portslade seagull
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No thanks, engineered his exit best not to have him back ... he will drop down the leagues again when he eventually gets the tin tack
I was wondering this yesterday and asked myself. If Gus got the sack from Sunderland and came to Tony a humbled and changed man and asked for a second chance, would you have him back after his previous tenure?
I think if Tony was willing to have him I'd take him back in a heart beat. The pain and bitterness from his first time in charge has worn off for me.
Likewise if OG was to come back with a strong assistant I'd take him in a heartbeat also.
Nothing against CH in the slightest, but I also don't think he'll be the man to take us up. He'll give us a few seasons of mid table mediocrity IMO.
I love the way you accuse some fans of selective memory disorder by focusing on the negatives, but conveniently forgetting the escape from relegation in his very first managerial position, and the record breaking (several records) season that followed to ensure that we went into the Amex in the Championship and not as a League 1 or even a League 2 team.
If you're going to discuss Gus Poyet then discuss the whole 3.5 years.
We were his first job. He's only in his second managerial position now, having won a relegation battle, & achieved a Wembley final.He did well at Division One level and consolidated in the Championship.
If you get the formula right, you can head straight for the PL, as did Norwich and Soton. Lambert and Adkins managed it, Poyet didn't. His career at BHA was good but not outstanding. ( Mullery did better, in a much stronger second tier )
As I said before, his innate caution will always hinder his progress.
How many couples that have gone through a bitter, acrimonious divorce end up remarrying and living happily ever after? Move on.
that photo of ex Brighton players and staff which was only ever intended as a massive two fingers to us, their former club. Let them hang.
Why would anyone want him at the moment? He bottled it at Brighton (or seemed to) and after initial success at Sunderland seems to have lost it there. Although I don't know that much about Sunderland, their squad look better than the bottom 5 (probably bottom 3) that they will end up in.
I'd never say never though as none of us know what will happen in the future, I certainly can't see it happening any time soon. In fact, after he is sacked at Sunderland, I can't see him managing in this country for some time. He's not going to get a PL job and thinks he's too good for The Championship.