Dastardly and Muttley Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 Thought it would be an interesting debate, given the relative status and ambition of the two clubs and new managers. Gary Speed, another brand new manager in his first role, appointed John Carver as his assistant at Sheffield United. Carver, most recently at Plymouth, has been at Newcastle for many a year and has been a successful and respected assistant manager and coach. He appears to have great character and commands respect from the players, and has great experience at the top level. Millen chose Wigley, another experienced coach with a great CV of working with and developing youngsters. He had a short, failed spell in the hot seat at Southampton, but has great experience at a long list of clubs across the league. He has also been involved with England as core development coach for the 17-19 year old age range. Both men are vastly experienced, highly respected coaches. They should both have a wide range of contacts within the game and have both been brought in to assist new, inexperienced managers. Which club do you think got the best deal? Sheff Utd with Carver, or us with Wigley? Personally, I feel both clubs did well. We need someone who can help with the younger players in our team, and Sheff Utd needed someone with top level experience, who can be the "bad cop" in Gary Speed's management team. I don't think either club would swap given the opportunity. However, I feel that the appointment of Wigley just shows how well Millen has done to attract him. A big name such as Gary Speed has attracted an assistant with a similar level of experience and ability as our man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 Wigley without doubt. His role with U21's and experience of working within a well run academy is a MASSIVE boost for the club, his experience as a number is vital, but those added qualities can't be underestimated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Horsman Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 We did, cos Milly got HIS man, and that is the most important factor. Carver and Speed will make an interesting partnership though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol_South_End Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 I'm very happy with Wigley, with the number of younger players we have it'll definitely benefit us having his coaching experience on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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