He's quite good, isn't he? Surprised I couldn't see an existing thread on him and feel one is deserved.
Thomas Frank | Brentford Manager
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) is joined by CEO Duncan Drasdo and Financial Director Andy Green from the Manchester United Supporters Trust for a special episode on all things behind the scenes at Old Trafford including a brief history of MUST and their aims today, views on INEOS and Sir Jim Ratcliffe so far, and the Old Trafford regeneration.
I thought that he was a Brit for the longest time.
They do look a well drilled outfit. Candidly haven’t seen them pre PL but interesting to follow them now - wonder if we have any resident Bees fans on here?
Never trust a man who has 2 first names
Or who looks like he’s on a comedown after his third eccie
Ole Gunnar
?There is @el diablorojo, I don't know if there are any others.
So how long before he gets linked as the next United manager alongside Potter?
Looks a good manager. I think @el diablorojo commented recently that while Frank is doing a great job, Brentford's general set up is top notch, especially in the analytics department.
Legend says if he ever shake hands with Llompart he wil become a Chelsea legend.
@tomaldinho1 yeah there is myself and at least one other who doesn't really post but made himself known to me.
Thomas Frank is an absolutely top notch person really genuine guy and happy to talk football with fans - it helps that he is a great coach too.
He first came to the club as an assistant to Dean Smith - when Smith was going through a bit of a sticky patch was very much a club appointment that Smith was onboard with 100%. When Smith went to Villa he was chosen to succeed him but the start we had (one win in ten) had some fans questioning it. However the underlying stats suggested the performances were good and this is what the Directors of Football and owner look at so he was never in danger of getting the old Tin Tack.
I have no doubt that Thomas is a top manager but would he be as good when he is taken away from the Brentford set up I am not so sure. Dean Smith has done alright at Villa but they seem to be run pretty well these days. He certainly wouldn't have access to our analytics team/data anymore that's for sure.
Regarding our analytics and use of them - I very much doubt there are many clubs with the same access to data that we have or utilise it better than we do but they will be catching us up. The owner and DOFs are always looking for new ways to stay ahead of the game though.
As an interesting aside on Frank - the reason he quit Bronby was because it came to light that the chairman was on a fans forums under a pseudonym criticising him
imagine if the Glaziers were on here starting Ole Out threads
Thomas Frank is an absolutely top notch person really genuine guy and happy to talk football with fans - it helps that he is a great coach too.
He first came to the club as an assistant to Dean Smith - when Smith was going through a bit of a sticky patch was very much a club appointment that Smith was onboard with 100%. When Smith went to Villa he was chosen to succeed him but the start we had (one win in ten) had some fans questioning it. However the underlying stats suggested the performances were good and this is what the Directors of Football and owner look at so he was never in danger of getting the old Tin Tack.
I have no doubt that Thomas is a top manager but would he be as good when he is taken away from the Brentford set up I am not so sure. Dean Smith has done alright at Villa but they seem to be run pretty well these days. He certainly wouldn't have access to our analytics team/data anymore that's for sure.
Regarding our analytics and use of them - I very much doubt there are many clubs with the same access to data that we have or utilise it better than we do but they will be catching us up. The owner and DOFs are always looking for new ways to stay ahead of the game though.
As an interesting aside on Frank - the reason he quit Bronby was because it came to light that the chairman was on a fans forums under a pseudonym criticising him
imagine if the Glaziers were on here starting Ole Out threads He’s doing really well, watched a lot of Brentford this season and always been impressed. There’s plenty of top coaches managing outside the top six clubs at the moment it seems like.
Good to know and will watch them with interest. So far I think everyone focuses on Toney but look a solid team and I always like promoted clubs that don’t just sit in and pray for draws in order to stay up.@tomaldinho1 yeah there is myself and at least one other who doesn't really post but made himself known to me.
Thomas Frank is an absolutely top notch person really genuine guy and happy to talk football with fans - it helps that he is a great coach too.
He first came to the club as an assistant to Dean Smith - when Smith was going through a bit of a sticky patch was very much a club appointment that Smith was onboard with 100%. When Smith went to Villa he was chosen to succeed him but the start we had (one win in ten) had some fans questioning it. However the underlying stats suggested the performances were good and this is what the Directors of Football and owner look at so he was never in danger of getting the old Tin Tack.
I have no doubt that Thomas is a top manager but would he be as good when he is taken away from the Brentford set up I am not so sure. Dean Smith has done alright at Villa but they seem to be run pretty well these days. He certainly wouldn't have access to our analytics team/data anymore that's for sure.
Regarding our analytics and use of them - I very much doubt there are many clubs with the same access to data that we have or utilise it better than we do but they will be catching us up. The owner and DOFs are always looking for new ways to stay ahead of the game though.
As an interesting aside on Frank - the reason he quit Bronby was because it came to light that the chairman was on a fans forums under a pseudonym criticising him
haha that is a brilliant fact at the end. I have no doubt Joel started some Ole out threads!
Was just going to say. They scout using data and stats to maximise value. Not sure how it’ll fly when they need to take the next step. Pragmatic back 5. Fast fit strong and undervalued players. Wonder how they kick on? Their strikers have all gone on to bigger(ish) things. Maupay, Benrahma, Watkins and I’m sure a few bigger clubs will be circling Toney if he keeps going. Another one who doesn’t look out of place in the PL and they got him for a snip (5 rising to 10 million) Look at Olise today for Palace. There is a lot of value in the lower leagues if you know what to look for.
So yeah maybe not a top manager but top owners/cutting edge recruitment practices?
It’s already been identified by the club, for a few years, that the advantages we take from our superb use of analytics become smaller and smaller the further up the football pyramid you go. So I fully expect them to be trying to find other ways to use the data and other ways to gain advantages -big question is can we do it.
Ohh no please no, not thus guy as well.
Honestly I think after another few sales the next thing you’ll probably do is attempt to keep the core of your team together for a trophy push instead of selling and then possibly start targeting high value young players from abroad with a view to selling them for a profit. The likes of Kamaldeen and Damsgaard probably just moved a few seasons too soon for you but I reckon that’ll be the next niche. It’s also interesting you don’t bother with a youth team when it’s such a busy part of the country but obviously competition for the very best players is cutthroat. I like the way you’ve solidly spotted undervalued PL standard players on a shoestring. It’s class really!
frankly a good manager. Always like small teams climbing up from Championship to play football in the EPL, unlike the likes of Norwich who yoyo down again.
I have 2 first name and you can trust me to shag your girl real good.
Indeed, the whole club is super impressive in how it is organized. Being an analytics freak myself and doing this stuff for the living I can’t help but having a soft spot for them due to this.
Said every overcompensating man
Well we went big on our Academy when Benham (the owner and Stats geek
) first took over, invested heavily forged a partnership with a local secondary/high school built an all weather facility to train on in the winter at the school and got in decent coaches to run it. Really it was thanks to United and the noisy neighbours that we went in a different direction. Losing Poveda to city and Joshua Bohui to United for peanuts thanks to the ridiculous EPPP scheme made Benham think why drop millions on an academy each year when players get poached at 15 for next to nothing. That's when Rob Rowan (RIP) came to him with the idea of running the B team as our route for young talented players who have left the likes of Arsenal looking for a route into the first team and it has been a phenomenal success. B team focuses on 17 year olds and up, mainly players from here and Europe - especially Scandinavia.It was a joke, jeez.Said every overcompensating man
Bitter scum.
Next Liverpool manager?
Few snide comments about Sancho that weren’t warranted really, yes they did spank us in the first half, but there are two halves Thomas, also this is the Premier league, take your chances or you get punished.
the Sancho comment is out of line
he was attending a funeral
he was attending a funeral
Officially on my prick list with that Sancho comment.
WTF.
WTF.
Cry me a river you tramp looking twat
Save you tears for another day.
And cry me a river.
And cry me a river.
yeah Rangnick confirmed it
Frank by name, frank by nature
I don’t even understand what he means by with that Sancho quote, what point is he making? How does it relate to the preceding sentence?
Will have to assume he wasn’t aware why Sancho didn’t play tonight, but even so it was a cnuty thing to say.
Will have to assume he wasn’t aware why Sancho didn’t play tonight, but even so it was a cnuty thing to say.
Need to get in charge of his emotions, he's like us cnuts on here in the match thread
Terrible stuff from Frank. Sounds like a bitter and entitled man who thought he'd get the win of his career tonight.
Completely rational take here...
But the camera cutting to him grafting on his chewing gum with his mouth open was doing my head in.
No doubt he'll sound like a gravel driveway.
But the camera cutting to him grafting on his chewing gum with his mouth open was doing my head in.
No doubt he'll sound like a gravel driveway.