Would You Be Happy With JFH As Our New Manager?

[Shepherds Mush]

Give him a striker like Austin or JET and watch us score and defend well.

Yeah...its that simple isnt it.

[Hubble]

Found this on another board.

May as well put this here now, it's from our Burton correspondent and will be running on the front page if/when JFH is appointed but it's interesting insight for you all I think....



1 - How do you assess JFH's time in charge of Burton? -

Excellent. Taken them to a different level since he came ,using the same style as Gary Rowett. The players work hard and run through walls for him. He has a restricted budget for players so we are overachieving with this lot, which is mainly down to him and his tactics. We play a little bit more football than we did under Gary Rowett.

2) You seem to win a lot without scoring many goals, how would you describe his preferred style of play?

Very tight and disciplined at the back and in midfield, create chances but haven't been taking them. Defence is definitely the key for him.
There was a stat last month that we have created more chances than any other team in the league but taken the lowest percentage of them. For a former striker of his calibre, it's an oddity that we only have three strikers in the squad, and two of those haven't scored yet.

3 - Main strengths and weaknesses...

Very committed and diligent. Players love and respect him. Play for him. Very detailed in training and tactics. Only weakness is maybe he doesn’t play enough attacking football at home as he doesn’t want to concede. Hates conceding goals.
Pre-season, Jimmy said we would have to put the onus on defence in the first few games until we'd got the measure of the league. Having got the measure of the league, and seen the defensive tactics prove so successful, it looks like we're sticking with it for a bit longer.
Personally would like to see a bit more attacking intent but it's working well so I don't think he'll change it.


4 - What's his record like in the transfer market?

Record on signings has been a bit up and down. Some good, some failures. No prolific strikers but all strikers have to work really hard closing down. To be fair he hasn’t had a lot of money to play around with and get hold of expensive strikers so has done really well with what he has signed for the money available. Onus in the summer was signing defenders.

5 - Is he likely to bring any staff with him, who does he work with at Burton? Any players he's likely to come after?

More than likely he would bring his assistant David Oldfield who is highly regarded, unless he fancied the manager's job. The only players he might bring are possibly the keeper Jon McLaughlin (reliable,commands box), centre back John Mousinho (been a rock this season and last since converted from centre back) and a Dutch/Moroccan winger/ striker called Nasser El Khayati who came from Dutch lower leagues and played well last season and has made the step up to L1.
Has skill and touch and can go past full backs easily on the edge of area and either cross, pass or have a shot. Decent finisher usually.

6 - There's a perception that, to some extent, he's benefited from taking over the good work Gary Rowett did, how much truth is there in that?

Yes he did take over a decent squad who were doing well (although actually they were on a fairly bad trot when Rowett) but Jimmy immediately started winning and took them on an amazing run to promotion with no real setbacks along the way. Credit to Rowett initially but huge credit to Jimmy for making us more professional and getting there. There was certainly no stumbling over the line, as there was when we got out of the Conference.

7 - There's also a perception that Burton are a well run club over achieving, and he may struggle with the omni-shambles at QPR - any thoughts?

I think he would organise you better and make you hard to beat and you have Austin up front to nick goals in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Don't expect Dutch-type flowing football immediately as he seems more interesting in keeping it tight and goals out.

If he went, he'd be going from a small, well-run club and a great relationship with the chairman to a bigger club with some well documented problems to address.

Excellent post, thanks.

[Ed the Ball]

not sure

[tetters]

It will be exciting regardless.

The club needs some excitement around it.

[Kirill]

Why did I have to bring his name up again?
You haven't shut up about it since.

You're just jealous because I thought of him first

[Tarbie]

I agree with all of that apart from wanting Hughes. IMO though, I just can't see why we need to take a chance with a division 1 manager when Pearson, Rodgers, Moyes, Laudrup and Mackay are all unemployed.

How about cos none of the names you mentioned are realistic......apart from Malkay Mackay who's a massive racist!

[Ginger Ninja]

Would anyone be happy with Chris Powell? Heard it might be him

No. Tell you what though, I'd be a whole hell of a lot happier with him than Steve farking Kean.

[geejaybee]

https://betting.betfair.com/football...51115-39.html?

[LoftusRoadLad]

[acricketer]

From the above post too long to quote. ..Sounds like he would have too much to do to sort our shambles out. We need a new broom with a track record and a plan.

[lymehoop]

after watching Citeh last night and listening to irate United fans, it doesn't mean if you get a big name, success follows. Whoever we get, let's get behind him

[hal9thou]

People don't understand that whoever gets the gig is going to have to challenge the chaotic structure off the field. This madness has to end. I want the new gaffer to have the freedom to make the call on everything, and that means Les's role will become secondary. That wont happen under Jimmy, he doesn't have the clout.

Pearson does, he wont takeshite. Neither would Rodgers. Either would cost more, but surely if we are serious about going up again - and apparently we are - sorting a proper guvnor will pay back. I don't think that will happen. I think it will be JFH and I think its the wrong appointment. But good luck to him.

[Shepherds Mush]

I want the new gaffer to have the freedom to make the call on everything.

Would rather the manager solely concentrated on the first team's / squad's performances and who he wants to be a QPR player personally.

[hal9thou]

and who he wants to be a QPR player personally.

Yeah but as things stand with Les and the current set up the new manager wont have the final say on that.

Senior managers wouldn't put up with that at a club the size of Rs. That's why we'll be stuck with someone learning their trade.

[Kit]

Whilst I know nothing has been agreed and we still haven't approached Burton supposedly, I would be pretty pissed off with the situation if I was a Burton fan, as uncertainly carries on with you knowing almost reluctantly you have to let you're manager go for the 2nd time in 18 months, when you are doing so well. I know its all swings and roundabouts in football but it does seem pretty unfair. That said I do think JFH is the best fit for us alongside Pearson and Rowett.