Next manager

[CoolClaret]

Must admit JJ’s jet flying from Texas to Holland just to deliver RVN to Manchester on a 1 hour flight, which he could just get any other private flight for, is causing my mind to play some mental gymnastics.

I don't even think he has a jet

[Carlos the Great]

Think RVN is just horse whispers

[123EasyasBFC]

Must admit JJ’s jet flying from Texas to Holland just to deliver RVN to Manchester on a 1 hour flight, which he could just get any other private flight for, is causing my mind to play some mental gymnastics.

Makes no sense

[StuffyClaret]

Think RVN is just horse whispers

Neigh

[jos]

I guess that once a payslip has a BFC logo on the top of it, you may as well get it announced.

But yes, seems slightly odd.

[Quickenthetempo]

How cost effective is it to get JJs jet from USA to fly to Netherlands to pick RVN up to fly him to Manchester when they could just hire a private Jett from either Manchester or the Netherlands to bring him.

Players aren’t back in till Monday

I'm not sure on costs but if you wanted to impress a future manager, it would be better to pick him up in your jet.
That's if you have one.

[Hedontplayforyou]

I’m convinced that the assistant before HEAD COACH/MANAGER thing is just to build anticipation .

In no world would Bellamy be the main attraction here . This could well be planning in the making for a leader that has once fallen out with his staff etc, in order to keep a structure in place in case he was form for it.

[123EasyasBFC]

I'm not sure on costs but if you wanted to impress a future manager, it would be better to pick him up in your jet.
That's if you have one.

Surely you can impress a manager by providing a Jett that doesn’t have to fly for 10 hours just to pick you up

[Penwortham_Claret]

I thought it seemed we were going down the head coach route rather than managers who come with an entourage? Here’s a bit of overthinking for you….

Pacio : hey bello lad (Bellamy) how’s the plans for pre season training going?

Bello : great Alan, just a little short of hands after A and B effed off with vk.

Pacio : leave it with me, I’ll find a good experienced and hungry coach who is adaptable and hardworking

Bello : you da best Pacio

This won’t be the new managers no. 2

Pacio : hey bello lad (Bellamy) how’s the plans for pre season training going?

Bello : great Alan, just not too sure who will do the coaching on my 4 none working days that were signed off by Beryl in HR?

Pacio : leave it with me, I’ll find a good experienced and hungry coach who is adaptable and hardworking to cover the days you are playing golf gaffer.

Bello : you da best Pacio

[Bosscat]

I'm not sure on costs but if you wanted to impress a future manager, it would be better to pick him up in your jet.
That's if you have one.

JJ asked his American Football oppo Travis Kelce if they could use his gf Taylors pvt jet but Just Stop Oil put paid to that

[Claret Toni]

I don't even think he has a jet

When JJ signed for the Arizona Cardinals, the team owner of the Cardinals flew JJ in, on the team owner's private jet - this was 2019.
Very newsworthy then, so I also would be surprised if JJ has his own private jet now (enormous difference in wealth between team owner and highly paid player).

[123EasyasBFC]

Yeah the story might of been believable if they hadn’t of added JJs private jet into it

[Claret Toni]

....and what's happened to my club - isn't it the case a senior employee of the club made an omelette for the newbie and refused to let them go until they signed.

[Steddyman]

I think that Pace doesn't want to be caught with his pants around his ankles again, so he's taking as much precaution as possible in ensuring the football operation isn't tied to one individual.

This makes perfect sense. However, what stops a new manager coming in, doing well then City or another big club coming in and poaching him and taking all the background staff with him?

[Poulton-le-Claret]

Did RVN wait at the airport for JJs jet to turn up from the US? Would it not have just been easier and probably cheaper to rent one for the short trip from the Netherlands to Manchester?

[Holtyclaret]

I imagine we will have a manager in the next 7 days then.
Not having one for the start of pre season would be shambolic imo. Would give off a terrible impression to the players.

Not really, they’ll be greeted by a lot of familiar faces and two interim managers in charge that they know well, hardly shambolic or in anyway terrible to a group of adults who will know a lot more than us what is going on.

[Wokingclaret]

He'd have been the chief scout then I think.

Brian was a really good man, someone I knew well and someone who bled claret & blue. The success of the club meant everything to him. As a manager, I have so much respect for him in how he dealt with the Orient game in particular, and the season as a whole. I've been told by many that played for him that he was not the best tactically but was a very good man manager.

I think he would have been helped tremendously with Casper in his first spell. Arthur Bellamy in that last spell.

[Holtyclaret]

This makes perfect sense. However, what stops a new manager coming in, doing well then City or another big club coming in and poaching him and taking all the background staff with him?

Nothing in effect would stop them if they pay out all their contracts in compensation. No one can’t be replaced.

[Vegas Claret]

I don't even think he has a jet

He doesn't.

If you follow him on his socials it's clear he fly's private within the USA but seems to fly in Business class on United for International. Very few actually 'own' private jets, they just charter them when they need them

[ClaretTony]

He doesn't.

If you follow him on his socials it's clear he fly's private within the USA but seems to fly in Business class on United for International. Very few actually 'own' private jets, they just charter them when they need them

Which confirms that no potential new managers have been using his private jet to get here.

[Goliath]

Not really, they’ll be greeted by a lot of familiar faces and two interim managers in charge that they know well, hardly shambolic or in anyway terrible to a group of adults who will know a lot more than us what is going on.

Pre season can be the difference between promotion or not. Think of how important Dyches first pre season was in particular and Kompanys as well.
It's all pretty aimless until a manager comes in and gives them direction

[Vegas Claret]

Which confirms that no potential new managers have been using his private jet to get here.

If we were to fly him in we would use the companies we have used before which have all been European based, so yes the JJ jet talk is nonsense.

[Suntan]

Surely quite the opposite?
There's absolutely nothing to have stopped us from announcing Bellamy by now along with Jensen since he is already here.
My logical assumption is that it has to be someone else who can't be announced as yet, maybe due to involvement in Euros or due to continuing negotiations with his current club.

Yes this

[RVclaret]

Yes this

Are you going to keep popping up on this thread with insinuations rather than just saying who it is you’ve been told? You’ve currently got a pretty nice looking hedged bet of anyone on Euros duty or currently employed.

[ArmchairDetective]

Is JJ definitely in the US?

JJ has just posted on Instagram. He seems to be in a TV studio covering the NFL. Assume it's in America

[roperclaret]

You’ve answered it. No matter what happened in 2022/23, last season was a complete shambles that has cost our club badly.

Hi Tony, I’m interested to know why you think it’s cost our club badly? Sure the last 10 years or so have been a hell of a ride, but for me that’s been us punching above our weight. I get the financial pressure it may bring, however, as much as I like seeing us at the ‘top table’ really our natural level is top half championship in my opinion

[Suntan]

Are you going to keep popping up on this thread with insinuations rather than just saying who it is you’ve been told? You’ve currently got a pretty nice looking hedged bet of anyone on Euros duty or currently employed.

Let’s narrow it down and rule out the Euros

[Casper2]

Hence the poster said "met some of the players". Some will presumably be around.
(Not that this makes the other poster necessarily correct.It just means it's possible.)
Edit:as Durban said above!!! (Beat me to it!)

Why would some of the players be around?
Do you often comeback early from holiday and go into work ?
It’s bollock$

[Holtyclaret]

Pre season can be the difference between promotion or not. Think of how important Dyches first pre season was in particular and Kompanys as well.
It's all pretty aimless until a manager comes in and gives them direction

It matters v little whether the new head coach is announced tomorrow, next Tuesday or the Wednesday following.

It matters v much that it’s the right person for all involved.

They’ll be a lot more going on in the background we’re unaware of.

[roperclaret]

Surely you can impress a manager by providing a Jett that doesn’t have to fly for 10 hours just to pick you up

How do you know he was in the Netherlands? Maybe RVN was already in the States?

[Cap]

JJ has just posted on Instagram. He seems to be in a TV studio covering the NFL. Assume it's in America

I highly doubt JJ will be coming over for the interviews. He will probably just join via a video link.

[Cap]

JJ has just posted on Instagram. He seems to be in a TV studio covering the NFL. Assume it's in America

I highly doubt JJ will be coming over for the interviews. He will probably just join via a video link.

[Cap]

JJ has just posted on Instagram. He seems to be in a TV studio covering the NFL. Assume it's in America

I highly doubt JJ will be coming over for the interviews. He will probably just join via a video link.

[123EasyasBFC]

How do you know he was in the Netherlands? Maybe RVN was already in the States?

Could well of been but again the story sounds too much to be true

[roperclaret]

Could well of been but again the story sounds too much to be true

I agree, but if he was it would make more sense

[Claret Toni]

OK, OK CAP we get the picture

[nil_desperandum]

Why would some of the players be around?
Do you often comeback early from holiday and go into work ?
It’s bollock$

You're asking the wrong person, since as a former teacher, along with colleagues, we would frequently go into work at least a week before term started. Very few would be away for the full duration of the holidays.
However, to your point:
Do you really think that every member of the squad will be out of the country for the full summer break?
No one has said that they will go into work, but I would expect that our injured players will be going in to work on their fitness, and there may be a few others who are round and about for whatever reason. ("Some players" might mean just a couple)

[123EasyasBFC]

Why would some of the players be around?
Do you often comeback early from holiday and go into work ?
It’s bollock$

Don’t think it’s that strange, benson was using training ground before pre season last season

[Casper2]

You're asking the wrong person, since as a former teacher, along with colleagues, we would frequently go into work at least a week before term started. Very few would be away for the full duration of the holidays.
However, to your point:
Do you really think that every member of the squad will be out of the country for the full summer break?
No one has said that they will go into work, but I would expect that our injured players will be going in to work on their fitness, and there may be a few others who are round and about for whatever reason. ("Some players" might mean just a couple)

Must be true then .
I forgot about the length of time teachers have for holidays, forgive me

[ArmchairDetective]

I highly doubt JJ will be coming over for the interviews. He will probably just join via a video link.

This was in response to someone suggesting RVN was coming over here using JJ Watt's private jet.

This was in response to someone suggesting RVN was coming over here using JJ Watt's private jet.

This was in response to someone suggesting RVN was coming over here using JJ Watt's private jet.

[Darnhill Claret]

Reading between the lines and weighing up little snippets that I hear from time to time, it would seem that AP's trip to the Netherlands, enabled any managerial targets, to remain out of the media limelight for now. I am sure that all will be revealed when all the loose ends are neatly tied up.

[TsarBomba]

I’m sticking my neck out, but I can only see it being RVN now.

RVN doesnt have a number 2, whilst Corberan presumably does, and there’s no reason to delay the announcement of Bellamy if it is indeed him.

[NewClaret]

I’m sticking my neck out, but I can only see it being RVN now.

RVN doesnt have a number 2, whilst Corberan presumably does, and there’s no reason to delay the announcement of Bellamy if it is indeed him.

Bo Henriksen? People keep talking of a yet unlinked manager?

[Cap]

This was in response to someone suggesting RVN was coming over here using JJ Watt's private jet.

This was in response to someone suggesting RVN was coming over here using JJ Watt's private jet.

This was in response to someone suggesting RVN was coming over here using JJ Watt's private jet.

I've had a shocker

[Wokingclaret]

Hi Tony, I’m interested to know why you think it’s cost our club badly? Sure the last 10 years or so have been a hell of a ride, but for me that’s been us punching above our weight. I get the financial pressure it may bring, however, as much as I like seeing us at the ‘top table’ really our natural level is top half championship in my opinion

Are Brentford punching above their weight......
Ipswich on their current form
Luton were
Everton and Forest are cause they spent more than the rules allowed

You loose your Premier league status at your peril, we gave it away.

What I like about being in the premier league is you have to spend money on the ground and training ground too.

Can we get it back, time will tell.

[nil_desperandum]

Must be true then .
I forgot about the length of time teachers have for holidays, forgive me

I needn't have added that detail, but I thought it might trigger you.
(Of course the question of how long teacher's have as "actual" holidays has rumbled on ever since I can remember, and I expect always will)

[helmclaret]

Maybe Bellamy will become our ‘Tony Parkes’ and be at the club for years to come.

[roperclaret]

Are Brentford punching above their weight......
Ipswich on their current form
Luton were
Everton and Forest are cause they spent more than the rules allowed

You loose your Premier league status at your peril, we gave it away.

What I like about being in the premier league is you have to spend money on the ground and training ground too.

Can we get it back, time will tell.

Yes Brentford are. Luton have had their day in the sun (much like Barnsley, Blackpool and going further back Wigan, Swindon etc)

Everton are a MUCH bigger club than we are

Ipswich are going straight back down

[BabylonClaret]

Hi Tony, I’m interested to know why you think it’s cost our club badly? Sure the last 10 years or so have been a hell of a ride, but for me that’s been us punching above our weight. I get the financial pressure it may bring, however, as much as I like seeing us at the ‘top table’ really our natural level is top half championship in my opinion

Trouble is without the Prem money we start to slide again and we are actually a bottom half Champ club struggling to stay up. Teams that are 'normal level top half Championship' these days are the likes of West Brom and other city clubs.

[billyhamilton82]

People keep talking of a yet unlinked manager?

Let's just Cesc what happens.......