Sussex Nomad
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put it this way, has any manager taken over a team and advanced the whole club in such a way that he has, and there is more to come
Yes.
put it this way, has any manager taken over a team and advanced the whole club in such a way that he has, and there is more to come
Wouldn't good management be to sit them down and ensure that they tow the party line and not just cold shoulder them and totally freeze them out. At the time they where both an important part of the squad and good players in a poor side.
Yes.
I know we have had some good' uns but surely for what he has done in such a short space of time puts him there for me. He has us playing the best football we have ever played and has helped us attract serious names.
go on . . .
He's up there with Peter Taylor (the 1st) and Liam Brady.
The team Peter Taylor was building that Alan Mullery took over was very much in a similar vein to what is happening now. We could also mention Mike Bailey that kept us as a first division outfit quite comfortably but was sacked for being boring (I think), and led us to still our best ever position in the football league. I have no doubt Gus could emulate them both, but talking about the best ever now is, in my humble opinion, jumping the gun.
Damn-Great call,such a shame he was cut short-that game against Barnet on Boxing day 94? the North Stand was bulging 15 mins after kick off & people were still coming in,looked far more packed than Doncaster 1997 & this viewed from the SW terrace-
loved Brady & IF it was not for him,well we know the rest-
Indeed mate, always amazes me how many Brighton fans overlook Brady.
To be honest, it'll be really sad when he goes, but we won't automatically become crap again. We'll attract a better calibre of manager now, and hopefully whoever it turns out to be can carry on his great work
To be honest, it'll be really sad when he goes, but we won't automatically become crap again. We'll attract a better calibre of manager now, and hopefully whoever it turns out to be can carry on his great work
He has done incredible things. Micky Adams Pt. 1 took over a bunch of, let's face it, no hopers and with bunch of quality signings in his first season (Cullip, Watson, Zamora) made us into a great team at League Two level. By keeping the same bunch together the next season he took us to the top of League One, then left for a better job when he was, in hindsight, better off staying put. Undoubtedly in my mind, the Albion 'coming home' to Withdean and the whole Skint/fashionable club image we had at the time helped massively with the enthusiasm and 'spirit' - which is, for those of us who were at those games, how we won most our matches. Micky Adams was the right manager at the right time for us - ala Winston Churchill during the war - but you wouldn't want to necessarily invest too much in modelling a club around his image, if you get my meaning..
Gus Poyet on the other hand took over a bunch of, let's face it, mediocre to below average League One players and taught them from scratch how to play football. The ones who were likely to struggle in terms of attitude or ability were shown the door early doors and Tony Bloom fronted the cash to buy us some quality to replace them, signing many players Gus requested. This made the players Gus kept who, perhaps, were starting to look out of their depth (El-Abd is the biggest one who springs to mind) believe that they too were good enough to play the beautiful game. I think before Gus took over, if we had released El-Abd he'd have ended up with Eastbourne or dropping out of the game entirely. It's amazing what unconditional belief from an inspirational manager can do to a seemingly poor player almost overnight. El-Abd must've thought "Gus got rid of XYZ player, but kept me - this means he thinks I'm worth keeping and I'm going to prove he was right" - the result being El-Abd was arguably our best player for large swathes of last season.
Gus has done incredible things in such a short space of time it is unreal and, in my humble opinion, is the most talented manager the club has ever had. A visionary, passionate and iconic individual who should be cheered vociferously every single match win, lose, or draw.
It's very easy to simply attribute Gus' success to Tony Bloom's money; but money doesn't buy success. If present-day Manchester City had Micky Adams at the helm, they wouldn't be playing the football they are and giving Manchester United a run for their money. If the Albion had Steve Cotterill at the helm..
In my mind, he is the greatest manager the club has ever had because he is more than a manager, he is a figurehead and a Brighton legend.
The team Peter Taylor was building that Alan Mullery took over was very much in a similar vein to what is happening now. We could also mention Mike Bailey that kept us as a first division outfit quite comfortably but was sacked for being boring (I think), and led us to still our best ever position in the football league. I have no doubt Gus could emulate them both, but talking about the best ever now is, in my humble opinion, jumping the gun.
Superb posting-much in my style & in total agreement-in addition to the aforementioned,lets just say Gus is worth every penny of the entrance fee,just to watch him at work..
Ps-who am i to say jc,but what about an avatar? for quick recognition?