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Title: john barnes...??
Post by: le god cuervo on Thursday, February 22, 2007, 16:36:52
Does anyone remember this?? I don't...

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John Barnes, the finest black player of his generation, was held up as the great hope for black managers.

He was handed a massive opportunity when he was named manager of Scottish giants Celtic in June 1999, but lasted only eight months after a disastrous run of results including a Cup defeat by Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

Barnes was eager to move back into management, and even coached for free at Swindon for a while but was not given a second chance and now works as a television presenter.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6376121.stm

Is that even true? Surely there would have been lots of publicity about it?


Title: john barnes...??
Post by: Scot Munroe on Thursday, February 22, 2007, 16:43:58
I have no recolation of that.


Title: john barnes...??
Post by: Rich Pullen on Thursday, February 22, 2007, 16:50:31
That's news to me!

If true (which I'm doubting), I can only think that would have been when Roy Evans was here.


Title: john barnes...??
Post by: Iffy's Onion Bhaji on Thursday, February 22, 2007, 16:54:18
imagine the post match interviews with Barnesy


Title: john barnes...??
Post by: Tails on Thursday, February 22, 2007, 16:55:59
Didn't he do it with McMahon for a bit?


Title: john barnes...??
Post by: Reg Smeeton on Thursday, February 22, 2007, 16:58:44
I saw that and certainly have no recall of it happening.....if he did some work with Mcmahon surely the Adver or Shaun would have got hold of it.


Title: john barnes...??
Post by: Scot Munroe on Thursday, February 22, 2007, 16:59:11
Quote from: "Rich"
imagine the post match interviews with Barnesy


As Martin Kelner on Fighting talk last week. His presenting is like watching an Al-Jazera Hostage on TV.


Title: john barnes...??
Post by: le god cuervo on Thursday, February 22, 2007, 17:00:25
Quote from: "RichPullen"
If true (which I'm doubting), I can only think that would have been when Roy Evans was here.


That's what I thought, but then surely he would've attracted more publicity than Ruddock?

Lazy journalism!?


Title: john barnes...??
Post by: Iffy's Onion Bhaji on Thursday, February 22, 2007, 17:03:47
well im guessing as it is the BBC its probably Swansea he did some coaching for and not us. they seem to get  teams mixed up a lot


Title: john barnes...??
Post by: Rich Pullen on Thursday, February 22, 2007, 17:21:52
Quote from: "Tails"
Didn't he do it with McMahon for a bit?


He was still playing elsewhere when McMahon was at Swindon.


Title: john barnes...??
Post by: lebowski on Thursday, February 22, 2007, 17:31:23
isotoniclucozadesportquenchesyourthirst... fast


Title: john barnes...??
Post by: Reg Smeeton on Thursday, February 22, 2007, 17:34:15
Quote from: "RichPullen"
Quote from: "Tails"
Didn't he do it with McMahon for a bit?


He was still playing elsewhere when McMahon was at Swindon.


 All of which doesn't necessarily mean he didn't try out a few sessions for an old team mate while trying to get badges.


Title: john barnes...??
Post by: Rich Pullen on Thursday, February 22, 2007, 17:55:15
Quote from: "Reg Smeeton"
Quote from: "RichPullen"
Quote from: "Tails"
Didn't he do it with McMahon for a bit?


He was still playing elsewhere when McMahon was at Swindon.


 All of which doesn't necessarily mean he didn't try out a few sessions for an old team mate while trying to get badges.


No - this is true.

But he was playing for Newcastle when McMahon was coming to the end of his Swindon tenure. I just figured it would be alot of commitment to commute from Liverpool/Newcastle for a couple of training sessions!


Title: john barnes...??
Post by: Reg Smeeton on Thursday, February 22, 2007, 17:58:04
Fair enough....but I think we can agree that as far as anyone knows Barnes never did any coaching here.


Title: john barnes...??
Post by: Crozzer on Saturday, March 3, 2007, 00:35:08
Doesn't Barnes do the coaching for away games?


Title: john barnes...??
Post by: DV on Saturday, March 3, 2007, 00:36:53
Quote from: "Crozzer"
Doesn't Barnes do the coaching for away games?


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very good sir....