New head coach.

morty

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Ha, nearly got my head kicked in for daring to suggest that Barnsley are the type of team that will always yo-yo between League One and the Champs by an angry Barnsley fan who said that they definitely had an automatic right to be permanent members of the Championship and suggested I looked at their history.

Yesterday my taxi driver (picked me up from outside Barnsley station) said that he didn't go to games because its a disgrace how they sold players in January and their ticket prices are extortionate, pretty sure you can often get a ticket for about £20 and those players were all out of contract in the summer. So don't be fooled into thinking that Barnsley fans are grounded in realism and take a more pragmatic approach just because they are tinpot, they are by and large a bunch of morons. They do really hate Leeds though, I'll give them credit for that. 

To some degree Alex Neil created his own pressure in the way that he spent his transfer budget. I think the way he dropped £8m on Pritchard and then never gave him a proper run in the team is going to look progressively more stupid by the month for a sustained period of time, hopefully climaxing this time next year when our promotion is confirmed and Pritchard has had a whole season taking the p*ss and scoring a worldie every two or three weeks. 
Yeah that ties in with what I was saying about Mick, and Alex Neil and the suitability of what we need now. Alex Neil excelled in the position where he had a ready made squad, and there was little expectation of him. But when he was required to spend money and balance out a squad he didn't really have the nous or experience to do so. Which is where Webber comes in now, hopefully! 

I see Gary Monk is saying the whole Norwich link is just rumour. But he would say that I guess!
 
Fenway Frank

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A binner on twtd seems very confident it is Rosler. I know it could be bull but he seems like he knows what he's talking about. I hope he's wrong as I would prefer Monk
 
morty

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A binner on twtd seems very confident it is Rosler. I know it could be bull but he seems like he knows what he's talking about. I hope he's wrong as I would prefer Monk
Yeah I think if I were to choose between the two then Monk would shade it. Does Rosler have Premiership experience?
 
Gaffer

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Rosler is just another Alex Neil, isn't he? He got a small club promoted but what are his achievements with Leeds and WIgan?
 
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morty

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His club management record doesn't exactly inspire, does it? This has all come from a story in The Sun, so hopefully there isn't much in it. Odd that they specify the talk was informal.
 
Fenway Frank

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I think the informal bit implies that he is in reserve should the first, or even second choices turn us down
 
ZLF

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think we will have another couple of weeks rumours;  Monk preferable of those named but he is managing a team that has bottled a play off spot so as with all the others he has weaknesses.

The only question about oneil is whether he can translate it to league form;  he can certainly get a squad organised and competing against better,  and the KL question has been answered today too.

Would prefer ONeil ahead of Rosler,   but all would fall behind Jokanovic or someone like Lieberknecht.
 
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  Monk preferable of those named but he is managing a team that has bottled a play off spot so as with all the others he has weaknesses.
But he has still put together the best Leeds side for several years.
 
Canaryboy

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Rosler is just another Alex Neil, isn't he? He got a small club promoted
I don't think he has even done that yet has he? He walked out on Brentford half way through the promotion season, Warburton took them up. 
 
Gaffer

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I don't think he has even done that yet has he? He walked out on Brentford half way through the promotion season, Warburton took them up. 
You're right, but the similarities between Hamilton and Fleetwood are there for all to see. I hope the club have learned that getting to the playoffs of a lower league doesn't mean you can cut it at a higher level.
 
ZLF

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But he has still put together the best Leeds side for several years.
Didnt realise that was an actual accolade;  sounds like leeds bigging someone up to cover tears of failure or something the binners would want a star for.

Would be very happy with him as HC,  but he let a play off slot slip from his grasp.
 
Matt Gascoine

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It will never happen but I would love to have someone like Bergkamp as our head coach. Knows the English game will have lots of contacts and if he could get the attacking midfielders to play as half as well as he did we would be unstoppable.
 
morty

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Rumours that Lambert has parted with Wolves.....

Unlikely a candidate though as it was over control of transfers.
 
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Rumours that Lambert has parted with Wolves.....

Unlikely a candidate though as it was over control of transfers.
Was it about control over transfers or a difference over the type of players they want to sign?

(assuming it has happened)
 

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