spudski Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 ...has left Reims and apparently linked with a Championship Club. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityexile Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 10 minutes ago, spudski said: ...has left Reims and apparently linked with a Championship Club. Sunderland seems to be the rumour. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malago Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 6 minutes ago, cityexile said: Sunderland seems to be the rumour. A young manager’s graveyard if ever there was one. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 16 minutes ago, spudski said: ...has left Reims and apparently linked with a Championship Club. So is he Championship Manager or Football Manager? Answers on a postcard to Jon Lansdown! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 (edited) 32 minutes ago, Davefevs said: So is he Championship Manager or Football Manager? Answers on a postcard to Jon Lansdown! This thread will descend into a Fifa - rall Sorry Edited May 2 by 1960maaan 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty Swallocks Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 8 minutes ago, 1960maaan said: This thread will depend into a Fifa - rall Sorry These puns will no doubt carry on for the next Fortnite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTonyTony Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 Will Will Still Still be a good manager in the Championship i wonder? 2 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityexile Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 (edited) 35 minutes ago, Davefevs said: So is he Championship Manager or Football Manager? Answers on a postcard to Jon Lansdown! Will Will Still still have time to play? 1 minute ago, TonyTonyTony said: Will Will Still Still be a good manager in the Championship i wonder? Darn it, beat me by seconds! Edited May 2 by cityexile 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 Why has this been moved to the transfer forum ? The bad puns section I'd get , but he's a manager and I really doubt we're in for him. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 2 hours ago, TonyTonyTony said: Will Will Still Still be a good manager in the Championship i wonder? We Will have to wait and see won`t we? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAmNick Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 Would have loved him to have come here, really hope it's somewhere decent and he makes a good job of it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 12 minutes ago, IAmNick said: Would have loved him to have come here, really hope it's somewhere decent and he makes a good job of it. I've loved his story , he's done brilliantly . Really looking forward to his next move. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 Sorry but who is Will Still ? 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted May 2 Admin Report Share Posted May 2 2 hours ago, 1960maaan said: Why has this been moved to the transfer forum ? The bad puns section I'd get , but he's a manager and I really doubt we're in for him. My bad I assumed it was about a player 13 minutes ago, BigTone said: Sorry but who is Will Still ? Never heard of him either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAmNick Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 (edited) 15 minutes ago, BigTone said: Sorry but who is Will Still ? Young lad, only 30/31 or so. Basically played a bit of youth football then got some youth coaching/management/analysis jobs after a hell of a lot of rejections. This was when he was early 20s - he's never played a pro game or anything. He then got appointed caretaker manager of a club in Europe at 24 and smashed it - but because he had no formal qualifications he wasn't allowed to manage them full time so had to move on. Got a few more assistant jobs, then another first team manager role one after that manager left - and was the youngest in Europe I believe. Because he still didn't have his qualifications, the club was being fined about £20k every match for having him as their manager, but they did it anyway as he was so good. We're talking a decent Liege 1 club too, and he had something like 15 games unbeaten (including against PSG) at the start of the season with them. He's also well known because he credits a lot of what he learnt to playing Football Manager (hello Jon!) solidly for years on end when he was younger. He's got his head screwed on and has a really unconventional entry to the pro management game. I like him a lot. Edited May 2 by IAmNick 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 23 minutes ago, BigTone said: Sorry but who is Will Still ? 9 minutes ago, phantom said: Never heard of him either Nick has given the synopsis , but there was a fairly long thread on here 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 1 hour ago, Lanterne Rouge said: We Will have to wait and see won`t we? happy birthday LR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 37 minutes ago, phantom said: My bad I assumed it was about a player Never heard of him either Nor me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoystonFoote'snephew Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 As I understand it although he's now enrolled and is attending a UEFA Pro License course this has not yet completed so he doesn't as yet hold a UEFA Pro License. Can he therefore manage in the EFL? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 1 hour ago, BigTone said: Sorry but who is Will Still ? I’ve heard of Will Self……….. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDOXO Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 I saw a documentary/interview with him once. Certainly one to keep watching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 31 minutes ago, RoystonFoote'snephew said: As I understand it although he's now enrolled and is attending a UEFA Pro License course this has not yet completed so he doesn't as yet hold a UEFA Pro License. Can he therefore manage in the EFL? Wayne Rooney didn’t have his qualifications when he managed Derby - I think? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lrrr Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 1 hour ago, IAmNick said: Young lad, only 30/31 or so. Basically played a bit of youth football then got some youth coaching/management/analysis jobs after a hell of a lot of rejections. This was when he was early 20s - he's never played a pro game or anything. He then got appointed caretaker manager of a club in Europe at 24 and smashed it - but because he had no formal qualifications he wasn't allowed to manage them full time so had to move on. Got a few more assistant jobs, then another first team manager role one after that manager left - and was the youngest in Europe I believe. Because he still didn't have his qualifications, the club was being fined about £20k every match for having him as their manager, but they did it anyway as he was so good. We're talking a decent Liege 1 club too, and he had something like 15 games unbeaten (including against PSG) at the start of the season with them. He's also well known because he credits a lot of what he learnt to playing Football Manager (hello Jon!) solidly for years on end when he was younger. He's got his head screwed on and has a really unconventional entry to the pro management game. I like him a lot. Another point as he speaks both English & French (perhaps more) mid session he's able to seamlessly switch between languages while coaching. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FNQ Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 5 hours ago, spudski said: ...has left Reims and apparently linked with a Championship Club. Could be us… there’s a lot of synergies, our owner is known in the football world to be Standing Still and we have Dumb and Dumber Still making the big decisions. We need to also remember that our HC is Still Here.. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pillred Posted May 2 Report Share Posted May 2 6 hours ago, 1960maaan said: Why has this been moved to the transfer forum ? The bad puns section I'd get , but he's a manager and I really doubt we're in for him. Why would we be? we already have a manager with one of the best records in the championship ( on current form). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted May 3 Report Share Posted May 3 I see his former club's fans have made a record about him............Will, Will, I love you Still, even though you're leaving ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted May 3 Report Share Posted May 3 To be read in your best John Cooper Clarke voice. I will Will Still to move to Pill, then to the Gate to instill a will, to win, and thrill. if not, we'll still stand still, and lose. to nil. But will Will Still come climb this hill, with us? Or will Will Still yet take his fill at Reims, or Lille? Still sat in the hôtel de ville with the will to kill, our dreams. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudski Posted May 3 Author Report Share Posted May 3 A recent article on him by the Athletic. A really insightful read. https://theathletic.com/5363233/2024/03/29/will-still-manager-profile/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted May 3 Report Share Posted May 3 2 hours ago, ExiledAjax said: To be read in your best John Cooper Clarke voice. I will Will Still to move to Pill, then to the Gate to instill a will, to win, and thrill. if not, we'll still stand still, and lose. to nil. But will Will Still come climb this hill, with us? Or will Will Still yet take his fill at Reims, or Lille? Still sat in the hôtel de ville with the will to kill, our dreams. Are you an ‘ealth fanatic ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Ian M Posted May 3 Admin Report Share Posted May 3 19 hours ago, IAmNick said: Would have loved him to have come here, really hope it's somewhere decent and he makes a good job of it. There was no chance of that ever happening: “I would work for a Championship team without a problem,” he says, "providing they are open, honest and ambitious" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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