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« 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?
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Scot Munroe

« Reply #1 on: Thursday, February 22, 2007, 16:43:58 »

I have no recolation of that.
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Rich Pullen

« Reply #2 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.
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« Reply #3 on: Thursday, February 22, 2007, 16:54:18 »

imagine the post match interviews with Barnesy
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« Reply #4 on: Thursday, February 22, 2007, 16:55:59 »

Didn't he do it with McMahon for a bit?
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« Reply #5 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.
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Scot Munroe

« Reply #6 on: Thursday, February 22, 2007, 16:59:11 »

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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.
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« Reply #7 on: Thursday, February 22, 2007, 17:00:25 »

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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!?
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« Reply #8 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
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Rich Pullen

« Reply #9 on: Thursday, February 22, 2007, 17:21:52 »

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Didn't he do it with McMahon for a bit?


He was still playing elsewhere when McMahon was at Swindon.
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« Reply #10 on: Thursday, February 22, 2007, 17:31:23 »

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« Reply #11 on: Thursday, February 22, 2007, 17:34:15 »

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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.
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Rich Pullen

« Reply #12 on: Thursday, February 22, 2007, 17:55:15 »

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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!
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« Reply #13 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.
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« Reply #14 on: Saturday, March 3, 2007, 00:35:08 »

Doesn't Barnes do the coaching for away games?
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