Barrow signs 2.5 year contract as Assistant Manager - no manager announcement

[CRUMBS]

Just a guess but is this because they fear whoever becomes Manager will leave when they think they can do a snake like move and leave us in limbo , with knowing Barrow is here they can say Feck off .

[Hampshire Red]

This is a major statement by the Board. Any new manager will have to work with Graham which I think is good news. As others suggest it may mean we already know who the new man will be - and he is happy with his appointment - but can't say yet. I think it will probably rule out some of the more experienced names being touted for the job.

[Rob]

Loyalty reward for his snake handling skills

[John Neals Dynasty]

Brilliant news one thing is certain he won't walk if a club from a league one made him an offer he is a loyal man and loves it here.

So whoever the new boss is going to be knows the score it's his assistant which leads me to think it's going to be another young manager for him to mentor. Or is the rumours about Challinor at Fylde true? Both have worked together recently.
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[Phils-an-alki]

Originally Posted by moldroadred

Not necessarily. It may be that the new manager will be required to have Barrow as his assistant.

Doubt it, that's a tail wagging the dog scenario. The manager will have been decided and agreed to this. Forcing an assistant on a manager would never work.

[Alan Attack]

Originally Posted by Phils-an-alki

Doubt it, that's a tail wagging the dog scenario. The manager will have been decided and agreed to this. Forcing an assistant on a manager would never work.

Could suggest a younger type of manager.

[KT12 Exile]

Suggests to me it will be another 'up and coming' manager as I'd imagine an experienced manager would be more inclined to demand to bring in their own staff. I think it's a sensible move for the sake of stability, having seen two managers leave in quick succession, by offering a longer term contract to a vastly experienced assistant, we're less likely to suffer a collapse when a manager leaves.

At Barrow's age and with his firm statement about staying put, he's clearly not going anywhere, which gives us some much needed stablity.

[fezbob]

Hope this means there's someone already lined up willing to work with him, otherwise it seems a bit odd. I'm not sure we should be imposing an assistant on the new manager.

[Ooh aah Paskin]

Great news and surely reduces the prospective managerial candidates?

I can only really think of Lawrence and Challinor... possibly Askey as his previous assistant is at Gateshead?

Or someone out of the leftfield like Ricketts was...

[Hampshire Red]

Originally Posted by KT12 Exile

Suggests to me it will be another 'up and coming' manager as I'd imagine an experienced manager would be more inclined to demand to bring in their own staff. I think it's a sensible move for the sake of stability, having seen two managers leave in quick succession, by offering a longer term contract to a vastly experienced assistant, we're less likely to suffer a collapse when a manager leaves.

At Barrow's age and with his firm statement about staying put, he's clearly not going anywhere, which gives us some much needed stablity.

I think this is spot on. As well as providing some continuity now it also provides a bit of future proofing if our new man leaves within 7-18 months. It also suggests to me that the Board know who is coming in, that he is happy with GB as his assistant and that GB thinks he can work with the new manager. Didn't he say something earlier in the week about being allowed to work in the way he likes to? At the very least he would have wanted to know the kind of manager we were appointing.