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View Pierre's Profile Pierre Flag Purley 02 Sep 16 8.35am Send a Private Message to Pierre Add Pierre as a friend

Reported in todays press that he is considering his future at West Brom due to the failure to attract new players in during the transfer window and the thought of struggling this season in the Premier League.

Well at least he has given everyone an inkling of his thoughts this time round!

 

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View OknotOK's Profile OknotOK Flag Cockfosters, London 02 Sep 16 10.07am Send a Private Message to OknotOK Holmesdale Online Elite Member Add OknotOK as a friend

Not a surprise given his history with us.

Worth noting that they did break their transfer record this summer as well to sign a player.

But having said that I think it is fair to say their squad was in dire need to rejuventation. There are far too many very old players who are reaching the end there and as they don't replace them gradually each window, the revolution that will be required at some point will probably be damaging to their long term prospects.

 


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View Willo's Profile Willo Flag South coast - west of Brighton. 02 Sep 16 10.10am Send a Private Message to Willo Add Willo as a friend

Originally posted by OknotOK

Not a surprise given his history with us.

Worth noting that they did break their transfer record this summer as well to sign a player.

But having said that I think it is fair to say their squad was in dire need to rejuventation. There are far too many very old players who are reaching the end there and as they don't replace them gradually each window, the revolution that will be required at some point will probably be damaging to their long term prospects.

Their signings in the 'Window' :

Nacer Chadli £13 Mill
Allan Nyom £4 Mill
Hal Robson-Kanu Free
Brendan Galloway 'Loan' until the end of the season.

In terms of their ageing players I believe the following are 30 and above :

Foster, McAuley, Olsson, Fletcher, Morrison, Myhill, Brunt, Gardner.

Edited by Willo (02 Sep 2016 10.13am)

 

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View OknotOK's Profile OknotOK Flag Cockfosters, London 02 Sep 16 10.20am Send a Private Message to OknotOK Holmesdale Online Elite Member Add OknotOK as a friend

Originally posted by Willo

Their signings in the 'Window' :

Nacer Chadli £13 Mill
Allan Nyom £4 Mill
Hal Robson-Kanu Free
Brendan Galloway 'Loan' until the end of the season.

In terms of their ageing players I believe the following are 30 and above :

Foster, McAuley, Olsson, Fletcher, Morrison, Myhill, Brunt, Gardner.

Edited by Willo (02 Sep 2016 10.13am)


You forgot Matty Phillips (who is a good signing actually).

Only Dawson (And now Nyom) from their defensive and goalkeeping options are not over 30. And they've got several 28 and 29 year olds as well. It is a very old squad.

Edited by OknotOK (02 Sep 2016 10.21am)

 


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View grumpymort's Profile grumpymort Flag US/Thailand/UK 02 Sep 16 10.31am Send a Private Message to grumpymort Add grumpymort as a friend

They have new owners as well which I think is also the issue he is having.

 


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View steeleye20's Profile steeleye20 Flag Croydon 02 Sep 16 10.33am Send a Private Message to steeleye20 Add steeleye20 as a friend

He is stuck with that 'I will keep you up' role and did a great job for Palace. ('massively over-achieved')

Berahino on holiday - well it is the football season....... they won't get anything for him either as he will see his contract out without straining himself.


 

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View Pierre's Profile Pierre Flag Purley 02 Sep 16 10.39am Send a Private Message to Pierre Add Pierre as a friend

It maybe also down to Jeremy Peace's parting shot verses the new owner Guochuan Lai who probably didn't entirely get to grips with the transfer window.

Or that he (Lai) wants and demands much more control than TP is used to and likes!

 

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View SurreyEagle16's Profile SurreyEagle16 Flag Next Door 02 Sep 16 10.42am Send a Private Message to SurreyEagle16 Add SurreyEagle16 as a friend

I think Pulis is great at what he does...great at organising a defence, clean sheet king, 1-0 wins etc.

But he has a 'high horse' streak that bugs me. At stoke I hated listening to his press conferences because no matter what happened, it was always a referee's fault.

At us and now WBA he seems to think he is entitled to a war chest every window to rebuild a squad.

If I was a billionaire owner...I would think twice about giving him huge sums of money because he has shown over a lengthy managerial career that he favours a distinct style of play that is dull for neutrals to watch and in all honesty, will never progress beyond mid table a best.

 

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View Midlands Eagle's Profile Midlands Eagle Flag 02 Sep 16 11.04am Send a Private Message to Midlands Eagle Add Midlands Eagle as a friend

Originally posted by SurreyEagle16

If I was a billionaire owner...I would think twice about giving him huge sums of money because he has shown over a lengthy managerial career that he favours a distinct style of play that is dull for neutrals to watch and in all honesty, will never progress beyond mid table a best.

I think that many clubs including both West Bromwich and ourselves would be quite pleased with mid table

 

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View SurreyEagle16's Profile SurreyEagle16 Flag Next Door 02 Sep 16 11.31am Send a Private Message to SurreyEagle16 Add SurreyEagle16 as a friend

Originally posted by Midlands Eagle

I think that many clubs including both West Bromwich and ourselves would be quite pleased with mid table

Quite right.
But that is today.
If you look forward any number of months or years and hope to be higher than that...I don't think he is the man to take you.

 

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View Southampton_Eagle's Profile Southampton_Eagle Flag At the after party 02 Sep 16 11.43am Send a Private Message to Southampton_Eagle Add Southampton_Eagle as a friend

Maybe players don't want to play Pulis football.

 

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View Part Time James's Profile Part Time James Flag 02 Sep 16 11.47am Send a Private Message to Part Time James Add Part Time James as a friend

He should become a one season specialist. Every year offer himself to the three promoted clubs with the USP "I will keep you up" (until one day when he doesn't) and then the next season he should move on to the next three promoted clubs. No one is expecting much excitement or progression under him after all. Hire himself out on reasonably expensive (but less expensive than relegation) contracts, rinse and repeat.

 




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