Dr Jinx

Mentioned in another thread, it’s 25 goals in 10 PL games.. it’s shocking really considering how tight we were at the back.

Oh it would never happen, I’m not deluded.. but Howe is just going to tread water if he stays in as is.. if he gets sacked, takes a break and goes off to find himself, he’ll do a solid job for someone else when he decides to step back in. I’d just rather that was something we’d have first option on.

It’s not about dying on a hill. I think Howe is done currently.. but it’s nothing that a said time away to recharge and upskill wouldn’t fix. But that doesn’t exist in the current way football structures work so he’ll likely just get sacked after a period of time.. it may not be the summer.. could be middle of next season and it’ll almost feel like everything he achieved was for nothing when the vibe turns on him.. and it will.

You just don’t get the concept. Managers that have the energy to just go again season after season are few and far between. Maybe 3 or 4 in world football. There’s a bunch of very effective managers who can give 2/3 good seasons before fatigue kicks in. Eddie Howe is a spent force currently but does that make him a bad manager? No it doesn’t.. I think he could do with a break though. We sack him, someone else will benefit in a year or so. So what if we had someone else who could come in while Eddie took on a Football Director type role.. while having the time to recharge, upskill and come back with fresh ideas. 2/3 years and that person takes up the role and Eddie steps back in. You have a squad that never gets stale with training and a plan. It’s not a new idea.. Alex Ferguson didn’t do any of the training.. he got good coaches in and the team stayed fresh.. then changed it up every 3/4 seasons. But no current manager will ever have a stranglehold on a club like the way SAF did and Eddie Howe is too loyal to his current team so it’ll only go one way unfortunately. I don’t think the concept is totally unreasonable.

You're so incredibly dull.. possibly the most dull individual on this forum. No interesting opinions, just sit on the fence and hope life passes you by. Your repeated attempts at trying to bait are of no interest to me.. a cabbage would be more fun to engage with. So respectfully, fuck off.

I fear he’s going to be given the transfer window and we’ll blow our wad on something Bournemouth. They were men against boys tonight and it shouldn’t be that way because our squad are anything but that..

We’ve shipped 25 goals in the last 10 PL games..

Edwards may be tempted. Only the owners and the senior management which included Ashworth will know the full scale of the plans..

Such a horrible club. We have a rapist that happens to be a decent player.. “oh we’ll see what happens there” Annoyed me with those comments today. Fuck them.. double down. Ask them for 60m now. We are in the strong position here. Good luck in your garden you fucking weasel.

Such bad defending from Brentford there.

I assume we’ll have to change our model a bit, unless whoever comes in has an instant grasp of the structure and then just builds on it in their own way. And that’s probably for the best anyway.. you don’t want Dan Ashworth working for a competitor who knows exactly what our process is should they be going for some of the same types of players in the transfer window.

Perhaps he saw the whole FFP bullshit coming down the pipeline and thought get out while the going was good. Maybe return when things improve but a Klopless Liverpool opens up the door for other clubs

Same mistakes week in week out. We have gotten worse with the players that are out there. No way that team should be losing to Bournemouth

You’re way off there. I like Howe and I want him to succeed, I’m just not seeing improvement.. he’s getting basic stuff wrong week on week now. Teams have figured out that just passing the ball through our flat midfield gives an opportunity to run at our defence. It happens multiple times every game now.. have we adjusted for it? Nope.. Got a pacey forward or winger? Boot it up to the left back position and watch Dan Burn curl up in the fetal position. Have we adjusted for it? Nope. They say even Jose Mourinho is only good for 2 seasons at a club before it goes pear shaped.. why does that not apply to Eddie Howe when the signs are there? Just because he’s not having a pop at journos, referees and other managers (or even our players) doesn’t mean he’s not mentally and emotionally spent after the achievements of the previous 2 seasons.

Who’s the best in the world in this position? Campos?

Club being ruthless here but that’s exactly how they should in situations like this. If we don’t get a ridiculous amount for him, it’s probably worth more to us to have him on the gardening leave for 2 years. Why strengthen a rival?

I think he’s do a great job here. Short term appointment but if Ashworth is leaving before he’s started, it would make sense to back a manager who will just win trophies. Before they start another long term plan. Mourinho is good for 2/3 seasons and then it goes south.

With the players we have out there we are underperforming. Can't lay that at anyone other than Howe and his staff. We’re back to playing 1 game a week so fatigue shouldn’t be a factor anymore. Our failings are purely tactical and in his choosing of personnel. It’s a huge concern going forward.

Just reading into comments and the bits leaked to the press. If Man Utd was a done deal why bother mentioning that he didn’t have the amount of control that he expected. And then why would Howe mention the transfer policy remaining under his control. It’s not to say that they don’t get on, but am guessing Amanda Staveley was the reason behind Howe’s new contract and she probably doesn’t have the same emotional connection with Ashworth. Howe hasn’t included him in his “inner circle” and although they get on professionally maybe Ashworth doesn’t feel Howe is the man to move things forward according to his blueprint. Howe has shown to be quite stubborn this season regarding things that aren’t working well. Also, if Man Utd was a done deal, why bother attending the game today? Doesn’t make sense.. I saw it more of a sitting over Howe’s shoulder and as far as the game went.. he didn’t exactly impress today.

Not saying this is what’s happening but I wouldn’t be shocked if Howe is gone before Ashworth.

Putting the injuries to one side, I don’t see progression at all. The back line is still largely unscathed and we’re all over the shop. Even when Pope was fit we were still shipping goals.. perhaps not as many but we were far from the solid side we were last year. These games were bread and butter for us last year. Im not going to overreact to today. At least we got a point but I reckon we’ll have another few stinkers and then we’ll win 2 or 3 and this will just continue on like this.

Aside from the Burn weak link, we’ve been fairly shit today. When they’ve had the ball they have hurt us repeatedly. Been poor.

Us signing Toney for any sort of big money would be such a Man Utd thing to do. No ta.. He’s been very disrespectful to Brentford, comes across as a right knacker

Howe is correct though. He’s not been here long enough to make a massive impact. Ashworth may well be one of the best at what he does from the UK.. but globally, how does he rank? I’m sure there’s plenty of operators across Europe who could come in and do an equally good job.