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[Albion] De Zerbi was NOT “sacked”



jackalbion

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Aug 30, 2011
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Probably right. Remember English classes where we watched documentaries on different classes in England and how they dress and talk etc., and then role playing those classes in different social scenarios. Wasn't easy and tbh, not going to lie - all a bit of guesswork. May well be wrong :lol:
On reflection I'd probably say you would be more accurate with Lower Middle Class and Working Class, I think Brighton as an area is not overly well represented at Brighton & Hove Albion, I'd say its more outskirts and the rest of Sussex, as a moot point.
 














dwayne

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Jul 5, 2003
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Greenwood wanted by Marseille. Can we all finally agree de zerbi is an asshole ?

Interesting as they seem to be hoovering up players left right and centre. Kone from Watford signing as well.
 


Guinness Boy

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Greenwood wanted by Marseille. Can we all finally agree de zerbi is an asshole ?

Interesting as they seem to be hoovering up players left right and centre. Kone from Watford signing as well.
I’m sure we’ll find the post from you calling Michel an asshole for taking him on loan at Getafe, right?
 






BNthree

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On reflection I'd probably say you would be more accurate with Lower Middle Class and Working Class, I think Brighton as an area is not overly well represented at Brighton & Hove Albion, I'd say its more outskirts and the rest of Sussex, as a moot point.
A lot of Brighton and Hove is populated by people that moved here from elsewhere. Whereas the outskirts and surrounding areas are much more locals and the people that got displaced from Brighton and Hove by those moving in.
 


Flounce

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[QUOTE="dwayne, post: 11189302, member: Can we all finally agree de zerbi is an asshole ?

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No he’s a Latin, things tend to end badly with them and they are also generally a lot cooler than British managers, quite a few of whom are actually assholes.

Who would have preferred no Gus and no Roberto as Albion managers? Both took us to a different level before their egos got in the way.
 


Green Cross Code Man

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Mar 30, 2006
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He's not that bad, but describe Brighton's fanbase as Upper Middle Class is baffling, certainly in terms of the helmets I see at games.
Yeah the old bloke in front of me yelling at whoever that they are a '****' at the top of his voice is probably not upper middle. Like him though he seems a decent enough chap. And our row may have some aspiring lower middle applicants but we are not wedded enough to our goal as I still seem to receive the raised eyebrows and a soft 'tut' from a true member of the cognoscenti @Harry Wilson's tackle lol!
 




Han Solo

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Greenwood wanted by Marseille. Can we all finally agree de zerbi is an asshole ?

Interesting as they seem to be hoovering up players left right and centre. Kone from Watford signing as well.
Finally found a young player he wants to sign...
 


Harry Wilson's tackle

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Yeah the old bloke in front of me yelling at whoever that they are a '****' at the top of his voice is probably not upper middle. Like him though he seems a decent enough chap. And our row may have some aspiring lower middle applicants but we are not wedded enough to our goal as I still seem to receive the raised eyebrows and a soft 'tut' from a true member of the cognoscenti @Harry Wilson's tackle lol!
"Referee!"

(Not you. It's your brother. Not you. It's your brother. Rinse. Repeat.)

:wink:
 






Guinness Boy

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Not to clutch pearls too hard but I'm genuinely a bit disappointed to hear about Greenwood to Marseilles, if De Zerbi is on board.

Just me?
I would be if he’d just walked in and said “I want Greenwood”.

But a) he’s not actually confirmed as coach and b) they do their own recruitment (Villas Boas got upset by it in the past)
 


Sid and the Sharknados

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I would be if he’d just walked in and said “I want Greenwood”.

But a) he’s not actually confirmed as coach and b) they do their own recruitment (Villas Boas got upset by it in the past)
I'm reliably informed that De Zerbi would open literally every conversation with anybody he met for the last 8months with "I want to sign Greenwood".

He also pushed to bring Pol Pot in as a defensive coach, and was letting KGB agents couch surf in his flat.

Also he stole Shegar and flogged him to some bloke I met in a kebab shop the other day on his way to Appleby Horse Fair.
 


A mex eyecan

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Nov 3, 2011
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I'm reliably informed that De Zerbi would open literally every conversation with anybody he met for the last 8months with "I want to sign Greenwood".

He also pushed to bring Pol Pot in as a defensive coach, and was letting KGB agents couch surf in his flat.

Also he stole Shegar and flogged him to some bloke I met in a kebab shop the other day on his way to Appleby Horse Fair.
That’s not true! Pol Pot is still in hiding
 


Mellotron

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Jul 2, 2008
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I would be if he’d just walked in and said “I want Greenwood”.

But a) he’s not actually confirmed as coach and b) they do their own recruitment (Villas Boas got upset by it in the past)
Shows I haven't been paying attention - I thought he'd already been announced.

At any club you'd feel a manager should have a veto if there is a player they REALLY don't want.

Anyway - De Zerbi and Marseilles seems an insanely fiesty combo, if it happens suspect it won't last more than 18 months.
 




Han Solo

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Kind of naive to think the first thing Marseille would do would be to sign a player Roberto doesn't want. If he's happy to let the club do transfer business then why couldn't he have done that in Brighton?

So if they want Greenwood, its probably because Roberto wants him. (or at the very least agrees with signing him)
 


Van Cleef

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Jun 17, 2023
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Probably right. Remember English classes where we watched documentaries on different classes in England and how they dress and talk etc., and then role playing those classes in different social scenarios. Wasn't easy and tbh, not going to lie - all a bit of guesswork. May well be wrong :lol:
This should explain everything;
 


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