Next manager?

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I'm underwhelmed by Mourinho's tea boy.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

I'm underwhelmed by Mourinho's tea boy.

I've noticed. You spent the last two years ranting on about how only the win is important and now all you want sexy football. I'll give it four weeks before you replace the posters of Bruce Henry on your bedroom walls to those of the Joey Barton look-a-like.

[Toronto Villa]

On the “never managed a club of this size”, would you turn down Eddie Howe or Sean Dyche?

But if you are following that logic, what about all the first time managers at decent sized clubs who have failed?

Isn’t the conclusion then there is no real logic? That while it might be desirable for the new manager to have experience or some exposure to a “big club” environment it doesn’t directly correlate to whether or not he will be successful. That also goes for Assistants. Some are just ready others need time to accept and embrace the new level of responsibility. I don’t see why Dean Smith wouldn’t be able to fit in if coaching is his primary remit, and I can see attributes in Faria given the high level of competition he’s operated at but people being skeptical of him never managing a club. I don’t think there is a guaranteed answer out there in the stores we are shopping for a new boss. 

[RichardBatchelor]

Why are some people so comfortable with Faria? Because his boss is a good manager?
Being a coach to a good manager does mean you are going to be a great manager yourself.
Does he have the right temperament to be the main man when it’s his balls on the line for results?


I would be massively underwhelmed if Faria comes in.

Indeed. Your argument is backed up by the likes of McClaren and Phelan who worked under Old Baconface.

[RichardBatchelor]

What about Jardim?

[Rudy Can't Fail]

What about Jardim?

He's not a Mendes client. It would appear Mendes is pulling the strings at Villa Park. Jardim was great at Sporting and completely turned around the team in one season. Certainly worth a call.

[kippaxvilla2]

These are Farias reasons for leaving OT.

‘I felt the decision was about my family, they had been very patient with me for all these years and it was time for me to think more of them.

‘I don’t need to go to New York, Barcelona [on sabbatical]. I just wanted to do the basic stuff as a father, have breakfast with them every morning, dinner with them every night, listen to them.

‘I remember moments when I was working and they were speaking to me but my head was in another place, worries with my work, and I knew I was being unfair to them.

‘They are 10, 11, 13 only once and this goes so quickly and you lose everything. I wouldn’t have seen anything if I’d not stopped. I took the opportunity to show them Portugal, they had been in Madrid, Milan or London, but not Portugal. I couldn’t be more happy with my decision.’

So I’ll start the book on resignation by Christmas.

[villabear]

BREAKING NEWS on Sky Sports News. They understand Villa are considering Faria with Terry as his assistant. So basically they don’t know anything and are speculating.

[passitsideways]

Don't really see any material difference between Henry and Faria, to be honest.

[saunders_heroes]

BREAKING NEWS on Sky Sports News. They understand Villa are considering Faria with Terry as his assistant. So basically they don’t know anything and are speculating.

Breaking news? We’ve been hearing this all day.

[Damo70]

That really was hilarious bordering on farcical.  I think we should give him a go.

His constant "come and get me" pleas are starting to remind me of the long running Spitting Image gag with Donald Sinden desperately chasing a knighthood.

It's almost heart breaking to listen to him.

He is Trinidad & Tobago's favourite footballing son but apart from twelve months as their assistant manager, even they haven't seen fit to offer him the manager's job. Why doesn't he try fluttering his eye lashes at Manure, Blackburn, Small Heath (didn't he once say they were bigger than us?), Sydney or Sunderland?

[saunders_heroes]

Faria would be quite underwhelming after all the talk of Henry the last week.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

These are Farias reasons for leaving OT.

‘I felt the decision was about my family, they had been very patient with me for all these years and it was time for me to think more of them.

‘I don’t need to go to New York, Barcelona [on sabbatical]. I just wanted to do the basic stuff as a father, have breakfast with them every morning, dinner with them every night, listen to them.

‘I remember moments when I was working and they were speaking to me but my head was in another place, worries with my work, and I knew I was being unfair to them.

‘They are 10, 11, 13 only once and this goes so quickly and you lose everything. I wouldn’t have seen anything if I’d not stopped. I took the opportunity to show them Portugal, they had been in Madrid, Milan or London, but not Portugal. I couldn’t be more happy with my decision.’

So I’ll start the book on resignation by Christmas.

This may explain the above: "I have had 17 years of incredible and unforgettable experiences. However, I have felt for some time that I need to spend more quality time with my family before pursuing any new professional challenge. "

[Damo70]

There can be only one...

Is that Big Sam when he still had a moustache?

[Clark W Griswold]

It does sound like the main reason Sawaris wanted Henry is because he has a man crush on him. Perhaps there was a bit too much touching in the interview.