It’s really no secret he wants Man Utd.
But he has not earned his wings yet. No better flying school than down here.
If he goes straight there, he’s in for a massive fall.
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[Albion] Kieran McKenna
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But he has not earned his wings yet. No better flying school than down here.
If he goes straight there, he’s in for a massive fall.
NorthstandRacoon
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Hey?
Weststander
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Chelsea having to look at Maresca, whilst not discounting RDZ.
Justice
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I can understand his feelings for United. I can’t really believe he’s in the running. You assume they must have indicated he’s in with a good chance.
We know anyone we employ probably sees the club as a stepping stone but for it to be so obvious from the start makes me uneasy. If we can land someone else with similar potential - or better - I think I’d probably prefer it now. Every time we win a couple of games, this guy would be linked with a move.
Of course, being interviewed isn’t the same as being offered the opportunity. Who knows how it went and whether we’re still interested at this point.
From a football point of view I agree. From a stability point of view, I think his far too public criticism of the club in the second half of the season counts against him. Some fans love his ‘honesty’. Owners won’t.
armchairclubber
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I'm sure Bloom would again have written into any contract that it can only be broken by the successor at the end of a season, with of course some serious compensation effectively going a long way in paying for the following managers contract.
In this sense think TB sees managers rather like players, an investment even if they do move on relatively quickly.
Maybe a year's is all that can be assured, almost like it's a long time in management these days, but yes I do also take your point.
TB is after the best talent he can get right now, not the best talent that will see out the contract.
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And the head coach is a job, a cog in the Albion machine. An important one yes, but with clearly defined duties and responsibilities which don’t overlap with others. The days of the old school football manager under Bloom’s structure are never coming back. ‘Arry Redknapp isn’t going to rock up and get the blower to his old mate Dave to bring one of his boys in as cover at left back.
The head coach develops the squad, picks the team and tactics, does his mandated media duties and that seems to be just about it. I’m sure he can (and has) recommend players he’d like, but that’s managed by another head of department parallel to the head coach on the company pyramid.
The reason for this is precisely that we need to be able to be fluid and replace in-demand assets, be it players, recruitment staff, coaches or anyone in the business.
One leaves, another slots in with minimum fuss into the role without too much upheaval.
The head coach develops the squad, picks the team and tactics, does his mandated media duties and that seems to be just about it. I’m sure he can (and has) recommend players he’d like, but that’s managed by another head of department parallel to the head coach on the company pyramid.
The reason for this is precisely that we need to be able to be fluid and replace in-demand assets, be it players, recruitment staff, coaches or anyone in the business.
One leaves, another slots in with minimum fuss into the role without too much upheaval.
- Oct 17, 2008
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Ah, I’m stating the strategy, not the outcome. Best laid plans, and all that.Let’s give it a few months before deciding whether that’s the case
Uh_huh_him
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It's quite astonishing how much McKenna's reputation has soared, purely because 3 premier league clubs are interested in signing him.
His stock may never be this high again.
His stock may never be this high again.
OzMike
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Nathan Jones.
- Oct 17, 2008
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The president of Cuba?
I get that people hate potter for leaving but it seems a strange rewriting of history to not acknowledge we were good when he left.
The penny seemed to drop at the end of the 21/22 season with those victories over Arsenal, spurs and 4-0 vs United. It saw us pick up 17 points from 8 games.
The following season didn’t we have 13 points from 6 matches?
So in potter’s last 14 matches in charge we got 30 points. So that is 2.14 points per game. We will never know if we would have continued through the season like that.
RDZ in the season he took over got 1.53 from his 32 games.
Say what you want about how you feel about him for leaving but pretending we were not starting to play some great stuff and the vast majority being gutted when he left is a bit odd.
The penny seemed to drop at the end of the 21/22 season with those victories over Arsenal, spurs and 4-0 vs United. It saw us pick up 17 points from 8 games.
The following season didn’t we have 13 points from 6 matches?
So in potter’s last 14 matches in charge we got 30 points. So that is 2.14 points per game. We will never know if we would have continued through the season like that.
RDZ in the season he took over got 1.53 from his 32 games.
Say what you want about how you feel about him for leaving but pretending we were not starting to play some great stuff and the vast majority being gutted when he left is a bit odd.
Hopefully we have already moved on and the current top target is no one yet mentioned and much closer to signing.
My impression ( which may not be right ) is that we "mutually" binned off De Zerbi ( big error ) because we thought McKenna was in the bag. And then it fell apart.
So with McKenna I'm at the "never wanted him anyway" stage.
Hometownglory
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After stripping the club, Potter said on his return with Chelsea. "I hope for their sake, their next manager does as good a job". Arrogant prat!
And again that is about him as a person rather than his results. Not wanting him back because you don’t like him is fine, it is the pretending we were rubbish when he left and RDZ suddenly turned around a team who were poor which winds me up. Potter’s last few months in charge of us were unbelievably good.