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Re: John Kear : Wed Dec 13, 2017 10:05 am  

DILLIGAF wrote:

I'm obviously in the minority when I notice the broken promises then. Fair enough, must be nice to be able to feel good about it all and focus on the positives.

Hope you all enjoy the season. As I said elsewhere, god knows if anyone deserves to enjoy themselves for a season after the crap they've been through, it's Bradford fans. The way I feel about the club lately, I'm not sure I qualify any more.

I'll go crawl back under my rock.

He may have broken the 'promise' but he does have to consider the fianancial implications. My guess, for what it's worth, is that kear, or any coach of his experience and calibre, wasn't on the horizon when the promise was made, and that when it became known he was interested he may have, to some extent busted the budget, so the 'new' second in command idea was dropped.

Personally, Im very ahppy with it and don't feel in any way short changed, but I can understand others may not think the same.

Re: John Kear : Wed Dec 13, 2017 10:28 am  

roger daly wrote:

A season ticket

Think youve copped for a big one pal

Re: John Kear : Wed Dec 13, 2017 11:01 am  

thepimp007 wrote:

Think youve copped for a big one pal

I'll be getting tickets for the coral stand (or whatever it's called now) for each game, so may have to curb my drinking a bit on match days. I don't want to be showing up any of the players after the match do I

Re: John Kear : Wed Dec 13, 2017 11:03 am  

roger daly wrote:

I'll be getting tickets for the coral stand (or whatever it's called now) for each game, so may have to curb my drinking a bit on match days. I don't want to be showing up any of the players after the match do I

Surely the Guiness at Odsal aint that strong

Re: John Kear : Wed Dec 13, 2017 11:22 am  

thepimp007 wrote:

:lol: Surely the Guiness at Odsal aint that strong

No probably not and I hope it's not as expensive as last season. If I'm saving money on a season ticket and money on a taxi to Cue Gardens before the game(he can now drop me off on the way to the ground) so I don't want to be using the money I'm gonna save on overpriced Guinness

Re: John Kear : Wed Dec 13, 2017 12:34 pm  

There was also talk of a reserve side, which presumably would have been coached by Beattie given the number of academy players that would have been in there plus good for his own development. But no news of that, which disappoints me but I accept that plans change to fit circumstances, maybe we would have heard a lot more good news if more fans had purchased season tickets. so it could be that roles have been adjusted and Beattie has that wider responsibility with the first team not the reserves. Hopefully the reserves are simply delayed a season. The important thing for me is that Beattie is a bridge from the academy to the first team, and to me a sign that the owners are putting all the structures in place to build a solid core of our own talented lads that have played together and can develop together.

Interesting to see what two old dogs have done with two other teams, Big Sam and Roy. No guarantees, but you would expect Kear to sort the defence out and that alone will do wonders for the points tally.

In retrospect last year may have been the time not to buy a season ticket, this year the one to do so. Everything APPEARS to be much more solid off and on the pitch this season, and I am happy for a few broken promises for that to be achieved.

Re: John Kear : Wed Dec 13, 2017 1:57 pm  

Is the non-mention of John Bastian in any of the press releases about the coaching set-up a good thing? Or a bad thing? Or just a thing?
I assume he remains Head of Youth development?

Re: John Kear : Wed Dec 13, 2017 2:04 pm  

A broken promise is fine if what you get instead is better than initially promised.
That probably was his initial intention but getting Kear probably changed a few things and that is why I am now looking at the positives.
The negatives aren't necessarily negatives - just differences to what was said.
Is getting Kear and Beatie a negative up to say Diskin and Greenwood which would have fulfilled his so called promise?
I don't think so.
Chalmers changed his mind on what he said at the meeting but to me changed it for the better - so I am happy with that and my mate told me last night he will now get a terrace ST this Friday rather than occasional walk ups.
Everyone sees things differently

Re: John Kear : Wed Dec 13, 2017 2:15 pm  

Highlander wrote:

Is the non-mention of John Bastian in any of the press releases about the coaching set-up a good thing? Or a bad thing? Or just a thing?
I assume he remains Head of Youth development?

Im sure Kear mentioned his excellent work in his interview

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Re: John Kear : Wed Dec 13, 2017 2:21 pm  

He did.