JOHN STILL INTERVIEW
John Still revealed the chance to join Southend United was an opportunity he couldn’t turn down.
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Director of Onion purchases is next.. You heard it here first. ???
He just said "You can't click your fingers and have all the new players you want today" so he's clearly not going to be for everyone on here.It’s a no-brainer that I thought even SZ would be near unanimous on.
I can see why given he also said "I'm a Daggers fan but I couldn't say no to joining [Southend]". That's not a great read if you're from their camp.Hasn't gone down to well with some Daggers fans according to their fans website very bitter
The way I see it is that Stan is an advisor and support for Tom, and John Still is an advisor for Kev.I really want to see the organisational chart here. If Stan is senior football strategist and Still is head of football, does that mean Stan reports to him? What on earth is Anton Robinsons job if he still has one, etc?
While we've been privileged for a period to have the insight from Stan about what is going on at the club, one thing that's never been forthcoming is clarity around roles and how they relate to one another - without that I can understand people having doubts about how this all fits together and whether it's sustainable.
Good. A month ago they were dancing on our grave and loving it.Hasn't gone down to well with some Daggers fans according to their fans website very bitter
Yes Currie worked under him at both Dagenham and Barnet . At last we’ve got someone in with Knowledge of the National League, in fact he probably has the most information on players in and around this league than any other person. WE NOW STAND A CHANCE well that’s how high I rate the man.No but he knows Currie already
That's not for us to worry about really. That's down to Tom as CEO and Ron.Great appoinment, but can we afford all these chiefs ?
Thanks MCB. Interesting take. I would imagine he would have no input into playing style but I could be incorrect.Barnet fan here... so know John Still very well...
He's been busy since he retired from football with us 3 years ago (https://barnetfc.com/john-still-announces-his-retirement-from-football-management-at-68-years-of-age) - and of course he was DC's boss at Daggers and us before Darren Currie took over from him.
Am slightly bemused as DC is the one that really should have the emphasis - a forward thinking, young talented manager with good connections, positive footballing style and really keen on building up relationship with the fans. You're lucky to have him.
As for Still? Barnet fans find it hilarious. I hope for your sake he has no influence on playing style (think 1990's hoofball). Given the huge transfer budget he had when he came back to us, he splurged the lot on awful Dagenham players (didn't bother signing the good ones). As for the talented youngsters? Didn't sign a single one - perhaps Jack Barham, but he's at NLS now. ****ed away a huge amount of money on players from his old club who were in financial strife at the time, and played an awful brand of football.
tl:dr - You're blessed to have Ruby Murray, literally no idea what you're doing with the dinosaur JS.
I think we have every right to worry, given our historical and current financial stateThat's not for us to worry about really. That's down to Tom as CEO and Ron.
Possibly via unofficial sponsorship from Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs?Mr Martin all of a sudden finds money to burn!! Has he been to the pawnbrokers or is this his usual smoke and mirrors trick?
All of the new management signings and funding thereof just does not add up.
If we were a well run club with a clear budget then this would all be great but.........
Thanks for posting but I'm sure that Dagenham and Luton fans would, conversely, have some positive things to say about JS. Regards his return to Barnet, he still achieved a 48.3% win percentage, the highest of his managerial career (according to Wiki) so some of the things he did must've paid off. He knows the league, that's for sure .. I see him more in an advisory role and overseeing scouting so zero input on how we'll play .. you'd hope. We have 3 capable coaches already looking after that.Barnet fan here... so know John Still very well...
He's been busy since he retired from football with us 3 years ago (https://barnetfc.com/john-still-announces-his-retirement-from-football-management-at-68-years-of-age) - and of course he was DC's boss at Daggers and us before Darren Currie took over from him.
Am slightly bemused as DC is the one that really should have the emphasis - a forward thinking, young talented manager with good connections, positive footballing style and really keen on building up relationship with the fans. You're lucky to have him.
As for Still? Barnet fans find it hilarious. I hope for your sake he has no influence on playing style (think 1990's hoofball). Given the huge transfer budget he had when he came back to us, he splurged the lot on awful Dagenham players (didn't bother signing the good ones). As for the talented youngsters? Didn't sign a single one - perhaps Jack Barham, but he's at NLS now. ****ed away a huge amount of money on players from his old club who were in financial strife at the time, and played an awful brand of football.
tl:dr - You're blessed to have Ruby Murray, literally no idea what you're doing with the dinosaur JS.
I literally posted it on the forum a few hours ago.Any reason why the "top story " in the Echo (about SUFC's chairman's recent court appearance-been online for over an hour- hasn't appeared on SZ yet?
Director of Onion purchasing is next.. You heard it here first. ???