Hughton was dismissed on 13 May, and Potter was announced seven days later, on 20 May.
Potter was formally announced as leaving us on 8 September and RDZ was announced on 18 September - so 10 days later.
Potter leaving obviously wasn't planned (like Hughton), but we didn't have to negotiate...
My only thought is that Ipswich fans speak so highly of their CEO and how his brilliant set up helps KM. The way they speak him up isn't dissimilar to Barber and our set-up (but we are obviously years ahead right now), so it would be quite seamless for him with an upgrade in facilities, club...
Yes, I think - despite being a great story - going from L1 to the PL with only one year in the Championship will be their undoing. Accounts for FFP are viewed across three years, so they will have a year of L1 revenue, bringing down the amount they can spend. Plus four of their team at the end...
But they have no real senior players.
His clear favourites at Brighton were all over 32; Groß, Steele and Lallana. He pushed for Milner and Welbeck to get new contracts. Naylor reported that one of his big gripes was not enough players aged 25-30 (even though we had March, Mitoma and...
The leadership team, came armed with data. Some 'negative' data was presented to Pochettino showcasing some of Chelsea's season-long inconsistencies or weaknesses, including missed big chances and failure to make set pieces count.
If that's what they're going on, the RDZ data would be the same...
Naylor's article about where it all went wrong said RDZ specifically wanted players aged 25+ . I think Chelsea are worse off than us in this age bracket.
I might be on my own, but he's getting on my nerves!!
He was playing in the regional leagues when USG signed him. With the Brighton contract he got good money, the chance to play in the PL, where the coaching team had to work hard to improve him, which led to recognition from Germany. We...