New Manager Thread

[normy]

I believe that Sheridan has inherited a very good squad of players, particularly if we get injury-free at some point.  It's up to him now to keep us playing good attractive football but with a sounder defence. I'm fairly optimistic, it would be difficult to go to far wrong.  (Famous last words.)

[Boeta]

I've missed something here, you aren't the first to suggest Grant might want to wallop him. What's happened between them?

Grant needs an arm round the shoulder and his tyres pumped up.

Sheridan's modus operandi appears to be calling players shit in the belief that it will fire them up.

Only logical to assume that might blow up at some stage.

[Nemo]

Any sign of cans of Red Bull on the presser table?

[Red Frog]

Leading into it with Move On Up is nicely optimistic.

Followed by Do You Believe In Magic?

Bit desperate?

[Nemo]

Red Red Whine, now that's more appropriate...

[Red Frog]

Red Red Whine, now that's more appropriate...

 

[RedRag]

Leading into it with Move On Up is nicely optimistic.

Just tuned in.  "Sheridan on this program fairly soon".  On now!

[Nemo]

Here we go... Hodgetts with Sheridan.

- All happened fairly quickly
- Month to month basis at Wigan
- Jewell knew his circumstances
- Very pleased to "get the invite"
- Lot of similarities with Wigan, injuries affecting both squads
- Move to Swindon gives him more security, chance to get back to willing ways
- Knows Power from Waterford, but doesn't know him that well - more Jewell
- Expectations, injuries make it difficult but some very good players here. League is very evenly matched, we need to believe we can do well
- Worked with Grounds, Hope, Anthony Grant before and a few others. And Fryer, whose name he forgets.
- Knows Tommy Wright well, hopes the staff stay on but doesn't know yet if any of them want to go to Salford
- Sat/Tues relentless will make things different, knows injuries will happen with little recovery time but every manager will be saying the same thing
- Playing without fans (at Wigan) has been difficult. Not asked the players if it affects them (?!)
- Talks positively about coming to Swindon, fans etc. All usual stuff.
- Message to supporters: quicker we get back in the ground, better than others. He has vast experience, if he'd done well at every club he'd be in the Premier League but managing is tough. Wants to win games and get up the table.

And that's all.

Pretty off the shelf new manager interview there, no real insight or news.

[Hunk]

Grant needs an arm round the shoulder and his tyres pumped up.

Sheridan's modus operandi appears to be calling players shit in the belief that it will fire them up.

Only logical to assume that might blow up at some stage.

Gotcha, I was assuming they had previous

[Red Frog]

Sheridan:
- Happened very quickly
- Know Richie really well, very good friend
- Paul Jewell knew my situation at Wigan, so I was available
- A lot of similarities with Wigan: suffering with injuries, lower than they should be
- Bit more security
- Did a couple of months for Lee in Waterford while I was out of work
- Don't really know Lee, Paul's the one that put in a word for me
- Injuries have made the season disjointed, but lots of good players here, got to believe they can do well
- Have previously worked with Grounds, Hope, with A Grant at Oldham when he was young, Joe Fryer, five or six in all
- Really good friends with Tommy Wright, know how each other well; worked with Mildenhall at Oldham
- Wait and see if Richie wants to take any staff to Salford
- (lots of cliches about masses of games coming up, big fanbase, good club, old mate Phil King from Sheff Wed days etc etc)

(Edit: shouldn't try to outNemo Nemo)

[Nemo]

That interview sounded like he literally hadn't spoken to the staff or met the players yet, not that much point doing it to be honest. Mostly just about why he left Wigan!

(Edit: shouldn't try to outNemo Nemo)

I missed the Phil King bit so you got the real scoop!

[horlock07]

Any news on his cheese position?

[The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey]

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[Trippy]

Shez is a manager who can galvanise a struggling team and lift them to safety.

I just don’t think he’s capable of progressing any further though. He had something decent going at Oldham 10-12 years ago but it all fell apart.

Yet when he returned to Oldham in January for two seasons in a row in 2016 and 2017 he took what was probably the worst squad in the league, who looked doomed for relegation, on both occasions, and led them to safety.

Contrast that to Wellens who had a squad 3 times as good as Shez had (Wellens had players like Eoin Doyle, Jack Byrne, Keen Bryan, Rob Hunt, Craig Davies) and Wellens ineptly sleep-walked Oldham into relegation. Whereas there’s no way Sheridan would have relegated that Oldham team.

[Flashheart]

Shez is a manager who can galvanise a struggling team and lift them to safety.

I just don’t think he’s capable of progressing any further though. He had something decent going at Oldham 10-12 years ago but it all fell apart.

Yet when he returned to Oldham in January for two seasons in a row in 2016 and 2017 he took what was probably the worst squad in the league, who looked doomed for relegation, on both occasions, and led them to safety.

Contrast that to Wellens who had a squad 3 times as good as Shez had (Wellens had players like Eoin Doyle, Jack Byrne, Keen Bryan, Rob Hunt, Craig Davies) and Wellens ineptly sleep-walked Oldham into relegation. Whereas there’s no way Sheridan would have relegated that Oldham team.

What's his style of play like?