How many more games has Hypia got, if the current 8 league run without a win continues?

[Steve Foster]

We certainly were very poor today. Another defeat, 1 goal from the strikers in 12 league games now and down, down, down the table we go.
Tony Bloom asked us to judge the clubs transfer dealings at the end of the last transfer window and he assured us that we'd be happy with the new signings. I'm afraid not Tony, the great majority of them have turned out to be sub-standard and not over interested in fighting for the team.
A manager is so called because he is responsible for and accountable for the team and its performance. Quite rightly after today Sami really must be on the brink.

Rumours in the Swan after the match were that Hypia will be out of a job on Monday. Purely rumours but they must start somewhere (not here!).

Personally I think he has got two more games. A win at Huddersfield is unlikely, but heaven forbid another loss at home to Rotherham or perhaps one point from the next two games, will surely see us in the bottom three & his position will be untenable.

 

[jimbob5]

We certainly were very poor today. Another defeat, 1 goal from the strikers in 12 league games now and down, down, down the table we go.
Tony Bloom asked us to judge the clubs transfer dealings at the end of the last transfer window and he assured us that we'd be happy with the new signings. I'm afraid not Tony, the great majority of them have turned out to be sub-standard and not over interested in fighting for the team.
A manager is so called because he is responsible for and accountable for the team and its performance. Quite rightly after today Sami really must be on the brink.

Rumours in the Swan after the match were that Hypia will be out of a job on Monday. Purely rumours but they must start somewhere (not here!).

Personally I think he has got two more games. A win at Huddersfield is unlikely, but heaven forbid another loss at home to Rotherham or perhaps one point from the next two games, will surely see us in the bottom three & his position will be untenable.

Yes 2 games and at least one win required unless that play fantastically in both games and are ludicrously unlucky e.g. not getting a few obvious penalties and hitting the post a few times.

 

[nicko31]

Think Tony will already be looking at his options, but won't will happen till Rotherham at the earliest

 

[blockhseagull]

I think two more bad results this week and he could be on the brink.

Rotherham at home next weekend is a must win for Sami

I don't normally like to call for a managers head, and I'm not quite yet but the fact that after the international break we don't seem to have improved in any areas makes you wonder whether we ever will with the current players being played in the current system.

Something has to give, either Sami needs to change the way we play or he will need to go if results don't change this month.

 

[Quinney]

We had poor runs under Gus and Oscar, Tony's not one for panicking, I don't think he'll pull the trigger just yet.

 

[Bladders]

He'll still be here for the January transfer window.

 

[Steve.S]

I think once we hit the bottom 3, how many more games can this go on. We play Huddersfield this week, who changed their manager and surprise surprise they are doing better. Powell has only been at Huddersfield a short time and got them winning. Someone please tell how much longer Sami needs. 12 games and 11 points are not a good enough return

 

[wellquickwoody]

He'll still be here for the January transfer window.

Unless things improve dramatically in the next six weeks, I really do hope not.

 

[Icy Gull]

Seeing as he allegedly has the same budget as Poyet and Garcia I imagine TB will be expecting quite a bit more for his money. Not long is my guess although TB will still need to release quite a bit more to strengthen the team. Finding a decent manager to take over if not will prove a problem. We cannot go for another foreign rookie this time.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Next international break. I usually feel up to November is fair, and if we were mid-table as per Oscar it's difficult to complain.

However, we are so poor action may be required. Tony Bloom (based on his expression) was not happy yesterday.

 

[The Merry Prankster]

Next international break. I usually feel up to November is fair, and if we were mid-table as per Oscar it's difficult to complain.

However, we are so poor action may be required. Tony Bloom (based on his expression) was not happy yesterday.

Yes I noticed that. At the end of the game he looked like a man with all the cares of the world lumped upon his shoulders. He looked very unhappy and I've never seen him look like that before.

 

[APACHE]

2 weeks to prepare for the match yesterday and they looked a shambles at times. Yet again a poor mistake at the back, passing to a player already under-pressure when the ball should have gone long, then we had the complete change of tactics at half-time to a long ball game with 3 forwards and gungho attack leaving us wide open to tha counter-attack. When will the manager and coach learn that you haveto win the battle for control of the m/field before you can control the game and not just expect to play through the other side 20,000+ Albion supporters can see what's wrong. We've now had 3 managers in a row who have been learning their trade incharge and yesterday was the poorest tactics I seen from any of them, lose to Rotherham and it could be ugly.

 

[easynow]

After we sell KKL and other good players and replace them with crap players.

 

[casbom]

I also think he has till the next international break. These next 6 games (plus cup game) will determine whether he stays or go.

 

[somerset]

End of Nov......if we are not mid table, they will bin him, and hopefully that Welsh fool......we need to move on.........they won't want this continuing until February when the ST renewals are due.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

I'd go with the consensus that seems to be forming of two league matches to save his job.

As an aside, what has happened to the dreaded vote of confidence from the board ? It always used to give fans the clue that a sacking wasn't far away.

 

[trueblue]

Much as I hate clubs chopping and changing managers and it looked like we could be on the brink of becoming a decent side, yesterday was abysmal. I don't think I've seen a team look so completely comfortable against us at The Amex. It would surely be difficult for a boss to survive defeat at Huddersfield and then losing at home to Rotherham. We haven't won a Championship match since August and we're not scoring goals.

Can't afford to leave a decision too much longer if there's no upturn this week...

 

[El Turi]

Seeing as he allegedly has the same budget as Poyet and Garcia I imagine TB will be expecting quite a bit more for his money. Not long is my guess although TB will still need to release quite a bit more to strengthen the team. Finding a decent manager to take over if not will prove a problem. We cannot go for another foreign rookie this time.

From the players we've signed and sold, it looks like the budget has dramatically decreased in the last two years. I think Hyypia may prove himself to be a good manager in the future but with the current situation in the club, we need someone experienced who knows this division and can get the best out of a limited squad.

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

He'll still be here for the January transfer window.

Not if we're in the bottom three he won't be.

Him and Jones will have long gone.

Possibly Burke too.

We can't afford to go down, and Tony knows that more than anyone.

 

[Icy Gull]

From the players we've signed and sold, it looks like the budget has dramatically decreased in the last two years. I think Hyypia may prove himself to be a good manager in the future but with the current situation in the club, we need someone experienced who knows this division and can get the best out of a limited squad.

It's very hard to believe the comments from the club about the budget being the same when you look at who we have now and who we had before Poyet's demise isn't it? Maybe they all played for a basic wage because they loved Gus so much?