Villa keen on Kompany

[ŽižkovClaret]

Surprisingly solid sensible appointment

[2 Bee Holed]

What a load of horsesh1t.

Careful now, you'll get them excited.

[whalleyclaret]

Unai Emery appointed by Villa 9pm

Journo Horseshit proved again

[Bosscat]

That’s a relief. Good manager is Emery, imagine he’ll do well there.

He can be a tad "Abrasive" in interviews though

[boatshed bill]

He can be a tad "Abrasive" in interviews though

Are you board?

[Bosscat]

Are you board?

[4midable]

Are you board?

Bored

Anyway. Well done to the journo. Weapon

[Bosscat]

Bored

Anyway. Well done to the journo. Weapon

no I reckon boatshed got it spot on ...

[Clarky]

That’s a relief. Good manager is Emery, imagine he’ll do well there.

Good comedian back in the day

[ClaretPete001]

Good comedian back in the day

Ooooooh you are awful...

[boatshed bill]

Good comedian back in the day

he'd be very lucky to get away with half his stuff today...
but I liked him

[Bosscat]

he'd be very lucky to get away with half his stuff today...
but I liked him

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[CnBtruntru]

Has he gone yet?

[Bosscat]

he'd be very lucky to get away with half his stuff today...
but I liked him

Can see him if Villa Lose the first game ...

"Dad I fink I got it wrong again"

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[boatshed bill]

Can see him if Villa Lose the first game ...

"Dad I fink I got it wrong again"
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Brilliant, Boss,

made me chuckle

[Clarky]

All the young sun's on here will wonder what we are on about

[Elbarad]

No - but I think it will all be done by then

So, as a USA fan, someone who has not grown up watching the PL, what exactly are the coaching badges about? I've heard them mentioned often in the past, just don't know what's involved. And also why the PL would insist on them. I mean if someone wants to hire Ted Lasso isn't that their own risk?

Anyway, like I said, no idea what they are, so probably really good reasons. But coming from a world where NFL teams hire college coaches as new head men without ever coaching in the pros, it seems odd to me.

[IanMcL]

Just a failed foreigner preferred to a British again.

[quoonbeatz]

Lol @ failed foreigner. Pipe down brexitmcl.

[Darnhill Claret]

He’s won a lot of trophies for a failure.

[Burnley1989]

Lol @ failed foreigner. Pipe down brexitmcl.

words fail me sometimes

[winsomeyen]

Good comedian back in the day

Bit of a Dick Though

[dsr]

So, as a USA fan, someone who has not grown up watching the PL, what exactly are the coaching badges about? I've heard them mentioned often in the past, just don't know what's involved. And also why the PL would insist on them. I mean if someone wants to hire Ted Lasso isn't that their own risk?

Anyway, like I said, no idea what they are, so probably really good reasons. But coming from a world where NFL teams hire college coaches as new head men without ever coaching in the pros, it seems odd to me.

UEFA has a worship of badges and qualifications. And UEFA issue the badges as well, so it's in their interest to keep the system going.

I do wonder what might happen if a non-league manager took his team right to the PL, and refused to take the badges, and took a different job title to avoid having to take them. (They are very time-consuming, I understand.) How far would the PL go to stop him from coaching?

[Lancasterclaret]

Just a failed foreigner preferred to a British again.

Tell me you've got a blue passport without telling me you've got a blue passport

[Elbarad]

UEFA has a worship of badges and qualifications. And UEFA issue the badges as well, so it's in their interest to keep the system going.

I do wonder what might happen if a non-league manager took his team right to the PL, and refused to take the badges, and took a different job title to avoid having to take them. (They are very time-consuming, I understand.) How far would the PL go to stop him from coaching?

Thank you for your reply, I'm genuinely interested. Why could he manage in the top Belgium league without them if it's a UEFA thing? Do they require different badges for the Belgian leagues vs say the Spanish and English leagues?

I guess I'll have to start googling if I really want to know what they are, just wondered if someone knew off hand.

Thanks again.

[dsr]

Thank you for your reply, I'm genuinely interested. Why could he manage in the top Belgium league without them if it's a UEFA thing? Do they require different badges for the Belgian leagues vs say the Spanish and English leagues?

I guess I'll have to start googling if I really want to know what they are, just wondered if someone knew off hand.

Thanks again.

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It did cause a problem! Anderlecht were fined for appointing him. Then he had to start the course (which is 21 days in-person training, plus other time-consuming modules) but got held up with covid.

[IanMcL]

Tell me you've got a blue passport without telling me you've got a blue passport

No, my nice Euro passport although that has been downgraded nowadays.

Nothing against any manager who tries and fails. I do like a fair chance for home grown talent too.

Young players too. Very few making the breakthrough.

[boatshed bill]

No, my nice Euro passport although that has been downgraded nowadays.

Nothing against any manager who tries and fails. I do like a fair chance for home grown talent too.

Young players too. Very few making the breakthrough.

They'd break through if they were good enough, Ian.

[IanMcL]

They'd break through if they were good enough, Ian.

Maybe but in the highest leagues they would rather buy a player. One of those things.