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[Football] Graham Potter OUT



darkwolf666

Well-known member
Nov 8, 2015
7,576
Sittingbourne, Kent
Today we were expecting a defeat. Well i was some on here thought otherwise :D

It was the manner of the defeat that pisses me off. Terrible defending and once again we don't look like scoring. I see no improvement at either end of the pitch. If anything it getting worse.

I have no faith in Potter to turn it around i'm afraid. This slump is horrendous. I said i liked the look of today's team which i did. Injuries didn't help though. Look at the bench though. It's bad. Really bad for this level. When i saw it i thought somebody mixed it up with the U23 game with Spurs the other night.
How can this be after all the millions we spent ? I give up.

I know it’s a weekend, but surely there is somewhere you can top up your meds!






(sincere apologies to anyone who really needs to take anti-depressants)
 




GT49er

Well-known member
Feb 1, 2009
47,015
Gloucester
Let's have a bit of perspective here. Today was disappointing - probably our worst performance of the\Potter era - and obviously point-less. Six points from seven games isn't a good return either - but .......................

........it's all about very fine margins. I know 'what ifs' don't count for anything, but leaving out the Southampton game where we might well have got something but for Andone's attempt at GBH, take the three draws we had. West Ham - goal disallowed for offside by VAR. Yes, it was marginally offside, so the VAR decision was correct - but the goal wouldn't have been disallowed were it not for VAR.
Burnley - we were winning, until in one last desperate attempt to retrieve something, a Burnley player lashed the ball from distance, hopefully putting his foot through it - and yes, as luck would have it, it fairly flew in. At Newcastle young newcomer Connolly chips the ball over the GK as neatly as Aguero or Messi, only for a desperate Newcastle defender to pull off a fantastic goal-line clearance.
Now I'm not saying all of those should have gone our way, but if even one of them had broken our way we'd be two points and a couple of places higher, with much less bleating about being doomed - if two of them had broken for us rather than against us we'd be knocking on the door of the top ten! So - panic stations or not? Absolutely not IMHO. Another day one of those breaks will fall for us.
 




pasty

A different kind of pasty
Jul 5, 2003
30,406
West, West, West Sussex
The defending under him has been nothing but shambolic. He is the new Hyypia. Get this clown out now. The warning signs were there weeks ago. You made a massive mistake Bloom appointing him so hold your hands up and admit you got it wrong. Sack him.

Terrible defending and no goals. Every match we all over over the place at the back it's fecking disgraceful.

POTTER OUT

Think you should go and support Watford. Their owner seems to have a similar attitude to managers as you do.
 


One Teddy Maybank

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NSC Patron
Aug 4, 2006
21,825
Worthing
I think Potter has been handed the same quality issues that Hughton had to live with the past two years.

Exactly, Hughton worked miracles keeping us in the league last season, and yes the last few months were appalling, and yes, we had been worked out.

However, there was no plan B because the options were non-existent...... IMO

Potter is actually doing okay, and the football is more attractive on the eye, but when it comes to the last third the same issues exist. The fact we create more and still can’t score highlights the challenge even more.

Surely give Connolly a go with Murray.


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Bold Seagull

strong and stable with me, or...
Mar 18, 2010
29,890
Hove
We lost you clown because we gave away a stupid penalty which was a pen. We even tried to gift them chances and they failed to convert them. Try to actually watch the game you complete idiot.

Similar squad to last season, new manager finds similar problems with the squad as the last manager did. Question is therefore is it the manager, or is it the players?
 








twickers

Well-known member
Jul 17, 2003
1,669
Exactly, Hughton worked miracles keeping us in the league last season, and yes the last few was appalling, and yes, we had been worked out.

However, there was no plan B because the options were non-existent...... IMO

Potter is actually doing okay, and the football is more attractive on the eye, but when it comes to the last third the same issues exist. The fact we create more and still can’t score highlights the challenge even more.

Surely give Connolly a go with Murray.


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I just think Hughton was more realistic.
 


SI 4 BHA

Active member
Nov 12, 2003
734
westdene, brighton
Similar squad to last season, new manager finds similar problems with the squad as the last manager did. Question is therefore is it the manager, or is it the players?

Really, today, Ryan, Dunk, Stephens were the only regular starters from last season. Squad looks pretty different to me, just not any better.
 




Uncle Spielberg

Well-known member
NSC Patron
Jul 6, 2003
42,868
Lancing
There should be no shame in needing medication.

Edit = sorry didn't see the below comment

This. We do not actually know people that well or the reason they post so to say " top up the meds " is very poor imo. I think Spence has his opinion and should be respected for it, even if people disagree and start a lynching campaign. NSC bullying at it's finest. I remember that fella who last October said Hughton should go and was buried, never to support the club and subjected to appalling abuse on social media. As it turned out he had a valid point
 










Easy 10

Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Jul 5, 2003
61,849
Location Location
Fishing trip ? You think i'm fishing lmao.

So you were fully expecting a BHA win at Chelsea then ?

Your fishing ship has been set and ready to sail all week you mug. You couldn't even wait for the game to end before smashing your bottle of lukewarm Carling on the hull.

Bore off you tedious twit.
 








Saunders

Well-known member
Oct 1, 2017
2,293
Brighton
Exactly, Hughton worked miracles keeping us in the league last season, and yes the last few months were appalling, and yes, we had been worked out.

However, there was no plan B because the options were non-existent...... IMO

Potter is actually doing okay, and the football is more attractive on the eye, but when it comes to the last third the same issues exist. The fact we create more and still can’t score highlights the challenge even more.

Surely give Connolly a go with Murray.


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I agree with you. This match last year we lost 3-0 and yes it also could have been a lot more then too. In that game we had 3 shots, 1 on target and they had their usual 70% possession. Nobody got booked even on either side, it was dire to watch.

This year we had 47% possession. We had 8 shots and only one on target and our usual failure to score. I felt like the best chances we had were a lot closer than last year and it was a lot better to watch this game.
 


graz126

New member
Oct 17, 2003
4,146
doncaster
letting 1 of Locadia or Andone go was the right thing to do. The 1st to go was the right choice too. Letting Andone go i think was a massive mistake. And am still not sure weather anyone can do better with this group of players than Hughton had done. But in all honesty it is much more interesting and i go into each match now thinking we have a chance. Newcastle away was my 1st match this season and to be fair i was very impressed despite still not scoring. Top strikers in this league cost stupid money though Joelinton at Newcastle £40m!! And he looked shite. So letting Andone go i cannot work out. Also Knockaert should still be with us imo.
 


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