Next Manager (Consolidated Thread)

Not a bad shout actually but IF Barton gets a job then will his mates follow him ?

Where do you draw the line between good and bad people?  Is it a set of right and wrongs we can all agree with and share?   I presume you don’t mean their football related skills alone. 

Gerry Francis was a thug, ditto Pearson who has just left City, ditto Sir Alex Ferguson, would you have all three in the “boycott” column?  That’s thugism that could summon a cancelled sticker, then we have Barton supporting “friends with Hamas Corbyn”, and Di Cannio with fascist salutes and tattoos (which incidentally are illegal in Italy, though that might change soon)  

would you draw a line on Tatts that break the law?  A Hamas loving manager?  Anyone who’s done time in jail? Or any sanction for betting on football?  or who’s had extra marital affairs? Someone who tweets “JK Rowling is wrong on Transgender”?        

They are here to manage us based on football skills and knowledge, where do we draw a line on their other characteristics, views and activities?       

Well, clearly. Two and half thousand years later I still struggle to know what is meant by “good and bad people” to employ.  They built me a wonderful sewage pipe - should I have been paying attention to the tats on their bodies, and their Twitter account?    

maybe this is sailing close to the “story I seem to think it is” where we need to strap ourselves down so not respond to siren voices.    

That's a very big IF.  
I back everyone 100% who is currently involved in the coaching set-up at BRFC. And I hope they all stay because we need stability. 

C*ty 1982 have more than a few contenders for people you wouldn't want to deal with on a day-to-day basis or encounter regularly - Gary Johnson, Leroy Lita and Lee Tomlin spring to mind. 

Buckle (obviously excluding Barton) was the last one of our managers. Can't think of any players offhand. 

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I was serious.

Just going back to some of the comments on the Oxford forum from last year. Drinking culture was one of the things that popped up along with the women's team issue. There was something else but I cant remember what it was. All this is after hearing one of his post match interviews when he made JB sound like someone who takes responsibility for his actions.

I think it will be monk if he wants it.

I agree.  When he burst onto the scene at Swansea, Prem analysts and commentators really liked Monk and what he was doing “best homegrown manager in Prem” etc.  he was probably the only non foreign manager in the Prem, ignore that bit. Dropping into league 1 should at least buy him two years and 4 windows to do justice to whatever manager, tactical and coaching skills he has.     

I also agree with you, a sporting director to help him, take some of the non coaching and match preparations from him.  We seem to have done very well in the past with a strong number 2 helping out. Trollope had his Lennie, it arguably fell apart when he left, ditto when Stewart left Clarke, Penny left Olly etc. 

anyone with some gas in their blood out there at the moment you think might make good number 2? Whatever happened to Tilsons coaching career? Or some other notable captains we’ve had down the years?  

Someone should ask Super Joey Bar-uuuuuuuun,
He knows exactly what we ne-eeeeeeed.

Why would he?