Pete Wild confirmed

[Middleton Nick]

Looking forward to the new chapter now with some good signings...............with a medical.

[blumooncrab]

A quick word of thanks to Phil Brown. Kept us up then talked himself out of the job. Win, win all round.

Perfectly expressed .

[sambino]

Good appointment,Knows the sporting director well which is good to hear let’s hope they have a list of targets drawn up. We need this to work and have him for 3 years and not panic if it takes a bit of time to get into our stride next season

[Scudballs]

Good appointment looking for to this season

[Scudballs]

Good appointment looking forward to this season

[blue nige]

Good appointment,Knows the sporting director well which is good to hear let’s hope they have a list of targets drawn up. We need this to work and have him for 3 years and not panic if it takes a bit of time to get into our stride next season

But you know we will

[russell_anderson]

AJ doing his first interview with Pete Wild on Radio Cumbria

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0c9fzc8

'‘I was sold by the ambition of the owners and how they are local people who want to do well for their football club. Barrow is a similar town to where I’m from in Oldham, it’s built around working class people and that’s what I am, that’s what I want to be and that’s what I want to be a part of… something that has a higher purpose for the town and hopefully I can deliver that"

Welcome Pete Wild! As far as first impressions go, you've put a massive tick in that box!

Yes. A very impressive interview without the usual claptrap you get from many new managers. To be fair to him, I suspect anything better than being in a relegation fight next season will be a positive to most supporters. It certainly would be to me!

[Ace]

Impressive first interview, he seems instantly relatable.
I sense the sporting director was influential in his appointment. He seems happy with letting him get on with the agents and contracts side of it, so that’s a good sign as there relationship will be crucial if this new set up is going to work.

[spirit of 1990]

This appointment just feels right, I was hoping we could’ve got him after Cooper went but obviously that was going to prove difficult. A great interview and seems to know what he wants and how he’s going to do it. A million miles away from listening to the dirge that came out of that idiot Coopers mouth…not that I could bear tuning in for the last four or five months as it was bad enough watching it without listening to him bumble through an interview trying to explain what was going wrong.

All of this must be costing a small fortune, the owners deserve our thanks for once again trying to do the right thing. I hope ST sales go through the roof on the back of this.

[RedWeb]

Video interview now on official site. Not the usual Geordie lad asking the questions. Also fairly short but still good to see and hear from the new manager.

https://www.barrowafc.com/news/2022/may ... pete-wild/

[Hadrian]

The 'Geordie lad' is a Mackem.

A bit of cultural sensitivity, please!

[Adam29]

Video interview now on official site. Not the usual Geordie lad asking the questions. Also fairly short but still good to see and hear from the new manager.

https://www.barrowafc.com/news/2022/may ... pete-wild/

Simmo currently enjoying a well deserved holiday so Matt Dodd filling in - he will admit himself he’s better manning the camera rather than asking the questions but did a good job covering

[Wintergreen]

A quick word of thanks to Phil Brown. Kept us up then talked himself out of the job. Win, win all round.

Priced himself out of the job from what I heard - half a million my arse.

Like that the DoF was in place before the Manager so PW knows the score from the outset.

[Wintergreen]

This appointment just feels right, I was hoping we could’ve got him after Cooper went but obviously that was going to prove difficult. A great interview and seems to know what he wants and how he’s going to do it. A million miles away from listening to the dirge that came out of that idiot Coopers mouth…not that I could bear tuning in for the last four or five months as it was bad enough watching it without listening to him bumble through an interview trying to explain what was going wrong.

Cooper wasn't articulate enough or indeed interested enough to answer any questions. Adam J had to feed him multiple choice answers to get any sense out of the dour little runt, I mean I like a drink but I never get like that.

[RedWeb]

Simmo currently enjoying a well deserved holiday so Matt Dodd filling in - he will admit himself he’s better manning the camera rather than asking the questions but did a good job covering

I thought the kid did a decent job with the interview. Didn't sound flustered at all. Asked the basic questions and got solid answers.