Live Interview with Jim Gannon - BBC Radio Manchester NOW

[severnside gull]

am I the only one really uncomfortable about us tapping a manager of a club in dire straights?

no-one is "tapping" anyone
we asked their board to talk and they said yes.
indeed they positively bit our hand off (forget the contract stuff, they welcomed our interest no matter what they have to say in public to appease the fans).
stockport have to sell and sell NOW to raise cash or be at risk of being unable to continue trading.
Gannon is their only saleable asset right now - they can't (or don't want to take the risk to) wait until the summer to sell players.
Gannon may not WANT to leave but his plea for assurances is empty and he must know it. From the club's perspective he HAS to go and they will be bloody upset if he says no to us as it will leave them on the brink.

 

[Publius Ovidius]

no-one is "tapping" anyone
we asked their board to talk and they said yes.
indeed they positively bit our hand off (forget the contract stuff, they welcomed our interest no matter what they have to say in public to appease the fans).
stockport have to sell and sell NOW to raise cash or be at risk of being unable to continue trading.
Gannon is their only saleable asset right now - they can't (or don't want to take the risk to) wait until the summer to sell players.
Gannon may not WANT to leave but his plea for assurances is empty and he must know it. From the club's perspective he HAS to go and they will be bloody upset if he says no to us as it will leave them on the brink.

you think they had a choice?

personally I am not happy with it......you on the other hand are....that is what makes the world go around.

 

[severnside gull]

you think they had a choice?

personally I am not happy with it......you on the other hand are....that is what makes the world go around.

sadly - to quote the man himself, the football industry is ugly.

 

[The Merry Prankster]

It doesn't fall within my understanding of tapping.

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

Did Jim Gannon have big hair and a 'tash when he used to play....that's the mental picture I've got of him?

You might be getting confused with Jim Cannon - former Palace captain who fits that description.

 

[Publius Ovidius]

So the world dont move
to the sound of just one drum

 

[Notters]

Can we just make sure if he does come that we give him our full support as Stockport clearly have done, or he'll be gone before you can say Brighton and hove Albion...

 

[cjd]

you think they had a choice?

personally I am not happy with it......you on the other hand are....that is what makes the world go around.

In all honesty, I think the Stockport board know full well they cannot give Gannon the assurances he requires.

They know he's done very well for them, and to stand in his way would be absolute folly.

Like ALL lower league clubs..(ourselves included), they know that successful managers will leave for better pastures. Far better they have a reputation for treating successful managers with respect (so maybe another promising young manager will be encouraged to replace him), than being portrayed as selfish sods.

 

[Don Tmatter]

personally I think that horse has bolted.

Last night, you were hinting Gary Stevens would be in as manager, changed your mind?

 

[severnside gull]

Gannon bolted
Stevens in a manger



does that leave Boothroyd alone in the paddock?

 

[Publius Ovidius]

Last night, you were hinting Gary Stevens would be in as manger, changed your mind?

I stand by that comment.

I would be very surprised if he is not offered some sort of position on the staff.....I am still not convinced it wont be as manager.

 

[Publius Ovidius]

Gannon bolted
Stevens in a manger



does that leave Boothroyd alone in the paddock?

I was referring to our season as bolted......I have not seen anything in the last few weeks that points to us staying up.

 

[clapham_gull]

you think they had a choice?

No, because it's stated in his contract that if someone makes an approach he has to be allowed to talk to them.

 

[Mackenzie]

You might be getting confused with Jim Cannon - former Palace captain who fits that description.

Just googled Jim Cannon, ugly looking bastard isn't he, and yes I think he was the bloke I remember.

 

[Robdinho]

no-one is "tapping" anyone
we asked their board to talk and they said yes.
indeed they positively bit our hand off (forget the contract stuff, they welcomed our interest no matter what they have to say in public to appease the fans).
stockport have to sell and sell NOW to raise cash or be at risk of being unable to continue trading.
Gannon is their only saleable asset right now - they can't (or don't want to take the risk to) wait until the summer to sell players.
Gannon may not WANT to leave but his plea for assurances is empty and he must know it. From the club's perspective he HAS to go and they will be bloody upset if he says no to us as it will leave them on the brink.

How much of a 'saleable asset' is he though? As far as I'm aware he's on a 12 month rolling contract, so any compensation due to Stockport would surely be very small

 

[O Lads]

So basically we may be getting another manager who doesnt really want to be here...like Adams first spell ended, Peter taylor and Steve Coppell eventually.

Oh great

As we are supposed to be this touchy feely great club, am I the only one really uncomfortable about us tapping a manager of a club in dire straights?

And what do all of those managers have in common? They did fantastically well for us!

 

[Basil Fawlty]

IMO I've got a strange feeling this might not happen. Why would he want to leave a team who're battling for play-offs and go to us the other end of the table, scrapping for our lifes to stay in this division. Ok the Stockport board sound like a complete joke, but this man is Stockport through and through so I can't see it happening. Hopefully I'll be proved wrong through.

 

[severnside gull]

How much of a 'saleable asset' is he though? As far as I'm aware he's on a 12 month rolling contract, so any compensation due to Stockport would surely be very small

£200K might keep the tax man at bay

 

[BensGrandad]

IMO I've got a strange feeling this might not happen. Why would he want to leave a team who're battling for play-offs and go to us the other end of the table, scrapping for our lifes to stay in this division. Ok the Stockport board sound like a complete joke, but this man is Stockport through and through so I can't see it happening. Hopefully I'll be proved wrong through.

Possibly see us as a better job prospect for the future which at Stockport may not be too long.

 

[leepoll]

Stockport fan here- Gannon is county through and through but as most of you probably know now our board have well and truely F**ked us up. And to top things off they have been giving details of his salary on the messages boards. Doubt Jim will be impressed by that, I wouldn't be. So i think Gannon could be yours next week.