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Great appointment...

...11-12 years ago...

Jewell was his assistant at Oldham briefly I think

I would be inclined to agree, however on looking he is only 54 - seems to have been managing for bloody years!

One month.... the Latics fans blamed Jewell for the down turn in form after the initial Wellens' 5 wins bounce.

Bit Scouse for my taste... but Wellens seems pretty clear about what he wants from PJ, so a fair enough appointement.

Considering the amount of quotes I read from Oldham fans about Wellens, not once did I see any mention of Paul Jewell being at fault.
Do you make this stuff up?

Some supporters pointed blame at Jewell for the club's current poor run of form , with the team winning just one of their seven league games since he joined. 

One month.... the Latics fans blamed Jewell for the down turn in form after the initial Wellens' 5 wins bounce.

Bit Scouse for my taste... but Wellens seems pretty clear about what he wants from PJ, so a fair enough appointement.

From the Manchester Evening News...

So there are no direct quote’s from fans? Just a newspaper quote.
Must be true then.

As above.

Called this weeks ago ;)

Going by Wellens' quotes, PJ is here largely to handle contracts, help with identifying players and scouting and stuff. Which is what DOFs do. Very good timing considering there's a window just 3 weeks away.

I tend not to place too much credence on what fans think, other than putting it into the debate. 

As I said Wellens seems clear about what he wants from PJ, therefore it's a fair enough appointment.  We just wait and see what it delivers.

Very positive. Shows at least we haven't scraped the bottom of the budget barrel yet.

It’s nice to see/know it’s a Wellens appointment, as opposed to another Sherwood/Williams incident.

Great appointment...

...11-12 years ago...

So there are no direct quote’s from fans? Just a newspaper quote.
Must be true then.

The pinnacle of Tansmedia's illustrious history so far?

His son was here as Chief Scout too a couple of years back.

And look how well that went!

Then again it seems I am far too positive about it than most Town fans appear to be, I guess Power could have brought in Alex Ferguson and some fans would moan hes too old, out of touch with the new game etc etc etc.

To be fair JJ, most of the comments I have seen all seem to be pretty positive. Which makes a welcome change.

Not on the Swindon facebook pages! :facepalm:

Ah, I avoid them for obvious reasons. Even the adver comments section seems positive though.

Why?
Wellens is doing okay, I'd rather see the budget go on the January transfers he needs

Is it 2005?

Not worked as a manager since 2012, never worked as a DoF.
Is this a way of finding jobs for mates? What exactly can Jewell teach Wellens when he’s had only fleeting involvement with football over the last six years?
Tim Sherwood Mark 2.

Just another Job for the boys ... Tactics Tim all over again

Another useless plonker in same role as another sher wood

Seems like a good move all round, Jewell has experience and can help Wellens and Hunt, Jewell obviously knows about the club already having had his son work with us fairly successfully (he wouldn't have got the job at Brighton if he wasn't), Jewell also knows Power quite well too.

Heres hoping we see the benefits on the pitch with Jewell identifying positions that need strengthening and signing them.

Then again it seems I am far too positive about it than most Town fans appear to be, I guess Power could have brought in Alex Ferguson and some fans would moan hes too old, out of touch with the new game etc etc etc.

Hunt as chief cone gatherer is an interesting one....I had hoped for Paul Jewell, a proper football man, but given Power has paid off two contracts I think I was always being slightly optimistic.

I get my wish of a few weeks ago...albeit I’m not sure whether Jewell will spend much time on the training pitch. Excellent appointment.

I get my wish of a few weeks ago...albeit I’m not sure whether Jewell will spend much time on the training pitch.

Can I just point out this must have been Chang Chang rather than Reg Chang as I wouldn't have wanted Jewell anywhere near cone collecting.

What the holy hell is that gif?

What the holy hell is that gif?

Gem of an appointment.

Didn't we already have a DoF? Wasn't the former Aston Villa bloke in that slot? Or is he the CEO?

As far as I know we have only ever had one other DoF ever and that was Sherwood.

We had a sporting director I think a couple of years back who became Academy Director...Seamus Brady, is that who you thought it was?

http://thetownend.com/index.php?topic=56223.0

Going a long way back, wasn’t Roy Evans classed as a director of football when we appointed him?

Going a long way back, wasn’t Roy Evans classed as a director of football when we appointed him?

Maybe Jewell will turn into our Barry Fry....

or maybe not

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46546484

As far as I know we have only ever had one other DoF ever and that was Sherwood.

We had a sporting director I think a couple of years back who became Academy Director...Seamus Brady, is that who you thought it was?

http://thetownend.com/index.php?topic=56223.0

SWINDON Town manager Richie Wellens feels Paul Jewell’s appointment as director of football at the club this week can help lighten the load on his shoulders.

Former Premier League manager Jewell’s arrival at the club was announced on Tuesday morning, resuming a partnership alongside Wellens that began at Oldham Athletic last season.

Back at Boundary Park, Jewell served as Wellens’ assistant manager, but his remit at Town will be away from the training pitch and instead focussed on player recruitment.

Wellens says the volume of prospective signings lower league managers have to appraise can be overwhelming.

Therefore, the Town boss hopes that with someone of Jewell’s experience now casting an eye, potential transfer targets will be vetted more thoroughly and a higher calibre of player brought in.

“Dealing with agents and dealing with player recruitment is quite tough on a manager at times because you get agents emailing you to send videos and making phone calls every single day,” said Wellens.

“There’s that many of them that sometimes it can drain you.

“Paul can dilute the ones that are wasting our time, so that the ones that are serious and the ones that are of a good enough quality to get in, we can then go and have a look at them.

“Paul has obviously got a lot of experience in the game and his eye for a player is very good.

“He has got a lot of contacts in the game, so I will basically put the agents on to him.

“He is someone that I trust and someone I am looking forward to bringing some good players to the club.

“Paul is from Bradford, so within an hour-and-a-half radius, there is a hell of a lot of clubs and a hell of a lot of players.

“He can cover up there and Ben Chorley (chief scout) can do down here. They can liaise with each other and we can come to a conclusion about what we want to get in.”

Wellens and Jewell’s previous working relationship was a brief one, with the latter opting to leave his position at Oldham after only six weeks at the club.

Town boss Wellens feels the role Jewell will now hold at the Energy Check County Ground will suit him much better and hopes that can bear fruit with quality player acquisitions.

“I didn’t really work with him for that long,” said Wellens.

“He came in at Oldham as assistant manager, but under the circumstances – lack of facilities, lack of organisation and lack of everything, really – he got frustrated and it didn’t really work out as I wanted it to.

“I understood where he was coming from and I ended up going the rest of the season without an assistant manager.

“He has come here in a different role this time and one that he should enjoy.”

Like the sound of that.  Sounds reasonable.

“I didn’t really work with him for that long,” said Wellens.

“He came in at Oldham as assistant manager, but under the circumstances – lack of facilities, lack of organisation and lack of everything, really – he got frustrated and it didn’t really work out as I wanted it to.

“I understood where he was coming from and I ended up going the rest of the season without an assistant manager.

“He has come here in a different role this time and one that he should enjoy.”

Is the Ben Chorley our Chief Scout, the same Ben Chorley who was a centre half knocking about in our leagues? If so, if we get short and all that?

Is the Ben Chorley our Chief Scout, the same Ben Chorley who was a centre half knocking about in our leagues? If so, if we get short and all that?

BTW what happened to the Irish guy, not Brady (although what happened to him as well), the guy who came over from Waterford with some grand title in the Power regime?

Pat Fenlon? He's general manager at Linfield now.

Some were adamant he was going to be appointed manager here, some were even kicking off about it.

We appointed Brown instead. Maybe we should have tried Fenlon after all? (he says, with hindsight)

Some were adamant he was going to be appointed manager here, some were even kicking off about it.

We appointed Brown instead. Maybe we should have tried Fenlon after all? (he says, with hindsight)

Garry O'Connor would not agree... https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25754630

He blames the Irishman, for the in May 2012.

Rob T was a Fenlon man.... even when it was pointed out he'd reached 50 odd, and never played or managed a game in England, which probably wasn't the job spec required for Div 4.

Brown was a credible pick in the circumstances... ok it didn't work out, but managerial success isn't easy to find, by definition more will fail than succeed.

Shirtliff gone due to family reasons.

Tommy Wright added to backroom staff

Tommy Wright added to backroom staff

Peter leaves due to personal reasons with the club asking fans to respect his privacy at this time.

Shirtliff gone due to family reasons.

Tommy Wright added to backroom staff

Much known on Wright? Seems lacking since the scandal?

Wright is due in court in October according to this.

https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/17385653.carlisle-utds-tommy-wright-faces-bribery-trial-in-october-after-latest-court-hearing/

That was last year.

That was last year.

And bizarrely since he pleaded not guilty back end of last summer the whole thing seems to be entirely silent? Reporting restrictions?   :hmmm:

Yeah there isn't much online about it, last thing was a report from September last year saying he was in court in October of last year, then nothing.

Are you sure? He only joined Carlisle in summer 2018 and this story was written in January 2019

I've just seen that someone on 'that' fb group has said that Brown was on talksport this morning claiming he was in court yesterday claiming unpaid money to him during his time here. As you can imagine they have reacted in a rationale manner.

Allardyce was on talksport this morning and the subject of Phil Brown came up. He mentioned the owners of Swindon and Southend having apparently gone back on contractual promises and strung Brown along, I am not quite sure what that is supposed to mean.

However I did wonder if there is unpaid money due to Brown, perhaps he signed some sort of non-disclosure act on his compromise agreement and if he can't keep his mouth shut he may have broken it.

Looks like the kind of bloke that would eat a bag of crisps while having a shit.

Is that not normal then...?!