Not really. The organization is pretty good about messaging discipline, but most rumors, about NYC or other teams, come from outside: agents, half-wit journalists trying to get noticed, etc, and we have had our share. We see plenty of player rumors, including many that never panned out and others that signed a week or 4 later.
The Deila search saw us linked with both Giovanni van Bronckhorst and Arteta, and maybe others before Ronny was hired.
I agree that this coaching search is oddly devoid of almost any speculation or rumors. Like you said later the Curtin thing was fleeting and there's been nothing else that I have seen.
But also I don't really want rumors. The Torrent to Deila gap was long and frustrating and the GVB/Arteta drama did not make it easier to wait through. If we had been linked with 3-4 candidates for the last month but still no news, would we feel any better? Wha is frustrating to me is the organization rarely seems to have a plan. Vieira was named soon after Kreis was sacked and they haven't done anything similar since. Torrent took weeks in midseason even though he was in-house and Vieira was clearly looking to leave for months. Deila took a long time. Cushing was named as an interim even though everything pointed to him having been the obvious in-place reserve option and again, Deila had been rumored to leave for weeks. Given our history of constant managing turnover including 3 coaches quitting - twice in midseason -we really should have a plan in place all the time with a readiness to extend interview invites to 4-5 candidates at any time.
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