Alan Sheehan-Manager for Next Season

[magicdaps10]

Putting a manager back as a coach would cause havoc.

 

[Swanjaxs]

Putting a manager back as a coach would cause havoc.

I don't think AS could go back to coaching us if he was to be overlooked now, also, he'd have a fair few looking in his direction if a job became available for sure.

 

[Swansea93]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1911354981531209781

 

[Ringwood]

Not sure we could have recruited a manager after LW left and got a better return of points Sheehan has achieved.

 

[GriffTom]

Sheehan is doing fantastic and should be seriously considered for the job full time. That being said, I think it would be naive of the board not to take time and fully review who is available once the season is concluded. If the best option is still Sheehan after that then no problem.

 

[Ringwood]

Makes you wonder what Sheehan could achieve if we get the recruitment process sorted and a more successful summer window with the right additions and player exits.

 

[AusinIsOurHero]

Wonder who the other two names are?

 

[Swansea93]

Several clubs keeping tabs on Alan Sheehan as Swans ponder next move

The interim boss has strengthened his case to take the job on a permanent basis in recent weeks

www.walesonline.co.uk

 

[WentToSchoolWith]

I’ve changed my vote.
If a new manager had come in and got the piss poor Swans of January/February, playing with this level of grit, determination and style, was picking up expected AND unexpected points, and the whole squad showing a togetherness…. He’d be a legend here already.
Da Iawn Alan

I think this is my view, too. I am worried by his lack of experience, but as it stands at this point in time, the tune he's gotten from this pretty transformative. We can only judge the bloke on what we've seen, and other than the awful first hour against Derby, I'm not sure what more he can do?

 

[jacabertawe]

Several clubs keeping tabs on Alan Sheehan as Swans ponder next move

The interim boss has strengthened his case to take the job on a permanent basis in recent weeks

www.walesonline.co.uk

Even if this is agent's guff, would not surprise me if true.

 

[Gors Buster]

I think this is my view, too. I am worried by his lack of experience, but as it stands at this point in time, the tune he's gotten from this pretty transformative. We can only judge the bloke on what we've seen, and other than the awful first hour against Derby, I'm not sure what more he can do?

Somebody has posted in this thread that they had an unjustified fear of another Gary Monk, that’s exactly where I was…. I wanted Laudrup MK2.
He’s earned a shot now

 

[Andrew - North Hill]

I think for me, what is slowly bringing me round to Sheehan is that he's stopped us being a wanky, self indulgent football team where a football match just happens to occur around us while we're attending to our 90% pass completion rates.

I am absolutely sick to death of that kind of football, I no longer want that nonsense anywhere near our club, and he's at least shown he's not prepared to tolerate that.

If he ends up a Monk clone in a couple of years' time, fine, give him the flick. But for me it's a risk worth taking right now. We're not a rich club, we don't have tons of money sloshing about for a rebuild, perhaps a more "muck and nettles" approach is long overdue. We've been too predictable for too long - pretty old Swansea who'll pass you to death but still let you score 4 with your 20% of the ball. No more. Let's move on.

 

[FearOfAJackPlanet]

I think for me, what is slowly bringing me round to Sheehan is that he's stopped us being a wanky, self indulgent football team where a football match just happens to occur around us while we're attending to our 90% pass completion rates.

I am absolutely sick to death of that kind of football, I no longer want that nonsense anywhere near our club, and he's at least shown he's not prepared to tolerate that.

This a thousand times over. Whether it's Sheehan or someone else, this needs to stick.

 

[WentToSchoolWith]

Somebody has posted in this thread that they had an unjustified fear of another Gary Monk, that’s exactly where I was…. I wanted Laudrup MK2.
He’s earned a shot now

I think a fear of Monk is justified, seeing as the secnarios are very similar, but I'm (as a layman), unsure how you ever negate that with a caretaker. You have to judge it on what you see - performances (not entirely, but the strong majority) and results have both been very encouraging.

The original comment I replied to summed it up well, by highlighting that if we had appointed someone swish after LW, and he came in making the impact that Sheehan has had, we'd all be completely lapping him up. It's only fair that people are willing to give Sheehan a longer term chance; it's also relatively understandable if people are worried that it could blow up in our faces. We have no way of knowing.

 

[Andrew - North Hill]

I think a fear of Monk is justified, seeing as the secnarios are very similar, but I'm (as a layman), unsure how you ever negate that with a caretaker. You have to judge it on what you see - performances (not entirely, but the strong majority) and results have both been very encouraging.

The original comment I replied to summed it up well, by highlighting that if we had appointed someone swish after LW, and he came in making the impact that Sheehan has had, we'd all be completely lapping him up. It's only fair that people are willing to give Sheehan a longer term chance; it's also relatively understandable if people are worried that it could blow up in our faces. We have no way of knowing.

I'm not sure the scenarios are similar.

Monk took a team of footballers, a team of beauty, and destroyed it with ugly, 2D tactics more befitting of a League Two team.

Sheehan has taken over a very average group and applied a bit of long overdue common sense. Instead of pretending he's managing Man City's squad, like Martin and Williams preferred to.