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Bob Ball to Swansea and Di Matteo sacked by Villa
Posted on 10/3/16 at 6:13 am
Posted on 10/3/16 at 6:13 am
per the BBC 
This post was edited on 10/3/16 at 6:14 am
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Posted on 10/3/16 at 6:17 am to StraightCashHomey21
Congrats to him... gonna be a tough job..
Posted on 10/3/16 at 6:51 am to StraightCashHomey21
Damn he didn't even spend a complete season at that French club. Go bob
Posted on 10/3/16 at 7:46 am to StraightCashHomey21
This club used to be run well 
Posted on 10/3/16 at 8:48 am to StraightCashHomey21
So glad we got rid of DiMatteo... We have been garbage in last 30 minutes of matches this season. 
Posted on 10/3/16 at 8:59 am to StraightCashHomey21
If Huddersfield continues to win, there will be 2 American managers in the EPL next year.
Posted on 10/3/16 at 9:22 am to cwil177
This just really isn't a good hire. Done purely because he's American. Obv I know.
Posted on 10/3/16 at 10:12 am to StraightCashHomey21
Very happy for Bob & excited to see what he can do.
Posted on 10/3/16 at 10:24 am to BraveTiger225
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Done purely because he's American
He hasn't been getting good jobs for the same reason. Funny how things work out.
Posted on 10/3/16 at 10:25 am to mynamebowl
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He hasn't been getting good jobs for the same reason
Wait, because he's American he isn't getting good jobs? Has nothing to do with coaching ability at all?
What measurable success has he actually had? A win over Spain? A good first half against Brazil? Remember we were getting pasted in the group stage of that tournament before we managed to squeak through against Egypt.
Posted on 10/3/16 at 11:02 am to StraightCashHomey21
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Bob Ball to Swansea
Whaaaaaaaaatttttt?
Posted on 10/3/16 at 11:03 am to BraveTiger225
Bob's Wiki page:
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On 3 October 2016, Bradley was appointed as the new Swansea City Yes Man after Francesco Guidolin's dismissal.
Posted on 10/3/16 at 11:21 am to mynamebowl
Interesting convo on SiriusXMFC this morning. An English caller went nuts over this hire and said you gotta have someone with experience in England or real success in Europe. Charlie Stillitano made a great case that his last few stops have been excellent work and that at some point you have to let outsiders have a chance, especially a guy who has a life's worth of experience. Otherwise, it's a neverending cycle of inbred/retread coaches based on the misguided idea that you must hire people with experience in English football.
Posted on 10/3/16 at 11:26 am to Bunk Moreland
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An English caller went nuts over this hire and said you gotta have someone with experience in England or real success in Europe.
and in the next sentence said they should have hired Ryan Giggs
Posted on 10/3/16 at 11:35 am to Bunk Moreland
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his last few stops have been excellent work
People keep saying this, but is it actually true? I mean good for him getting the job he can get, but I think people are massively overplaying his accomplishments because he's American. He didn't get Egypt to the World Cup. He didn't get Le Havre promoted, even though it was razor thin. A lot of coaches have almost gotten their clubs promoted. Stabaek qualifying for Europa League for first time may actually be biggest club accomplishment for him.
Agree that recycling the same crap coaches is a bad idea, and agree that outsiders eventually have to be given a chance...just saying I don't think he had some divine right to be the one.
I feel like the Bob Bradley train is sounding like the keep Ed Orgeron train.
This post was edited on 10/3/16 at 11:37 am
Posted on 10/3/16 at 11:56 am to BraveTiger225
Well shouldn't the caveat to his time in Egypt be that there was a revolution going on and the Port Said massacre had just occurred. With Le Havre he had a club that spent only 24 seasons in Ligue 1. He's a decent coach, especially with his emphasis on positioning, and most of all, he's pragmatic in a way that I wish Klinsmann was. He does play favorites and his tactical style can be regressive, but I'd argue we the US was a better team in terms of spacing and positioning in comparison to now.
Posted on 10/3/16 at 12:06 pm to Wait For It...
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On 3 October 2016, Bradley was appointed as the new Swansea City Yes Man after Francesco Guidolin's dismissal.
Guidolin was a yes man for Huw and Co. Now this will be the tagline for Bob under the new American ownership
Posted on 10/3/16 at 12:22 pm to BraveTiger225
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He didn't get Egypt to the World Cup. He didn't get Le Havre promoted, even though it was razor thin. A lot of coaches have almost gotten their clubs promoted. Stabaek qualifying for Europa League for first time may actually be biggest club accomplishment for him.
Overachieved in all IMO.
I think he did very well in managing all those sides. All were tough jobs.
He still obviously got this gig because of his american connections but people, including managers, often get gigs because of connections. I don't think it can be said that he doesn't deserve it or that he is unqualified. He's managed two national teams, Ligue 2 club, tippelagen club, mls clubs, and I think he has to be viewed as having varying degrees of success at all stops.
Posted on 10/3/16 at 12:24 pm to LuckyTiger
Also....
Holy shite Villa sucks so bad. They are just awful.
Holy shite Villa sucks so bad. They are just awful.
Posted on 10/3/16 at 1:09 pm to BraveTiger225
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He didn't get Egypt to the World Cup
Considering everything that was going on at the time in that country, it was a modern miracle that he was able to field a competitive team that didn't hate each others guts, let alone be playoff vs Ghana away from the World Cup.
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