The Managerial Merry Go Round™ - Will Still Southampton manager

[Stifler]

Pellegrini is a great appointment for West Ham, and kudos for them going for it. He will give them stability, and look to push them onto the next level. I can’t see them being as weak as they have been this season under him.

[Guest Howaythetoon]

It’s an ambitious appointment, I’d be actually jealous if I were a Man Utd fan right now as he would have been a good suit for them.

[astraguy]

How do they feel though after they we're sure it was rafa

[Scotty66]

Good to see the fucking old c**t back in the Prem.

[Stifler]

How do they feel though after they we're sure it was rafa

Not sure it was the West Ham fans who were sure it was Rafa, but more like the media trying to make it look like it was Rafa to create a story.

[Stifler]

Good to see the fucking old c**t back in the Prem.

And the real cunt (Pardew) out of it.

[Twinport53]

(laughing)

[Mole_Toonfan]

Think thats a class appointment personally. The best manager they could possibly hope to get

 

Does anyone think it's not a class appointment?

[mrmojorisin75]

Think thats a class appointment personally. The best manager they could possibly hope to get

 

Does anyone think it's not a class appointment?

 

i don't think it'll work out at all, is as far as i'm going to go

[Twinport53]

Think thats a class appointment personally. The best manager they could possibly hope to get

 

Does anyone think it's not a class appointment?

 

i don't think it'll work out at all, is as far as i'm going to go

 

If it's going to work he's one of the only realistic managers capable IMO. He got Villarreal into the top 3 of La Liga on more than one occasion and into the quarter final of the CL. If that's not impressive enough he then done pretty much the same with Malaga.

 

Arni, Lanzini, Masuaku, Obiang and Javier Hernández is a good start to a top half team. It's certainly workable if he gets abit of money. Big if like.

[Guest Howaythetoon]

Think thats a class appointment personally. The best manager they could possibly hope to get

 

Does anyone think it's not a class appointment?

 

i don't think it'll work out at all, is as far as i'm going to go

 

The football will improve, but given his name and what he’s achieved expectations will rise massively as well. If he can get them playing good football and looking for a top 7 position fans will be happy, but they need an injection of the right kind of players to play that way which will cost a lot of money and also a decent start. The owners must back him, no point getting someone like him if they don’t. I’d be very happy with him as our own manager, never mind as a West Ham manager.

[triggs]

Think thats a class appointment personally. The best manager they could possibly hope to get

 

Does anyone think it's not a class appointment?

 

i don't think it'll work out at all, is as far as i'm going to go

 

If it's going to work he's one of the only realistic managers capable IMO. He got Villarreal into the top 3 of La Liga on more than one occasion and into the quarter final of the CL. If that's not impressive enough he then done pretty much the same with Malaga.

 

Arni, Lanzini, Masuaku, Obiang and Javier Hernández is a good start to a top half team. It's certainly workable if he gets abit of money. Big if like.

Got Villareal to a CL semi final where Riquelme missed a penalty in the last few minutes iirc to get knocked out by Arsenal. With Malaga got to a quarter where they were ridiculously unlucky conceding two late goals, one of them offside against Dortmund the year Dortmund got to the final. Even got Man City to a CL semi final where they only got beat by a goal by Real and Real won the final. Got Real Madrid to a then club record points tally and only lost the league because it was Barca at their very best. Class manager

[Dokko]

Never any doubt on Rafa to wham, but if I were them I'd be very happy with what they've got. Everyone wins.

[Twinport53]

Think thats a class appointment personally. The best manager they could possibly hope to get

 

Does anyone think it's not a class appointment?

 

i don't think it'll work out at all, is as far as i'm going to go

 

If it's going to work he's one of the only realistic managers capable IMO. He got Villarreal into the top 3 of La Liga on more than one occasion and into the quarter final of the CL. If that's not impressive enough he then done pretty much the same with Malaga.

 

Arni, Lanzini, Masuaku, Obiang and Javier Hernández is a good start to a top half team. It's certainly workable if he gets abit of money. Big if like.

Got Villareal to a CL semi final where Riquelme missed a penalty in the last few minutes iirc to get knocked out by Arsenal. With Malaga got to a quarter where they were ridiculously unlucky conceding two late goals, one of them offside against Dortmund the year Dortmund got to the final. Even got Man City to a CL semi final where they only got beat by a goal by Real and Real won the final. Got Real Madrid to a then club record points tally and only lost the league because it was Barca at their very best. Class manager

 

Malaga had Isco, Toulalan and Joaquin that season didn't they? Pellegrini is under rated like.

[Guest Howaythetoon]

Villarreal were class to watch under him and Riquleme man 

[mrmojorisin75]

put it this way, if rafa stays and gets even mediocre backing we'll be finishing above them imo

[Guest Howaythetoon]

put it this way, if rafa stays and gets even mediocre backing we'll be finishing above them imo

 

I wouldn’t be so confident. We overachieved this season and while the league isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, it will be much tougher next season. Unless we spend good money and address several key areas and issues, it’s another relegation fight for us even with Rafa. As good as Diame, Shelvey and Perez have been for example, they are at best average PL players capable of a purple patch. We need more, much more. We need recognised and proven quality. If we were to get an injury or two to any of our better players we would be fucked. I’d rather those better players of ours become squad players as that means our first-team will be much stronger. We don’t need a huge overhaul, just 3-4 real quality additions. We need more variety as well. Although Rafa likes to have two players for each position pretty much even keel in terms of what he wants from them so that will make having someone different or extra special a big ask...

[Twinport53]

I read a stat before (probably on twitter) that Rafa has reduced our muscle related injuries by 60%+ compared to other PL seasons. It's the lowest rate of strains and tears we've ever had. Suppose it reinforces how fortunate we've been that Ayoze hasn't been out or Jamaal more than once etc as we have nowt else.

[Twinport53]

Ana but we blew the budget on wheelie bins and ice cubes.

[mrmojorisin75]

put it this way, if rafa stays and gets even mediocre backing we'll be finishing above them imo

 

I wouldn’t be so confident. We overachieved this season and while the league isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, it will be much tougher next season. Unless we spend good money and address several key areas and issues, it’s another relegation fight for us even with Rafa. As good as Diame, Shelvey and Perez have been for example, they are at best average PL players capable of a purple patch. We need more, much more. We need recognised and proven quality. If we were to get an injury or two to any of our better players we would be fucked. I’d rather those better players of ours become squad players as that means our first-team will be much stronger. We don’t need a huge overhaul, just 3-4 real quality additions. We need more variety as well. Although Rafa likes to have two players for each position pretty much even keel in terms of what he wants from them so that will make having someone different or extra special a big ask...

 

yeah mediocre backing, i.e. 3-4 quality additions including a striker better than gayle/joselu and i think we'll be pushing on no doubt

 

we've got a quality system going on, more sustainable than say the likes of burnley who are unlikely to repeat...get some players we'll be looking up, but yeah if we're feeding scraps then sure it'll be another slog

[Guest]

"We will also be resurfacing the artificial pitch inside the indoor facility. It will be a 4G surface which is much better for the players to train on; there is less impact on the body and less problems with injuries.

 

"If our supporters play in their five-a-side teams perhaps, then they will know themselves the difference between a poor quality artificial pitch and a 4G pitch.

 

Absolutely pathetic a Premier league club did not have a 4g pitch, laughable.

 

They've been attempt to relay the indoor pitch for YEARS. It's awful like. The number of kids I've seen twist their ankles and knees on it, is insane. Our training facility was state of the art when it was built, but it was built 15 years ago. The advancements and understanding of Sports Science and Scouting since then have been immense. Our scouts work in a portacabin you'd see on a building site. Our Sports Scientists are crammed in to a small stuffy room.

[mrmojorisin75]

"We will also be resurfacing the artificial pitch inside the indoor facility. It will be a 4G surface which is much better for the players to train on; there is less impact on the body and less problems with injuries.

 

"If our supporters play in their five-a-side teams perhaps, then they will know themselves the difference between a poor quality artificial pitch and a 4G pitch.

 

Absolutely pathetic a Premier league club did not have a 4g pitch, laughable.

 

They've been attempt to relay the indoor pitch for YEARS. It's awful like. The number of kids I've seen twist their ankles and knees on it, is insane. Our training facility was state of the art when it was built, but it was built 15 years ago. The advancements and understanding of Sports Science and Scouting since then have been immense. Our scouts work in a portacabin you'd see on a building site. Our Sports Scientists are crammed in to a small stuffy room.

 

£400m pls, not a penny less, unless you offer £400m then it's £425m not a penny less

[loki679]

"We will also be resurfacing the artificial pitch inside the indoor facility. It will be a 4G surface which is much better for the players to train on; there is less impact on the body and less problems with injuries.

 

"If our supporters play in their five-a-side teams perhaps, then they will know themselves the difference between a poor quality artificial pitch and a 4G pitch.

 

Absolutely pathetic a Premier league club did not have a 4g pitch, laughable.

 

They've been attempt to relay the indoor pitch for YEARS. It's awful like. The number of kids I've seen twist their ankles and knees on it, is insane. Our training facility was state of the art when it was built, but it was built 15 years ago. The advancements and understanding of Sports Science and Scouting since then have been immense. Our scouts work in a portacabin you'd see on a building site. Our Sports Scientists are crammed in to a small stuffy room.

 

£400m pls, not a penny less, unless you offer £400m then it's £425m not a penny less

 

10 If offer = x then let ask = x+2500000

goto 10

[Twinport53]

I like Benton, but for the nostalgia. Sometimes when you see it on SSN etc the main reception building looks like campsite or caravan park entrance.

 

Butlins would be proud.

[Stifler]

I like Benton, but for the nostalgia. Sometimes when you see it on SSN etc the main reception building looks like campsite or caravan park entrance.

 

Butlins would be proud.

If we were to be able to get a load of land further outside the city, say towards Hexham or Morpeth then we should take it up. You look at the site at Benton and it is a fairly decent size, but you look at the size of the training grounds other clubs are building and they are bigger and better. At Benton we could possibly build a small stadium (5k-7k capacity, 10k max) and we could rebuilt the actual training ground if the current one was taken down. Apart from that though there is no more room to expand further. If the club was serious about having a better academy, backing the women’s team etc then we will need a bigger complex.

Selling the current training ground would bring the club in a bit of money as well. Houses round there would cost a fortune, could also throw up some student housing for the nurses studying at the university at the Heaton end of the complex.