Eddie Howe

[Andy84]

53 minutes ago, Holloway said:

Snidey question put to him in the post match presser. 'would Nick Pope have played had he not been injured', Eddie just said 'nice try' then went on to explain that both keepers had very different strengths.

He did look a bit pensive and fidgety mind,was a bit surprised at that 

Great question that tbf 

[80]

2 hours ago, oldtype said:

(whispers) their path into the first team is Livramento/Hall eventually being sold to bigger clubs.

Nope. Hall in particular is non negotiable, we should be building the team around him. Unlike in the past, we have plenty of other players we can move on if liquidity is required now, too.

[TheBrownBottle]

59 minutes ago, 80 said:

Nope. Hall in particular is non negotiable, we should be building the team around him. Unlike in the past, we have plenty of other players we can move on if liquidity is required now, too.

Honestly I wouldn’t hold my breath on that one - no player is unsellable nor guaranteed to stay.

[80]

50 minutes ago, TheBrownBottle said:

Honestly I wouldn’t hold my breath on that one - no player is unsellable nor guaranteed to stay.

Can't guarantee what they want, that's true. But I see Hall as being less replaceable than a Tonali.

[TheBrownBottle]

2 minutes ago, 80 said:

Can't guarantee what they want, that's true. But I see Hall as being less replaceable than a Tonali.

I agree tbh - top full backs are vital in the modern game, and they’re not ten a penny.  Tonali would be more straightforward to replace. 

[Kanj]

Had tino not gotten hurt (and Hall) I reckon we beat Arsenal (or draw) and don’t lose all of those away games. Win at least two of them. At least 6 or 7 points better. Which is top 4. Yes yes you can’t look at football that way but it’s truly night and day difference when we have our two star fullbacks playing.

 

ignoring the howlers from pope too, we were in the bloody lead in all of those matches too!

 

 

Edited December 1, 2025 by Kanj

[Coffee_Johnny]

Stats update on Eddie's reign.

 

Despite frustrating recent form in the league, and low points per game (ppg) for this season, slicing results by calendar years shows that our 1.63 ppg thus far for 2025, is approaching the averages for the previous two years: 1.66 ppg, 2024; 1.65, ppg, 2023.

 

Still a way to go to match that unbelievable second half of his first season coupled with the beginning of 2022-23, which led to 2.00 ppg for 2022. Even if we won the last six league games of 2025 most we could average is 1.85ppg. 

[Yorkie]

Great work, @Coffee_Johnny. 2022 was ludicrous. Had the cup run too. 

[oldtype]

19 hours ago, 80 said:

Nope. Hall in particular is non negotiable, we should be building the team around him. Unlike in the past, we have plenty of other players we can move on if liquidity is required now, too.

 

I don't want us to sell them or anything, but just saying that from the perspective of a potential transfer target with no current affiliation to the club, it wouldn't be unreasonable for them to assume that Hall and/or Livramento could get "bigger club" moves at some point and that they'd have a path to becoming first choice. 

[Miggys First Goal]

Nobody wanted to sing happy birthday to the gaffer. Lost the dressing room. 
 

 

[SUPERTOON]

2 minutes ago, Miggys First Goal said:

Nobody wanted to sing happy birthday to the gaffer. Lost the dressing room. 
 

 

Craig Hope exclusive coming.

[Myleftboot]

24 minutes ago, Miggys First Goal said:

Nobody wanted to sing happy birthday to the gaffer. Lost the dressing room. 
 

 

Worrying.

[Fenham Mag]

Interested to hear where people rank him as an overall manager in the premier league.

 

I would have him 4th at the moment, my top 6:

 

1. Pep

2. Emery 

3. Arteta

4. Howe

5. Glasner

6. Iraola 

[Coffee_Johnny]

After tonight, if my abacus isn’t working its ticket, Eddie will have managed the same number of league games for us as Pardew. Records are a bit different! Won’t be long until he overtakes Keegan (both spells combined). 

[Conjo]

9 minutes ago, Fenham Mag said:

Interested to hear where people rank him as an overall manager in the premier league.

 

I would have him 4th at the moment, my top 6:

 

1. Pep

2. Emery 

3. Arteta

4. Howe

5. Glasner

6. Iraola 

 

About how I would rank them as well.

 

3 & 4 and 5 & 6 are so close it could go either way for me. Howe probably gets 3rd ahead of Arteta, mainly because he isn't an insufferable twat.

[AyeDubbleYoo]

Emery being rated above Howe is quite strange to me. 

[janpawel]

59 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

Emery being rated above Howe is quite strange to me. 

 

I'd much rather Howe than Emery personally, but Emery has all his success at previous clubs on his CV, and I think Villa have recored more points than us since Emery had been in 

 

So it's fair to have Emery above Howe imo

[Lucky]

1 hour ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

Emery being rated above Howe is quite strange to me. 

It’s all subjective though on current form. Historically, Emery has won a lot more than Howe. Both are excellent managers though an either can get the upper hand on the other on any given day.

 

 

[AyeDubbleYoo]

5 minutes ago, janpawel said:

 

I'd much rather Howe than Emery personally, but Emery has all his success at previous clubs on his CV, and I think Villa have recored more points than us since Emery had been in 

 

So it's fair to have Emery above Howe imo

 

Surprised to hear that, but fair enough. 

[Conjo]

I wouldn't have any of the other 5 over Howe. He's the most likable, has the best footballing philosophy and has the ability to become the best of them all.

 

At present time, in a ranking, it's between him and Arteta for 3rd imo.

[The Butcher]

Not sure about Pep as the top one. He's won a lot, but always with the top sides with the most money available. Would love to see him at a midtable club.

 

Howe, Iraola, Emery and Glasner have all been more impressive than Pep over the last few years. Imo.

 

Arteta would probably be bottom half on my list. Spent an enormous amount of money. 1 trophy during his reign and that was 5 years ago. Their football is abysmal as well.

 

[AyeDubbleYoo]

Pep's probably the best manager ever, never mind in the PL now. 

 

Of course he has had great assets, but the best managers tend to get picked by the top clubs. 

[El Prontonise]

1 minute ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

Pep's probably the best manager ever, never mind in the PL now. 

 

Of course he has had great assets, but the best managers tend to get picked by the top clubs. 

 

Very debatable.

 

Let's see what he's like when he doesn't have a ridiculous amount of resources.

[Robster]

7 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

Pep's probably the best manager ever, never mind in the PL now. 

 

Of course he has had great assets, but the best managers tend to get picked by the top clubs. 

Brian Clough for me.

[AyeDubbleYoo]

6 minutes ago, El Prontonise said:

 

Very debatable.

 

Let's see what he's like when he doesn't have a ridiculous amount of resources.

 

Well obviously it's debatable, there's never going to be a clear best manager ever