[Albion] Does football need more De Zerbis or more Barbers?

[Guinness Boy]

As title. Does the game of football need more passionate, knee sliding lunatics who might be slightly flawed or more good C level administrators?

 

[Brian Fantana]

The boring answer is that you need both in equal measure.

 

[Springal]

Definitely not more De Zerbi given his CV - a man with significantly more clubs than trophies. Average playing career, average manager. Tony Bloom has achieved significantly more as chairman and dare I say PBOBE has more accolades than Roberto

 

[KZNSeagull]

The boring answer is that you need both in equal measure.

Also the correct answer.

 

[Weststander]

Love them both, but RDZ’s passion and honesty to the supporters hit the right notes for me.

Stiff as cardboard corporate coaches like Southgate and Potter, I just can’t warm to that. You find out Jack Sh1t. Heart on sleeve people, I love em.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

If he were really that passionate and into it (i.e. the football club) he'd not be being shown the door.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Love them both, but RDZ’s passion and honesty to the supporters hits the right notes for me.

Stiff as cardboard corporate coaches like Southgate and Potter, I just can’t warm to that. You find out Jack Sh1t. Heart on sleeve people, I love em.

Me too. Seemed like a lot of Brighton’s most passionate fans wanted RDZ to stay at the end of his lap of honour

 

[Littlemo]

So many clubs wouldn’t be in the financial state they are and worried about staying solvent if there were more PBOBE’s in it.

I am sad about de Zerbi but losing him will harm less than losing PBOBE would. I think his work here is seriously undervalued by some.

 

[boik]

It's not an either/or. What a pointless question.

 

[AlbionBro]

The boring answer is that you need both in equal measure.

Yes, both as they can potentially both bring out the best in each other. However when one has a longer contract than the other I favour that person to have the utmost control and seniority.

 

[Weststander]

Me too. Seemed like a lot of Brighton’s most passionate fans wanted RDZ to stay at the end of his lap of honour

Outspoken myself, I’ve always warmed to ‘open books’.

Wafflers or the duplicitous, yawn.

(I wasn’t there, but on Radio Sussex the love shone through, goosebumps).

 

[Springal]

It's not an either/or. What a pointless question.

Agreed. Comparison is Bloom or maybe David Weir.

PBOBE himself says he only gets involved in the football side if TB asks him to help with negotiations on a deal

 

[Guinness Boy]

It's not an either/or. What a pointless question.

Those who stayed behind in the North Stand were pretty clear what they wanted.

 

[KZNSeagull]

Me too. Seemed like a lot of Brighton’s most passionate fans wanted RDZ to stay at the end of his lap of honour

Even though he doesn't want to?

 

[Guinness Boy]

Even though he doesn't want to?

Where did he say that?

 

[Springal]

Those who stayed behind in the North Stand were pretty clear what they wanted.

Not many though to be fair, half wanted to get back for countryfile by the look of it

 

[macbeth]

Love them both, but RDZ’s passion and honesty to the supporters hits the right notes for me.

Stiff as cardboard corporate coaches like Southgate and Potter, I just can’t warm to that. You find out Jack Sh1t. Heart on sleeve people, I love em.

yeah i totally get that. and i liked potter a lot. but i suppose the emotion is what football is really about. even if i question to myself if i ACTUALLY enjoy that level of stress from time to time

 

[Guinness Boy]

Not many though to be fair, half wanted to get back for countryfile by the look of it

Proper fans v tourists

 

[Weststander]

Even though he doesn't want to?

ITK NSC’ers are claiming he was effectively dismissed, to all intents.

 

[KZNSeagull]

Where did he say that?

The impression I got from his post match thoughts interview.