[Club YouTube] PRE-SEASON UPDATE | CONOR HOURIHANE

PRE-SEASON UPDATE | CONOR HOURIHANE


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCPM_2O3Ahw

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Hmmmmm make the best of what we've got! .

 

Personally I thought it was a good, positive and enthusiastic interview from a man clearly relishing the role he’s been given

 

Certainly talks the talk. I'm hoping I'm right, possibly walk the walk. Knows exactly what he wants. (given the backing of the board). but I'm getting good vibes. And he says in the Chron how he'd love to keep DKD and it says seems DKD likes it here since moving to the area. . Obviously a big bid may scupper that and understands it. (Already turned down an approach from a league 1 club and seems some championship clubs showing interest.)
Only a significant multi £million deal may tempt em. And O'kane goes on to say he wonders if any clubs would in effect go to that level.
Given the length of contract, imo we hold all the cards fee wise. A player of his calibre should command a very good fee imo. If its true kitching went for £5m. We should be looking at nothing less.

Talking to a few players. And wants other backroom staff.
I'm probably putting 2 + 2 together and making 5.
I think Hammill . Could fit the bill. But
Im guessing, until he gets his B Eufa coaching badge. That would be off the table.

 

Definitely sounds like he's the manager, rather than head coach.

 

For those who want the summary:

Staff:
Richard Keogh brought in as assistant head coach come from Blackpool under Steve Bruce demands high standards which is exactly what I'm looking for - he knows what excellent looks like and will bring in ideas and drive. CH has fought hard to have the staff in place that he wants.
Tom Harban stepping up from the academy - worked with CH during his last 10 games in charge - brilliant for him. Knows the town, knows the club, desperate to get into the first team level, wants to do well for the club.
Ed Davies - stepping up to set pieces coach from the analysis department.

Loans:
Vermal and Shepherd mentioned - the loan spells have been positive, hopefully Vermal can come back with a promotion, Jack has come back the same, Kyran helped Burton stay up - they are like new signings for me, can really bring loads to the first team hopefully.

Expectations on players during pre-season:
We want to go back to high press, high energy attacking football, exepctations on players to get fitter as CH didn't feel players had been quite at that level. LAds coming in for 4 checkin days before pre-season - do the tests on fitness.
Connection between the team and the fans has been missing, fans and players have been distant. Things lined up to get them into the community, going to get some fans to come in and present to the players what the town and club means to the fans so they know who they're representing
There's loads of work to do, so much going on in the background - want fresh look, fresh energy about the place - don't want people moaning about what we don't have, concentrate on what we do have - what we can change - make the most of the opportunity in front of us.

 

Vimal

 

Excellent positive interview,very impressed so far.

 

You gotta pump it up the reds are going up

 

Very positive.

 

I wonder if he'll be giving YT a call to come back?

 

Would you like to expand on that. You make it sound as though it's about players abilities and none coming in.

Early in the interview he would like the new players coming in, in at the start of training.

If it's the comment about the club (near the end of the interview) as in "moaning about what we don't have but go what we do have, and freshen up the place."
Means for me in and around the club.

 

I’m sure we’ll have success under Conor. It may not be next season, but the club and fans need to get behind him and he’ll take us up.

 

Words are easy. We've heard lots of them down the years.

He's got a huge job on his hands and he'll be faced with losing some players he'd rather not lose. He can say whatever he likes between now and opening day. But as our motto so wonderfully reminds us, judge him on his actions.

 

Not unless DKD moves

 

"Lets stop moaning about what we dont have.
Let's makethe best of what we do have."

Nice Conor lad. Nice.

 

Fantastic words to hear but I reckon we won't have to wait too long into the season for Conor to fall on his own sword with that one.

 

Enjoy the ride is all I'll say.

 

I'm trying to not get carried away here, at the moment. Because we have of course, seen and heard this sort of thing before.
And Conor is intelligent enough to know what to say, and he knows what we as fans of this club want to hear.
But I will admit, I've been pleasantly surprised at how he's gone about the job so far, in these early days.

 

We ain’t got a barrel of money, but we’ve got cooper & Currie