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[Albion] Next Brighton manager



Cowfold Seagull

Fan of the 17 bus
Apr 22, 2009
21,795
Cowfold
He’s already ruled himself out.

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Just about word for word verbatim for what every manager spouts a few days before they walk out and join their new club.
 




Greg Bobkin

Silver Seagull
May 22, 2012
15,051
Marcelo bielsa would be a great appointment, did fantastic at Leeds, played great football.
Take him over lots of the other names being mentioned.

No thank you to the bucket-botherer from me!
 










Clive Walker

Stand Or Fall
Jul 5, 2011
3,275
Brighton
Emma Hayes, just a bit left field? Just saying ...

Would actually think this would be great. However looking at it from a purely statistical perspective her record in the states was poor and at Chelsea she must have had amazing talent. Not sure she’s got what it takes.
 




dwayne

Well-known member
Jul 5, 2003
15,268
London
Would actually think this would be great. However looking at it from a purely statistical perspective her record in the states was poor and at Chelsea she must have had amazing talent. Not sure she’s got what it takes.
Hiring a woman is way too risky. Let someone else do it first. For a start the woman's game is below conference level. We wouldn't hire a manager from the conference would we, that would be laughed at.

Silly idea.

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Mental Lental

Well-known member
Jul 5, 2003
2,277
Shiki-shi, Saitama
I've gone from wishing him well and being interested to see whether he is given the time to succeed at Chelsea, to having as little interest in his future as he has shown in ours.

That's just magnanimous talk for not wishing to face the fact that he turned out to be a cock-juggling TC. That's where I'm at.
 




Coldeanseagull

Opinionated
Mar 13, 2013
7,889
Coldean
If fans can't accept players might be gay, there's more chance of finding rocking horse shit than have fans accept a woman in charge of a mens football club
 


Gwylan

Well-known member
Jul 5, 2003
31,430
Uffern
People who say that a woman can't manage a men's club should remember that it wasn't that long ago that the idea of a woman PM was seen as far-fetched (Thatcher said it wouldn't happen in her lifetime) and we've now had three. The idea of a woman bishop was seen as completely impossible but the first one has been appointed. Two hundred years ago, the idea that women could be doctors or judges would have been laughed at.

We've had women manage men in other football leagues, we have women referees in the men's game and we've had a female coach in county cricket. I have no idea whether B&B are looking at appointing a female but I'm certain that we'll see a female manager of a league club in my lifetime
 


Albion my Albion

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NSC Patron
Feb 6, 2016
18,377
Indiana, USA
Don;t know anything about him but can you state your case a little bit more so everyone can tear it apart?

Brian Schmetzer's Seattle Sounders FC finished 2nd in the Western Conference of MLS in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021. Every year they were the most consistent club in all of MLS. They are currently 9th in the Western Conference but could finish a bit higher. The MLS season ends soon, October 9.

Some may remember that Richie Towell had played for the Portland Timbers before he came to Brighton under Chris Hughton. In Portland Towell won an MLS cup with the Timbers. The team that gave Portland the toughest game on their way to the cup was Schmetzer's Seattle Sounders FC.
 
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dwayne

Well-known member
Jul 5, 2003
15,268
London
People who say that a woman can't manage a men's club should remember that it wasn't that long ago that the idea of a woman PM was seen as far-fetched (Thatcher said it wouldn't happen in her lifetime) and we've now had three. The idea of a woman bishop was seen as completely impossible but the first one has been appointed. Two hundred years ago, the idea that women could be doctors or judges would have been laughed at.

We've had women manage men in other football leagues, we have women referees in the men's game and we've had a female coach in county cricket. I have no idea whether B&B are looking at appointing a female but I'm certain that we'll see a female manager of a league club in my lifetime
For sure but just let a few clubs do it first to see how it goes.

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brighton terra

Well-known member
Dec 5, 2008
1,485
Worthing
Brian Schmetzer's Seattle Sounders FC finished 2nd in the Western Conference of MLS in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021. Every year they were the most consistent club in all of MLS. They are currently 9th in the Western Conference but could finish a bit higher. The MLS season ends soon, October 9.

Some may remember that Richie Towell had played for the Portland Timbers before he came to Brighton under Chris Hughton. In Portland Towell won an MLS cup with the Timbers. The team that gave Portland the toughest game on their way to the cup was Schmetzer's Seattle Sounders FC.

Are you sure you mean Richie Towell? I thought it was Liam Ridgewell who joined us from Portland Timbers.
 


Stato

Well-known member
Dec 21, 2011
6,735
Emma Hayes, just a bit left field? Just saying ...

Let's have no more of this silly suggestion. I have no objection to women managing in men's football and Hayes is obviously very good at her job, as well as a knowledgeable and interesting TV pundit. Her record with Chelsea in the WSL is very good, but she has had one of the best funded teams. Her team's dominance in England has not transferred to Europe where she hasn't won the Champions League, reaching the final only once. Just because we've heard of her doesn't mean she's the best female football manager, it just means that she's high profile and we haven't been paying much attention. Recommending her for an EPL job is just a patronising sop to the women's game.
 


DJ NOBO

Well-known member
Jul 18, 2004
6,442
Wiltshire
If he'd leave today, I'd put my money on Kjetil Knutsen.

If this happens (and it’s looking very possible) you could live off this post
 






Jolly Red Giant

Well-known member
Jul 11, 2015
2,615
I have no idea who is likely in the frame for the manager's job - but this is probably the biggest decision that Bloom has had to make during his tenure of ownership.
 


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