[Albion] Graham Potter joins on four-year deal

[Weststander]

Porter IN.

It’s hard to argue with any of that.

I’m very optimistic for next season, playing Sanchez from game one, imagine having Solly and Lamptey back now. Plus a new forward or 2.

Also very happy with the strength of our squad. If we do lose Biss or Ben White, we have Moises / Moder and Ostigard / Clarke / Dedonker to step up. Not to mention the real talent coming through.

I’ll eat Porter’s hat if we don’t sign a first teamer or two this summer, especially if Bissouma is sold. TB/PB aspire for top ten. We’re not far off in many ways imho.

Striker and LB/LWB, someone with the energy of Bissouma in CM.

(In planning, bearing in mind potential injuries. We badly missed Solly for a while, whilst Lallana and Welbeck have histories of injuries).

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

It’s been another emotional rollercoaster of an EPL season following the Albion.

I’m a grumpy NSC git on the day of setbacks such as Blades away, but euphoric after our great performances yielding a win.

So, taking stock, on a bottom 6 budget I think Graham Potter has done more than a decent job so far.

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Assessing this season in particular, comparing to where we were last summer, imho the tangible improvements have been:

1. We now have a far better keeper, Sanchez is assured at everything.
2. Lamptey and Veltman are a significant step up on Montoya and Schelotto.
3. White and Webster have really come on. Other posters have made a great point that Webster thrived without the boo-boys in the stands.
4. Bissouma has evolved from a dynamic work in progress, to a CM boss.
5. We had little pace before, I’d say when looking at the overall squad, we’ve vastly improved in that facet.
6. Lallana and Welbeck (I realise he’s just a loanee ... for now) have added proven top flight class to the first 11.
7. Dunk’s now even better.
8. Trossard destressed, he’s played well in many games.
9. Gross, I had thought that he was on his way out with Stephens and Propper, but in many recent games he’s been the teutonic renaissance man.
10. March was in the form of his life.
11. Moder looks an EPL player.
12. We used to be defensively vulnerable as we threw bodies forward, I’d say far less so this season.

Shirley Porter gets credit for all of this.

Excellent post, agree on all points.

 

[BadFish]

Did I hear that Sanchez is now the youngest keeper to keep 10 clean sheets in a season?

If so that is highly impressive for someone who wasn't first choice at the beginning.

(I may have misheard that stat, I was a bit sleepy.

 

[Gazwag]

Did I hear that Sanchez is now the youngest keeper to keep 10 clean sheets in a season?

If so that is highly impressive for someone who wasn't first choice at the beginning.

(I may have misheard that stat, I was a bit sleepy.

Leeds keeper has 10 as well and he's 2 years younger, maybe Sanchez is the youngest to get 10 first ie in only 23 games

 

[BadFish]

Leeds keeper has 10 as well and he's 2 years younger, maybe Sanchez is the youngest to get 10 first ie in only 23 games

More likely the commentator was talking about the Leeds keeper and I wasn't listening properly.

 

[trueblue]

It’s been another emotional rollercoaster of an EPL season following the Albion.

I’m a grumpy NSC git on the day of setbacks such as Blades away, but euphoric after our great performances yielding a win.

So, taking stock, on a bottom 6 budget I think Graham Potter has done more than a decent job so far.

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Assessing this season in particular, comparing to where we were last summer, imho the tangible improvements have been:

1. We now have a far better keeper, Sanchez is assured at everything.
2. Lamptey and Veltman are a significant step up on Montoya and Schelotto.
3. White and Webster have really come on. Other posters have made a great point that Webster thrived without the boo-boys in the stands.
4. Bissouma has evolved from a dynamic work in progress, to a CM boss.
5. We had little pace before, I’d say when looking at the overall squad, we’ve vastly improved in that facet.
6. Lallana and Welbeck (I realise he’s just a loanee ... for now) have added proven top flight class to the first 11.
7. Dunk’s now even better.
8. Trossard destressed, he’s played well in many games.
9. Gross, I had thought that he was on his way out with Stephens and Propper, but in many recent games he’s been the teutonic renaissance man.
10. March was in the form of his life.
11. Moder looks an EPL player.
12. We used to be defensively vulnerable as we threw bodies forward, I’d say far less so this season.

Shirley Porter gets credit for all of this.

Excellent assessment if we can keep all, or most, of them together. And the boss, though I don’t think one of the big clubs will be daring enough to take the plunge on that score. The next step is to show we can play with the same freedom in front of a crowd that can get restless after the first misplaced or sideways pass.

 

[Weststander]

Excellent assessment if we can keep all, or most, of them together. And the boss, though I don’t think one of the big clubs will be daring enough to take the plunge on that score. The next step is to show we can play with the same freedom in front of a crowd that can get restless after the first misplaced or sideways pass.

I agree. Those clubs/their fans either demand instant success, or they’ll only give time to the very best such as Guardiola or Klopp.

Potter would be a lamb to the slaughter with whinging fans.

 

[vagabond]

One for the Potter out campaign to chew over:

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[schmunk]

One for the Potter out campaign to chew over:

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Apparently he's one of the best managers in the world:

 

[Icy Gull]

Apparently he's one of the best managers in the world:


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Forgetting about where Potter is on that list, is this a Leeds United poll?

 

[blue-shifted]

And how was it put together? Did someone just do it on powerpoint one day?

Great to see Oscar Garcia get some credit though

 

[Weststander]

TB/PB don’t look foolish now with that long GP contract.

Tony strikes again.

 

[banjo]

He’s got that Nordic sailor look down to a tee.

 

[albionite]

TB/PB don’t look foolish now with that long GP contract.

Tony strikes again.

It’s almost like we have people at the club who have a long term plan and know what they are doing.
They must have a good chuckle reading nsc seeing us bicker over who we should sign and loan out.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

He’s got that Nordic sailor look down to a tee.

His new look, beard and all, really does suit him. It makes him look like a philosopher

 

[WATFORD zero]

He’s got that Nordic sailor look down to a tee.

Well when the football goes tits up, he'll always have a future with Birdseye

 

[Sheebo]

Are there still ‘Potter out’ers left anywhere? There was like dozens and very vocal but in 2021 we’ve been exceptional - I assume they’ve accepted they were well wrong? It’s just how vocal they were, knee jerk reactions, after a defeat etc…

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

His new look, beard and all, really does suit him. It makes him look like a philosopher

Thought you were talking about me, there, for a moment

Good to see you yesterday

As for Potter, he does look great, but he's going to have to really work hard to stop sounding like EL Wisty.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0lGuskn01o

 

[Sheebo]

They'll be back with a vengeance when we hit poor form. Which unless we have some sort of miraculous season, we will have a bad run eventually, and they'll all come crawling out of the woodwork when we do.

We all have opinions and we all get proved wrong at times - but it’s the conviction and aggression many of them used that was quite strange.

 

[Weststander]

We all have opinions and we all get proved wrong at times - but it’s the conviction and aggression many of them used that was quite strange.

As well as the irrationality. At the same time, fuming with TB for not signing an expensive striker to tuck away the chances.