Originally Posted by
ensco
I agree that Laurent Blanc is not a “draw”. But TFC has a big list of lapsed SSHs and micro marketing to that group is different. (I am a former SSH and they have emailed twice in the last week, that is what caused me to point this dynamic out)
Leaking the name of a couple of “name” brand managers, one of whose name always pops up at Juve or Arsenal or similar, would be a smart tactic, when approaching a few thousand people like me. Plus nobody is lying, sure, why wouldn’t there be a conversation with those guys, and I guess it is theoretically possible that they might come at our price? In the way that it’s theoretically possible you will win the Lottomax tonight. A lot of tires get kicked in a process like this.
Agree with this.
I don’t understand why people think Vieira wants this either btw. His interest was clearly in the greater game when he was at NYCFC. That's why he was there. When Ryan Nelsen didn’t get what he wanted from the manager game, he just started making wine and became an agent, he didn’t try to get another gig on the same ladder somewhere. These guys have millions of dollars, Vieira more than Nelsen. What is the evidence that the TFC managing job leads anywhere? Literally the only guy who has ever made MLS a stepping stone to managing in Europe (Jesse Marsch) is a guy who got fired by our GM. It’s not obviously Vieira's life's ambition to become the next Dom Kinnear, is it?
Likely correct. It's a pipe dream.
Just because nobody is whispering a longer list, or some NCAA or USL or MLS assistant names, doesn’t mean those names aren’t likelier.
Just as a for instance, Jason Kreis is a hell of a lot likelier than either of those two guys... and, like it or not, a reality based conversation about this should have his name on the shortlist. But nobody here would be thrilled by that, and he sells exactly zero tickets... but if I had to pick a single name that I would bet on, Kreis is the name.
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The more I think about this, the more I think it was about money. (Mostly because I always think it’s about money.)
Blanc made 6M euros a year at PSG. What do we think Vanney made? 500K? 750K? I remember when Kreis got a million from NYCFC a few years back, that supposedly threw the whole MLS manager salary structure upside down. (This salary disparity is another reason the Vieira/Blanc rumours are silly.)
I bet Greg simply thought he deserved more. I hope he gets it.