who would you pick to manage Chester FC

Now this is something I can get behind…..

But NLN is a lot different to leagues one and two sadly.

Might be out of our reach but what about Kevin Wilkin always gets Brackley into the promotion places with a very small squad, would he move to a team with a proper fan base?

If Livesey does well they will give it him until the end of the season. Like I said though watch the team start playing better football now. Was purely down to the managers they were clueless.

Gary Hayward ex Buxton manager sacked for a 20 game unbeaten run
Keith Curle….unfinished business

Longshot…. Mike Flynn left Newport recently

I’d take Steve Watson or Keith Curle, although the latter may be costly. Tim Flowers is out of work too who did a very good job at Solihull Moors, while he was really unlucky at Macclesfield Town too given he was appointed just before they went bust, so perhaps he’s worth a shout? Also, Gary Johnson is currently under pressure at Torquay United so if he somehow departs them I’d snap my hand off for him. With him living all the way down in Portishead though it could prove to be difficult, but he’d be a great fit for us given he transformed Torquay from being a lower mid table National League South side back to being an established National League team. We’re in a very similar predicament to when he arrived there. Anyway, it’s still very early days at the moment so let’s see who becomes available.

Steve Watson has just been sacked for having York a few points ahead of us, with a budget far greater. No thanks

Given the situation with this particular squad of players and their potential propensity to down tools, this next appointment is incredibly important for the club. We're 6 points off the playoffs and 6 points off the relegation places.

I would really hope that some succession planning has already taken place given the writing has seemingly been on the wall for a while. Really don't get the idea of giving it somebody like Livesey for the rest of the season - why would you pay off the current duo just to play out the season with an interim boss?

The club should have learnt from past mistakes and already identified somebody - with our position in the league, depending on ambition levels, that's either someone you know will give you a tilt at the playoffs, or someone you know will keep you up. If it's the latter then, again, I don't see much point in firing the current incumbents unless you genuinely believed they were going to relegate us.

If the above has been done, I'd expect a quick and ambitious appointment. Otherwise we're just at risk of having another McCarthy/Bignot situation and then we'll all be thinking 'the grass isn't always greener'.

I admire the confidence of some here, but there is no chance of Keith Curle or Gary Johnson turning up here. Mike Flynn has been my favourite suggestion so far, I'm sure he is itching for a bit of Conf North action!

I can’t tell if people are being serious suggesting fairly successful league two and national league managers?

Or is this the old ‘we’re a league club mentality’

Gary Johnson my favourite shout so far. Swear he’s never been north of Gloucester services.

Who would be your non ridiculous suggestion?

We're not that bad. 

Cheltenham, Northampton, Peterborough, and Kettering are North of Gloucester 😏.

Conte must be doubly gutted he took the Spurs job. Just getting over missing out on United and now us. Can't believe Banksy didn't give him the nod to hang on. Mike Flynn is a cracker. Championship or NLN? Tough choice that.

I was thinking about Steve Cunningham but just checked and he signed for Buxton at the start of the month