Iffy to get new assistant

[Bennett]

harford again. he seemed to know he was on about

[Leggett]

i'd be quite happy with harford to be honest!

[Reg Smeeton]

Maybe kingy is on his way back.

 King would be a good appointment.

 Back in the 70's we had Danny Williams, in what used to be known as a general manager role.

 This would now be called Director of Football....it consisted of offering advice, scouting for players and  doing behind the scenes entertaining and so on.

 Danny strength was scouting players, same as King.

 What they didn't do was any picking of teams or coaching, or media stuff.

[Crozzer]

Maybe kingy is on his way back.

Will be announced on Monday, King to be paid in advance with postal orders.  There is a clause in his contract that he has to be further than 100 feet from a microphone at all times.

[Crozzer]

Maybe kingy is on his way back.

 King would be a good appointment.

 Back in the 70's we had Danny Williams, in what used to be known as a general manager role.

 This would now be called Director of Football....it consisted of offering advice, scouting for players and  doing behind the scenes entertaining and so on.

 Danny strength was scouting players, same as King.

 What they didn't do was any picking of teams or coaching, or media stuff.

Danny detested losing, and I think didn't have much time for piss artists. I recall Danny had a very low profile as G.M.  King should have continued as general manager a long time ago, but I think that he would have never accepted the situation of not picking the team and keeping a low profile.

Danny signed Peter Noble, ... he deserves a knighthood for that, Dave McKay sold Peter Noble, he deserved a hood at night, with a rope.  

How many players never missed a penalty in league football, and could play at the highest level at right full back, and be an incredible header of the ball as a goal scorer as well as being lethal with his feet.

[flammableBen]

Anyone else think that it will be 'assistant manager' to the public but really a more director of football sort of role. Can't see an experienced manager wanting to work under iffy, although I guess there are good coaches out there who aren't that good managers.

Despite all that I keep hearing the words Ian Atkins in my head.

[Ben Wah Balls]

I didn't hear what they said on the radio but apparently the wording was someone to assist Iffy rather than an assistant (red macca knows).

That makes all the differernce though, makes it sound more like it would be a director of football type role rather than a number two.

[Dazzza]

WDP has MD clarifying that it's not confirmed or been discussed as yet and as BWB said likely to be a part time helper monkey rather than a number two.

Step forward Raymond Wilkins...

http://www.supanet.com/media/00/07/46/wilkins.jpg

Good move if it's true.  Wilkins is a pretty decent number two sort of character.  Plenty of experience and very much into player fitness.  In his time at QPR I rememeber a couple of player interviews about how he had them working like Dogs pre-season.

QPR links are all there as well so fits the bill.  Real shame it's not permanent but there you go.

[Iffy's Onion Bhaji]

Wilkins worked well with an inexperienced manager in the form of Dennis Wise at Milwall. that could be a good move