Our New Manager

[wellsince75]

Just glad it's sorted - A Jens sized gap isn't easy to fill. 

Think it was @grizzlyg who got pelters for referencing Jens as a legend but I can't honestly remember a better manager to have come through our doors in donkeys years. 

The club are sticking to the plan, may or may not have been the first choice but equally if someone told me we're about to bring in the manager from Rosenborg who wants to play attractive football and had a 45%+ win rate I'd have been pretty chuffed. 

Being young no doubt means he's made mistakes and will make more but full credit to everyone at the club for how they've managed the process. 

Be good to get some early momentum to keep the progression on track. 

 

[bobbybingo]

12 minutes ago, weeyin said:

I'd just add that most successful teams these days play the JBA style, so they don't have to be mutually exclusive.

Very true, and thankfully so.

I can say that now, having seen our wee club is still capable of playing decent football, after all.

[wellsince75]

10 minutes ago, wellfan said:

We need to believe that Johansson can simply pick up where JBA left off. And it shouldn’t be too difficult, given that the entire football department remains unchanged apart from JBA.

The comings and goings of players may prove to be critical here .  Slattery gone, Maswanhise most certainly, Just likely.   

Hopefully what comes in can match or improve us further. 

I get your broader point though - continuation of style of play etc. 

[Modernist]

I'm optimistic about his appointment.

The continuation of the data led approach of appointing the past two managers and the style of fitba we're now playing seems to be working.

Fair play to the high heid yins in the club at the moment.

Seem to be switched on.

 

 

[El Grew]

1 hour ago, MJC said:

Which would be the club I should be supporting going by that post then? Hearts? Aberdeen? Kilmarnock? Or maybe St.Johnstone? 
 

Or are you just going down the usual lazy route of “anyone who says anything remotely connected with Rangers must be a Rangers fan”???

I think Derek McInnes is a good manager. That’s all.

Artichoke, Cholmondeley, Pedigree, CHUM.

I think Derek McInnes is a good manager.

Given that McInnes is the common denominator and you appear to have a fixation on him, take your pick, but since he’s now decided to hitch his wagon to the Castle Greyskull Orcs then maybe, them. However if you really are a dosser start behaving like one and stop posting drivel.

[grizzlyg]

27 minutes ago, wellsince75 said:

Just glad it's sorted - A Jens sized gap isn't easy to fill. 

Think it was @grizzlyg who got pelters for referencing Jens as a legend but I can't honestly remember a better manager to have come through our doors in donkeys years. 

The club are sticking to the plan, may or may not have been the first choice but equally if someone told me we're about to bring in the manager from Rosenborg who wants to play attractive football and had a 45%+ win rate I'd have been pretty chuffed. 

Being young no doubt means he's made mistakes and will make more but full credit to everyone at the club for how they've managed the process. 

Be good to get some early momentum to keep the progression on track. 

 

Yup was moi....the word legend caused so much controversy but still behind the most controversial word I have used on this forum.............Joke! 🤪🤪

[Stuwell2]

For a bit of context AJ’s points per game at Rosenborg was 1.67, JBA’s with us was 1.74.

AJ’s includes the poor run of form that led to his departure so possibly it was closer to or maybe better than JBA’s before that. He also took Rosenborg to the playoff round of the conference league. 

 

[wellfan]

10 minutes ago, wellsince75 said:

The comings and goings of players may prove to be critical here .  Slattery gone, Maswanhise most certainly, Just likely.   

Hopefully what comes in can match or improve us further. 

I get your broader point though - continuation of style of play etc. 

We now have a Head of Football, and it’s clear there’s a player recruitment and development strategy in place regardless of who the manager is. Even so, it’s still a massive task for Johansson, not only to fill JBA’s shoes but also to deal with the loss of Slattery and, likely, others.

[MJC]

10 minutes ago, El Grew said:

Given that McInnes is the common denominator and you appear to have a fixation on him, take your pick, but since he’s now decided to hitch his wagon to the Castle Greyskull Orcs then maybe, them. However if you really are a dosser start behaving like one and stop posting drivel.

Oh right. 
 

I’ll say again, I just think Derek McInnes is a good manager. That’s it.

You got anymore anecdotes about Sir George Graham or anyone else who was involved with the SFA that was favouring Rangers 60 years ago and how that’s somehow relevant to what happens in the modern game?

No? Okay, let’s move on.

 

[El Grew]

There always seems to have been a mindset in British football that if somebody hasn’t played football or played at a high level, he won’t be any good as a manager - the show us your medals brigade. Well British football has been plagued for too long by ex-players who played at a high level and/or won medals but couldn’t run a bath. So let’s not condemn this guy before he’s started.

[El Grew]

7 minutes ago, MJC said:

Oh right. 
 

I’ll say again, I just think Derek McInnes is a good manager. That’s it.

You got anymore anecdotes about Sir George Graham or anyone else who was involved with the SFA that was favouring Rangers 60 years ago and how that’s somehow relevant to what happens in the modern game?

No? Okay, let’s move on.

 

I wish you would!

[MJC]

2 minutes ago, El Grew said:

I wish you would!

I’m going nowhere.

I’m Motherwell til I die as the song goes. 😊 

[SteelmaninOZ]

 

[wellfan]

7 minutes ago, SteelmaninOZ said:

 

Summary: doesn't know JBA personally and won't rip up the current playbook.

[postiejim]

Welcome to Motherwell Alfred.