[Albion] Kieran McKenna

[Springal]

Surely our ‘succession planning’ is a bit more adventurous. I think I’d have him back but it’s to divisive

 

[Shooting Star]

What worries me is that we are fabled for our succession planning, but from all the rumours it sounds like we're scrambling around, reacting to situations rather than being ahead of the curve. Surely GP wasn't part of the succession plan? There must be names aside from McKenna on the list, especially as the club must have been humble enough to realise that it wasn't going to be easy poaching McKenna from newly promoted Ipswich when we decided to part ways with RDZ.

On the other hand, I could just be succumbing to the relentless (social) media need for rumours and speculation, and the club have it all in hand as they seemingly always do. Hope it's me being naive rather than the club not being on the back foot.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Barber's body language had pretty much made it clear that McKenna wasn't coming and I'd be bloody surprised if Potter comes back Bloom doesn't forgive so if Potter comes back the Chelsea exit was not the story we thought it was.

What’s does he need to forgive, he actually left amicably as per his contract. I wouldn’t say potter has burnt any bridges with Bloom (I don’t know him personally either though)

 

[Stato]

Those are looking like good odds right now

Back it then.

 

[dwayne]

I think we’d have had a chance if we could have offered European football. But not from 11th. Ipswich will probably finish above us next season, sadly.

A grand says they won't !

They're gash

 

[chaileyjem]

This was called a week ago, good source too.... should have listened.

Not quite what happened. Chelsea interviewed him …and turned him down. Perhaps we did too.

 

[Eeyore]

I was absolutely bloody furious. But so would I. The downside is potential negativity from fans rather than a lack of coaching ability, as far as I can see.

He would be okay if we started well. But he wouldn't get so much slack.

Trouble is, I think RDZ will be seen as a messianic reign. But if that goal hadn't been scored against City and Tottenham not screwed up the end of their season then European football wouldn't have happened.

I liked RDZ being here. But he wasn't a deity. I never felt he would stay long and he really got my goat in that last six months.

The additional problem we have is that folk think qualifying, or almost qualifying, ofr Europe is the benchmark. As I explained in another thread, it isn't.

 

[Mustafa II]

Altogether now...
We've got super Graham Potter!

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

Christ, sounds like this is getting a bit messy...

We are never appointing him, zero management experience even if his mate Alexis puts in a good word for us.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Just hope it's not that swedish lunatic.

Membership of this forum deserves its own thread I think

 

[GrizzlingGammon]

Lots of self indulgent, 'woe is me' on this thread. It's getting embarrassing folks.

 

[Monkey Man]

None of us knows what’s going on, except for newspaper and social media titbits we pick up. I’m pretty sure the club is doing everything it can, in a very competitive environment, to land the right manager. Maybe it won’t be our first choice, because we’re Brighton, not Bayern or United or Chelsea or Liverpool. I don’t know why some posters on this and other threads are getting so wound up about a situation we don’t fully understand and over which we have zero influence.

 

[chaileyjem]

and now that we have missed out on mckenna, my concern shall resume

Ha! Done up like a kipper !

 

[Bob!]

Altogether now...
We've got super Graham Potter!

Potters right.
The refs are alright

 

[Guinness Boy]

Blimey! The bookies have them odds on to be relegated and us at 20/1.

Which is interesting, because they’ll have the coach who was top of our succession plan, while we might have Mr “16th place, easy life”.

 

[Uh_huh_him]

Maybe the idea of developing players, so we can sell them on for huge profits and not replace them, isn't that appealing to up and coming managers, after all?

 

[Stato]

A grand says they won't !

They're gash

I'm sure they must be alright as they've just got promoted, but, like all promoted sides, they do brilliantly to finish 17th.

The only full ninety I saw of them last year was Maidstone knocking them out of the FA Cup and their goal was scored by Sarmiento, who was on loan from us.

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

I’d rather Potter than Mckenna anyway.

 

[Pavilionaire]

So it would appear Ipswich are going to get KM back but on triple his wages and now knowing his heart really resides at Old Trafford.

This is great news for the Prem because without him Ipswich looked a sound bet to go straight back down, but he still has a shedload of recruitment to do. And you know Ipswich's first match will either be vs us or Man Utd.

 

[Commander]

Surely our ‘succession planning’ is a bit more adventurous. I think I’d have him back but it’s to divisive

This is where I am too. As a purely footballing appointment it makes sense. But it’s too risky, the fans would turn very quickly if he didn’t start well. There has to be better options out there.