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Next manager - Ben Garner confirmed (p256)

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  • People do need to listen to what TS says and not what they hope he will do. It has been very clear he wanted a coach rather than a Manager who would play a certain way, this is what he has delivered.

    No idea on whether this a good appointment so can't criticise or priase, will simply turn up, watch and support.

    Only downside is if he turns out to be a big success having already walked on Swindon very early its likely he would do the same to us, but if that is after promotion to the Championship I would take it. 
  • Rob7Lee said:

    If you believe that then IMHO you are deluded. TS much like RD has a very small pool of managers who will work under his 'set up', especially in League one, which he is now finding. Garner wasn't first choice or even 5th, but he may well be one of the few prepared to work under the set up provided by TS and MS.
    So frustrating that instead on engaging in what could be an interesting conversation point you just resort to referring to my opinion as deluded. 

    If you are so certain Garner was not even 5th, 6th choice etc, which managers do you think TS would rather have had in front of him?
  • Mate knows a Swindon player , I've asked him about the fella , will report back if he gets a reply .
    ‘He’s good , don’t know how he will do with older players and stronger characters’


  • Rob7Lee said:
    Maybe, maybe not.
    I’m very surprised at the line you are taking here. I presume you have good reasons for it, as it’s quite unsettling. On the face of it, I’m not sure how you could have access to the full recruitment long-list, which is what you imply. 
  • Scoham said:
    Really good read that and gives a bit more of  an explanation on the Bristol Rovers situation.
  • If he is bringing his coaches with him, what has to Jason Euell?
  • edited May 2022
    ross1 said:
    If he is bringing his coaches with him, what has to Jason Euell?
    Imagine he drops back to the academy or leaves
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  • As a dinosaur I miss wingers, somebody with a trick to buy a yard and then deliver a cross.  I also think possession is great as long as you win games, much rather watch Fergie's United of the mid 90s than most modern teams, or even the Newcastle of that era.

    Any new manager is a risk and any appointment would have reasons to fear it. Beale has never managed etc. So Swindon started last season poorly?  Probably due to bedding in all the new players, if it is him then so be it.
  • When he was first mentioned, I thought he looked credible as a potential head coach, which is what I assumed TS wanted. If he is appointed, I hope we do well under him. From where we are, he's got a tough job ahead of him though, so he'll need time.
  • Seems to be a few new bods on this thread that I've never seen or heard of before telling us what a great appointment this Garner will be.

    Hmmmm
  • Really why.
    I have no idea wheather this new manager will be a success or not but being allowed to bring his own coaching staff with him and not having to work with a coach he may not necessary get on with makes sense to me.
    I said why earlier in this thread, yesterday evening.
  • Is this a question or a statement? Was he 8th choice or numbe 1 target?
    I'm pretty sure no club has ever said 'Ben Garner is the man we must get' so i highly doubt he was first choice.

    Equally i'd be very surprised if he was low as 8th or 9th.

    My best guess is that he's probably around 4th or 5th choice. Warburton probably said no as he will hope to get a championship job, Beale probably wants to stay at Villa a bit longer, Taylor maybe isn't so sure about leaving Exeter, so then we're into a group of whoever else, of which Garner is clearly one.
  • mendonca said:
    SLP v LinkedIn DM
    Yeah....no point in journalism anymore. Just do it all by SM. 
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  • mendonca said:
    SLP v LinkedIn DM
    Anyone seen the DM?
  • RC_CAFC said:
    He’d be a very creditable and well respected appointment in football. TS has just appointed a COO and he hasn’t made any of those kinds of comments in nearly a year. 

    That walking the league has definitely come back to haunt him I’ll give you.

    I just don’t get the hatred and vitriol towards him. He’s a decent bloke who’s doing everything the right way. He’s said he really wants to use the academy and have a young energetic team which totally fits how Swindon progressed last season. 
    Oh for gods sake I can’t deal with this anymore. Someone pull the emergency stop and let me get off and cry in the fucking corner.
  • edited May 2022
    Garner cites Lennie Lawrence as a mentor. He wasn’t too bad for us was he?
  • 433 with two of the 3 in midfield being attack minded by the looks of things, hopefully he’s the manager who can get the most out of Fraser.  
  • AndyG said:
    I think your both write and wrong mate. Ofcourse promotion is important more so to TS than most of us as it lowers his losses if we get promoted. However entertainment is also very important surely ? I know we are all different but if you asked me would I spend my cash next season watching the same turgid crap we saw last season if it got us promoted then the answer is no definitely not. Ofcourse I would be pleased we got promoted but I would be buying tickets to watch it
    We need to get out of the league .  Being entertained would be ideal , but Chris Powell’s team didn’t exactly play champagne football but they got the job done .  That would do me.  
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