[Albion] I think he's leaving this summer...

[el punal]

Brechin - my 'second' team. Doing okay this season and likely to be in the play-off to get back into the Scottish Leagues again (lost in them last year).

Hoorah for the Glebe Park hedge!

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

He's not turning down Manchester United. He's not turning down Barcelona. He's not turning down Liverpool. He's not turning down Bayern Munich.

If they want him, he'll go. If they don't, he'll stay. He can't say I'm staying because it would be a lie if a big team came for him. He can't say he's going because no one has made him an offer yet. So he has to keep skirting the question because not much more he can do in this scenario.

 

[Solid at the back]

If he goes, he goes. He's done an amazing jobP. Personally, I'm very bored of the moaning and doom and gloom press conferences, the sulking. If he doesn't like how we operate, by not splashing the cash, why did he take the job in the first place?

 

[Justice]

He's not turning down Manchester United. He's not turning down Barcelona. He's not turning down Liverpool. He's not turning down Bayern Munich.

If they want him, he'll go. If they don't, he'll stay. He can't say I'm staying because it would be a lie if a big team came for him. He can't say he's going because no one has made him an offer yet. So he has to keep skirting the question because not much more he can do in this scenario.

Correct because he won’t get the opportunity, we aren’t really pulling up any trees we’ve stopped scoring freely have defensive issues the keeper rotation is crap and we’ve dropped way more points than we should have done. Lost in the FA cup to a side who had one shot and one corner all game.
I Don’t understand why our players are dropping like flies in training either. From snippets I’m hearing players can’t leave training until they have certain passages of play down to perfection which can run hours over the normal training session time is this having an effect on injuries?

 

[Drpepper]

No smoke without fire, hes been linked to Liverpool, Barcelona, Bayern and Man Utd 4 of the biggest clubs in world football. One of them will be in for him in the summer and he’ll be gone but i suspect Bloom and Barber have had who they want next lined up a long time ago, were in good hands as always.

 

[Johnny RoastBeef]

Wolves
Fulham
Sheffield U
Burnley
Everton
West Ham

All thoroughly disappointng Amex games. No doubt happy clappy you thought they were marvelloys.

We’re a far less effective and exciting PL unit this season.

All of those games, apart from West Ham, and maybe Wolves (without both Mitoma and Adingra) we were very effective.

Yes we only drew which was disappointing, but it's harsh to say we were less effective or exciting in any of those other games.

Against Fulham we had 71% possession and 18 shots and only conceded to a Palhinha goal after he should have been sent off for elbowing Gross.

Sheff United, we had 61% possession and 11 shots and only conceded the equaliser after Dahoud was sent off.

Burnley, we had 72% possession and 29 shots and but for their keeper having the game of his life, we would have won 4-1.

Everton we had 64% possession and 23 shots and but for Billy's red card, and Pickfords brilliance, we probably would have won that one as well.

You can criticise our shooting accuracy and chance conversion rate, but it's unfair to say we're not as effective or exciting this season. Even with our injuries.

 

[Weststander]

All of those games, apart from West Ham, and maybe Wolves (without both Mitoma and Adingra) we were very effective.

Yes we only drew which was disappointing, but it's harsh to say we were less effective or exciting in any of those other games.

Against Fulham we had 71% possession and 18 shots and only conceded to a Palhinha goal after he should have been sent off for elbowing Gross.

Sheff United, we had 61% possession and 11 shots and only conceded the equaliser after Dahoud was sent off.

Burnley, we had 72% possession and 29 shots and but for their keeper having the game of his life, we would have won 4-1.

Everton we had 64% possession and 23 shots and but for Billy's red card, and Pickfords brilliance, we probably would have won that one as well.

You can criticise our shooting accuracy and chance conversion rate, but it's unfair to say we're not as effective or exciting this season. Even with our injuries.

I’ve put it down to the injuries.

Shirley goal conversion is part of effectiveness? Imho 2022/23 Albion PL teams were more effective, across the season as a whole.

 

[Right Back]

The injuries have taken their toll, giving the setbacks and the generally accepted theme in discussions that RDZ isn’t the happy soul he was in October. You don’t have the say on let’s not talk about that and the very mixed results behind it.

All of those games, apart from West Ham, and maybe Wolves (without both Mitoma and Adingra) we were very effective.

Yes we only drew which was disappointing, but it's harsh to say we were less effective or exciting in any of those other games.

Against Fulham we had 71% possession and 18 shots and only conceded to a Palhinha goal after he should have been sent off for elbowing Gross.

Sheff United, we had 61% possession and 11 shots and only conceded the equaliser after Dahoud was sent off.

Burnley, we had 72% possession and 29 shots and but for their keeper having the game of his life, we would have won 4-1.

Everton we had 64% possession and 23 shots and but for Billy's red card, and Pickfords brilliance, we probably would have won that one as well.

You can criticise our shooting accuracy and chance conversion rate, but it's unfair to say we're not as effective or exciting this season. Even with our injuries.

Agreed. Home league table shows we are 7th. It is actually our away form which is lower this year where we are 10th.

 

[brighton_tom]

I open the Sky Sports website to have a browse. First article i see... ''Liverpool and United both target De Zerbi''. Second article I see... ''Pep tells Barcelona to appoint De Zerbi''.

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

Correct because he won’t get the opportunity, we aren’t really pulling up any trees we’ve stopped scoring freely have defensive issues the keeper rotation is crap and we’ve dropped way more points than we should have done. Lost in the FA cup to a side who had one shot and one corner all game.
I Don’t understand why our players are dropping like flies in training either. From snippets I’m hearing players can’t leave training until they have certain passages of play down to perfection which can run hours over the normal training session time is this having an effect on injuries?

Whats your definition of scoring freely then? We've scored 4 or more in 5 of our last 11 games and 24 in total over those games. The previous 11 games to that we scored 15.

Yes we started the season on fire with 20 goals in 7 games but did anyone seriously think we'd keep that going all season?

 

[Justice]

All of those games, apart from West Ham, and maybe Wolves (without both Mitoma and Adingra) we were very effective.

Yes we only drew which was disappointing, but it's harsh to say we were less effective or exciting in any of those other games.

Against Fulham we had 71% possession and 18 shots and only conceded to a Palhinha goal after he should have been sent off for elbowing Gross.

Sheff United, we had 61% possession and 11 shots and only conceded the equaliser after Dahoud was sent off.

Burnley, we had 72% possession and 29 shots and but for their keeper having the game of his life, we would have won 4-1.

Everton we had 64% possession and 23 shots and but for Billy's red card, and Pickfords brilliance, we probably would have won that one as well.

You can criticise our shooting accuracy and chance conversion rate, but it's unfair to say we're not as effective or exciting this season. Even with our injuries.

For practically everyone else Burnley and Sheffield Utd have been three points at home we bizarrely struggle to open up these sides and often hand them a lifeline. Plenty of possession getting nowhere with it. Very frustrating.

 

[raymondo]

For practically everyone else Burnley and Sheffield Utd have been three points at home we bizarrely struggle to open up these sides and often hand them a lifeline. Plenty of possession getting nowhere with it. Very frustrating.

Yes, it's very frustrating. I think that the oppo coaches maybe instill a sense of confidence in their teams by showing our patters of play and having some decent plan to stop most of it...confidence is everything. Then all the oppo needs is an early goal, some poor finishing from us, a ref that doesn't punish their shithousery timewasting and play acting...and they're home and dry . Something like that anyhow.

 

[rebel51]

It's not sheer luck though. If a team parks the bus against us , by definition they will have less possession and less shots on target than us , but probably better quality chances when they hit us on the break.

It's not luck, it happened time and time again with potter in charge as well.

And guess what ... We will almost certainly have more shots and possession than Fulham tomorrow. Will we win......probably not.

It's nailed on for this to happen again as you say

 

[Krafty]

Yeah, I agree. I think he's leaving this summer.

RDZ seems a lot more subdued nowadays, I feel like he needs a new challenge. He's an excellent manager and I hope that he can succeed elsewhere.

 

[Weststander]

Yeah, I agree. I think he's leaving this summer.

RDZ seems a lot more subdued nowadays, I feel like he needs a new challenge. He's an excellent manager and I hope that he can succeed elsewhere.

He’s so talented, I’d like him to succeed when he moves on. But I may change my mind if it’s a club I loath

 

[Justice]

Whats your definition of scoring freely then? We've scored 4 or more in 5 of our last 11 games and 24 in total over those games. The previous 11 games to that we scored 15.

Yes we started the season on fire with 20 goals in 7 games but did anyone seriously think we'd keep that going all season?

Yet we’ve only one five in the last twenty league games.

 

[um bongo molongo]

He's not turning down Manchester United. He's not turning down Barcelona. He's not turning down Liverpool. He's not turning down Bayern Munich.

If they want him, he'll go. If they don't, he'll stay. He can't say I'm staying because it would be a lie if a big team came for him. He can't say he's going because no one has made him an offer yet. So he has to keep skirting the question because not much more he can do in this scenario.

Is the right answer

 

[Mancgull]

If he goes at the end of this season we’ll have had two years from him. The only time he’s managed a club longer is when he was at Sassuolo for three seasons.
I think he needs the thrill of chasing for cups, titles etc and where we are at, this isn’t going to do it for him.
I’d prefer a fully fired up, ambitious and successful manager than a downbeat and miserable Roberto.
I think the only chance we have of keeping him is if Pep decides to go at the end of next season and Roberto is targeted as his successor. In that scenario I think he would potentially stay with the view to taking over then.
We’d be a very attractive club for an upwardly mobile manager. Francesco Farioli as an example.

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

Yet we’ve only one five in the last twenty league games.

That’s a different argument to we’ve stop scoring freely though.

 

[Oh_aye]

Our fan base is like the neediest of needy love struck teenagers.

Man up Albion fans

Indeed. Its really annoying. It reminds me of my kids talking about what they want for next Christmas on boxing day.

Enjoy your toys today folks. You might get hit by a bus tomorrow. And every single one of the management, coaching, and playing staff are going to leave one day. So you can either enjoy them while they're here or spend the entire time handwringing about second guessing the date when it happens.