The Alfred Johansson Thread

[Wellsince1976]

Hard as it may be, we need to forget about JBA. He`s gone. A new chapter has begun.

[Throughthelaces]

Can we give the guy a round of fixtures to judge him om. 

 

Lets see how we get on against the 9 we are allowed to win against and see how he plays against rangers and Refereeing association FC

[Mccus28]

On 6/21/2026 at 12:04 PM, MJC said:

The fact that he is only 35 concerns me. That is extremely young in managerial terms and something that has failed in the past at other clubs, Ian Cather at Hearts being the obvious example.

The ‘aura’ thing is on point too. Good managers have that air of authority about them, that bit that just makes players sit up and listen to them. It can’t be learned, you either have it or you don’t.

JBA had it, just that “I am in charge, I am your leader” about him. AJ? I’m not seeing it yet.

In fairness, im certain you said you had a bad feeling about the JBA appointment 😜

[SteelmaninOZ]

 

[Great Balls of Shire]

17 hours ago, Mccus28 said:

In fairness, im certain you said you had a bad feeling about the JBA appointment 😜

Most games he's got a bad feeling about

[Happyhonest]

Good press conference with the new manager. Came across well. Looking forward to seeing what he can do. 
 

on a side note all the best to him and his wife  with the birth of their kid. Hope all goes well  and they grow up to be a Motherwell player! 

Edited 3 hours ago by Happyhonest
Dpelling

[wellfan]

Alfred the Excited.

All jokes aside, that was a good interview. 

[David]

On 6/22/2026 at 7:47 AM, wellfan said:

The age point is a red herring. The issue isn’t how old a manager is, it’s whether they have the aura and presence to lead and command the respect of 20-plus other men. In our case, we’ll soon find out.

The proof will be in the pudding when they get to the training ground. That's where a manager is judged. Players can tell from how he runs his training sessions, how hard he works them, what he asks of them, and his tactical nouse how effective a manager he is. 

Aura and presence are definitely a thing, but they only get you so far. Yogi Hughes has aura and presence, but he would very likely immediately lose this squad of players after a few training sessions. 

[Richie]

Turns out Alfie was at Hampden to see Moult score a Worldy lob and Rybo throm hiself about v Rangers.

Like that he refused to divulge what was said between him and Jens - Saying it will remain private.

[weeyin]

1 hour ago, David said:

The proof will be in the pudding 

Nooooooo! The proof of the pudding is in the eating. 

Non-negotiable 🙂

[Mad Dog]

28 minutes ago, weeyin said:

Nooooooo! The proof of the pudding is in the eating. 

Non-negotiable 🙂

I'm hoping that it is delicious.

[mio]

I’ll give him the 2 HB games, if I don’t see improvement from last year, I’m calling for his head.