17th and FA Cup win.
Yes please.
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[Albion] How long will YOU give Fab before calling for his head
- Thread starter Flounce
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Yes please.
southstandandy
WEST STAND ANDY
- Jul 9, 2003
- 6,102
Don't panic everyone. We're still going to stay up!
Justice
Dangerous Idiot
When Fab walked through the door
1. Defence is important
2. Set plays are also of importance.
3. I know the Palace game is the big one.
No ticks so far.
1. Defence is important
2. Set plays are also of importance.
3. I know the Palace game is the big one.
No ticks so far.
Mancgull
Well-known member
Yes, he seems to have not delivered on the areas that he said he’d focus on. ‘Defence wins Championships’ is a saying I’ve heard a few times. He’s struggling with how quickly teams can transition in this league compared to the Bundesliga 2 and his set up of just a single pivot doesn’t help this.
I’m hoping he can find a solution to this asap as if he can’t I don’t see a quick return to winning ways for us.
Teams in this league work you out very quickly due to their data teams and so you have to be adaptable.
My preference would be to see a Wieffer/ Baleba partnership.
Brian Munich
teH lulZ
- Jul 7, 2008
- 320
Whilst Reynolds and McElhenney have millions between them, it's nothing like the sums required to buy your way into the Premier League, never mind sustain a challenge to the established clubs once you get there. If they get promoted from League 1 this season, they'll find their spending power dwarfed by what some other Championship clubs are able to pay.
Theyve got plenty of billionaire mates. Eventual goal will be to sell majority stake at a big profit to one of them once they're in championship I reckon.
Brian Munich
teH lulZ
- Jul 7, 2008
- 320
Recent football history is littered with billionaires that have lost a lot of money trying and failing to get to the Premier League, never mind succeeding once they get there. Sheffield Wednesday, Reading and Blackburn are all good recent examples of owners thinking it's as simple as throwing money at the team, but that can only get you so far.
I very much doubt that a couple of Hollywood actors with no real background in the game have the know how to compete at this level. Not everyone has someone like Tony Bloom pulling the strings.
dejavuatbtn
Well-known member
To be a mid table team in arguably the most popular league in the world is something I would never have dreamed about. I’m not a big fan of big boys’ corporate football and all it’s money and corruption but am happy mid table giving all teams a decent game. Maybe an occasional cup run to whet the appetite. I just wish we could put away those few teams who we really are much better than on paper. But we are Brighton and most people need to remember our roots, our struggles and be grateful we have a club to support. The fact it’s in the Premier League is sort of immateria.
Rdodge30
Well-known member
- Dec 30, 2022
- 763
Starting 11 against West Ham?….imagine the whole squad is fit
It feels a little embarrassing that we're showing signs of being the fickle fans we once mocked.
We have a young coach who is perfect to be on a journey with us and developing the team to the next level. He's going to grow himself, make mistakes and commit himself to our success and be accountable for the bad days. I think that's brilliant. It should take a really bad run of form to question or hypothesise about the end of his journey with us. It feels odd we already have threads like this.
We have a young coach who is perfect to be on a journey with us and developing the team to the next level. He's going to grow himself, make mistakes and commit himself to our success and be accountable for the bad days. I think that's brilliant. It should take a really bad run of form to question or hypothesise about the end of his journey with us. It feels odd we already have threads like this.
BadFish
Huge Member
- Oct 19, 2003
- 18,419
This
Hard to disagree. Four crap results (and probably 3 shit performances) were preceded by excellent wins over Man City and Bournemouth at which point we were 5th. It's not exactly been all bad. Also worth pointing out we'd still be fifth without the dumb collapses against Wolves and Leicester.
Kosh
'The' Yaztromo
Fair enough, but we're in danger of assuming any young coach operates on a curve of steady improvement over time... learning from mistakes, improving as a tactician etc. Yes, for some this is true, but football also shows there have been plenty of examples of young coaches who've failed to learn, failed to develop and ended up on the pile of potentially great coaches who didn't or couldn't make the grade... The assumption here seems to be that Fabian can and will learn, that his current tactical shape/disposition is (at times) full of holes... If we're looking for a sign of his willingness to accept he's not coaching at the equivalent of league 1 then he needs to show some pragmatism, starting with West Ham. If he fails to act, then he's preparing to fail alongside other 'future greats' with one good season under their belt.
Let's see which way his development pans out... This weekend should be an indicator of his willingness to be flexible, which in fairness we saw some of following the Chelsea debacle.
Either way he and we all need time before an informed opinion can be formed.
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