http://www.westlondonsport.com/qpr/football-wls-hill-wants-coaching-role-at-qpr38272-html That would be excellent news, pleased to read that he feels part of the club. Certainly one of the fans favourites. And personally I would give him another year - even if we want to go down the route of youth we need characters and pro's like Hill in the team.
Knowing Hill, he would continue as a first team regular - and I wouldn't say no to that. He has continually come back from being written off, and to win two POTY's in a row is a great achievement for him
The problem is that loyalty should work both ways, and that is all well and good, but to be honest, regardless of what division we are in next year, a club with the financial backing that we have and the ambition we purport to have, should not relying on a centre back pairing with an average age of 34-35. We need to keep hold of Ned who I think will excel at CB if left there long enough to cement his position as 1st choice CB and then another experienced CB alongside him in the 25-28 year bracket to form a partnership for 2-3yrs. It is great that Clint Hill has performed with his heart on his sleeve and always gives 100%, as does Richard Dunne, but really this should be the last year for both of them as the 1st choice CB pairing. The comparison I would make is with Ryan Giggs, yeah its great and all well and good that he is still playing at 40 and getting first team football, but should a club like Man U be relying on a 40yr old in its first team squad - perhaps that paints a picture of how things were on the turn during Fergie's last year or two and he saw things coming, in the same way as Blair and Bertie Ahern saw the good times coming to an end and jumped ship to let someone else be the fall guy and hate figure. Anyway, I hope Clint does get retained by the club, but he should not be counting on regular first team games next year, otherwise it says more about the club than Clint Hill.
Pity he is the exception rather than the rule when it comes to attitude and effort. Easy decision, keep him in whatever capacity. We need more of his sort.
He backs up a point i was making earlier about the old players not trying because promotion means no contract for them. Now obviously I didnt include hill in that group but its clear the players know it. Id love to see him get what he wants.
The coaching role makes a lot of sense His passion in the dressing room can only help us He shouldn't be playing for us next year though, we need to find Onouha a long term partner and build a regular partnership as 4stringR said.
We need 4 CBs, Onuoha is one, we need to find 3 others so I'd be happy with hill as 4th choice, even in the PL.
I've got a feeling he'll win it again this year, unless Austin nicks it by coming back in a few weeks and smashing a bundle of goals in.
Frankly if it wasn't for Charlie Austin Hill would be on course for a hatrick POTY awards, maybe still is. Definitely done enough to earn another year and we'd be mad not to offer him a coaching role given his passion for the game and for the club.
Yeh, I like everything he is quoted as saying here. If he feels fit enough for another year then he probably is. Im sure he knows himself better than anbody else, he seems a very honest bloke. I hope he stays another season as Team Captain, I'm sure he'll do a good job at CB, LB or fill in striker last 10 minutes! Plus I'm sure he will make a good coach, and could well be Manager one day, perhaps not so far away.
Absolute no brainer. This has to be the litmus test for owners and managers. Do we reward someone who has always done his best and done it because he takes pride in what he does or discard him because there is a star out there waiting to be persuaded that his future is here by the size of the pay cheque we promise him? We all pass the test - would love to see TF and HR respond appropriately
This club is too thick to appreciate what Hill could bring to the club as a coach both to the first team and all the various kids teams. Players like him are rare and must be retained- the likes of Ainsworth and Bircham have slipped away for one reason or another while Wally 'the fat ****' Downes and Kevin 'Bondy' Bond are here.
This has inspired me to build a case for asking my company to take me back on to chat to people after I retire. It won't work though, because I can't ever retire, according to my bank. Nice one Clint, I like hearing him talk, and look forward to seeing him demonstrate the Cruyff turn and Zidane drag back to kids.
I don't think my opinion on this subject will be especially favourable, but I have thought this for a while, and this thread has raised the subject again, so here it is..... I don't share the automatic view that Clint Hill will make a great coach or manager. That's not to say that he won't, but I think it is naive to assume this. I agree he has a great work ethic, and fits the 'right sort' person specification that was absent in the majority of last year's crop of players. Again on Saturday I watched him carefully and saw very little vocal encouragement except across the back four. I think this is lacking as captain, but I cannot deny that in his actions, desire and overall work rate, he leads by example. It is perhaps being very critical; but a leader needs to be able to communicate, coach and inspire and I think Clint Hill falls very marginally short here. As for Player of the Year, for consistency of performances over the whole year, I have both Joey Barton and Charlie Austin marginally ahead and the quietly efficient Danny Simpson on a par with Clint Hill. There's no doubt against Leeds United that he shone, and emphasised further the absence of the aforementioned teammates. The same was said about Shaun Derry earlier this year and I remember thinking along similar lines. Another great grafter and ambassador for the club. But future manager? I'm just not sure. I also subscribed to his Twitter feed last year and whilst I accept that Twitter is Twitter and should be taken at face value; I was surprised at his general tone and awful spelling! It's harsh to judge him on this, but as a manager or coach it can be a tough and lonely place and as both players well know there's always someone looking over your shoulder waiting for you to fail. And these things can undermine greatly. The 'dark horse' in my opinion as a future analyst - and perhaps a manager, though I doubt he would necessary want or need the hassle - step forward Joey Barton.
