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    Quote Originally Posted by blue lewj View Post
    I would go as far as saying if he does not at least try to play football he will be up the road very quickly.

    I hope for his sake he does.

    I would add that some of the comments he has made suggest he has read some of the forums.
    The Warnock Mark II comment has popped up here and elsewhere a few times.
    Just watched the full interview and it was the reporter that mentioned Warnock mark 2 in all fairness.

    Although his comment on formation/playstyle/who the keeper should be (in reference to the fans having an opinion) did get my attention a bit as it reads like something that’s been talked about on here recently. Could be coincidence of course.

    The full thing on the city app is worth a watch though I must admit, he came across very well, 28 minutes well spent for me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dembethewarrior View Post
    Just watched the full interview and it was the reporter that mentioned Warnock mark 2 in all fairness.

    Although his comment on formation/playstyle/who the keeper should be (in reference to the fans having an opinion) did get my attention a bit as it reads like something that’s been talked about on here recently. Could be coincidence of course.

    The full thing on the city app is worth a watch though I must admit, he came across very well, 28 minutes well spent for me.
    Good to see a positive thread but surely this is all stuff everybody was expecting?

    Links to academy, bringing youngsters through, team wont be beaten for effort, evolution not revolution, the board want success, they will provide backing, high pressing football, good set of players already at the club, passionate group of fans and on and on....

    Can anyone find me a new manager press conference from any club that doesnt have all of those things?

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    Entirely positive and encouraging. My only constructive criticism is that the club should have organised this to coincide with the announcement of his appointment and got wider coverage .

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    Thanks for that jon1959. Sounds good to me

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    To me he sounds like he puts everything into his work and believes that hard work pays off. He sounds very committed, which is a good thing, also honest. It also sounds as if it's going to be direct, get the ball forward quickly and force errors in the final third, wasn't to sure about his comments on his managerial style comparable to how he played (limited but very determined) and comparing how he brings up his kids to how he'll treat Pro footballers. I'm behind him though, i'll give him every chance.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jon1959 View Post
    Excited?

    A privilege to be here. A great opportunity. I left Millwall seven weeks ago and recharged the batteries. This is a wonderful job to come into, following Neil who did a fantastic job here. I’ve got a wonderful group of players who have achieved individually and collectively

    https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/...-live-17272116

    Interview process

    Whirlwind. Meetings, meeting Ken, talking to Vincent on the phone. It’s been a whirlwind 48 hours rather than five or six days. Really positive. There’s some good people.

    Football principles on and off the field?

    Off the field is to manage with humility. When I went to Millwall in my first job, I had to build relations between the terraces and the football pitch, academy and the first team and try to bring it all together. There’s been a wonderful recent history at this club, for everybody. So I will bring humility to the club, huge energy and excitement about the group. Principles on the pitch, to be the manager the same way I played. Wholehearted, aggressive, passing the ball, getting it forward the right times. Working with a group of players who have been recruited previously, it’s not a revolution overnight. We want to be an aggressive team.

    Club needed a different set of principles?

    I’m a different person to Neil, younger and a different way of working. Different schedule and training methods, so the players will have to get on board with that quickly. On the pitch, you have to work with the players you’ve got at your disposal straight away and guide them. You can’t go from being Millwall, Cardiff City to Manchester City overnight. I want to maximise a good group of players.

    Some very sensible comments in that press conference.
    Although his appointment has been described as underwhelming or worse by others - of course everyone has their own opinion- he represents the best candidate of the various names put forward on social media. Lee Bowyer was hardly likely to have been considered by VT because of his previous racist reputation, some others were not even spoken to ( despite claims elsewhere). Chris Hughton and Tony Pulis too set in their ways and too old to change( like NW- determination is a virtue, stubbornness/ obstinacy far less so).

    Personally I think Neil Harris will successfully put his own stamp on the existing squad and be far more flexible in his tactics than NW was ( which was about as flexible as I would be in a yoga class!). He will give everyone a chance, including young players rather than just picking “favourites” in positions and with tactics that don’t suit them.
    Also encouraging is the immediate changes to the training personnel and methods. Not only did NWs team stick rigidly to his plans but many people will have noticed that injuries to players in training seemed to have been at far higher levels than at most other clubs- not just coincidence?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Since62 View Post
    Some very sensible comments in that press conference.
    Although his appointment has been described as underwhelming or worse by others - of course everyone has their own opinion- he represents the best candidate of the various names put forward on social media. Lee Bowyer was hardly likely to have been considered by VT because of his previous racist reputation, some others were not even spoken to ( despite claims elsewhere). Chris Hughton and Tony Pulis too set in their ways and too old to change( like NW- determination is a virtue, stubbornness/ obstinacy far less so).

    Personally I think Neil Harris will successfully put his own stamp on the existing squad and be far more flexible in his tactics than NW was ( which was about as flexible as I would be in a yoga class!). He will give everyone a chance, including young players rather than just picking “favourites” in positions and with tactics that don’t suit them.
    Also encouraging is the immediate changes to the training personnel and methods. Not only did NWs team stick rigidly to his plans but many people will have noticed that injuries to players in training seemed to have been at far higher levels than at most other clubs- not just coincidence?
    I think that he wants determination and honesty, an up and at 'em approach with some method added. I wonder if he likes his fullbacks to get forward, if so we could see a change in formation and the end of wingers, which is something i'd prefer especially as our wide players had to play as fullbacks at times.

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    All I ask is that he uses our players to their strengths & have the flexibility to change during a game.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Des Parrot View Post
    All I ask is that he uses our players to their strengths & have the flexibility to change during a game.
    Agreed, i don't think City fans are difficult to please.

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    Quote Originally Posted by StraightOuttaCanton View Post
    Agree with that and if we get aggression, fast paced football that sees us on the front foot with a little bit of ball to feet

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    Agreed.

    And I didn’t need to make a snidey remark about how you should post to agree with you, because I can leave it all in one thread and move on like a grown up does...

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    His first presser was full of passion, excitement and sensible thinking - good luck to Neil

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chris Pontprennau Blues View Post
    His first presser was full of passion, excitement and sensible thinking - good luck to Neil
    I agree. I just watched it on the club website, and it was far more impressive in the flesh than the blog quotes from Wales Online I posted earlier. I felt more confident about his commitment to the academy, more convinced that he would bring something different to training and selection, if not more confident that there was a different style of play there waiting to get out. Time will tell, but it was a good start. Good luck Neil!

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    Quote Originally Posted by jon1959 View Post
    I agree. I just watched it on the club website, and it was far more impressive in the flesh than the blog quotes from Wales Online I posted earlier. I felt more confident about his commitment to the academy, more convinced that he would bring something different to training and selection, if not more confident that there was a different style of play there waiting to get out. Time will tell, but it was a good start. Good luck Neil!
    https://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news...nge-great-club

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    Quote Originally Posted by jon1959 View Post
    I agree. I just watched it on the club website, and it was far more impressive in the flesh than the blog quotes from Wales Online I posted earlier. I felt more confident about his commitment to the academy, more convinced that he would bring something different to training and selection, if not more confident that there was a different style of play there waiting to get out. Time will tell, but it was a good start. Good luck Neil!
    Might be worth me giving that a watch then, because I saw a few good bits when I read it but ultimately had the same dread over what we were going to be getting the more I read.

    May help to hear him speak..

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    Good answers. He'll be judged based on what happens on the pitch but a good start.

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    27 minutes 48 seconds well spent I think - watching g the full Harris interview.

    Came across very well, certainly better than I got from reading the bits they put in the article, and the mini video on the WOL link.

    Hold my hands up and admit he’s definitely a very likeable guy that grew on me the more I watched, loads of encouraging remarks, especially with creating links through the age groups, which is something I’ve moaned about incessantly for days, and also adapting play and not just being a route one team which I’ve also complained about to anyone that was reading my multiple critical posts.

    First impressions are encouraging, I hope this transitions onto the pitch and we do actually mix it up and pass, I’ve never screamed for tippy tappy football, I just didn’t want aimless long balls and continuous bombardment of the 6 yard box with long hoofs, long throws, and long free kicks aimed at a giant in the box to win the flick on. It seems like he wants to evolve his style over time and understands what he’s inherited.

    That said I’ll judge him on how we play and not how he says we’ll play (it’s all ideal in a press conference to put it across suppose the challenge is implementing it)


    Probably could have put that essay in another thread come to think about it...

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    Re: 27 minutes 48 seconds well spent I think - watching g the full Harris interview.

    Seemed pretty clear that most of us were bored of the Warnock Way by the end, so any change is good. New voice, new tactics, new formation, new selections etc. I couldn't stand Slade but always got behind the team, as I will with Harris. However, I still think it's an uninspiring, unimaginative appointment.

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    Re: 27 minutes 48 seconds well spent I think - watching g the full Harris interview.

    Came across well, honest and Humble. On another note, Andy Dibble looks like Morrissey.

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    Good God Neil, you're already boring the living shite out of me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by J R Hartley View Post
    Comes across a genuine guy. What you see is what you get. I never felt that was the case with Warnock who I thought played the fans card for his own gain. Slade, another one full of empty sound bites. Neil Harris wears his heart on his sleeve and I dont think we will see the everyone but myself blame culture weve had from the last two long term managers.

    Underwhelming maybe but unfair to write the guy off before hes been allowed to put his own stamp on the team.

    Welcome Neil
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    Thanks john 1959 for the posts .

    All we can do is hope and support him ,it won't be easy, as our side has a very tired look about it this year ,perhaps a new era is now required , but that needs big planning, finance.
    and major changes of personal and direction.

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    Probably club 'politics' but the two minute piece on the club website of Harris taking training had an extended clip of him shaking hands with all the youth players. Symbolic maybe and very easy to do - but a picture paints a thousand words (hopefully)!

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    Sounds encouraging. Welcome aboard Neil and good luck

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    Quote Originally Posted by NYCBlue View Post
    Sounds encouraging. Welcome aboard Neil and good luck

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