Iffy to get new assistant

[Dazzza]

According to the old wireless the big man is set to stay with an "experienced" number two coming in to work along side him in a coaching capacity.

Interesting to see what names eventually enter the frame after all of the rumours over the past week.  

Good call though and I'm glad the board have backed Iffy sooner rather than later and the addition of a solid number two can only help in his transition to a first-class gaffer.  Hopefully Iffy will have a fair amount of input into the appointment and it'll be a willing number two rather than someone who's going to be linked with the manager's job as soon as things go even slightly wrong.

Any names for the frame?

[le god cuervo]

Holloway is the obvious one.

Maybe big ron is coming back  

[DMR]

I'd rather get an experienced manager with Iffy on as assistant.

[janaage]

Can't say I'm that impressed with the news Dazz.  Would have preferred Iffy to have been asked to be the assistant to the new guy coming in, so he can learn at a safe distance from the action.

Can't see many experienced managers wanting to be a number 2 to a newbie, in league 2.

[RobertT]

What Dazza said.

Powers money, Power must trust the person tasked with using it, Powers choice.

[Dazzza]

Same here, if I’m being honest I’d have rather seen a senior man take over the helm with Iffy remaining in a number two position but I can’t argue with Iffy remaining in charge and being given his chance to shine next season with his clean slate.

Have to agree it’ll be interesting to see how they balance out the new appointment.  I can’t see Holloway coming in for all the tea in China to work under Iffy in League two unless it’s either in a director of football role in which case we may as well appoint him manager now and get it done with or if it’s a temporary measure which is all is all well and good until he disappears in a couple of months.

Then there’s the pariah’s, the manager’s consistently linked but never appointed to roles like Molby, Machin and Quinn.  More of a nuisance than of any real help with one eye on the top job and having collected more P45’s in a career than most people have had hot dinners they may be experienced but experienced in what?

A Don Howe or before he soiled himself a Jim Smith appointment would be cracking.  A wealth of experience and a proven history as a number two without sniffing around the top job.

Would Duncan Shearer do or do we want more experience?

[Fred Elliot]

I'd rather get an experienced manager with Iffy on as assistant.

 :thumbs:

[Ben Wah Balls]

Can't see much or any chance of Holloway wanting to be assistant to Iffy, Holloway is the more experienced and successful manager so if either of them were assistant it would be Iffy.

[my-velocity]

Sir Clive Woodward :|

[red macca]

this stinks of get the assistant,if we do well brilliant if we dont thanks and goodbye iffy.not that i mind could be a good idea

[Sade]

Maybe kingy is on his way back.

[Reg Smeeton]

Not sure there's much mileage in this, but Mick Harford is out of work.

[Spud]

Maybe kingy is on his way back.

 :evil:

[flammableBen]

Was just looking at the bookies list for walsall manager:

Keith Curle, Ian Atkins, Paul Hart, Mick Harford, Gary Megson, Andy King, Colin Lee, Chris Nicholl, Graham Rix, Steve Claridge, Ray Graydon, Simon Osborn, Mark Kinsella, Martin O’Connor and Mick Halsall!

Someone out of there might be a good shout. Not sure who'd work under Iffy though.

[Sippo]

Fuckin hell. Iffy is getting more and more like Kingy on a daily basis.... :x