Stability is the key ingredient for Bristol City defender Brendan Moloney
Brendan Moloney has been an interested bystander while Nottingham Forest have again made headlines for all the wrong reasons this week.
Bristol City's right-back launched his career at Forest several years ago and has an insight into the way the club has been run since the Al-Hasawi family took over last summer.
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Brendan Moloney: Former Nottingham Forest defender says changing the manager every season helps no-one.
Three managers have come and gone since then and Billy Davies will be Forest's fourth boss in just seven months when he takes charge next Monday.
Offered a chance to join former Reds boss Sean O'Driscoll in a long-term strategy to revitalise Bristol City last month, the Irishman jumped at the opportunity.
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Alluding to the turmoil that saw Alex McLeish leave Forest on Tuesday to be replaced by Davies last night, Moloney told The Post: "Whenever new owners come into a club, they have their own ideas. They put the money in and they want instant success.
"But football does not really work like that. You need stability at a football club if you want to achieve anything.
"We've seen this sort of thing happen at a lot of clubs now and there is nothing we, as players, can really do about it.
"A change of manager every season is not healthy for anyone. New managers always want to do their own thing, but so much change is not helpful. If affects every player and can be even worse for young players coming up through the ranks."
City's policy of rebuilding under O'Driscoll for the long-term represents an altogether different environment and Moloney admits he is enjoying life at Ashton Gate.
He said: "They seem to have a clear vision of what is going on at Bristol City and it is important to have a long-term plan.
"It's all about the bigger picture and you cannot change things overnight.
"You need everyone together and everyone pulling in the same direction to be successful, no matter what division you are in.
"When you are constantly worried that there might be another change, it makes life difficult."
8 Comments
by harryreg_uk
Saturday, February 09 2013, 10:42AM
“think you're right AG, most of them are so "proudly loyal", they haven't been for 20 years!”
by piledriver
Friday, February 08 2013, 11:41PM
“@by DaveinSA:
12 month rolling contract.That means if we sack him at anytime, we have to pay him 12 months money.
@by Jimbogas777:
Supporting a club that, at one time, was paying five managers, that's rich!”
by AussieGeorge
Friday, February 08 2013, 9:34PM
“harryreg_uk, perhaps Jimbogas777 does yet realise they have some-one new in charge.
COYR”
by Jab_the_cab
Friday, February 08 2013, 8:57PM
“DingleRed - you can prove anything with facts!”
by harryreg_uk
Friday, February 08 2013, 7:59PM
“@Jimbogas777 are you on about your managers?
surprised JW is still there, why haven't you got on his back yet and got him sack? more than 3 games, must be a record for such "loyal" fans”
by Jimbogas777
Friday, February 08 2013, 3:56PM
“He don't usually stay for longer than a few months”
by DingleRed
Friday, February 08 2013, 2:03PM
“I believe it is a 12 month ROLLING contract - big difference!”
by DaveinSA
Friday, February 08 2013, 12:49PM
“If SO'D is a long term appointment then why does he have a 12 month contract?”