ReadingOwl Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, A12owl said: Not sure why Dom has got the nomination as spokesman for DC and GM. Does Dom just give his own opinion or is he using his vast knowledge of the club to publish answer he has heard previously. I thought he was going to interview DC directly with questions supplied by OT contributors. From what I've seen so far it seems like DH is giving his own opinions. Please correct me if I've got it wrong. You’re wrong I’d suggest. My understanding is that he is currently being sent questions. But questions already asked previously - he already has the answers. So he’s “re-answering them” prior to his interview. Thus, I presume he won’t be answering them again. Edited March 10, 2020 by ReadingOwl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthndav Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 5 hours ago, billyblack said: What situations dont allow a manager to bring in his own team? Money may be one, but what else? Joke Court injunctions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeonLeon Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Don’t know if it’s been said already but I thought it was pretty widely suspected that Birmingham blocking Beattie was the financial obstacle Monk referred too. Why waste money on getting Beattie in now if he can come for free in the summer? We’ll be rebuilding more than just playing staff in the summer after all, hopefully anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingsidney Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 1 hour ago, bobness said: Take a look at the club's "coaching staff" page. The club is well aware they're short, as they've filled this page with anyone in the backroom, including kitmen! If they didn't, the page would look proper embarrassing. Under Bruce, the same page contained six headshots, whereas now it would be just three. While Bruce had FOUR outfield coaches by his side, Monk has just one - the least qualified of them all. It's an utter shambles. Incredible that you can't see it. Last month the club's YouTube channel published a training session, and something about it doesn't feel quite right. But that could be my confirmation bias kicking in. How does it look to everyone else? Inside training; I thought this was gonna be a picture of hutch and Westwood’s living room counting a big pile of cash for doing fuckall. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulva Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Birmingham didn’t block anything. Monks backroom staff are on longer deals there and were unwilling to move here unless Monk was on a longer deal or they were paid off by Birmingham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_wells Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 I wonder whether DC has been advised to not spend any unnecessary money while this EFL charge process is going on. Bringing in new coaches isnt exactly necessary when we already have a set. We'd have to pay people off - and then also pay the new ones - or at the very least add to our staffing fees. Likewise on players - hence the loans (which in my opinion are 'free' to us as their wages are covered by their parent clubs... certainly with Wickham) Big mess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthndav Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 (edited) 8 minutes ago, vulva said: Birmingham didn’t block anything. Monks backroom staff are on longer deals there and were unwilling to move here unless Monk was on a longer deal or they were paid off by Birmingham. Beattie was told to stay away from Birmingham first team.Not sure if he ever returned or was placed on gardening leave https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/update-provided-on-birmingham-city-man-amid-speculation-of-garry-monk-reunion/ Edited March 10, 2020 by Anthndav Article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyblack Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 16 minutes ago, Anthndav said: Court injunctions? Who knows. Sounds a right mess though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulva Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 1 minute ago, Anthndav said: Beattie was told to stay away from Birmingham. Not sure if he ever returned or was placed on gardening leave I think the 2 stories are linked. Beattie probably wanted to come, wanted paying up/a deal, Birmingham refused and some toys came out of the pram. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roscoe P. Coltrane Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 6 hours ago, toppOwl said: All the managers under DC have had a rolling 1 year deal. The short termism at this football club is absolutely pathetic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roscoe P. Coltrane Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 1 hour ago, bobness said: Take a look at the club's "coaching staff" page. The club is well aware they're short, as they've filled this page with anyone in the backroom, including kitmen! If they didn't, the page would look proper embarrassing. Under Bruce, the same page contained six headshots, whereas now it would be just three. While Bruce had FOUR outfield coaches by his side, Monk has just one - the least qualified of them all. It's an utter shambles. Incredible that you can't see it. Last month the club's YouTube channel published a training session, and something about it doesn't feel quite right. But that could be my confirmation bias kicking in. How does it look to everyone else? Was it the " coaches" day off.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 6 hours ago, bobness said: What happened to the freed up wages of Bruce, Agnew, and Clemence? What happened to the £2m compensation? Not read the whole of the thread so I might have missed something. Monk said bringing someone in was part of the plan but it wasn't doable at the time and finances played a part. Howson said that Birmingham blocked a move. Maybe the finances element was Birmingham have paid off Beattie but those payments will stop if Beattie takes a job in a specific time scale? Not necessarily finances on our part in this case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myHero Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 6 hours ago, FreshOwl said: No finances to bring in backroom staff are we a non league club? Give it another couple of years and who knows the places we'll be going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 51 minutes ago, A12owl said: Not sure why Dom has got the nomination as spokesman for DC and GM. Does Dom just give his own opinion or is he using his vast knowledge of the club to publish answer he has heard previously. I thought he was going to interview DC directly with questions supplied by OT contributors. From what I've seen so far it seems like DH is giving his own opinions. Please correct me if I've got it wrong. He's currently repeating stuff he already knows from his previous work, interspersing stuff from interviews with his own opinion. He has asked for questions from fans as he hopes to speak to the owner next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share Posted March 10, 2020 54 minutes ago, A12owl said: Not sure why Dom has got the nomination as spokesman for DC and GM. Does Dom just give his own opinion or is he using his vast knowledge of the club to publish answer he has heard previously. I thought he was going to interview DC directly with questions supplied by OT contributors. From what I've seen so far it seems like DH is giving his own opinions. Please correct me if I've got it wrong. Someone posts press/media quote *Ignores the topic and attacks the media person* Every Single Time Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobness Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 (edited) 46 minutes ago, vulva said: Birmingham didn’t block anything. Monks backroom staff are on longer deals there and were unwilling to move here unless Monk was on a longer deal or they were paid off by Birmingham. I'm embarassed to say that I thought a proven manager, such as Hughton, would even consider the job here. Realistically, why would anyone decent agree to a one-year deal, when the pay off of waiting for a longer term offer (and better working conditions) makes better sense? I was astonished when I learned Bruce agreed to a one-year deal, but we see where that went. Of all the positions at the club we should be investing in, it should be this one. Yet the best DC can do is offer one-year contracts, while at the same time sign ageing crocks to long term deals. It's almost as if DC doesn't understand how football works... Edited March 10, 2020 by bobness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 2 minutes ago, bobness said: I'm embarassed to say that I thought a proven manager, such as Hughton, would even consider the job here. Realistically, why would anyone decent agree to a one-year deal, when the pay off of waiting for a better offer (and better working conditions) makes better sense? I was astonished when I learned Bruce agreed to a one-year deal, but we see where that went. Of all the positions at the club we should be investing it, it should be this one. Yet the best DC can do is offer one-year contracts, while at the same time sign ageing crocks to long term deals. It's almost as if DC doesn't understand how football works... It doesn't make sense does it. Signing players to long-term contracts is fair enough if they are young enough to have a transfer value and you are prepared to cash in. We have failed in either one or both of these respects too many times. Signing a manager to long-term contracts is a risk if you have to dismiss them but that I'm afraid is a big part of football. If you don't offer a manager a decent contract you are unlikely to get a decent manager with any experience. Bruce was seemingly an exception, happy to take a 1-year deal because he was looking at a period of rest at that time and we were prepared to wait for him and give him a significant salary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobness Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 1 minute ago, hirstyboywonder said: Signing a manager to long-term contracts is a risk if you have to dismiss them but that I'm afraid is a big part of football. If you don't offer a manager a decent contract you are unlikely to get a decent manager with any experience. There's a risk, but it's a necessary one if you want to hire someone well qualified. You need to factor in the cost of sacking them. Pretty standard stuff. I could be wrong, but I'd imagine high risk managers come on one-year deals. Which means it's a strategy of tin pot clubs, or ones lacking ambition. Come to think of it, we're both of those, carry on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 (edited) 5 minutes ago, bobness said: There's a risk, but it's a necessary one if you want to hire someone well qualified. You need to factor in the cost of sacking them. Pretty standard stuff. I could be wrong, but I'd imagine high risk managers come on one-year deals. Which means it's a strategy of tin pot clubs, or ones lacking ambition. Come to think of it, we're both of those, carry on! I agree, that's exactly what we've got, a manager with no track record of any success and no record of sticking at it for more than a year. If you want someone better you have to place trust in them to do a more long-term job. I'm not sure I'd have given Monk more than a year based on his managerial history to date but if we'd have had the opportunity to attract someone with more pedigree then we would have had to offer more to stand a chance. Edited March 10, 2020 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick_Turpin Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 6 hours ago, Royal_D said: I don’t think it’s a case of finances not allowing it, at all This notion Chansiri is skint is absolutely insane, wish he was because I suspect we’re gonna get dropped like a stone without a care for what ££ has been lost Then 10 year season ticket suggests a cash flow issue as it probably hurts our FFP position if they’re bought by existing ST holders. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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