'Giggs interviewed for Wales job'
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'Giggs interviewed for Wales job'
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We'll most probably appoint Bob Bradley now then.Originally Posted by dembethewarrior
Not my choice.
Did he turn up for the interview?
Did alex Ferguson say it was OK for him to go?
Exactly, but it helped him be a Premier league legend though, Right ? ? ?
Not for me, anyone else but him
The problem that I have with Giggs is not that he seemed to have an ambivalent attitude to playing for Wales, it's that he seems to have no personality.
Ticks the boxes for me,
Great footballing pedigree.
Most decorated footballer in British football history.
Played under the greatest British manager of all time.
And he is Welsh.
If that was the case Bobby Moore or Bobby Charlton would have made a great England managers. Giggs will make Bobby Gould's time in the hot seat seem like a golden period of Welsh football!
We’re heading back to the wilderness FFS.... TOP 50 team and we’re interviewing these muppets
Why are you so convinced Giggs will be a disaster.It is true that just because you were a great of the game doesn't mean you will be a great manager,but as a candidate Giggs has good pedigree.
Whatever happened to Dutch Ray? You'd think that if Bellars really wanted it, the Bellars/Dutch Ray ticket would be the way to go.
The FAW have probably realised that Dutch Ray is a twat
Surprised to see they've interviewed Mark Bowen
Craig Bellamy has also been interviewed.
They were discussing it on Talk Sport earlier. Jim White said every Welshman to a man would be delighted if Giggs got the job. This prompted several phone calls to Jim to let him know this wasnt the case.
Gareth, a proud Welshman by his own admission, called and articulated his point very well, the main point he was making was Giggs was not a commited Welshman because of his lack of friendlies, and he would rather commentate on English games than come to the CCS to watch a Welsh game (Thought this was a bit harsh as he is a pundit for ITV who cover English games not Welsh ones).
He then blew it by saying he was a Liverpool fan but didnt want to listeners to think this was why he was against Giggs, and reiterated that it was because Giggs preffered England to Wales on the basis of his ITV appearance. The irony was clearly lost on him and sadly Perry Groves and Jim White did not pick him up on the faux pas.
Unfortunately I was driving at the time so could not tweet them to call Gareth a hypocrite.
You actually listen to Talk Shyte ? Wow !
Not usually but I had a 4 hour drive from Hertfordshire so tuned inYou actually listen to Talk Shyte ? Wow !
Still think Osian Roberts is the best man for the job, wouldn't mind Bellamy though and Bowen could be a shrewd appointment, but is he damaged goods currently because of his Mark Hughes connection?
Given my great respect for your footballing opinions over the years, you've amazed me with that one. Osian is a very knowledgeable guy who has been utterly invaluable to the Welsh cause, but manager? Sometimes I think that if someone is excellent at a particular job then it would be a mistake to appoint that person to a higher job because you lose that particular excellence by giving that person a different (maybe less suitable) job. Who would take over from Osian? What would Osian give you when you take away some of what he has been doing? I see a parallel with Paul Trollope - great coach without question but hopeless as a manager because he wasn't doing what he was best at.
It's international football. It's not like you're managing a club. You pick the team, plan the tactics, manage the game and go home. Why can't Osian do it? It's not like he's inexperienced at international level. He's the only candidate I've heard mentioned that's been to a tournament.
Coleman hadn't been to a tournament before but that worked ok.
Osian's undoubted ability is in preparation, tactics, knowing the inside out of the opposition and the Welsh players. If Coleman was anything to go by, his ability was in team bonding, dealing with clubs and players, being hands on and other things.
If Osian is going to be promoted to manager, there's no way he'll be able to continue in his current role. Who does that? Osian has done such a good job, who fills his boots? What's to say Osian will be better at being a manager rather than a great technical adviser? Will he be able to deal with clubs and players? Has he any experience of this? Former players know the score.
Like I said, Trollope is an excellent coach. He was a crap manager, because it demanded a skill set that Trollope wasn't so suited to. That's my fear with Osian Roberts. What was his involvement like with the players? Do we know?
I fear appointing Roberts would be taking him away from a job in which he has excelled to one where he can't continue doing what he has already done and is unproven for what he will be needed to do.
Osian would provide continuity and it seems clear that he has the squad's respect - I think Coleman proved himself as a motivator during his time in charge and I'm not sure that's where Osian's strengths lie, so you bring in someone else to be the motivator.
If the list of four people that we know of who have been interviewed so far contained proven club or, preferably, international managers who had a history of winning things, then I would feel differently, but, presumably, no one with such a record is being interviewed for the job. So, in essence, it boils down to taking a punt on one of four candidates who are completely unproven in the sort of job they are applying for.
Bellamy with a golf club
I think it's harsh to say to Osian
''you're so good at the job you're doing that you keep doing it and not get the big job. What we will do instead Os is bring someone in from outside with no more experience than you and they can do it. You can still help them though mate'
Nice 1
oSIAN ROBERTS FFS THE MAN WHO FCKED UP THE ANGLESEY SET UP,THAT USED TO PRODUCE LEAGUE PLAYERS ON A CONVEYOR BELT .HO AND WORKED MIRACLES WITH THE MIGHTY PORTHMADOG SIDE AS I SAY FFS!!
I'm fascinated by this "ANGLESEY SET UP,THAT USED TO PRODUCE LEAGUE PLAYERS ON A CONVEYOR BELT"
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/sport/foo...ll-xi-12023276
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