Brian Barry Murphy

[Outfox the Fox]

https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-41542606.html

 

Assistant Manager - previously Development Team Manager at the Etihad. A big step up?

Edited 24 December 2024 by Outfox the Fox

[foxfanazer]

A step down if anything. Welcome to the circus 

[Claudio Fannieri]

Very highly thought of, this is actually a very good appointment, has been linked with a few Championship and League one managers jobs over the past year or so. 

[Wasyls Pec Deck]

Was Barry from EastEnders not available?

[adam]

1 minute ago, Claudio Fannieri said:

Very highly thought of, this is actually a very good appointment, has been linked with a few Championship and League one managers jobs over the past year or so. 

Sounds ideal then as he can take over from RVN when he packs it in.

[adam]

1 minute ago, Wasyls Pec Deck said:

Was Barry from EastEnders not available?

Busy at the darts.

 

[bald reynard]

He was Manager of Rochdale for 2 years before Man City. He was in charge when they were relegated to League 2 and left (to go to the Etihad) with only a 31% win record.

Edited 24 December 2024 by bald reynard

[RYM]

Sounds like when my gran used to get our names wrong and list half the family members before she got to the right one.

[Aus Fox]

Isn’t he the bloke from Last of the Summer Wine?

[bald reynard]

At least his appointment as Assistant Manager clears up the role of Ten Rouwelaar - he obviously is just an Assistant / Goalkeeping Coach. Presumably Alcock has gone.

[AjcW]

Very highly regarded, another one who has learned the City Group way.

 

I doubt he will be here for long but this is a massive coup, also going to know who the best young talent to sign is! 
 

I do find it worrying that we’re having to piece together Ruuds team for him though, has he really pissed that many off? 

[Jazzy_Jeff]

 Assuming a recommendation from Enzo…… 

[Paninistickers]

Just written a post slating Ruud, but this type of appointment is far more heartening. An actual coach. 

 

Thing is, I don't get the connection.

 

Where on earth does RvN know this guy from? Is this a club identified appointment?! 

 

 

[fox_favourite]

I know nothing about him, so not gonna pretend it's good/bad. 

 

But to me this is a club trying to get coaches in to play the Enzo way for the long term. This to me from the outside is an Enzo recommendation 

[lcfcsnow]

Wonder if Enzo requested him last year as both were at Man City at the same time, Barry Murphy left a few months ago and is now available.

[Realist Guy In The Room]

8 minutes ago, Paninistickers said:

Just written a post slating Ruud, but this type of appointment is far more heartening. An actual coach. 

 

Thing is, I don't get the connection.

 

Where on earth does RvN know this guy from? Is this a club identified appointment?! 

 

 

It’s weird but coaches all seem to know each other in the most unexpected way.

 

I remember a weird scenario where I think it was Phil Parkinson saying he could ring Jose Mourinho for advice whenever he wanted as they met at a Uefa course and basically fell in love.

 

[Thommo]

George and Mildred

[Tommy G]

50 minutes ago, bald reynard said:

He was Manager of Rochdale for 2 years before Man City. He was in charge when they were relegated to League 2 and left (to go to the Etihad) with only a 31% win record.

Sounds perfect for us 

[Cropwellfox]

Could very well see this guy being a decent shout as our next manager in the champ next year working with a very young squad, backs against the wall mentality.  The club will not have even given this a seconds consideration though. They’ll let him leave before then. 

[HankMarvin]

So highly thought of, he was let go at the start of the season after finishing 23rd of 26th

 

Manchester City’s Under-21s have made an impressive start to the new season after disappointment last time out.

At Manchester City, underachieving isn’t accepted.

Thankfully, supporters haven’t had to endure many lean spells in the last decade. Pep Guardiola simply won’t allow it. Nor will the club’s bosses, led by Ferran Soriano and Txiki Begiristain.

The results speak for themselves and no club in recent times have hoovered up more trophies than the Blues in East Manchester. City’s executives have created a winning culture that permeates all aspects of the club’s infrastructure, and runs through the first team, women’s side and underage set-up.

Except, last season there was one standout anomaly: the Under-21s. City won just four league games at that age group in 2023/24 and finished 23rd in a league of 26. It was a shock given the Under-18s challenged for the title and won the FA Youth Cup, while the Under-21s had won the league in each of the previous three years.

“I felt like last season we were a bunch of players put into a team and we’ve never really played before, whereas this season we have grown up together and we know each other inside out,” reflected Jahmai Simpson-Pusey, who captained the Under-18s in May’s Youth Cup final triumph. “I feel like with the good team bonding, we’ve been getting some good wins.”

There were other reasons for last season’s slump, including the changes to the league format, the departure of notable youth players and, as a result, the selection of a slightly younger team at Under-21s level.

[Paninistickers]

5 minutes ago, HankMarvin said:

So highly thought of, he was let go at the start of the season after finishing 23rd of 26th

 

Manchester City’s Under-21s have made an impressive start to the new season after disappointment last time out.

At Manchester City, underachieving isn’t accepted.

Thankfully, supporters haven’t had to endure many lean spells in the last decade. Pep Guardiola simply won’t allow it. Nor will the club’s bosses, led by Ferran Soriano and Txiki Begiristain.

The results speak for themselves and no club in recent times have hoovered up more trophies than the Blues in East Manchester. City’s executives have created a winning culture that permeates all aspects of the club’s infrastructure, and runs through the first team, women’s side and underage set-up.

Except, last season there was one standout anomaly: the Under-21s. City won just four league games at that age group in 2023/24 and finished 23rd in a league of 26. It was a shock given the Under-18s challenged for the title and won the FA Youth Cup, while the Under-21s had won the league in each of the previous three years.

“I felt like last season we were a bunch of players put into a team and we’ve never really played before, whereas this season we have grown up together and we know each other inside out,” reflected Jahmai Simpson-Pusey, who captained the Under-18s in May’s Youth Cup final triumph. “I feel like with the good team bonding, we’ve been getting some good wins.”

There were other reasons for last season’s slump, including the changes to the league format, the departure of notable youth players and, as a result, the selection of a slightly younger team at Under-21s level.

Blimey. 

[Parker Pen]

1 hour ago, bald reynard said:

He was Manager of Rochdale for 2 years before Man City. He was in charge when they were relegated to League 2 and left (to go to the Etihad) with only a 31% win record.

Translate that win percentage to us this year moving forward with a handful of draws and we make 40 pts!

[RedSoxUK]

First of all, why do we have to find out about this from Irish news?

 

Are we certain he's coming in as Ruud's assistant? He's from Cork, the same as McSweeney who is always referred to as "coach" for the U21s.. and it does seem more likely that this is our new U21 manager if you ask me.

 

Unwilling to believe Ruud won't have his own man as assistant.

 

 

[Claudio Fannieri]

A lot of managers and coaches meet whilst doing coaching qualifications, there is a good chance they could have ended up on the same course and hit it off. 

[HankMarvin]

10 minutes ago, Claudio Fannieri said:

A lot of managers and coaches meet whilst doing coaching qualifications, there is a good chance they could have ended up on the same course and hit it off. 

If that was the case it probably wouldn’t have taken an additional 3 weeks to appoint someone out of work.