Dastardly and Muttley Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 So, across the pond a new team has been formed - Los Angeles FC. Today they unveiled their new manager like this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 It would help if I had a clue who that was..! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnderMB Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 His name is Brad Bobley, and he's most famous for being out of his depth at Swansea City. All jokes aside, I thought he was a decent manager. He had a good international record, and he'd tried to handle his management career in the right way by managing at a lower level in Europe before taking that step up. His big mistake was taking the jump from Ligue 2 to the Premier League, when it was clear the only reason he was offered the job was because he was the same nationality as the owner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saunders87 Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Looks like slim shadys dad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprocket Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Donald Trump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lita For Congo Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Weird. He looks like your mates "uncle" no one sees anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sephjnr Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 2 hours ago, EnderMB said: Brad Bobley, Stop that. Every time I hear that it shows how embarrassing Soccer AM has become. And an American manager will win the PL before an English manager does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRaw Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 We did something similar when Johnson joined..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanatopia Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Very droll REDRAW, very droll! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortia Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 2 hours ago, EnderMB said: His name is Brad Bobley, and he's most famous for being out of his depth at Swansea City. All jokes aside, I thought he was a decent manager. He had a good international record, and he'd tried to handle his management career in the right way by managing at a lower level in Europe before taking that step up. His big mistake was taking the jump from Ligue 2 to the Premier League, when it was clear the only reason he was offered the job was because he was the same nationality as the owner. Even though it was wildly obvious he was out of his depth, as you said, I still feel bad for the bloke. Sacked after 11(?) games without a transfer window to bring anybody in. Not fair in my opinion. Absolute shambles all round, that was. Can't blame him for taking such an 'illustrious' job, at least compared to his previous club experiences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Ashton Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 What a boring name Los Angeles FC is. I remember when US teams had groovy names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sephjnr Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 15 minutes ago, Robin Ashton said: What a boring name Los Angeles FC is. I remember when US teams had groovy names. They still have dumb names. Other sports fill that quotient adequately, let's have one sport a bit more traditionalist. At least the nicknames (Timbers, Whitecaps) are a bit more authentic to local character than they used to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creg Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 19 minutes ago, Robin Ashton said: What a boring name Los Angeles FC is. I remember when US teams had groovy names. 2 minutes ago, sephjnr said: They still have dumb names. Other sports fill that quotient adequately, let's have one sport a bit more traditionalist. At least the nicknames (Timbers, Whitecaps) are a bit more authentic to local character than they used to be. Maybe they've learned their lessons from the franchises constantly moving in search of more money? As an example, the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers were originally the Minneapolis Lakers - being named after the famous bodies of water in the area - before relocating in 1961 to Los Angeles where there are almost no lakes at all. God, it's a slow Friday isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeAman08 Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 17 minutes ago, Creg said: Maybe they've learned their lessons from the franchises constantly moving in search of more money? As an example, the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers were originally the Minneapolis Lakers - being named after the famous bodies of water in the area - before relocating in 1961 to Los Angeles where there are almost no lakes at all. God, it's a slow Friday isn't it? There are quite a few examples of this in American sports. It's a foreign concept here and for the record should never happen here but teams sometimes relocate due to ownership change and opportunity. Sometimes they change the name completely but often times they'll keep the "nickname." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnderMB Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 2 hours ago, sephjnr said: Stop that. Every time I hear that it shows how embarrassing Soccer AM has become. And an American manager will win the PL before an English manager does. Like most of Soccer AM, they didn't invent the Brad Bobley name. That's been around since at least 2010. Also, I seriously doubt it, at least not a manager/coach from their domestic league. They'll have more of an advantage over us because of the numerous American owners, and because they're more willing to travel than the English are, but the level of coaching here will improve far faster than over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted July 28, 2017 Report Share Posted July 28, 2017 Track suit top and baseball cap = Tony Pulis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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