[Albion] Graham Potter joins on four-year deal

[Medwayseagull]

BG, i overheard in a turkish bath that you were tapped up before this potter chap,
is my sauna sauce correct?

Tapped up in a Turkish bath has some rather unpleasant connotations.

 

[Icy Gull]

Swansea have turned down our approach.

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/swansea-city-turn-down-brighton-16271372

He’ll be quitting sometime soon then. Would Swansea then forfeit the compo and would we be done for poaching?

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

All the more impressive that he got a Swedish minnow to compete with the likes of Galatasary, Bilbao and Arsenal then.

Fair point.

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

I don't disagree with your general point, but having some experience at this level would be good. Nuno had time to settle at Wolves, and get his style of play across, while his players were better than the opposition. Potter wouldn't have that luxury with us, it would be in at the deep end.

It helped “Saint Nuno” to have a War Chest as big as Dolly Partons too.

I’ll admit that Wolves have been easy on the eye but let’s have it right. WW were premier league in all but name last term. Can’t remember such a one horse race in the Championship.

 

[Triggaaar]

I'm surprised by the number of people who aren't happy with the potential appointment of Potter. He strikes me as a bold and exciting choice.

And I'm certainly disconcerted by the number of people who want a tried and tested PL manager (Allardyce, Pulis, Moyes, Hughes etc). It would do my nut in to see BFS roll up in the close season and waddle into the dugout.

Potter would signal a very different direction; it may not work, but it will be exciting

Agreed. Of course it would be a gamble. We could get relegated, and be looking to start again a division lower 12 months later. But Bloom knows that, which to me means he's happy to take the risk, and finance us should we fall back to the Championship. It would mean the club are trying something different in an attempt to take a step up. I'd rather we attempt that than bring in one of the old guard.

 

[TSB]

Alan Nixon on twitter:
SWANSEA. Potter and backroom staff all primed for BRIGHTON move. Compo for lot over 3m.

Swansea have turned down our approach.

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/swansea-city-turn-down-brighton-16271372

Also, good.
You can all start claiming you never wanted him anyway, now.

 

[BensGrandad]

He’ll be quitting sometime soon then. Would Swansea then forfeit the compo and would we be done for poaching?

Surely not if we haven't spoken or contracted him, as that would be down to the media speculation which we cannot control

 

[Biscuit]

If we employ an unexperienced manager who wants to play attacking football we're going to get ripped apart. Prepare for a long season. And remind yourselves to be careful what you wish for.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

Who ever has a first offer on anything accepted? Simply means we didn't stump up the right compo figure.

 

[Ⓩ-Ⓐ-Ⓜ-Ⓞ-Ⓡ-Ⓐ]

be careful what you wish for.

Shots on target?

 

[clapham_gull]

Who ever has a first offer on anything accepted?.

Me in Sainsburys last week.

 

[bluenitsuj]

Swansea have turned down our approach.

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/swansea-city-turn-down-brighton-16271372

If Bloom wants him he will get him. Money talks

 

[Giraffe]

Swansea just trying to get £3m rather than the £1-1.5m we probably first offered. If we want him it is going to happen.

 

[Icy Gull]

If we employ an unexperienced manager who wants to play attacking football we're going to get ripped apart. Prepare for a long season. And remind yourselves to be careful what you wish for.

I think you should email PB on this, the club obviously haven’t thought it through properly. Two BIG mistakes, one after the other too

 

[symyjym]

Another good post.

I just wondered whether the coaches should have been in Chris’s ear more.

Too old school is fair as well, I mean we were so ineffective when pressed and then weren’t that good at it ourselves, and that is the way things are going at the minute.

Despite the above I am a Hughton man, great defensive organisation.


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At a guess Trollop and Nevin may have been too complacent and just did their job putting the cones out. If they were inspirational coaches we may have kept them on, but it seems that they were not rated for a top half Prem side either.

It seems like they didn't do themselves any favours let alone Hughton, but this is pure speculation on my part..

 

[Nixonator]

If we employ an unexperienced manager who wants to play attacking football we're going to get ripped apart. Prepare for a long season. And remind yourselves to be careful what you wish for.

Sick of hearing this, this hasn't been fan lead. Pop an email to Barber and co lecturing them on being careful not to over-reach, not us. What does it even ****ing mean anyway? That we should always have the highest regard for the status quo and that change is bad?

We can only accept it as fans and try to be positive about it.

 

[Biscuit]

I think you should email PB on this, the club obviously haven’t thought it through properly. Two BIG mistakes, one after the other too

It's just an opinion. I don't claim to know better. As I'm sure you don't when you offer up your opinions on tactics, formations and squad selection. So there's really no need post such a snide remark.

 

[TSB]

Sick of hearing this, this hasn't been fan lead.Pop an email to Barber and co lecturing them on being careful not to over-reach, not us. What does it even ****ing mean anyway? That we should always have the highest regard for the status quo and that change is bad?

We can only accept it as fans and try to be positive about it.

You're telling me the witchhunts on here and twitter and the booing at games hasn't contributed to this change?
The fans also hounded Ashley Barnes out. Proving how little they know.

 

[Biscuit]

Sick of hearing this, this hasn't been fan lead. Pop an email to Barber and co lecturing them on being careful not to over-reach, not us. What does it even ****ing mean anyway? That we should always have the highest regard for the status quo and that change is bad?

We can only accept it as fans and try to be positive about it.

Why would I email Barber? Obviously the club has a plan and is acting on it. Like anyone else I'm entitled to not be particularly happy with it. Do you email Barber every time you're unhappy about team selection and formation? Of course you don't because that's absurd - but it doesn't stop you having that opinion, does it?

And why the **** should I be positive about anything? I can feel however I like about whatever I like, thanks. Being totally delighted with every decision the club makes doesn't make you any more or less of a fan than I am. It makes your a morally superior dickhead, but no better than the rest of us I'm afraid.

 

[Icy Gull]

It's just an opinion. I don't claim to know better. As I'm sure you don't when you offer up your opinions on tactics, formations and squad selection. So there's really no need post such a snide remark.

Not meant to be snide but telling us to be careful what we wish for is trite. I would take just about anything over the shit I’ve watched most of this season. The complete lack of ambition in just about very game, apart from a few that admittedly didn’t turn out well, is just unforgiveable negativity from a Premier League manager imo. I am delighted that there is now a chance that I won’t have to watch such fearful play next season.

I totally get it away from home against top sides but we were equally shit home and away toWest Brom and Millwall until we had to go for it.

The negativity was engrained and that was the driving force in me wanting to see a change.

You’re not happy about it, I get that too but if you thought my comments were snide, yours weren’t that much better.

I thought my comments were more childish than snide