Paul Jewell

To those who backed O'Leary and Jewell at ridiculously low odds on Betfair, thank you very much, your support is greatly appreciated.

Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

From what I hear though Giles simply felt the FAI was dragging its heels and feared that Jewell would get a club job imminently so he asked to speak to him to sell the idea to him. I see this as the selfless act of a guy who cares but maybe I'm being naive.

Maybe you're right.

The FAI certainly appear to be dragging their heels.

Originally Posted by kingdom hoop

Owlsfan, who were the prima donnas you say he couldn't manage at Wednesday? Searching my brain's deepest recesses I'm thinking maybe Gilles de Bilde (pretty crap anyway) and Wim Jonk, who'd probably lost any hunger he had at that stage. Enlighten us if you would please.

Any other titbits from his Wednesday tenure?

Not really. I remember him blaming the players for lack of effort and Wednesday being hopeless under him. Wednesday may even have been bottom of the league by the time he got the heave ho. That said, if I had a pound for every manager I've seen sacked by Sheff Wed, I'd be a rich man.

I don't have any huge objection to Jewell. It just annoys me that his failure at Hillsborough is airbrushed out by Messrs Giles and Dunphy whenever they launch in to a panegyric singing his praises.

Giles said “Last week it was in the paper that Paul Jewell, who I consider to be an outstanding candidate for the job, turned down an offer from Wigan, which was worth a lot of money to him apparently, and I was thinking ‘if we’re going to get the best candidate, Paul Jewell would be one of them and what happens if another club comes in the next few days and he signs up for them without anybody from Ireland putting a case to him that the Irish job would be beneficial to him?’”

“We had a good chat. I explained the possibilities of the Irish job to him, how in my opinion it would be good for him and today it was interesting to read in the paper that he was interested. He hasn’t dismissed it.

“You’d lose the candidate before you’d had a chance to really talk to him. I would hate to lose a candidate like Paul Jewell. To lose a candidate like that would have been awful.”

Giles added: “If similar circumstances happened again then I would offer my services again. That’s why I did what I did and I’ve no regrets about that. If I had to do it again I’d do it again and take whatever flak that’s flying my way, because all I want is to get the best possible manager so we have the best possible chance of qualifying for the next World Cup.

“To be quite honest, if we’re trying to get the right man for the job and things are not in place, I feel I have a duty to do it,” he added.

Respect.

Originally Posted by kingdom hoop

Gilles de Bilde

I remember hearing a classic Big Ron line when he was
co-commantating on a Sheff Weds game ...

And its Gilles de Bilde on the ball ... his mates call him Bob

Originally Posted by Ash

I remember hearing a classic Big Ron line when he was
co-commantating on a Sheff Weds game ...

And its Gilles de Bilde on the ball ... his mates call him Bob

..Don't get it..." Gilles de Bob"?

jewell's price has gone out to 2-1 today
he was still odds on yesterday

According to one of the red tops (therefore it must be true) Jewell wants a Premiership job. Ars.e anyway.

Don't think I have a preference anymore.....

Thanks - already being discussed in "New Irish Manager" thread.

Breaking News on Sky Sports:
Jewell had ruled himself out of ROI job.

Originally Posted by EalingGreen

Breaking News on Sky Sports:
Jewell had ruled himself out of ROI job.

Already been mentioned.

And what happens if no Premiership team offers him a job? Does Giles ring him again to remind him that we exist and we get him as an after thought or has he a Premiership job lined up?

Jewell said on skysports that Delaney called him up last night (Thursday). Delaney is either contacting the candidates himself (for the 3 wisemen to then interview those declaring an interest?)or Jewell was first choice.

Another FAI botch job ( quelle surprise).

Bye, bye Fewell. Good luck in your unending search for another club job. You'll soon find that chairmen don't want "managers" who stay permanently down the bottom of the league.

dont see why its a botch job. he was offered the job and turned it down

Originally Posted by eekers

dont see why its a botch job. he was offered the job and turned it down

Except that the whole candidate selection process is suppose to be handled by an elite group of 'football' people and not some smug overpaid idiot who is trying to use said group to absolve him of the blame in case the job goes pear shaped once again.

BBC website say that he has accepted Derby job.

Originally Posted by DeNiro

BBC website say that he has accepted Derby job.

Out of the frying pan at Wigan and into the fire at Derby!!!!

That is possibly the worst job in British football at the moment.What is he thinking???

Originally Posted by btid1

Out of the frying pan at Wigan and into the fire at Derby!!!!

That is possibly the worst job in British football at the moment.What is he thinking???

money

Originally Posted by macdermesser

money

Clearly!

Very shortsighted!Wonder what Derby are offering?