It's the second time he's sarcastically said maybe he needs s history lesson about the club. I get he might be frustrated, but if he's honest his real frustration is not scoring. There's no point stating the boo fans don't understand the technical and tactical dimensions of the game...of course they don't, what ticket holder does? If he flips it and sees the boo as an expectation we can do more that's a positive thing. There's ni need for him to give it sanction as a negative. We still need a striker though.
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[Albion] The first crack in Graham Potter's calm demeanour?
- Thread starter Bozza
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- May 8, 2018
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Agree, would he purposely risk a home game to make a point?
Locadia was the only striker on the bench and we have a game on Wednesday, the first of 9 in 37 days, this is squad rotation, all be it not M&S squad rotation.
Maupay bell start start against West Ham and I suspect Gross will not.
I suspect Duffy will also start ahead of Veltman.
I don’t see Locadia being on the bench unless there is no alternative via injury
- May 8, 2018
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I’d say he was put on as a wild card, anything is possible.
- May 8, 2018
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For once, I DIDN'T STAND when he went off. I feel that sent a message.
Was quite cold to be fair
OzMike
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Down to 9th now and will probably be between 12th and 14th by the end of the week.
Now is where we rue the losses and missed chances.
Now is where we rue the losses and missed chances.
Does he really say "unfortunately"?!
albionalex
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The new quotes are;
"They're entitled to their opinion, I'm entitled to mine, I totally disagree. Obviously, I'm sorry that we're only eighth in the Premier League at the moment and we're playing young players and we're drawing with Leeds United. I have to apologize for that...
Perspective is sometimes hard for people, the emotion of the game. They pay their money and they can say and do what they want, unfortunately.
I have to defend the players. The players were fantastic. Anybody who watches or knows anything about football will know the performance the players put in. If our supporters cannot see that, there is nothing I can do to control that. I can still air my views and defend the team. If they want to have a go at me they can. I've got no problem with that. We will disagree,
To get a point in the Premier League, above Manchester United and when I look at the history of this football club, I find it hard to understand."
Robinjakarta
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If you weren't booing, he wasn't including you in that.
Garry Nelson's Left Foot
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What a crock of shit.
Pants pissing all round.
Pants pissing all round.
Icy Gull
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- Jul 5, 2003
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Not hard to read between the lines and realise that he is talking about the people who booed the team on Saturday. I agree with him but maybe he could have also thanked the majority for their support on a nasty November evening. How many of us would have been rational and level headed if interviewed immediately after that game though?
Potter is normally very level headed and calm whatever the result so give him some slack, he must have been pissed off we didn’t win but to hear the performance booed he couldn’t just ignore it, it seems.
We, as fans, can get a bit precious. Murray at Brentford was the last time I remember so much outrage on here though about a current player or manager. (Poyet post play off semi excepted)
The entitled few who boo the team when we were 8th in the league are "an inconvenience" for sure. He put it politely.
super-seagulls
Soup! Why didn’t I get any Soup?
This, if he starts mentioning ceilings, I’m out.
Firstly, if he’s going to go, he’s going to go. Like at Swansea.
But he hasn’t done well enough to get offered something a lot better than his very long contract at Progressive Brighton, living in a nice place.
He’s lucky to have us, as much as we him.
Nitram
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- Jul 16, 2013
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Get a grip everyone, a few bellends making a noise and GP overacting in the heat of the moment after he was as frustrated as us at the team not finding the back of the net.
I bet on reflection GP will be embarrassed with his loss of self control and reaction to a minor incident that has been blown out of all proportion.
I bet on reflection GP will be embarrassed with his loss of self control and reaction to a minor incident that has been blown out of all proportion.
Spot on. I remember where we came from being perhaps just a few years older than you. But I have never wanted anything more football wise than to take it to the ‘big boys’. I do not do reverence to the altar of footballing history, I respect the achievements of Liverpool, United etc etc, but I want nothing more than to go toe to toe with them on a level playing field. We are not there yet, but we are getting closer season by season. I am grateful for where we are now, and even more so to TB for enabling it to happen, but we have to keep pushing forward and wanting more. If we accept mid table anonymity then we will be overtaken by the next medium sized club that shows real ambition. We can be as big as Villa, we can build a history to be proud of, we could do a Leicester with a big slice of luck, but only if we refuse to accept always being the bridesmaid.
pb21
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- Apr 23, 2010
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I was frustrated, I'm sure most were, but I didn't boo, or even think about booing, it is a pathetic, unreasonable and disproportionate reaction. Thankfully the vast majority felt the same way.
As you say, Potter is well versed in 'emotional intelligence' so will appreciate the kind of effect that has on the team, i.e. completely counter-productive. That's why he reacted the way he did, he has the teams best interest in mind, as should we do as fans.
Nobby Cybergoat
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- Jul 19, 2021
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We can't live in fear of Potter deciding to leave us. If he does, fine, there will be plenty of good applicants to manage a club in the top half of the PL.
This whole thing highlights to me a disconnect between what the fans want from a match and what GP etc want from a match. The fans want goals to celebrate and home wins. Potter is more metrically minded. Possession, domination and chances created seems enough to judge a match a success
This whole thing highlights to me a disconnect between what the fans want from a match and what GP etc want from a match. The fans want goals to celebrate and home wins. Potter is more metrically minded. Possession, domination and chances created seems enough to judge a match a success
Bold Seagull
strong and stable with me, or...
It would have been hard for any manager to have left Neal on tbh. His head was gone. Around 60mins there was a particular what looked like training ground tactic of a Dunk, Webster, Sanchez triangle that passed to each other way too many times, but as expected drew Leeds completely out and left a gapping hole through the middle of the park, Dunk lasers a pass straight to Maupay and we have them completely turned around, only it just bounces off Maupay's shin. He just wasn't in the game. Part of me could see the logic bringing Locadia on, just that weird freaky chance or twist of fate that after all this time he takes a chance. He didn't of course, but then March fluffed a couple as well as Bissouma, as well as Trossard. Each shot seems to bring with it an extra bit of pressure.