- Nov 15, 2006
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What a shame we couldn’t work something out, we may have got Glasner
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[Albion] Oh dear, what have you done Tony...
- Thread starter Super Steve Earle
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- Feb 22, 2014
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I admire the way RdZ has been sacked, cleanly, amicably and without the usual payoff that managers seem to expect, see Poyet. He was always passing through as will be many more of our managers to come. In defence of RdZ and any manager in the same position it is hardly his fault if the players can’t score. The fact that the players had chances to score is his job not the finishing. That is up to them.
Or the Big 1, the Next 7, the other 9, and what is sadly becoming the 3 Championship cannon fodder.
schmunk
Why oh why oh why?
JetsetJimbo
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- Jun 13, 2011
- 1,165
Well, that's great news for the collective
Or maybe it's Keith Moon.Don't be daft, its...
That would put some unpredictability into the team.
Justice
Dangerous Idiot
The vision of you sobbing at the departure of a manager is a sight I'd pay good money to watch
Great article by @Kalimantan Gull Thanks for posting it.I'm glad your getting pelters for starting this thread and, as @Herr Tubthumper says, why not post this in another thread like the one questioning whether Tony warrants trust, because your trust (in what precisely?) is what you're ultimately raising on this thread.
I'll try and go easy for all those that share your views on this, but maybe have a look at the outstanding post by @Kalimantan Gull about floors and ceilings (see below), and also recognise that we're competing against petrostates, etc
Brighton are Raising their Floor, not going Backwards - The Daily Seagull
Brighton & Hove Albin have not gone backwards in the 2023/24 campaign, but have raised the floor of what is possible in the future.www.northstandchat.com
Peacehaven Wild Kids
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We should be so lucky….
Yes. AND... even if Tony had delivered on RDZ's requests (presumably spending gazillions on some experienced players) my strong bet is that RDZ would have left anyway after one more season, unless we'd have achieved Champions League, and perhaps even if we had.
He needs to dominate his environment (IMO). As he said himself, early on, after two years a club/team has normally had enough of him because..."he's a bit much".
Maybe it's the other way around... he's had enough of everything/everybody else if it can't be bent to his will (player skills as well as owners).
- Apr 5, 2014
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I thought I'd check as I assumed someone would have got there first...
kevo
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- Mar 8, 2008
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I do think RDZ was THE big chance for us to progress further and kick on. I also think we should have spent money in January when it was clear our issues with injuries could derail our season. Yes, I know - the model, etc etc. But I do think we could have achieved something under RDZ - hell, even win a trophy - if Tony could have matched De Zerbi's ambition financially. We will never see a manager like him again.
- Nov 15, 2006
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I think you’ll find he’s too close to Arsenal to consider us
- Oct 20, 2022
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Skaville
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Back Tony Bloom. Always.
I have taken risks, pressed buttons and pushed out boats in my life. Did it work?
Sometimes.
My one regret is that I have no regrets.
Same for Roberto I suspect.
Tom Hark Preston Park
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- Jul 6, 2003
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This. RDZ was an outlier. The next guy will tell Bloom and Barber what they want to hear, rather than what they need to hear
