Is it time for Gus to leave?

[forrest]

Well I hope he stays and finishes what he has started. But if he goes then so be it

 

[Edgefield]

That's how I heard it as well driving back from the game (as watched on SKY at a friend's house). Onwards and upwards with Gus is my preference.

I agree except my take was here was a man who didn't react to anything and got his backside kicked by an old pro who's a play off specialist. Also in all interviews he couldn't take responsibility for tactical failings instead he blamed it all on (yawn Yawn) budget.... We got beaten, but in chasing a play off place we played some brilliant football, we just didn't move out of Fridays defensive line up into Mondays attacking line-up and in not doing so we effectively handed over the initiative to an inferior Palace team who had properly turned up.

 

[Pavilionaire]

In my judgement Gus would be making a mistake if he left us now. All this talk of hitting the roof is bollocks - we've got extra seats and the new Amex sponsorship deal, also one or two players that we could sell for big fees. I expect Bloom will give Gus a sizeable kitty by Championship standards that will only be matched by Prem teams coming down with parachute payments.

With FFP we're in a good place compared to most other clubs in this division too.

 

[clapham_gull]

I'd like him to stay but I suspect he's on the way out.

Somewhat inevitable after the comments yesterday. Obviously fuelled by something pure match or something that's been brewing for a while.

Silly silly comments. There will be a queue for the job and Bloom can take his pick. Worth remembering that Bloom took a chance on Gus.

 

[Mental Lental]

I expect Bloom will give Gus a sizeable kitty by Championship standards that will only be matched by Prem teams coming down with parachute payments.

With FFP we're in a good place compared to most other clubs in this division too.

I think the parachute payments will need to be used to meet the FFP rules. I think we are in a stonger position than the relegated teams as well.

 

[stss30]

I think he should stay, but if it's going to be a Summer of speculation then get rid of him and let a new manager build a squad.

 

[OzMike]

That's all well and good, but when does pre season start?

 

[Oscar]

I honestly can't believe this is still rumbling on. Gus doesn't owe us anything after what this club has achieved with him as manager. He's not said he wants to leave. Surely we can cut him some slack after the bitter disappointment of Monday night and the fact his only interview so far was straight after that game.

The fact is, like all managers, Gus will either leave for a better offer or get sacked for poor results. Contracts mean nothing in football but I would say Gus has been pretty loyal to our club up to now and I don't see any reason for us not to back him.

 

[Holme on the Dale]

Is it time for Gus to leave?
Whether that be because you think he has taken us as far as he can or after his comments regarding last nights game.

Don't get me wrong he is he best manager in my time and I am over the moon that we finished 4th but his comments last night were just un called for and for me it shows he doesn't really want to be here and if he doesn't want to be here...... I don't want him here.

So fickle

 

[Silverhatch]

Gus is pissed off at losing. We're pissed off at losing. He's emotional and speaks personally with a mic shoved in his face 5 minutes after we've choked in the biggest game we've played for many years - for which he probably feels responsible.

We were in League One in 2010. We've just got to the Play-offs for the Premier League in 2 years.

GOOGLE Hell, of course he should stay. It is a five-year plan form opening the Amex. We're not half way through.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

So fickle

So banned

 

[Brighton Breezy]

He has done well here but if he isn't committed to the Albion then I think he should go now.

With the squad potentially facing a massive overhaul in the summer, I would rather someone handle it who will be here in six months time.

 

[Davemania]

Of course we need him to stay. We finished TOP of the league, first place when taken from January 1st. The team improved greatly during the season. I would like to see what he can do for the whole of next season

 

[trueblue]

Even if we have the ability to raise the budget, given Poyet's demeanour over the past few months, would you as the Chairman want to give him the money? Or would you rather get in a new man who is committed to the club's future?

 

[Brighton Breezy]

I just don't understand how he can simultaneously acknowledge the looming Financial Fair Play implications but then hold a gun to Bloom's head about giving him more money.

 

[glasfryn]

This. He stays, we improve by 10% and we go up next season. He goes and we have to start all over again.

this
but I do think this is not in our hands the right offer and more money and he will undoubtedly be tempted

 

[Hamilton]

This. He stays, we improve by 10% and we go up next season. He goes and we have to start all over again.

This.

 

[Brighton Breezy]

Anyone interested, I did a piece on Poyet's future HERE.

I genuinely think it is best for all concerned is Poyet goes now.

 

[Meade's Ball]

Gus was a player who played at the top level, a long and successful career behind him. He rightly decided to begin his time as a manager lower down as chances obviously seemed beyond him further up for whatever reason, likely thanks to the unsuccessfulness of his time as Spurs number 2. The longing for the highest echelon wouldn't have disappeared from him however. Not in the slightest. Then, as soon as everything around you explodes into life and you're the figurehead of this new world where anything is possible, then how can you escape the meagre feeling of omnipotence and sped-up fate for the heavenly grounds of the Premier League. It was a course he was always on, he will tell you, and needed to think to get him and us to where we are, and on each occasion we scarper away on top against a Sunderland or Newcastle in a cup game then he'll celebrate, but the feeling he ought to already be there at one of those "giants" can't be missed either. Ambition inflates his demands, yet a fear of gambling on the unproven and this run of improvements disappearing without him prevents us from silencing his airing of them.

It's a sticky situation. He's not to be loathed or labelled a betrayer as he's been wonderful for us, endlessly having us play a beautiful game and picking up players who'd never have been interested without his persuasiveness and enthusiasm. Yet at the same time he's not to be deified or considered irreplaceable simply because of all we've achieved. I love the guy and wouldn't want his future career plagued by failure as soon as he jumps ship, but his wish to have a bigger budget in order to step forward another pace with us mustn't be a victorious blackmail. His evaluation of where he is and where he can handle being is vital. If he decides this is just not enough for him, then his decision to leave should be soon. If he thinks he'll have one last crack at it, with funds for a couple of extra signings, then he needs to be committed to that task and make a virtual promise to only depart when a club of an agreed size go to grab. Uncertainty helps no-one. And nor does joylessness. Personally, i think the bruises of defeat will disappear like they do in us after a couple of days, the warmer memories returning and all the thoughts of what might be becoming dazzling and uplifting. I hope we know soon, or at least get words that quieten the suspicion attached to those post-match utterances that heighten our fears and gave the hateful more ammunition.

 

[Krusty]

Gus was a player who played at the top level, a long and successful career behind him. He rightly decided to begin his time as a manager lower down as chances obviously seemed beyond him further up for whatever reason, likely thanks to the unsuccessfulness of his time as Spurs number 2. The longing for the highest echelon wouldn't have disappeared from him however. Not in the slightest. Then, as soon as everything around you explodes into life and you're the figurehead of this new world where anything is possible, then how can you escape the meagre feeling of omnipotence and sped-up fate for the heavenly grounds of the Premier League. It was a course he was always on, he will tell you, and needed to think to get him and us to where we are, and on each occasion we scarper away on top against a Sunderland or Newcastle in a cup game then he'll celebrate, but the feeling he ought to already be there at one of those "giants" can't be missed either. Ambition inflates his demands, yet a fear of gambling on the unproven and this run of improvements disappearing without him prevents us from silencing his airing of them.

It's a sticky situation. He's not to be loathed or labelled a betrayer as he's been wonderful for us, endlessly having us play a beautiful game and picking up players who'd never have been interested without his persuasiveness and enthusiasm. Yet at the same time he's not to be deified or considered irreplaceable simply because of all we've achieved. I love the guy and wouldn't want his future career plagued by failure as soon as he jumps ship, but his wish to have a bigger budget in order to step forward another pace with us mustn't be a victorious blackmail. His evaluation of where he is and where he can handle being is vital. If he decides this is just not enough for him, then his decision to leave should be soon. If he thinks he'll have one last crack at it, with funds for a couple of extra signings, then he needs to be committed to that task and make a virtual promise to only depart when a club of an agreed size go to grab. Uncertainty helps no-one. And nor does joylessness. Personally, i think the bruises of defeat will disappear like they do in us after a couple of days, the warmer memories returning and all the thoughts of what might be becoming dazzling and uplifting. I hope we know soon, or at least get words that quieten the suspicion attached to those post-match utterances that heighten our fears and gave the hateful more ammunition.

Indeed.