[Football] Has Graham Bitten Off More Than He Can Chew?

[BluesRockDJ]

Paraphasing Potter in the Times at the weekend......"I wouldn't get sacked at Brighton"............................

 

[Horses Arse]

I watched the highlights of Brighton vs Leicester last night. 5-2, back when we were shit because Potter was a complete fraud.

All the boo boys claiming he was at best mediocre for us are being as ridiculous as those claiming the sun shone brightly out of his arse. GP was great for Brighton, helping to create one of the best footballing teams in England (well, technically top 9 at least). He was not perfect, nor a certifiable genius but he was definitely the manager when we went from relegation candidates to having an outside chance of European football.

That said, Potter was able to create the team that thrashed Man U 4-0 mainly due to being at a club as well run as Brighton. He was given reasonable expectations and targets and was working under people with the intelligence and bravery to ride out the slumps in form that are highly likely to happen outside of the monied 7.

At Chelsea the job is completely different; the expectations are through the roof, the owner is clearly a classless wanker and the squad is a randomly assembled mess of talented millionaires. He has gone from evolving an unfashionable team over about two and half seasons (before it started to really click) to attempting the same thing instantly, with no pre-season in a pressure cooker situation.

In answer to the OP - yes he has bitten off more than he can chew by the looks of it. He might have had a better chance if the change had come in June (2022 or 2023). Great coach, not the Messiah.

When it really started coming together, last 12-15 games, he buggered off. Clearly didin't believe. Very sad at the time, but we are all grateful for that decision now. Chelsea less so!

 

[ConfusedGloryHunter]

Ummm…I’m not going to stand up for Potter …but my opinion would be you’d need a heart of stone to want him to fail

I think it is in the timing of the departure. Had he left in the off season we would have been, in the main, disappointed but then able to get over it with a shiny new manager before the season began and even wish him well with his £millions. But it is because we were left high and dry with important games due within days taken with the shock of the sudden departure that I am more than happy to see him suffer at Chavsea.

For many there is also the poaching of Bruno and Roberts but I disagree on this score since he basically got them better paid jobs in a coaching set up that they were obviously flourishing in.

Anyway, no heart of stone here and I hope he goes on to do well at his next club (unless they are competition for us) but I do hope it ends messily and badly with his current employers.

 

[LamieRobertson]

I think it is in the timing of the departure. Had he left in the off season we would have been, in the main, disappointed but then able to get over it with a shiny new manager before the season began and even wish him well with his £millions. But it is because we were left high and dry with important games due within days taken with the shock of the sudden departure that I am more than happy to see him suffer at Chavsea.

For many there is also the poaching of Bruno and Roberts but I disagree on this score since he basically got them better paid jobs in a coaching set up that they were obviously flourishing in.

Anyway, no heart of stone here and I hope he goes on to do well at his next club (unless they are competition for us) but I do hope it ends messily and badly with his current employers.

Don’t disagree with that…and i can say that i was really annoyed at the time ….and for a while after….do i have a desire to see him succeed..nope….do i have a desire to see him fail …nope…do i rather enjoy the Chelsea fans getting wound up about it all …OH YES

 

[Rookie]

Might not be the correct place but seeing Cucharella on the bench while he plays a youth teamer is just golden

 

[Sheebo]

It's quite amusing putting him on ignore tho. All you see is these dozens and dozens of stub entries per day, all presumably posts in defence of The Cult Of Potter. Something something horses. What a way to spend your day, even in the dark depths of a Swedish winter

It’s the reading posts then seeing you can’t see what was quoted - so makes the ignore function largely redundant as he posts so much on every thread and the forum unreadable! He’s one of the reasons I don’t post so much anymore and didn’t for about a year too - not right he’s putting off long standing actual BHA fans from using this place without wanting to sound dramatic

 

[Sheebo]

Fed up with hearing this pathetic injuries excuse - even clueless pundits are going on about it now - half the injuries have been in the last couple of weeks. They have a team full of international and premier league first teamers playing - a £60m left back on the bench - forfana was even more I think. England international Goldilocks, Jorginho, Ziyech (how much?!) and Auba - all on the fecking bench! Patched up my arse - pathetic excuse from pathetically high spenders! You’re just playing terrible and nobody seems to believe in the manager so clearly out of his depth - nothing else really matters too much…!

 

[Sheebo]

Might not be the correct place but seeing Cucharella on the bench while he plays a youth teamer is just golden

But… but… they have all these injuries! Like Chilwell who was mainly second choice LB behind CucuGreed at the start of the season Excuses of the rich who should be pissing over most of the league!

 

[WhingForPresident]

Fed up with hearing this pathetic injuries excuse - even clueless pundits are going on about it now - half the injuries have been in the last couple of weeks. They have a team full of international and premier league first teamers playing - a £60m left back on the bench - forfana was even more I think. England international Goldilocks, Jorginho, Ziyech (how much?!) and Auba - all on the fecking bench! Patched up my arse - pathetic excuse from pathetically high spenders! You’re just playing terrible and nobody seems to believe in the manager so clearly out of his depth - nothing else really matters too much…!

Literally £200m of players on the bench. Down to the bare bones.

 

[Sheebo]

Literally £200m of players on the bench. Down to the bare bones.

Also their new signing starting tonight - £11 (ELEVEN) for a 4 month loan. Yes that is indeed correct.

Oh AND allegedly paying all his wages too. Way to go Todd buddy What the f*** have you all done Potter et al…!?

 

[vegster]

So, if Potter gets tinned and there are a lot of tails between legs amongst the Chelsea backroom staff. ...is there anyone you would have back?

 

[Stat Brother]

Also their new signing starting tonight - £11 (ELEVEN) for a 4 month loan. Yes that is indeed correct.

Gotta wonder why they needed Winstanley.
It's such a bad deal I'm pretty sure even I could have brokered it.

 

[Stephen Seagull]

So, if Potter gets tinned and there are a lot of tails between legs amongst the Chelsea backroom staff. ...is there anyone you would have back?

No, don’t ever take an ex back that’s left you for someone else and then realises that’s not what they want…

 

[Mancgull]

So, if Potter gets tinned and there are a lot of tails between legs amongst the Chelsea backroom staff. ...is there anyone you would have back?

That’s irrelevant as RDZ is full on coaching staff.. so we can’t.

 

[Sheebo]

So, if Potter gets tinned and there are a lot of tails between legs amongst the Chelsea backroom staff. ...is there anyone you would have back?

Yes I would Roberts and Bruno. But can’t see it with Roberts. As PB did say - go easy on them there’s 25 years or something of serving the club between them. Don’t fully buy that as they chose to go to the poisonous ‘club’ of Chelski but still…

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

So, if Potter gets tinned and there are a lot of tails between legs amongst the Chelsea backroom staff. ...is there anyone you would have back?

Deffo get Benny and Bjorn back to run the RDZ fan club. They can lick the stamps on the mail outs.

 

[FamilyGuy]

If Potter loses his job at Chelsea, then is Caicedo more likely to stay? (Discuss)

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

If Potter loses his job at Chelsea, then is Caicedo more likely to stay? (Discuss)

I doubt that Brad Bobley will let his manager buy anything off Brighton ever again.

 

[Slum_Wolf]

So, if Potter gets tinned and there are a lot of tails between legs amongst the Chelsea backroom staff. ...is there anyone you would have back?

Bruno and Roberts to help Mwepu with the under 9 squad.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Yes I would Roberts and Bruno. But can’t see it with Roberts. As PB did say - go easy on them there’s 25 years or something of serving the club between them. Don’t fully buy that as they chose to go to the poisonous ‘club’ of Chelski but still…

Not for me. We don't need them.

The only ones of concern were the recruiters. But one of those is up in Newcastle.

I'm increasing of the opinion that the brains of the recruitment is Tony Bloom, and the other laughing boys were simply sounding boards. Maybe Tony is developing increasing confidence in his decision making. After recruitment the buck stops with the coach (and his team). Our coach has his team.