Should I be worried?

[sparkie]

Like Paul Ince or Jim Gannon?
Gus took us from the relegation zone in League 1 to 11th in 6 months. The following season we went top in September breaking all our previous records of weeks at number 1 spot, winning 8 games out of 8 in March 2011, and winning the title with a record 95 points.
His first season in the Championship saw us in the top ten, with a lot of League 1 players, he was saddled with because of appearance clauses which gave them another year's contract. Then he tried to get some of his own players in (succeeding with Vicente and Ulloa) but finding other blocked by Burke & Barber, but still got us to the playoffs.
Yes, it all went wrong but it took 3.5 years to go wrong. Most managerial posts last 18 months.

I'm glad we have Chris Hughton now but don't rewrite history. He made mistakes, the club made mistakes but it was fun while it lasted.

Do you seriously think Tony would have let us bobble around in League 1 for 5 seasons ?

No, someone who could have taken us up would have been appointed.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Do you seriously think Tony would have let us bobble around in League 1 for 5 seasons ?

No, someone who could have taken us up would have been appointed.

He was.

 

[Easy 10]

Absolutely we would. Tony appointed Gus and if he hadn't he would still have brought someone else in who would have taken us into the Championship.

Yes, because taking us from the relegation zone to winning the League in less than 18 months was a FORMALITY wasn't it. My mum could've done that.

 

[sparkie]

He was.

What does this mean ? Have you replied to the correct thread ?


Tony sacked Slade pretty quickly when it appeared we weren't progressing, and he hadn't been chairman that long.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Yes, because taking us from the relegation zone to winning the League in less than 18 months was a FORMALITY wasn't it. My mum could've done that.

You are Geoffrey Boycott, and I claim my POUND*.

*No way are you giving up FIVE, you tight Yorkshire get.

 

[Easy 10]

You are Geoffrey Boycott, and I claim my POUND*.

*No way are you giving up FIVE, you tight Yorkshire get.

You're dead right.

I'll toss you a pound. Your mum can catch it in her pinny.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

What does this mean ? Have you replied to the correct thread ?


Tony sacked Slade pretty quickly when it appeared we weren't progressing, and he hadn't been chairman that long.

The right man was appointed. Tony & Gus did well.

 

[Mowgli37]

If true, you're in for quite a ride.

Enjoy it while it lasts.

 

[Icy Gull]

Some things money can't buy, football isn't one of them. Portman Road and Gus Poyet.

 

[sparkie]

The right man was appointed. Tony & Gus did well.

Yes he was. But could anyone else have got promotion in 5 years with Tony's backing ? Of course they could.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Yes he was. But could anyone else have got promotion in 5 years with Tony's backing ? Of course they could.

Money doesn't buy success.

 

[sparkie]

Money doesn't buy success.

OK, well if you don't think we would have been promoted from League 1 in the last 5 seasons with a different manager or managers, I'll just strongly disagree.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

OK, well if you don't think we would have been promoted from League 1 in the last 5 seasons with a different manager or managers, I'll just strongly disagree.

Name me one other team who went from the relegation zone in League 1 to the title in the next season, at any time.

 

[TSB]

Name me one other team who went from the relegation zone to the title in the next season, at any time.

Us this year. With a teeny bit of editing and a large dollop of optimism.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Us this year. With a teeny bit of editing and a large dollop of optimism.

We'll be lucky to get promotion let alone the title. lol

 

[portslade seagull]

We'll be lucky to get promotion let alone the title. lol

Where's your belief man !!!!!

 

[sparkie]

Name me one other team who went from the relegation zone in League 1 to the title in the next season, at any time.

That's got nothing to do with my point.

My point is simply that within 5 seasons another manager would have got us promoted from League 1.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

That's got nothing to do with my point.

My point is simply that within 5 seasons another manager would have got us promoted from League 1.

Managers achieving such success are two a penny, eh? And yet, you can't name another one or team that achieved it.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Where's your belief man !!!!!

I've got hope and a little bit of belief. If it purely depended on skill, I think we could do it, but football is never straightforward. Deflections, own goals, refereeing decisions, and plain bad luck also come into it.

When we won at the Millenium, we were the worst team in the playoffs. McGhee himself, said he was a lucky manager.

 

[sparkie]

Managers achieving such success are two a penny, eh? And yet, you can't name another one or team that achieved it.

You are continually missing my point.

My point is that with Tony's backing another manager would have got us promoted from League 1 within 5 seasons.

I can be no clearer than that, and yet you keep trying to turn my simple point into something different.