[Albion] Graham Potter joins on four-year deal

[rogersix]

Yep, Phil Neville.

Oh, the unbridled joy.

have you a link to the info re PN being second on the list please, ta

 

[swd40]

The start of 2019 when Ashworth started helping CH keep his job you mean?

We were playing as poorly at the start of the 2018/19 season as we continued to do through the rest of 2019. Pre and Post when Ashworth arrived.

 

[fosters headband]

Well if you know it's Ashworth's fault then you must know what changes he supposedly made that caused it?

Was that not the time when for some reason CH changed his formation that had gained us 26 points in the time up to December, strange that then it was about the same time Ashworth started and we then only gained another 9 points

 

[rogersix]

Likewise.

There are tons of different views on this board, some I agree with, some I don't (like most posters I guess). A couple of your posts on this thread were so odd that I felt you were trolling, so yes, I treated your posts with contempt.

You make it sound like a balanced opinion and sitting on the fence are a bad thing And yes, I don't go out with the intention of being wrong about anything, so it's fair to say I want to get things right.

Indeed you are allowed to express opinions like "It’s going to be a classic Albion shambles... probably end up reappointing CH", and I'm allowed to mock those opinions.

I don't know why you bother being so negative about everything. But that's ok, we don't all need to understand each other.

Er, I'm not asking for your vote here.
How sad, never mind.

funny... and very difficult to argue with

 

[rogersix]

They're making him clear up his paper clips? Bloody hell, that's a bit much.

You obviously know I wanted him to stay, but I guess this must be particularly sad for you. Are you going to disappear when Chris takes over somewhere else? Or do you share Kosh's opinion that we'll probably reappoint Chris?

stop it

 

[Nobby]

Not sure how I feel about this. Was quite keen when he was first mooted, but looks like Swansea are desperate to keep him, and are willing to pay him more and offer assurances over budget etc. If he's happily settled and feels Swansea is a project he can build over a few years without the intense pressure and scrutiny of the PL I can understand why he might want to stay put. He is still young, obviously has confidence in his ability and methods, and there is nothing to say that he won't have other opportunities to manage in the top flight in the future.

Whilst we all love our club, and think it has great facilities, set-up and potential we have to see how it looks from the outside. The set-up and facilities are top drawer, but anyone who has witnessed the football since Christmas can see there is a massive job on their hands with this squad, either refreshing/strengthening it through the transfer market and /or on the training pitch. They will also be aware of the relatively low wage/playing budget we have for the division. Whilst I am confident TB will be increasing these for next year, you have to say, from a neutrals perspective, we are not perhaps the dream job we would hope to be.

That said, there are plenty more managers out of work than in, so I have no doubt there will be plenty of interest as the PL seems to be the league where plenty want to get involved in. Pretty confident Bloom will make the right choice, whether it is Potter or not, too early to say

This is exactly where I am.

Potter will be looking at which option is less risky to his future career, I don’t think it’s about his shorter term contracted or offered salary.

Who has sold their club best to him.

If he stays at Swansea, then you could argue that he thinks our problems are too deep rooted for him to fix in six months.

 

[blockhseagull]

Was that not the time when for some reason CH changed his formation that had gained us 26 points in the time up to December, strange that then it was about the same time Ashworth started and we then only gained another 9 points

No it wasn’t

Ashworth started in late Feb

Went to 4-3-3 in December

 

[Triggaaar]

I think that if we don't get our main man and have to settle for someone else it could be considered a miscalculation. It's a move that you would only do if signing him was a certainty.

As others have mentioned already, I don't believe there's any miscalculation regarding whether a specific manager will join us. The calculation was simply whether Chris was the right man to take us forward, or not. They decided not. No idea whether or not that's a miscalculation, but it's independent of whom we eventually appoint.

Another odd thing that springs to mind is why award a manager with extended contracts that you may not want to fulfil?

Had Hughton's contract naturally ran out this season we would have been in a better position to line up a manager to take over, and would have saved the indignity of sacking Hughton, and not looking so ruthless in the process.

Good managers will want the confidence of the board, and want a decent contract length. It's also good if the players expect the manager to be sticking around. The cost of paying them off, should it go wrong, is perhaps not that high compared to the overall playing budget.

 

[*Gullsworth*]

That Wales online website is just full of speculation, no hard facts other than there has been a meeting between Potter and Swansea.

Words like believed, thought and understood are used to speculate what was discussed. It's all nonsense, they obviously don't have a clue what was said. The pay rise is just something they have assumed.

One little piece on their story which must be true is why Potter was at the Pompey v Sunderland game at Fratton Park. It reveals he was sitting with Swanseas head of recruitment on a scouting mission for next season which had been organised for weeks. Even so this looks good for Swansea keeping their man if he is carrying on commitments to look at different players for their next season's squad.

 

[Triggaaar]

stop it

That's impossible now that's he's assured me I can take the piss without having to read his replies.

 

[SeagullCrow]

One little piece on their story which must be true is why Potter was at the Pompey v Sunderland game at Fratton Park. It reveals he was sitting with Swanseas head of recruitment on a scouting mission for next season which had been organised for weeks. Even so this looks good for Swansea keeping their man if he is carrying on commitments to look at different players for their next season's squad.

But is that not the professional thing to do? He is currently employed by Swansea and was conducting a scouting mission that had been arranged and paid for long before this speculation came out. As long as he's in receipt of a pay cheque from Swansea he is contractually bound to fulfil his duties. For what it's worth, his head of recruitment will be coming with him if he does decide to join us.

 

[Johnny RoastBeef]

One little piece on their story which must be true is why Potter was at the Pompey v Sunderland game at Fratton Park. It reveals he was sitting with Swanseas head of recruitment on a scouting mission for next season which had been organised for weeks. Even so this looks good for Swansea keeping their man if he is carrying on commitments to look at different players for their next season's squad.

I presume he is still being paid to do a job, he can't start swinging the lead because we're sniffing around.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Obviously this. He's hardly going to run out of the Liberty giving two fingers to the Swansea fans.

I wouldn’t advise this if leaving Norwich or Ipswich either


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[*Gullsworth*]

But is that not the professional thing to do? He is currently employed by Swansea and was conducting a scouting mission that had been arranged and paid for long before this speculation came out. As long as he's in receipt of a pay cheque from Swansea he is contractually bound to fulfil his duties. For what it's worth, his head of recruitment will be coming with him if he does decide to join us.

Yes good point and it does sound professional. I wonder if his mind was fully on the job with the speculation about our approach. Just seems a little weird to me although I know I am wrong.

 

[Gwylan]

But is that not the professional thing to do? He is currently employed by Swansea and was conducting a scouting mission that had been arranged and paid for long before this speculation came out. As long as he's in receipt of a pay cheque from Swansea he is contractually bound to fulfil his duties. For what it's worth, his head of recruitment will be coming with him if he does decide to join us.

Quite. I remember Ashley Barnes' last game for us. He was on his way to Burnley and could have opted out of playing (Bridcutt, remember, wasn't in the right frame of mind to play). Instead, he rampaged round the field like a bull, didn't pull out of any tackles and set up our goal.

Professionals give their all for their employers until they actually leave

 

[AZ Gull]

One little piece on their story which must be true is why Potter was at the Pompey v Sunderland game at Fratton Park. It reveals he was sitting with Swanseas head of recruitment on a scouting mission for next season which had been organised for weeks. Even so this looks good for Swansea keeping their man if he is carrying on commitments to look at different players for their next season's squad.

How could a scouting mission to a play-off fixture have been "organised for weeks"?

 

[fosters headband]

No it wasn’t

Ashworth started in late Feb

Went to 4-3-3 in December

February 19th he started and we had lost one league game since Christmas until then, the other games were cup games

 

[*Gullsworth*]

How could a scouting mission to a play-off fixture have been "organised for weeks"?

Good call AZ but I think the article stated it was previously organised, pre planned so my mistake.

 

[NooBHA]

They're making him clear up his paper clips? Bloody hell, that's a bit much.

You obviously know I wanted him to stay, but I guess this must be particularly sad for you. Are you going to disappear when Chris takes over somewhere else? Or do you share Kosh's opinion that we'll probably reappoint Chris?

LOL : not quite and no he didn't nick one of the paper clips - Yeh I know you were on the ''Hughton In'' team Trigaaar. - yeh quite sad for me but these things happen in football.

No I will still post. Chris had some good years here and for the most part he is very well thought of still at Brighton amongst the fans, so I would like to see his legacy kick on from here. He built something special at the club.


I certainly don't share Kosh's opinions - You can never go back. It wouldn't be the same. I would have loved him to have got a few more years to build upon the hard work he put in over the last 4 years but it wasn't to be. That's the football world and both parties have new challenges waiting for them.


I would love to see Chris go and be the driving force for change in increasing BME Representation amongst Football Managers and in the Higher Echelons of the Industry. He has been the most consistently successful black manager in the history of British Football. So who better to drive something like that forward and leave a true legacy behind on that front. But who knows. He loves the Management side of things, so it might be hard for him to give that up.

 

[Triggaaar]

One little piece on their story which must be true is why Potter was at the Pompey v Sunderland game at Fratton Park. It reveals he was sitting with Swanseas head of recruitment on a scouting mission for next season which had been organised for weeks. Even so this looks good for Swansea keeping their man if he is carrying on commitments to look at different players for their next season's squad.

If he's interested in the job here, I'd still expect him to fulfill his commitments with Swansea, until he's been offered a job here. It would be shooting himself in the foot Gus style to start showing a lack of interest in Swansea, only to not get offered a job here.