[Albion] Potter.........

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Not the most recent example but Pochettino, from Southampton to Spurs, would be a similar elevation, I guess.

Perhaps, but he had had 4 years at Espanyol in the top Spanish league before joining Stains. GP had some Poly in the North, a swedish side and one season at the second best team in Wales.

 

[ewe2]

I would rather him poached…..than sacked !

 

[wigman]

Would not surprise me if man u come calling in summer

It would me.

 

[GT49er]

We've seen it happen time and time again though. A relatively unknown manager gets a minnow playing great football and getting results, gets a job at a top club and fails because the big time Charlie's don't give him the respect that the minnow team players did.

Indeed. I remember back in the 1990s when Norwich were the underdog darlings of football. Their achievements eclipsed our current ones as they qualified for Europe and beat the mighty Bayern Munich 2-1 away. Their British manager, Mike Walker, was hailed as the next Bill Shankly, and all the talk was which big club would he manage as he was obviously capable. Eventually, and against Norwich's wishes, he went to Everton ... where he sank without trace. I've just looked up his record and he was in charge for a mere 31 games and won 6 of them. Even in the 1990s that got you the sack. He eventually went back to Norwich, but it wasn't the same.

Indeed. I remember a case a few years ago (it might even have been pre PL) when a manager moved from a successful career at a lower level club to a top flight team (not a top, top team, but nonetheless with a few internationalson the books).

On his first day, an England interational greeted him at training: " Hello, I'm xxx xxxx, I play for England. Would you like my autograph?" I don't think the move turned out to be a great success.

 

[Seasider78]

Leicester are the club I would be most worried about if Rodgers moved on as they have stable ownership, healthy squad and budgets and would not come with the pressure of a Man Utd or Liverpool.

Could see Potter seeing that kind of job as a next step on his own journey. Strikes me as too smart to just jump at the first big club that wave the cheque book around

 

[drew]

Potter is tactically good enough for any of the big clubs but I think he would struggle in the clubs where players have big egos, eg Chelsea and Manure. Man City would be the best fit but I doubt they would go for him unless he was endorsed by Guardiola as his replacement.

 

[BN41Albion]

One thing I'm confident of is that TB is on the ball in terms of thinking ahead and our next manager should GP be poached...

 

[raymondo]

I can't really see GP enjoying life at a very top club. His whole motivation (thank goodness) seems to be about improving players, an organic process that will give improved results over time. Join a club that's already at the top (e.g. City, Liverpool) and it feels to me as if the only direction is sideways or down. I could see him perhaps joining Arsenal or Tottenham or Villa at some point (not for a year or two) if they are just off the top 4, or an overseas move. Hopefully though...he'll get Brighton close to a Top 4 club and then...well, why move? why uproot the family again? Then it could be England, as his Swanny song.

 

[rogersix]

Let's judge him at the end of the season and see where we are. It's nice to be getting good results but we are only a striker injury away from finishing 15th again.

are you on the turn?

 

[A1X]

Suspect the year of Moyes at Man Utd has scuppered the chances of any mid-PL manager stepping up to a big club.

As for England, it’d be a disaster for him and England, he needs time to work and drill the players which he simply won’t get. Let’s be honest, it took 18 solid months with our players before we started to get it properly. You just can’t do that when you get the players together for 3-4 days a few times a year.

 

[Driver8]

Leicester are the club I would be most worried about if Rodgers moved on as they have stable ownership, healthy squad and budgets and would not come with the pressure of a Man Utd or Liverpool.

Could see Potter seeing that kind of job as a next step on his own journey. Strikes me as too smart to just jump at the first big club that wave the cheque book around

I’m not sure I would see Leicester as a step up.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

He will leave Brighton to manage a big, but well run, European club and return to manage England. You read it here first.

 

[dwayne]

He will leave Brighton to manage a big, but well run, European club and return to manage England. You read it here first.

No chance. Big family man. Won't leave England again, no need, best league in the world

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[Bold Seagull]

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[Springal]

I’m not sure I would see Leicester as a step up.

PL & FA Cup all within last 10 years, European football a few times …?

 

[crookie]

Marco Silva from Watford to Everton?

Was sacked, joined Everton a few months later I think

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[Weststander]

Was sacked, joined Everton a few months later I think

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It was a strange one.

Watford got wind that Silva/Everton were orchestrating his departure, so got a sacking in first.

 

[jimhigham]

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Wow. Just… wow!

 

[Albion my Albion]

Hairy P[otter]? (with the beard and all) is in a similar position Brendan Rogers was when he went to Lyverpule I suppose, maybe get another rseason.

sorry, GPott

 

[Bold Seagull]

Wow. Just… wow!

That is 'current squad value' not what we paid either.