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A Grant player manager

A Grant player manager

A young, hungry manager is my preference. Merry go round managers are dull.

I think we need someone with experience and contacts  as the squad needs building fast. Not a job for a rookie in my opinion.

I think we've been let down by experienced managers too many times for it to still be considered an advantage.

And there's no reason why a rookie manager can't have contacts themselves.

Not telling you.

Cryptic...

Careless to whisper such things...  George Michael... Michael Flynn :)

I’m not ever going back until we appoint Paul Caddis as manager with Si Ferry as his assistant

I think we've been let down by experienced managers too many times for it to still be considered an advantage.

And there's no reason why a rookie manager can't have contacts themselves.

So all in all we are probably going to have a very interesting day tomorrow with official announcements and all the structures put into place.  Maybe.  Hope so.

Most may be underwhelmed but just remember Wellens appointment and the outcry.
It’s going to be a busy few days but full of rather more positive and exciting stuff rather than the news of dread and hope.
Just need our fanbase to turn up and support. We have been left with a bigger than expected financial hole that will take a good season to improve.

I’ve heard it’s Ben Garner if anyone cares, with Scott Lindsey as assistant.
Probably absolute rubbish but it’s a name.

Which would cause a meltdown in some quarters, but I'll give him a chance first. Did poorly at Rovers but then so did his successor. Very difficult to judge really.

I’ve heard it’s Ben Garner if anyone cares, with Scott Lindsey as assistant.
Probably absolute rubbish but it’s a name.

If it is Garner I will say 4 words.

IN CLEM WE TRUST.

I'd get behind Garner. We've had so.msny washed up shit managers over the last few years it'd be nice to see a young manager with a point to prove again.

Decent article here https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/ben-garner-opens-up-very-5378191

Rather him that a managerial merry go round manager whose living off a play off campaign in 2009 whose been sacked by 7 different clubs since.

Garners career path reads very well apart from Rovers.
Assuming it is Garner. No one will confirm it - but if he is confirmed I’m sure people would have heard it yesterday

Rather him that a managerial merry go round manager whose living off a play off campaign in 2009 whose been sacked by 7 different clubs since.

I agree mate I wouldn't mind him.

Most may be underwhelmed but just remember Wellens appointment and the outcry.

Garners career path reads very well apart from Rovers.
Assuming it is Garner. No one will confirm it - but if he is confirmed I’m sure people would have heard it yesterday

Rather him that a managerial merry go round manager whose living off a play off campaign in 2009 whose been sacked by 7 different clubs since.

I think Garner would be a long term appointment as I don't think he would get results straight away, so we'd need to be patient with him. He seems to be a very good coach, intelligent & a people person, whether he'd make a good manager remains to be seen.
Let's just see who we appoint, as let's face it, Quagmire has about as much success with his predictions as Chang :D

He bought a young lad called  Jack Mesure in. I think we will likely look at a DOF as well so hopefully that helps. As for contacts in the game i see he has worked with some very experienced managers so hopefully that can help him

Ian Holloway as DoF?

Let's just see who we appoint, as let's face it, Quagmire has about as much success with his predictions as Chang :D

Rather him that a managerial merry go round manager whose living off a play off campaign in 2009 whose been sacked by 7 different clubs since.

Do we need a director of football? Seems fashionable these days but I'm not convinced it's necessary and can be counterproductive.

Personally I don't like them much either but if we do, I am sure in a recent interview with Clem he said he was looking at appointing a DoF, which if we have a fairly inexperienced manager like Garner would make sense.

I wonder why McGreal isn't fancied

Now that circumstances have changed and he's still out of work........

Scott Lindsey has left his post as manager of Chatham to pursue a role in the football league. Make of that what you will.

Garner would be a hugely underwhelming appointment

We could get Gareth Southgate and some fans wouldn't be pleased.

Give the bloke a fucking chance FFS.

We could get Gareth Southgate and some fans wouldn't be pleased.

Garner mention in his interviews that changes in the set-up at Rovers cocked things up for him. Does anyone know what those changes were?

We could get Gareth Southgate and some fans wouldn't be pleased.

Give the bloke a fucking chance FFS.

Ben Garner appointed Head Coach

I’ve heard it’s Ben Garner if anyone cares, with Scott Lindsey as assistant.
Probably absolute rubbish but it’s a name.

Aye

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Swindon Town Football Club would like to confirm the appointment of Ben Chorley and Ben Garner as our new Director of Football and Head Coach. On the appointment Chairman Clem Morfuni commented;

I am delighted to announce that Ben Chorley will be the club’s new Director of Football and Ben Garner will be the new Head coach.

I want a director of football and head coach model rather than a traditional manager because I want continuity to run through the club. If the head coach moves on, the philosophy of the club carries on and the playing squad does not need to be a complete overhaul. The Head coach will be part of the process of recruiting players.

I want a young, forward thinking, vibrant club. I want the average age of the team to come down, that doesn’t mean every player will be young because you need a balance, but I want a young side that plays an exciting style of football and create a club where top young players want to join because of the environment, the opportunities they will be given. Also, Premier League clubs will be happy to send us their top young players on loan because of this reason.

I have known Ben Chorley for 5 years. Ben had a long successful career as a player and is incredibly knowledgeable about football and has a great knowledge on players. When I came to the club, it didn’t have a head of recruitment or chief scout which I thought was completely wrong. The most important part of building a successful team is recruiting the right players. Ben was actively involved in the recruitment for a couple of years at the club and helped the club make some excellent signings over that period. I have full faith that, given time and support, he will be able to build and put in place the correct infrastructure at the club and make the correct acquisitions to implement my vision. I’m a football fan at heart who supports Swindon Town and I have very clear vision on what the principles under-pinning the Club are to be, and I have complete faith in Ben that he can and will fully implement this.

I gave Ben Chorley a very clear remit of what I wanted from the Head Coach. I wanted a forward thinking coach, a coach that loves being on the grass working with players and wants to improve players every day, a coach that knows how Premier League clubs operate and what players have to do to get to that level, a coach that wants to develop young players and isn’t afraid to play young players, a coach that is a winner and, importantly one who is also available to start work now. With that remit, Ben Chorley recommended Ben Garner and I am fully convinced that he ticks every box on that list and is the right coach to take this club forward.

Ben Garner is a pro license coach, he has over 20 years coaching experience at every level of the game, he’s worked at Premier League clubs and is an extremely respected coach within the game. He has also assembled an extremely strong back room team. His assistant coaches will be Scott Marshall and Scott Lindsey who both have fantastic pedigree, and both have reputations as being outstanding coaches. Steve Mildenhall will be staying on as the goal keeping coach and I would like thank Steve and Lee Peacock for taking the team and preparing them for the coming season in such trying circumstances; your efforts have been very much appreciated.

Please support our new management team, I have complete faith that they are people to take this club forward but they’re going to need patience and time because they inherit an extremely difficult set of circumstances. As I have said before, if we stay united, if we all pull in the same direction then together with your incredible support, we will turn this great club around.

Clem

Aye

I think Garner would be a long term appointment as I don't think he would get results straight away, so we'd need to be patient with him. He seems to be a very good coach, intelligent & a people person, whether he'd make a good manager remains to be seen.
Let's just see who we appoint, as let's face it, Quagmire has about as much success with his predictions as Chang :D

Another great statement. Not a one paragraph statement saying Chorley and Garner join on x year contracts but a reasoned statement detailing the thought process.  Good first day Clem!

This will be remembered  :D

Well that Swan or was it that duck that were as I said paddling like fuck under the water? That management team has been assembled long before the outcome of the court action was confirmed. What a masterstroke of foresight. I would therefore deduce, fingers crossed that player selection was also being worked on with players and agents alike being sounded out.

Plenty of links and all positive.
What the difference 24 hours makes. As said once it was announced multiple announcements would follow. It’s just feels positive again.

https://www.coachesvoice.com/cv/ben-garner-crystal-palace-west-brom-bristol-rovers/

A good read  :toocool:

Great read that thanks. Need to give him some time absolutely but some sections of the fanbase will have a short memory if wins are in short supply in the first couple of months 🙄. A baptism of fire with no pre season. It’ll be tough for anyone coming in, but if we give this guy time it does sound like a very sensible appointment.

If he engages the fans and communicates as Clem has done, and how Wellens did, that will buy him time with the fans and is as important as how he does with the team on the field IMO.

in the euphoria of yesterday, I lobbed £25 on Garner at BV last night. if I lose it, so be it.

Iin any case, he was 4-1 before my bet. he went to 2-1 after.

shows how little you need to get to move the market!

Garner head coach and Chorley DOF.

Garner head coach and Chorley DOF.

Has it been mentioned how long the head coach's contract is ?

I do think Garner will need time and support given our current squad position and whilst we may start slowly, hopefully we will get better as the season goes on. He almost has a free hit this season, low fan expectations, which gives him time to mould a team and hopefully push for promotion in 22/23.

Isn't a great to finally have a bit of optimisim surrounding the club?!

He almost has a free hit this season, low fan expectations......

I quite like the head coach / DOF setup

At this level, if the manager does well he generally buggers off and if they do poorly , then sacked. There isn't much in-between and the life span of a manager is short lived. With the DOF there can be a long term strategy and no overhaul of players,etc.. with each new manager appointment. 

I quite like the head coach / DOF setup

At this level, if the manager does well he generally buggers off and if they do poorly , then sacked. There isn't much in-between and the life span of a manager is short lived. With the DOF there can be a long term strategy and no overhaul of players,etc.. with each new manager appointment. 

Garner nominated for Manager of the Month.

Any idea what sell on City have got on him

Wollacott for player of the month too.

Free transfer with a sell-on, according to their official site

https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/wollacott-makes-swindon-switch/

Is he? https://twitter.com/Official_STFC/status/1435625222997258241?s=20

Hopefully he's not going anywhere so it won't apply  !!,    Bad luck Pee Lower,  you missed that one.

Bugger I was missinformed, I was told last week he was :)