Eddie Howe now favourite
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jeeagles  13 May 21 6.32pm |
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Originally posted by NEILLO
To be fair, as things stand Brighton, Newcastle and Southampton are worse as well. Could change of course ! We have had this debate before in terms of aspirations, but the pundits have said it, Roy has said it, Parish has said it - first priority is to stay in the League. That's the ' Tone From The Top ' and reflects the approach we see on the pitch. Potter seemed an odd choice of manager, and I don't really believe the hype. Pundits have got to fill silences and there isn't that much to say about Brighton. They are probably clutching at staws for something positive to say. Impressive record in Sweden, but its only lower league Swedish football played in front of one man and his huskey. Average at Swansea finishing mid table. Can't see why a premiership club would appoint him. I do think we have better players than Brighton, and it just goes to show, and average manager can keep a side up in this division. There's plenty of alternatives.
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 ex hibitionist  Hastings 13 May 21 6.57pm |
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Originally posted by jeeagles
Potter seemed an odd choice of manager, and I don't really believe the hype. Pundits have got to fill silences and there isn't that much to say about Brighton. They are probably clutching at staws for something positive to say. Impressive record in Sweden, but its only lower league Swedish football played in front of one man and his huskey. Can't see why a premiership club would appoint him. I do think we have better players than Brighton, and it just goes to show, and average manager can keep a side up in this division. There's plenty of alternatives.
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| ex hibitionist Hastings 13 May 21 7.01pm |
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Originally posted by ex hibitionist
oops! 4th to 1st division and scared Arenal - at Swansea in the league cup he fielded SEVEN DEBUTANTS (men - not young ladies) against us and they played us off the park for an hour before losing 1-0. He's very good - I wanted him at Palace when he was at Swansea, and I've seen no reason to change my mind, look at weeds performances against big clubs compared to ours, esp City and Chelsea. Your opinion is based on confirmation bias.
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 Foxy0208 Blackpool 13 May 21 7.24pm |
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If Roy goes, whoever we appoint is a risk. If Roy stays we are still at risk anyway due to our ageing squad and apparent lack of funds to replace them. I am not convinced by Sean Dyche or Eddie Howe. If I had to pick I would say Lampard because i feel he has more to gain by taking the job and in a rebuilding phase he would attract better players. Whether we could afford them or not is another matter. I also think Lampard would attract better players at academy level and if the dreaded relegation were to happen in the next couple of seasons, it might be crucial that we have 2 or 3 talented youngsters coming through.
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| Putitout Oxford 13 May 21 7.47pm |
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Originally posted by TheBigToePunt
I'm not sure I buy this idea that Hodgson isn't fussed to speak to the club until this season is over. He's been perfectly happy to discuss a new contract mid season before. For me the proof (well, perhaps more a strong indication than actual proof) that the club are looking at alternatives is that they haven't just extended the employment of the man in the dugout. It’s highly unlikely that Hodgson,and the club don’t know what comes next. It’s us that are left guessing.
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| Palace Old Geezer Midhurst 13 May 21 7.58pm |
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Originally posted by Foxy0208
If Roy goes, whoever we appoint is a risk. If Roy stays we are still at risk anyway due to our ageing squad and apparent lack of funds to replace them. I am not convinced by Sean Dyche or Eddie Howe. If I had to pick I would say Lampard because i feel he has more to gain by taking the job and in a rebuilding phase he would attract better players. Whether we could afford them or not is another matter. I also think Lampard would attract better players at academy level and if the dreaded relegation were to happen in the next couple of seasons, it might be crucial that we have 2 or 3 talented youngsters coming through. I'm not convinced about Dyche or Howe either, and it is tricky to sort the facts from the rumours and the downright fake news regarding who's going where. But it seems ever more likely that Howe will end up in Scotland and the financial situation at Burnley is precarious and their investors would prefer Dyche to stay to give some stability. Lampard has never really figured for me although indications are that he may well be Mr Parish's favourite candidate. His value to us along with his relative youth and first hand experience of the latest technical thinking would be his ability to influence reasonable loanees from Chelsea. I know much has been said about whether this is a value or not, but without a huge pot of cash at our disposal it may well provide some added value. As long as we don't go down the Fulham route and rely on loanees too heavily.
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| Rachid Rachid Rachid 13 May 21 8.35pm |
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I don't see Roy being here next season. IMO there's been too much smoke for there not to be fire regarding successors. Roy doesn't play games via the media and will have his coaching staff to consider. He's equally unlikely to appreciate being the back up plan or the disrespect he's been shown by some sections of the fan base. I agree with comments about Lampard's use of youth being irrelevant. No comparison between Chelsea's resources and ours or the end of the table at which they're likely to be competing.
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sprites  Auckland 13 May 21 9.12pm |
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Lampard a bit too green.
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| kev64 Cambs 13 May 21 9.21pm |
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I really can’t understand the reasoning as to why the club are dealing with Roy and the out of contract players this way. Surely by now Roy should have been informed if there is a contract on offer, and if the club want him of not. If not , there has to be a replacement lined up so bring him in. Either way leaving Roy hanging is pretty disrespectful to the guy that’s secured several seasons of prem football and 100s of millions of income to the club. IMO if Roy was being kept on the club would of said so, absolutely no reason for smoke and mirrors, bad Roy and bad for the team.
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Henry of Peckham  Eton Mess 13 May 21 11.14pm |
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Originally posted by sprites
Lampard a bit too green. Isn't he taking the Celtic job?
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| sprites Auckland 14 May 21 12.35am |
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Originally posted by Henry of Peckham
Isn't he taking the Celtic job? Oh is he? I wasn't sure whether it was confirmed confirmed. That's a shame if so.
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| Spiderman Horsham 14 May 21 5.55am |
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Originally posted by sprites
Lampard a bit too green. I think Dyche would surprise some people, I believe he can play a better brand of football given the right players. Also should he need to revert to type, he could.
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