We won today but his record second time around has hardly been a revelation. I am afraid he is network, albeit a more personable member of it.
Inherited a squad demoralised. Players bought in took a while to get up to speed, although Tex hit the ground running.... And has outed Sarr Bar relegation Roger Reza etc. also seems to have not liked the look of Poyet either.. Other players have performed well for him....Did we not also have Williams and McAleney when he arrived. ...Had too much to sort out, in a short space of time. Like him! .
We won today but his record second time around has hardly been a revelation. I am afraid he is network, albeit a more personable member of it.
Inherited a squad demoralised. Players bought in took a while to get up to speed, although Tex hit the ground running.... And has outed Sarr Bar relegation Roger Reza etc. also seems to have not liked the look of Poyet either.. Other players have performed well for him....Did we not also have Williams and McAleney when he arrived. ...Had too much to sort out, in a short space of time. Like him! .
Contrary to that you could say the only reason he did well first time round was because he inherited powells squad. I'm undecided on him. Not particularly keen but as others have said, worried who we might get in if he left.
We won today but his record second time around has hardly been a revelation. I am afraid he is network, albeit a more personable member of it.
Inherited a squad demoralised. Players bought in took a while to get up to speed, although Tex hit the ground running.... And has outed Sarr Bar relegation Roger Reza etc. also seems to have not liked the look of Poyet either.. Other players have performed well for him....Did we not also have Williams and McAleney when he arrived. ...Had too much to sort out, in a short space of time. Like him! .
Contrary to that you could say the only reason he did well first time round was because he inherited powells squad. I'm undecided on him. Not particularly keen but as others have said, worried who we might get in if he left.
Yes he had a far better squad last time, I'm judging him on the crap he had this time....
We won today but his record second time around has hardly been a revelation. I am afraid he is network, albeit a more personable member of it.
Inherited a squad demoralised. Players bought in took a while to get up to speed, although Tex hit the ground running.... And has outed Sarr Bar relegation Roger Reza etc. also seems to have not liked the look of Poyet either.. Other players have performed well for him....Did we not also have Williams and McAleney when he arrived. ...Had too much to sort out, in a short space of time. Like him! .
Contrary to that you could say the only reason he did well first time round was because he inherited powells squad. I'm undecided on him. Not particularly keen but as others have said, worried who we might get in if he left.
First time round he also inherited a team where Yann and Dale had been sold, and instead we had PP, Reza, Astrit and Nego...
He's already been told he's out. You could see it by his body language at the Brighton game and the way a few players spoke to him.
I don' think KM will employ another network manager, however they will struggle to get in a respected english (experienced) manager so may resort to one from the Network.
We won today but his record second time around has hardly been a revelation. I am afraid he is network, albeit a more personable member of it.
Inherited a squad demoralised. Players bought in took a while to get up to speed, although Tex hit the ground running.... And has outed Sarr Bar relegation Roger Reza etc. also seems to have not liked the look of Poyet either.. Other players have performed well for him....Did we not also have Williams and McAleney when he arrived. ...Had too much to sort out, in a short space of time. Like him! .
Contrary to that you could say the only reason he did well first time round was because he inherited powells squad. I'm undecided on him. Not particularly keen but as others have said, worried who we might get in if he left.
First time round he also inherited a team where Yann and Dale had been sold, and instead we had PP, Reza, Astrit and Nego...
Yep, but the core of the team was still there. If he is to go then the transfer policy will be just as important as who comes in. We're going to need someone with extensive knowledge of the english game and available players plus the financial backing if we're going to go back up first time. All well and good having one of the 6 highest budgets in the league but if we bring in the likes of Naby Sarr and Roger Johnson then it's going to get us nowhere. Might be being pessimistic but I think we'll be lucky to finish in the top half next year considering what the team will look like once the obvious departures are taken out.
Fulham have been incredibly lucky to stay up this season. They have a great strike force, but have let it 79 goals, that's 2 more than us, even after all our drubbings!
But we took one point off off them! If we did the double over them we would have stayed up. But we employed a Belgium pub team manager for 1/3rd of the season instead. Riga over a season or even 10 games more would have kept us up
I like Riga, I think he's a decent coach, and I think he has strong man management skills and Pope, Fox, Cousins, JBG, and Harriott have all improved markedly under him. I'm not convinced that just because a manager is British that he'll be better. I think there are a lot of very mediocre managers in the English lower leagues who are slowly but surely being eased out. Leeds' manager Steve Evans is a good example of a woeful bloke whose teams don't particularly play nice football but because he's a bit of a Jack the Lad he seems to keep getting work.
It's also interesting watching Rafa versus Allardyce, the classic British fire-fighter practical manager against a man who for years was derided for "not understanding the English game and not playing mind games well enough." Benitez inherited a far more difficult situation and I'd put all my money on him and Newcastle relegating Sunderland.
Lastly, and sometimes I think this is overrated, but he seems to genuinely care for the club. Last week on Charlton Live when LM said Riga apologized after the match and looked devastated, I gained a bit more respect for him. I think we're only just starting to hear the absolute mess he's been working with for the last three months.
He stinks of the Network - don't care if he picks up a few points here or there. He is only here because of Duchataletet & like the rest of that stinking network i will not be happy until he is gone.
And ironically, I don't think he's enough of a yes man for Roland's liking, and as a result I think he'll go in the summer. I get it, obviously he has been a part of the network in the past and is again, but when he came here, and in fact throughout, he hasn't really said anything about Roland. Clever PR, maybe, but I get the feeling there isn't a lot of love lost there. Network man or not, I do think his affinity for the club and the fans is real.
Like others have said it's a bit like the devil you know but in our shitty predicament maybe it would be the best option. He certainly knows the passion of the supporters and what the club means to us, he 'sort of' knows English football. We could get bloody Jose Mourinho in for next season but without the support of the owner we would still be up shit creek so WHY change? because it sounds like we should not 'raise our expectations' already ffs regarding next season!! What a fucking statement that was (did she really say it?) If she did then I expect us to be playing in the fucking National league in a few seasons! So I say stay Jose and try your damnedest to get us back up to a reasonable level of football, the only thing is pal you won't get much help from Belgium Bollocks!! Thank god its nearly summer!!!!!!!!!!!
He's already been told he's out. You could see it by his body language at the Brighton game and the way a few players spoke to him.
I don' think KM will employ another network manager, however they will struggle to get in a respected english (experienced) manager so may resort to one from the Network.
Either way, they need to appoint soon,
The problem is that a respected manager would ask for a respectable wage. Negotiations would stall at this point!
I think Riga is a good coach. He has always kept his dignity in the most horrible environments like Blackpool and the current madhouse of Charlton. I think he has done an amazing job of being a good 'shit filter' of the stuff that comes from his employers and has protected his squad and kept them motivated under very difficult circumstances. With the current clown like management team, he is a good choice. A principled and outspoken manger would walk within weeks.
Have no doubt, our manager in league one (well up until Christmas when he inevitably gets the sack) will be Nebojša Vignjević.
The plus of picking him is that if fans struggle to pronounce his name then they are less likely to chant nasty things about him when we are bottom of League 1
Just done the maths. 20 points from 19 games under Riga so far. Actually more like 18 (as I don't blame him for the 0-6 at Hull). If he'd been here all season we'd be on 50 points now, above Fulham and Rotherham.
He'd have kept us up.
I think that's probably a realistic reflection of where this squad should be, given the injuries we've had. If we'd had Bauer, Diarra, Kashi, Igor fit all season then we'd be looking higher.
I like Riga, and personally don't associate him with the rest of the network. Like a few have said he seems to get the best out of players, plays them in the right position and is flexible with his tactics.
Unfortunately I hope he goes, because he'll only be in charge next year is if RD is still here.
He hasn't really set the world alight here, but to be honest, there is no possibility of doing that under the current set up. I hope for better even now, and I simply don't think Riga can do the inverse of avoiding relegation, and propelling us to promotion - it doesn't seem to fit his DNA. Chris Wilder? Done a great job at Northampton, why the hell would he want to work with a couple of footballing morons like KM and RD? They have apparently just noticed we need someone to replace Phil Chappel!! Fingers on the pulse boys and girls.
Just done the maths. 20 points from 19 games under Riga so far. Actually more like 18 (as I don't blame him for the 0-6 at Hull). If he'd been here all season we'd be on 50 points now, above Fulham and Rotherham.
He'd have kept us up.
Thing is, it doesn't work like that. Agree he has given us a bit more backbone - in fairness, the spine had all but disappeared by the time Fraeye was booted out - but I remain worried as his tactical failings in key matches (MK Dons springs immediately to mind) as well as a belief that despite bold words he does as he is told. I am no fan of his (nor was I first time round) but the acid test will be the summer. If he remains, then if he is allowed to make signings he wants to make he might have a chance. If Meire and Roland decide who he will be given then he might as well go. And in those circumstances no self-respecting manager would take the role.
As @BringBackMendonca said. I don't really want Riga here next season as it will mean Roland and Squirrel Face will still be in charge.
I'd be saddened to see him go. Hasn't been given the support or the time needed to cement his own team and ideas on both occasions. Jose 'Red Adair' Riga will be just another statistic under this god forsaken regime.
And RD, chew on this quote from the famous firefighter -
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur."
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And has outed Sarr Bar relegation Roger Reza etc. also seems to have not liked the look of Poyet either.. Other players have performed well for him....Did we not also have Williams and McAleney when he arrived. ...Had too much to sort out, in a short space of time.
Like him!
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I'm undecided on him. Not particularly keen but as others have said, worried who we might get in if he left.
I don' think KM will employ another network manager, however they will struggle to get in a respected english (experienced) manager so may resort to one from the Network.
Either way, they need to appoint soon,
If he is to go then the transfer policy will be just as important as who comes in.
We're going to need someone with extensive knowledge of the english game and available players plus the financial backing if we're going to go back up first time.
All well and good having one of the 6 highest budgets in the league but if we bring in the likes of Naby Sarr and Roger Johnson then it's going to get us nowhere.
Might be being pessimistic but I think we'll be lucky to finish in the top half next year considering what the team will look like once the obvious departures are taken out.
What a fucking statement that was (did she really say it?) If she did then I expect us to be playing in the fucking National league in a few seasons!
So I say stay Jose and try your damnedest to get us back up to a reasonable level of football, the only thing is pal you won't get much help from Belgium Bollocks!!
Thank god its nearly summer!!!!!!!!!!!
Played for Edmonton Drillers in an indoor league - what more can you ask for?
I used to play 5 aside at the waterfront in Woolwich on a Thursday night so I might have a chance of the job as well.
I like Riga, and personally don't associate him with the rest of the network. Like a few have said he seems to get the best out of players, plays them in the right position and is flexible with his tactics.
Unfortunately I hope he goes, because he'll only be in charge next year is if RD is still here.
Chris Wilder? Done a great job at Northampton, why the hell would he want to work with a couple of footballing morons like KM and RD? They have apparently just noticed we need someone to replace Phil Chappel!! Fingers on the pulse boys and girls.
As @BringBackMendonca said. I don't really want Riga here next season as it will mean Roland and Squirrel Face will still be in charge.
And RD, chew on this quote from the famous firefighter -
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur."