[Albion] Are we a better run club than Palace?

Bold Seagull said:

Parallels...
De Boer
P4 W0 D0 L4 GF0 GA7 pts 0

Potter
P4 W1 D1 L2 GF4 GA7 pts 4

We can't know what went on behind the scenes at Palace, but it went a lot deeper than just the results. De Boer by all accounts couldn't or wouldn't adequately explain his tactics or team selections to the board, and communications started to break down almost immediately.

Weren't Palace the first team in 93 years to not score a goal in their first 4 games?

The only parallel is that De Boer was to instigate a change in tactics and style. Above that the parallels maybe few and far between.

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Giraffe said:

I know the answer, do you?

The reason I ask, is that I see some parallels between our appointment of Potter and Palace's of Frank de Boer.

Both clubs appointed a manager to change or evolve the way the teams played.

Both managers produced that style of play quite quickly but without the results.

De Boer was sacked after four games, despite the fact the team was creating chances and looking quite good, but ultimately losing all four. A typical tinpot action in my view.

Potter appears to have changed the team style, it is more attractive, but one win in six is not a great haul. Could easily be one in seven soon.

My view is that he needs time, a long time. Why appoint a manager to change the style if you're just going to sack him quickly? Hyppia got half a season when it was clear he was not up to the task much earlier than that. Potter may need much longer before style equates to improved results.

We know we are a better run club than Palace, I'm pretty sure we will prove it by sticking with Potter long term regardless of how long it takes, but doubt he would avoid the sack after a relegation or even a close survival like Hughton?

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andy1980 said:

The club is a lot more than just the first team. The answer is yes if you take everything on and of the pitch into account.

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Brovion said:

Forget the manager, I'm more concerned that despite the vast millions we now earn, way more than at any time in our history, we still apparently made a loss last year. I'm going to be overly negative here, but forget Palace, are we any better run than the likes of Swansea or Wigan? Or even Bolton and Bury? Last financial year it looks like we spent money we didn't have on overpriced, shit players and God knows how many behind-the-scenes bods. That can't go on.

Having a manager who may or may not be the new De Boer (and I think he's better than that) should really be the least of our worries.

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Bold Seagull said:

Parallels...
De Boer
P4 W0 D0 L4 GF0 GA7 pts 0

Potter
P4 W1 D1 L2 GF4 GA7 pts 4

We can't know what went on behind the scenes at Palace, but it went a lot deeper than just the results. De Boer by all accounts couldn't or wouldn't adequately explain his tactics or team selections to the board, and communications started to break down almost immediately.

Weren't Palace the first team in 93 years to not score a goal in their first 4 games?

The only parallel is that De Boer was to instigate a change in tactics and style. Above that the parallels maybe few and far between.

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Giraffe said:

The reason I ask, is that I see some parallels between our appointment of Potter and Palace's of Frank de Boer.

Both clubs appointed a manager to change or evolve the way the teams played.

Both managers produced that style of play quite quickly but without the results.

De Boer was sacked after four games, despite the fact the team was creating chances and looking quite good, but ultimately losing all four. A typical tinpot action in my view.

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Not Andy Naylor said:

Parallels ...

Hinshelwood WDLLLLL

Potter WDLLDDL

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Mr Putdown said:

We weren’t “creating chances” or “looking quite good”, we were shockingly bad and drastic action was needed to resolve what was clearly a dreadful appointment.

That “typical tinpot action” resulted in the team finishing 11th in the league, rather than being relegated.

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Easy 10 said:

I vaguely recall your lot absolutely battering Burnley at Turf Moor in what turned out to be his last game, but ending up with a very amusing, sorry, UNFORTUNATE defeat. So not all the performances were dreadful. 4 games in is nowhere near long enough to judge anyway, there must have been something else going on behind the scenes for him to have been binned off that early. Players probably went grizzling to Disney about something or other I expect.

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