The Manager Merry-go-Round

[Frank Bunn]

Is it a done deal? If so, it would help to retain some of the better players and recruit some new ones.

I still think Dyche would have been a good choice to guide them back to the top flight.

 

[Bojan KantKick]

The club was sold to a US consortium in a Glazer style transaction whereby most of the funds raised to purchase the club where raised using debt with the clubs assets as security.

IIRC, the previous owner has a buy back option in the event of relegation at a cheaper price. Maybe Kompany has been informed of this and is happy to take the job in the knowledge that there will be a stable long term owner. I feel like this is half the battle with young managers. They need stability off the field to be able to succeed on it.

 

[RossFC]

 

[Bojan KantKick]

 

[Frank Bunn]

He's very well regarded. I guess the question is whether he is more suited to an assistant role than being the main man.

Who is Michael Beale? The ex-Chelsea and Liverpool coach playing a key role in Gerrard's managerial career | Goal.com

New Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard is delighted to have Michael Beale in his backroom team as he considers the former Chelsea and Liverpool man one of the best coaches in the English game

www.goal.com

 

[Bostonian]

One of the most elegant PL centre backs going to a club who has played the least elegant PL football

Things change.

Look at us under Hughton compared to Potter.

 

[chef]

 

[Bojan KantKick]

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Think that 4th European Cup will have to wait.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Can't remember who, but someone on here called this.

 

[RossFC]

Can't remember who, but someone on here called this.

As soon as he got the Austrian job, I had a feeling that he'd dip completely.

 

[Bojan KantKick]

Can't remember who, but someone on here called this.

He spoke to Ten Hag yesterday and today he's gone. Coincidence?

 

[jd2010]

What a shit show

 

[RPCB]

Ralf Rangnick’s official statement: “You can’t help this club and that’s why I am leaving. I tried but wow, just wow. British humour is very self-deprecating, so I thought that if I came in and called them all campaigners, they would appreciate it. The overpaid ****ers didn’t. I would like to forget about the last 7 months.”

 

[pantskyle]

Thought it was clear from ETH comments recently that he wasn't that interested in having a go between.

 

[Sozabarus]

Can't remember who, but someone on here called this.

What a shock. The word fraud gets thrown around in football as a joke but this guy will legitimately go down as the biggest fraud to grace the premier league.

If Ten Hag does a good job at United I hope United fans aren’t silly enough to give Rangnick any credit whatsoever, because he will no doubt try to claim some.

 

[SM]

Can't remember who, but someone on here called this.

Think it was Soz.

 

[SM]

Critchley moving to Villa as an assistant manager is wild.

 

[DBAH0]

Critchley moving to Villa as an assistant manager is wild.

I'll say going from manager to assistant.

Maybe he thinks he can get the Villa job if Gerrard ends up at Liverpool, but he might follow him as well in that case.

 

[SM]

I'll say going from manager to assistant.

Maybe he thinks he can get the Villa job if Gerrard ends up at Liverpool, but he might follow him as well in that case.

If I'm not wrong he used to be at Liverpool's U23s so must have had a working relationship with Gerrard already, but he was untouchable at Blackpool so seems a hugely risky move.

 

[RossFC]

If I'm not wrong he used to be at Liverpool's U23s so must have had a working relationship with Gerrard already, but he was untouchable at Blackpool so seems a hugely risky move.

Correct. Beale and then Critchley were U23s.

Gerrard was U18s and also U19s in the UEFA Youth League.

 

[Jatz]

Impressed that QPR landed Gerrard's man. Looking forward to seeing what he can do there.

 

[RossFC]

 

[Art Vandelay_]

 

[DBAH0]

Would be hilarious if true. How he keeps getting chance after chance. PSG hierarchy are just desperate to win the Champions League aren't they.