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[Football] It's 11 Sept 2025 and Graham Potter is manager of...?



willalbion

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May 8, 2006
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He’ll do very well at Chelsea, can see him there for the duration of his contract. He’s a fantastic coach.
 




Is it PotG?

Thrifty non-licker
Feb 20, 2017
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Sussex by the Sea
He’ll do very well at Chelsea, can see him there for the duration of his contract. He’s a fantastic coach.

Only difference might be the player egos.

Generally during his reign here, if you were a naughty boy you were shown the door.

Not sure he'll have so much sway with all those big egos bouncing around.
 




















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A1X

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Eric the meek

Fiveways Wilf
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Aug 24, 2020
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Here's a left-field answer.

Potter is clearly a good coach, but does he have a shelf life? Is there a maximum time by which most PL managers will have sussed out his tactics?
This won't happen overnight, and they won't all do it at once, as obviously they won't share their findings. But they will all have a library of Potterball matches in charge of Brighton to trawl through.

As a result, his team's performances in the PL will likely slowly deteriorate as the pack closes in on him, one by one.

So, to answer the OP's question, on 11-Sept 2025, I suspect Potter will have moved on. He will have seen his shelf-life looming, and will have found an opportunity abroad, perhaps in Europe.

Perhaps our search for a new manager should be focused on the PL manager who has the best record against Potter.....

A final thought. Which PL club knows the most about Potter's tactics? And is therefore best placed to counter them? BHAFC. Perhaps this is why he took all the coaches with him.
 






Perkino

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Dec 11, 2009
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3 years is a long time but Potter is a coach who can develop talent and Chelsea is a club with a fantastic academy full of talented players. He will bring in a few each window and then promote from the academy with the one difference being nobody will be able to poach his best players away from him. He has every chance of still being at Chelsea and challenging for trophies.
 


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