oldboyroy
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[Albion] Potter- what’s he up to?
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Tom Hark Preston Park
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Too far to commute from Hove
No idea what you're on about. Potter "taking Winstanley" and "promised to come back for 2 of our top players" - none of this happened. There's no chance Graham Potter was in charge of appointing the recruitment team. Likely Potter has as much to do with that move as the lad who moved to the Chelsea recruitment team last summer. The "two players" you are talking about - who would that be and when was that "promise" made?You seem determined to put words into my mouth to provide a patsy for your very pro-Potterness.
It is normal for Managers to depart with their coaching teams - Potter did more than that though. If he’d just left with Bjorn and Billy, it wouldn’t have reflected so badly in him but he also took Ben Roberts and Bruno with him - then came back for Winstanley and promised to come back for 2 of our top players . He took members of staff that had been at the Club far longer than he had and did it in the middle of the season to go to a Club that most people with any savvy would have known would not have suited someone that likes to build a team from the ground up and develop young players - to a Club that has an impatient owner and an even more impatient and entitled fan base. The silly money Chelsea offered made him myopic to what he was getting into.
However, I did not say that he had been rejected by PL Clubs because of how (more specifically when) he left Brighton - I just said he probably hasn’t endeared himself much.
Top flight Football moves on very quickly and the standards are getting higher and higher and the game itself develops - no coach wants to be out of the game for extended periods imo.
A lot of us thought that reason he was not yet signed to another club was because he was holding onto England aspirations - then Carsley was moved up despite Potter being available.
Now he’s taken a pundit job for Sky Sport.
So what then do you think is going on?
What I think "is going on" is that Potter is being very selective about his next club.
Ok bro.
Doesn’t stop their fans
de la zouch
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I think this could happen very quickly
Wardy's twin
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Did Potter take them or did Chelsea's management think , we will have Potter and his support (that includes the goal keeping coach) and we will have their head of recruitment which is a bit ironic given they have probably the best academy in English footballYou seem determined to put words into my mouth to provide a patsy for your very pro-Potterness.
It is normal for Managers to depart with their coaching teams - Potter did more than that though. If he’d just left with Bjorn and Billy, it wouldn’t have reflected so badly in him but he also took Ben Roberts and Bruno with him - then came back for Winstanley and promised to come back for 2 of our top players . He took members of staff that had been at the Club far longer than he had and did it in the middle of the season to go to a Club that most people with any savvy would have known would not have suited someone that likes to build a team from the ground up and develop young players - to a Club that has an impatient owner and an even more impatient and entitled fan base. The silly money Chelsea offered made him myopic to what he was getting into.
However, I did not say that he had been rejected by PL Clubs because of how (more specifically when) he left Brighton - I just said he probably hasn’t endeared himself much.
Top flight Football moves on very quickly and the standards are getting higher and higher and the game itself develops - no coach wants to be out of the game for extended periods imo.
A lot of us thought that reason he was not yet signed to another club was because he was holding onto England aspirations - then Carsley was moved up despite Potter being available.
Now he’s taken a pundit job for Sky Sport.
So what then do you think is going on?
All those scenarios are, at the very least, highly unlikely - but the double signing of Haaland and Palmer in January is even more unlikely than Potter returning at any time.
Justice
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Both I imagine.
But they wouldn’t have left if Potter hadn’t taken the Chelsea job - they followed him so yes ‘taken’ in a figurative way of speaking.
Potter didn’t take Winstanley when he left but I can imagine the conversation once Potter had his legs under the table at Chelsea - heh Ted, you know you said you wanted to improve Chelsea’s recruitment department, I know this great guy at Brighton, you really need to get him in here - oh and I think Trossard wants to come in January etc etc
Definitely NOT Brighton. According to someone who should know there was a chat but he wasn’t offered a thing.
He's never done something like that before, at all, I think... going to be weird.
OzMike
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Football punditry beckons.
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oldboyroy
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I reckon he’s eyeing up Stains for when Martin gets the Spanish. Can’t be long now and he’ll have already done his analysis presentation tonight.
Haha, I've got "Sven" vibes here, when he showed up as an expert on SWE-telly a long time ago. That didn't go well.
Tom Hark Preston Park
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He'll make Glenn Murray look animated 
de la zouch
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His upcoming appearance on MNF is definitely him telling the football world that he’s looking for a job.
Van Cleef
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Trouble sleeping? Put the horlicks in the bin, your cure is on the way.He'll make Glenn Murray look animated