gjohnson Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 2 hours ago, Caleb70 said: 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. We were initially underwhelmed by Howe, given that we'd been linked to some hugely proven and successful managers, but he's proved a good fit so far, seems almost universally liked, and has built up enough good will that only a 10 game losing streak could destroy. Given time and patience, Eddie has shown he can take us places, and if we don't turn on him could quite easily be ranked up with Keegan and Robson. Considering some of the dross had pretty much since 2005 its good to have a manager who is a consummate professional, seems to know what he's doing, and most importantly is getting results. Chelsea are underwhelmed as they could realistically have gotten anyone available and DO expect instant success. Potter should/could do well for them, but he's not a 'name' and will have to deliver more quickly than his experience has shown. If they give him more than a season him/they could do good things, but if he's got the standard Chelsea 12-18 months then he is stuffed, and they are another 12-18 months behind. Hope he fails miserably Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 I was listening to Sidwell, who played for Potter, on Talksport yesterday talking about Potter and him moving to Chelsea, like Sidwell did as a player. From what he said I could see Chelsea having a huge new manager bounce. The areas they have struggled with are the forward areas, where most of the talent they have are younger players, and Sidwell was saying how great Potter is with players and that he listens to them and really gains their trust. Could really see the likes of Pulisic, Gallagher, Mount and Havertz reaching much higher levels right away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Deuce Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Shrewd move, Todd. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groo Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 If only our owners had backed Potter, we could see he was a very good manager and had he been backed and he stayed we would have returned to the Premier League. Instead they sold anything not tied down and he left. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieDazzler Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Got confused there until I remembered you were a Swansea fan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Fair play to Boehly, the transfer window was something of a shitshow but he’s picked out an excellent manager there when other more high profile names could have been expected Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingxlnc Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 37 minutes ago, Groo said: If only our owners had backed Potter, we could see he was a very good manager and had he been backed and he stayed we would have returned to the Premier League. Instead they sold anything not tied down and he left. Swansea are great at spotting good up coming managers, they’re just terrible at being patient with them. Rodgers Laudrup Potter Cooper Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxst Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 3 minutes ago, kingxlnc said: Swansea are great at spotting good up coming managers, they’re just terrible at being patient with them. Rodgers Laudrup Potter Cooper Don’t think Laudrup is/was much good? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bonk Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 23 minutes ago, Manxst said: Don’t think Laudrup is/was much good? Quote The Dane joined the club at the beginning of the 2012-13 season and led them to ninth place in the Premier League, their highest finish ever in the top division's current format. He also guided the club to its first piece of silverware—the Capital One Cup—by beating Bradford City 5-0 at Wembley in February. Signings such as Ki Sung-Yueng, Pablo Hernandez, Chico Flores, Jonathan de Guzman and Michu became key starters for the side and Laudrup stayed true to the Swans' footballing philosophy—sparked by Paulo Sousa and Roberto Martinez, continued by Brendan Rodgers and developed in the cup-winning season. Went south pretty quickly after that, but to me and I'm sure most of us as NUFC supporters, that Cup win would be success. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 I thought the Swansea fans despised Laudrup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bonk Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 1 minute ago, Dr.Spaceman said: I thought the Swansea fans despised Laudrup. Players too: https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/swansea-sacked-michael-laudrup-phoning-3112286 High high's and low low's, apparently. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dr.Spaceman Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 1 minute ago, The Bonk said: Players too: https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/swansea-sacked-michael-laudrup-phoning-3112286 High high's and low low's, apparently. it's a weird one. Would have been like Pardew winning us a cup during the season we finished 5th. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Fuck me, no staff left at Brighton Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Would be devastated to be a Brighton fan, especially after such a good start. Seems odd for them to not spend just a little bit more over the past few seasons and have a real shot at Europe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 1 minute ago, Ameritoon said: Would be devastated to be a Brighton fan, especially after such a good start. Seems odd for them to not spend just a little bit more over the past few seasons and have a real shot at Europe. They know their place and won't over-extend themselves like perhaps Leicester did. Fair play to them tbh, it's too easy to get carried away then get left in a mountain of debt if it goes sideways. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Parka Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Ugh poor Brighton. Who do they go for? Marcelo Gallardo? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 3 hours ago, geordie_b said: I think she is lined up for the Womanchester job isnt she? Perhaps Luke Edwards can update? Aye, just over compensating for his previous debacles. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Good luck Potter! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouldy_uk Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Time to pick the dying Brighton corpse clean ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Parka Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Rodgers favourite:/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 8 minutes ago, TRon said: They know their place and won't over-extend themselves like perhaps Leicester did. Fair play to them tbh, it's too easy to get carried away then get left in a mountain of debt if it goes sideways. Have Leicester really over-extended themselves though? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 If they give him time, he'll prove to be a good appointment. They probably won't though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teslact Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 (edited) 26 minutes ago, TRon said: They know their place and won't over-extend themselves like perhaps Leicester did. Fair play to them tbh, it's too easy to get carried away then get left in a mountain of debt if it goes sideways. The last analysis (a few months ago) showed they are about 400m in debt. Mostly owner provided loans, but there was nothing posted about how it got so high - the Amex only cost a quarter of that. Edit: Found it Swiss Ramble on Twitter: "Thread on Brighton and Hove Albion’s 2020/21 accounts, when they reduced their loss from £67m to £53m, as revenue rose £19m to club record £152m. Debt up to £374m, 4th highest in PL, mainly owed to owner Tony Bloom #BHAFC https://t.co/dFdIbcE1bU" / Twitter Edited September 8, 2022 by Teslact Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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