Alistair Bruce-Ball
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But if you actually want to progress your career, it might not be the best option.
I think Curtis has hit the nail on the head there with regards to what next.
And some of the soundings and the industry people that I've spoken to today have echoed similar sentiments as Curtis just has, is that what next?
what elite manager or what manager who is on the up would consider taking the Chelsea job, as big as it is and as top drawer as being Chelsea's head coach is in terms of that person standing in European football.
Just because of the way the club is run, the current recruitment model
I think that they may struggle to get the names that they want to get.
I know this is with hindsight, but do you think when they came to Liam Resenia, if we go back to when he was appointed, do you think he should have taken it or do you think he should have carried on doing what he was doing?
Because this is obviously now a big setback in his career.
Yeah, I think there's two sides to it.
I think Liam, in the way that he is and some of the, we spoke earlier about some of the comments and stuff like he makes, he is a bit of a nerd when it comes to football.
Honestly, he's a student of the game and he loves the game and he would have manifested that he's going to do this job eventually.
The fact that 18 months after getting sacked from Hull, he is now getting offered the Chelsea job.
He never in his wildest dreams would have believed it.
But if you're part of Blueco Group, it's different if you're then going to work for a different group of owners.
You're having to get to know new people.
But he must have felt comfortable enough that I speak with these people weekly.
I have weekly meetings.
I have all the chats.
So they know him and they've chosen him.
So he must have had a level of comfortability in taking the job.