Mark Bowen is the name I thought of when I heard the news. He loyally followed Mark Hughes around until recently and finally went his own way last year with Reading.When you consider the appalling start that the Royals had last season he did a good job in steadying them. Rich Cawley mentioned his name in the Podcast.
One thing I don't know is whether he gets on with Ged Roddy. Did Roddy get sacked by Reading? If so was Bowen part of that process?
He sort of ticks the box as an outsider although of course his ex player credentials trump Chris Wilder's. He is is a Charlton playoff winner.
I backed Bowen at 33/1 yesterday. Purely because of the Roddy connection.
"On 27 March 2019, Bowen was hired as a technical consultant for Reading. He was announced as the club's sporting director on 21 August, and succeeded José Gomes as manager on 14 October. Prior to being appointed manager he had been tasked with drawing up a shortlist of candidates for the job he eventually was offered"
"Roddy also had a spell as academy manager at Reading but left his post in November 2019." They weren't together very long although Roddy left not long after Bowen stopped being sporting director. Would that have made Bowen his boss?
That was my point . They clearly know each other but is there bad blood between them ?
Lots of Bowen talk mainly I suspect because of GR and he have a previous history but in reality just how qualified is MB as a manager ? Wasn’t in charge at Reading very long was he ?
Michael Laudrup - experienced, confident and Danish John Jensen- a football manager and Danish Hans Christian Andersen- creative, communicated well and Danish Mads Mikkelsen- acts the part, scary team talks and Danish Brigitte Nielsen- looks good and is Danish A Danish pastry- you get the idea...
Allan Simonsen - Danish, ex Charlton, national team manager at the Faroes.
I have no one in mind for our next manager but the more I think about it, the more I think they’ll go for someone like Michael Beale. He’s a young, up and coming coach, forward thinking creative and got Rangers playing some pretty decent football. I’m thinking they’ll be having an eye on how those type of coaches have progressed over the last few years. Graham Potter, Brendan Rodgers, Dean Smith spring to mind. These guys get their teams playing decent football and that’s what they’ll want for us. So, it probably won’t be Michael Beale but, IMO, it’ll be someone out of the same mould
If a few bet on him because he’s a big name and Danish he moves up the list. Others then think they’re on to something and his odds shorten even more.
These odds all look like they're pretty much cobbled together based on very little. When it all started it was just old Charlton names along with the usual suspects, and it hasn't really changed that much since. The fact is TS is not a known quantity in football, he hasn't really been around long enough (or even in the country) for that many insiders to have become aware of how he operates and he's never hired a manager before. There's nothing to base his hiring practices on and I doubt he's giving updates out on LinkedIn anymore. He could end up really surprising us
Tough one, i would say JJ until the end of the season. It doesn't matter as long as its the right man, it would be interesting if Powell was involved with Jacko, showed him the ropes? but thats just guesswork from me really.
Brentford would be the model to follow, but i dont think thats easy, we just need someone who knows how to get promotion and someone who can change the game with his subs and find a way to win at all costs.
Loved JJ as a player, just now sure about manager. Personally I’d like a clean break from former Charlton legends. Michael Beale ticks all the boxes, has a Charlton link , amazing CV in coaching, just won the premiership as assistant at Rangers.
Loved JJ as a player, just now sure about manager. Personally I’d like a clean break from former Charlton legends. Michael Beale ticks all the boxes, has a Charlton link , amazing CV in coaching, just won the premiership as assistant at Rangers.
Does him being on the radar (hopefully) tie in with that tweet from yesterday that seemed to highlight that he might be interested ? I would have thought if he was in the frame then he wouldn’t be tweeting anything.
My preference now would be to keep JJ until the end of the season & then reassess but TS seems to have dismissed that.
JJ is well liked in the dressing room & will create a fun atmosphere around the place. I wouldn't be at all surprised if we now see an upturn in results
Lots of Bowen talk mainly I suspect because of GR and he have a previous history but in reality just how qualified is MB as a manager ? Wasn’t in charge at Reading very long was he ?
He did steady Reading last season and some Royals supporters felt that he laid the foundations for their improved form this season.
As Mark Hughes's long term number 2 he has operated at the top level for nearly twenty years and would have lots of contacts.
Michael Laudrup - experienced, confident and Danish John Jensen- a football manager and Danish Hans Christian Andersen- creative, communicated well and Danish Mads Mikkelsen- acts the part, scary team talks and Danish Brigitte Nielsen- looks good and is Danish A Danish pastry- you get the idea...
On Beale (who impresses me) I contemplate Les Reed who was/is a very good coach but not much of a manager. We shall see how everything turns out.
Yeah its the only thing I dont like about an unproven Manager from the U23s somewhere
They're going to be great at coaching the players
Yet how good are they at identifying new signings that'll strengthen us, of course they'd be working with Steve Gallen, or if he left his successor (if we kept that model), but like Bowyer they'd still have a say on who comes in
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I don't think he would be right but I can see your thinking. He's high profile and if Thomas wants to make a statement in football...
My guess is JJ but I would prefer Euell. He has so much more experience in coaching and at the academy level it's all about playing decent football.
Whoever it is they will get the full backing from me.
Can't wait for tonight.
Brentford would be the model to follow, but i dont think thats easy, we just need someone who knows how to get promotion and someone who can change the game with his subs and find a way to win at all costs.
JJ is well liked in the dressing room & will create a fun atmosphere around the place. I wouldn't be at all surprised if we now see an upturn in results
As Mark Hughes's long term number 2 he has operated at the top level for nearly twenty years and would have lots of contacts.
:-)
We shall see how everything turns out.
They're going to be great at coaching the players
Yet how good are they at identifying new signings that'll strengthen us, of course they'd be working with Steve Gallen, or if he left his successor (if we kept that model), but like Bowyer they'd still have a say on who comes in
I had never heard of him until yesterday but after reading more about him, i'd be more than happy if he was given the chance.