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Post by Matt on Mar 15, 2018 16:02:09 GMT
Back at the Club to help Bignot out until the end of the season
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Post by dmcnally on Mar 15, 2018 16:02:43 GMT
✍ | BREAKING: Chester Football Club are delighted to announce that Neil Young has returned to the club to support Manager Marcus Bignot for the remainder of the 2017/18 season.
Read more here 👉 bit.ly/2pd5oDc 🔵⚪️
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Post by Blockhead on Mar 15, 2018 16:02:46 GMT
The club have confirmed on Twitter than Neil Young is to return to the management team to support Marcus Bignot.
Excellent news.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2018 16:04:33 GMT
Welcome home Youngy
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Post by Al on Mar 15, 2018 16:09:32 GMT
Interesting development.
Clearly loves the club and has always been around watching us as a fan and wanting to be involved in some capacity. Welcome back Neil.
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Post by boughtonblue on Mar 15, 2018 16:17:10 GMT
I like this
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Post by blueforever on Mar 15, 2018 16:18:49 GMT
Well now thats the best bit of news i have heard for a long time WELCOME BACK YOUNGY lets hope there is more to it than this Will be interesting to see if we improve .
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Post by inthestand on Mar 15, 2018 16:19:09 GMT
will the two work well together?..or are we creating another catastrophe....Bignot will obviously look on this as a vote of no confidence by the board...bringing in a ex manager who is so well beloved by the faithful for our spectacular rise to premier...ill be very surprised if this works out for the common good, and also reaffirms to me he shouldn't have been bloody sacked in the first place....
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Post by Rio Doherty on Mar 15, 2018 16:19:35 GMT
Welcome back home Youngy! True blue.
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Post by chesterken on Mar 15, 2018 16:37:47 GMT
will the two work well together?..or are we creating another catastrophe....Bignot will obviously look on this as a vote of no confidence by the board...bringing in a ex manager who is so well beloved by the faithful for our spectacular rise to premier...ill be very surprised if this works out for the common good, and also reaffirms to me he shouldn't have been bloody sacked in the first place.... Yes he should have been sacked his record that season was appalling and that was in the days we had loads of money to spend, and the majority of the fans at the time were calling for him to go.
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Post by Al on Mar 15, 2018 16:40:40 GMT
will the two work well together?..or are we creating another catastrophe....Bignot will obviously look on this as a vote of no confidence by the board...bringing in a ex manager who is so well beloved by the faithful for our spectacular rise to premier...ill be very surprised if this works out for the common good, and also reaffirms to me he shouldn't have been bloody sacked in the first place.... Its Bignots choice to bring him back. Read the Chronicle article on their site for evidence.
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Post by Frank Owen’s Paintbrush on Mar 15, 2018 16:41:30 GMT
The man is a club legend but this doesn't sit right with me and I'm surprised it's happened given the whole Jim Harvey vulture circling in the background a few years ago. Time will tell what happens next beyond the end of this season.
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Post by Al on Mar 15, 2018 16:42:38 GMT
will the two work well together?..or are we creating another catastrophe....Bignot will obviously look on this as a vote of no confidence by the board...bringing in a ex manager who is so well beloved by the faithful for our spectacular rise to premier...ill be very surprised if this works out for the common good, and also reaffirms to me he shouldn't have been bloody sacked in the first place.... Yes he should have been sacked his record that season was appalling and that was in the days we had loads of money to spend, and the majority of the fans at the time were calling for him to go. We didn't have loads of money when we first returned to the conference. We had a serious problem which meant the budget was hampered. We only signed the players we did as Sarce was sold to Fleetwood. We wouldnt have had a squad otherwise
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Post by Al on Mar 15, 2018 16:43:35 GMT
The man is a club legend but this doesn't sit right with me and I'm surprised it's happened given the whole Jim Harvey vulture circling in the background a few years ago. Time will tell what happens next beyond the end of this season. Again its Bignots choice to bring him back. Read the article first before you start the conspiracy theories.
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Post by uptheseals on Mar 15, 2018 16:54:15 GMT
Made up he's back
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Post by dmcnally on Mar 15, 2018 17:03:34 GMT
will the two work well together?..or are we creating another catastrophe....Bignot will obviously look on this as a vote of no confidence by the board...bringing in a ex manager who is so well beloved by the faithful for our spectacular rise to premier...ill be very surprised if this works out for the common good, and also reaffirms to me he shouldn't have been bloody sacked in the first place.... Its Bignots choice to bring him back. Read the Chronicle article on their site for evidence. Just read it... really interesting interview. It confirms my suspicions about the lack of transparency from the club to the managers they were interviewing... Bignot has been tasked with pushing a lorry up a hill with its handbrake off... I’ll be more than happy to see a Bignot / Young management team next season. Both know the Conference North very well and both have differing skills which could work well together.
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Post by inthestand on Mar 15, 2018 17:04:11 GMT
will the two work well together?..or are we creating another catastrophe....Bignot will obviously look on this as a vote of no confidence by the board...bringing in a ex manager who is so well beloved by the faithful for our spectacular rise to premier...ill be very surprised if this works out for the common good, and also reaffirms to me he shouldn't have been bloody sacked in the first place.... Its Bignots choice to bring him back. Read the Chronicle article on their site for evidence. yes ive read the article, but im still not convinced...Bignot is almost admitting his complete failure, how does that bode for his future employment prospects?...the whole article sounds like a club written statement...a good manager should get a fighting team in all aspects of adversity not say.. 'If Neil Young wouldn't have come in I would probably have walked away'....what sort of a fighter or manager is that?...god help us if he worked for the NHS....NY had one bad season for us after three brilliant ones....i just think he was allowed that at the time...i cant see Bignot here to see out the end of the season now...and i also cant see NY having much impact either...but to me hes(NY) still the best manager we have ever had....
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Post by Charfield Blue on Mar 15, 2018 17:07:31 GMT
If they can work well together then that is a combination I would be happy to see taking us into next season. Marcus has shown he can pick up some good players with little to no money to spend and clearly good contacts in the midlands. Neil has superb knowledge of the players in the North West and North Wales. Both have experience of success in Conference North. Neil has a passion for the club. Together they tick a lot of boxes going into a season where we will need to totally rebuild a squad on a very tight budget.
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Post by krankie's ghost on Mar 15, 2018 17:17:24 GMT
This is a trial period by the sounds of things, if it can work, thats some knowledge base going into a vital recruitment period. North West, Wales and Midlands. Recruitment is going to be key next year, can we build a team to get the crowds back on next to nothing? If anyone can, you feel those two together could.
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Post by Lobster on Mar 15, 2018 17:17:28 GMT
I've always thought we should've been more patient with him. Won three leagues in a row and then was sacked/resigned after one poor but not disastrous half season. Ridiculous really. I think we just had unrealistic expectations going into that season and seeing Halifax do so well in their first season at that level rubbed it in.
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Post by krankie's ghost on Mar 15, 2018 17:21:08 GMT
If always thought we should've been more patient with him. Won three leagues in a row and then was sacked/resigned after one poor but not disastrous half season. Ridiculous really. I think we just had unrealistic expectations going into that season and seeing Halifax do so well in their first season at that level rubbed it in. I think time has washed the dirt away for you, it was a horrendous season where Young made the exact same mistakes as McCarthy. Thankfully it was only Harrison and Kay on 2 year deals that i recall. Jarrett, McIntyre, Seddon - it was a shocker and the 'best manager in the non-league' couldn't save us.
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Post by krankie's ghost on Mar 15, 2018 17:22:37 GMT
Danby, Kay, Horan, Linwood, McIntyre, Lindfield, Harrison, Jarrett (N Turner 68), Mahon (M Williams 83), Seddon, Reed (Mills 61). Subs: Fearon, L Turner.
our 1st game back.
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Post by chesterken on Mar 15, 2018 17:27:53 GMT
Its Bignots choice to bring him back. Read the Chronicle article on their site for evidence. yes ive read the article, but im still not convinced...Bignot is almost admitting his complete failure, how does that bode for his future employment prospects?...the whole article sounds like a club written statement...a good manager should get a fighting team in all aspects of adversity not say.. 'If Neil Young wouldn't have come in I would probably have walked away'....what sort of a fighter or manager is that?...god help us if he worked for the NHS....NY had one bad season for us after three brilliant ones....i just think he was allowed that at the time...i cant see Bignot here to see out the end of the season now...and i also cant see NY having much impact either...but to me hes(NY) still the best manager we have ever had.... To me he’s admitting he needs help I cannot see a problem with that
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Post by chesterken on Mar 15, 2018 17:37:15 GMT
Begs the question if this works in the short term will the fan base be happy for it to carry on next season, this could be a very clever move by Bignot to get the fans onside.
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Post by mcseal on Mar 15, 2018 17:38:43 GMT
Very brave if it is Bignot's choice. If things improve, all the plaudits are going Young's way.
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Post by Al on Mar 15, 2018 17:39:08 GMT
Its Bignots choice to bring him back. Read the Chronicle article on their site for evidence. yes ive read the article, but im still not convinced...Bignot is almost admitting his complete failure, how does that bode for his future employment prospects?...the whole article sounds like a club written statement...a good manager should get a fighting team in all aspects of adversity not say.. 'If Neil Young wouldn't have come in I would probably have walked away'....what sort of a fighter or manager is that?...god help us if he worked for the NHS....NY had one bad season for us after three brilliant ones....i just think he was allowed that at the time...i cant see Bignot here to see out the end of the season now...and i also cant see NY having much impact either...but to me hes(NY) still the best manager we have ever had.... Jesus mate take off the tinfoil hat
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Post by avfo on Mar 15, 2018 17:39:17 GMT
Begs the question if this works in the short term will the fan base be happy for it to carry on next season, this could be a very clever move by Bignot to get the fans onside. And given his relationship with NY, the chairman as well?
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Post by bing on Mar 15, 2018 18:05:21 GMT
Chuffed with this!
Yes, it didn't work out for him last time in the Conference, but to be honest, was it that much of a surprise?
What I mean is that we got him in 2010 for his experience in those lower leagues - which he knew like the back of his hand. Who knew that he'd get three consecutive promotions and be thrust into the Conference for which I'm guessing he had little experience regarding players?
He's obviously a bright bloke and I'm sure he'll become as familiar with the higher echelons of non-league as the Evo-Stik days - so it has to be a good thing.
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Post by paulinem on Mar 15, 2018 18:13:30 GMT
What we have been sadly lacking for a number lof seasons is someone behind the scenes with good football experience! This is only an advisory role but hopefully will be a great channel of communication of what the Manager needs and steering the Board into right decisions. Neil Young is still a big fan and has great vision - I think this is a sound move forward. Welcome back Neil!
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Post by Lobster on Mar 15, 2018 18:17:28 GMT
If always thought we should've been more patient with him. Won three leagues in a row and then was sacked/resigned after one poor but not disastrous half season. Ridiculous really. I think we just had unrealistic expectations going into that season and seeing Halifax do so well in their first season at that level rubbed it in. I think time has washed the dirt away for you, it was a horrendous season where Young made the exact same mistakes as McCarthy. Thankfully it was only Harrison and Kay on 2 year deals that i recall. Jarrett, McIntyre, Seddon - it was a shocker and the 'best manager in the non-league' couldn't save us. He did make mistakes, I just thought he’d earned a bit more leeway than we gave him given what we’d achieved previously with him. He was a great ambassador for the club and I still think maybe we might’ve been better sticking with him, even if we had gone down. He’d have got it right in the end I think, and things haven’t exactly got much better since he went.
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