The club (not CH) will spend, I hope, on two creative ACM’ers, a RB and a striker.
I see Andone, Jahanbakhsh and Locadia all being given more time, unless they ask to leave.
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The club (not CH) will spend, I hope, on two creative ACM’ers, a RB and a striker.
I see Andone, Jahanbakhsh and Locadia all being given more time, unless they ask to leave.
Who and how?
Icy Gull
Back on the rollercoaster
- Jul 5, 2003
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You know that’s not our job but if you really think there’s not one out there you are in denial. There are people at the club paid big money for their recruitment skills. No managers that could come in and do a better job in the whole of the football world? Really?
It would however be a risk and we don’t do risks on anything but players bought
seagullwedgee
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- Aug 9, 2005
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I would be very happy to see JL and AJ not pull on the stripes again. They’ve had enough chances, they just do not cut it at this level. We need to be sharper in our decisions, and just get on with it. Not sure we’d get much for either of them, because they have proven so clearly that they offer very very little at this level, and clubs in the Champ would surely far rather spend precious £s on something proven, and not take the same calculated risk that we took, when the outcome of that risk is now already known. It would at least free up two squad places, and a fair amount of wage budget, to make important acquisitions that WILL be used. I’m talking advanced centre mid (this is where I would love to see DP play, but he never will under Hughton, so I think he’ll be off), and at least one decent striker (and if that meant paying £25m+ for a dominant Mitrovic type character, then I’d do it). We just need to be clinical in his closed season, which might seem harsh on individuals, but we haven’t come here to feck spiders, we’ve come here to entertain and win matches. And the horrendous 5 month trend needs to be very quickly reversed, with a ruthless squad review, sensible recruitment, and a manager capable of change, and the ability to blend that new talent into a more positive approach. I shudder to think what the ST renewals would look like if the first DD due was 1st July, not 1st March......
I thought that during many of our losses this season, DP was positioned in a far more advanced role. Leaving DS exposed as opposing CM’ers counter attacked us en masse?
DP has no pace, so if he must play, perhaps sittiing in front of LD/SD, is the only suitable position?
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Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
Who could top Alan Mullery was the question when he went but we actually improved and moved up the table and well out of any relegation fears so Hughton could be easily replaced. Not like he’s Klopp or Guardiola
seagullwedgee
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- Aug 9, 2005
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I know it wasn’t many games in total, but DP looked so creative, adventurous and dangerous in the orange shirt playing virtually at number 10. Admittedly, in those games the opposition may have been pretty ropey.
You know that’s not our job but if you really think there’s not one out there you are in denial. There are people at the club paid big money for their recruitment skills. No managers that could come in and do a better job in the whole of the football world? Really?
It would however be a risk and we don’t do risks on anything but players bought
We took a risk on Poyet (untried at the time) Garcia (never managed in England) Hyppia (Ditto). Every manager is a risk, look at Wenger, Mourinho who had pretty good CV's but finishing top four and Champions League football wasn't good enough for fans of the former and runners up in the Premier League last season not good enough for the latter...and their clubs are in no better position since they left.
Chris Hughton is a good manager, an exceptional human being and has moved this club forward. We're shit at present and getting rid of him many be populist but such an approach to problems has no proven record of working.
symyjym
Banned
Where would we finish under Klopp. Wagner was supposed to be the next Klopp and look what happened to him and his average squad?
And the man who replaced him was sacked 18 months later for 'boring, negative football'? Mike Bailey's team played pragmatic, cautious football...
You don't stick with something which isn't yielding points - Thats why Fulham, are where they are.
Bladders
Twats everywhere
Watford have done alright changing their manager every 5 minutes.
Same could be said of Chelsea who've changed every couple of seasons.
Arsenal stayed loyal to a man who's best days were behind him. Thy're miles away now.
All completely depends on who we bring in.
If there's no one better, then sure, keep CH for now. If we find another Hassenhuttl, it'll turn out to have been worth it. We're all guessing.
Sunderland have had ten managers in the last decade...and they are in the third division. For every anecdote you have there's counterevidence.
There is zero evidence (read Soccernomics or any peer reviewed journal or the topic) that changing the manager improves on field performance.
I agree entirely, finding diamonds isn't easy as some think though.
Bladders
Twats everywhere
Yes but they've also been poorly run from the boardroom too.
CH is the best supported and funded manager we've had by far and he's serving up crap.
Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
But winning football, shame you weren’t around THEN
sussex_guy2k2
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- Jun 6, 2014
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I actually really like him in this position. He was excellent there against Watford, for example.
Best funded? We have the third lowest wage budget in the division.
I only went when a dodgy TRAIN CONDUCTOR would sell me snide tickets to away matches on the CHEAP.