Who in our current squad will become a manager one day?

[1973Blade]

I don't think I'd have predicted Chris Wilder would be a great manager when he was our player, but I was confident Chris Morgan would be.
Of our current squad, I think Billy has what it takes to be a manager, maybe even for us. Richard Stearman seems quite sensible and John Fleck could be a hard man manager in the making. Apart from those three I can't really see many others making it. But if Joey Barton can make a success of it anyone can!

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

Billy, Coutts or Stearman.

 

[dc_blade]

Duffy has a background in coaching and (if I remember right) in Danny Hall's book about Wilder, Duffy mentions ambitions of going into management. Seems like he's got a good football brain and could make a good go of it.

 

[10p]

Jake Wright ?

 

[Stretch]

Was pondering this very same question myself just yesterday.

Agree regarding Billy and I could also see Coutts, Fleck, Wright, Stearman and Baldock handling themselves pretty well as 'The Gaffer'.

I think Duffy, Bash and Leon would suit the number two or coaching roles.

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

Jake Wright, small lower league clubs. Henderson, for his motivational skills.
Edit: 10p beat me to it.

 

[1973Blade]

Jake Wright, small lower league clubs. Henderson, for his motivational skills.
Edit: 10p beat me to it.

With your track record on predictions it is a cert that Jake Wright will manage Barcelona one day!

 

[Ricky]

Stearmany will be the chief executive.

 

[Cerberus Blade]

That’s a difficult question. We only ever get to see snapshots of their personality and it takes a reasonable amount of intelligence, determination, leadership and ambition. They’ll also need to have strong networks in the game.

How many of our ex players have made it in management?

Not many!

Wilder is an exception.

 

[KoppedOff]

Dunno about any of the current squad becoming SUFC manager, but to me, Jay McEveley always looked like he’d make a great KFC manager.

 

[Rodley]

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

That’s a difficult question. We only ever get to see snapshots of their personality and it takes a reasonable amount of intelligence, determination, leadership and ambition. They’ll also need to have strong networks in the game.

How many of our ex players have made it in management?

Not many!

Wilder is an exception.

Jimmy Hagan made it, though that was a year or two ago...

 

[tomtheblade]

Coutts for me is the obvious standout.

In fact there's an interview with Billy currently on the Blades YouTube page which covers this exact question

Edit: Rodley has it above

 

[Cerberus Blade]

Jimmy Hagan made it, though that was a year or two ago...

Eeh! Hodgy lad! Tha showing thi age nah!

I heard Ernest “Nudger” Needham had a Management streak in him. What d’you reckon?

 

[Stretch]

Who the chuff is 'Diddsy'?

Oh and Alan Knill as best dressed!......

 

[Bladepicker]

Which position makes the best managers historically? Certainly not Goalkeeper as United can attest.

 

[s4-blade]

Who the chuff is 'Diddsy'?

Oh and Alan Knill as best dressed!......

David McGoldick

 

[Stretch]

David McGoldick

Cheers

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

Eeh! Hodgy lad! Tha showing thi age nah!
?

If I was showing my age, I would have forgotten by now...

 

[Ricky]

I think a lot of them could be assistant managers/coaches.

Basham, Wright, Stearman, Fleck, Lundstram, Norwood, Coutts, Duffy and Sharp for starters.

Probably indicates we have a decent group.

Above all, I fancy Duffy to be a really good coach.

 

[mattbianco1]

Who the chuff is 'Diddsy'?

Thanks

 

[SB_90]

I can see Billy Sharp in 15yrs being the new chris wilder. In 2033 he'll be 1st team coach being groomed to take over when wilder in his 18th yr in charge retires

 

[ucandomagic]

That, gentlemen, is a dressing room totally at one with itself - Tufty’s greatest gift.

Magic - and I dress like Knilly, why did they laugh?

 

[broomhillblade]

I don't think I'd have predicted Chris Wilder would be a great manager when he was our player, but I was confident Chris Morgan would be.
Of our current squad, I think Billy has what it takes to be a manager, maybe even for us. Richard Stearman seems quite sensible and John Fleck could be a hard man manager in the making. Apart from those three I can't really see many others making it. But if Joey Barton can make a success of it anyone can!

I think Chris Wilder managed/coached a Sunday league side when he played with us.

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

I think Chris Wilder managed/coached a Sunday league side when he played with us.

Careful; some over in S6 will claim he still does...

 

[borbokis]

That’s a difficult question. We only ever get to see snapshots of their personality and it takes a reasonable amount of intelligence, determination, leadership and ambition. They’ll also need to have strong networks in the game.

How many of our ex players have made it in management?

Not many!

Wilder is an exception.

How about Sabella?

 

[I should coco]

How many of our ex players have made it in management?

Not many!

Wilder is an exception.

Alex Sabella made manager of Argentina

Jostein Flo is director of football of Strømsgodset, Norway

Roger Neilsen was manager of IF Fløya's women's team, combined with a teaching job at the Norwegian College of Elite Sports

John Gannon is a Chief Scout at Citeh

Dean Saunders

Steve-serial-quitter-Bruce

Bruce Rioch

Gordon Cowans was assitant at Villa a couple of years back

Deano was managing in Norway

Phil-big-nose-but-not-as-big-as-Rush-Thompson was assistant at Liverpool under Houlier for 5 years

Michael-that-goal-Brown

Richard Cresswell was briefly assistant manager at York

Gary Speed

Robert Page

Even that great classical thinker Vinnie Jones runs an LA celebs team.

Bloody loads of them if you can be arsed to look.

 

[norfolkblade]

Coutts and Wright the standouts for me.

Billy and Duffy will make excellent coaches, could see Billy being a good fit for a lead role in the academy/U23s actually.

 

[Silent Blade]

Alex Sabella made manager of Argentina

Jostein Flo is director of football of Strømsgodset, Norway

Roger Neilsen was manager of IF Fløya's women's team, combined with a teaching job at the Norwegian College of Elite Sports

John Gannon is a Chief Scout at Citeh

Dean Saunders

Steve-serial-quitter-Bruce

Bruce Rioch

Gordon Cowans was assitant at Villa a couple of years back

Deano was managing in Norway

Phil-big-nose-but-not-as-big-as-Rush-Thompson was assistant at Liverpool under Houlier for 5 years

Michael-that-goal-Brown

Richard Cresswell was briefly assistant manager at York

Gary Speed

Robert Page

Even that great classical thinker Vinnie Jones runs an LA celebs team.

Bloody loads of them if you can be arsed to look.

Also the Sweden manager in the 1958 World Cup (they reached final) played a County Cup match for us in the early 1930s

Seated far left with our reserves team

 

[Silent Blade]

How many of our ex players have made it in management?

Not many!

Wilder is an exception.

Really?