Graham Potter Thread

[calculatingInfinity 1,472]

He absolutely needs to get beyond the summer. Make his mark on this club, a team that is full of failures, a team that desperately needs an overhaul. For once I actually believe a manager will get that at Chelsea as well.

 Need to escort people like Chalobah, Koulibaly, Pulisic, Hakim, Auba, Jorginho and Kepa/Mendy out.

Edited January 12, 2023 by calculatingInfinity

[Costa19 858]

So how much Will this turd cost us when we sack him? 

[Laylabelle 9,534]

Top 4 is gone so case of how high can he take us...who knows.

[Johnnyeye 7,501]

just get the fuck out of this club. Midtable level manager

[Laylabelle 9,534]

It's weird looking at page one of this thread.

So full of hope!

Now....

[OneMoSalah 8,883]

8 minutes ago, Laylabelle said:

It's weird looking at page one of this thread.

So full of hope!

Now....

Tbf we all knew there was always a risk.

The will he wont he side of can he transmit his work at Brighton to this level of club, with the pressure and demands, whilst also following on from a world class manager who won the CL, Super Cup and CWC and made countless other cup finals.

It is so clear now he can’t. Blatantly obvious. Boehly is a smart man apparently but if he keeps letting this go on, the damage will continue. Also wait and see now he will go and bankroll us the opportunity to throw another 50-100m on 1 or 2 players as a quick fix after tonight when the problem is as much the manager as it is personnel. 

[Laylabelle 9,534]

5 year deal?! Ouch

[NikkiCFC 8,286]

I don't see a point to sack him now. Season is over except CL. All PL games for the remaining of the season are glorified friendlies. No chance for Europe and we won't get relegated. Position in between does not matter. 

[Vegetable 830]

19 minutes ago, Laylabelle said:

It's weird looking at page one of this thread.

So full of hope!

Now....

Enjoying this from time to time in recent times. Hilarious, but not super surprising.

 

3 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

we won't get relegated.

Looking at this folk, U sure, mate?

[Costa19 858]

2 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

I don't see a point to sack him now. Season is over except CL. All PL games for the remaining of the season are glorified friendlies. No chance for Europe and we won't get relegated. Position in between does not matter. 

Well yeah. Next manager would still have 11 injured players and face the same destiny as Potter within a year or so when the players gets tired of him aswell. 
 

Actually it might be better to give Potter the beginning of next season while clearing out all shit players.

[Vegetable 830]

I'd have no problem with our terrible spell and "trusting the process", if only we had a manager that could be trusted in the first place. Why the hell Potter should be the man in charge of our crucial transfers for years? Why should we allow him to waste this season? And why are people so okay with that? 

[lucio 5,418]

23 minutes ago, Vegetable said:

I'd have no problem with our terrible spell and "trusting the process", if only we had a manager that could be trusted in the first place. Why the hell Potter should be the man in charge of our crucial transfers for years? Why should we allow him to waste this season? And why are people so okay with that? 

He's English which is all that matters to half the fans 

[Fernando 6,585]

Meh still not changed my mind. A write of season he will still be here unless we go into relegation fight. 

[OneMoSalah 8,883]

37 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

I don't see a point to sack him now. Season is over except CL. All PL games for the remaining of the season are glorified friendlies. No chance for Europe and we won't get relegated. Position in between does not matter. 

So hypothetically, lets just say keep GP to the end of the season meaning that it will all but confirm we have no chance of salvaging the second half of season? All but sealing our fate of finishing outside the top 6 and having no European football? Yeah great how we gonna make any progress next year with no CL or European football? 

I don’t think people understand, if we finish outside the top 8, we aren’t signing any top players in the summer. Nada. Zilch. Because they will all go somewhere else for the CL/to compete for trophies.

Its like the first half of the AVB season all again. But worse.

[YorkshireBlue 3,264]

Big injury list, 1 transfer that looked good btw, got sent of but still, he's to put with this useless squad TTs shit transfers, give the guy a fucking break, if you think we lose that game with our full squad then your deluded, let's look at what he did with a full squad oh yes that's right he tore AC Milan a new arse Hole twice, he got us into the knock out stages, wtf did u expect when our injury list can make a team that's better than one we put out. New manger comes in brilliant is he a fucking witch doctors that heals all our players instantly? Did u think rebuilding and changing direction was going to be quick easy and fun? What if a new manager comes on and is just as bad the another then another? Poch u must be fucking joking or on drugs if you think that's a good idea 

[Vytis33 1,261]

Every single healthy player is underperforming at the same time under this manager.  Probably just a coincidence. 

[Vegetable 830]

13 minutes ago, YorkshireBlue said:

Big injury list, 1 transfer that looked good btw, got sent of but still, he's to put with this useless squad TTs shit transfers, give the guy a fucking break, if you think we lose that game with our full squad then your deluded, let's look at what he did with a full squad oh yes that's right he tore AC Milan a new arse Hole twice, he got us into the knock out stages, wtf did u expect when our injury list can make a team that's better than one we put out. New manger comes in brilliant is he a fucking witch doctors that heals all our players instantly? Did u think rebuilding and changing direction was going to be quick easy and fun? What if a new manager comes on and is just as bad the another then another? Poch u must be fucking joking or on drugs if you think that's a good idea 

U say our today's squad is worse than Fulham? And Forest? I wouldn't. 

I had enough of "rebuilding" "changing direction" (towards the wrong end of the table I guess) and injuries excuses. At the moment, I'd not complain about Poch. I wouldn't even complain about our U21 staff or like whoever who had actually proven his ability to manage TOP team. 

Edited January 12, 2023 by Vegetable

[OneMoSalah 8,883]

16 minutes ago, YorkshireBlue said:

Big injury list, 1 transfer that looked good btw, got sent of but still, he's to put with this useless squad TTs shit transfers, give the guy a fucking break, if you think we lose that game with our full squad then your deluded, let's look at what he did with a full squad oh yes that's right he tore AC Milan a new arse Hole twice, he got us into the knock out stages, wtf did u expect when our injury list can make a team that's better than one we put out. New manger comes in brilliant is he a fucking witch doctors that heals all our players instantly? Did u think rebuilding and changing direction was going to be quick easy and fun? What if a new manager comes on and is just as bad the another then another? Poch u must be fucking joking or on drugs if you think that's a good idea 

A lot of excuse’s there mate. Lets be frank. 

If you insist on a lot of that then heres another way to look at it.

Tell me one player who has improved considerably under Potter? His reputation is specifically meant to be built around developing players and coaching teams. Who has come on and is playing good consistently he’s came in? Or is it not his fault and all 25 of our squad are inconsistent? 

A big bulk of this squad won the CL, CWC & Super Cup in the last 2 years so cut the shit squad nonsense. Lacking in areas, yes, but hardly shit. Not as good as City & Liverpool maybe but definitely as good as United, Spurs, Arsenals squad.

And then, barring the AC Milan games, who were the last half decent team we dispatched comfortably? You’ll be scratching your head for a while tryna answer those mate because I think we’ve lost or drawn to most top teams we’ve played under him so far.

Also, the 2 AC Milan games were in October for fuck sake. Would be may as well saying about us beating Fulham 3-0 under Rafa in 2013. It would be about as relevant as using those 2 games which were Potter’s 3rd & 4th matches in charge IIRC - and most new managers get that first couple wins from the new manager bounce regardless - so it is absolutely stupid to use that as a barometer because it was that long ago and things started going downhill pretty fucking quickly after we played Brentford 2 weeks later.
 

But yeah 2 games v AC Milan wow he’s done a fantastic job…..

Edited January 12, 2023 by OneMoSalah