who would you pick to manage Chester FC

it would be very wrong to let names slip out because an applicant may still be involved with another club..

The board have put in the job advert:

- A proven track record of securing results on the field and developing a team to play attractive, winning football

In my view, it is always a risky strategy to appoint somebody who plays unattractive hoofball. If the results don't follow, the fans will turn far, far quicker than they did on Johnson and Morley. Look at Allardyce, even when he's done allright at clubs like Everton and West Ham, he's been forced out because of his style of play. 

Beyond that though, this squad was clearly put together with the intention of playing 'attractive football' (succeeded at times, predominantly at home). I can't really get on board with suggestions like Andy Morrison - is this team really built to play that style of football? I think not. 

The lads attractive style of play hasn’t really worked overall so far this season, to be fair.

The likes of Billy Heath would possibly save a team from religion but he’s not going to win us the league.

We have half the press coverage that we had the last time. Some things will probably get out like they always do mind you.

Out of interest who are the mysterious League Two brigade? This is one of the cliches that gets trotted out occasionally, but I don't think there's a single poster on this forum who fits the bill. I think there's an acceptance that ship has sailed. Maybe you are confusing the League Two Brigade with the National League Brigade. I'd certainly accept a more pragmatic style of play if it meant a better chance of getting out of regional football.

Maybe. There are still people who think we should be League 2, because we used to be. But I'll accept there's more of the latter.

  Correct could not watch Southport every week .

New manager, we need a fresh face, someone who has a good knowledge of the National leagues and maybe been a coach/ number two, rightly or wrongly the candidate must at this stage of the clubs development must be an ex pro, i will probably get some criticism  for this statement but we have witnessed the results of a limited experience with a small net work pool.

BLB

Nowt to do with me as an Alty fan,but Jim Gannon is the only manager I know who has consistently got one over on our boss - just a thought! Didn't AJ recently refer to Gannon's Stockport as a 'machine'?

Hasn't Gannon always slagged us off as a club, too physical or whatever against his players. Can't see him doing a 180 even though he has the experience we need.

Yes, I think we should give Calum a go with a experienced assistant. Failing that how about midfieldgeneral who talks an awful lot of sense on this forum😀

Keep reading that Gannon doesn’t like us, but is there actually any evidence of it other than a few grumbles about our tactics 15 years ago and the Hessey incident? If he wasn’t keen on us in the Vaughan/Wright era then he’d hardly be alone in that really.

Jim Gannon?!?

A man who can’t abide us as a club.

A manager that took over Hyde as a lower mid-table club and has them second bottom now in the league below. Why would we lose two managers that we all deem have underachieved but have given us constant progression until this season with someone who is struggling from the league below?

If we’re hiring someone like that based on past experience and success surely we already had them in charge.