[Albion] Saudi regime buying Dan Ashworth: the undelying cause for our collapse in form?

Beach Hut said:

Down with modern football that we are now part of ?

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Beach Hut said:

Down with modern football that we are now part of ?

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attila said:

I am not surprised by reports that the Albion management and board was shocked to the core by Ashworth's resignation, given the apparent closeness between him, Potter and Barber and the essential role he was playing at the club. We were (hopefully still will be) creating something a bit special, navigating the financial challenges of competing with the ridiculous Premier League plutocrats with aplomb, but for one of the core staff to leave in such a way just drove home the reality that, seemingly even for us, the only thing that counts in this league is money, anyone/anything can be bought and ultimately all the fruits of our magnificent efforts on or off the pitch can be cherrypicked by whichever crook, oligarch or foreign despot regime chooses to make a PL club his latest plaything or sportswashing exercise.

I suspect (I may be wrong) that the board though we were a bit different, creating something not entirely driven by pound signs, given the large remuneration packages already in place, and that this has sent shockwaves through the club of a kind that players demanding transfers would never do. Results at the moment seem entirely predictable, and Potter sounds, dare I say it, a little bit defeated by it all.

I, like many of you, am behind him 100%, think he is the best manager we have ever had and am confident that we can pick ourselves up, gain the five or so points we need to finish in our financially predetermined 15th place again and regroup ready to do the same next season - unless the disgusting Abramovich fiasco finally triggers legislation forcing clubs to adopt the German model, which it won't.

Up the Albion.

Down with modern football.

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attila said:

Yes, I'd like us to be part of something far, far better, like the Bundesliga, where money still plays a role, but not to such a ludicrous extent, and ticket prices are affordable to all. It's eminently possuble with the right political wiil, which is obviously on gardening leave with Dan Ashworth.

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hans kraay fan club said:

Nope. Not having it at all. I know they are disappointed with his leaving, and obviously if he is as good at his job as his reputation suggests then it will have an effect on us. But that effect will be felt later - in regards to recruitment, contract negotiations, etc.

He’s not the manager. He’s not a coach. He’s not a player. Hanging the current run of dreadful form on his leaving, is a lazy cop out.

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Surf's Up said:

Yes - it cannot be co-incidence that our form downturn pretty much matched the timing of with the Saudi money ramraid on our resources. We look/ed shell shocked on and off the pitch and are struggling to recover.

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Surf's Up said:

Yes - it cannot be co-incidence that our form downturn pretty much matched the timing of with the Saudi money ramraid on our resources. We look/ed shell shocked on and off the pitch and are struggling to recover.

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Tom Hark said:

Underlying cause in our collapse in form has to be far more to do with destabilisation of our defence through injury, suspension and transfer shirley. Plus Sanchez can no longer have any great faith in his defenders, leading to his own knock-on wobble in confidence. We've had trouble scoring goals for yonks but the collapse in our ability to defend is recent, and has been a constant since January

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Tom Hark said:

Underlying cause in our collapse in form has to be far more to do with destabilisation of our defence through injury, suspension and transfer shirley. Plus Sanchez can no longer have any great faith in his defenders, leading to his own knock-on wobble in confidence. We've had trouble scoring goals for yonks but the collapse in our ability to defend is recent, and has been a constant since January

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Icy Gull said:

I refuse to believe that our players and management are such a bunch of pussies

Burn going, Dunk getting sent off and coming back a pale imitation of what he has been and Webster rivalling Lallana as the top sick note has much more to do with it.

The club would not have considered that we’d lose two other CBs from the team immediately after Burn’s departure. Shit happens but let’s not look to think Ashworth’s departure would have an immediate impact on the team’s performances. Ludicrous

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AmexRuislip said:

Before we all get our pants / knickers in a twist.
Haven't we been here before, lost something, then replaced.
No person is bigger than the club.
I have a feeling Bruno will have some part to play in our future, whether GP is here or not.
Bruno has connections I'm sure!

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