Kieron Lovelady's appointment explained

[Michael Morris]

"Kieron's joined us as coach analyst to work with Matt Jenks," BB-M said.

"When I first came to the club, I didn't know the workings of the club. So what I've been blessed with is Matt Jenks has been there for a long time. He's Cardiff through and through and his level of work is of the highest quality.

"So one of the biggest things I wanted to do with the squad, with the staff, was to secure the numbers of staff who are exceptional at the job, which he is, and to make him really valuable. And Kieron will come in and join that department and work alongside Matt and everything they do.

"He's going to work on all of the analysis with Matt and then as a coach, we'll help with that department.

"A lot of the individual development will be led by him and he will implement what we do in training. So it's a very, very important role.

"But like I said, I've been very blessed to have Matt Jenks in the building to work alongside him and really, he's blowing me away."

Lovelady, 27, recently worked in Turkey with Adana Demirspor after a stint alongside Barry-Murphy in Manchester City's academy setup.

[splott parker]

‘In the building’ it’s started.

[The Lone Gunman]

This is not supposed to be a criticism of BBM or Cardiff City as such, but everything I read these days suggests that professional football clubs and the modern-day managers who work for them want to make what is a fairly simple game as complicated as they possibly can.

We'd no doubt be told by the professionals it's all about fine margins and we'd be told how individual player development and tactical analysis can give a team a valuable edge. Then you actually watch a game and wonder what it is these people do behind closed doors, because half the time the solutions to a team's problems are blindly obvious to anyone who has watched the game for more than five minutes and very little seems to change over the course of a season.

[A Quiet Monkfish]

This is not supposed to be a criticism of BBM or Cardiff City as such, but everything I read these days suggests that professional football clubs and the modern-day managers who work for them want to make what is a fairly simple game as complicated as they possibly can.

We'd no doubt be told by the professionals it's all about fine margins and we'd be told how individual player development and tactical analysis can give a team a valuable edge. Then you actually watch a game and wonder what it is these people do behind closed doors, because half the time the solutions to a team's problems are blindly obvious to anyone who has watched the game for more than five minutes and very little seems to change over the course of a season.

That's probably the difference between a coach and a manager. Especially Son-of-Pep.

[light up the darkness]

Thinly veiled “I’ve see what this chap Jenks does and he works very hard but with limited success or not delivering the results I want so I need someone in there who does what I need doing”

[Dave St]

Such a pantomime this club.

[Steve the Tea]

This is not supposed to be a criticism of BBM or Cardiff City as such, but everything I read these days suggests that professional football clubs and the modern-day managers who work for them want to make what is a fairly simple game as complicated as they possibly can.

We'd no doubt be told by the professionals it's all about fine margins and we'd be told how individual player development and tactical analysis can give a team a valuable edge. Then you actually watch a game and wonder what it is these people do behind closed doors, because half the time the solutions to a team's problems are blindly obvious to anyone who has watched the game for more than five minutes and very little seems to change over the course of a season.

What I would say, Dave, is that football seemed a lot simpler when Jimmy Scoular was City manager.

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[Mr Ducie]

This is not supposed to be a criticism of BBM or Cardiff City as such, but everything I read these days suggests that professional football clubs and the modern-day managers who work for them want to make what is a fairly simple game as complicated as they possibly can.

We'd no doubt be told by the professionals it's all about fine margins and we'd be told how individual player development and tactical analysis can give a team a valuable edge. Then you actually watch a game and wonder what it is these people do behind closed doors, because half the time the solutions to a team's problems are blindly obvious to anyone who has watched the game for more than five minutes and very little seems to change over the course of a season.

It started under Terry Venables and the Christmas Tree formation and like you say has got more and more complicated.

Its just game of football

[BLUEAWAY TOO]

Not when we’re losing.

[Steve the Tea]

What I would say, Dave, is that football seemed a lot simpler when Jimmy Scoular was City manager.

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• Goalkeepers took goal kicks into the opposition half instead of trying to be Tony Currie within their own 6 yd box.
• Goalkeepers received passes from defenders gathered the ball in their hands and punted the ball upfield.
• Wingers beat full backs on the outside and crossed the ball into the box.
• There was far less conning the ref by, 'winning penalties and free kicks.'
• Today the Laws of the Game have become rules that are to be interpreted.
• Etc

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