Keeping hold of BBM

The football community are raving about us tonight.

They saw the way we played against a Champions League team and are impressed.

Obviously promotion is the name of the game.

But if we do that, we will have to work very hard to keep BBM at the club.

The football community are raving about us tonight.

They saw the way we played against a Champions League team and are impressed.

Obviously promotion is the name of the game.

But if we do that, we will have to work very hard to keep BBM at the club.

If we are promoted he will stay
he loves it here and a new division to start phase 2 ,but if we don' t do automatic yes i can see him and players been poached this why it's important to see how tan backs him in january.

There are very few clubs like us at the moment. He has a very young, talented group who do exactly what he coaches them. Imagine trying this stuff at Wrexham.

Tan backs his managers; we just buy rubbish. I can see him getting three upgrades over the window, allowing two or three who haven't broken into the first team group to go out on loan.

It would cost a lot to get BBM and he'd want to move. He was a lower league player, so there is no "hometown" club tugging at the heartstrings. He is building a dynasty, and even I am starting to understand the BBM way, although it does give me a heart attack now and then

Doubt he would want to go anywhere else at the moment I think he's enjoying his time here and he knows he's building something special

I think we'll hold on to him next season but the season after is when he might have his head turned

Doubt he would want to go anywhere else at the moment I think he's enjoying his time here and he knows he's building something special

I think we'll hold on to him next season but the season after is when he might have his head turned

100% agree! He will surely want to build on a squad he has moulded into an exciting one with high potential for the future!

Doubt he would want to go anywhere else at the moment I think he's enjoying his time here and he knows he's building something special

I think we'll hold on to him next season but the season after is when he might have his head turned

100% agree! He will surely want to build on a squad he has moulded into an exciting one with high potential for the future!

Hope you’re right and he does stay as he see things here as a long term project which is exciting for him as a manger/coach but.

On the other hand if a big club comes in for him there’s very, very few managers who wouldn’t leave.

Unless we get promoted and then challenge in the championship I don’t see BBM being here in two years time unfortunately His rising star will have had to dimmed a lot to not be attracting interest in the near future

Let's be Honest very few knew about him when appointed. If we follow successful clubs like Brighton you need to keep an eye on the market for talented managers and players as it is the replacements which will decide if we have continuous success.

Doubt he would want to go anywhere else at the moment I think he's enjoying his time here and he knows he's building something special

I think we'll hold on to him next season but the season after is when he might have his head turned

100% agree! He will surely want to build on a squad he has moulded into an exciting one with high potential for the future!

Hope you’re right and he does stay as he see things here as a long term project which is exciting for him as a manger/coach but.

On the other hand if a big club comes in for him there’s very, very few managers who wouldn’t leave.

Agree with both comments here. He probably would love to stay see out a project. BUT we all know money talks in football

When he does leave, and he will. The replacement we choose scares me. We need to find a manager that’s on the same wave length as BBM. The new style of play needs to be engrained throughout the club, all the way down to the U9’s. Get all age groups trying to play the same way so that there’s a conveyor belt of players coming through ready to replace your Lawlors, Kpakios etc when they get sold for big bucks. Just like Southampton, Brighton, Bournemouth, Brentford and even Swansea has done during their successful periods.

When he does leave, and he will. The replacement we choose scares me. We need to find a manager that’s on the same wave length as BBM. The new style of play needs to be engrained throughout the club, all the way down to the U9’s. Get all age groups trying to play the same way so that there’s a conveyor belt of players coming through ready to replace your Lawlors, Kpakios etc when they get sold for big bucks. Just like Southampton, Brighton, Bournemouth, Brentford and even Swansea has done during their successful periods.

To be fair the academy even when my boy was in the academy nearly 15 years ago they play the same way and have continued to do so The issue was the first team never played the same style and many years were wasted Managers of first teams usually only interested in players around or near first team squad

Let's be Honest very few knew about him when appointed. If we follow successful clubs like Brighton you need to keep an eye on the market for talented managers and players as it is the replacements which will decide if we have continuous success.

Brighton, Brentford and the likes of Bournemouth are the type of clubs that might be monitoring him now, ready for when their Manager is taken or fails to live up to the standard. You are spot on, we need to be doing the same.

Doubt he would want to go anywhere else at the moment I think he's enjoying his time here and he knows he's building something special

I think we'll hold on to him next season but the season after is when he might have his head turned

100% agree! He will surely want to build on a squad he has moulded into an exciting one with high potential for the future!

Hope you’re right and he does stay as he see things here as a long term project which is exciting for him as a manger/coach but.

On the other hand if a big club comes in for him there’s very, very few managers who wouldn’t leave.

Mate, I feel it’s still early days for him and his squad, and he’s fallen into a perfect situation for himself, and for the route the club had to go down this season!

I think BBM was given an opportunity he may have ‘wanted’ but not ‘expected’ after his previous attempt at being a manager and/or head coach, and I honestly believe is honest enough to know that, as well as understand it!

Any club he might be ‘wanted’ by, would surely need to have the same ‘philosophy’ (planned or enforced) as ours, i.e. be youth based, and be prepared to take the huge gamble that Vincent ‘Very Lucky 8’ Tan did?

So far, it’s been a dream for all concerned, and if it continues, the sky is the limit for all involved; but particularly for BBM, who is fast becoming a ‘club legend’ in his first season on current trajectory (some won’t agree, of course), but it’s still ‘early days’ and thoughts of his longer term future should really be put to one side, until ‘real success’ can be measured with the evidence of hindsight!

So far, it’s looking very promising, and I genuinely believe BBM, who loves our city, is loving the ride as much as we are!

When he does leave, and he will. The replacement we choose scares me. We need to find a manager that’s on the same wave length as BBM. The new style of play needs to be engrained throughout the club, all the way down to the U9’s. Get all age groups trying to play the same way so that there’s a conveyor belt of players coming through ready to replace your Lawlors, Kpakios etc when they get sold for big bucks. Just like Southampton, Brighton, Bournemouth, Brentford and even Swansea has done during their successful periods.

To be fair the academy even when my boy was in the academy nearly 15 years ago they play the same way and have continued to do so The issue was the first team never played the same style and many years were wasted Managers of first teams usually only interested in players around or near first team squad

That’s good to hear! That is the way forward and that’s how you replace players that leave with one that’s already moulded into that position with the same style of play.

I remember watching a couple of u21 games a couple years back when Darren Purse was in charge and there was no style of play that I could see. It was as if he picked players and just threw them on the pitch with no plan and no idea. Glad that seems to have changed now.

I don’t think anyone medium size will touch him until he’s seen doing it top level championship. A promotion and into the premier league and sustaining some success all the while showing ability to improve players will get him higher. Very big clubs is miles away.

My worry is mid table championship sides who can offer a lot more money than we are offering. He might like the project but it’s a short career and there’s no loyalty in football. We drop down the league with 6 losses and people will be calling him the tinker man and wanting him gone.

I don’t think anyone medium size will touch him until he’s seen doing it top level championship. A promotion and into the premier league and sustaining some success all the while showing ability to improve players will get him higher. Very big clubs is miles away.

My worry is mid table championship sides who can offer a lot more money than we are offering. He might like the project but it’s a short career and there’s no loyalty in football. We drop down the league with 6 losses and people will be calling him the tinker man and wanting him gone.

A medium sized club are the most likely in my opinion. A team like Norwich or West Brom that’s struggling in the championship this season would likely take a punt on him given the chance. BBM is not proven but his ability to work with the academy will be very appealing to a lot of clubs.

I don’t think anyone medium size will touch him until he’s seen doing it top level championship. A promotion and into the premier league and sustaining some success all the while showing ability to improve players will get him higher. Very big clubs is miles away.

My worry is mid table championship sides who can offer a lot more money than we are offering. He might like the project but it’s a short career and there’s no loyalty in football. We drop down the league with 6 losses and people will be calling him the tinker man and wanting him gone.

If he achieves all of that, he won’t need a ‘medium’ club, he’ll be at a ‘big’ one!

The thing is, you hear him get called a young manager. He is in terms of experience but not in age, he's 47.

So if a bigger club wanted him, he might think that he won't get the chance again.

The thing is, you hear him get called a young manager. He is in terms of experience but not in age, he's 47.

So if a bigger club wanted him, he might think that he won't get the chance again.

I think it's too soon for a big prem club to come in for him

As someone else said on here I'd be more worried about a Brentford or Brighton coming in for him as he would be perfect for clubs run the way they are

I'm not sure if it was true but I remember something being said about malky turning down Everton because he wanted to continue his work with us, so I'm just hoping BBM does something similar if those clubs come knocking

I doubt he would leave us for a championship club unless it's one that's just got relegated from the prem and looking to go back up

I don’t think anyone medium size will touch him until he’s seen doing it top level championship. A promotion and into the premier league and sustaining some success all the while showing ability to improve players will get him higher. Very big clubs is miles away.

My worry is mid table championship sides who can offer a lot more money than we are offering. He might like the project but it’s a short career and there’s no loyalty in football. We drop down the league with 6 losses and people will be calling him the tinker man and wanting him gone.

A medium sized club are the most likely in my opinion. A team like Norwich or West Brom that’s struggling in the championship this season would likely take a punt on him given the chance. BBM is not proven but his ability to work with the academy will be very appealing to a lot of clubs.

Sorry I was talking premier league medium level.

Yeah totally agree with you. Norwich or West Brom type who could afford to pay him a lot more than we are paying him.

I don’t think anyone medium size will touch him until he’s seen doing it top level championship. A promotion and into the premier league and sustaining some success all the while showing ability to improve players will get him higher. Very big clubs is miles away.

My worry is mid table championship sides who can offer a lot more money than we are offering. He might like the project but it’s a short career and there’s no loyalty in football. We drop down the league with 6 losses and people will be calling him the tinker man and wanting him gone.

If he achieves all of that, he won’t need a ‘medium’ club, he’ll be at a ‘big’ one!

Define a big club.

Man City have managers from abroad albeit he has a link there
Arsenal no chance
Liverpool no chance
Chelsea got a manager from Leicester granted but that’s a level in between here BBM is now
Spurs went for a manager who has been mid table prem for a long time
Villa doubt it
Newcastle doubt it
Everton seem to go for experience more

The next level of size club are Brighton, Brentford, Fulham, West Ham, Bournemouth, Forest would look at a manager performing top level of championship. We might be there next year or BBM might get an offer to get there a bit quicker.

I feel if we get it right then we could achieve back to back promotions. Weirdly enough I wished that we could be playing the Jacks this season as we we would batter them

On a positive note, I can't remember the last time we were worried about losing our manager to another club, or so many players.

BBM as completely changed this club around, top manager.

I don’t think anyone medium size will touch him until he’s seen doing it top level championship. A promotion and into the premier league and sustaining some success all the while showing ability to improve players will get him higher. Very big clubs is miles away.

My worry is mid table championship sides who can offer a lot more money than we are offering. He might like the project but it’s a short career and there’s no loyalty in football. We drop down the league with 6 losses and people will be calling him the tinker man and wanting him gone.

If he achieves all of that, he won’t need a ‘medium’ club, he’ll be at a ‘big’ one!

Define a big club.

Man City have managers from abroad albeit he has a link there
Arsenal no chance
Liverpool no chance
Chelsea got a manager from Leicester granted but that’s a level in between here BBM is now
Spurs went for a manager who has been mid table prem for a long time
Villa doubt it
Newcastle doubt it
Everton seem to go for experience more

The next level of size club are Brighton, Brentford, Fulham, West Ham, Bournemouth, Forest would look at a manager performing top level of championship. We might be there next year or BBM might get an offer to get there a bit quicker.

Oh dear, mate! It was just a ‘fun’ reaction to your post that appeared to demean our ability to keep our manager under certain circumstances!

We’re already a ‘big’ club, albeit a currently ‘dormant’ one, and in club terms we are the biggest club in League One, on a par with any currently in the Championship, and at least as ‘big’ as 7 or 8 of the current Premier League!

I believe in my club, it’s potential, and it’s support when things are aligning, and I firmly believe we could hold our own in the Premier League, whilst appreciating you (and some others) like to ‘knock back’ one of your clubs whenever you can

For me, 33000+ people in a ‘[i]sold out[/i]’ stadium, is all the evidence I need to know I support (at least potentially) a ‘big’ club!

BLOOOOBIRDS!

I don’t think anyone medium size will touch him until he’s seen doing it top level championship. A promotion and into the premier league and sustaining some success all the while showing ability to improve players will get him higher. Very big clubs is miles away.

My worry is mid table championship sides who can offer a lot more money than we are offering. He might like the project but it’s a short career and there’s no loyalty in football. We drop down the league with 6 losses and people will be calling him the tinker man and wanting him gone.

If he achieves all of that, he won’t need a ‘medium’ club, he’ll be at a ‘big’ one!

Define a big club.

Man City have managers from abroad albeit he has a link there
Arsenal no chance
Liverpool no chance
Chelsea got a manager from Leicester granted but that’s a level in between here BBM is now
Spurs went for a manager who has been mid table prem for a long time
Villa doubt it
Newcastle doubt it
Everton seem to go for experience more

The next level of size club are Brighton, Brentford, Fulham, West Ham, Bournemouth, Forest would look at a manager performing top level of championship. We might be there next year or BBM might get an offer to get there a bit quicker.

Oh dear, mate! It was just a ‘fun’ reaction to your post that appeared to demean our ability to keep our manager under certain circumstances!

We’re already a ‘big’ club, albeit a currently ‘dormant’ one, and in club terms we are the biggest club in League One, on a par with any currently in the Championship, and at least as ‘big’ as 7 or 8 of the current Premier League!

I believe in my club, it’s potential, and it’s support when things are aligning, and I firmly believe we could hold our own in the Premier League, whilst appreciating you (and some others) like to ‘knock back’ one of your clubs whenever you can

For me, 33000+ people in a ‘[i]sold out[/i]’ stadium, is all the evidence I need to know I support (at least potentially) a ‘big’ club!

BLOOOOBIRDS!

We could really take off if we had a couple of seasons in the prem. We could have academy one status and really use that as a base.

It’s so frustrating really that it never happened for us. Especially when you look at Brentford, Brighton, Bournemouth and others in the prem.

The thing is, you hear him get called a young manager. He is in terms of experience but not in age, he's 47.

So if a bigger club wanted him, he might think that he won't get the chance again.

I think it's too soon for a big prem club to come in for him

As someone else said on here I'd be more worried about a Brentford or Brighton coming in for him as he would be perfect for clubs run the way they are

I'm not sure if it was true but I remember something being said about malky turning down Everton because he wanted to continue his work with us, so I'm just hoping BBM does something similar if those clubs come knocking

I doubt he would leave us for a championship club unless it's one that's just got relegated from the prem and looking to go back up

Malky had a good agent. No way bigger clubs were in for him else they would have snapped him up after he left us.

It's probably too early for a premiership team to poach him. What championship jobs would be seen as an upgrade at this point (considering only struggling teams are likely to change the manager). Wrexham might be a concern. Small club but a big budget and lots of exposure, plus BBM's wife is a presenter so from a family perspective I'm sure that could do something for her career too

The thing is, you hear him get called a young manager. He is in terms of experience but not in age, he's 47.

So if a bigger club wanted him, he might think that he won't get the chance again.

I think it's too soon for a big prem club to come in for him

As someone else said on here I'd be more worried about a Brentford or Brighton coming in for him as he would be perfect for clubs run the way they are

I'm not sure if it was true but I remember something being said about malky turning down Everton because he wanted to continue his work with us, so I'm just hoping BBM does something similar if those clubs come knocking

I doubt he would leave us for a championship club unless it's one that's just got relegated from the prem and looking to go back up

Malky had a good agent. No way bigger clubs were in for him else they would have snapped him up after he left us.

Agreed, Malky and his people put his name about.

I am concerned that BBM is gaining fans beyond us at the moment though. Feels like all the national press want to talk to him. He is a Pep disciple which may be part of that, although we don't play exactly like Man City.

If we survive the summer with him in charge, he'll stay. Not the sort of manager you'd appoint mid season because the amount of coaching the style requires is a lot.

It's probably too early for a premiership team to poach him. What championship jobs would be seen as an upgrade at this point (considering only struggling teams are likely to change the manager). Wrexham might be a concern. Small club but a big budget and lots of exposure, plus BBM's wife is a presenter so from a family perspective I'm sure that could do something for her career too

His wife put a video on TikTok of her celebrating a goal when we were at Wrexham so not sure they'd want him

Bbm seems a man of principles and integrity, he says hes invested in the project here and is enjoying himself, as long as we gain promotion this season he won't be going anywhere neither will any of our players, they are all fully invested in the bbm vision for the future