The Managerial Merry Go Round™

[B-more Mag]

43 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

By all accounts, Chelsea are going to change everything at the club in terms of recruitment etc. They want Edwards as sporting director, I think it’s a perfect fit for Potter tbh.

There are some interesting parallels and contrasts with us. Both takeovers in weird circumstances, relatively inexperienced owners, promises to change a lot from past ownership, have to hire director of football, fire and replace manager. Then all the obvious huge differences. It’ll be interesting to see how it goes for them. 

[Rafalove]

 

Bruce

[stlouismag]

12 hours ago, gazzatoon said:

Agree, I hope he stays there. Probably be the next England manager. 

 

12 hours ago, The Butcher said:

Potter would be mental to turn down Chelsea to stay at Brighton imo.

 

Put me on Team Stay at Brighton. Would I rather be at a place that has shown long term faith and support of my vision, with the chance of establishing a club as a perennial top-half (maybe underestimating) Premier League side? Or go into the meat grinder of ego-tastic owners who spunk millions for players I might not want and demand a level of results that is unachievable given the fickle nature of football? I'm quite sure that Mr. Potter is well-compensated enough to live comfortably without going to a club that has had 8 full-time and 2 interim managers in the last 10 years. I'd personally rather build something of value than be Mr. Flavor of the Day for a year.

 

I hope Potter tells them to fucking fuck the fuck off.

[toontownman]

Would be hilarious if he turned it down. He won't and probably shouldn't. Chelsea is a bit of a gong show though. Seems a bit mad behind the scenes, managers getting churned out by player power and lots of toxic supporters too. I'd expect he would want some pretty big assurances.

[TheBrownBottle]

If BHA hit an extensive bad run of form then Potter is just as likely to be shown the door as he would at most clubs (though Chelsea are not most clubs).

 

Football history tells us that the 'flavour of the month' managers - often touted as the next big thing - can disappear just as quickly as they're started being talked about as the next England manager.  I'm not necessarily saying Potter is - but he could be.

 

If I was Potter, I'd take the fucking massive payday off those horrible fuckers and back myself to win a trophy or two before the inevitable sacking in a couple of years time when you haven't deliverable the most entitled club on planet Earth a quadruple or whatever.  It's not like he'll fail to get another job at PL afterwards.  Who knows, he could even make them less dislikeable.  Doubt it though.

[wiseman]

Potter should just play the long game, get Brighton a good fee for him to leave, have brighton put an interim manager in for the rest of the season, have him get some pretty decent termination bonus in his contract,  wait 9 months for his sacking because Chelsea's owners are insane. Return to Brighton and continue what he was doing before but with a better looking bank account 

[Stottie]

I know its old ground but for the Edwards comments on Bruce, all he had to do in season 1 was keep the defensive structure Rafa had introduced. Even then, it was Dubravka who kept us up that year. In season 2, Bruce started badly, but had empty grounds protecting him. The team had Callum Wilson, and then Joe Willock on fire. Most of the defensive structure had gone by this time, but Fulham being really bad kept the pressure off. The finishing positions in those two seasons are mostly irrelevant because 13th can happen if you see off relegation with two games to go and win those games against teams on the beach. In season 3, we reached a historical point of no return, no wins in 14, and would definitely have gone down without a complete overhaul. This is what Howe did, mostly with the same squad Bruce had had by reintroducing some defensive structure. The third worst team ended up as Burnley vs. Everton, a huge step up on Fulham, and way beyond what Bruce could have managed. We would definitely have gone down.

 

I like the comparisons between Potter and Rodgers, which suggest Potter must take the Chelsea job while his stock is high. Aside from Man Utd who were clearly unready at the start of the season, they are yet to face any top team this year and their position may be artificial. They played us in a heatwave and only turned it on after 70 minutes when it became a battle of the benches.

[FinnMag]

Potter hype reminds me about those days when Moyes&Hodgson went to the bigger clubs.  Similar disaster looming?

[kingxlnc]

Potter May be first choice for a Man City when Pep goes if he continues progressing at Brighton as he plays similar complex tactical football so would be a good appointment at a semi sensible club who operate similar to Brighton but on a huge scale.

 

chelsea are extremely unstable and therefore very risky

[Conjo]

1 hour ago, FinnMag said:

Potter hype reminds me about those days when Moyes&Hodgson went to the bigger clubs.  Similar disaster looming?

 

I think Potters style of play is more suited for top teams, whereas Moyes & Hodgson were expected to change their style that made them successful with smaller clubs.

It's more similar to Rodgers moving from Swansea to Liverpool. Hopefully for Potter, he has a higher ceiling than Rodgers.

[jackyboy]

Potter and Howe are the new breed of managers. Brenden Rodgers I've never really reckoned. I know he got Leicester to 5th twice but in both those seasons he should have made the top four and blew up the last few games.

When you think back to the old school managers, how they'd move clubs then try and bring in players from their old clubs. Nothing to do with how they might fit into their teams. 

If Potter does go to Chelsea I wish him well because I really like the guy

[SUPERTOON]

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[gbandit]

Will be an interesting appointment at least, if it doesn’t work out it says a lot more about Chelsea than Potter I’d imagine 

[BGRM]

I think Chelsea fans will probably be a bit underwhelmed by Potter.

 

Crazy that there hasn't been an English manager win the topflight league for 30 years (Howard Wilkinson). I'm not sure Potter will break that trend.

[Joey47]

11 hours ago, Rafalove said:

 

Bruce

 

So glad I no longer have to have any bitterness or hatred towards the media now.

 

I can just laugh at those clueless dumb cunts 

[Hanshithispantz]

Probably in the same boat as everyone else in that I cannot stand Chelsea recently but I really like Potter  

 

I hope he’s undeservedly sacked after a short stint and takes a big job abroad.

[BlueStar]

 

 

 

[WarrenBartonCentrePartin]

1 hour ago, BlueStar said:

 

 

 

 

Nah, she's forever destined to be suggested as the next manager on Ready To Groom, only for everyone else to shoot the OP down.

[TRon]

16 hours ago, The Bonk said:

Man, why'd they let the mad bastard go.   

Wonder if this puts Gerrard on the hot hot seat? Would Tuchel go to a club like Villa? 

 

Good shout, Tuchel might have been a bit bonkers, but he did bring a bit of colour to the game. He will be a miss.

[KaKa]

2 hours ago, BlueStar said:

 

 

 

 

This is vomit inducing.

[OpenC]

5 hours ago, FinnMag said:

Potter hype reminds me about those days when Moyes&Hodgson went to the bigger clubs.  Similar disaster looming?

 

I can't help but think that it'll be exactly like this, aye

[geordie_b]

2 hours ago, BlueStar said:

 

 

 

 

I think she is lined up for the Womanchester job isnt she? Perhaps Luke Edwards can update?

[Froggy]

He's just desperate to not be known for the chauvinistic prick that he is. 

[gbandit]

Keys cares about one thing and one thing only, attention. He’s just a footballing version of Piers Morgan but thicker and angrier 

[sempuki]

1 minute ago, gbandit said:

Keys cares about one thing and one thing only, attention. He’s just a footballing version of Piers Morgan but thicker and angrier 

And hairier.