Bring Back Russell! His sacking is a disgrace

[murraymints4brighton]

Just because Slade was a nice man and showed his bonce to the goons in H block on demand, doesn't mean he was up to the job.

He worked wonders last season, but he's failed to organise the defence, and hasn't got our midfield, Bennett aside, to do anything at all.

If you gave him until Christmas and he was still making a royal HASH of things then a new man wouldn't be able to address the squad before spending money in January.

As you say, thank him for leaving us with some good recruits - but don't say it's a "disgrace", because spending more money then any albion manager in decades and not getting any improvement out of the team just isn't good enough.

Slade was a nice man but my reasons for him staying because of that are not listed above and will never be as that is ludicrous. Adams was a nice man and so are most football managers but that is never an excuse to keep them.

The midfield has improved. you have mentioned Bennett but Crofts and Dicker have been fantastic however I have to admit a consistent left winger was lacking. Are passing football came from the midfield and I agree the defense was a sham and they made the midfield look bad by bypassing them with hoofs. But the defensive errors were individual mistakes and Slade was about to strengthen with 3 or so players to solve the problem.

Any improvement out of the team? Wrong in my opinion. We are not a long ball Adams team anymore, are set pieces and corners are not as predictable as Omid Djalili and the squad has improved ten fold. Many injuries and red cards prevented us from fielding strong teams and having the options to replace them.

Slade should still be here and this appointment process should be non existent.

 

[Pavilionaire]

Bloom will have formed his opinions about Slade since the day he took over from Adams. One consequence of this volatile managerial market place is that there are always one or two decent managers kicking around at any one time, and Bloom knows he'll get good quality candidates.

The problems of this season aren't ones of a team not yet gelling, they're of sloppiness and ill-discipline. The players that rolled up their sleeves at the end of last season and dug us out of the shit - Hart, Loft, Fraser, Kuipers, Elphick - have either left, been dropped or lost form and it's every man for himself. Without a unifying force I could only see the problems getting worse as the transfer window approaches, but for the change now.

 

[murraymints4brighton]

The only people treated like shit were the fans that made the effort to go to Huddersfield and Tranmere, served up pure shit. It did not work and maybe we could have given him more time, However Bloom needs a succesful team for Falmer and Chamionship football and all the results in black & white read SHIT.


I liked the guy and nearly every fan on here did aswell we all wanted it to work as we all support the Albion. Even reading between the lines from virgo & various other bits & bobs the whole show was a joke with no real command or authority.

Virgo is a bit of a joke as captain. Grab some authority and lead by example then. He doesn't do it on the pitch, very few do in this team, Forster should be overall captain and after that Kuipers or even Elphick should get the job although based on performances he should not get it at the moment.

 

[Pavilionaire]

I think the new manager should give his first address to the squad on the Falmer building site, look every player in the eye, ask them who wants to play for the Albion in this stadium-to-be and see how they react.

 

[Psychobilly freakout]

Virgo is a bit of a joke as captain. Grab some authority and lead by example then. He doesn't do it on the pitch, very few do in this team, Forster should be overall captain and after that Kuipers or even Elphick should get the job although based on performances he should not get it at the moment.

I Agree Mr Mints and thats my point

Whos job is it to sort these problems out

Yes thats right Slade and guess what ? he did not or could not, he got paid for that and what..................we are a joke at home,with poor discipine and NO PASSION

sorry he had to go

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

Slade was a nice man but my reasons for him staying because of that are not listed above and will never be as that is ludicrous. Adams was a nice man and so are most football managers but that is never an excuse to keep them.

The midfield has improved. you have mentioned Bennett but Crofts and Dicker have been fantastic however I have to admit a consistent left winger was lacking. Are passing football came from the midfield and I agree the defense was a sham and they made the midfield look bad by bypassing them with hoofs. But the defensive errors were individual mistakes and Slade was about to strengthen with 3 or so players to solve the problem.

Any improvement out of the team? Wrong in my opinion. We are not a long ball Adams team anymore, are set pieces and corners are not as predictable as Omid Djalili and the squad has improved ten fold. Many injuries and red cards prevented us from fielding strong teams and having the options to replace them.

Slade should still be here and this appointment process should be non existent.

I'm not sure I can be arsed to even argue with this nonsense - 2 goals from midfield is shit, 4th bottom at this stage of the season is shit, Slade needing to strengthen the defence with 3 new players is shit - he's already got 2 defenders in, and they've done f*** all so far (oooh, but one of them has a long throw...yawn).

Nice bloke, wonders last season, but this season has not been good enough, which is what he's been judged on. End of.

 

[Psychobilly freakout]

I think the new manager should give his first address to the squad on the Falmer building site, look every player in the eye, ask them who wants to play for the Albion in this stadium or be buried under the North stand and see how they react.

Bit strong that Pavilionaire

 

[Pavilionaire]

I think it would send out the right message to the players.

 

[Psychobilly freakout]

I think it would send out the right message to the players.

Did you read your last quote i used

 

[Pavilionaire]

Very good, you wag.

 

[hopper_182]

And no I am not going to blaspheme and joke. Please read on as this thread is completely football related and orientated.

Slade should not have been sacked and i know it's a bit late in the day for this thread but I am absolutely gutted that Slade has gone and genuinely feel sorry for the bloke and the prospect of Grimsby docks on the horizon.

I feel we have jumped the gun a bit here and sacking any manager at any league club after 15 games in my mind is disgraceful. It's the part of football no fan want's to have to take... and that is losing and the time of the defeats have caused this sacking. Yes we weren't exactly setting league one alight but we were improving and Slade was building for a bright future. Young players have come in and have to be nurtured and we were never going to make it into the championship this season, it was to unrealistic.

We miraculously saved ourselves at the last day of the season so to expect a winning formula to occur after just 15 games is ludicrous. The ball was being played along the floor and albeit a a few hoofs here and there, especially from Adam "the beard" Virgo, are to be expected, even united hoof at times.

Slade DESERVED AT LEAST until Christmas to turn things around, but I exclaim turn what around? He saved this club from Morecambe and Burton Albion and are gratitude should have withstood the poor performances. Some players in turn have let Slade down, especially the defense, but injuries and red cards lead me to the conclusion Slade was not the problem and neither were the coaching staff, it was a case of poor individual errors and bad luck.

And eat Horse manure if you think Slade and some fans lack ambition, which is a point Uncle Speilberg raised the other day to my horror. Every fan would grab the chance to win every game for the next 100 years like a flash and no fan want's us to be "small Brighton", And again pile on the manure if you think Slade lacked ambition. Ambition kept us up and ambition was to then spend money on players, albeit Blooms, but Slade could have gone for the burnt out and dreadful free agents, he has instead bought in promising young talents who will shape a great future for the club and whoever get's the job of being progressively disliked and sacked by the fickle Withdean faithful.

Thanks Russell and I hope one day you prove what a great manager you could have been for this club.

Agree. slade is a ledge

 

[Pavilionaire]

"Fickle Withdean faithful"?? 10 years in an open air athletics stadium at £23 a ticket - are you serious?

It's not too much to ask for an occasional home win, is it? The occasional bit of decent, well-planned football?

At the end of the day I can take the defeats and the disappointment, but what I CANNOT accept as I drive to Withdean and leave my wife to look after my 2 young kids alone for 4 hours is a lack of concentration and effort.

This side could have no complaints if no one turned up to watch them next time.

 

[Spanish Seagulls]

We didn't have good coaching staff to work with players, coaches who are the people that get the managers ideas & tactics into a cohesive system. Russ wasn't a bad manager he just didn't have coaches who supported & believed in him........Is how I saw it fall apart & ultimately cost him his position both within the dressing room & boardroom.

He tried to remedy this but failed to bring in anyone. This situation was just waiting to happen. There are obviously divisions within the camp. Sadly Russell paid the ultimate price.

But The King is Dead..............Long Live The King.......Whoever he may next be.

 

[Simon Morgan]

And no I am not going to blaspheme and joke. Please read on as this thread is completely football related and orientated.

Slade should not have been sacked and i know it's a bit late in the day for this thread but I am absolutely gutted that Slade has gone and genuinely feel sorry for the bloke and the prospect of Grimsby docks on the horizon.

I feel we have jumped the gun a bit here and sacking any manager at any league club after 15 games in my mind is disgraceful. It's the part of football no fan want's to have to take... and that is losing and the time of the defeats have caused this sacking. Yes we weren't exactly setting league one alight but we were improving and Slade was building for a bright future. Young players have come in and have to be nurtured and we were never going to make it into the championship this season, it was to unrealistic.

We miraculously saved ourselves at the last day of the season so to expect a winning formula to occur after just 15 games is ludicrous. The ball was being played along the floor and albeit a a few hoofs here and there, especially from Adam "the beard" Virgo, are to be expected, even united hoof at times.

Slade DESERVED AT LEAST until Christmas to turn things around, but I exclaim turn what around? He saved this club from Morecambe and Burton Albion and are gratitude should have withstood the poor performances. Some players in turn have let Slade down, especially the defense, but injuries and red cards lead me to the conclusion Slade was not the problem and neither were the coaching staff, it was a case of poor individual errors and bad luck.

And eat Horse manure if you think Slade and some fans lack ambition, which is a point Uncle Speilberg raised the other day to my horror. Every fan would grab the chance to win every game for the next 100 years like a flash and no fan want's us to be "small Brighton", And again pile on the manure if you think Slade lacked ambition. Ambition kept us up and ambition was to then spend money on players, albeit Blooms, but Slade could have gone for the burnt out and dreadful free agents, he has instead bought in promising young talents who will shape a great future for the club and whoever get's the job of being progressively disliked and sacked by the fickle Withdean faithful.

Thanks Russell and I hope one day you prove what a great manager you could have been for this club.

Mate, you are a good young man and Albion through and through as I have realised through going to games with you. However, the air of resignation over the Oldham game the other week was too much for me to bear personally in terms of giving Slade much more of a chance. Us and him hasn't worked out. And I don't think I'm the only one in saying that Coppell or Tilson will do a better job with the squad we have.

 

[bright1064]

We miraculously saved ourselves at the last day of the season so to expect a winning formula to occur after just 15 games is ludicrous.

Hit. Nail. Head.

 

[Austrian Gull]

Yes we weren't exactly setting league one alight but we were improving and Slade was building for a bright future.

Granted I've only seen one game this season - home to Oldham (I know how to pick 'em) - but I can't say that I saw any great improvement. The central defence were an accident waiting to happen and were a hindrance to any attempts to play constructive football.

As for fickle faithful, I think the fans are pretty patient considering the terrible home results of the last few seasons. Do you honestly believe that any other set of fans across the country would have applauded their players off after losing 2-0 to Oldham?

Being sacked after 15 games does seem harsh but that's the way English football is moving towards. If it means we get a new manager who can address the problems we have then so be it.

 

[magoo]

Ok so people are saying we have a good crop of players, which i agree. But hello? 3 wins in what, 17 games?

Not good enough with this 'good crop of players'. I know we go through managers like hot dinners but i really think it needed to change sooner rather than later to give a new manager plenty of time to sort it out.

 

[1234andcounting]

He was a hired hand. Like all of the other employees of the club who, as his employer, reserves the right to fire. Presumably he received a pay-off to cushion the blow of not managing a third tier football club playing in an athletics arena. Had Liverpool come calling after the no doubt imminent sacking of Benitez, how long do you think he would have waited before handing in his notice. Certainly less time than it has taken me to type this.

 

[LABHA]

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And no I am not going to blaspheme and joke. Please read on as this thread is completely football related and orientated.

Slade should not have been sacked and i know it's a bit late in the day for this thread but I am absolutely gutted that Slade has gone and genuinely feel sorry for the bloke and the prospect of Grimsby docks on the horizon.

I feel we have jumped the gun a bit here and sacking any manager at any league club after 15 games in my mind is disgraceful. It's the part of football no fan want's to have to take... and that is losing and the time of the defeats have caused this sacking. Yes we weren't exactly setting league one alight but we were improving and Slade was building for a bright future. Young players have come in and have to be nurtured and we were never going to make it into the championship this season, it was to unrealistic.

We miraculously saved ourselves at the last day of the season so to expect a winning formula to occur after just 15 games is ludicrous. The ball was being played along the floor and albeit a a few hoofs here and there, especially from Adam "the beard" Virgo, are to be expected, even united hoof at times.

Slade DESERVED AT LEAST until Christmas to turn things around, but I exclaim turn what around? He saved this club from Morecambe and Burton Albion and are gratitude should have withstood the poor performances. Some players in turn have let Slade down, especially the defense, but injuries and red cards lead me to the conclusion Slade was not the problem and neither were the coaching staff, it was a case of poor individual errors and bad luck.

And eat Horse manure if you think Slade and some fans lack ambition, which is a point Uncle Speilberg raised the other day to my horror. Every fan would grab the chance to win every game for the next 100 years like a flash and no fan want's us to be "small Brighton", And again pile on the manure if you think Slade lacked ambition. Ambition kept us up and ambition was to then spend money on players, albeit Blooms, but Slade could have gone for the burnt out and dreadful free agents, he has instead bought in promising young talents who will shape a great future for the club and whoever get's the job of being progressively disliked and sacked by the fickle Withdean faithful.

Thanks Russell and I hope one day you prove what a great manager you could have been for this club.

I agree also,can we trust the people that run our club? i am pretty sure when we signed him,it was quoted as "we have a 2 year plan" what bollocks is that, 15 games plan,so surely,any manager who is thinking about applying for the job,should just look at idle words,and see our past 10-15 years of going through managers.

 

[Icy Gull]

We had reached the stage where most of us expected to lose or concede clown goals even at home, recipe for relegation when that happens. Brave, harsh and correct move by Bloom to try and stop the rot. Slade may have turned it around but imo the defence was actually getting worse, so Bloom made the tough decision to act sooner rather than later. We'll soon know if it was the right decision but at the moment nobody knows.