Post by El Morto La Hoja! on Jun 15, 2009 17:06:30 GMT -1
John Barnes has been confirmed as the new manager of League One outfit Tranmere, with Jason McAteer appointed as his assistant manager.
Barnes, who recently ended his short stint as head coach of Jamaica, has been out of club management since being sacked by Celtic in February 2000.
His dismissal from the Glasgow giants followed a humiliating Scottish Cup defeat to Inverness.
The 45-year-old will now be forced to work to a limited budget at Prenton Park.
Tranmere, who narrowly failed to make the play-offs on the final day of last season, recently sacked Ronnie Moore after three years in charge of the Merseyside club.
Barnes' former Liverpool team-mate and ex-Tranmere midfielder McAteer has been named as Rovers' number two.
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Comments from teamtalk
Cazual (Middlesbrough fan)
"Unlucky Tranmere! John Barnes worse than Southgate Ince and Adams put together, he will be gone by October!"
simonwjones (Manchester United fan)
"Good luck Bohn Jarnes"
jakelfc (Liverpool fan)
"hope this works out for both of them. YNWA"
dubwhite (Leeds United fan)
"why get rid of a manager that missed out on the play offs by 1 point or something and get in barnes great player sh*t mamager couldn't do it in scotland with celtic i mean c'mon there was only 2 teams up there at the time.... i thought tranmere would be in and around the playoffs again this year.........not anymore."
hegz85 (Rangers fan)
"Im hoping Barnes has taken a few coaching lessons since he was Celtic manager! He was aboslutely clueless"
Simmo200 (Sheffield Wednesday fan)
"My word this story gets better. Not only have you signed Barnes as manager you have took on chuckle brother 3 for your assistant. Unreal. Your chairman must be losing the plot"
tin (Liverpool fan)
"With McAteers background at Tranmere and Barnes´s stop/start managerial career, I would love this to work but I fear the worst. As much as I loved Barnes the player I just don´t think he has what it take to become a successful manager. Hope I´m wrong....."
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LOL. Can't anybody else remember Barnes claiming football was racist because he could get another job after Celtic ? - The reason he couldn't get another job was because he was so bloody useless ;D Poor Tranmere.
Barnes, who recently ended his short stint as head coach of Jamaica, has been out of club management since being sacked by Celtic in February 2000.
His dismissal from the Glasgow giants followed a humiliating Scottish Cup defeat to Inverness.
The 45-year-old will now be forced to work to a limited budget at Prenton Park.
Tranmere, who narrowly failed to make the play-offs on the final day of last season, recently sacked Ronnie Moore after three years in charge of the Merseyside club.
Barnes' former Liverpool team-mate and ex-Tranmere midfielder McAteer has been named as Rovers' number two.
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Comments from teamtalk
Cazual (Middlesbrough fan)
"Unlucky Tranmere! John Barnes worse than Southgate Ince and Adams put together, he will be gone by October!"
simonwjones (Manchester United fan)
"Good luck Bohn Jarnes"
jakelfc (Liverpool fan)
"hope this works out for both of them. YNWA"
dubwhite (Leeds United fan)
"why get rid of a manager that missed out on the play offs by 1 point or something and get in barnes great player sh*t mamager couldn't do it in scotland with celtic i mean c'mon there was only 2 teams up there at the time.... i thought tranmere would be in and around the playoffs again this year.........not anymore."
hegz85 (Rangers fan)
"Im hoping Barnes has taken a few coaching lessons since he was Celtic manager! He was aboslutely clueless"
Simmo200 (Sheffield Wednesday fan)
"My word this story gets better. Not only have you signed Barnes as manager you have took on chuckle brother 3 for your assistant. Unreal. Your chairman must be losing the plot"
tin (Liverpool fan)
"With McAteers background at Tranmere and Barnes´s stop/start managerial career, I would love this to work but I fear the worst. As much as I loved Barnes the player I just don´t think he has what it take to become a successful manager. Hope I´m wrong....."
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LOL. Can't anybody else remember Barnes claiming football was racist because he could get another job after Celtic ? - The reason he couldn't get another job was because he was so bloody useless ;D Poor Tranmere.
