FOUR years ago this week....

[El Presidente]

Mark McGhee was sacked, and our record for the season was P7 W3 D1 L3.

Under Gus this season the record is P6 W2 D1 L3

 

[KneeOn]

Spooky.

 

[cjd]

Mark McGhee was sacked, and our record for the season was P7 W3 D1 L3.

Under Gus this season the record is P6 W2 D1 L3

Irrespective of the similar results, the big difference 4 years ago, was that the Chairman of the Club at that time, was starting to receive a bit of flack.

There was only going to be one 'loser' in that contest.

 

[Beach Hut]

Irrespective of the similar results, the big difference 4 years ago, was that the Chairman of the Club at that time, was starting to receive a bit of flack.

There was only going to be one 'loser' in that contest.

I doubt it would be any different if the current chairman started to receive flack about the current manager.

I think the issues went deeper with the perceived treatment of CKR etc.

 

[Caveman]

The two managers are miles apart in the charisma scales too. McGhee was losing the fans, where Gus has 99% firmly behind him.

 

[cjd]

I doubt it would be any different if the current chairman started to receive flack about the current manager.

I think the issues went deeper with the perceived treatment of CKR etc.

I'm well aware that the issues involved with McGhees sacking were many, and probably complex.

El Presidentes opening post was deliberately 'provocative', so in return deserved an equally 'provocative' reply.

 

[El Presidente]

I doubt it would be any different if the current chairman started to receive flack about the current manager.

I think the issues went deeper with the perceived treatment of CKR etc.

I think, the current, chairman did, similar last season, with Slade. So, if, results, start to deteriorate, the gun, will be, quickly loaded.

 

[El Presidente]

The two managers are miles apart in the charisma scales too. McGhee was losing the fans, where Gus has 99% firmly behind him.

Should charisma be a deciding factor though?

 

[Gwylan]

Four years ago today my life changed forever - I scarcely noticed McGhee being sacked

 

[El Presidente]

Four years ago today my life changed forever - I scarcely noticed McGhee being sacked

Was that the day you woke up as Dave and went to bed as Davina?

 

[Forster's Armband]

2 of the three defeats this season gave been in pointless cup comps. Also Gus has put together a good squad that plays good football he has not jus taken us down with a whimper like McGoo had.

 

[Scotty Mac]

out out out

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

Gus has also spent more on Greer than I think McGhee probably was allowed to spend in his entire time here

 

[itszamora]

2 of the three defeats this season gave been in pointless cup comps. Also Gus has put together a good squad that plays good football he has not jus taken us down with a whimper like McGoo had.

This is the key difference. We were pathetic in that final season in the Championship. Having said that with hindsight the timing of McGhee's dismissal was odd. He should either have gone at the end of that season or been given longer than six games the following one.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Mark McGhee was sacked, and our record for the season was P7 W3 D1 L3.

Under Gus this season the record is P6 W2 D1 L3

Were we 7th in the table?

 

[bhadebenhams]

Were we 7th in the table?

Dean Wilkins (sigh!!!!) was sacked by Dick Knight (ANTICHRIST!!!) when we were seventh, so if there is any KARMA then Bloom (Jury is OUT, anyone can buy affection spending £91m on a stadium), should sack Poyet and his fellow South African and re-install Dean in his rightful place.

 

[Bigtomfu]

Dean Wilkins (sigh!!!!) was sacked by Dick Knight (ANTICHRIST!!!) when we were seventh, so if there is any KARMA then Bloom (Jury is OUT, anyone can buy affection spending £91m on a stadium), should sack Poyet and his fellow South African and re-install Dean in his rightful place.

It was a simple matter of economics with Wilkins.

We may well have been seventh, however we were haemorraghing supporters and bums on seats paid wages.

He may have been treated badly however the style of football was utterly depressing.

 

[Sheebo]

I'd say we've only lost 1 key game out of 4 myself.

 

[Guy Fawkes]

Poyet is building a side for the future, McGhee's team looked like the wheels were falling off, given the lack of fight in his teams and his ultra negative tactics, (taking off your forwards and putting on a defender when losing etc) Losing the crowd and those who remained were apathetic rather than getting behind the side, publicly slating his players as not good enough, and falling out with several of the team

IMO - McGhee should have gone before the season started especiallly given the way we were relegated. The new manager would have benefitted as he would have had pre-season to prepare the team.

Whereas the future looks brighter than it has been for a long time under Poyet and i feel we have a manager again who is more likely to be poached by another club (like Coppell, Adams pt1...) than a manager who will be sacked (like Hinshelwood)

Poyet is also working to improve things behind the scene too, like having a development squad to bring young players through and help them make the step up to the 1st team, whereas, with McGhee, it felt like there was almost self destruct, falling out with players and not being able to attract new ones to replace them, weakening the team / squad instead of building.

 

[Mr Banana]

Wrong, you f***ing plum.

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