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[Football] Gus Poyet to Swansea City is the word, how good is he?
- Thread starter BrianSwan
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Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
I can't see him working for your owners. He was a good manager for us, completely changed our club with Tony Bloom. Massive ego. Loves Leeds. Requires money.
TomandJerry
Well-known member
- Oct 1, 2013
- 11,450
You better have high ceilings.
BensGrandad
New member
You will not get much joy from our supporters about him due to the manner in which he left but for me we played the best football that I have seen from a Brighton team whilst he was manager.
Dick Swiveller
Well-known member
- Sep 9, 2011
- 9,155
Good manager for a while until his massive ego gets involved then it will be everyone else's fault. Can't see it ending well if what I hear about your new owners is true. If he doesn't get Pep levels of investment, toys will come out of the pram.
Juan Albion
Chicken Sniffer 3rd Class
In Gus we trusted.
Sussex Nomad
Well-known member
Good Championship manager. Your lack of funds may be his tipping point.
Icy Gull
Back on the rollercoaster
- Jul 5, 2003
- 72,015
I think he might find the ceiling too low for him to even get through the door
Before he got too big for his ego and boots he was an absolute hero here. Our League One winning season produced some of the most thrilling football we had ever seen. Such a shame it went so wrong. He was also very good at persuading players who you’d think were too good for us to join.
If he has reigned in his ego (unlikely) you could have a short hiatus under him, IF you can persuade him to join with virtually no money to spend on players.
Before he got too big for his ego and boots he was an absolute hero here. Our League One winning season produced some of the most thrilling football we had ever seen. Such a shame it went so wrong. He was also very good at persuading players who you’d think were too good for us to join.
If he has reigned in his ego (unlikely) you could have a short hiatus under him, IF you can persuade him to join with virtually no money to spend on players.
I liked Gus, lots of enjoyable football, nice to watch.
The trouble is, if he starts to do well, he then gets cocky, and will publicly flaunt himself to PL clubs.
Oh, don’t ever boo the team at any point as ‘he’ll resign and play golf’.
If he ever mentions ‘ceilings’, brace yourself for him leaving...
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Jack Straw
I look nothing like him!
He gets very animated on the touchline, so is great fun to watch.
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
Good manager, good football - perhaps doesn't *get it forward* enough for some in the crowd.
Charming, full of charisma.
Touts himself about for higher jobs, would love to manage Chelsea ( also Leeds, Forest etc. etc. etc. ).
Susceptible to meltdown if the board fail to 'handle' his ego.
Charming, full of charisma.
Touts himself about for higher jobs, would love to manage Chelsea ( also Leeds, Forest etc. etc. etc. ).
Susceptible to meltdown if the board fail to 'handle' his ego.
TSB
Captain Hindsight
This would be hilarious.
Anyone recall when Leon Knight went to Swansea? This will be like that, but in managerial form.
Anyone recall when Leon Knight went to Swansea? This will be like that, but in managerial form.
Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo
Waxing chumps like candles since ‘75
- Oct 4, 2003
- 11,056
Great manager, very charismatic, had us playing some great football and started us on the journey we are on now. Whatever happened between him and the club cannot cloud what he achieved for us.
However, his ego his huge and he won't consider Swansea big enough for his massive managerial talent and he'll flirt with every big club that has a vacancy along the way. Unfortunately his actual managerial talent is not as massive as his ego tells him it is so it's always going to fail as he never content to see what he can achieve where he is.
However, his ego his huge and he won't consider Swansea big enough for his massive managerial talent and he'll flirt with every big club that has a vacancy along the way. Unfortunately his actual managerial talent is not as massive as his ego tells him it is so it's always going to fail as he never content to see what he can achieve where he is.
StillHateBellotti
Active member
Big ego, loves Leeds United, the biggest club in the world and ****ing up play offs. In my opinion you should keep Potter, Oh!
Look elsewhere....................
Look elsewhere....................
martin tyler
Well-known member
- Jan 25, 2013
- 5,844
Played brilliant football especially in league 1. Since he left brighton he’s been a mixed bag. Up and down at Sunderland. Great spell in Greece dire spell in Spain even worse in China but did well for Bordeaux. But he’s either been sacked or walked out of 5 jobs in 6 years.
That said he was linked with Kilmarnock yesterday so he may have lowered that ceiling of his
That said he was linked with Kilmarnock yesterday so he may have lowered that ceiling of his
Lindfield by the Pond
Well-known member
Difficult question. Ees complicated.