| Ingredients of a leader 12:42 - Aug 22 with 2377 views | Kerouac |
What are you looking for in a football manager?
...and based on what you are looking for whom would you pick as a manger of Swansea City in an ideal world?
For me, there are 4 main ingredients of an effective leader...
1) Intelligence/character
Genuine intelligence, not somebody who sounds intelligent, not somebody who puts the right buzz words in the right order.
I'm looking for someone who is canny, who has nous, a schemer, somebody who knows what to say at the right time and, more importantly, knows when to shut up.
Someone who understands how other people work - can see things from their perspective, understands their motivations (which might be radically different from their own).
Someone capable of self-reflection, who takes responsibility for their mistakes and won't rest until they have corrected them.
2. Charisma
This is harder to define but I'll have a go.
Somebody who knows who they are and is so comfortable in their own skin that they exude self-confidence.
Somebody who has a sense of humour. Somebody who can laugh at themselves.
Somebody who understands how to have fun and bends/breaks rules sometimes (when appropriate).
All of this adds up to an attractive person who other people like and will follow/give their loyalty too.
3. Hard work
Are they somebody who becomes obsessed with a project? Somebody who devotes themselves to their job, which they are passionate about. Physically, time wise (works weekends, starts early, finishes late)...because they have pride in themselves are competitive and understand that whether they are successful or not defines them in the eyes of the world.
4. Experience
I am not saying that you can only manage a Premier League club if you have played in the Premier League or you can only grow a successful company if you have worked at one to a high level before...I am saying that your life experience and your working life, what you have spent your time doing, should be relevant. If you have intelligence you will have learned from it (Roy Hodgson and Arsene Wenger are good examples of people who didn't play to a high level but had always been involved in football...they learned from experience gained at a lower level and applied it higher up the pyramid.
...it is rare that you find all 4, most settle for 2. I want at least 3.
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| Ingredients of a leader on 13:47 - Aug 22 with 2306 views | onehunglow |
And not one reply until now.
It shows we are shocked really.
Right now,anyone at all,or mostly ,would be welcomed |  |
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| Ingredients of a leader on 13:59 - Aug 22 with 2291 views | Flashberryjack |
A manager that knows what he's doing would be helpful, because the one we've got doesn't know if he wants a sh*t or a haircut. |  |
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| Ingredients of a leader on 14:02 - Aug 22 with 2271 views | onehunglow |
| Ingredients of a leader on 13:59 - Aug 22 by Flashberryjack |
A manager that knows what he's doing would be helpful, because the one we've got doesn't know if he wants a sh*t or a haircut. |
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| Ingredients of a leader on 14:33 - Aug 22 with 2255 views | Treforys_Jack |
Honesty and a grasp of reality. |  | | |
| Ingredients of a leader on 15:32 - Aug 22 with 2207 views | 3swan |
A modern day clone of the late Frank Burrows | | | |
| Ingredients of a leader on 15:45 - Aug 22 with 2185 views | KeithHaynes |
| Ingredients of a leader on 15:32 - Aug 22 by 3swan |
A modern day clone of the late Frank Burrows |
With added violence 😂🥊 |  |
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| Ingredients of a leader on 16:57 - Aug 22 with 2124 views | onehunglow |
Hey oop. Jon and I had vegan lunch at Blackpoll. ‘‘Twas lovely .
Russ would make a great salesman of vegan products | |
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| Ingredients of a leader on 17:18 - Aug 22 with 2114 views | Boundy |
Leader or Manager ? leader on the pitch, Manager off it , we need both | |
| "In a free society, the State is the servant of the people—not the master." |
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| Ingredients of a leader on 17:21 - Aug 22 with 2104 views | onehunglow |
| Ingredients of a leader on 17:18 - Aug 22 by Boundy |
Leader or Manager ? leader on the pitch, Manager off it , we need both |
New coach would instantly take armband from Silent Grimes. Allen is leader and has respect. He should be captain NOW . | |
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| Ingredients of a leader on 07:53 - Aug 23 with 2016 views | Kilkennyjack |
Hard work
Knowledge of game
Honesty
Winner |  |
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| Ingredients of a leader on 07:58 - Aug 23 with 2013 views | PawelAbbott |
Someone with a game plan that is not based on professional athletes getting tired by 70 minutes.
Has he not heard of substitutes? | | | |
| Ingredients of a leaderine on 08:04 - Aug 23 with 2009 views | YrAlarch |
| Ingredients of a leader on 15:32 - Aug 22 by 3swan |
A modern day clone of the late Frank Burrows |
It was entertainment in itself watching Frank on the touchllne. | | | |
| Ingredients of a leader on 08:35 - Aug 23 with 1991 views | Dr_Parnassus |
| Ingredients of a leader on 07:53 - Aug 23 by Kilkennyjack |
Hard work
Knowledge of game
Honesty
Winner |
That’s what scares me.
Hard work - the lack of self reflection and to stay in the safe lane with regards to ambition does not constitute hard work for me. The desire and drive to work at your craft by changing and adapting to challenges is completely missing in him. He stays the same knowing it’s never worked for him before simply because he knows he can rely on possession stats.
Knowledge of game - his greatest weakness. He seems to lack any sort of in depth knowledge of the game and avoids getting into any discussion on it at all costs. He has openly, several times, said he can’t understand why we lost or is bemused why another team with limited chances or possession beat him. He’s dumbfounded by it, can’t see what the issue is.
Honesty - He likes to come across as honest but the way in which he deflects blame and invents reasons as to why he can’t perform to avoid taking accountability with his system lacks basic honesty. He needs to be honest with himself, us, the club and the players and admit what he thought was the way forward really isn’t - and adapt. It’s his only chance left.
Winner - Sadly he isn’t. His greatest footballing achievement in management is getting a talented MK Dons side to 13th - who nearly went up automatically the minute he left.
At this stage. Even 1 out of 4 would be something. |  |
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| Ingredients of a leader on 09:22 - Aug 23 with 1950 views | Badlands |
'Unwashed vegan crowd'!
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| Ingredients of a leader on 09:37 - Aug 23 with 1944 views | onehunglow |
| Ingredients of a leader on 09:22 - Aug 23 by Badlands |
'Unwashed vegan crowd'!
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Vegan is alright .
Very tasty | |
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