Ronny Deila Named NYCFC Head Coach / Deila Joins Standard Liège
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A bunch of Ronny's old teammates were in town a few months ago. It was around the time a Standard Liege article came out. In response to 'It seems like Ronny likes it here in New York.' They were like "ehh...."
It's a tough time to be a quarter of the way around the world from your home/family (if that's the case).
nemec, Berget, they bought out mix. Patrick was allowed to leave For nice. If Ronny leaves it will be just another example.
Others leagues have had cases where there is “mutual agreement” and are let go of contracts, when there are rumors that other teams want them and then a Few days later they show up in other team.
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It sure looks like they're closing in. I have no idea if we're bidding against Standard Liege to keep him, but if he's looking for €1 million and has a chance to get it, God bless him.
It's picking up steam quickly. The real question is not whether Ronny is leaving but if he's going to be coaching on the 19th.
LionMOD: No new thread when he's announced that he leaves. Post it here. If there's a new thread it will be merged into this thread. A new threat can be created for the discussion of a new manager appointed, interim or otherwise.
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If he’s going I want him out ASAP.
Nothing on the wires yet, but if the numbers fall into place we could lose both our manager and our striker before then. It looks like in both cases it's just a matter of meeting the ask.
Valentin Castellanos transfer: NYCFC asking price not met amid Leeds interest (90min.com)
Such is life in MLS. We really can't fault anyone for turning an honest buck. But I won't lie, I'm really looking forward to the day when we can compete with the second-tier leagues on a toe-to-toe basis, financially speaking.
More lead time is better. But it's past midnight in Liege right now and I don't know if they'll do any business on a Sunday, so we may not get any answers until Monday at the earliest.
According to the Belgian report, the deal was agreed earlier today.
www.dhnet.be
Deila sera bien le nouveau coach du Standard de Liège !
L'accord entre les trois parties a été trouvé, les papiers doivent être signés
a read a tweet this morning ( which may have been deleted because I keep searching and can’t find it now) saying he will Be coaching new team on Wednesday in start of their preseason.
I think they had training today so he may have said his goodbyes today (except callens and Johnson)
Leaving while in first place in a Cup defending season. I get it and understand the logistics, but it’s embarrassing and a sad reminder where we stand in the worldwide footy hierarchy.
Well this just stinks.
It’s not good that we can’t seem to keep a coach for more than a short stay. Maybe Vieira was making an obvious, predictable move up the ladder, but Ronny is making a lateral move at best, and Dome didn’t even have a job when he left.
It’s not good that we can’t seem to keep a coach for more than a short stay. Maybe Vieira was making an obvious, predictable move up the ladder, but Ronny is making a lateral move at best, and Dome didn’t even have a job when he left.
Pure conjecture on my part, but I suspect that he wouldn't be making this somewhat lateral move if we had a stadium and a better home environment like Portland or some others.
I'm not sure what SL has going on, but I suspect it's better than our hodgepodge of sparsely filled stadiums.
I'm not sure what SL has going on, but I suspect it's better than our hodgepodge of sparsely filled stadiums.
i really doubt that. It doesn’t help but I doubt that Is the reason he left.
It’s most likely he wants go be closer to home like PV.
Thing is euro coaches will eventually want to go back home as certain teams and leagues you can still get piece of Europa or champions league action. That will always be appealing.
long term coaches in mls is probably going to be either American or players that have long tenure in MlS like Gonzalo Pineda
Having a shot at UEFA tournaments is a huge factor, I'm sure. So is his base pay. I'm not sure what Ronny draws with us, but one of the reports had him looking for €1 million per year from Liege. Put that together with the bonuses available from Europa and Champions League action and some of the other stuff and it's likely a big step up in terms of his personal income, even though it's a lateral move in competitive terms (or worse -- I think we beat them pretty handily most days).
And not for nothing, but it's pro sports. The big boys play for money. I often think of the quote from the great Gil Perreault, when he was asked what the three most important things in hockey were: "Forecheck, backcheck, paycheck."
No different for managers. It feels a little mercenary because we're in the middle of our season, but there's nothing to be done about that. Our league is counter-scheduled to Europe so mid-season changes are inevitable. In fact, if he saw his current contract out and didn't extend he'd be out in the middle of next season. So it was probably a sooner or later thing all along.
Sucks, but there it is. We'll be okay. I'm almost certain Nick Cushing will step into his shoes, and it will be fine.
Dropping players because they suck is not the same as someone being allowed to walk out of a contract.
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