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Reply | Merry Christmas
at 12:52 25 Dec 2024
Merry Christmas. The game tomorrow should be the highlight. I'm looking forward to it. |
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Reply | Up Front
at 12:38 25 Dec 2024
Rômulo from Göztepe would be good. He's scoring a a lot more goals there than Matsuki and Juan. I think Matsuki and Juan are the ones we can bring back in January as they are on loan from us. Rômulo is on loan from a Brazilian club. His loan contract in Turkey doesn't expire until June, but I guess we should take priority. We probably won't though. Maybe we could swap a couple of our current so-called strikers for him.
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Reply | Ivan Jurić
at 15:20 23 Dec 2024
I agree. We've already seen that when we stop the stupid passing at the back and play Ramsdale rather than McCarthy in goal, we can compete at this level. Of course, to get the goals we really need, we must get a centre forward in January.
Merry Christmas and a Very Happy New Year [Post edited 23 Dec 15:21]
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Reply | Up Front
at 15:16 23 Dec 2024
"Anyone got any thoughts on who we might be able to get?"
Ayoub El Kaabi |
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Reply | Gardening leave for Russell Martin
at 17:01 22 Dec 2024
Gardening leave for Alex McCarthy would be a good idea before he is released at the end of his contract. We'd have lost 2 or 3 - nil today, if he'd been in goal. He's cost us so many games over the years; I never want to see him play for us again. |
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Reply | Ramsdale & KWP back against Fulham
at 16:14 22 Dec 2024
Ramsdale for McCarthy and Juric for Martin = clean sheet.
I'm very happy with that. We've got rid of Martin and his stupid passing at the back, but we also need to make sure that we get rid of McCarthy asap so he can't do any more damage here in future. I already get the impression that Juric is such a sensible manager that he wouldn't pick him anyway. |
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Reply | Previous Premier League Experience As A Manager
at 20:55 21 Dec 2024
Results suggest it's not a good thing to have. Sir Alex Ferguson had none when he went to Man United, Guardiola had none when he went to Man City and Klopp and Slot had none when they went to Liverpool. You're more likely to find it at the bottom teams than at the top ones. The more Premier League clubs they manage, the worse they seem to get. [Post edited 21 Dec 21:01]
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Reply | Ivan Jurić
at 09:13 21 Dec 2024
There is always going to be a bit of cynicism after what's happened with our managers in recent years, but this time I feel more optimistic than I did when the last 2 were appointed.
I'm sure Jurić will get a great welcome from our fans. |
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Reply | Ivan Jurić
at 21:42 20 Dec 2024
Maybe he could get a Roma player here on loan until the end of the season.
Jurić had some top class players at Roma: Dybala, Cristante, Ndicka, Koné, Pellegrini, Saelemakers, Dovbyk and El Sharaawy. At the beginning of this season Roma were ranked by UEFA as the 5th best team in Europe, just behind Liverpool. He's going to have a bit of a shock when he sees the level of our squad.
UEFA club coefficient ranking
As of 29 August 2024
Rank Club Points
3 Bayern Munich 114.000
4 Liverpool 102.000
5 Roma 93.000
6 Paris Saint-Germain 91.000
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Reply | Ivan Jurić
at 11:43 20 Dec 2024
It was reported a while back that we couldn't afford to pay compensation for a manager currently in work so I guess SR looked at the pool of unemployed managers and decided that Jurić was the pick of the bunch.
Under the circumstances, we could have done a lot worse.
With regard to the Club's finances, I really hope they can wait longer before selling Dibling, as his value is only going to increase with time. Selling a player who might one day be worth £100 mill for £25 mill in January, would not be sensible unless the Club is desperate for any money they can get asap. [Post edited 22 Dec 10:23]
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Reply | Ivan Jurić
at 11:00 20 Dec 2024
I agree. My first post was a bit of a knee jerk reaction to the news. I've watched a lot of Serie A (on TV) in recent years and I quite liked his Torino team. We wouldn't have got an equivalent English manager of his calibre. |
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Reply | Ivan Jurić
at 10:45 20 Dec 2024
Kjetil Knutsen would have been my choice. He's someone who could have taken a club like ours, stuck with us for many years and given us the greatest spell in our history, as he's proved with his current club. BUT, he's turned down offers from bigger clubs than ours so we probably couldn't have got him here. I wouldn't be surprised to see him as Brighton's next manager though, as they've tried to get him in the past.
Jurić is a far less ambitious appointment. He has a record of avoiding relegation in Italy, which I guess is all SR were looking for. Anyway, I really hope it works out for him here. [Post edited 20 Dec 11:32]
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Reply | Ivan Jurić
at 10:10 20 Dec 2024
Yes, he would be as he knows he'd struggle to get another job in Serie A after his recent failure.
"On 18 September 2024, Jurić became the new head coach of Roma, following the sacking of Daniele De Rossi after earning just three points in the first four games of the season. Jurić failed to turn the team's fortunes and was regularly criticized for his management style and poor results; he was eventually dismissed on 10 November 2024, after a 2–3 home loss to Bologna that left Roma 20th in the Europa League table and only four points ahead of the relegation zone in Serie A."
To be fair, some of the other names we were linked with, could have been worse. The very fact that Roma appointed him in the first place suggests that he had a good reputation. So, let's hope things work out for him here. [Post edited 22 Dec 10:23]
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Reply | Looks like it's Carlos Corberan
at 16:50 19 Dec 2024
Sounds like West Brom fans are starting to turn against him, so he knows it's time to get out.
Reply by sgn at 18:17 15 Dec
sgn
18:17 15 Dec
to Black over BrierleyHills mothers
"Are we just going to keep ‘going again’ until there’s no more games?
We’re deluded. This isn’t working with CC"
Comment by ianpmckay at 20:41 15 Dec
ianpmckay
20:41 15 Dec
"Can anybody understand a word Corberan is waffling about? The players?"
L
Comment by Loosemoose at 17:56 15 Dec
Loosemoose
17:56 15 Dec
"So CC decides to play Racic, and guess what as usual whenever he starts we lose."
S
Comment by sgn at 16:46 15 Dec
sgn
16:46 15 Dec
Lack of ideas is glaringly obvious - the players look lost and confused.
Always one step forward and two back…
J
Comment by J TUDOR at 16:52 15 Dec
J TUDOR
16:52 15 Dec
"I don't understand why tv pundits heap plaudits onto CC. He is, at best, a middle of the road coach. As a long time Albon follower i can't see any real progression/threat under his leadership. I hope I'm wrong but i can't see us being promoted this season, either automatic or through the play-offs."
Comment by Justsaying at 17:51 15 Dec
Justsaying
17:51 15 Dec
CARLOS OUT!
MatchDayMemories
21:27 15 Dec
Carlos Corberan will be looking for a new job unless they pick up points during a very difficult Christmas period. I think if they don't get 9 points from the next 5 games he'll be gone.
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Reply | Looks like it's Carlos Corberan
at 16:37 19 Dec 2024
We all know Ankersen's management recruitment motto:
# Embrace Failure
Of course, any sane person knows if you embrace it, don't be surprised if that's what you get. [Post edited 19 Dec 16:39]
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