Vale owner: two new manager candidates, no player contract agreed

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Port Vale Chairman Norman Smurthwaite has tweeted that two of the three shortlisted candidates are effectively out of contention and he is interviewing two more people. He also says no out-of-contract players have agreed contracts. Earlier this month, Smurthwaite had indicated that he had three shortlisted contenders but he now says he will interview two […]

 

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[dantrotter4]

Has Andoh signed or not???

[robf]

Has Andoh signed or not???

 

Well he seems to suggest that no player has signed but Andoh will be the only one that they will enter further discussions with. In other words, I guess he feels Andoh is the only one worth potentially discussing an improved offer with (especially as there's now a fair bit of money to play with following the other exits).

 

I'm not sure if his tweet covers youth players like Billy Reeves and Dan Turner. Perhaps he's only referring to senior players?

[Fosse69]

Has Andoh signed or not???

No, but not ruled out if further dialogue is to take place.

[colin]

So the portugese one is still in the running but he's weighing up the risk. And it looks like he ruled out on twitter that it was Morais so that means it could be that Bruno Ribeiro which isn't the most impressive appointment. Who could the championship contenders be? Fatty evans? Pearce? Mcdermott?

[robf]

Note: the article has now been updated with two subsequent tweets from NS

[The Kalamazoo Kid]

Candidate 3 l interviewed on Wednesday and now need to learn how special the relationship in relality will work

Sounds like he's trying to work out just what, if any, help\links the Portuguese guy will be able to get from Mourinho & Man Utd.

 

As for the 2 ex-Championship managers, maybe Cotterill & Adkins, who have just missed out on the Bolton job, and Charlton before that? Doubtful, but we can hope!

[TJHValiant]

Still think Adkins is the preferred choice. I would suggest that Smurf adding him on Twitter was a precursor to that but I believe Smurf wanted to avoid a bidding war by letting him go ahead and speak to other clubs, basically giving him the job by June 21st if those other applications are not successful.

[pvfc.1988]

Billy davis?

dougie freedman?

danny wilson?

oh god i just had a horrific thought.....lee clark was ex championship..........i hope not...

[butt lane vale fan]

I notice he says he only offered small contracts because he wanted rid of the players after Exeter except for Dodds, including Page. Says the budget will now be back to what Adams had first Season in L1

[pvfc.1988]

I notice he says he only offered small contracts because he wanted rid of the players after Exeter except for Dodds, including Page. Says the budget will now be back to what Adams had first Season in L1

 

isnt that a bigger budget? cant see how thats bad, players as horrendous as mcgivern have gone, so i dont see the problem.

[Santa]

Billy davis?

dougie freedman?

danny wilson?

oh god i just had a horrific thought.....lee clark was ex championship..........i hope not...

Hockaday?

 

Redfearn???

[pvfc.1988]

Hockaday?

 

Redfearn???

 

i think in redfearn, there is potential to be a decent manager.

hockaday i hope not......

russel slade?

ian dowie?

ady boothroyd?

steve mclaren?

[colin]

isnt that a bigger budget? cant see how thats bad, players as horrendous as mcgivern have gone, so i dont see the problem.

 

Yeah a bigger budget but doesn't necessarily guarantee any better players. All depends on the new manager.

[robf]

Steve Evans will surely turn us down if he reads any of the OVF forum threads about the refreshment kiosks running out of pies during home matches...