Will Frank Lowy give Guus Hiddink a phone call?

HMM...quite possibly a good call, Jon.

I do mostly agree with that I know people are trying to campaign for Tony Ange or GRhaam to coach the Socceroos but if they are going that direction I prefer they wait until after the 2014 World Cup. I do believe it's better for the Australian manager to take over after the golden generation completely retire. This is because most of the players for the Socceroos will see guys like Graham Arnold or Ange Postecoglu as respected A-league managers as most of them have played in the A-league before but I have seriously doubts whether the golden generation socceroos really would respect a local manager who only really succeeded in Australia. There were rumours of problems like that when Arnold was coaching in 2007 Asia Cup.

West----I agree, some won't face reality.. It doesn't matter if you are for or against Holger the fact is: it's too late to change managers. For the record I still have faith in Holger and he was delivered a gigantic blow on Tuesday night.. Some extraordinary mistakes by players who are usually very safe. The first 5 mins in the first half set the trend to a poor performance. I always have been a great admirer of Schwarzer (still am), but his mistake of letting the ball go through his legs on the near post at an impossible angle for the striker to score was the demoraliser that we never recovered from and set the tone for the rest of the night. Play the same team again the next day, against the same opposition, and I reckon it would have been a different outcome.. Even tho some selections were a bit puzzling to many of us.

God I wish Ned Zelic would take up coaching. I reckon he'd be a natural.

dasilva At this late stage if your hypothetical call came to fruition,Guus Hiddink would be the only one Frank should contact. No guarantee he can do a double,but at least he's been there done that. Anybody else IMO is a gamble.

"I think its too late to start changing managers now." They said it was too late after the 2005 Confederation Cup debacle with Frank Farina. It's really not that late for someone to come in and take over. They were only 3 months between the confederation cup and the Uruguay playoffs. Right not it's about 2 months before the next qualifier. In any case Gallop refuse to guarantee Osieck will still remain as manager. something is happening here http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/news/1145656/Gallop-admits-Osieck-under-pressure

I kind of agree. THis is a long shot for Hiddink to coach the socceroos but it is within the realms of possibility

I'm not opposed to one of those three coaching the Socceroos as I prefer them over Osieck but I do have some reservations on each one of them Tony - You can't give someone the management job after just one season as a professional head manager, Sure Tony Popovic is most likely going to lead the Wanderers to the Premiership but then again he only has similar credential to Frank Farina who got the job after 3 seasons of coaching in the NSL including winning the NSL in 1997-98 season and that didn't turn out too well for the Socceroos. Ange Postecoglu - Well he was sacked from the youth management job after failing to qualify to the under 20 world cup as well as failling to qualify to the under 17 Asia Cup after the Joeys failed to defeat Laos.. Of course that was a while a go and I'm sure he improved the manager. However the issue is that Brisbane Roar side failed to win a match in the Asian Champions League. He has proven to be able coach a side to dominate the A-league but success in Asia which is more relevant criteria for success with the current national team hasn't been demonstrate yet. Graham Arnold - Well memories of his previous stint as a manager and the failed Asia Cup 2007 campaign as well as the failed olympics campaign in 2008 is still fresh in my memories. Sure he has improve since then but he has unproven in Asia as well and I do think he is a bit of whinger in press conference. Also there were issues about his ability to win the respect of the players during the previous socceroos stint. I think he could do well coaching the socceroos from 2014 onwards where the golden generation players has retired and the new generation where many of them has played in the A-league and hence respects Arnold. However remember the 2010 World Cup where Bresciano refused to shake Arnold hand when he was subbed off? It's questionable whether the experience players like Cahill, Schwarzer, Neill and Bresciano really respect Arnold as a manager. If we are going for a local manager I would ideally like the manager to be proven to be able to do all of the following a) they can get the team to play good football b) Perform well in the A-league and win the premiership and /or championship and c) Perform well in Asia There's simply no one who really tick the box in all of those category (funny enough Kosmina probably ticks that category more than anyone else especially with b and c) Then again I guess these are the cards we are dealt with and we have to make do with the manager we have available and I would stil support all those three over Osieck.

Fanciful, but quite plausible, das :)

Fussball, I think its too late to start changing managers now. We are stuck with Osieck and he has had some good games in charge. I still think we will qualify with a loss to JPN and two wins at home. We had some shocking luck against Oman - the first goal was a freak overhead kick and handball and the second was a flukey own goal. Then Bresc went off with an unlucky knee injury. But with 10 days to prepare for this one, which is probably the most time a Socceroos team has had together before a big game, I was shocked and surprised at how "un-prepared" they were for this one. Holman and Holland consistently lost the ball in possession or made a bad pass straight to the opposition for the whole first half. With Bresciano and Oar as starters, we would have won this game easily.

I'd rather Frank Lowy gave Ange, Tony or Graham a phone call. The A-League season will be over in 4 weeks & all these guys: a) know AUS football culture b) have a love of, and commitment to, the AUS NT that is beyond dispute c) know every AUS player - current & potential - inside out d) have a game plan that players understand & implement. If the job were handed to any of these 3 guys, the excitement for the final 3 matches - from inside & outside the football community - will reach fever pitch.

I personally think we have grown up to the point where we dont need a foreign coach. Sure it can help in some ways but it can also hinder in others. For a start an Australian coach fully understands the national mentality and this would more than likely be reflected in the type of football we want to play. An Australian coach has a better understanding of the football landscape in this country. They have a better feel for the conditions we play under, the players and the league itself. Many of our coaches have progressed to the point where we dont need a foreign coach, they are just as good as a foreign coach. The cost of a foreign coach cannot be justified when Australian coaches are coaching just as well and are probably asking for less dollars. Lets not forget someone like Arnold was Hiddinks understudy for the WC campaign and would have learned plenty. As much as I love Guus there is really not need for him to come back.

Raul Blanco, where for art thou Raul Blanco? Or Les Scheinflug. Or Les Murray. Or anybody.

hahaha i as thinking the same thing

Not sure we have the players to get the job done, regardless of who is coaching the team...

I think you're being a little harsh on Osieck. The team is in transition, and you must recognise that we have had to deal with the loss of high calibre players in recent years, such as Kewell, Grella, Culina, Chipperfield and Emerton. I for one would love Guus to return, who wouldn't? But in the likelihood that he will not return, I believe Osieck has the ability and experience to take us well into the World Cup in Brazil. ..... and I was there on Tuesday night !

"Will Frank Lowy give Guus Hiddink a phone call?" Are you drunk!!!!!??