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[Football] Potter [NOT] at Chelsea

Potter at Chelsea

  • I want him to fail

    Votes: 365 48.2%
  • I want him to succeed

    Votes: 73 9.6%
  • He's gone. I'm indifferent. Graham who?

    Votes: 320 42.2%

  • Total voters
    758


schmunk

Why oh why oh why?
Jan 19, 2018
10,363
Mid mid mid Sussex
There will be surely be some bargains from

For info, we have 7 players on international loans, so could send out one more next season but there will be a maximum of 6 the following season under new FIFA rules.

As the Reuters article states, U21 and "homegrown"* players are exempted from this new restriction, so if the rules were in place now only 2 Albion players would be caught, Zeqiri and Scherpen.


* I understand this is defined at a club level, rather than at the Association level for FA HGP rules
 




Green Cross Code Man

Wunt be druv
Mar 30, 2006
20,756
Eastbourne
I don’t think you’re misunderstanding me.
I haven’t registered large numbers of people revelling in the death threats.
But my main point was to question why anybody might think it cool to do so.
There are plenty of people on here who still hold a grudge against Potter, which I don’t and never did, but not to the point of rejoicing in death threats.
Yes but the point is being continually repeated here, where no one has done anything of the sort. So why say 'There are plenty of people on here who still hold a grudge against Potter, which I don’t and never did, but not to the point of rejoicing in death threats.'
 


willalbion

Well-known member
May 8, 2006
1,585
London
Less than half the squad played tonight. It’s the others that he’s got to win over.

I wonder how comfortable he is whilst attending his acting lessons on how to win over the fans
Hahaha - yes he’s definitely upped his game in that regard. Trying to be more emotional/demonstrative on the touch line. That aside, Chelsea were very good last night. Comfortably the better team. Fans right behind them. Wankers, one and all 😂
 




BrianSwan

Active member
Apr 15, 2012
289
Graham Potter is a top manager. He took a big pay rise, I don't think he deserves to be hated for that. He did the same leaving us (Swans) for you.

De Zerbi seems special though, like a top 3-5 manager in the world type. I hope you have another top succession plan for him. Right now, Brighton are the envy of football. But that was Leicester 3 seasons ago, and Swansea before that. We kept getting it right until we didn't.
 




GT49er

Well-known member
NSC Patron
Feb 1, 2009
49,190
Gloucester
For info, we have 7 players on international loans, so could send out one more next season but there will be a maximum of 6 the following season under new FIFA rules.
Seven?
There's Alzate, Karbownik, Scherpen, Sima and Zeqiri. Who else?
 


Bold Seagull

strong and stable with me, or...
Mar 18, 2010
30,465
Hove
Graham Potter is a top manager. He took a big pay rise, I don't think he deserves to be hated for that. He did the same leaving us (Swans) for you.

De Zerbi seems special though, like a top 3-5 manager in the world type. I hope you have another top succession plan for him. Right now, Brighton are the envy of football. But that was Leicester 3 seasons ago, and Swansea before that. We kept getting it right until we didn't.
He left Swansea at the end of the season giving you pretty much 3 months prior to the start of the next season to find a new manager. You had time to interview and appoint Steve Cooper by mid-June, in place for pre-season. I think that is very different to leaving 5 or 6 games into a season.

That said managers are regularly sacked into a season, so their argument may well be it cuts both ways, which is how I kind of looked at his move.
 


Iggle Piggle

Well-known member
Sep 3, 2010
5,972
No bad thing they went through last night. If the league was all they had left, you could reasonably expect them to up their game like Liverpool have.

Seeing them demolished in the final or semis would be fine by me.
 




Acker79

Well-known member
NSC Patron
Nov 15, 2008
31,921
Brighton
Everyone should be happy he won.

Generally - There are no negatives for us as a team for Chelsea to progress - they have more games outside the premier league distracting them reducing the chances of them catching us, if they win the whole champions league they don't use up one of the top four spots (should we make it!), we're not in the champions league this year so they won't be progressing at our expense
If you hold no grudge against him, remembering the good he did for this club/team and are happy to see him succeed - this is a good result. A win and progression, an answer to some of the boo-boys and an easing of pressure on him
If you hold a grudge against him, rankled by his leaving and things he's said since - it keeps him in the job a little while longer and you can enjoy him being under pressure and criticised when he goes on his next winless/goalless run. Reinforcing Chelsea's fall from top 4 to also rans.
 


Baldseagull

Well-known member
Jan 26, 2012
11,839
Crawley
Graham Potter is a top manager. He took a big pay rise, I don't think he deserves to be hated for that. He did the same leaving us (Swans) for you.

De Zerbi seems special though, like a top 3-5 manager in the world type. I hope you have another top succession plan for him. Right now, Brighton are the envy of football. But that was Leicester 3 seasons ago, and Swansea before that. We kept getting it right until we didn't.
When he left you, he took a day or two to think it over, and it was the close season. If he had given any impression that there was some sadness in leaving Brighton, and it had been before the season was underway, it would have been far less painful.
He reminded me of the Flying Doctor, expected everyone to be f***ing chuffed for him.
 


timbha

Well-known member
Jul 5, 2003
10,517
Sussex
Things that still grate with me:
1) the speed at which he left, indicating that conversations with Chelsea must have be going on for days/weeks. Likewise with his coaching team plus Bruno, Roberts, etc. all this whilst still coaching us and telling us how much he loves the club
2) his “clever” comments about history lessons, staying at Brighton would’ve been the easy option, etc
3) chasing the cash without any loyalty to Tony Bloom and the contract he had signed
4) his transformation into a top manager highlighted by beard trimming, haircut, London clothes, Touchline spitting, dramatic arm waving, waving to imaginary friends in the stands (after a rare win), and saying how well he knows to opposition manager
5) I’m sure there’s more!
 




Iggle Piggle

Well-known member
Sep 3, 2010
5,972
There will be surely be some bargains from Chelsea to be had this summer. Their squad will need a trim, especially as they’ll not be able to increase the amount of international loans they currently have (8).

We might be in the driving seat as I suspect they owe us a lot of money, it might be more convenient for them just writing off debt rather than trying to get other clubs to pay up.

Top of the list would be Colwill who is surely too good for us to sign. But, we might be sniffing about other players as we have down before with Lamptey and Gilmour.

For info, we have 7 players on international loans, so could send out one more next season but there will be a maximum of 6 the following season under new FIFA rules.


If I remember rightly - and i'm reaching that vintage where I often don't - Undav as an example was bought by USG and sold to us. He wasn't technically on loan. I'm assuming that there is nothing stopping us going down this road if International options are limited?
 


Slum_Wolf

Well-known member
May 3, 2021
774
If I remember rightly - and i'm reaching that vintage where I often don't - Undav as an example was bought by USG and sold to us. He wasn't technically on loan. I'm assuming that there is nothing stopping us going down this road if International options are limited?
Undav was at Union from the beginning of season 2020-21 until he joined the Albion in January 2022. He was then loaned straight back to Union until the close of the 2021-22 season.
 


willalbion

Well-known member
May 8, 2006
1,585
London
Things that still grate with me:
1) the speed at which he left, indicating that conversations with Chelsea must have be going on for days/weeks. Likewise with his coaching team plus Bruno, Roberts, etc. all this whilst still coaching us and telling us how much he loves the club
2) his “clever” comments about history lessons, staying at Brighton would’ve been the easy option, etc
3) chasing the cash without any loyalty to Tony Bloom and the contract he had signed
4) his transformation into a top manager highlighted by beard trimming, haircut, London clothes, Touchline spitting, dramatic arm waving, waving to imaginary friends in the stands (after a rare win), and saying how well he knows to opposition manager
5) I’m sure there’s more!
Constantly mentioning 'suffering' feck me, Give it a rest Graham. Get some perspective.
 




Tom Hark Preston Park

Will Post For Cash
Jul 6, 2003
72,366
Graham Potter is a top manager. He took a big pay rise, I don't think he deserves to be hated for that. He did the same leaving us (Swans) for you.

De Zerbi seems special though, like a top 3-5 manager in the world type. I hope you have another top succession plan for him. Right now, Brighton are the envy of football. But that was Leicester 3 seasons ago, and Swansea before that. We kept getting it right until we didn't.
Keep repeating the mantra. Who knows, one day it might actually come to pass :shrug:
 


Gabbiano

Well-known member
Dec 18, 2017
1,736
Spank the Manc
I would love an English manager to finally succeed on the biggest club stage. But the cloud under which Potter left has tainted him for me. I understand why he left, I think most of us would do the same if in the same position and if Brighton weren’t our club. But his conduct in leaving, pillaging the back room, hardly showered himself in glory.

So I find myself completely indifferent to his success/failure now. Mainly I want Chelsea to fail because they are our competition for Europe.

I don’t think that should discolour his legacy here. For me both he and Poyet are our two most important managers of recent decades. Both revolutionised the team and playing style, laying the platform for us to push on to subsequent success.
 


JBizzle

Well-known member
Apr 18, 2010
6,235
Seaford
Constantly mentioning 'suffering' feck me, Give it a rest Graham. Get some perspective.
Never had an issue with this. Suffering is relative, surely? Can you only suffer in the Ukraine? Or Syria? At what point does he qualify to suffer? I mean, receiving death threats personally and wishing death on his kids must have been a real challenge wherever or whoever you are. "Shut up mate, you're on £10m a year", right?

Who gave anyone the ability to gatekeep what makes another person's life difficult or otherwise?
 


hart's shirt

Well-known member
Jul 8, 2003
11,082
Kitbag in Dubai
They did well yesterday against a surprisingly below-par Dortmund side, so credit to GP for that.

But there wasn't enough over the 2 games for the likes of Real Madrid and Napoli to book extra training.

An extra 2 games to play in Europe, but it's unlikely to be anything beyond that.
 




FatSuperman

Well-known member
Feb 25, 2016
2,925
Never had an issue with this. Suffering is relative, surely? Can you only suffer in the Ukraine? Or Syria? At what point does he qualify to suffer? I mean, receiving death threats personally and wishing death on his kids must have been a real challenge wherever or whoever you are. "Shut up mate, you're on £10m a year", right?

Who gave anyone the ability to gatekeep what makes another person's life difficult or otherwise?
I assumed he was referring to Graham always saying that Chelsea are "suffering at the moment", it's not about Graham's personal circumstances
 


BNthree

Plastic JCL
Sep 14, 2016
11,459
WeHo
I don’t think you’re misunderstanding me.
I haven’t registered large numbers of people revelling in the death threats.
But my main point was to question why anybody might think it cool to do so.
There are plenty of people on here who still hold a grudge against Potter, which I don’t and never did, but not to the point of rejoicing in death threats.
No one on NSC thinks it’s cool. The person you quoted originally is deluded and thought there was a group of people on NSC that dislike Potter as it is the “trendy” thing to do so. Given NSC is mainly blokes aged 50 and upwards I seriously doubt most posters give a toss about what the prevailing opinion is.
 


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