Next Head Coach

[Southern A]

While Tony Mowbray doesn't fill me with excitement - I'd rather have a young, dynamic coach - and although I'm surprised that a club structured like ours would consider him, there is one crucial thing about him that no one seems to be considering; he is capable of setting his teams up to play the way we want to play. He had Blackburn copying the high pressing game of Liverpool and adapted that style to suit them.

I see him very much as in the same mould as Alex Neil. A slightly dour bloke who will play football in a way that the club's hierarchy want.

Aye this - and he had an excellent relationship with the guy who is doing our recruitment

 

[C19RK73]

I’m actually pleased to see the back of toxic Neil now the dust has settled we played some of our best football today and he was sat in the bet 365

 

[C19RK73]

Aye this - and he had an excellent relationship with the guy who is doing our recruitment

Oh aye I forgot about that

 

[smithy in nl]

Hmm yes and no.

Yes there appears to be a plan in place... but it may be that we have to raise the number and quality of the squad before "the plan" can work and be effective.

My poor knowledge of the dynamics of the discussion about implementing the plan is: AN has been adamant that more investment is urgently needed now to thrive in the Championship... he was promised it would happen, it hasn't.

The windows not closed tho pal.

 

[LD19SAFC]

I’m actually pleased to see the back of toxic Neil now the dust has settled we played some of our best football today and he was sat in the bet 365

He wasn’t like, he was sat at Ewood Park but aye I get your point…

 

[Dunder Mifflin]

If it’s a short term deal to get us stablised this season, then so be it.

If we stay with our heads above water, job done.

Look at different options over the season and appoint a long term manager, Manning would be my number 1 choice.

 

[Sunderpitt]

The windows not closed tho pal.

Yep fingers crossed...

Hopefully Mowbray is not as big of an idiot as I think he is. He should insist on the obvious players/position be filled as a condition of him taking the job.

 

[C19RK73]

He wasn’t like, he was sat at Ewood Park but aye I get your point…

Haha I havnt even finished my first can yet

 

[The Berk]

Hmm yes and no.

Yes there appears to be a plan in place... but it may be that we have to raise the number and quality of the squad before "the plan" can work and be effective.

My poor knowledge of the dynamics of the discussion about implementing the plan is: AN has been adamant that more investment is urgently needed now to thrive in the Championship... he was promised it would happen, it hasn't.

It’s easy to say more money is needed, that’s called blaming the tools. A good manager/coach would’ve worked with what he had. And in fact he was doing a great job, but he’s jumped ship and blamed the club for what he signed up to. And some including you are automatically blaming the club. I think it’s **** from everyone that is.

 

[C19RK73]

The windows not closed tho pal.

We’ve been canny active really signed 8 let 8 go spent 3.5m + €5m on the loanee and still got this week, Mowbray might raid Blackburn

 

[Magnus]

Why tho? You don’t think we are getting better and better since he took us on?

i do but everyone is putting the whole blame on speakmen KLD is the chairman and owns the club if he doesn't like how speakmen was running things he would be gone,

sometimes the owner need questions asked in situations like this aswell, (and by asked i dont mean i want him out, i do like him) , he will have a hand in the appointment aswell, all the blame can't be on speakmen

 

[Notaskyboy]

So according to what I've read, mowbray is a boro fan, hates us and is a cheap useless appointment.

However he appears to have done very well at Blackburn last year, whilst receiving plaudits for an attacking style of play and doing well with young players.

He isn’t my choice or particularly inspiring but some reactions are very OTT, he’s reasonably capable at this level.

 

[Sunderpitt]

It’s easy to say more money is needed, that’s called blaming the tools. A good manager/coach would’ve worked with what he had. And in fact he was doing a great job, but he’s jumped ship and blamed the club for what he signed up to. And some including you are automatically blaming the club. I think it’s **** from everyone that is.

It takes two to argue... but Speakman and Neil were at loggerheads.. for quite a while now. Neil thought when he got us promoted he had more clout, Speakman thought otherwise.

 

[Mackem 10.1]

i do but everyone is putting the whole blame on speakmen KLD is the chairman and owns the club if he doesn't like how speakmen was running things he would be gone,

sometimes the owner need questions asked in situations like this aswell, (and by asked i dont mean i want him out, i do like him) , he will have a hand in the appointment aswell, all the blame can't be on speakmen

People are putting the blame on speakman without having a clue what's happening

 

[nomad cat]

Some people seem to blame speakman for everything, without knowing the facts

It's all a bit irrational really is it that people are so tied to old school that they can't accept the head coach DoF set up.... Can't think of any other reason. Him and KLD came in and said 'this is our plan' and have since gone about said plan with no small measure of success..... I shudder to think how the fan base will go on when a popular player is sold as part of the plan that they were all told about from day 1

 

[The Berk]

It takes two to argue... but Speakman and Neil were at loggerheads.. for quite a while now. Neil thought when he got us promoted he had more clout, Speakman thought otherwise.

It does aye…. But from what I’ve read on here and other places the bloke knew the set up and signed up to it. Mate, whatever has gone on, that tosser left us the night before a game and it’s blatantly obvious he’d been talking to them before O’Neill was sacked. He’s the bastard not the club officials that are trying to stabilise us.

 

[C19RK73]

It takes two to argue... but Speakman and Neil were at loggerheads.. for quite a while now. Neil thought when he got us promoted he had more clout, Speakman thought otherwise.

In a nutshell that’s what I reckon has gone down and it’s shown toxic Neil’s true colours, he’s thrown his toys out the pram and speakman has told him to jog on, if that is the case fair play to speakman, like that text I got who does he think he is Alex Ferguson Neil

Mowbray will steady the ship and we can look forward building a decent championship side, all I want is consolidation, I’m sure he will achieve that

 

[The Redbaron]

No because they’re two managers who failed at a lower level.

As did Mowbray at WBA and Boro

 

[nomad cat]

Hmm yes and no.

Yes there appears to be a plan in place... but it may be that we have to raise the number and quality of the squad before "the plan" can work and be effective.

My poor knowledge of the dynamics of the discussion about implementing the plan is: AN has been adamant that more investment is urgently needed now to thrive in the Championship... he was promised it would happen, it hasn't.

We will buy the right players when available if they will sign... We will also sell some of them when the price and time is right

 

[Notaskyboy]

It does aye…. But from what I’ve read on here and other places the bloke knew the set up and signed up to it. Mate, whatever has gone on, that tosser left us the night before a game and it’s blatantly obvious he’d been talking to them before O’Neill was sacked. He’s the bastard not the club officials that are trying to stabilise us.

Well said.