Allison A Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 quote:Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced today that Whitecaps men’s head coach Bob Lilley, who just completed his third and final year on his contract, will not return for the 2008 season. Whitecaps assistant coach, Todd Wawrousek, will immediately take over the offseason coaching responsibilities. http://www.whitecapsfc.com/archive/feature09180702.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piltdownman Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Whitecaps fire coach Bob Lilley Dan Stinson, Vancouver Sun Published: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Bob Lilley was fired today -- two days after the Whitecaps were eliminated by the Portland Timbers in the first round of the United Soccer Leagues First Division playoffs. Lilley, a 41-year-old native of Fort Monmouth, N.J., was in the third year of a three-year contract with the Whitecaps, and led the team to the league championship in 2006. "I don't really have a comment [on the firing]," Lilley said. "I just think it's not worth it to comment on that side of this development." The Whitecaps' 2007 regular season included a franchise record 12-game winless streak and a seventh-place finish in the 12-team First Division. It was also marked by the early-season walkout of starting goalkeeper Tony Caig and a highly controversial, blockbuster four-player trade in July with the Montreal Impact. The Caps sent striker Joey Gjertsen, their 2006 scoring leader and the league MVP, and midfielder David Testo to the Impact for striker Alen Marcina and midfielder Ze Roberto. The Whitecaps opened the first round of the playoffs with a 1-0 win over Portland last Friday. But the Timbers rebounded in the second game at Portland's PGE Park last Sunday, defeating the Whitecaps 3-0 and winning the two-game, total-goal series 3-1. Lilley expressed appreciation for his players' efforts this season. "They had to battle through some tough spots," he said. "I have a tremendous respect for this group of players and what they accomplished this year. They worked extremely hard to try to make the team a success and for the Whitecaps organization as a whole." The Whitecaps were also eliminated in the first playoff round in 2005, which was Lilley's first year as head coach of the team. http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=222200fa-582a-4524-9a11-9e2b2b197983&k=26415 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarrek Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Why fire him, and just not renew his contract? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 No surprise really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarnCherry Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 quote:Originally posted by Jarrek Why fire him, and just not renew his contract? Not renewing his contract is essentially what happened. But if the Whitecaps were looking to renew his contract he would certainly have been kept on to coach the LA Galaxy game in November. After all, Lilley did say publicly that he would very much like to stay in Vancouver. Not keeping him on till the Galaxy game was essentially telling him 'thank you, but your services are no longer required', which is a firing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calgary Boomer Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Ding dong the witch is dead... Prediction: Bob Lilly will be the next head coach of the Carolina Railhawks. Colin Miller will be the next coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandon Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 quote:Originally posted by Calgary Boomer Ding dong the witch is dead... Prediction: Bob Lilly will be the next head coach of the Carolina Railhawks. Colin Miller will be the next coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Doubt it very much. I think Miller is probably making a very comfortable living with Derby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeta Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 If by comfortable you're talking about money then yes. Othewise there is no such thing as comfortable living in Derby this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calgary Boomer Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 And, his wife and kids live here. He's also said that he wants the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Far too soon for Colin Miller to change jobs again. Jumping ship to a USL club so soon would probably mean not working again in the EPL for a long time and I doubt very much that's what he wants. I would think for the sake of his resume (and pride) he should spend at least one full season with his EPL club if not the duration of his current contract before even contemplating a change. The Whitecaps can't wait that long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calgary Boomer Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 While I would agree that a year in the EPL would look good, he's not even the assistant manager...he's a scout/coach. The reason he's there is to improve his chances of being a top North American coach...not manage a Premiership club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Still, best if he stays at least one full season before jumping ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettermirror Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 colin miller has signed a one-year rolling contract. i expect to see him back at the whitecaps next summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Kennett Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Frank Yallop? While he may end up as the coach of the new San Jose club, it would not be inconceivable for the Whitecaps to look to Yallop. What do you think? Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calgary Boomer Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 How about this...Evan Pellerud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag futbol Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 For those that didn't see soccer central today, they noted that the Derby coaching staff is getting some heat from mangement. Pretty hard to compete in the Premier league with Derby's budget, little unfair if you ask me. Anyway, sounds like good news for vancouver if they want Miller, I can't see Derby's results getting much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calgary Boomer Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 The heat is rising at Derby after the 5-0 bombing by Arsenal today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soju Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Out of the playoffs after the first round? That does it. Bring back the 86ers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footy Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 The CSL 86ers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyranger Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 Miller, Yallop, all good choices. I wouldn't be surprised to see Frank Yallop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larnicent Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 I heard on the radio that, even though the position hasn't been posted, apparently there is a lot of interest. No names were mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 I am not surprised there has been lots of interest. The organisation has a very good reputation within the 'industry' and rightly so. It also helps to have somebody like Greg Kerfoot bankrolling it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analyst Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 quote:Originally posted by Johnnyranger Miller, Yallop, all good choices. I wouldn't be surprised to see Frank Yallop. Tomas Niendorf may also be in the running - he is already on the Whitecaps staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 quote:Originally posted by Sigma "Nick Dasovic, a former Canadian senior national team defender, is an early candidate for the vacant Vancouver Whitecaps head coach position. Dasovic, a 38-year-old Vancouver native, said he talked briefly with Whitecaps president Bob Lenarduzzi last week after Bob Lilley was fired as head coach on Sept. 18. "I'm very interested in the position, and the Whitecaps know I'm interested," said Dasovic," Vancouver Sun In other news, the Earth is round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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