Bristol City bring in Michael McBride as new first-team physio
BRISTOL City manager Derek McInnes has taken his latest step in an extensive backroom shake-up at Ashton Gate.
Since he moved south of the border from Scottish Premier League club St Johnstone last October, McInnes has set about replacing a number of those staff he inherited with his own people.
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Bristol City manager Derek McInnes
And the process of change gathered further pace at the weekend with the arrival of new first-team physiotherapist Michael McBride from League One Coventry City. The two clubs have agreed terms and Coventry have dropped demands for a fee and compensation.
McBride is set to replace long-serving head physiotherapist Nick Dawe, who is discussing the terms of a severance package.
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A member of Craig Levein’s Scotland set-up, McBride comes highly recommended.
Now 38, Scottish-born McBride graduated from Glasgow Caledonian University in 1993 with a BSc (Distinction) in physiotherapy. He initially worked in the NHS in Scotland, while working part-time in sport.
In 2001, he obtained an MSc in sports medicine from the University of Glasgow, since when he has worked for Coventry City and the Scotland national team.
Dawe is the latest in a series of backroom staff to depart Ashton Gate this year and he follows goalkeeping coach Stuart Naylor and under-21 coach Gary Owers out of the door.
McInnes, pictured, brought in former Aston Villa and England star Nigel Spink to work with his goalkeepers towards the end of last season and recently appointed Willy McStay to head up the club’s academy set-up.
McBride admitted his decision to leave Coventry after nine years was influenced by the Midlands club’s relegation to League One at the end of last season.
He said: “I was fortunate enough because Bristol approached Coventry for my services, which is always nice to hear. It is important for me to stay at Championship level because there is an international break in the Championship and there isn’t in League One, so that was a big factor for me.
“I was in America with Scotland in the summer for my 80th international game and I really enjoy doing that as well as my club stuff.
“Working in the Championship was what I wanted to continue doing. I think Coventry were looking for a bit of money, but we’ve managed to get it done as a free transfer.”
Meanwhile, City continue to monitor Coventry skipper and centre-back Richard Keogh.
City have already had a bid turned down by the Sky Blues, who are hoping to persuade the former Republic of Ireland Under-21 international to sign a contract extension.
Coventry have offered Keogh more money and built in a clause allowing him to leave should a club from a higher division come in for him at the end of next season.
Sky Blues boss Andy Thorn wants his captain to stay and lead the team back to the Championship, but Keogh is keeping his options open. Now that Coventry’s transfer embargo has been lifted, the former Bristol City defender will wait and see whether Thorn is able to strengthen a squad that has been hit by defections before deciding where his future lies.
Cardiff City have also shown interest in Keogh and a fee of around £500,000 could be enough to persuade the Sky Blues to sell.
Comments
by redferryman1
Tuesday, June 26 2012, 5:16PM
“Wurzelm
Like most of the contributors on these pages, I read the Post simply to pick-up news coming out of BS3 - and certainly NOT for it's journalistic style or objectivity which sometimes borders on GCSE English!”
by Wurzelm
Tuesday, June 26 2012, 12:56PM
“redferryman1
yes, everyday but unlike you I don't feel the need to moan about it. As I said, don't like, don't read. If you feel you could do a better job, why don't you apply to write for the Post? With the amount of **** you spout day after day, Journalism appears to be your calling!”
by redferryman1
Monday, June 25 2012, 11:19PM
“Re: Wurzelm
Err...Guess you don't read the football coverage in the Post too often, eh?”
by piledriver
Monday, June 25 2012, 5:41PM
“I think a lot of people need to calm down about signings.The NPC season dosn't start until the 18th August-That's about two months time.
OK, players need to bed in but no one's doig huge business in the transfer market yet.
My understanding is that Keogh & McManus are likely plus one more midfielder.Permanent signings will number about five max plus two or three Prem loans.
If we're still waiting before the Scottish Tour, itself in a months time, I might get concerned.
As far as the backroom goes, it's all needed a clearout for ages and many of us have been saying that for years-It's happening, although the Caledonian flavour may need getting used to our best ever team was made up primarily of Bristolians & Jocks so let's see how it pans out-Personally, I don't care as long as it works.
Employing ex players and relatives certainly hasn't!!”
by marksy1
Monday, June 25 2012, 4:13PM
“News like this makes me really glad that i bought a season ticket. Wait until other teams here about this, they wont fancy visiting fortress Ashton.”
by BCFCfinker
Monday, June 25 2012, 1:59PM
“Has there been any announcement on the tartan sports kit yet ;)”
by topekared
Monday, June 25 2012, 1:53PM
“What a great shame that McInnes can't sign players as well as he can sign back room staff. If he was able to do we might have a team that was better than last year and capable of avoiding a relegation scrap. He appears to be no better than Millen.”
by Wurzelm
Monday, June 25 2012, 1:48PM
“It has to be said, I find it incredible the amount of ranting that goes on about quality of journalism from the Post. Quite simply, if you don't like it, don't read it! No-one forces you to visit the website or buy the paper so if you don't like what you read, go elsewhere.
At the end of the day, the reporters can only get out of the Club what the Club are prepared to divulge and City have always been guarded in their transfer activity. The paper could splash names around on hearsay but what would that achieve? Raising expectations then when those deals fall through people then **** them off even more.
Re the redundancies at the Gate, is that anyone's business other than the Club and those directly involved?”
by rocketbob
Monday, June 25 2012, 1:14PM
“cost cutting and redundancies, and no news on player recruitment. It looks like loan players and free transfers again. Looks like another hard season!”
by redferryman1
Monday, June 25 2012, 12:49PM
“Dear BEP
I would hope that someone from your sports department may, occasionally, read the comments posted on these webpages (but to judge by the number of insults and brickbats hurled in your direction, you couldn't be blamed for not doing so!). But, if anyone from your esteemed publication has read this webpage recently, they would glean that some of us are a little curious why the transfer activity surrounding the City is so very quiet, especially in view of the fact of a) our squad requirements, and b) the squad are due back for the training anytime soon! Does this 'curious' fact ever cross your minds, too?
Since you have regular access to the management and/or administrators at AG, could you not ask them what is the current situation regarding the recruitment of more players especially when we read that our rival Championship clubs are bolstering their squads?
We deliberately off-loaded a few of our more-expensive / inadequate players last season in order to strengthen the squad, so why,hitherto, has this not materialised?
Go on, show us you can be proper sports journalists by asking some incisive questions and then demanding some illuminating answers! We may not like to read the answers, but at least it will serve to dispel some of the rumour and speculation as to why the City seem reluctant to recruit!”