Willy Dangle
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I am well aware of that but he did the same thing again but this time wanted his contract paid up.
My best source could not have been closer to our chairman if he was his brother.
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I am well aware of that but he did the same thing again but this time wanted his contract paid up.
My best source could not have been closer to our chairman if he was his brother.
Brighton Mod
Its All Too Beautiful
Poyets record as a manager with us was, Division One winner. That's it, nothing more. The same as Pat Saward, Micky Adams Charlie Webb. He had some money to use, he inherited the makings of a good team left by Slade. But his behaviour was appalling, getting involved in the Suarez affair, he became the media target whenever they wanted a 'bette noir' comment. He will do the same with Sunderland and reminds me of one of those fireworks that sits on the ground fizzing for a while and then fades away. I am sure that his departure with Sunderland will be acrimonious. No respect at all for him.
Football now is VERY different to how it was then. I'd rather look at it based on performances and the change with the team in a short space of time, and HOW we won League One, and settled into the Championship, than just trophies and medals.
bravohotelalpha
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Not forgetting that Gus and our Chief exec Paul barber have 'history' - which is a possible piece of the jigsaw puzzle
dejavuatbtn
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Once he gets his feet right under the table, gets a bit of success and thinks he has the fans in his pocket, he will want to run the club at all levels and will throw his toys out of the pram if he doesn't get his own way. He left us at the right time 'cos he would have been unbearable for the club if he had got us into the premiership.
HantsSeagull
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Brighton Mod
Its All Too Beautiful
Hmm, ok, but I think chairman and boards look at results. Poyets style is a subjective matter.
Dick Knights Mumm
Take me Home Falmer Road
Interesting. It felt like something happened before the second leg. If this is confirmed Gus can eff off.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Let's turn this on it's head. Sunderland sacked Steve Bruce so you could be facing him in the next round. How do you feel about your ex manager?
Poyet didn't get sacked for his results though?
And he seems to be doing well enough at Sunderland. Guided them to a final within a few months of being at Sunderland, done the double over their rivals, and has a reasonable chance of another Wembley final. I'm not sure ANYONE can doubt Poyets achievements and success as a manager. Not without needing the men in white jackets
Seagull over Canaryland
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Looking back and based on what is in the public domain I am in the 'good riddance' camp. Yes managers come and go in footie and it is an industry with a perversely warped sense of right and wrong but I feel it was especially treacherous of Poyet to demand he be released and be paid handsomely for his trouble too.
Many Chairmen would have sent him on his way and just got on with finding an immediate replacement. However I am very proud that we have a Chairman who has a clear moral compass, would not be bullied and rightly expected Gus to honour his contract at least until the end of the season. I suspect that wasn't what Gus had in mind and inevitably led to a flash point in which Gus blinked first, with his emotional and irrational outburst after the playoffs.
It would be naïve to expect that Gus would not invite one or two players to follow him, especially to a Premiership club but the protracted Bridcutt saga was distasteful. I really hope that Buckley and Ulloa haven't had their heads turned either.
I now reflect on who looks more dignified and is to be respected - TB or Gus - well there is only one answer. If anything TB's reputation in football is even stronger - and Gus's will forever be tarnished. OK he is enjoying a decent honeymoon period at Sunderland - but when his bubble bursts it will be very sudden, quite possibly at a critical time for them and won't be pretty.
I agree with most of what you say except if Chelsea were to call; They have a history of compensating other football clubs to generally an agreeable level. Had we been compensated how things would have been different in his leaving instead of all this animosity. I think i'll just enjoy tomorrow and leave to later thinking over how to react to his return!!!!
Brighton Mod
Its All Too Beautiful
Maybe not, but up until the home win over Palace our form was not good in terms of winning. As for his current situation, he's won nothing yet and is languishing in the relegation zone. lets wait and see and at the end of the season we will have a definitive answer.
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Didn't think I'd have this many replies, so I'll try and reply to most of you!
[MENTION=5542]Horsham Gull[/MENTION] - Bridcutt looks good so far, he came in and did brilliantly in the derby, so I have no doubts he'll be a good player for us. Looks to me like he's everything that Lee Cattermole has been trying to be this season (obviously better though, don't think I'm comparing the two!)
[MENTION=18944]cunningplan[/MENTION] - I'm under no illusions that Poyet will be with us for a huge amount of time, he'll undoubtedly move on to bigger and better things soon.
[MENTION=26606]Brighton Mod[/MENTION] - I didn't know many of those things, but I can see how that would annoy you!
[MENTION=14747]redneb[/MENTION] - From the moment I saw your team I thought it was a mistake. You have no game for a week and are completely safe in the league, should have gone full strength and smashed us, now you'd have a brilliant opportunity to get to Wembley and maybe get into Europe. Saying that you should have at least drawn with the team that played, Lambert would score there 99/100 times, we were just lucky to be the 1 that he missed. Much the same as the Capital One Cup game I'd say, just with a screamer from Gardner and no horrific misses.
[MENTION=18491]Seagull over Canaryland[/MENTION] - I agree, I would have thought he'd be respectful or not say anything at all regarding Brighton, hopefully I'm proved right if you win tomorrow.
[MENTION=14365]Thunder Bolt[/MENTION] - We didn't much like him after he got sacked because of how bad we were doing in the league, but after he spoke about how we had it in for him for day one because he was from Newcastle (which is complete b*llocks, we have a statue of a Geordie outside our stadium) and generally slagged us off at any given opportunity, we're of the unanimous opinion that he is an absolute w*nker.
Don't know if all those @ things will work, but hey, I tried!
[MENTION=5542]Horsham Gull[/MENTION] - Bridcutt looks good so far, he came in and did brilliantly in the derby, so I have no doubts he'll be a good player for us. Looks to me like he's everything that Lee Cattermole has been trying to be this season (obviously better though, don't think I'm comparing the two!)
[MENTION=18944]cunningplan[/MENTION] - I'm under no illusions that Poyet will be with us for a huge amount of time, he'll undoubtedly move on to bigger and better things soon.
[MENTION=26606]Brighton Mod[/MENTION] - I didn't know many of those things, but I can see how that would annoy you!
[MENTION=14747]redneb[/MENTION] - From the moment I saw your team I thought it was a mistake. You have no game for a week and are completely safe in the league, should have gone full strength and smashed us, now you'd have a brilliant opportunity to get to Wembley and maybe get into Europe. Saying that you should have at least drawn with the team that played, Lambert would score there 99/100 times, we were just lucky to be the 1 that he missed. Much the same as the Capital One Cup game I'd say, just with a screamer from Gardner and no horrific misses.
[MENTION=18491]Seagull over Canaryland[/MENTION] - I agree, I would have thought he'd be respectful or not say anything at all regarding Brighton, hopefully I'm proved right if you win tomorrow.
[MENTION=14365]Thunder Bolt[/MENTION] - We didn't much like him after he got sacked because of how bad we were doing in the league, but after he spoke about how we had it in for him for day one because he was from Newcastle (which is complete b*llocks, we have a statue of a Geordie outside our stadium) and generally slagged us off at any given opportunity, we're of the unanimous opinion that he is an absolute w*nker.
Don't know if all those @ things will work, but hey, I tried!
Brighton Mod
Its All Too Beautiful
hey, thanks for that, football is a subjective game, its my opinion.
Spun Cuppa
Thanks Greens :(
Get ready for him to bale on you for Spurs the day after he oversees a loss to Newcastle, after sitting in the dugout for the entire second half with his arms folded 
Thunder Bolt
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Get ready for him to bale on you for Spurs the day after he oversees a loss to Newcastle, after sitting in the dugout for the entire second half with his arms folded
He doesn't lose to Newcastle.
227 BHA
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Didn't think Micky won a Division One title? Div Two maybe but he left and Peter Taylor took us to the title if my memory's correct?
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Correct and it's not the only thing Brighton Mod has got wrong.