Incoming? Phil Jones - coaching staff

[Westran]

Alan Nixon and subsequently, Sheffield United Way have rumoured that Phil Jones could be joining our coaching set up as part of a shake up which has seen Alan Knill depart. Phil Jones is currently first team coach at Blackburn who finished with bottom in the Championship this season.

Sheffield United Set For Coaching Shake-up As Former Manchester United Man Linked With Move to Bramall Lane https://share.google/i8dLWiLev0x2ju6EF

 

[IdLiketoRogerMoore]

Oh god, it's silly season again isn't it

 

[Blade56]

Nothing but gut feeling, if this is true I’m calling it, COH are lining Jones up as manager from Christmas.

YHIHF

 

[DifferentClass]

Never forget Moose putting him on his arse.

 

[mattbianco1]

 

[Ron_Justice]

Happy to be surprised with this one. I thought the appointment and subsequent parting with Keith Andrews was mad and then glad. Turns out, l/we have no idea how good a player turned coach can be. Hindsight would suggest Andrews would have been a good person to keep around.

Maybe Jones can offer something. If nothing else, you'd have thought, coming up under Ferguson would teach you something. Not that that has helped the Nevilles into successful management careers....

 

[Edgar Allan Poo]

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Glad I just got up else I wouldn't be able to sleep.

 

[NordicHarry]

Saw some Blackburn fans saying he wants the U21's job at theirs but only if Owners/Mowbray wants him around still.

Can't comment on if he's a good coach or not cause I ant got a clue but with Keith Andrews you knew he was full of football knowledge before with his punditry

 

[KMC-1889]

Regardless of his playing career he’s trained under some of the best managers in the world at an elite facility. Not sure I’d want him in the assistants seat but he’s definitely strengthens the coaching team.

 

[Cheeky Blade]

How much can he sup before he’s under the table?

 

[brownblade]

Another rumour mill legend finally signing.

 

[ISZA ⚔️]

What was the method here; Keith Andrews slipped through the net - who else would look good made in to a garden gnome…

 

[10p]

Probably the most important signing of the summer will be a new coach.

 

[HarryHaslam]

Young and has coaching experience, played at the highest level, played under top coaches. Will have learnt a lot while having new young ideas suiting the modern game.

Basically everything people are wanting either to help Wilder or for our future. So get him in, time will tell if he’s any good but on paper I don’t see it as a risk and it’s certainly worth giving him a chance on our coaching staff.

 

[Bramhall Lane blade]

Young and has coaching experience, played at the highest level, played under top coaches. Will have learnt a lot while having new young ideas suiting the modern game.

Basically everything people are wanting either to help Wilder or for our future. So get him in, time will tell if he’s any good but on paper I don’t see it as a risk and it’s certainly worth giving him a chance on our coaching staff.

But he's never played for us so surely that rules him out.

 

[EddieColquhoun]

But he's never played for us so surely that rules him out.

Hilarious banter.

 

[luffenhamblade]

But he's never played for us so surely that rules him out.

Not again zzzz...

 

[Badger Blade]

I'm surprised we're not issuing him with a squad number and attempting to get him back out there, Jack Rodwell-style.

 

[mattbianco1]

Young and has coaching experience, played at the highest level, played under top coaches. Will have learnt a lot while having new young ideas suiting the modern game.

Basically everything people are wanting either to help Wilder or for our future. So get him in, time will tell if he’s any good but on paper I don’t see it as a risk and it’s certainly worth giving him a chance on our coaching staff.

People are quick to write him off because he wasn't the most glamorous of player.
He still got 27 caps for England. No mean feat.

 

[Bladeloyal]

People are quick to write him off because he wasn't the most glamorous of player.
He still got 27 caps for England. No mean feat.

When he first broke through at man united he was a beast of a player unfortunately injuries took the edge off him . Non of it really relevant to his new coaching career other than the fact he was in a top drawer club for 12 years

 

[Hallamboy87]

I have heard a few podcasts that he's been on, and he seems very knowledgeable about the game. I'm really for this! We need more modern-day players in our coaching set up as Wilder and Knill are rather old school and the game has moved on.