Has Stephen Dobbie just kept Gus Poyet in his job??

[seagullsovergrimsby]

No , Gus would have had another 6 games in which to win a match.

 

[Kaiser_Soze]

Many managers have been sacked in this division over the last few years based on similar bad runs of form (it would have been no wins in 8)

I know for many on here Gus can do no wrong and walks on water but it's a perfectly valid question.

Completely agree! For a club chasing playoffs/promotion, no wins in 7 games (8 if we didnt win tonight) is problematic. I don't want Gus sacked but it is a very valid question. We need to strengthen in January. Now is the time for Gus to mastermind a few wins on the bounce and prove to TB that he's the right man to keep taking us forward.

 

[Kaiser_Soze]

Many managers have been sacked in this division over the last few years based on similar bad runs of form (it would have been no wins in 8)

I know for many on here Gus can do no wrong and walks on water but it's a perfectly valid question.

Completely agree! For a club chasing playoffs/promotion, no wins in 7 games (8 if we didnt win tonight) is problematic. I don't want Gus sacked but it is a very valid question. We need to strengthen in January. Now is the time for Gus to mastermind a few wins on the bounce and prove to TB that he's the right man to keep taking us forward.

 

[El Presidente]

At least it means that Mrs Burns does not have to try to cheer up her husband tonight by wearing stockings, suspenders and an Albion shirt with 'Crouch 9' on the back of it for when he gets home.....

 

[The Terminator]

What a f***ing shit thread.

 

[GingerBeerMan]

I think Gus' job would have been under scrutiny had we not won this game. You can see the effect a bad run of form has on crowds, down to 23,000 today, with about 20,000 actually showing up. Tony Bloom needs Brighton to perform well, with exciting football to have a successful business model and Gus hasn't delivered lately.

 

[hoveboyslim]

With that late winner??

Is this our Mark Robbins/Alex Ferguson moment??

In a word. No.

 

[Mellotron]

No and shit thread. Tony Bloom isn't stupid.

 

[Bring back Bryan wade!!]

I think Gus' job would have been under scrutiny had we not won this game. You can see the effect a bad run of form has on crowds, down to 23,000 today, with about 20,000 actually showing up. Tony Bloom needs Brighton to perform well, with exciting football to have a successful business model and Gus hasn't delivered lately.

Point very well made Sir.

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

Completely agree! For a club chasing playoffs/promotion, no wins in 7 games (8 if we didnt win tonight) is problematic. I don't want Gus sacked but it is a very valid question. We need to strengthen in January. Now is the time for Gus to mastermind a few wins on the bounce and prove to TB that he's the right man to keep taking us forward.

As the league starts to sort itself out, it is apparent that there are some very good teams in it, but some very unpredictable results still happen week after week, we will do very well to make the play offs, I think we are good enough to make the play offs and I want to get there but only for the ride and excitement that they bring, do I want promotion? no, not this season,unless there is some serious money available to be dished out.

 

[Triggaaar]

What a f***ing shit thread.

Bingo

 

[HawkTheSeagull]

Wolves have 1 win in 11, don't see them sacking their manager and they have MUCH higher expectations.

What a shit thread.

 

[Triggaaar]

You can see the effect a bad run of form has on crowds, down to 23,000 today, with about 20,000 actually showing up.

Yeah, must be our poor form that made Posh fans stay away

 

[Sergei's Celebration]

Er no. I tend to think his goal just pleased me greatly and set us on a winning streak. I don't think the bloomster is as idiotically reactionary as the dimwitted diehards who type loudest on here. He's in for the long ride and only if we have a considerable of shithouse results AND performances will he be outrightly threatened. Glady I don't see that coming. We are class for the most part

Well said Meade's Ball. Completely and wholeheartedly agree.

I was merely asking the question not stating that was my opinion

Why start the thread in the first place unless you are a classic school playground 'mixer'. The answer is No by the way.

 

[Simster]

Gus' teams have been mostly good to watch, but really do rely on strikers being able to profit on fewer chances, as we like to keep the ball and this can get quite laboured at times. I think he might have a blind spot picking strikers to do this, but thinking about it, he has been unlucky with Hoskins. I'm really hoping Hoskins gets his chance now, and Dobbie has promised a lot in the last 4 games without delivering until now. He also deserves a chance. I'd drop CMS for a start, and possibly Barnes too.

 

[GingerBeerMan]

Yeah, must be our poor form that made Posh fans stay away

Ok, add another 1,800 posh fans which makes 2,000 away fans. That still gives us a real attendance (not tickets sold) of under 22,000. This compared to Cardiff (25.5k) or Ipswich (24.7k) shows a 3k drop in attendance. Of course correlation doesn't show causation, but it's a mighty coincidence (you know how fickle some fans can be).

 

[wellquickwoody]

I think Gus' job would have been under scrutiny had we not won this game. You can see the effect a bad run of form has on crowds, down to 23,000 today, with about 20,000 actually showing up. Tony Bloom needs Brighton to perform well, with exciting football to have a successful business model and Gus hasn't delivered lately.

Bloody good point, now go away.

 

[Mutts Nuts]

Had we not won tonight it would have been no wins in 8 games. For a club expecting to get into the play-offs, that's woeful. Most managers would be under pressure with that run so I think it's a perfectly decent thread to discuss!

Exactly, it is Tony we have to thank for where we are today,Tony will be expecting better results than Gus has been acheiving for a second season running

 

[Ward1971]

Gus' teams have been mostly good to watch, but really do rely on strikers being able to profit on fewer chances, as we like to keep the ball and this can get quite laboured at times. I think he might have a blind spot picking strikers to do this, but thinking about it, he has been unlucky with Hoskins. I'm really hoping Hoskins gets his chance now, and Dobbie has promised a lot in the last 4 games without delivering until now. He also deserves a chance. I'd drop CMS for a start, and possibly Barnes too.

Drop CMS and only possibly BARNES ?. How Barnes gets the nod before Dobbie is nothing short of a criminal offence

 

[Rogero]

With that late winner??

Is this our Mark Robbins/Alex Ferguson moment??

Idiot