[Football] Burnley close to appointing Vincent Kompany as manager

[227 BHA]

I think it will be a great appointment.

Kompany has no managerial record to speak of, but that's to be expected. He's a young man in his first job. He is obviously a clever bloke, someone who can articulate his ideas well and clearly has recent contacts he can call on. That will give him a decent start in the championship

I think a bit more Gerrard than Hyppia

How is it his first job? Hasn’t he been at Anderlecht for the last 2 years?

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

How is it his first job? Hasn’t he been at Anderlecht for the last 2 years?

He's currently in his first job. At Anderlecht. Nothing has been confirmed, re Burnley yet.

You can never tell with a young manager starting out, but Kompany seems to me to be the sort of bloke who there is every reason to think will have a good managerial career. For the reasons I gave, earlier. Bright, respected, will get good player in, etc etc

 

[Acker79]

Thought this would have been noted already

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[BBassic]

It's going to be weird seeing Burnley not play Dyche-ball.

 

[HastingsSeagull]

Expect him to be a good manager in time, but not there just yet. Seems an odd choice/match and he’d be better staying where he is!

 

[Swansman]

It's going to be weird seeing Burnley not play Dyche-ball.

Watching Burnley in the Championship unless you're a Burnley fan is indeed weird.

 

[Screaming J]

Wasn't Hyppia, before he came to us, working with some geezer who was later regarded as being the brains in the partnership. And then without that No 2 at Brighton (or Sammy Lee, who was due to be Hyppia's right hand man but legged it to Saints) Hyppia struggled here. I am not sure whether Kompany has got a similar right hand man at Anderlecht, so comparing his move to Burnley with Hyppia's to Brighton may not be the same thing.

 

[Arthritic Toe]

Lazy choice. Are there no potential British managers to take on the challenge?

I wonder where Dyche will end up, probably Sky

He'll probably end up at one of the struggling prem teams next season after they've sacked their current manager.

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

Kompany probably wants to move back closer to his son.

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Wasn't Hyppia, before he came to us, working with some geezer who was later regarded as being the brains in the partnership. And then without that No 2 at Brighton (or Sammy Lee, who was due to be Hyppia's right hand man but legged it to Saints) Hyppia struggled here. I am not sure whether Kompany has got a similar right hand man at Anderlecht, so comparing his move to Burnley with Hyppia's to Brighton may not be the same thing.

That was Sascha Lewandowski, it started falling apart at Leverkusen when he moved back to coaching the youth team and Hyppia was left in sole charge of the first team.

 

[amexer]

odd thing is Dyche would be best person to get them up