Good shout re Steph,although I suspect Jill Scott might be a good option also
Isn't this exactly what the club did with Cushing too? I'd have thought people would be more on board with something that's worked previously. At least at this stage anyway.City want the whole club to play in certain way. Possession based high pressing football. Thats why they don't appoint anyone from outside really.
Taylor knows City's philosophy inside out and is willing to play that way.
Barca do this often too, promote from within for the exact same reason.
Both are good potential options and they would need to earn the opportunity like Gareth has. Maybe, one of them could be an assistant first and / or develop their coaching with younger age groups.
I hope Gareth is a big success. He's likely to perform better than his Bluedoom reception. I suggest the people doubting him should get down to the Minihad to cheer on our team, when football returns as a live spectator sport
I remember the Stoke game and subsequent run we went on. Gareth also flicked on Wiekens long punt v Gillingham at Wembley which led to Dickov's goal. He certainly wasn't our best player but was also far from the worst. He's been in the academy a few years so must have something about him coaching wise.Probably already been mentioned but Gareth holds an important place in our history. As the scorer of the winning goal against Stoke in 98, the game that turned our season, he’s a bit of a City legend.
Christmas, losing at half time and the boys came back out and turned it around. I’ll never forget the atmosphere in the second half. 30,000+ plus but a proper noise! Really felt important at the time and how right we were!
I would love to be proved wrong in the flesh watching his team.