Whing replacement?

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Re: Whing replacement?

Post by Big E » Tue Dec 23, 2025 7:47 pm

McMark wrote: Tue Dec 23, 2025 7:30 pm
BarrowLad71 wrote: Tue Dec 23, 2025 7:22 pm

If that’s the case they should put the club on the market
Then we would have the asbestos problem to sort out too. But thankfully we have a Forum for these sort of things🤔
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Re: Whing replacement?

Post by Hendoblue » Tue Dec 23, 2025 7:49 pm

If it is McDonald then its the cheap option.

Could come to haunt the club if a new manager has to be put in place Feb onwards with no transfer window

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Re: Whing replacement?

Post by olefogey » Tue Dec 23, 2025 9:19 pm

BarrowLad71 wrote: Tue Dec 23, 2025 5:33 pm
barrowfan_chris wrote: Tue Dec 23, 2025 5:09 pm McDonald and Paul Gallagher as assistant is the rumours
Worrying times. Strange appointment.

Cheap and cheerful, a yes man for Wood. Won’t last 3 months.
Why are these baseless rumours treated seriously?

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Re: Whing replacement?

Post by bluessupporter » Tue Dec 23, 2025 9:20 pm

I see Jon Brady is on the books of Aporto Sports, as are Andy Whing and Stephen Clemence.

Could it be third time lucky? ;)

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Re: Whing replacement?

Post by Jonty » Tue Dec 23, 2025 9:27 pm

McDonald comes across as a good guy, no doubt an experienced coach, but I think we need a new approach and go with a proven track record. We cannot keep going through this cycle. Brady sounds like a breath of fresh air, although he might not be the tough management style, he is supposed to be great with getting the best out of players. Out of the names doing the rounds, All-in on Brady for me
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Re: Whing replacement?

Post by Pedro » Tue Dec 23, 2025 9:36 pm

Jon Brady seems to have a plan .
Two clubs in 5 years and I don't think sacked at either.
Noticed he had been in Spain in. august at a course run by the Villa Real Manager.
Obviously keeping upto date.
He should be our number one target
Will come down to money but also if he feels Barrow would be a good fit in relation to having to build on a limited budget.
The challenge may be to much as he has a good record and Barrow would probably be the hardest one to date failure would tarnish that record.

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Re: Whing replacement?

Post by sambino » Tue Dec 23, 2025 9:40 pm

However it is need a 2/3 year plan as Evett/Wilde had never heard any of that with Clemence/Whing. Seem to be just hanging on at the moment season to season even with our budget we are better than that. We used to be a destination for young talent to go on loan to seem to have lost that we need to get back to getting good young talent on loan and being trusted to develop them,
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Re: Whing replacement?

Post by olbarrafancumbak » Wed Dec 24, 2025 9:27 am

So long as whoever it is gets to rule the roost so to speak, we might stand a chance!

A strong character who likes others have said can put a plan together and take us forward.

Someone with a mentality like evatt would be great, the players under him worked bloody hard and I'm some respects, it was easy for them to understand what to do.

But whoever it is, we have to try and back them.

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Re: Whing replacement?

Post by bluessupporter » Wed Dec 24, 2025 10:29 am

He’s got to be his own man and I think Brady would be that, preferably as Manager not Head Coach.


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Re: Whing replacement?

Post by Barrowfan92 » Wed Dec 24, 2025 1:14 pm

Link doesn’t take you to anything
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Re: Whing replacement?

Post by April1972 » Wed Dec 24, 2025 1:24 pm

Barrowfan92 wrote: Wed Dec 24, 2025 1:14 pm Link doesn’t take you to anything
There is a report in the sports section to say that Brady is favourite in the betting to take over at Barrow - but additional info so just what we already know.

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Re: Whing replacement?

Post by olbarrafancumbak » Wed Dec 24, 2025 2:06 pm

The suspense is killing me..

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Re: Whing replacement?

Post by Pedro » Wed Dec 24, 2025 2:52 pm

April1972 wrote: Wed Dec 24, 2025 1:24 pm
Barrowfan92 wrote: Wed Dec 24, 2025 1:14 pm Link doesn’t take you to anything
There is a report in the sports section to say that Brady is favourite in the betting to take over at Barrow - but additional info so just what we already know.
Brady maybe favourite but Oxford in Championship sacked there Manager and Birmingham are rumoured to be going to sack there's.

Both higher leagues and nearer home.
I would say the delay is in the fact we are struggling to close a deal with anyone.
Hopefully not ,but we may end up with McDonald by default.

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Re: Whing replacement?

Post by CH BAFC » Wed Dec 24, 2025 3:00 pm

Think we are in for a uneventful and quiet Christmas, probably same in the new year, we must be skint.
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