Alan Irvine to WBA - Report from The Times

[BoysInBlue]

EDIT - NOW CONFIRMED. See posts below.

Tim Sherwood turned them down.

@OliverKayTimes: Everton academy director Alan Irvine is to be appointed West Brom manager on Monday, reports @chrislepkowski. Surprise choice #WBA #EFC

Will be a big loss, he's done great work as the Academy boss. Surprised at WBA, Irvine didn't do well at Sheff Wed or Preston as boss. Some people just aren't cut out to be first team managers. I wish him all the best though if he goes.

 

[Tubey]

Weird one. Think he can do a good job tbh.

 

[flibbyflob]

Good luck to him if he gets it. Always welcome back if it goes wrong.

 

[BoysInBlue]

Now confirmed by WBA as their new head coach. He's left Everton:

@WBAFCofficial: Albion delighted to announce Alan Irvine will be appointed as their new Head Coach. He has agreed a 12-month rolling contract #wba 1/3

 

[Eggs]

...its clearly a step up for him. It would be a gamble for Baggies as he's failed elsewhere but he is a football man and if the report is true we wish him all the best. Major opportunity for somebody to take over a key position for us.

 

[toffee matt]

Any ideas who will get the academy job?

Stubbs?

 

[toffeejack]

hmm, out of the blue, sad to see him go, but happy for him getting such a big gig.

doubt WBA fans will be overly happy with this tbh, certainly didn't see it coming.

 

[Eric Djemba-Djemba]

Now that was unexpected.

 

[Goat]

Darren Griffiths ‏@DGriffiths65 46s
All the best to Alan Irvine at West Brom. A great guy who will be missed at Everton.

Well hes got the job.

WBAFCofficial ‏@WBAFCofficial 7m
Albion delighted to announce Alan Irvine will be appointed as their new Head Coach. He has agreed a 12-month rolling contract #wba 1/3

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

Any ideas who will get the academy job?

Stubbs?

Ugh...

 

[BoysInBlue]

Any ideas who will get the academy job?

Stubbs?

Can't see it. Will be someone with youth development experience, putting together syllabus' and coaching regimes. Stubbs strikes me as just a coach. Irvine did a lot of office-based work basically running our youth policy.

I can see Martinez bringing in someone from outside the club for this role.

Maybe even his mate Jordi Cruyff, who has been General Manager at Macaabi in Israel.

 

[Bilko]

Best of luck to him ,deserves another go I reckon.good footballing man,might well have learn't a lot from RM I'd of thought.

 

[moyeslovechild]

wonder if he'll be after a couple of our lads on loan? could end up being beneficial for us tbh. good luck.

 

[Eggs]

Any ideas who will get the academy job?

Stubbs?

....think Stubbs has ideas of grandeur along with Unsworth. I wonder more if either of them might go to WBA as No2.

 

[Mogwai]

Bad loss for us... He was doing a stellar job...