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Who would you like to be our next permanent head coach/manager?

Rob Edwards
23 (6.6%)
Sean Dyche
115 (32.8%)
Scott Parker
15 (4.3%)
Chris Wilder
11 (3.1%)
John Terry
3 (0.9%)
Roy Keane
3 (0.9%)
Michael Carrick
26 (7.4%)
Slavisa Jokanovic
5 (1.4%)
Chris Hughton
1 (0.3%)
Michael O'Neill
0 (0%)
Carlos Coberán
48 (13.7%)
Liam Rosenior
9 (2.6%)
Someone not listed
38 (10.8%)
Enzo Maresca
35 (10%)
Gary Rowett
0 (0%)
Stephen Schumacher
19 (5.4%)

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Re: WBA Next Manager/Head Coach Thread
« Reply #250 on: October 10, 2022, 08:44:53 PM »
Good football players don't always make the best managers.

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« Reply #251 on: October 10, 2022, 08:47:30 PM »
Good football players don't always make the best managers.

You’re right. In fact they rarely seem to.

Some of the best managers of all time had very modest playing careers. I often wonder how much talent is crowded out by “big names” who get jobs on reputation as players.

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« Reply #252 on: October 10, 2022, 09:03:06 PM »
You’re right. In fact they rarely seem to.

Some of the best managers of all time had very modest playing careers. I often wonder how much talent is crowded out by “big names” who get jobs on reputation as players.

Bertie Mee of Arsenal springs to mind.

He only made about 15 appearance during his playing career but guided Arsenal to many trophies during his tenure and did the double of the League Title and FA Cup
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« Reply #253 on: October 10, 2022, 09:04:12 PM »
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« Reply #254 on: October 10, 2022, 09:07:35 PM »
Bielsa is not working


I'd love him but he's probably out of our price range. Probably wouldnt want to come to EFL again either.

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« Reply #255 on: October 10, 2022, 09:30:58 PM »
Good football players don't always make the best managers.
Average players have to find a clever way to forge a career, unlike those with natural talent.  Can you imagine Ronaldo ever being a manager?

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« Reply #256 on: October 10, 2022, 10:16:52 PM »
I know a lot of our fanbase like old school, no nonsense British managers who learned the game back in the 70-80's, but the game has moved on.

Dyche is another example. Watching Burnley under him, it was lots of long high balls from the back, crosses into the box hoping a big target man would get on the end. In many ways, how Bruce set up against Luton, (even though we didn't have a big target man). 
There will also be fans who want Keane because he will put a rocket up certain players' backsides. That approach will only work with certain players. He will ailenate others and there will be some who will freeze on the pitch because they are scared to make an error.
We need to find a modern, hands-on coach who will actively improve players, by coaching, and devise a system which gets our most talented players fully involved in moving the ball from defence into attack. 
I haven't followed Rob Edwards career closely, but I like what I hear about him.   
 
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« Reply #257 on: October 10, 2022, 10:37:48 PM »
Someone will definitely appoint a “manageress” one day. I remember that series with Cherie Lunghi all those years ago.

We were of course pioneers with black players - it would be great to pave the way again.

But I just don’t see it.
Same the only ones from WSL are the male managers
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« Reply #258 on: October 10, 2022, 10:43:18 PM »
I know a lot of our fanbase like old school, no nonsense British managers who learned the game back in the 70-80's, but the game has moved on.

Dyche is another example. Watching Burnley under him, it was lots of long high balls from the back, crosses into the box hoping a big target man would get on the end. In many ways, how Bruce set up against Luton, (even though we didn't have a big target man). 
There will also be fans who want Keane because he will put a rocket up certain players' backsides. That approach will only work with certain players. He will ailenate others and there will be some who will freeze on the pitch because they are scared to make an error.
We need to find a modern, hands-on coach who will actively improve players, by coaching, and devise a system which gets our most talented players fully involved in moving the ball from defence into attack. 
I haven't followed Rob Edwards career closely, but I like what I hear about him.   
 

You would hope that the decision makers at WBA have had their fingers burned with the appointments of Bruce & Val, both are on opposite ends of the head coach/manager profile.

Gourlay did say that he wanted multiple inputs into major decision making processes, if that's the case, then I wouldn't expect an imminent appointment, but I would hope Keane isn't being considered.
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« Reply #259 on: October 10, 2022, 10:58:53 PM »
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« Reply #260 on: October 10, 2022, 11:02:01 PM »
"Oh god no
That would end 65 years of supporting the Club for me if he was appointed.
player/manager and just flood the pitch  ;D
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« Reply #261 on: October 10, 2022, 11:42:16 PM »
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« Reply #262 on: October 11, 2022, 12:49:31 AM »
In a small piece of good news Roy Keane has dismissed speculation linking him to the job as "absolute rubbish"
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« Reply #263 on: October 11, 2022, 01:35:02 AM »
Highly unlikely on them all but I’d love.

Dyche, Enzo or Bielsa.

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« Reply #264 on: October 11, 2022, 05:50:12 AM »
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« Reply #265 on: October 11, 2022, 06:15:08 AM »
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If you don't ask. For all we know he might be up for a challenge

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« Reply #266 on: October 11, 2022, 07:09:31 AM »
Alex O'Neil was doing well at Sunderland but Stoke poached him so can we poach Ryan Lowe from Preston?

We are not paying any money to anyone .
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« Reply #267 on: October 11, 2022, 07:14:08 AM »
Anyone with no previous connections to Gourlay.
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« Reply #268 on: October 11, 2022, 08:10:04 AM »
It has to be with two things in mind, to keep us in this division and build something to challenge next year with what we have, there will be no money to spend.  We've got some decent players on the books now, we need to use them effectively.  Please give someone younger a couple of seasons.

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« Reply #269 on: October 11, 2022, 08:20:04 AM »
Mick McCarthy was briefly 5th favourite this morning at 8/1.    That would have livened the debate on here if he’d been appointed!

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« Reply #270 on: October 11, 2022, 08:32:43 AM »
Damn, still no call or text !
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« Reply #271 on: October 11, 2022, 08:43:37 AM »
Apparently Roy Keane said on MNF yesterday that nothing happening between him and WBA as manager. Phew.

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« Reply #272 on: October 11, 2022, 08:45:56 AM »
Apparently Roy Keane said on MNF yesterday that nothing happening between him and WBA as manager. Phew.

He called it absolute rubbish and that the bookies were playing with people.

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« Reply #273 on: October 11, 2022, 09:04:11 AM »
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« Reply #274 on: October 11, 2022, 09:06:26 AM »
He called it absolute rubbish and that the bookies were playing with people.



They are. Lai has already said no to Wilder and yet the bookies have him as current favourite.