Is there anyone left..

[Guinness Boy]

He's got to go.

We spent the summer buying lemons but we gave them to a chef who only knows how to make steak and kidney pudding.

 

[Diego Napier]

I think they should keep him for a month and then review.

1. it will be costly to pay him off.
2. Whoever comes in will smell blood and won't do it cheap if he's any good.
3. He is not solely responsible for the problems judging by posts.
4. They have only lost one game by more than one goal.
5. They are a relatively new team.
6. A lot of posters seem to be very naive about the quality of the Championship.
7. If the club DO end up going down, why are so many people assuming they'll do a Portsmouth. Why not a Wolves? or Bristol City even.
8. When you quote the mantra 'keep the faith' you might actually consider what that means.
9. Take Buckley, Upson, Bridge, Bridcott, Ulloa etc away from most Championship squads and try to replace them with finite recourses given who's available and you will see a struggling team.
10. How unlucky can a manager be for ALL strikers to be so ineffective over such a long period. If that's down to tactics, it must take some doing!
11. Brighton actually struggled with their scoring LAST season if you look at the stats.
12. At the very least you might as well leave him in charge for the Bournemouth game which they'll probably lose whoever is in charge etc etc etc

Good post, I agree with most of your points apart from:-

3. Don't judge the cause of our problems from what you read on here!
9. We remember the best games from those players but they never all played together, it was spread over 3 seasons and along with injuries there were lots of inconsistent or even poor performance from them. We do have a high quality squad; for most games we've played this year our players have been better technically, it's the team tactics that have let us down, along with an ineffectual front line. The odd mistake at the back isn't a problem if you've banged in 3 upfront.

 

[LamieRobertson]

I wonder how long a new manager would be given ..5/6 games? what if we don't win in any of them either....

 

[Greg Bobkin]

I do.

 

[Portslade Pete]

Great article....follow the link and have a read. Well done Guinness Boy

 

[Rugrat]

I wonder how long a new manager would be given ..5/6 games? what if we don't win in any of them either....

It may take a few games but at least there is the Jan window that can be used.

Biggest question for me now is not if he should go but who replaces him. On the several other threads on that subject, I've not seen a name that is sensible, or look a better prospect than we have.

I thought perhaps a rising star in L1 but when the best include, Ferguson, Cotterill and Robinson you can understand why TB goes for untried wild cards. Imagine that's what he'll try again

 

[Blue3]

Good post, I agree with most of your points apart from:-

3. Don't judge the cause of our problems from what you read on here!
9. We remember the best games from those players but they never all played together, it was spread over 3 seasons and along with injuries there were lots of inconsistent or even poor performance from them. We do have a high quality squad; for most games we've played this year our players have been better technically, it's the team tactics that have let us down, along with an ineffectual front line. The odd mistake at the back isn't a problem if you've banged in 3 upfront.

Agree it appears to be that the current tatics with the players we have that is the main problem but I wonder how the same tatics would have worked with Buckley, Upson, Bridge, Bridcott, Ulloa available?

 

[portslade seagull]

I think they should keep him for a month and then review.

1. it will be costly to pay him off.
2. Whoever comes in will smell blood and won't do it cheap if he's any good.
3. He is not solely responsible for the problems judging by posts.
4. They have only lost one game by more than one goal.
5. They are a relatively new team.
6. A lot of posters seem to be very naive about the quality of the Championship.
7. If the club DO end up going down, why are so many people assuming they'll do a Portsmouth. Why not a Wolves? or Bristol City even.
8. When you quote the mantra 'keep the faith' you might actually consider what that means.
9. Take Buckley, Upson, Bridge, Bridcott, Ulloa etc away from most Championship squads and try to replace them with finite recourses given who's available and you will see a struggling team.
10. How unlucky can a manager be for ALL strikers to be so ineffective over such a long period. If that's down to tactics, it must take some doing!
11. Brighton actually struggled with their scoring LAST season if you look at the stats.
12. At the very least you might as well leave him in charge for the Bournemouth game which they'll probably lose whoever is in charge etc etc etc

All the strikers are gash
Not sure what you mean about the quality of the championship, no team should go from top6 to bottom 4 in such a short space of time, yes we have sold players but its the quality of the bargain basement replacements which are the issue. The recruitment team need to take a good long hard look at themselves and attempt to improve things and if that means some of them fall on their swords then so be it.
If we do go down it will be years before we make it back up again

 

[fleet]

Despite the comments above, I do not agree that the season is gone. If we don't sack him now it certainly will be, but a decent run with decent tactics and this team can do well this season.

 

[Rookie]

I wonder how long a new manager would be given ..5/6 games? what if we don't win in any of them either....

Depends on whether he changes things that are clearly not working and actually looks to give a shite

 

[Pavilionaire]

If you gave a front four of Baldock, O'Grady, Colunga and Teixera to the likes of McCarthy, Jackett, McLaren or Howe you'd be in double- digit goal production by now.

 

[Napier's Knee]

He's got to go.

We spent the summer buying lemons but we gave them to a chef who only knows how to make steak and kidney pudding.

Totally agree - good writing, thanks

 

[LamieRobertson]

Depends on whether he changes things that are clearly not working and actually looks to give a shite

Oh so its all in the look...problem identified then

 

[Lethargic]

I agree that Sami has lost the plot and looks like a dead man walking but he is only part of the problem and I think simply replacing him although will help but won't solve the problem. Do we have 1 person in the management team with championship experience, bringing in an experienced assistant at the start of the season and we might not have got in this state. The board seem obsessed with proving we can do it the "right way" by building up from the bottom great sentiment but this is one of the toughest leagues in the world and not a research lab.
As many have said until we change the structure and the role of director of football we will struggle and all hope is based purely on our academy creating a team worthy of promotion at some point. That is great but set the right expectations and price according as the Amex has now become an entertainment venue not a football ground or lose the customers of today.

 

[LamieRobertson]

It may take a few games but at least there is the Jan window that can be used.

Biggest question for me now is not if he should go but who replaces him. On the several other threads on that subject, I've not seen a name that is sensible, or look a better prospect than we have.

I thought perhaps a rising star in L1 but when the best include, Ferguson, Cotterill and Robinson you can understand why TB goes for untried wild cards. Imagine that's what he'll try again

Its kinda what i was alluding too......new man comes in and we have an initial bounce...but do the problems go deeper?...think i'll stick to watching the team ...off to Bournemouth?

 

[Diego Napier]

Oh so its all in the look...problem solved then

 

[Lethargic]

He's got to go.

We spent the summer buying lemons but we gave them to a chef who only knows how to make steak and kidney pudding.

I wish I could disagree but I can't good summary

 

[Rugrat]

Its kinda what i was alluding too......new man comes in and we have an initial bounce...but do the problems go deeper?...think i'll stick to watching the team ...off to Bournemouth?

Yes deep rooted problems for sure but none of us can do much more than guess where the problems are coming from. Appears most of us seem to think multiple sources.

Missing B'muff ... bad enough watching the current stuff at home without all the agg of travelling

But think we could have a new Manager (Coach?) by then, so maybe a dream start?

 

[fleet]

If you gave a front four of Baldock, O'Grady, Colunga and Teixera to the likes of McCarthy, Jackett, McLaren or Howe you'd be in double- digit goal production by now.

Exactly, and at least top 10, maybe higher

 

[Biscuit Barrel]

A bit personal aren't you? He may be failing as a manager and you/me/us have every right to criticise him for it. But to insult him in the manner that you have done doesn't exactly show you up in a good light does it?

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