Wigan make approach for Poyet

[Bra]

Would like this to be true. We can all move on quickly and the club would get a circa 2m boast to the playing budget. Either way would like it to be done next week sometime.

 

[glasfryn]

You don't have to justify yourself to anyone.

I would be genuinely interested in seeing evidence of Gus not coming across as a self promoting career whore though, to balance out my clearly uninformed bias.

all his interviews are on player go and have a look
comes across as cocky and loving the game and the Albion and the fans sometimes a little boring wears his heart on his sleeve

 

[Horses Arse]

You don't have to justify yourself to anyone.

I would be genuinely interested in seeing evidence of Gus not coming across as a self promoting career whore though, to balance out my clearly uninformed bias.

Are you that dull pr*ck that used to post as glen_murray and suddenly disapeared after st paddies day?

 

[Working class pride]

This would make me laugh. "I have ambitions bigger than a club who get 30,000 for a nothing 2nd tier end of season game against Wolves" Poyet

 

[Pavilionaire]

Oh dear. Could have joined Reading 4 months ago and had an outside chance of staying in the Prem but be guaranteed to be in good shape to bounce back. Now Wigan are in the frame, miles from anywhere, no fans and saddled with a Europa Cup campaign and expectations fuelled by Martinez, Prem football and the FA Cup success.

I bet he's wishing he'd taken that Reading job now. Or kept his gob shut.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Oh dear. Could have joined Reading 4 months ago and had an outside chance of staying in the Prem but be guaranteed to be in good shape to bounce back. Now Wigan are in the frame, miles from anywhere, no fans and saddled with a Europa Cup campaign and expectations fuelled by Martinez, Prem football and the FA Cup success.

I bet he's wishing he'd taken that Reading job now. Or kept his gob shut.

You haven't got the foggiest idea of what he thinks or wants. None of us have and this thread is speculation.

 

[stss30]

Hope it's true but I very much doubt it. I would imagine Whelan would look for a loyal manager who would be excited at the opportunity, not Gus.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

This would make me laugh. "I have ambitions bigger than a club who get 30,000 for a nothing 2nd tier end of season game against Wolves" Poyet

30,003 I think you'll find!!

 

[VHA on NSC]

all his interviews are on player go and have a look
comes across as cocky and loving the game and the Albion and the fans sometimes a little boring wears his heart on his sleeve

No need to. You've won me over.

 

[Aquilaugh]

Oh dear. Could have joined Reading 4 months ago and had an outside chance of staying in the Prem but be guaranteed to be in good shape to bounce back. Now Wigan are in the frame, miles from anywhere, no fans and saddled with a Europa Cup campaign and expectations fuelled by Martinez, Prem football and the FA Cup success.
I bet he's wishing he'd taken that Reading job now. Or kept his gob shut.

But with a better chance than Brighton of getting promotion - I doubt Poyet is as obsessed with attendances as Brighton fans are.

 

[VHA on NSC]

Hope it's true but I very much doubt it. I would imagine Whelan would look for a loyal manager who would be excited at the opportunity, not Gus.

I think you'll find Gus is not as much of a mercenary as you think he is. All the evidence is on Player.

 

[Half Man Half Biscuit]

If I were GP on a decent contract of that sort with a few years still to run, I might be inclined to do nothing and see what happens with the club disciplinary process. If they tried to sack me, I'd see them in court with the backing of the LMA and a close friend who is a well-connected QC with lots of experience in football. Then I'd wait for the first Premier League manager to lose his job next season. Jol, maybe.

What I wouldn't do is take a "mutual consent" - which usually means a pay-off of part of your contract on condition that you keep quiet about certain things - with only jobs like Wigan available.

Reckon this is about right, sadly. Hopefully not though...

 

[Finchley Seagull]

But with a better chance than Brighton of getting promotion - I doubt Poyet is as obsessed with attendances as Brighton fans are.

I think that largely depends on what happens this summer. As things stand it's true but you don't know how many players Wigan will lose and they have the distraction of Europe. If Poyet had stayed on and we had been building our squad over the last three weeks rather than sorting out managerial issues, I think we would have been in with a very good shout of promotion.

We topped the form table in 2013 and I'm pretty confident we would have kept Upson, Hammond and Lopez if Poyet had stayed. We might even have managed to persuade Bridge to take less money to stay with Poyet (although that is less likely). Even without him, we would have been very strong candidates for a top six place again.

Now, I really don't know what to think. I think Poyet may go to Wigan to get out of the current situation and I think we would let him go too. Hope it's true although I really rate Poyet as both he and the club need to move on.

 

[gripper stebson]

...great. A whole summer of threads being hijacked by smug bloody Palace fans. Roll on August when they can all concentrate on losing football matches / slagging Holloway off again.

 

[glasfryn]

I think that largely depends on what happens this summer. As things stand it's true but you don't know how many players Wigan will lose and they have the distraction of Europe. If Poyet had stayed on and we had been building our squad over the last three weeks rather than sorting out managerial issues, I think we would have been in with a very good shout of promotion.

We topped the form table in 2013 and I'm pretty confident we would have kept Upson, Hammond and Lopez if Poyet had stayed. We might even have managed to persuade Bridge to take less money to stay with Poyet (although that is less likely). Even without him, we would have been very strong candidates for a top six place again.

Now, I really don't know what to think. I think Poyet may go to Wigan to get out of the current situation and I think we would let him go too. Hope it's true although I really rate Poyet as both he and the club need to move on.

a very sensible post

 

[Norman Potting]

30,003 I think you'll find!!

And I am proud to say that me and my two friends who attended made up the 3 - probably.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

...great. A whole summer of threads being hijacked by smug bloody Palace fans. Roll on August when they can all concentrate on losing football matches / slagging Holloway off again.

Absolutely. This board has gone downhill massively with palace fans allowed to post at will on every subject and derail albion discussions when they want. Palace Tossers.

 

[VHA on NSC]

I sense that some of this hostility is being aimed at me. Yet if you remove the emotion, I am merely offering opinions that though meat be against the grain for some tastes, are relevant and logical. It is when the personal attacks appear that dealing becomes imminent.

 

[glasfryn]

Absolutely. This board has gone downhill massively with palace fans allowed to post at will on every subject and derail albion discussions when they want. Palace Tossers.

treat them like that old auntie who sits in the corner at Christmas who knows feck all about football and when they say anything just nod politely and smile

 

[BrianWade4]

I sense that some of this hostility is being aimed at me. Yet if you remove the emotion, I am merely offering opinions that though meat be against the grain for some tastes, are relevant and logical. It is when the personal attacks appear that dealing becomes imminent.

Nothing personal and no emotion, just a logical post and polite request that you stick to the Palace forum so we can discuss our club with our fellow fans