He has also coached at HMP Walton with 30 year lifers as part of his Pro-licence. That would ground him. He said of the experience;
‘My idea was to put myself in the most strenuous situations, where I felt the most anxiety — like jail — and if I could deliver there, surely when I went back to a place of safety, football, I could do it.”
I am not his agent by the way!
I get the sense that you might have an inside track on this anthony barry talk ? Is that right ?
Is the common denominator between ian foster and anthony barry that they worked with paul cook ? And would that explain why paul cook was interviewed ( which was disclosed by paul cook himself)?
We have had several 'L' plater' managers in the championship- peter shilton, david kemp, ian foster...none particularly successful, so I'm not sure in what way Barry's appointment would be data- driven, in any sense ( although I think david Kemp would have succeeded in fielding a very competitive side- if he was given the budget which shilton had)...
In regard to barry's press quotes words are one thing but actions are really what counts ( 'fine words dont butter any parsnips')- and experience is what counts,even more, in my view
Its simon Hallett's club and it's his money that hes using to fund it....and that definitely gives him the right to choose who he likes
That doesnt mean that I would be happy to see another 'L plate' manager in charge - no matter how stellar his coaching career- because that doesnt translate into being a successful manager, as brian kidd found out
Tried and tested is best in my view- in the mould of ian Holloway and tony pulis.Perhaps even the return of Shuey might end up being an option, if he ends up getting the chop ?( who I'm sure will be a much better manager now as a result of his experiences at stoke )....