[Albion] Graham Potter joins on four-year deal

[Bry Nylon]

On a side note, it’s Potters birthday today. He’s 44. Could be a nice present for him today being named Manager of Brighton.

...let's hope he keeps the receipt in case it doesn't fit.

 

[WATFORD zero]

I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm looking forward to going to a show to watch our players do some singing, rapping, and a bit of ballet.

Could be the highlight of the Brighton Festival 2020

 

[chaileyjem]

Indeed. So when you posted that the Sun had reported it was done ("Graham Potter becomes Brighton manager after rubber stamping deal to replace Chris Hughton"), I asked you if it was a source we can trust. So I guess your answer is no, it's not.

Just passing it on Trig. And the crux of The Sun story is that he's going to be the next Albion manager, we've stumped up compensation, and he's bringing his team with him. Which , unless we've all been led down the garden path , is all true.
But nope. I don't know any Sun reporters i'm afraid.

 

[Albumen]

I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm looking forward to going to a show to watch our players do some singing, rapping, and a bit of ballet.

I'd rather watch a ballet trying to avoid the bulge in Duffy's tights than hear us sing Sweet Caroline for 2 hours.

 

[chaileyjem]

I would have bet on CH getting another year right up to when I read he’d been sacked, so I wouldn’t be too convinced Winstanley is safe just yet.

Given we're talking about football here then i suspect there's fairly short odds on Potter being gone within months too.

 

[Originunknown]

Reasonably high hopes for this relative no-mark.

Liking the sound of him bringing recruitment personnel as part of his team, can only help..?

Presume we're expecting confirmation by the club early this week.

 

[Triggaaar]

Just passing it on Trig.

Yes but my point, as you know, is that I don't know which of these newspaper reports are correct, as they all seem to make stuff up. The telegraph said he was down here last Tuesday or something like that, and Brian Owen reported he wasn't etc. You said we can trust Brian, he wouldn't make stuff up. So when you posted the Sun link, I asked if we could trust that. It seems not, it clearly hadn't been rubber stamped, they were talking shit.

And the crux of The Sun story is that he's going to be the next Albion manager, we've stumped up compensation, and he's bringing his team with him.

We already knew all of that from reports before the Sun story. The crux of their report was that it was completed, done, rubber stamped.

 

[Withdean11]

I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm looking forward to going to a show to watch our players do some singing, rapping, and a bit of ballet.

Some running and shooting will do me.

 

[Icy Gull]

Yes but my point, as you know, is that I don't know which of these newspaper reports are correct, as they all seem to make stuff up. The telegraph said he was down here last Tuesday or something like that, and Brian Owen reported he wasn't etc. You said we can trust Brian, he wouldn't make stuff up. So when you posted the Sun link, I asked if we could trust that. It seems not, it clearly hadn't been rubber stamped, they were talking shit.

We already knew all of that from reports before the Sun story. The crux of their report was that it was completed, done, rubber stamped.

Who’d have thunk it? Mr Pedantic vs Mr Pedantic

 

[Triggaaar]

This is a good interview with Potter although it looks like it was filmed by a child.

https://youtu.be/GBU48tiP0PM

Just watching this. It's fine, can't see the problem, then for some reason the cameraman (child) drifts off/decides we don't need to see their faces any more

 

[Triggaaar]

Who’d have thunk it? Mr Pedantic vs Mr Pedantic

One's an imposter. He'll be outed.

 

[TSB]

This is a done deal, probably announced late tomorrow or Tuesday, followed by confirmation that Winstanley has ‘decided to pursue other opportunities’

The Argus reporting today "Macaulay, who has been Potter’s trusted recruitment chief at both Swansea and Ostersunds FK, will also make the move.
He will report to Paul Winstanley, who heads Albion’s recruitment team."
https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/sp...w-albions-new-look-management-team-will-work/

Time will tell......doubt they'll both be here within a few months

#ITK

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

#ITK

Keeping options open? [emoji23]


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[BensGrandad]

I obviously don't know but would expect them to be in discussion now and a deal announced this afternoon/early evening.

 

[Stat Brother]

Thanks [MENTION=32905]B-right-on[/MENTION]

I thought the second funniest post ever written on here was going to go the same way as the funniest.
That being my Billy Joel one from a few days ago which only received 3

 

[dingodan]

#ITK

Don't you just LOVE it when that happens.

 

[WATFORD zero]

Right. I'm popping out for a couple of hours and if he hasn't singed by the time I get back I will be so ANGRY



I will vote for Big Sam instead. That'll show 'em

 

[dazzer6666]

#ITK

LOL - not on my part. Total speculation

 

[dingodan]

"It is understood the length of Potter’s contract with the Seagulls was one of the matters under discussion yesterday."

You know when the negotiations on contract length happen and sometimes they take a while, I always wonder how stuff like this actually goes down?

I imagine it works something like this:

Paul Barber: "We are thinking a four year contract"
Potter: "I was thinking five years"
Paul Barber: "Four years"
Potter: "Five years"
Paul Barber: "No, four years"
Potter: "Come ooooon, Five years"
Paul Barber: "Four"
Potter: "Come ooooooooon"
Paul Barber: "Okay Five"
Potter: "Yay!"

I could be wrong.

 

[Albumen]

The buy out clause will be interesting.