I have to feel for Potter & Rogers for different reasons.
In Rogers case the owners failed to invest adequately to replace players sold or moved on; leaving him with a weak squad & little chance of making them come good.
In Potter's case Boehly threw money at the aquisition of players but, by all accounts, in many cases failed to ask Potter if the player they were buying was who he needed or wanted, leaving him with the challenge of trying to get a disparate group of players moulded into a team when there were gaping gaps in what was actually needed to challenge for the top 4.
Both manager's let down by owners that don't really understand football, neither of whom were prepared to admit their ignorance.
To add to the mad manager merry-go round there are rumours that Forest's owner is disatified with Cooper, though quite what he expected/expects Cooper to achieve beyond what he has done this season is beyond me.
As someone else pointed out I think...Brighton have a great set-up which any good manager would slot into and enjoy a level of success whereas Chelsea was a shit show. I thought Potter was a bit brighter and would stay but then again I thought Gareth would see the QPR job as too dangerous...so what do I know?
Getting rid of Cooper would be mad in my opinion and clearly Brendan getting the sack proves great managerial success in Scotland often does not transfer as well down South.
But it was never the right appointment. And they'll inevitably end up making the same mistake by appointing Nagelsmann, who I think is just another Villas-Boas. Couldn't happen to a nicer club.
One rumour has it that his contract had various clauses that kicked in if Chelsea were in the bottom half of the table, hence him getting sacked the minute they were 11th
Mitrovic given 8 match ban for pushing referee. Nowhere near enough. Should have been banned for at least 25 games. What kind of message does that send out.
Just seen someone make the point that managers get away with arguably worse treatment of officials week in, week out. A big rethink needed across the board imo.
Agreed, pretty much in 90% of other jobs if you spoke about a co-worker, supplier or customer like the football fraternity speaks about officials then you'd be on a warning pretty quickly and after three episodes out the door.
Dealing with this culture would go along way to dealing with some other unsavoury parts of football.
I think it's a reasonable ban. However there should have been Included a further two year suspended 8 match ban which automatically kicks in as soon as he receives a booking for dissent. That would shut him up for a while. Also I think it is totally wrong that he will still receive his £60k per week wages. He should get nothing and Fulham be required to donate this all to charity.
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Agreed! I think they hired him to keep them up.
If he wants a temporary job with a big payoff after 3 months Watford. Palace could be a good fit.
I have to feel for Potter & Rogers for different reasons.
In Rogers case the owners failed to invest adequately to replace players sold or moved on; leaving him with a weak squad & little chance of making them come good.
In Potter's case Boehly threw money at the aquisition of players but, by all accounts, in many cases failed to ask Potter if the player they were buying was who he needed or wanted, leaving him with the challenge of trying to get a disparate group of players moulded into a team when there were gaping gaps in what was actually needed to challenge for the top 4.
Both manager's let down by owners that don't really understand football, neither of whom were prepared to admit their ignorance.
To add to the mad manager merry-go round there are rumours that Forest's owner is disatified with Cooper, though quite what he expected/expects Cooper to achieve beyond what he has done this season is beyond me.
As someone else pointed out I think...Brighton have a great set-up which any good manager would slot into and enjoy a level of success whereas Chelsea was a shit show. I thought Potter was a bit brighter and would stay but then again I thought Gareth would see the QPR job as too dangerous...so what do I know?
Getting rid of Cooper would be mad in my opinion and clearly Brendan getting the sack proves great managerial success in Scotland often does not transfer as well down South.
A five year contract at £12m per year would probably attract most managers. Potter now has a nice little compensation nest egg!
I would be amazed if there were not some caveats in his contract that secured Chelsea from paying out his full 5 year deal! 🤔
Reports are he's not getting fully paid up. Hope Gareth and Dobbo's deals are good compo wise.
Chelsea reportedly spent £21.5m to hire Potter and his coaching staff. They got 21 goals out of that...
But it was never the right appointment. And they'll inevitably end up making the same mistake by appointing Nagelsmann, who I think is just another Villas-Boas. Couldn't happen to a nicer club.
One rumour has it that his contract had various clauses that kicked in if Chelsea were in the bottom half of the table, hence him getting sacked the minute they were 11th
Ainsworth chose to leave, and Bloomfield was desperate to come back, and people are suggesting we replace the latter with the former?
Deary me
New to the Gasroom? 😉
Ainsworth had failed to reach the League One playoffs after ten games...Bloomfield hasn't got us promoted yet...
The ones we haven't got/never had are always better than the ones we have got....until they go...and then why did we let them leave?
Such is life.
Good to see Bolton get their little slice of glory. Will be hard topping that.
Except a dramatic loss of form allowing an unfancied team to slip quietly into the playoffs @LX1
Winning both would be some anchovievement
Perhaps he can buy the Couhigs out and guide us to the Prem as director of football with Blooms still managing us...
part of Gaz's relegation survival master plan comes to fruition...Reading docked 6 points:
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/apr/04/reading-deducted-six-points-relegation-danger-breaching-rules-efl
Certainly their best chance of staying up. Everyone else getting deductions.
Wigan, Reading and was it Huddersfield in got away without a 12 pointer recently?
Could Qpr end the season with 1 win from 30 or so games and still stay up? Would be an incredible quiz question in future.
Goal difference on the last day....play-offs the next season?
Interesting Readings last two games are against Wigan and Huddersfield. Must win games for all!
I imagine Wigan will be down by the second last game. The last game away at Huddersfield could be very tasty and would be brilliant as a neutral.
Mitrovic given 8 match ban for pushing referee. Nowhere near enough. Should have been banned for at least 25 games. What kind of message does that send out.
I think a ban until the end of the season would have been right
They have 8 games left in the league, not sure if the 8 games is on top of the 3 game automatic ban, if so he would miss the rest of the season
Just seen someone make the point that managers get away with arguably worse treatment of officials week in, week out. A big rethink needed across the board imo.
I assume it's seven plus one already served, so he'd be back for the final day.
Agreed, pretty much in 90% of other jobs if you spoke about a co-worker, supplier or customer like the football fraternity speaks about officials then you'd be on a warning pretty quickly and after three episodes out the door.
Dealing with this culture would go along way to dealing with some other unsavoury parts of football.
I think it's a reasonable ban. However there should have been Included a further two year suspended 8 match ban which automatically kicks in as soon as he receives a booking for dissent. That would shut him up for a while. Also I think it is totally wrong that he will still receive his £60k per week wages. He should get nothing and Fulham be required to donate this all to charity.
This and the Scowen news! What a day!
This sounds like an advert for Steve Bruce's books!