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He's also more articulate than any British manager I have ever heard speak.
Hamburger Hill said:
I'm very much liking the cut of Thomas's jib....straight talking, cliche free and obviously knows his stuff....

This could be a very exciting few months ahead on the good ship Brentford!
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Thomas Frank

I hVe just finished listening to his interview, the guy is A) very relaxed B) is very respectable of his relationship with his other coaches he had worked with here C) want his players to express themselves on the pitch.

Anyone who has not seen this interview, it’s a must see YouTube
 

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He's very good. :)

 

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wanderer paul said:
It's probably the smell of 'old people' around GP............... you know the one............. :sneakoff:





ONLY JOKING!!
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I’ll have you know that I shower every morning and wear Givenchy Gentleman or Eau Sauvage which I apply liberally before each home game if only to counteract the smell of the 90% meat burger and fried onions being consumed by the gentleman next to me and the odour of the New Road bogs drifting down on a northerly breeze.
 

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A comparable demeanour in many ways to Jürgen Klopp. I hope there are more than just oratorical similarities.
 

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Bristolian Bee said:
A comparable demeanour in many ways to Jürgen Klopp. I hope there are more than just oratorical similarities.
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Will he go overboard when we score a goal?! Run up and down the touchline?! I wonder...
 

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BURFORD BEE said:
I’ll have you know that I shower every morning and wear Givenchy Gentleman or Eau Sauvage which I apply liberally before each home game if only to counteract the smell of the 90% meat burger and fried onions being consumed by the gentleman next to me and the odour of the New Road bogs drifting down on a northerly breeze.
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Good work sir
 

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BURFORD BEE said:
I’ll have you know that I shower every morning and wear Givenchy Gentleman or Eau Sauvage which I apply liberally before each home game if only to counteract the smell of the 90% meat burger and fried onions being consumed by the gentleman next to me and the odour of the New Road bogs drifting down on a northerly breeze.
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Maybe it's the Eau Savage sticking in the back of his throat? Don't apply so much. As for the loos...........may as well p in the gutter! ;)
 

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wanderer paul said:
Maybe it's the Eau Savage sticking in the back of his throat? Don't apply so much. As for the loos...........may as well p in the gutter! ;)
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Eau Savage??......
More like Robbie Savage!!! lol
 

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Delbee said:
I hVe just finished listening to his interview, the guy is A) very relaxed B) is very respectable of his relationship with his other coaches he had worked with here C) want his players to express themselves on the pitch.

Anyone who has not seen this interview, it’s a must see YouTube
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I have a very good feeling about Frank from those interviews. Let’s try not to get on his back if we don’t get the right performance or result against Brizzle. Though I suspect we might just step up a gear now.
 

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SH said:
Given the pace we have up front, I really hope Thomas will leave two (or even three) up at oppo corners (as per the Warburton years).
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We exposed the very obvious flaw in doing that with Egan’s goal against Forest at the start of last season.
 

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Very erudite performance from a man who has a clear plan for the way forward and has a firm grasp on what is required to reach the goals that are set

I liked the way that he put all the success down to a team ethic between the 3 coaches and nicely side stepped any question suggesting that all or part was just down to his ideas.

Feel the players will be working a little harder under the new regime and his expectations may be higher. Whether there will be any significant tactical change in the short term I would doubt however I do feel that over the next couple of months we may well notice some subtle changes taking place.

Will be interesting seeing who his assistants might be and I noticed the throw away comment about getting them out of their existing contracts which might suggest they have some people in mind.

Roll on Saturday and the start of a new regime “ reaching for the stars”
 

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Will be interesting to find out if all our good performances & wins are all down to him.
 

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I wonder who’s going to be assisting him on the bench tomorrow?
Multitaskers only.
Required:-
Loud voice for screaming instructions, relaying advice and encouragement. A piercing whistle would assist in attracting the beneficiary’s attention.
A fully rounded vocabulary for use in conversations with the 4th Official and/or Referee. To be contrasted by a steely stare or silent glare when facing the opposition bench.
Numerate, as squad numbers nowadays exceed fingers and toes available.
Traffic management. Much like the Pit Lane, avoiding collisions but still having the right substitutes warmed up and available at the right time.
Catering. Ensuring sufficient supplies of water/juice/Lucozade/Polos/chewing gum/pastries are available, as and when required by the Head Coach.
Time management. Synchronised stop watches to monitor the officials time keeping, and advising them and the Head Coach accordingly.
Laptop/tabletology. The ability to drop technology instantly, without breaking it or erasing, to perform any of the above.

I’m sure I’ve missed out lots, but it’ll be interesting to see who falls into the dugout and pops out now and again.tomorrow.
 

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JANORAK said:
I wonder who’s going to be assisting him on the bench tomorrow?
Multitaskers only.
Required:-
Loud voice for screaming instructions, relaying advice and encouragement. A piercing whistle would assist in attracting the beneficiary’s attention.
A fully rounded vocabulary for use in conversations with the 4th Official and/or Referee. To be contrasted by a steely stare or silent glare when facing the opposition bench.
Numerate, as squad numbers nowadays exceed fingers and toes available.
Traffic management. Much like the Pit Lane, avoiding collisions but still having the right substitutes warmed up and available at the right time.
Catering. Ensuring sufficient supplies of water/juice/Lucozade/Polos/chewing gum/pastries are available, as and when required by the Head Coach.
Time management. Synchronised stop watches to monitor the officials time keeping, and advising them and the Head Coach accordingly.
Laptop/tabletology. The ability to drop technology instantly, without breaking it or erasing, to perform any of the above.

I’m sure I’ve missed out lots, but it’ll be interesting to see who falls into the dugout and pops out now and again.tomorrow.
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Lars Friis or KOC or both.
 

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redsbee said:
He's also more articulate than any British manager I have ever heard speak.
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He’s seems like a really nice bloke and I’m sure he will inspire players to go to the next level.
I hope he’s also got that steely ruthless edge you need to manage big egos.
Most of all I’m hoping he starts with 3 points!
 

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JANORAK said:
I wonder who’s going to be assisting him on the bench tomorrow?
Multitaskers only.
Required:-
Loud voice for screaming instructions, relaying advice and encouragement. A piercing whistle would assist in attracting the beneficiary’s attention.
A fully rounded vocabulary for use in conversations with the 4th Official and/or Referee. To be contrasted by a steely stare or silent glare when facing the opposition bench.
Numerate, as squad numbers nowadays exceed fingers and toes available.
Traffic management. Much like the Pit Lane, avoiding collisions but still having the right substitutes warmed up and available at the right time.
Catering. Ensuring sufficient supplies of water/juice/Lucozade/Polos/chewing gum/pastries are available, as and when required by the Head Coach.
Time management. Synchronised stop watches to monitor the officials time keeping, and advising them and the Head Coach accordingly.
Laptop/tabletology. The ability to drop technology instantly, without breaking it or erasing, to perform any of the above.

I’m sure I’ve missed out lots, but it’ll be interesting to see who falls into the dugout and pops out now and again.tomorrow.
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They've bought back Wally Downes for a day
 

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Ashford Bees said:
Whatever happened to that Chapman fella? He used to give good interviews. No technical issues in those days.
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It wasn't all plain sailing - I remember doing a post-match interview with Adam Forshaw and we later found out the mic had failed so we had to do all over again; luckily we spotted it before he had left the ground! He was gracious enough to answer the same set of questions posted shortly before. It's not easy doing these type of things at times.
 

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JANORAK said:
I wonder who’s going to be assisting him on the bench tomorrow?
Multitaskers only.
Required:-
Loud voice for screaming instructions, relaying advice and encouragement. A piercing whistle would assist in attracting the beneficiary’s attention.
A fully rounded vocabulary for use in conversations with the 4th Official and/or Referee. To be contrasted by a steely stare or silent glare when facing the opposition bench.
Numerate, as squad numbers nowadays exceed fingers and toes available.
Traffic management. Much like the Pit Lane, avoiding collisions but still having the right substitutes warmed up and available at the right time.
Catering. Ensuring sufficient supplies of water/juice/Lucozade/Polos/chewing gum/pastries are available, as and when required by the Head Coach.
Time management. Synchronised stop watches to monitor the officials time keeping, and advising them and the Head Coach accordingly.
Laptop/tabletology. The ability to drop technology instantly, without breaking it or erasing, to perform any of the above.

I’m sure I’ve missed out lots, but it’ll be interesting to see who falls into the dugout and pops out now and again.tomorrow.
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....i'm hearing vftb has been pencilled in for the gig tomorrow....with sonofabee as 3rd man....both fit your job spec perfectly. lol
 

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JCMcBee said:
....i'm hearing vftb has been pencilled in for the gig tomorrow....with sonofabee as 3rd man....both fit your job spec perfectly. lol
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lol lol I think the term would be “a brave appointment” and Sky wouldn’t send their cameras back if we were in the dug out !!!
 

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Yep, really enjoyed the first TF interview...articulate honest and open and absolutely no bulls**t.. And if you want an amusing comparison of just how far we've come watch the interview and then watch Warnock's half time rant when he was at Sheff Utd, and count your lucky stars...
 

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.............is he any good then???...............
 

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Made a substitute before 60 minutes ...
 

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Well that gets the honeymoon period out of the way. Now down to business.
 

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Far too early to judge in what ended up being a very frustrating game.

One observation I did make from behind the dugouts was how quiet and gentlemanly Thomas was. Now don't get me wrong, I don't want an arm waving mega maniac, but Thomas was incredibly quiet towards the officials. In that first half when Brizzle systematically fouled and did the usual stopping us taking free kicks by blocking and kicking the ball away he nor Lars were particularly in the officials faces. Also second half when it felt like every decision went against us he was very quiet and measured. I did think that Dean would've been in the 4th official and ref's face much more and trying to influence what was going on.

I think he'll prove to be a good coach but I do hope he's not too nice for his own good. Hopefully nothing a couple of good assistants won't help with.
 

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Doovster said:
Far too early to judge in what ended up being a very frustrating game.

One observation I did make from behind the dugouts was how quiet and gentlemanly Thomas was. Now don't get me wrong, I don't want an arm waving mega maniac, but Thomas was incredibly quiet towards the officials. In that first half when Brizzle systematically fouled and did the usual stopping us taking free kicks by blocking and kicking the ball away he nor Lars were particularly in the officials faces. Also second half when it felt like every decision went against us he was very quiet and measured. I did think that Dean would've been in the 4th official and ref's face much more and trying to influence what was going on.

I think he'll prove to be a good coach but I do hope he's not too nice for his own good. Hopefully nothing a couple of good assistants won't help with.
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I thought similar. I also thought he got it wrong with the midfield selection but DS made the same choices as well and we don't know if Kamo was exhausted from travel.


The most concerning thing for me was we seemed to play with less intensity or pace then before but hopefully this was a one off.

It was an awful game, an awful ref, an awful performance and awful result but the same could be said of Warburton first game but we nicked that one nil so the result wasn't. It's one game so lets see what happens but the next week ahead will be a tough one for him with two away games, so if he comes through that then hopefully we will all have a better idea of where we are going. Today was bad, but he will learn more from that then any other game, so if he learns from the mistake hopefully long term it will be a good thing.
 

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Doovster said:
Far too early to judge in what ended up being a very frustrating game.

One observation I did make from behind the dugouts was how quiet and gentlemanly Thomas was. Now don't get me wrong, I don't want an arm waving mega maniac, but Thomas was incredibly quiet towards the officials. In that first half when Brizzle systematically fouled and did the usual stopping us taking free kicks by blocking and kicking the ball away he nor Lars were particularly in the officials faces. Also second half when it felt like every decision went against us he was very quiet and measured. I did think that Dean would've been in the 4th official and ref's face much more and trying to influence what was going on.

I think he'll prove to be a good coach but I do hope he's not too nice for his own good. Hopefully nothing a couple of good assistants won't help with.
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I think I want TF to be calm and composed however a narky assistant who is at the officials all the time is fine by me.
 

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Doovster said:
Far too early to judge in what ended up being a very frustrating game.

One observation I did make from behind the dugouts was how quiet and gentlemanly Thomas was. Now don't get me wrong, I don't want an arm waving mega maniac, but Thomas was incredibly quiet towards the officials. In that first half when Brizzle systematically fouled and did the usual stopping us taking free kicks by blocking and kicking the ball away he nor Lars were particularly in the officials faces. Also second half when it felt like every decision went against us he was very quiet and measured. I did think that Dean would've been in the 4th official and ref's face much more and trying to influence what was going on.

I think he'll prove to be a good coach but I do hope he's not too nice for his own good. Hopefully nothing a couple of good assistants won't help with.
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Not sure that would have helped. We completely lost it as a team second half and as a result our game went totally to pot. It was frustrating but we needed to try and rise above it and play our game instead we got sucked into a battle with both Bristol and the ref and that played into their hands. Won't have gone unnoticed that that has worked for both Bristol and Birmingham recently. I think there's nothing wrong with the Head Coach being calm, it's a positive for me (as it was for Smith mostly), as you say though a couple of assistants to do the dirty work would be good..
 
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