Club starts interviews for vacant manager role

The England U21 activities that you begrudge Argyle players playing in, those activities you mean?

Yes....but if we ever got players good enough for international honours again it'd be a nice problem for me to 'lump'

just got 8/1 on Jones , before everyone piles money on

ejh wrote:

seadog wrote:

Is there any evidence that anyone has been interviewed?

The Herald were reporting 6 candidates were to be interviewed over the weekend and Monday.

You would have thought that info came from a decent source at the club.

The emotional outpour about  Andy Awford however,  is based on nothing more than a bookmaker's odds.
Probably a bit fairer on JB to start shouting he's a tight fisted, penny pinching, property developing bstrd when there is some actual evidence Awford has been offered the job! At the moment it isnt even certain he's even been interviewed.

TBF, there is already evidence about JB being all of those things, Awford would just be more evidence. One thing JB isn't, however, is 'property developing'. There are plenty of rotting properties that suggests otherwise.

If we do hire someone like Awford, Jones, Coughlan or another coach stepping up into management (awford only been pompey boss for less than a year) then i hope and pray to the gods that reluctant one and the useless board learned from their mistakes with Fletcher and hire an experienced manager who has a sound tactical mind and access to a scouting network that can find gems to work as either a director of football or as the new guys assistant.

I would fee more comfortable with an complete unknown getting the job then.

Apparently it's not going to be Awford thank God

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"Herald Sport understands McDermott was contacted by Argyle but that did not lead to him being interviewed".

He's probably still pissing himself laughing now.

steveinspain wrote:

Apparently it's not going to be Awford thank God

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"Herald Sport understands McDermott was contacted by Argyle but that did not lead to him being interviewed".

He's probably still pissing himself laughing now.

What makes Nathan Jones a front runner? i mean what has he done in the game exactly apart from play at Yeovil?

in fact can this joke of a managerial race be a sign to all brenties out there that we are going nowhere with him owning the club.

Jones probably falls into the same bracket as Cocko. A young coach looking for a break into the 'big' time.

The more I read and hear about Jones, the more I'm warming to him.

Angry wrote:

If we do hire someone like Awford, Jones, Coughlan or another coach stepping up into management (awford only been pompey boss for less than a year) then i hope and pray to the gods that reluctant one and the useless board learned from their mistakes with Fletcher and hire an experienced manager who has a sound tactical mind and access to a scouting network that can find gems to work as either a director of football or as the new guys assistant.

I would fee more comfortable with an complete unknown getting the job then.

Steady on now Angry. An experienced manager who has a sound tactical mind and access to a scouting network? Sounds pricey to me! What about a guy who knows what football is, but also has some skills as a mason to help build the new stand as a side project?!

How about Kermit the Frog? Miss Piggy nools ex? Tom Jones? Never Heard of Nathan Jones unless he was the one the Supremes sang about? This is penny pinching Brent at his worse, another Carl the Clueless Fletcher style appointment, Relegation battle this season without a doubt!

Czarcasm wrote:

Jones probably falls into the same bracket as Cocko. A young coach looking for a break into the 'big' time.

The more I read and hear about Jones, the more I'm warming to him.

He's unproven at the end of the day, like Coughlan, like Wotton.

Reports are saying he is 'well rated' - well rated by who? And why don't they make him manager then?

We are too big a club to be taking on rookies in my opinion. If a candidate has experience like Derek Adams has, taking a club up two leagues and stabilising at that level, then we would be foolish to ignore that candidate - just in the sheer hope of finding the next fresh faced Eddie Howe.

That said everyone needs their first chance.

Given Skynet said 'it isn't what you know, its who you know', and Jones was assistant manager at Yeovil when Starnes was there....perhaps it is time to lump on.

Breaking news.....doo doo doo doo doo.

In a frugal money saving exercise, James Brent, this afternoon has hinted at looking to employ three local fuckwits to manage and coach PAFC first team and to fill the physio role

Ian Newell and Christopher Webb, with Ian De-lar being the new Physio.

Newell will bully the feck out the players to play well or he'll send 'da boyz' around, if you know what I mean. Webby will be, well, just eyeing up everyone's wife, and De-Liar, will be selling mugs on the sidelines during quiet periods of the game.

The trio are locally and lovingly known as Bully em, feck-em and mug-em.

charleymouse wrote:

Angry wrote:

If we do hire someone like Awford, Jones, Coughlan or another coach stepping up into management (awford only been pompey boss for less than a year) then i hope and pray to the gods that reluctant one and the useless board learned from their mistakes with Fletcher and hire an experienced manager who has a sound tactical mind and access to a scouting network that can find gems to work as either a director of football or as the new guys assistant.

I would fee more comfortable with an complete unknown getting the job then.

Steady on now Angry. An experienced manager who has a sound tactical mind and access to a scouting network? Sounds pricey to me! What about a guy who knows what football is, but also has some skills as a mason to help build the new stand as a side project?!

Because a rookie coach wont be experienced in those fields that comes with years in the position. If we are going to give a rookie a chance i rather we gave him a fighting chance and not just expect him to know those two important areas straight of the bat.

At least Sheridan had a track record of achieving success in League 2.

Most of the leading contenders this time round have no experience as a manager let alone winning promotion from League 2.

Looks like Darren Ferguson is the best of the bunch atm - if he is one of the 6? Though tbf if he knew who the other contenders are he should feel insulted that he needs to go through an interview.

Wayne Burnett anybody? Please not a newby to management

Pafcintheplace wrote:

At least Sheridan had a track record of achieving success in League 2.

Most of the leading contenders this time round have no experience as a manager let alone winning promotion from League 2.

Looks like Darren Ferguson is the best of the bunch atm - if he is one of the 6? Though tbf if he knew who the other contenders are he should feel insulted that he needs to go through an interview.

Wayne Burnett anybody? Please not a newby to management

Lord knows why the two most popular names on the shortlist have never managed at professional level. Is football becoming like politics, image over substance?

This Derek Adams sounds like he would liven the place up a bit.

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Time for Jimmy to get on his knee's and beg Shez to come back! all the names i've seen bandied about are blokes who have never managed or one's sacked after a few months of losing! Lets face it players are leaving for the likes of Rochdale, and the club secretary is leaving for Newport ? the club is in turmoil on and off the pitch! nobody's mentioned season tickets sale , have we actually sold any other than to superfans? come on Shez only you can save Argyle from relegation next season.

Angry wrote:

Because a rookie coach wont be experienced in those fields that comes with years in the position. If we are going to give a rookie a chance i rather we gave him a fighting chance and not just expect him to know those two important areas straight of the bat.

I entirely agree, Angry. But I would be surprised if the penny pinching lip trembler went for such an option. It's hardly his style to pay two people where you can just pay one, even if that involves chucking someone in at the deep end.

charleymouse wrote:

Angry wrote:

Because a rookie coach wont be experienced in those fields that comes with years in the position. If we are going to give a rookie a chance i rather we gave him a fighting chance and not just expect him to know those two important areas straight of the bat.

I entirely agree, Angry. But I would be surprised if the penny pinching lip trembler went for such an option. It's hardly his style to pay two people where you can just pay one, even if that involves chucking someone in at the deep end.

If he doesnt get this appointment right i think the voices calling for him to feck off are going to get even louder.

Brighton fans seems to think Jones is a good motivator (and he does have the Starnes connection) but what contacts would he have- possibly knows reserve leagues in the Championship having recently been with Brighton and Charlton as coach?

Derek Adams seems a bit of a nutter (can't imagine Brent would employ him), but another Scottish article by Ieuan Williams suggests that although his people skills are poor, he is a very good manager.

I increasingly think that Jones will get it (although that may change tomorrow).

We know from the media that Coggy, Jones and possibly Adams have been interviewed. Awful and McDermott haven't. Wonder who the other 3 were- Lomas? Wotton?

Person Of Interest wrote:

Graiser wrote:

Calm down it won't be him

And you know this because?

Common sense really and I think Czarcasm explains the reasons quite well.

ejh wrote:

Czarcasm wrote:

Jones probably falls into the same bracket as Cocko. A young coach looking for a break into the 'big' time.

The more I read and hear about Jones, the more I'm warming to him.

He's unproven at the end of the day, like Coughlan, like Wotton.

Reports are saying he is 'well rated' - well rated by who? And why don't they make him manager then?

We are too big a club to be taking on rookies in my opinion. If a candidate has experience like Derek Adams has, taking a club up two leagues and stabilising at that level, then we would be foolish to ignore that candidate - just in the sheer hope of finding the next fresh faced Eddie Howe.

That said everyone needs their first chance.

Given Skynet said 'it isn't what you know, its who you know', and Jones was assistant manager at Yeovil when Starnes was there....perhaps it is time to lump on.

EJ, the reality of the situation is that we're a 4th division club with an owner that doesn't like spending money - especially any of his own money. If ever there was a club that would look to take on a rookie, with our financial/ownership situation, it is PAFC.

LOL, dunno if it's been mentioned anywhere else but David Friio is now in the betting frame at 20/1 !