Knapper and the manager search.

So the person who searched for and hired our last two managers (who lasted roughly a season between them and put us bottom of the league), is in charge of searching for our next manager? I'd love to hear the rationale.

Posted By: Earlsfieldyellow on November 10th 2025 at 12:55:00

Message Thread

Knapper and the manager search. (NCFC) - Earlsfieldyellow, Nov 10, 12:55:00
- He will be leading a process of deciding on a short list to interview at most. (NCFC) - megson, Nov 10, 16:29:20
- Not wishing to sound like a broken record, but… (NCFC) - Snakepit Divorceee, Nov 10, 15:11:49
- when all other options have been exhausted .... (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Nov 10, 13:40:40
- Could do with offering the job to Big Sam on a 18th month contract (NCFC) - Hit Squadie, Nov 10, 13:04:29
- We don't actually know that knapper is fully in charge appointing a new manager (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Nov 10, 13:00:29
  - The board will sign it off (NCFC) - seminated_woolly, Nov 10, 13:42:50
  - Agreed, but MA has also admitted he doesn't know much about football (NCFC) - mr carra, Nov 10, 13:26:15
    - He has to be taking advice from someone other than Knapper (n/m) (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Nov 10, 13:46:50
- WW2 (n/m) (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Nov 10, 12:58:41
- The EDP article says Attanasio is going to take a more hands on approach (NCFC) - LincolnshireCanary, Nov 10, 12:58:04
  - Was he in charge of it last time then? (NCFC) - mr carra, Nov 10, 13:04:49
    - I think the 'he' there referred to Knapper (NCFC) - Bertie Russell, Nov 10, 13:59:54
    - This is the article (NCFC) - jamesward, Nov 10, 13:31:49
    - he's a shrewd cookie, no way is letting ben krapper do it (NCFC) - Tombs, Nov 10, 13:22:52
      - Knapper must have some involvement though (NCFC) - mr carra, Nov 10, 13:27:38
        
        i am amazed he's still there tbf, it's a jim sized concern. (n/m) (NCFC) - Tombs, Nov 10, 13:29:00
        
        I guess the argument is that most of the players he bought might be decent if actually fit (NCFC) - mr carra, Nov 10, 13:33:29
        
        all fair points but the truth is we've gone from top 6 being our centre of mass target to (NCFC) - Tombs, Nov 10, 13:47:31
    - Knapper was in charge of appointing manning. (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Nov 10, 13:19:36
      - I wouldn't think otherwise (NCFC) - mr carra, Nov 10, 13:23:50
        
        You’ve misread it, I think (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Nov 10, 13:40:57
        
        That makes more sense. Cheers. (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, Nov 10, 13:42:23
        
        This time, more than any other time, this time (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Nov 10, 13:28:09

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