[Albion] Powell gone

[Kalimantan Gull]

On the club site - "“Hope’s contribution to the development of women’s and girls’ football at our club, and for the women's game in this country, cannot be underestimated."

Cannot be underestimated What?? Are they intending to take the piss? I hear this a lot with dumb pundits, maybe it's a football thing that folk repeat without thinking.

"Cannot be overestimated" or "cannot be overstated". Is it that difficult?

It could be right? It cannot be underestimated = it's impossible to underestimate it because its so obvious that you can only estimate it at the correct level.

 

[drew]

Ouch, Nottingham Forest syndrome.

Not really, we lost a lot of our best players rather than bringing in a load of new ones.

 

[US Seagull]

Will be interesting to see who they bring in instead.

Squad doesn't exactly look like a bunch of world beaters, think that even with a new coach it will be a matter of trying to stay up.

Plot twist...it's Graham Potter!

 

[chickens]

Not really, we lost a lot of our best players rather than bringing in a load of new ones.

Not wishing to split hairs, but if we had nine players left we must have brought some players in.

Are we not operating the women’s team with the same philosophy as the men’s? (Have your targets ahead of time, know who’s available and approach them)

 

[Zeberdi]

About bloody time - I watched that interview after Spurs - clearly she either didn’t give a sh*t because she run out of ideas long ago or she already knew she was going (one way or another). With the infrastructure and support the women get at BHA, they should be having a much better season than they have been imo. I’m not really in a position to speak though, I don’t even like women’s football.

 

[DJ NOBO]

Always felt like a yesterday’s woman appointment

 

[Frankworthington]

Cozy?

 

[Horses Arse]

It could be right? It cannot be underestimated = it's impossible to underestimate it because its so obvious that you can only estimate it at the correct level.

Hmm, where are those straws

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

Hmm, where are those straws

Not at all, just genuinely interested from an etymological perspective.

 

[Swansman]

Plot twist...it's Graham Potter!

I definitely wouldn't mind

 

[wigman]

She had to go.

 

[Swansman]

Not wishing to split hairs, but if we had nine players left we must have brought some players in.

Are we not operating the women’s team with the same philosophy as the men’s? (Have your targets ahead of time, know who’s available and approach them)

Impossible.

You can't do data-driven recruitment in women's football right now. In five years I'm fairly sure it will be possible but currently there is no way you can have the same approach, quite simply because data in the women's leagues is nowhere near as extensively collected. To sign the female equivalent of Jakub Moder, you can't just log into Wyscout and watch videos of every ball touch from the player or get information on running path or crossing success or anything really - you have to be there.

And while Brighton will be tracking hundreds if not thousands of players at any given time on the male side, because of how smooth it is with todays technology, the club would have to hire hundreds of scouts to do the same for the women. It is much more difficult to uncover hidden gems. And then were not even into the hassle of contacting players... outside of the big women's leagues, barely anyone has an agent or anything like that.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Will be interesting to see who they bring in instead.

I'm on f***ing tenterhooks.

 

[Change at Barnham]

How good is our squad?
Is it thought that we are underachieving, or are we losing because we have a weak squad?

 

[Coldeanseagull]

She'd lost the plot this season, maybe caused by the departures of some of her squad. She has been in the managerial business long enough to know she was being left behind with the type of game being played nowadays. I'm not calling her a dinosaur...she's done hell of a lot for the womens game...but she should have gone last season.
Still wish her all the best for the future

 

[Swansman]

How good is our squad?
Is it thought that we are underachieving, or are we losing because we have a weak squad?

Several important players left and got replaced by 3 WSL-rejects and two talents from Korea & Norway.

Can't say I know everything about these new (or old) players but on paper... relegation battle.

 

[Silverhatch]

If there is money to be made in betting analytics in the game, then Brighton/StarLizard - at some point - will be at the forefront.

 

[Lenny Rider]

Cozy?

One for the teenagers

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

I think they had enough credit in the bank to warrant a bit more time although I am concerned they had lost the dressing room and at that point unfortunately there's usually no way back.

Who is they?

 

[Lenny Rider]

Powell gone - resigned with immediate effect after poor results.

Without wishing to be sarcastic, isn’t one of the issues the size of the goals?


The average height of a WSL GK is 5’8” whilst the average height of an EPL keeper is 6’3.5”, yet they play in the same size goals

No wonder we get so many high scoring games!