[Albion] Seem Tottenham Fans Seem Interested In Mr Potter

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Harry Wilson's Tackle
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Oct 8, 2003
56,122
Faversham
Potter could have a career earning millions without achieving anything significant in the game it happens sometimes. Had a bit of success in Sweden in a pub league, mid table finish with Swansea relegation scrap with us then on to Spurs for £8m a year :shrug:

:laugh:

He either took a pub league team and got them to a nation's top division where he took them into European competition where he beat Arsenal...

or

He took a team of, basically dead people and non-humanoids and got them to perform creditably in a pub league (the Swedish top flight)

Either are tremendous feats of fortitude, perseverence and, yes, management.

:facepalm:

And, no, he's not grand enough for Spuds. Yet.

This one has Fat Frank, Gullit or Pards written all over it.
 


Eeyore

Colonel Hee-Haw of Queen's Park
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Apr 5, 2014
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Spurs will want someone who can prove they've managed top, international class players.

First first question at any interview will be, how would you convince Harry Kane to stay?

Steve McClaren ? Peter Taylor ?
 




drew

Drew
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Oct 3, 2006
23,614
Burgess Hill
No Prem team will be looking to take Potter off our hands just yet, not while we sit 17th in the league. They will be looking to see if our 'he needs a decent striker' theory is correct. If we sign a clinical striker in the summer to put away all these chances we create and then finish next season in the 10th to 13th bracket then you may see interest from bigger teams.

Well anyone looking for a manager would be a bit dumb just to base their selection on the position of our team. Anyone with sense could see that dropping Harry Kane into our front line would see us considerably further up the table. Take into account the player for player Spurs have a better squad, who knows what Potter could do for them. Look what Pochettino did and he had only just come from Southampton!
 


wigman

Well-known member
Oct 10, 2006
4,754
East Preston
We're 17th in the league and to hear talk like he's too good for us, or he will be the next England or Tottenham manager is laughable.
Our Premier League status is still not secured.
 






redoubtable seagull

Well-known member
Oct 27, 2004
2,611
I would drive him there for........

Being serious, I don't think he will be interested quite yet... a few more years at this project and I think he will be commanding bigger jobs than that!

Opportunity to increase his salary massively, a chance to manage one of the biggest (underperforming) sides in this country, work with top class players including one of the best strikers in the world (if he stays), 60k stadium, competing for and playing in Europe, cup runs, or, stay at a team whose aspirations are to achieve top 10 at an underdetermined point in the future. He’s been managing for 10 years and these opportunities do not come up very often. He’d be mad to turn it down.

I can’t see Spurs going for him though. He’s not achieved a great deal yet but I bet a number of clubs are watching his progress with interest.
 


Blue Valkyrie

Not seen such Bravery!
Sep 1, 2012
32,165
Valhalla
Dont hold your breath, according to Naylor the plan is to improve Maupay rather than invest millions in a new striker
That isn't what the article says.

It is far more speculative.

"Even in these circumstances, it is conceivable that the existing record of £20 million to bring central defender Adam Webster to the Premier League from Bristol City in the Championship two summers ago would remain intact."
 


vagabond

Well-known member
May 17, 2019
9,804
Brighton
Dont hold your breath, according to Naylor the plan is to improve Maupay rather than invest millions in a new striker

Not saying if it’s right or wrong. But respectfully that means very little.

The club are hardly going to tell Naylor details of their spend budget. And even if they were it’d be fairly amateur to say “we’re gonna spend biiiig this summer! £50m on a striker”.
 




bhanutz

Well-known member
Aug 23, 2005
5,999
Opportunity to increase his salary massively, a chance to manage one of the biggest (underperforming) sides in this country, work with top class players including one of the best strikers in the world (if he stays), 60k stadium, competing for and playing in Europe, cup runs, or, stay at a team whose aspirations are to achieve top 10 at an underdetermined point in the future. He’s been managing for 10 years and these opportunities do not come up very often. He’d be mad to turn it down.

I can’t see Spurs going for him though. He’s not achieved a great deal yet but I bet a number of clubs are watching his progress with interest.

Sometimes people have a career path that they have laid out for themselves. ... He is an intelligent guy and will know the pitfalls of moving up the ladder too early... Its not as if he hasn't got time on his side....
 


redoubtable seagull

Well-known member
Oct 27, 2004
2,611
Sometimes people have a career path that they have laid out for themselves. ... He is an intelligent guy and will know the pitfalls of moving up the ladder too early... Its not as if he hasn't got time on his side....

When opportunity comes knocking you grasp it. Football is not like normal business and careers. Plus his career trajectory fits the narrative you propose with the clubs he’s managed and Spurs could be a logical next step. Anyway, this is probably all pretty meaningless as the Salzburg manager seems the favourite and Potter would be high risk as he’s not achieved anything yet.
 








Dorset Seagull

Once Dolphin, Now Seagull
That isn't what the article says.

It is far more speculative.

"Even in these circumstances, it is conceivable that the existing record of £20 million to bring central defender Adam Webster to the Premier League from Bristol City in the Championship two summers ago would remain intact."

And

Webster and Maupay typify Brighton’s recruitment approach. Both are players in their mid-20s, signed from the Championship for moderate fees in the context of the Premier League (in the case of Maupay, £16 million from Brentford), deemed capable of making the step up and improving under Potter’s skilled tuition.
 


vagabond

Well-known member
May 17, 2019
9,804
Brighton
Spurs fans continue to be very complimentary about GP... What’s going on?

Come on members of the Potter out campaign, set these deluded fools straight. Let’s be having you!


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elwheelio

Amateur Sleuth
Jan 24, 2006
1,957
Brighton
I see Spurs have now missed out on their target at Ajax. Guardian now reporting Scott Parker and our Graham as being of interest to the spuds. If Potter were to go, good luck to him. My fear would be that we'd go for Fat Frank next. Ashworth is a big fan of his apparently.
 




PortuGull

Gooooooooooooooooooooolll
Jul 10, 2011
364
Brighton Marina
From The Fighting Cock forum today:

deadleyledley said:
We could turn into a London version of Brighton.

Get Potter in. End up selling son and Kane.

Play good football but have nobody to put the ball in the net.

And that would be an improvement
 


vagabond

Well-known member
May 17, 2019
9,804
Brighton
More, obviously very deluded and ignorant Spurs (and Arsenal) fans. They clearly need to listen to some of the experts here.

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