[Football] My Irrational Hatred of Beheady Howe

[Winker]

The ventriloquist, his mouth doesn't move when he mutters.

Eddie Howe:

Alan Tracey:

 

[The Fifth Column]

Another member of IHOH (Irrational hatred of Howe) here. Its his mouth for me, his thin mealy mouth lips and the way they barely move when he talks, its thoroughly untrustworthy. Also he's one of those half breed gingers!

 

[BLOCK F]

Well, I like him and I like Bournemouth too.
Lived there for three years in the early ‘70’s and used to watch them when I wasn’t driving back to the Goldstone to watch the Albion.
I can remember Bertie Lutton’s equaliser at the old Dean Court back in 1972……happy days.

 

[Jaxie]

I think posssssssibly there's something about some English managers that we recognise enough from other people we encounter that means we assume things and dislike them for things that if they were exotically named non-English people we'd not be bothered about because we've got less to put our preconceptions onto. It's especially true when, unlike Big Sam, they don't have a particularly obvious personality so we can project as much as we want onto them.

So Gareth Southgate for example definitely has traits I can't put my finger on but he's the over-enthusiastic new boy at college everyone is nice to but tries to avoid. He comes to the big night out and he's nice enough and everyone likes him but also everyone's waiting for him to go home so the fun can start.

Graham Potter is the bloke at work who seems to know a little bit about everything and it takes us all 2 years to work out he's just been using talk as a substitute for action, and strip that away and there's not much left. Everyone suspects the passive-aggressive notes in the fridge are from him but he never owns up to it. And he never makes a round of tea.

Eddie Howe is the account manager who takes everything very seriously, even having fun. He plays a lot of tennis and golf (always wearing carefully co-ordinated and correct clothing for both of those sports) but doesn't seem to enjoy them and every conversation with him feels like a job interview. He took his team out for drinks once and after an orange juice went home. He doesn't own a car because it's a depreciating asset and he doesn't see the point of those.

I think posssssssibly there's something about some English managers that we recognise enough from other people we encounter that means we assume things and dislike them for things that if they were exotically named non-English people we'd not be bothered about because we've got less to put our preconceptions onto. It's especially true when, unlike Big Sam, they don't have a particularly obvious personality so we can project as much as we want onto them.

So Gareth Southgate for example definitely has traits I can't put my finger on but he's the over-enthusiastic new boy at college everyone is nice to but tries to avoid. He comes to the big night out and he's nice enough and everyone likes him but also everyone's waiting for him to go home so the fun can start.

Graham Potter is the bloke at work who seems to know a little bit about everything and it takes us all 2 years to work out he's just been using talk as a substitute for action, and strip that away and there's not much left. Everyone suspects the passive-aggressive notes in the fridge are from him but he never owns up to it. And he never makes a round of tea.

Eddie Howe is the account manager who takes everything very seriously, even having fun. He plays a lot of tennis and golf (always wearing carefully co-ordinated and correct clothing for both of those sports) but doesn't seem to enjoy them and every conversation with him feels like a job interview. He took his team out for drinks once and after an orange juice went home. He doesn't own a car because it's a depreciating asset and he doesn't see the point of those.

That last line is superb

Incidentally, he is annoying isn’t he? And I’m not quite sure why either!

 

[el punal]

Maybe he’s a mass murderer? No, it’s not that, but he could be the bloke that has a shit that smells of Paco Rabanne. Anyone would be smug if they could do that.

 

[Weststander]

Horner = the smuggest bastard in sport. Howe is very smug but he doesn't even come close to the Red Bull boss. Not far behind him is Verstappen, an arrogant twat.

Horner’s hypocrisy at every turn is astonishing and he believes his own lies. Irrationally smelling FIA or rivals cheating at every turn, whilst his team over spent. No surprise …. I just checked …. he went to an elite public school.

 

[Weststander]

This isn’t a thread about Bruno Fernandez

Snidey tw@ts:

Eddie Howe
Jason Tindall
Bruno Fernandes
Luke Ayling
Matthew Cash
Harry Kane
Antony
Richarlison

 

[Swimboy64]

For me it stems back to when he stamped on Tommy Fraser at Withdean whilst playing for Bmuff,at least I think it was him

 

[WATFORD zero]

Well, I like him and I like Bournemouth too.
Lived there for three years in the early ‘70’s and used to watch them when I wasn’t driving back to the Goldstone to watch the Albion.
I can remember Bertie Lutton’s equaliser at the old Dean Court back in 1972……happy days.

If ever I needed confirmation of my suspicions that you're a wrong'un

 

[The Clamp]

I love an irrational hatred.

I have similar with Will Ferrell.

Well, I say irrational. It’s his thick, porcine, skin and pubey hair that makes me loathe him.

 

[Winker]

It's his stupid schoolboy short back and sides haircut that irritates me. You're a middle aged man, you don't need to do what your mother tells you any more!

 

[herecomesaregular]

I hope he grows on you as he's the only realistic manager to replace Southgate...... I don't mind him and he's a good coach (it's a shame he's at Newcastle though).

As for Tindall - early doors at the Amex when 3 of us were queuing up for our bus outside Withdean he pulled up in his Merc because his "satnav has taken me here, where's the new ground, I'm running late?" * He gave us a lift to the Amex following our directions (it would have been fun but biting our nose off to take him elsewhere), seemed an ok bloke tbf and he didn't startle me because he hadn't had his teeth done back then. * I think it was the unsuccessful spell the duo had at Burnley.

I like to see British and Irish managers do well, call me old skool.

edit - I do have a hatred of Bruno F but there's nothing irrational about it.

 

[BLOCK F]

If ever I needed confirmation of my suspicions that you're a wrong'un

I will treat your remark with the utter disdain it deserves.

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

He seems a pleasant enough lad. Good coach as well…
Smug ****

This made me laugh a LOT.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Didn't actually used to mind him, there is no denying he did superb at Bournemouth.

But when the Saudi's arrived he should have walked, he didn't.

Even worse, the Saudis sacked Steve Bruce, so Eddie Howe chose to go there.

 

[LamieRobertson]

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

As I've said numerous times before, we don't like him because we can't beat him!
When we win against some one more often than not, they become irrelevant. Villa, however......they're just an annoying wasp at a picnic

I have never understood the loathing of Howe. Good manager, calm demeanor.

Now, this is what I call a f***ing ****:

 

[LamieRobertson]

I have never understood the loathing of Howe. Good manager, calm demeanor.

Now, this is what I call a f***ing ****:

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Great manager …dont understand what you are on about

 

[Zeberdi]

Does anybody else have a completely irrational hatred of the super-glum Newcastle boss?

I'm 53 and I've never really experienced this before.

Will it go away?

Yes, ditto and no.

It is irrational- partly. But the smugness comes across as ‘real’ ..and is unwarranted imo.

The Saudi executioners will soon get rid of him if he has a run of loosing games with other Big 7 clubs - despite a good last season they will be looking to get a Big Named Manager in at some point I reckon (which Howe is not) to further their plans to accumulate silver. Defeats at Manchester City and against a 10-man Liverpool side wouldn‘t have been an auspicious start in their eyes.

I even would rather loose to Palace and beat the Toons this season if it were a forced choice - that’s how much I would like to wipe that smug smile off his face but hopefully the Saudis will realise he’s only the Great Pretender in their plans to conquer world football…

 

[Zeberdi]

I love an irrational hatred.

I have similar with Will Ferrell.

Well, I say irrational. It’s his thick, porcine, skin and pubey hair that makes me loathe him.

I feel like that about Steve Cooper - ok manager but fc*k is he not a peach to look at!