Not exactly. Inge brought players to Bob's attention. Bob scouted, usually through extensive video review, did background checks on character,...
I've found @Ringo to be a gentleman... But, it's so BigSoccer that the only two Stabaek supporters who weigh-in here don't like Bob... I get so...
I am a happy, proud little brother tonight. I know the blood, sweat and tears that he and his assistant Jan Peder put into this team for the last...
Yup. But important to keep it in perspective. I'm a 25-year sportswriter in New York. I know all about being a critic. Let's get three points today.
Which is why I lean on this quote frequently... “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or...
One last thing and I'll get the hell off the message boards. Go Stabaek. Huge game today. If you'd have said at the beginning of this season,...
When you talk to me, understand, I watch every game, preseason and in-season...I know what I've witnessed the last two years in terms of growth...
Bob didn't rate Tronsden as an attacking midfielder. Saw him as a fullback. That's a football decision and Tronsden let the club know he wanted...
No problem with you Scott in KC. You're not an anonymous Stabaek "insider."
No interest in fighting anonymous folks.
That's a lot of gibberish. No coach is universally liked. Not by fans, players, media. But great coaches can't concern themselves with...
Interesting thread. I'm glad I know the whole truth.
This is actually a really good comment.
Bob is rarely satisfied. Thankfully, I get to watch every minute of every match and know what I've seen. It's not going to be perfect with this...
I should stay off BigSoccer. I know that. But, man, last year Bob was told to keep the team up. He inherited a team that was not equipped to...
I'm not going to pretend to know as much about Stabaek as those who live there and have grown up with the club. But I watched preseason matches on...
I'll make excuses. I'm allowed, right, since he's my brother. The AFCON qualifier with the Central African Republic was rescheduled not once, not...
Only point I'm trying to make. In 2011, Bob blooded a lot of new young players. Even though he knew he wasn't guaranteed to coach the whole cycle,...
Not sure how that's different than what I wrote. The job was offered to him twice. He did not accept it twice.
You do realize the job was Jurgen's to accept in 2006 and 2010, right? He turned it down.
Also a longtime assistant of the national team under Shehata...and coached the Egyptian Olympic team. And played for the Pharaohs. Hardly a neophyte.
For those who might care, Bob has been gone from Egypt for seven months. During that time, the Pharaohs have played three friendlies. A win over...
As U.S. fans, we all respect how hard it is to play a true away match, especially in a venue like Saprissa or Azteca, or even Honduras or...
Minus 40,000 Ghana fans, but yeah.
The new U.S. technical staff is doing just fine. And they don't have to play Ghana in Kumasi.