National Youth League Fixtures and Mariners youth team discussion

[Huddo]

I'd love to see one of the old boys given the chance.

 

[sydmariner]

I'd love to see one of the old boys given the chance.

Macca?

 

[shipwreck]

Where did the previous coach go?

Peil seemed absolutely obsessed with Wilkshire at the start of all this, he was awkwardly included in video interviews, openly stated that he would be the next Monty and his "elite level" experience with the Socceroos was key in the future of the clubs youth development.... Something has gone very wrong here to reverse all that only 2 games in.

 

[Michael]

Hutch still has his house on the coast… do all we can to get him back. A real coach.

 

[Michael]

Macca?

I can get around this.

 

[Rising Sun]

Macca?

Would need somebody fully committed - macca would be a mug to give up his media career

 

[Rising Sun]

I'd love to see one of the old boys given the chance.

Me too but the role is too critical to the success of the club just to be a sentimental choice. Needs to be a fully badged, experienced and high calibre coach. Hutch is the logical choice as an old boy that meets those criteria - and would bring the same passion to the role that Monty did.

Get the head coach right and there might be more room for flexibility in the assistant role (dump Elrich). If Simmo wants to do his badges then I would love to see a Hutch-Simmo team replicating the Monty-Serge combo

 

[Ancient Mariner]

Whoever gets picked, this appointment is one of the most critical in the Club to get right.

 

[Ben10]

Me too but the role is too critical to the success of the club just to be a sentimental choice. Needs to be a fully badged, experienced and high calibre coach. Hutch is the logical choice as an old boy that meets those criteria - and would bring the same passion to the role that Monty did.

Get the head coach right and there might be more room for flexibility in the assistant role (dump Elrich). If Simmo wants to do his badges then I would love to see a Hutch-Simmo team replicating the Monty-Serge combo

oh lordy yes

 

[Hello Sailor]

Me too but the role is too critical to the success of the club just to be a sentimental choice. Needs to be a fully badged, experienced and high calibre coach. Hutch is the logical choice as an old boy that meets those criteria - and would bring the same passion to the role that Monty did.

Agreed, but given the club's business model and the success of Monty, mostly we need someone with a track record of identifying rough diamonds and developing them. I'm not sure if Hutch has done this. I'd like Monty to help identify an appropriate successor when the time comes.

 

[Ozhammer]

Hutch still has his house on the coast… do all we can to get him back. A real coach.

As much as I would love to see Hutch back at the club, I can’t see him effectively taking a backward step level-wise to coach youth.

 

[JoyfulPenguin]

Agreed, but given the club's business model and the success of Monty, mostly we need someone with a track record of identifying rough diamonds and developing them. I'm not sure if Hutch has done this. I'd like Monty to help identify an appropriate successor when the time comes.

Hutch comes with a pretty good resume though, Academy experience with the Seattle Sounders as well as being an assistant under Ange at Yokohama F. Marinos, as well as a full role at a USL side in America.

 

[JoyfulPenguin]

As much as I would love to see Hutch back at the club, I can’t see him effectively taking a backward step level-wise to coach youth.

If he hasn't been approached for the NSD already he might be willing if there is a promise of Monty's job when he goes?

 

[Rising Sun]

As much as I would love to see Hutch back at the club, I can’t see him effectively taking a backward step level-wise to coach youth.

It's a fair point. The bait would be the prospect of the head coaching role becoming vacant in the next couple of years or so (plus coming back to Australia - I believe his kids are high school age or approaching that).

 

[Michael]

As much as I would love to see Hutch back at the club, I can’t see him effectively taking a backward step level-wise to coach youth.

This is unfortunately 100% correct. I guess the only thing in our favour is there’s not a heap of $$$ in the USL.
Could pay overs and maybe with the hope of eventually getting the aleague gig when Monty eventually moves on could be a lure. And being back home.

but then again, Monty doesn’t seem to in a rush to move anywhere anytime soon IMO

 

[FFC Mariner]

Andy Bernal you'd imagine.(Caveat. I dint know if he has his badges)

 

[Rising Sun]

Agreed, but given the club's business model and the success of Monty, mostly we need someone with a track record of identifying rough diamonds and developing them. I'm not sure if Hutch has done this. I'd like Monty to help identify an appropriate successor when the time comes.

Monty and Serge had to be able to identify and develop the rough diamonds because pretty much the only kids we could recruit were local ones and the ones other clubs rejected / missed.

One thing we have going now is that we rank highly as a "club of choice" for elite young players. For example we have had 4 of the current / recent Joeys squads join us in the last few months.

 

[Rising Sun]

This is unfortunately 100% correct. I guess the only thing in our favour is there’s not a heap of $$$ in the USL.
Could pay overs and maybe with the hope of eventually getting the aleague gig when Monty eventually moves on could be a lure. And being back home.

but then again, Monty doesn’t seem to in a rush to move anywhere anytime soon IMO

Hutch got punted from his role in the US - he is currently has a role as head coach (but he is the the #2 guy - the head guy has the title "manager") to a club newly promoted to the J-League. So Ozhammer is right, it would be a backward step CV wise coming here

 

[JoyfulPenguin]

Hutch got punted from his role in the US - he is currently has a role as head coach (but he is the the #2 guy - the head guy has the title "manager") to a club newly promoted to the J-League. So Ozhammer is right, it would be a backward step CV wise coming here

The official reason given for him leaving his USL club was his kids, if that's actually true it might be a point in our favour.

 

[Rising Sun]

The official reason given for him leaving his USL club was his kids, if that's actually true it might be a point in our favour.

That always felt like a cover story for him being punted, and the fact his next gig was in Japan more or less confirms it. The point still stands though.

Didn't realise he had gone to Japan as a #2 until I had a look this morning, thought he was just one of a few assistants. Would make it a bigger call to come back here