Thunder Bolt
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They socialise together on a regular basis. I wouldn't have thought that meant anything.
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Dennis Bergkamp & Liam Brady
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They socialise together on a regular basis. I wouldn't have thought that meant anything.
Seagull over Canaryland
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One of the potential attractions of the Brady / Bergkamp combo is their names are more than sufficiently high profile to create all the right factors within the club / boardroom / dressing room / and with fans and the media for all to move on from the current debacle.
Dare I also suggest the Brady / Bergkamp combo would have sufficient credibility across the footie world to be seen as a significant step forward for The Albion both on and off the pitch.....................and if someone chooses would nicely provide two fingers up to anyone departing under a cloud.
Dare I also suggest the Brady / Bergkamp combo would have sufficient credibility across the footie world to be seen as a significant step forward for The Albion both on and off the pitch.....................and if someone chooses would nicely provide two fingers up to anyone departing under a cloud.
I realised the irony that's what made me chuckle!!
grummitts gloves
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Wow! This is a 'left field' suggestion, but maybe just crazy enough to work. Bergkamp as manager preaching 'shexy' football and Brady bringing on and recruiting new players to the DS. Both got good connections, so maybe worth a punt.
Barrel of Fun
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I don't recall him being rubbish. He tookover a team that couldn't win for toffee and managed to instill some sort of belief and structure, whilst having £0 to spend on anyone. Before leaving due to the off field shenanigans.
Working class pride
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Brady was quality off the field with us but it is right that he did come to us after a difficult time at Celtic. You cant judge him on what happened on the field at brighton for obvious reasons. Since then many say he did a great job with Arsenal's youth academy.
Postman Pat
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Depends what his remit is, he has done an amazing job with the Arsenal youth set-up helping to bring through a number of young players at Arsenal. If he come here as 'director of football' and his focus is on the academy it will be a real boon for the club, with the added bonus of some great contacts around the game. Plus he has been an assistant to Trapattoni with the Republic, all good experience to pass on to a young manager like Bergkamp.
I think Bergkamp is probably further along his development than Poyet was before he came here, and much less likely to be in the press as much as Poyet.
If this and the Oscar rumours have any truth in them it seems clear Tony wants to go back down the young manager route.
Seagull over Canaryland
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One would assume that Bergkamp would be the first team manager/coach given that he already has assistant manager status at Ajax and maybe Brady have some sort of mentoring director of footie role overseeing the evolution of the new training complex academy?
All very hypothetical of course but it would be interesting to see the first day of training when Bergkamp runs his eye over our existing squad and gets them doing some technical skills. I think he would approve of Orlandi but wonder what he would make of Ryan Harley (if he is still with us?).
All very hypothetical of course but it would be interesting to see the first day of training when Bergkamp runs his eye over our existing squad and gets them doing some technical skills. I think he would approve of Orlandi but wonder what he would make of Ryan Harley (if he is still with us?).
Discodoktor
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Brady as youth development sounds great.
Bergkamp as manager not so sure. I liked a Hodgeson quote where he mentioned that the foundation for management is set on energy and enthusiasm, he didn't initially agree with it. When he met Ferguson he realised the guy oozed it.
Bergkamp as manager not so sure. I liked a Hodgeson quote where he mentioned that the foundation for management is set on energy and enthusiasm, he didn't initially agree with it. When he met Ferguson he realised the guy oozed it.
drew
Drew
Not so great apparently!!!
As for Bergkamp senior, I'd be more than delighted if he got the gig. His arrival was the sole reason that I started looking out for Arsenal's results.
Originunknown
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Did Gus come away with egg on his face? Sour grapes for dessert perhaps
Maybe they'll get another bite of the cherry...
Jim Van Winkle
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Bad idea. Especially in 5 seasons when we are drawn up against Inter Milan, Fenerbahce and Skonto Riga in the group stages of the Champions League and we have to travel away.
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pornomagboy
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It looks like poyet in Italy ATM after Diegos tweet so maybe they got a job over there
@diegopoyet7: This weather in Italy is doing my head in, any chance of some sun 1d
@diegopoyet7: The Taricco's and the Poyet's all out for dinner together
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@diegopoyet7: Looking forward to going Marbella for 17 days straight away after I get home from Italy ☀
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@diegopoyet7: This weather in Italy is doing my head in, any chance of some sun 1d
@diegopoyet7: The Taricco's and the Poyet's all out for dinner together
11h@diegopoyet7: Looking forward to going Marbella for 17 days straight away after I get home from Italy ☀
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rcf0712
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blimey, that would be an interesting combo. If we all think back, who wasn't gobsmacked when Gus was unveiled? I for one could not believe it at the time so why not with us in the rafters of the Championship wouldn't the mercurial DB choose BHA to dip his toes into the holy grail of English football management. I have no issue with Liam Brday as an assistant to Dennis. Also, all those over excited folk who got a shirt printed with his "nephew's" name on it can again wear them proudly, rather than in acute embarassment at having got it so wrong.
HastingsSeagull
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Liam Brady is the ideal assistant. Best appointment for local youth imaginable, no exaggeration.
Bergkamp ticks all the boxes IF going for inexperienced (yet been assistant etc.) type. Amazeballs player, CALMER character than Gus (not a Di Canio type) and world wide contacts PLUS Prem contacts (especially in London / SE). Think a Chelsea/Spurs/Arsenal connection would be very useful in tying up players like Bridcutt and Ince.
Big
from me although same with Oscar IF he speaks English well. No British connection but more experience whilst still new, dynamic, modern etc.
Darren/Duncan Ferguson? Who??
Bergkamp ticks all the boxes IF going for inexperienced (yet been assistant etc.) type. Amazeballs player, CALMER character than Gus (not a Di Canio type) and world wide contacts PLUS Prem contacts (especially in London / SE). Think a Chelsea/Spurs/Arsenal connection would be very useful in tying up players like Bridcutt and Ince.
Big
from me although same with Oscar IF he speaks English well. No British connection but more experience whilst still new, dynamic, modern etc.Darren/Duncan Ferguson? Who??
Cat Fish
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Captain Sensible
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He wasn't rubbish. He came in and brought Jimmy Case and Mark Flatts with him. All of a sudden we were playing in front of 14k (prob more like 18) in the 3rd division and thumping a couple of sides. It was a real partisan crowd at that time at the goldstone too. Just a shame that the Archer Bellotti mess took over and stumped him. Remember he bought Dickov in too? A decent manager and a great coach. We could do worse than this duo.
Gritt23
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Liam Brady in a Director of Football (Development) role, overseeing the Academy, while offering some guidance to the young and inexperienced Denis Bergkamp. Give DB a solid assistant, who has been there and done it, and I think we are flying.
I would LOVE this to happen.
I would LOVE this to happen.