

Toshack is managing Macedonia now and in any case, given his poor record at Wales, I doubt they'd want him back.

Mark Hughes will take over on at least an interim basis. He did a good job with Wales in his last stint as national manager so he'd be something of a continuity candidate. Knows the players and the backroom staff well.

Doubt that anything will be announced until after Christmas, though.

Pulis won't leave Stoke anytime soon, although he has expressed a wish to have a shot at the Wales job one day. "Cookie" Coleman is a bit of a busted flush after several post-Fulham failures. Hartson has no experience and Flynn is seen as too valuable for the work he does at U-21 level to promote to national manager permanently.

This post has been edited by Ivo den Bieman: 06 December 2011 - 10:51

[DJP]

Kenny Jackett at Millwall under a lot of pressure from their fans. Seems a bit harsh. Got them promoted but seems to be on the end of a bit of abuse. For me would be the next Wales manager. Think Paul Bodin would also be a decent shout (although probably most famous for hitting the bar from the penalty spot v Romania, if he had scored, Wales would have gone through)