Did Gerard?

On 7 September 2017, the club announced Gerrard would manage the Under-19 team in the 2017–18 UEFA Youth League^184]
In late April 2018, Gerrard entered talks to become the new manager of Scottish Premiership club Rangers

between 1-2 officially, he finshed up with Galaxy 2016 but he was always a tactician type guy, was around gaffa management briefings heaps prior and then getting his license.
Like I said fresh out of the game, was his next out clause process, fingers on the pulse - a bit more preparation than who we're talking about talking comparing apples with apples.

I think thats a little simplistic though Charlie. Coaches are limited by the players at their disposal but thats a whole other conversation. Yorke's appointment is of a coach with NO prior coaching experience. Its bad enough the APL has insulted all of Australian football by honouring him as coach of the supposed "best players of the Aleague system for the year" rather than giving it also to the best Australia coach of the year... this appointment is a marketing exercise which is ONLY viable for Macarthur because there is no consequence for  poor performance. It seems, at arms length, that they are happy to hire an ex player in order to sell a few more tickets a round and dont really give a crap if he can coach or not .... We all laughed at Usain Bolt trialling but this is pretty much the same thing... Fowler at least, as LFC mentions above, had stood in the sheds in front of a whiteboard and 11 players before.... has Dwight?

Even Ince from memory had ZERO qualifications and took on a player manager role.....this has happened numerous times around the world. Not saying it's good, but it's laughable to suggest this is different to anywhere 

Fark look at Maradona being offered jobs 

there is always plenty of "farce's" and those leagues can cop it farfar more than ours being old leagues but ours especially in the current circumstances but thats my train of thought, not plastic or whine merchant just general good interest in our game - to Davide.

Even Ince from memory had ZERO qualifications and took on a player manager role.....this has happened numerous times around the world. Not saying it's good, but it's laughable to suggest this is different to anywhere 

Fark look at Maradona being offered jobs 

Hahahaha I get your point(s) and all fair but dont let the truth get in the way of a good bit of plastic bashing :) Gianluca was made player coach because pre-Abramovich Chelsea was skint after sacking Ghullit if Im not mistaken and wasnt Shearer at Newcastle something similar...... something about even the season ticket holders got a vote to bring him in? hahahaha

Did Gerard?

On 7 September 2017, the club announced Gerrard would manage the Under-19 team in the 2017–18 UEFA Youth League^184]
In late April 2018, Gerrard entered talks to become the new manager of Scottish Premiership club Rangers

Yeah player-manager (Vialli). I used to love watching Chelsea in those days.
Point is he had zero managerial experience and won everything in his first season and a half aha

Don't see many player-managers these days do you? I can't think of many anyway.
Always laughed at the idea of subbing yourself on

Didn't your Angela not have a license either when he arrived in Scotland ? ( European )

ALWAYS rated Viali and other early Italians in the Premiership but ..... he didnt last very long as a coach from memory aye?

Would Macarthur care if Yorke only coached a couple of seasons but won every trophy available?

Frankly I couldn't care less and think it's a silly appointment.
It's just not going to cause plagues of locusts or be the downfall of the league. Plenty of other things have and will be. Not this.

I guess maybe Rangers would consider 1 years worth of coaching at Melwood under the tutelage of Jurgen Klopp as a sufficient apprenticeship, definitely worth more than not having coached one single match at any level and have "the endorsement of Manchester United" a club btw who cant even get their own management correct over the last 4-5 years and didnt even see fit to keep Dwight in their own academy for a year.......

Ask SuthoBear what the reaction to Gerrard getting the gaffers gig at Rangers was like from their faithfull and the Scottish football public at large... Not too dissimilar to what Ange copped I believe (SB correct me if Im wrong mate but I seem to remember alot rubbishing this very thing)... Some people just cant see the plastic for the trees.

AngelO not AngelA --- I know these wog names must be hard on you ______ 
Anyway tbf I guess Ange did have a AFC coaching certificate and probably, like the rest of the world, didnt really consider Scotland to be part of Europe anyway :P. hahahahahahah

Even Ince from memory had ZERO qualifications and took on a player manager role.....this has happened numerous times around the world. Not saying it's good, but it's laughable to suggest this is different to anywhere 

Fark look at Maradona being offered jobs 

ah some good points - SG, had 2yrs coaching in the academy for starters after fresh out of the game, his call to Rangers was up to them they took the punt rest is history.
Good fortune ? or good management ? bit of both I guess but he was the type for coaching as we could see, some are not like for any job.
EX players are a hard call to be coachs - most don't cut it period they are assigned the job because of name alone.
Lampard is another good mention, he inherited a pretty good squad @ Derby and getting to the play offs was commendale, he should have stayed their to keep learning his craft but couldn't resist the call back to the Blues that was way above his ability as shown with a damn fine squad.
Now suffering big time at the Toffs and likely gone shortly in turn scarring his Coaching reputation.
You can add Rooney as well but at least he has stayed with them despite relegation BUT really who would bother above in higher leagues taking him on now but a romantic Club owner.
I don't think ALM is even at L1 levels consistantly imo.

SG/Lampard/Rooney had/have very good football brains as well, 1 has succeeded with a title and made sure AV stays in EPL without a pres season etc, the other 2 are minor train wrecks at this stage.
Being endorsed by United means that only, not much but your ol Club gives you a good reference, I didn't ridicule him but made the point considering Bulls/ALM are in crictical times wouldn't it have been wiser pulling a credible coach with experience instead of the name and a punt the next couple of years.

Clearly its not the end of the world. FWIW I always liked Dwight as a player and hope he succeeds. Your opening statement is the telling one.

MacArthur would seemingly also NOT CARE if he lost every season, its just about the bums on seats with them......... Thats my point.

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Vialli was appointed as Chelsea's manager and enjoyed immediate success. In his first months at the helm he guided the Blues to success in the European Cup Winners' Cup, League Cup and UEFA Super Cup.In his first full season in charge of Chelsea, Vialli helped Chelsea qualify for the Champions' League, finishing third in the Premier League. 

Let's not kid ourselves and think the aleague is on the same level as the Premier league, it is league one equivalent and there have been numerous ex players cut their teeth at that level. Harry kewel is another one who did well at his first club in league one.

His endorsement by man U is more than just an old club giving him a good reference. He did his badges through them meaning he did a lot of hands on learning at the club in their academy. If he is a total flop the that will speak a lot about their teaching. They wouldn't publicly endorse him if he was rubbish. (There is a joke about them publicly endorsing there first team head coaches who are rubbish but I won't make it)

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Gerrard was very well accepted by the Rangers support, but not the general public in Scotland as was seen as a threat to their beloved fenians as well as being English. Racism is massive in Scotland against the English.