15-05-2007, 10:27 AM
Manchester wordt momenteel overgenomen door een paar grote geldschieters, dit om de boot in de PL niet te missen.
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Man City begin new manager search
Manchester City are set to begin their search for a new manager following the dismissal of Stuart Pearce on Monday.
And BBC Sport understands the club are keen to appoint a continental manager.
Five Live football correspondent Jonathan Legard says Dutch pair Louis van Gaal and Ronald Koeman are in the frame to succeed Pearce.
Any move could hinge on the outcome of takeover talks with former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, but a deal there is thought to be close.
City are on the look-out for their 19th manager since the departure of their legendary boss Joe Mercer in 1971.
Pearce was axed less than 24 hours after the end to a disappointing season in which City finished only four points above the relegation zone.
Two names appear to have been ruled out already, with former Bolton boss Sam Allardyce set to take over at Newcastle on Tuesday and Paul Jewell looking for time out from the game after stepping down as Wigan manager on Monday.
Legard says the club want a European coach, with former Barcelona coach Van Gaal and current PSV manager Koeman having emerged as the strongest candidates.
The continental brief could also include the likes of ex-Chelsea manager Ranieri, former Liverpool coach Gerard Houllier - now enjoying a successful spell at Lyon - and the one-time England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson. The likes of Preston boss and former City favourite Paul Simpson, Derby's Billy Davies, ex-Fulham manager Chris Coleman, Hartlepool's Danny Wilson, Blackburn's Mark Hughes and even ex-City boss Peter Reid have been mentioned in connection with the position.
But it is not thought that the club will go down the route of appointing a British manager.
That approach could be linked to the takeover by Shinawatra, whose financial advisers are expected to complete their due diligence on the club this week and then are expected to indicate if they will proceed with a formal bid.
If a takeover fails to materialise, City chairman John Wardle has vowed to make funds available to strengthen the squad this summer.
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Quote:606: DEBATE
"I'd prefer Louis van Gaal as Koeman is one of the most defensive coaches out there"
bron: BBC.COM
Man City begin new manager search
Manchester City are set to begin their search for a new manager following the dismissal of Stuart Pearce on Monday.
And BBC Sport understands the club are keen to appoint a continental manager.
Five Live football correspondent Jonathan Legard says Dutch pair Louis van Gaal and Ronald Koeman are in the frame to succeed Pearce.
Any move could hinge on the outcome of takeover talks with former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, but a deal there is thought to be close.
City are on the look-out for their 19th manager since the departure of their legendary boss Joe Mercer in 1971.
Pearce was axed less than 24 hours after the end to a disappointing season in which City finished only four points above the relegation zone.
Two names appear to have been ruled out already, with former Bolton boss Sam Allardyce set to take over at Newcastle on Tuesday and Paul Jewell looking for time out from the game after stepping down as Wigan manager on Monday.
Legard says the club want a European coach, with former Barcelona coach Van Gaal and current PSV manager Koeman having emerged as the strongest candidates.
The continental brief could also include the likes of ex-Chelsea manager Ranieri, former Liverpool coach Gerard Houllier - now enjoying a successful spell at Lyon - and the one-time England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson. The likes of Preston boss and former City favourite Paul Simpson, Derby's Billy Davies, ex-Fulham manager Chris Coleman, Hartlepool's Danny Wilson, Blackburn's Mark Hughes and even ex-City boss Peter Reid have been mentioned in connection with the position.
But it is not thought that the club will go down the route of appointing a British manager.
That approach could be linked to the takeover by Shinawatra, whose financial advisers are expected to complete their due diligence on the club this week and then are expected to indicate if they will proceed with a formal bid.
If a takeover fails to materialise, City chairman John Wardle has vowed to make funds available to strengthen the squad this summer.