Steve Harper on Poyet.

[smudge]

I was on a ferry this morning listening to The Times footy podcast which was recorded in Newcastle & Steve Harper was offering his opinion on our old manager.
He said that every time a PL job became available on the tv in front of the players, Gus would become excited & actually ask the players if he should go for the job.

Sorry for old news but I'm in the back of beyond at the moment.

Couldn't help thinking that this attitude might just affect players mentality leading up to a play off semi. That & his comments to the players about contract negotiation.

Steve Harper came across really well by the way.

 

[severnside gull]

another confirmation......
another nail in the coffin of Poyet's reputation as manager of Brighton

 

[Socialist Sid]

To be honest, I've got over it now.

And that's from someone that has Tiffany on the I Pod.

It's ok, I think we're alone now...................

 

[HHGull]

Harper made 5 appearances for us. How many PL jobs came up in that time?

 

[Thunder Bolt]

An option from a loanee who was here for just one month, 18 months before the playoffs? One who came across as bitter a couple of months later, when we knocked his beloved Newcastle out of the FA cup, whilst punditrying for ESPN? We then repeated that feat 11 months later. The results running up to the playoff semis didn't seem to affect the players in any way.

 

[Springal]

As said above, Harper was here AGES ago... Wasn't it the first few months of us being at the Amex ?

Smells like bullshit to me. Also did Poyet often watch TV with the players, did he go round their houses in the evening ?

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

Ooh, something else for the Gus-haters to latch onto. I wish everyone could just wish Gus the best and move on with no vitriol, would be so much easier to get behind Oscar and the team if so.

 

[stripeyshark]

I was on a ferry this morning listening to The Times footy podcast which was recorded in Newcastle & Steve Harper was offering his opinion on our old manager.
He said that every time a PL job became available on the tv in front of the players, Gus would become excited & actually ask the players if he should go for the job.

Sorry for old news but I'm in the back of beyond at the moment.

Couldn't help thinking that this attitude might just affect players mentality leading up to a play off semi. That & his comments to the players about contract negotiation.

Steve Harper came across really well by the way.

May be true, BUT:

Harper = Newcastle
Poyet = Sunderland

Just making that point...

 

[smudge]

Just saying what I heard fellas. I would imagine that SSN is quite popular at training ground canteens by the way.

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

Just saying what I heard fellas. I would imagine that SSN is quite popular at training ground canteens by the way.

Ok, well I checked it out. Steve Harper joined Brighton on 24 October 2011 on a one month loan. During that period the number of premier league vacancies that were already available or came up were precisely... zero

 

[Greg Bobkin]

May be true, BUT:

Harper = Newcastle
Poyet = Sunderland

Just making that point...

Beat me to it, cynic that I am...

 

[Giraffe]

Ok, well I checked it out. Steve Harper joined Brighton on 24 October 2011 on a one month loan. During that period the number of premier league vacancies that were already available or came up were precisely... zero

Brilliant. End of thread.

 

[Norman Baker suck my lozenge]

Ok, well I checked it out. Steve Harper joined Brighton on 24 October 2011 on a one month loan. During that period the number of premier league vacancies that were already available or came up were precisely... zero

Jobs that came up zero,managers that may be vulnerable during that time?2 or 3?We all know Gus used to Brass himself for anything that came along,just thankful for what Gus did for us but even more thankful that He's now ****ed off out of it.

 

[Deleted User X18H]

I offer you a small insight here as a one off, prior to Gus' Thursday press call he would often grab a coffee and watch SSN with myself and who ever else was there early. Once or twice the main news was a PL manger getting fired , I can't remember who. Gus would clap his hands and rub them together and say something like ' here we go' but always in jest , only ever in jest .

 

[Jesus Gul]

to be fair it could have been 'ees tongue in cheek'

 

[Ninja Elephant]

Steve Harper was always a poor goalkeeper and will go on to be a bottom rung pundit in the Dixon mould. Opinionated but ignored because of the chip on his shoulder.

 

[MattBackHome]

...prior to Gus' Thursday press call he would often grab a coffee and watch SSN with myself...

I've missed this

 

[WATFORD zero]

I've missed this

I do miss Timmy's 'journalistic forays' now he is back in work. They were some of the most unintentionally hilarious things on here.

 

[Return of the Rev]

I was on a ferry this morning listening to The Times footy podcast which was recorded in Newcastle & Steve Harper was offering his opinion on our old manager.
He said that every time a PL job became available on the tv in front of the players, Gus would become excited & actually ask the players if he should go for the job.

Sorry for old news but I'm in the back of beyond at the moment.

Couldn't help thinking that this attitude might just affect players mentality leading up to a play off semi. That & his comments to the players about contract negotiation.

Steve Harper came across really well by the way.

And did anyone think he was not like this? Started several months into his tenure at brighton

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Jobs that came up zero,managers that may be vulnerable during that time?2 or 3?We all know Gus used to Brass himself for anything that came along,just thankful for what Gus did for us but even more thankful that He's now ****ed off out of it.

Agreed.