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Should go without saying that any new manager inevitably has to prove himself to sceptics however that interview was a good start. I’d have had more concerns if we were the first club he’d brought his academic path to but he’s had two+ years at a senior club so few concerns about his age. Our players showed last year that they responded to a supportive coach encouraging them to play attacking football so can’t see them needing convincing of continuing this approach. This feels like a very positive appointment building on where we finished last season compared to so many seasons where it felt like we were having to reset whether or not with a new manager. welcome aboard Alfred.

Looking at their time at Copenhagen it would appear that they were not there at the same time but it’s possible that they could have mutual friends from the club.

I suppose the issue of a manager never having been a professional footballer only rears its head if and when the players start to believe he doesn't know what he's doing. Conversely, we've seen former top players seemingly lose dressing rooms because of their attitudes.

Jose Mourinho never played professionally and his record isn't too bad. Looking forward to seeing what AJ can bring and I hope everyone is patient. JBA was different class and a hard act to follow

443 is very positive....and cheating 🤣🤣

Hawww thunder stealer....I said that earlier about Alfie! 🤣🤣

Welcome Alfred. He seems a good fit with our style of play and hopefully will steer us along the same path. Yes, he is young, and hasn't played professional but he's managed a big Norwegian club.

Thats what made me think 🤔

Craig Brown wrote in his programme note once that he was a Hamilton fan.

Just my opinion and its not based on much apart from the fact i like my managers to have played proffesional football and to be at least a bit older than the players,have the fear for this appointment,huge act to follow and near certain to be needing to replace one or two of our best players from last season,time will tell.

Reassured and excited by that interview and Richie's excellent tactical card-marking up-thread. It's all theoretical at this stage but I'm relieved we haven't employed any of the usual re-treads and seem to be sticking to a more progressive approach. 🙏🙏🙏

You don’t say about Craig Brown do you?? I don’t think anyone would seriously dispute that he was very much out for himself but when he was here he was very much being described as a Motherwell man, even up until his departure with some on this very board citing that supposed fact as the reason he would not leave us for Aberdeen.

I’m not so sure about that. Craig Brown was always a “Craig Brown man” and There’s no getting over the fact calling someone a Motherwell/st Mirren/Killie man is 1000% different to calling someone a “rangers/celtic man.”and “he gits it” using these phrases is as as subtle as the orange away kit or the tri-colour trackie. We all know what it really means.

He would more likely than not have a League Championship with Hearts to his name if it hadn’t been for John Beaton’s shitebaggery against us. He won Aberdeen their first silverware in almost two decades and never finished lower than 4th in the league whilst regularly reaching the latter stages of cup competitions with them. He also won the championship title with Kilmarnock (and St.Johnstone for that matter) and took them to Europe. I’d say that’s a pretty decent track record.

It's going to be a tough gig to replicate last year...especially without Slatts and Just? And whoever else...Jba was obviously a good coach but we had some great players last year...onwards and upwards though.

Well it certainly worked for us when we brought in Craig Brown to sort out Jim Gannon’s mess. I’ll even grudgingly credit McGhee second time around for stabilising us after the Baraclough shambles. Though granted your point about managers from Scotland having that defeatist mindset when it comes to us playing bigger sides is absolutely valid. Plenty of our fans were describing the aforementioned Craig Brown as a ‘Motherwell man’ before he moonlighted to Aberdeen. And to be fair calling him Del is pretty cringeworthy. I think ‘Mr McInnes’ sounds much more staunch and dignified.

Indeed. I'm just glad we've never appointed Sunbed Sammy. Don't rate the man at all...

Sounds like they mightve crossed paths if he was at Copenhagen .

Del Monte fruit salad yes?

I wonder if through time we'll find out if him and Jens know each other and he's recommended him to the board.

We have seen on a few occasions how actual ignorance of the Scottish game and by extension the OF circus/fawning, can be beneficial.

Copenhagen link again. From what he’s saying and from the tactic stated above sounds like the same tactics as Jens. his background in youth teams will hopefully help a few of our academy players too. Excited and hopeful to see what he can do. Issue now will be who leaves and who can we recruit or bring through to replace them. welcome to the Well!

Del???? Oh please im delighted we don’t have a support who use the phrases “he jist gits it” “he knows whit the clubs aboot” “he’s a rangers /sellic man” …… that whole low life bigotville we are blighted by. thank god we are not these “people” the guy sounds like he wants to maintain what we have and it’s another refreshing appointment. Goan yersel Alfie

Firstly, welcome to MFC Alfie. I hope you will be as good a manager as Jens was. Listening to the interview, first contact with him was only a a week and a half ago. Does this sound as if he wasn`t the first choice?

Another new kit