[Albion] Potter- what’s he up to? (Managing West Ham from 9 Jan)

[LamieRobertson]

Ooooh i think i know the answer to the question

 

[Anger]

How long will you keep going on about it? It's been two and a half years already. Get over it, and move on, most of us have.

 

[Cheggers]

What should we discuss on a Potter thread then Snow?

You snow it makes sense.

 

[Justice]

The thread is "What's he up to", not what he did.

Plenty of others crying he’s not our manager on this thread and he’s definitely not our manager

 

[Not Andy Naylor]

Because they're contractors... in a very important role.

Really, they should be on short-term contracts - but if a club offers a long, lucrative deal, you're going to take it.

Getting sacked doesn't make you a bad manager.

Nuno Espírito Santo, sacked by Wolves, Spurs and others, is currently third in the Premier League with Forest.

Eddie Howe, once dismissed by Burnley, is fifth with Newcastle.

Ex-Arsenal manager Unai Emery went on to win shedloads of trophies with Villareal and has taken Aston Villa to the Champions League.

etc etc

Of course they could be average-to-poor managers who were rightly sacked and have just got temporarily lucky ...

 

[Justice]

Would you admit that GP’s done a good job if he take them to Europe, say in a year or two? Or would it be some other circumstances that made them do it?

No any manager that digs out the club he works for fans is a knob in my book.

 

[nicko31]

Toxic club to go to in a horrible part of the world

 

[Kosh]

Away at Villa in the cup first game out… bet he’s ’in the stands’ for that fucker

He’s joined a club that won’t give him the time he needs, again. I mean Graham have you seen what they’ve just done ? Or have your new owners promised to take you out for walkies and pat you on the head everyday … lol

I wish him well.



No, no I just can’t do it, I hope it goes (like it will) pretty averagely and then he gets sacked midway through his contract for not delivering top 8 and a trophy or two whilst playing sublime West Ham way football.

Time to start practicing BOOING loudly again

 

[Nobby]

Nah mate. I heard a stat on Saturday. In 2023 (10 months of which was Potter) we scored 46 home league goals. In 2024 which was half RDZ and half FH we scored 21. We were absolutely flying when he left us.

Probably best to just go and support West Ham eh.

 

[Mustafa II]

Lucky, sensible bastards.

It's going to be a great appointment for them.

We could have/should have done the same thing in the summer (presuming he would want to come back).

I'm hoping Hurzeler will come good, but WHU have a proven quality manager on their books tonight.

f*** sake.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Would be quite fitting if he falls 3 points short of his end of season contract target / extension at the expense of an Albion win when he returns in April

 

[hart's shirt]

It's going to be a great appointment for them.

This is likely to have better bounce potential than the Brighton i360 thread.

 

[Silverhatch]

Humongously f***ed off when Potter jumped ship just six games into a new season. But that opened the door to the most gifted, unhinged coach we’re ever likely to have and some of the best football this club might ever play. Never go back.

 

[Mustafa II]

This is likely to have better bounce potential than the Brighton i360 thread.

Sadly not. One of the best Albion managers of all time, that Chelsea absolutely f***ed over.

Will do a tediously great job at WHU, then move onto bigger things.

Just let this thread die and forget about what could have been.

 

[hart's shirt]

Sadly not. One of the best Albion managers of all time, that Chelsea absolutely f***ed over.

Will do a tediously great job at WHU, then move onto bigger things.

Just let this thread die and forget about what could have been.

No.

The way that West Ham treat their managers, even the ones like Moyes that bring European football and trophies, it's inevitably going to end in tears.

History will repeat itself. No lessons required.

 

[Anger]

No.

The way that West Ham treat their managers, even the ones like Moyes that bring European football and trophies, it's inevitably going to end in tears.

History will repeat itself. No lessons required.

I endorse this message.

 

[el punal]

Humongously f***ed off when Potter jumped ship just six games into a new season. But that opened the door to the most gifted, unhinged coach we’re ever likely to have and some of the best football this club might ever play. Never go back.

Your feelings mirror mine. I went to Brentford away when we lost 2-0. I was probably still in shock over Potter’s departure. I was looking at RDZ going mental, getting booked and I thought ‘Oh f***ing hell’ what have we let ourselves in for. As you rightly pointed out, from January to May 2023 the most exciting, unbelievable football from the Albion - ever! So many fantastic memories to treasure and so short lived.

 

[saafend_seagull]

Away at Villa in the cup first game out… bet he’s ’in the stands’ for that fucker

He’s joined a club that won’t give him the time he needs, again. I mean Graham have you seen what they’ve just done ? Or have your new owners promised to take you out for walkies and pat you on the head everyday … lol

I wish him well.



No, no I just can’t do it, I hope it goes (like it will) pretty averagely and then he gets sacked midway through his contract for not delivering top 8 and a trophy or two whilst playing sublime West Ham way football.

Time to start practicing BOOING loudly again

What? West Ham’s 19th manager in 124 years.

 

[Kosh]

No.

The way that West Ham treat their managers, even the ones like Moyes that bring European football and trophies, it's inevitably going to end in tears.

History will repeat itself. No lessons required.

Absolutely.

I refer to it as unsustainable footballing entitlement, the kind that eats head coaches for breakfast.

 

[saafend_seagull]

Sadly not. One of the best Albion managers of all time, that Chelsea absolutely f***ed over.

Will do a tediously great job at WHU, then move onto bigger things.

Just let this thread die and forget about what could have been.

Averaged 44 points with us. Had midfield of caicedo, bissouma and macillister.

He didn’t want to play Mitoma, nor did he want gyokeres.

The guy is bang average.