New Manager... Sergej Jakirović appointed

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.. I still wonder though, what actually makes him a better option than hiring someone from any number of UK based coaches with 3 of their chosen assistants? Is the football they play in Bosnia and Croatia that much more special somehow in terms of developing coaches than English football? Ok, he has some experience of UEFA competitions, but it mostly consists of qualifying for the Europa Conference League and getting knocked out early!

As most seem to be saying, hopefully we strike lucky this time.
Good question, I don't know! I also don't know how many UK-based coaches are available, within budget, with the right qualifications and interested in coming to us. The number of overseas coaches in football now would suggest, to me at least, that there aren't that many, especially at PL and Championship level.
 
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Good question, I don't know! I also don't know how many UK-based coaches are available, within budget, with the right qualifications and interested in coming to us. The number of overseas coaches in football now would suggest, to me at least, that there aren't that many, especially at PL and Championship level.
When a handful of top-half Championship teams are all on the hunt for managers, it's hard to see many of the proven Championship managers picking us over them in our current state.
 
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Not just that, how many "proven" Championship managers are actually available anyway? There's a whole lot of failed ones.
It seems British managers have one failure and that’s it they should never work again
Is dyche a failure after been sacked by Everton?
Is moyes after Man U
Fat franks done brilliantly at Coventry when most on here were willing him to fail
Alex neill deemed a failure after Stoke
It’s never going to work out at every club
we must just like sexy sounding foreign coaches
 
I'm assuming this bloke'll turn up after his hols...

Anyway, I'm just glad we've got somebody in early, tick, he's won things, tick, he speaks English, tick, looks like he favours 'recognisable' football, tick. Just hope he's not a yes man, he doesn't look like one...

UTT!

Unless he gets a sandwich while on holiday
 
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It seems British managers have one failure and that’s it they should never work again
Is dyche a failure after been sacked by Everton?
Is moyes after Man U
Fat franks done brilliantly at Coventry when most on here were willing him to fail
Alex neill deemed a failure after Stoke
It’s never going to work out at every club
we must just like sexy sounding foreign coaches
100 percent. That’s why I was happy to see Newcastle win a pot this year. All the fuss over non uk managers and loads fail.
 
It's soooo *** packet.

Manager......but we won't see him for weeks. Does he have any input to targets....doubt it.
 
It's soooo *** packet.

Manager......but we won't see him for weeks. Does he have any input to targets....doubt it.

Hasn't it already been said that he's had discussions with the 3 short listed for the further coach (with deep domestic experience) position .... and will have the final say? ... so likely he'll be having input already, and going forward.
 
It seems British managers have one failure and that’s it they should never work again
Is dyche a failure after been sacked by Everton?
Is moyes after Man U
Fat franks done brilliantly at Coventry when most on here were willing him to fail
Alex neill deemed a failure after Stoke
It’s never going to work out at every club
we must just like sexy sounding foreign coaches

Laugh at me all you like but I still think there’s a very good manager in Gary O’Neil.

Doubt he’ll get a PL gig and not sure he’d have come but I’d have been more than happy with him coming in.

One blip at Wolves doesn’t make him a poor manager.
 
.. I still wonder though, what actually makes him a better option than hiring someone from any number of UK based coaches with 3 of their chosen assistants? Is the football they play in Bosnia and Croatia that much more special somehow in terms of developing coaches than English football? Ok, he has some experience of UEFA competitions, but it mostly consists of qualifying for the Europa Conference League and getting knocked out early!

As most seem to be saying, hopefully we strike lucky this time.
Did his work permit go through with no problems?