Murphy is Manager : What should we expect

Murphy is Manager :


It looks likely that Murphy will be our next manager . If confirmed then what should we expect ?


On the plus side he should be very good with the very young players . We have a few already and -supposedly- very good prospects in-house . He will also know many other young players ….so we can expect to sign few hopefully good exciting prospects .


On the minus side …will Murphy be able to handle the many experienced players in our team ? Hopefully yes ….but ??? I doubt .


On the big minus side , Murphy will almost certainly be controlled , dominated and influenced by ….our co manager …. Tan … the clown . Have no illusion …Tan will be highly involved in team affairs and selection and tactics and buying and selling etc… . There is no doubt that Tan is de facto the co manager of CCFC .



Another very central question is …..how much money is available ??…if any at all ! Tan may even want to sell more than buy (?).

How many players will we sell and release ….and who ? What type of quality will we buy/sign ?


Personally I believe that Tan will be penny pinching ….but ??



In conclusion .

Murphy should perform well with kids . Hopefully (but a question mark) he will rise to the level of controlling and managing the older players. Hopefully (but probably not) he will be able to manage ….his own manager … TAN .

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I don’t think the more senior players will be a problem. He was a player himself and is older than them and has worked closely with Pep so I don’t see him being a pushover to them.

I’d more interested in his potential style of play than giving any additional thought to how involved Tan May or may not be.

Totally agree with that statement Annis.

I don’t think the more senior players will be a problem. He was a player himself and is older than them and has worked closely with Pep so I don’t see him being a pushover to them.

I’d more interested in his potential style of play than giving any additional thought to how involved Tan May or may not be.

His style is more possession-based, comfortable on the ball, high-press and win that ball back.

But apparently very well tactically. Riza couldn’t change the game, this guy will change things if it’s not working.

I believe it’s a very high press, high energy game plan so there’s a few of our current squad that won’t fit into that system?

We just have to sit back and wait and see how it all develops.
Untried un tested but these gambles have to pay off at some point .I thought dez b would of been a better choice but what ever.
Im quote bored of the circus to be honest.
As usual I'll back the manager but it doesn't inspire me with confidence one bit if they get this wrong again we are screwed and they've gambled yet again makes my blood boil they never listen do they

I don't think he'll have any problems dealing with experienced players for a start. The egos of players in the Man City Elite Development squad would have been big - they all believe they're going to be PL players.

People seem to have mistaken that job as the same as managing our academy team - it's a totally different animal. Would have been under huge pressure to win matches as well as improve players, which he did. Someone pointed out yesterday that they don't just give that job to anyone, Enzo Maresca had the job before him.

What impresses me is every player that works with him as nothing but positive things to say.

In terms of style, he likes 433 but is adaptable. It's high energy stuff so he will need a few to come in that can play that way.

One player who loved him at Man City was Alex Robertson, they will work really well together if he stays.

He is most certainly not a so called yes man.

He also already has brought in one person of his own, Lee Riley - who is also involved with Man City and will leave his job as a coach there to join us. That's massively important, because they'll understand each other.


I said yesterday that I am excited about this appointment. It will finally bring a modern style to our team, something we have needed for years.

I don't think he'll have any problems dealing with experienced players for a start. The egos of players in the Man City Elite Development squad would have been big - they all believe they're going to be PL players.

People seem to have mistaken that job as the same as managing our academy team - it's a totally different animal. Would have been under huge pressure to win matches as well as improve players, which he did. Someone pointed out yesterday that they don't just give that job to anyone, Enzo Maresca had the job before him.

What impresses me is every player that works with him as nothing but positive things to say.

In terms of style, he likes 433 but is adaptable. It's high energy stuff so he will need a few to come in that can play that way.

One player who loved him at Man City was Alex Robertson, they will work really well together if he stays.

He is most certainly not a so called yes man.

He also already has brought in one person of his own, Lee Riley - who is also involved with Man City and will leave his job as a coach there to join us. That's massively important, because they'll understand each other.


I said yesterday that I am excited about this appointment. It will finally bring a modern style to our team, something we have needed for years.

Agree with this.

Coaches are going to be so important too.

I know there’s some people suggesting of bringing “this coach”, or keeping “that coach”. But the truth is, you need coaches who specialise or utilise certain play-styles, philosophy etc., they need to be able to coach the players to do exactly what BBM wants.

So I hope Tan doesn’t interfere here and lets the coaching setup be dictated by others.

Will completely back the guy and he must believe he can do a good job to step away from his current job.

However will anything ever really change until the hierarchy change? Sadly for me this is another false dawn where us supporters are led down the garden path, believing this time will be different but it won’t be. It’s clear Tan is a complete control freak and BBM appears to be the 3rd choice after Jones and Rambo.

I really hope it works out for the sake of the club and BBM but I’m not convinced. Not because I believe BBM isn’t up to it or isn’t good enough but because the hierarchy are poison and will slowly pick away at and destroy anything the new manager tries to implement that they don’t agree with

I believe it’s a very high press, high energy game plan so there’s a few of our current squad that won’t fit into that system?

Robinson and a few others will be gone, the one's who have no fight in them and can't or refuse to track back.

Will completely back the guy and he must believe he can do a good job to step away from his current job.

However will anything ever really change until the hierarchy change? Sadly for me this is another false dawn where us supporters are led down the garden path, believing this time will be different but it won’t be. It’s clear Tan is a complete control freak and BBM appears to be the 3rd choice after Jones and Rambo.

I really hope it works out for the sake of the club and BBM but I’m not convinced. Not because I believe BBM isn’t up to it or isn’t good enough but because the hierarchy are poison and will slowly pick away at and destroy anything the new manager tries to implement that they don’t agree with

This is my biggest fear.

If that time comes, make noise for the team and manager, make it clear every single game we want Tan Out (we can still do this now…)

Agree with the above , Tan needs to give BBM what he needs his own back room staff none of this bring an imposter in like Riza. Most importantly stay the fk away from making any decisions on the match day teams. Just watch it from the luxury of your Malaysian home and leave the professionals to it.

Who on earth is he ,must have been cheap,usual story mention the one we d like as manager, then smack us with a nobody ,disappointed

Who on earth is he ,must have been cheap,usual story mention the one we d like as manager, then smack us with a nobody ,disappointed

Surprised you haven't heard of him given the amount of jobs he gets linked to. Chose us over Plymouth by the way but that doesn't fit your narrative.


Have you heard of Salech before he signed? He didn't turn out bad.

Absolutely no idea who is tbh. Nothing more than i expected really if he is the next scapegoat. Let's hope he wins the first ten games and plays attacking football or the pitch forks and no plan B massive will be out calling for him to be sacked even though he's probably got hardly any say on most things at the club with the current rodents above. Another fall guy to blame i suspect.

Who on earth is he ,must have been cheap,usual story mention the one we d like as manager, then smack us with a nobody ,disappointed

Why don’t you do some proper research and then come to a conclusion?

“Must have been cheap”, “nobody”.

Just sounds stupid when you don’t know.

Just done some research seems a lot are saying it to anyone who's saying they don't know who he is. Well he managed Rochdale before and won 34 games out of 109 and that's about it. Let's hope this works out.

Who on earth is he ,must have been cheap,usual story mention the one we d like as manager, then smack us with a nobody ,disappointed

Why don’t you do some proper research and then come to a conclusion?

“Must have been cheap”, “nobody”.

Just sounds stupid when you don’t know.

Totally agree.

He’s also been the manager at Man City’s elite development team.

That development team is in no way a similar level to our under 21s, it is a different level.

He has been trusted with developing the likes of Cole Palmer, Oscar Bobb etc.

As previously mentioned by someone else, they don’t just give anyone this job. Enzo Maresca had it before BBM.

In fear of being jumped on by people for supposedly trying to influence people’s thoughts (not that this doesn’t happen daily on this forum) I’ll leave the post as that.

He’s also been the manager at Man City’s elite development team.

That development team is in no way a similar level to our under 21s, it is a different level.

He has been trusted with developing the likes of Cole Palmer, Oscar Bobb etc.

As previously mentioned by someone else, they don’t just give anyone this job. Enzo Maresca had it before BBM.

In fear of being jumped on by people for supposedly trying to influence people’s thoughts (not that this doesn’t happen daily on this forum) I’ll leave the post as that.

Great post - spot on.

Annis, I normally support a lot of your comments against the current regime, but what do you really know about BBM? Just saying…..he could be a breath of fresh air, I hope!

He’s also been the manager at Man City’s elite development team.

That development team is in no way a similar level to our under 21s, it is a different level.

He has been trusted with developing the likes of Cole Palmer, Oscar Bobb etc.

As previously mentioned by someone else, they don’t just give anyone this job. Enzo Maresca had it before BBM.

In fear of being jumped on by people for supposedly trying to influence people’s thoughts (not that this doesn’t happen daily on this forum) I’ll leave the post as that.

Great post mate!

He wasn’t either of our first choices - same as Worcester - but I can still get excited about the coming season.

It’s all a bit of a gamble with any manager but some on here are not happy unless they’re moaning.

Yes, we all would like a clean sweep with Tan gone but I’m a positive guy with a positive outlook regarding the new manager.

I was surprised to read an article in the Western Mail in 2021 when a replacement for Mick McCarthy was being considered.
Brian Barry Murphy was leading contender but the concerns were able his style of play and inexperience as a manager. Obviously he wasn’t appointed but I sense it was pretty close and his subsequent time at Man City and Leicester kept him on the radar and the City Management now appear to be feeling he is ready for the job. I also sense he was their target despite all the others including Nathan Jones.

Nothing is confirmed until
Its confirmed

Nothing is confirmed until
Its confirmed

You can think that if you want but it's done, all top tier journalists confirm that.

Mid table if we are lucky.

Oh dear, we are in trouble

Great interview here on Not the Top 20 podcast. He comes across as very articulate and knowledgeable.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6gfWdHeCNx4p0qjXnz1lnL

Great interview here on Not the Top 20 podcast. He comes across as very articulate and knowledgeable.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6gfWdHeCNx4p0qjXnz1lnL

Listened to that at the time and again this week. Very impressive.

He has a clear idea of how he wants to play, which is what we need.