Managerial Merry-Go-Round 2020/21

[The Jovial Forester]

I'd have stuck with him, just for the Tranmere games No, really, he does seem to have a bit of a slump at the business end of a lot of season but he's not had luck with the squad/not replaced losses in transfer window, and not sure who we'll find to do better.

 

[Si Robin]

Could Richie Wellens head back south?

 

[FGR Stroud]

Could Richie Wellens head back south?

Big rumours that he is in the mix.

 

[kieran_vale]

Wellens would be a great appointment I reckon. Think Salford were extremely short-sighted (not the first time) in sacking him.

 

[Monkey Tennis]

He made a disparaging comment about Princess Anne so they gave him the boot.

 

[Chris FGR]

Could Richie Wellens head back south?

Name that's been mentioned. Did well at Swindon, plays decent football so could be an option.

Heard Steven Pressley's name floated as well. Not sure on that one, plays good stuff and did well at Coventry but didn't do so well at Carlisle apparently.

 

[Kauto Star]

Think Cooper will have a host of clubs lining up for him.

He's a wanker but his teams play really nice football generally.

All I have seen from Cooper's teams when visiting Valley Parade are spoiling and cheating sides. Would throw my season ticket away if he was ever appointed manager of my team.

 

[Kauto Star]

Name that's been mentioned. Did well at Swindon, plays decent football so could be an option.

Heard Steven Pressley's name floated as well. Not sure on that one, plays good stuff and did well at Coventry but didn't do so well at Carlisle apparently.

Pressley is right up there with Steve Evans and Mark Cooper in shithouse tactics and character

 

[Si Robin]

I think this says a lot about the sort of bloke Mark Cooper was:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1381345676727029764

Joycie was the FGR media guy before becoming the Cheltenham one. In my experience, a nicer guy you couldn't wish to meet.

 

[FGR Stroud]

Interim boss at FGR is Jimmy Ball, son of former football manager Alan Ball jnr and grandson of former football manager Alan Ball snr. So plenty of managerial DNA in his blood.
But apart from when Jimmy signed for club as Under 18's manager little in public is known about him.
Only time will tell whether it has been a wise appointment to allow such an inexperienced person to take charge of team that is in the play offs and hoping to gain promotion.
BTW Jimmy's father was World Cup Winner Alan Ball who was the youngest member of England's 1966 World Cup winning team.

 

[FGR Stroud]

I think this says a lot about the sort of bloke Mark Cooper was:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1381345676727029764

Joycie was the FGR media guy before becoming the Cheltenham one. In my experience, a nicer guy you couldn't wish to meet.

Totally agree.
Joycie was a sad loss to FGR when he was forced out.
And he is doing a fantastic job at Cheltenham.

 

[shoddycollins]

Very surprised at this after getting many plaudits for them sticking with a manager and giving him time. Vince presumably feels potentially missing out on the playoffs this season would be a disaster.

 

[shoddycollins]

Name that's been mentioned. Did well at Swindon, plays decent football so could be an option.

Heard Steven Pressley's name floated as well. Not sure on that one, plays good stuff and did well at Coventry but didn't do so well at Carlisle apparently.

I'd be delighted if Pressley was given the job.

 

[Bone Idle]

Shocked at this news! but not totally surprised, forest green are a club who have been punching well above their weight and the reason for that is mark cooper even though i think he is a shithouse.
The problem with these millionaire owners like vince is they believe they have a god given right for promotion and when they start failing they spit the dummy out or in this case just like those gobshites at salford! the manager.

 

[Valeite]

Interim boss at FGR is Jimmy Ball, son of former football manager Alan Ball jnr and grandson of former football manager Alan Ball snr. So plenty of managerial DNA in his blood.
But apart from when Jimmy signed for club as Under 18's manager little in public is known about him.
Only time will tell whether it has been a wise appointment to allow such an inexperienced person to take charge of team that is in the play offs and hoping to gain promotion.
BTW Jimmy's father was World Cup Winner Alan Ball who was the youngest member of England's 1966 World Cup winning team.

His dad is held in high regard as a manager in the Burslem area and I don`t even mind that he never paid me back the fiver I lent him in the pub just before Stoke sacked him.

 

[Chris FGR]

Very surprised at this after getting many plaudits for them sticking with a manager and giving him time. Vince presumably feels potentially missing out on the playoffs this season would be a disaster.

If he thought that a replacement would have already been lined up. I think this is more about getting ready for next season, with the hope that maybe we'll get a small bounce in the meantime.

Cooper was out of contract next month and if he wasn't going to stay then with a lot of players out of contract it makes sense given our current form, to let whoever we end up appointing get a head start on squad planning.

 

[Hooped Wizard]

Tisdale would be a good fit.

 

[Casey]

Don't think you can equate FGR & Salford sacking their managers.

Five years to five months (or whatever) is chalk and cheese regardless of the rights and wrongs of each case.

Maybe the owner thought five years was enough and after he told Cooper his contract wouldn't be renewed the form fell off a cliff. Or, maybe those aforementioned remarks Richard Joyce tweeted about have been directed at someone else who took umbrage to them.

Pure speculation either way.

Casey

 

[Luke Imp]

Think Cooper will have a host of clubs lining up for him.

He's a wanker but his teams play really nice football generally.

I think him being a wanker worked against him more than his nice football did (I dread to think the amount of times FGR conceded from their GK and CB's pissing about).

He's basically an older Joey Barton in many, but not all, ways. Constantly blaming others, calling out his players in public and taking no blame himself. Man management skills are basically zero and a very aloof character. I'm a little surprised he lasted so long at FGR because at other Club's he'd have been booted out long ago but maybe Vince thought FGR needed to become a little more of a settled L2 side before making moves for other managers of the required calibre.

 

[Chris FGR]

I'd be delighted if Pressley was given the job.

So I take it you still really like him after his time at your club, and would be delighted to see him back in football.

 

[Chris FGR]

Vince has confirmed that Jimmy Ball is in caretaker charge for now, but we could bring in another interim between now and the end of the season, or maybe make a permanent appointment. But it won't be a quick process.

Says going by some of the 70 applications we've already had, we could well be breaking new ground for the club, so imagine we might be looking at going down the foreign coach route. Wants the new coach to play modern, progressive football that fits with our footballing philosophy apparently, whatever that means.

 

[shoddycollins]

So I take it you still really like him after his time at your club, and would be delighted to see him back in football.

I'll take the chance even if he turns your form around and we miss out on the playoffs narrowly to you.

 

[Boz]

Vince has confirmed that Jimmy Ball is in caretaker charge for now, but we could bring in another interim between now and the end of the season, or maybe make a permanent appointment. But it won't be a quick process.

Says going by some of the 70 applications we've already had, we could well be breaking new ground for the club, so imagine we might be looking at going down the foreign coach route. Wants the new coach to play modern, progressive football that fits with our footballing philosophy apparently, whatever that means.

On Radio 5 earlier it was being spun that Vince might appoint a female manager.

 

[FGR Stroud]

On Radio 5 earlier it was being spun that Vince might appoint a female manager.

Vince has previously floated that idea when he appointed first woman in charge of a professional male football Academy.
It would not surprise me if he did, although Vince is pragmatic and will probably select the best candidate that he considers will achieve his ambition of promotion in same style of football that FGR are known for playing.

 

[masi51]

Interim boss at FGR is Jimmy Ball, son of former football manager Alan Ball jnr and grandson of former football manager Alan Ball snr. So plenty of managerial DNA in his blood.
But apart from when Jimmy signed for club as Under 18's manager little in public is known about him.
Only time will tell whether it has been a wise appointment to allow such an inexperienced person to take charge of team that is in the play offs and hoping to gain promotion.
BTW Jimmy's father was World Cup Winner Alan Ball who was the youngest member of England's 1966 World Cup winning team.

Another legend from Bolton

 

[Back in the DHSS]

Vince has previously floated that idea when he appointed first woman in charge of a professional male football Academy.
It would not surprise me if he did, although Vince is pragmatic and will probably select the best candidate that he considers will achieve his ambition of promotion in same style of football that FGR are known for playing.

And what exactly is the style of football FGR are known for playing?

 

[Chris FGR]

And what exactly is the style of football FGR are known for playing?

Beautiful expansive total football, very reminiscent of the Dutch team of the 1970's and Guardiola's Barca side circa 2011. Didn't you notice?

 

[Greenacres]

And what exactly is the style of football FGR are known for playing?

As you asked:

You must have a very short memory!

 

[The Jovial Forester]

Get the Cowleys in and go full shithouse

 

[Essex2Wessex]

Have to credit Cooper with not doing the "publically shaming players" things this season. Very much unlike in past years .

Can't help but suspect that the absence of fans in the ground calling for him to get the boot might have made Vince more comfortable with getting rid of him, too.

He did a good job, on the pitch, at least,. most of the time, but time to move on.