How will he spend his first coaching job in York?

Over the years, the A-League has blessed some strange and wonderful foreign directors.

The Frantisek striker may forget the bizarre dress sense when he was in charge of the now defunct North Queensland Fury, or the verbal altercation between Joseph Gombau and a journalist – the author’s son is a bad player.

MacArthur Bulls will add another character who was affectionately known as “All Night” to that list, Dwight York, as the new manager of the party.

For the second time in weeks, A-League fans have been swayed by York-related news after being named head coach for the upcoming A-League All-Stars match against Barcelona.

What makes these two decisions even more confusing is that York has never been able to coach a professional team before.

York may have all the necessary coaching licenses, but even with his connections to Aston Villa and Manchester United, he gave the closest to coaching only in the capacity of advisor to United’s youth academy.

It has to do with the well-known personality of York and what he achieved on the field was that he could not find any recruiters around the world for his services as a coach.

York was the first marquee in the A-League 17 years ago and proved to be a success on the pitch, but like Aston Villa and Manchester United, he brought a lot of stuff off the field.

His nickname ‘All Night’ did not leave him while in Harbor City.

York was a regular visitor to Sydney’s nightclub hot spots, and his team, along with a string of high-profile Sydney models, were tabloid fodder from Australia as well as the United Kingdom.

Wisdom comes with age, and at the age of 50, the party boy’s days are well and truly behind him – although contagious smiles and charisma still remain.

York will take charge of a Bulls outfit that looks to be going backwards instead of forwards from all sides of the club.

The 21-22 season was a disaster for MacArthur.

The club has invested heavily in the playing group this past season and will fail miserably as one of the most expensive squads in league history.

Under Ante Milick, it was difficult to see McCarthy. Their slow systematic build-up game and back-grabbing fans fell asleep.

There will also be the luxury of throwing lots of money to sign York players.

Although one of the strongest financially supported teams in the MacArthur Vibration, their load deal includes multiple players who can be difficult to advance.

There are a number of talented players in this squad who will benefit from a more aggressive system – which should be one of the first things to change under the new regime.

Signing a league in York may bring more eyes to the league, but it doesn’t always go smoothly with the big-name foreign coaches in Australia.

Although York’s signature is another hammer blow for local Australian coaches, who seem to be consistently neglected when professional coaching jobs become available.

This was the perfect opportunity for a coach like Blacktown City’s Mark Crittenden – who has a long history of making young and professional players – to finally get a shot at an A-League coaching job.

York will stop his work to take over MacArthur.

MacArthur’s work is an interesting one, as it involves putting more youngsters into a team that was the oldest in the last A-League season.

Talented youngsters Michael Ruhs and Lachlan Rose have already left the club, while the only confirmed signer, Lewis Miller, was captured by the previous coach.

The club would expect a final push in the 22-23 season, but due to York’s inexperience they could easily miss the top six.