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Post by werrington on Apr 2, 2023 20:40:59 GMT
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Post by spiderpuss on Apr 2, 2023 20:43:19 GMT
Crazy the Premiership right now, but they have spent eye watering sums on what is obviously mid-table poop. He's not a bad manager, and neither was Tuchel before him. It's just the scatter gun recruitment that sees them sign any body who's had a second half sub appearance in the Chumps league. He'll be lined up with Spuds or Leicester for sure and several M to the good too.
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Post by Gods on Apr 2, 2023 20:57:30 GMT
I must admit I'm quite surprised Potter wasn't dispatched several weeks ago.
He has had an absolute nightmare.
Bottom half is off the radar bad for a club with Chelsea's resources.
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Post by shakermaker on Apr 2, 2023 20:57:32 GMT
Just read that he apparently won’t receive the full payout from his 5 year contract. Strange… why would he have agreed those terms?
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Post by dirtclod on Apr 2, 2023 21:31:18 GMT
Here's hoping their next appointment is an absolute nightmare.
I can't stand Chelsea and my good friend Elvis C. agrees.
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Post by smallthorner on Apr 2, 2023 21:38:45 GMT
Just read that he apparently won’t receive the full payout from his 5 year contract. Strange… why would he have agreed those terms? He's probably got a very handsome few million fixed compensation payout. Chelsea would have been nuts allowing a five year salary compo.
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Post by StokieNath on Apr 2, 2023 21:45:18 GMT
Wrong decision to sack him Seems that owner is as batshit mental as the last one, spent millions on players in January, publicly came out and supported him last night now he’s gone. Should have been given summer IMO cause I reckon he would have got them going. To be fair I hate Chelsea so love seeing them in a mess, I reckon Potter will have some time off now. Still think he’s the Southgate replacement
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Post by LphPotter on Apr 2, 2023 21:48:32 GMT
What was the point in Chelsea appointing someone like Potter if they weren’t going to give him a chance?
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Post by spiderpuss on Apr 2, 2023 21:59:59 GMT
What was the point in Chelsea appointing someone like Potter if they weren’t going to give him a chance? In the premiership a handful of games and spunking loads on shit is 'a chance'.
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Post by Paul Spencer on Apr 2, 2023 23:18:30 GMT
I think this is absolutely nuts.
You've essentially got in place, an insanely wealthy owner, of a massive football club, who actually hasn't got the first clue about running a massive football club, who wouldn't be running a massive football club, unless he was insanely wealthy.
I'd be worried if I was a Chelsea fan.
There was absolutely nothing wrong with Tuchel in the first place but the new owner wanted to stamp his authority on his shiny new toy and hence Tuchel was booted out and Potter was appointed.
Chelsea spent more in the January transfer window, than every other club in Europe spent combined in the January transfer window.
Now, every single one of those purchases is the responsibility of a previous regime and any new manager coming in, can wash their hands of them. But remember, most of those players were given EIGHT YEAR contracts, ordinarily, being paid way over £100k per week.
As I said, I'd be worried if I was a Chelsea fan ...
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Post by sensiblestokie on Apr 3, 2023 1:45:30 GMT
I think they appointed Potter with obviously more long term thinking in mind.
But he has been disastrously bad. I think they would stick with him if he was 8th or higher, but 11th is unforgivable with that squad.
They’ve made the decision to sack to try and get some form of European football whilst they’ve still got a chance
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Post by s7oke on Apr 3, 2023 3:40:33 GMT
The Chelsea squad is massively unbalanced weak and shit They have nothing up front strength wise Can’t bully games from midfield How many of the players bought in January are actually potter signings and not just a mad owner waving his cock about to say I’m here look at me I can get what I want. If Chelsea’s next appointment is a bad one they may be fucked with FFP. Because they are going to want to bring in certain players too More money and the fact that they have to sell from a bloated squad players that are not playing which is driving their values down along with their league position
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Post by Veritas on Apr 3, 2023 3:48:33 GMT
I think they appointed Potter with obviously more long term thinking in mind. But he has been disastrously bad. I think they would stick with him if he was 8th or higher, but 11th is unforgivable with that squad. They’ve made the decision to sack to try and get some form of European football whilst they’ve still got a chance Hopefully they won't
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Post by Caerwrangonpotter on Apr 3, 2023 5:50:15 GMT
The new owner with the scatter gun waste money approach to buying players, that are either well over priced or not actually what they need. Absolute nutty as squirrel shit approach.... ....hence ideal replacement?
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Post by moon on Apr 3, 2023 5:52:30 GMT
I think they appointed Potter with obviously more long term thinking in mind. But he has been disastrously bad. I think they would stick with him if he was 8th or higher, but 11th is unforgivable with that squad. They’ve made the decision to sack to try and get some form of European football whilst they’ve still got a chance 8th or 11th it doesn’t make much difference really, it’s probably better for a team like Chelsea to be out of Europe all together than playing on a Thursday night in a competition nobody cares less about. Potter never really got going at Chelsea but they are still in the Champions League, he managed to find a way past Dortmund, maybe he’d have found a way past Real Madrid. I guess they are hoping for a new manager boost and banking on winning the Champions League, but they have a very imbalanced squad and I can’t see it happening. Hopefully they continue to struggle, they have a couple of trophies to their name before the big money came in but it’s only really the past 20 years or so that they consistently became one of the top 4. Their approach to keeping so many players on their books is having a negative impact on the English game, I’d love to see them well and truly fall from grace.
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Post by Trouserdog on Apr 3, 2023 7:00:55 GMT
They have no striker do they?
Create loads of chances but can't finish them off. I doubt Potter had any say in transfers, but if they get a CF in then a new manager could see a sharp upturn in results.
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Post by thevoid on Apr 3, 2023 7:04:01 GMT
Poch for Chelsea, Potter for Leicester?
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Post by bayernoatcake on Apr 3, 2023 7:10:41 GMT
They have no striker do they? Create loads of chances but can't finish them off. I doubt Potter had any say in transfers, but if they get a CF in then a new manager could see a sharp upturn in results. Offset by Lukaku will probably be back and has looked dreadful so they’ll struggle to get rid and be stuck with his lazy arse and massive wages.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2023 7:14:36 GMT
Do these owners never learn? 🤔
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Post by Trouserdog on Apr 3, 2023 7:16:04 GMT
They have no striker do they? Create loads of chances but can't finish them off. I doubt Potter had any say in transfers, but if they get a CF in then a new manager could see a sharp upturn in results. Offset by Lukaku will probably be back and has looked dreadful so they’ll struggle to get rid and be stuck with his lazy arse and massive wages. What an absolute disaster of a signing he's been for them.
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Post by bayernoatcake on Apr 3, 2023 7:17:01 GMT
Offset by Lukaku will probably be back and has looked dreadful so they’ll struggle to get rid and be stuck with his lazy arse and massive wages. What an absolute disaster of a signing he's been for them. Twice really.
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Post by apb1 on Apr 3, 2023 7:50:20 GMT
Have always hated Chelsea and quite like Potter so been a bit conflicting recently. Glad I can concentrate on hating again If we didn't have the Scots Guardiola I'd be tempted to say he'd be perfect for us. But he'll get Fulham maybe if Silva goes to Chelsea? I think Leicester might not appeal, he might get too many flashbacks to that playoff miss!
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Post by Rednwhitenblue on Apr 3, 2023 8:28:26 GMT
So much for Potter being appointed for the long haul to change their approach to managing the club.
Managerial sackings don't really bother me that much, especially at clubs for whom I have no special affinity, but I feel a bit disappointed at this one. Mainly because I think characters like Potter are exactly the kind of managers English football needs if its national team, on the assumption it'll be led by an Englishman, is ever really going to take its place amongst the elite and start winning things.
We've had decades of shouters, get stuck in types, ex-players with passion, foreigners who perhaps didn't really get it and none of it has worked. Finally, we've got someone like Southgate who, despite not winning anything yet, has changed the way England is run, coached, organised and the whole set up seems so much more positive. I always had the impression that, for the players, playing for England was as much a chore and a pain in the arse as it was an honour. I could see Potter carrying on the positive development that Southgate has managed after he moves on. That's much less likely now.
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Post by spiderpuss on Apr 3, 2023 10:47:33 GMT
So much for Potter being appointed for the long haul to change their approach to managing the club. Managerial sackings don't really bother me that much, especially at clubs for whom I have no special affinity, but I feel a bit disappointed at this one. Mainly because I think characters like Potter are exactly the kind of managers English football needs if its national team, on the assumption it'll be led by an Englishman, is ever really going to take its place amongst the elite and start winning things. We've had decades of shouters, get stuck in types, ex-players with passion, foreigners who perhaps didn't really get it and none of it has worked. Finally, we've got someone like Southgate who, despite not winning anything yet, has changed the way England is run, coached, organised and the whole set up seems so much more positive. I always had the impression that, for the players, playing for England was as much a chore and a pain in the arse as it was an honour. I could see Potter carrying on the positive development that Southgate has managed after he moves on. That's much less likely now. I disagree on the last bit. I don't think the FA will pay any attention to what "madcap" Chelsea have/haven't done and Potter will once again find himself at another stable club where he's allowed time and the input to source players. When (if) Southgate leaves and if he's successful in Germany you'd think he'd be given a tilt at WC2026, then it could be a long while before we're looking for a new man anyway. I digress, Chelsea is a basket case of a club and we move on.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2023 10:53:18 GMT
21 million quid compo to Brighton to get him there AND a ten million quid a year, 5 year contract.
Wow ! That is an epic fxck up
Makes AN look like a bargain.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2023 10:59:09 GMT
Think I am right in saying when tuchel was sacked, Chelsea were 6 th in the prem but also European champions and world club champions.
That hardly merits a sacking.
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Post by thevoid on Apr 3, 2023 11:11:10 GMT
Potter would be ideal for Southampton - right sized club
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2023 11:17:03 GMT
Tbf to Potter , it's difficult to know what Chelsea are without Terry and Lampard ...lots of players from all over the place?
In the same way as it's difficult to know what Liverpool are , without Gerrard and carragher .
No such problems at Brighton, where Dunk and March have been there forever and eveyone , including their own fans , seems to still identify them as Brighton, despite having a fair few players from around the world nowadays.
Maybe it really is a good idea to invest in youth and bring through a couple of local lads . Something, which to be fair to them, man utd have endeavoured to do over the years .
The year Stoke went up , Wilko and dicko were big players for us and hopefully one or two of Campbell ( originally man city) , Tezgel,lowe and Taylor can shine for us, the next time we go up.
Seems if not pointless ,then soul less to name a team Chelsea or Manchester, if none of your players come from London or Manchester.
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Post by Rednwhitenblue on Apr 3, 2023 11:21:15 GMT
So much for Potter being appointed for the long haul to change their approach to managing the club. Managerial sackings don't really bother me that much, especially at clubs for whom I have no special affinity, but I feel a bit disappointed at this one. Mainly because I think characters like Potter are exactly the kind of managers English football needs if its national team, on the assumption it'll be led by an Englishman, is ever really going to take its place amongst the elite and start winning things. We've had decades of shouters, get stuck in types, ex-players with passion, foreigners who perhaps didn't really get it and none of it has worked. Finally, we've got someone like Southgate who, despite not winning anything yet, has changed the way England is run, coached, organised and the whole set up seems so much more positive. I always had the impression that, for the players, playing for England was as much a chore and a pain in the arse as it was an honour. I could see Potter carrying on the positive development that Southgate has managed after he moves on. That's much less likely now. I disagree on the last bit. I don't think the FA will pay any attention to what "madcap" Chelsea have/haven't done and Potter will once again find himself at another stable club where he's allowed time and the input to source players. When (if) Southgate leaves and if he's successful in Germany you'd think he'd be given a tilt at WC2026, then it could be a long while before we're looking for a new man anyway. I digress, Chelsea is a basket case of a club and we move on. I hope you're right as we seem to be moving in generally the right direction. I was under the impression that Southgate was off after the German Euros but perhaps that is just as far as his contract takes him and it'll depend on how well we do. Although, given that he was about 50/50 for carrying on anyway, I can't see him being around for the ridiculous WC across the entirety of North America!
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Post by djralphy2k9 on Apr 3, 2023 11:24:12 GMT
The Chelsea signings were the owners playing real life Football Manager, they signed players to stop other clubs from getting them.
These were not Potter signings at all, they appointed him from Brighton on big money hoping he would be the yes man to these signings.
Hope he goes to another club and does a good job, raising his stock to be the next England Coach.
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