Neil macfarlane (1 Viewer)
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with all due respect...
"From what I can see of his work"
Watching him stand on the sidelines for 90 minutes a week means you're seeing a tiny fraction of his work. So he stands there and shouts a lot... you don't know what he's shouting, what he does on the training field, what he does studying the opposition before a game etc.
I have no idea if he is a good coach or not, but you can't call him a bad coach purely because you see him shouting a lot.
"From what I can see of his work"
Watching him stand on the sidelines for 90 minutes a week means you're seeing a tiny fraction of his work. So he stands there and shouts a lot... you don't know what he's shouting, what he does on the training field, what he does studying the opposition before a game etc.
I have no idea if he is a good coach or not, but you can't call him a bad coach purely because you see him shouting a lot.
Broken Hearted Sky Blue
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Otis
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None of us know what he brings to the club. We are not inside the club, so therefore have no clue whatsoever.
Moff
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I dont know exactly what he brings to the club, in either a positive or negative way, but what I do know is that bringing in an experienced head doesn't always work.
If my memory serves me well, I seem to recall that in our first season down, with Roland Nillson in charge and Richard Money as his number 2, we were well on course for at least the play offs.
Cue one of many ludicrous McGinnity decisions, to demote Money and bring in that utter tosser Jim Smith. This led to an instant slide in results, resulting in missing out on the play offs, losing more money and Nillson ultimately losing his job.
I think we then went another two seasons before the ultimate joke decision by McGinnity to bring in the big name experience of Peter Reid...the rest as they say is history and how depressing it is...
The Philosopher
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After Roland and Money, we had Black. Black was doing okay but then we brought in the Legend Archie Knox as his number 2 (former asst to Alex Ferguson at Aberdeen and Man Utd who had then done several years as asst at Rangers at a time that they won everything going). I remember thinking what a coup it was to get him and it proved to be when Black's side started performing better than it's players would have suggested was possible. It was Knox not Black that made that squad work IMHO and as soon as we got Reid in and Knox went, the rest is history.
Anyway, the point is, the Asst Mgr role is just as important as the manager - particularly if the Manager is relatively young / inexperienced. A man like Knox, whose CV and history could not be argued with, is someone who young players would look up to, listen to and respect, even if the Manager was new/untried.
Having an unknown or friend as a asst will do no favours and SP would be wise to seek a massively experienced replacement.
Anyway, the point is, the Asst Mgr role is just as important as the manager - particularly if the Manager is relatively young / inexperienced. A man like Knox, whose CV and history could not be argued with, is someone who young players would look up to, listen to and respect, even if the Manager was new/untried.
Having an unknown or friend as a asst will do no favours and SP would be wise to seek a massively experienced replacement.
rupert_bear
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You always seem to get this, team starts to do badly and the blame game begins, remember when Strachan was struggling these websites were inundated blaming number 2 Gary Pendrey. Why? why blame the number 2, he just coaches ffs! and to the managers instruction