You have to feel for Slaven it would take a miracle worker to get them to stay in the Premiership, a bridge to far for even big Sam I feel
I completely agree with your big Sam thoughts Andy.
The WBA squad will need some serious investment in January, which I think he will demand. (& will probably get)
This would be bizarre, as they should've given Bilic more cash in the summer.
Instead, he brought in loans he had last year, added another Championship loanee & a championship striker. (A quite large fee admittedly, but not a proven PL striker), & not much else.
A point away at City I'd consider an excellent result.
Strange timing after a gritty ream performance. Maybe something more behind the scenes?
Back to Allardyce. If he does get the job, he may just be canny enough to drag them out of the mire. They are hardly cut adrift at this point.
I think it will be the toughest ask out of all the clubs he's either got promoted, had success with (thinking Bolton for their top ten finishes & euro fitba), & most important to look at, his relegation escapes.
Allardyce must love it. Gets sacked from wherever then just waits for a premier league chairman to get a bit twitchy around christmas time and he's back in business.
He'll have a nice pint of wine to celebrate his (probable) new job tonight.
Would love to someone from the media ask the WBA Chairman the straight question as to whether they were talking to Sam before the WBA game and to see him publicly deny it!
Utterly stupid appointment imo. If you are going to get rid of Billic at least go for an up & coming manger......not fecking Big Sam.
It's one of those things in CL life that there are certain posters who you nearly always disagree with. I reckon Big Sam will possibly keep WBA up & they were probably going down with Bilic. 18 month contract.
Imo Big Sam is one of the great Premier League managers. He's a success almost everywhere he goes
West Ham have managed to go one better in this pattern of alternating experienced "functional" British managers (to keep you up) and "progressive" foreign coaches (to play better football) - Big Sam, Bilic, Moyes, Pellegrini, Moyes - by actually returning to the same one they'd previously rejected in David Moyes!
Palace followed Big Sam with de Boer (wanting a passing style etc) but sadly quickly reverted to type with the more functional Hodgson. Hopefully they'll get bored with Hodgson and bring in an unsuitable foreign coach to bring them to the next level (down)
Amusing that Bilic replaced Big Sam as West Ham, whereas Big Sam replaced Bilic at West Ham
Utterly stupid appointment imo. If you are going to get rid of Billic at least go for an up & coming manger......not fecking Big Sam.
If it was us in their position would you want a tried and trusted manager who would give us a decent shout of staying up or gamble on an up and coming manager with no experience of the premier league?
Utterly stupid appointment imo. If you are going to get rid of Billic at least go for an up & coming manger......not fecking Big Sam.
If it was us in their position would you want a tried and trusted manager who would give us a decent shout of staying up or gamble on an up and coming manager with no experience of the premier league?
I would like to see us play attractive attacking football........Big Sam is just a "dont lose " merchant.
Utterly stupid appointment imo. If you are going to get rid of Billic at least go for an up & coming manger......not fecking Big Sam.
If it was us in their position would you want a tried and trusted manager who would give us a decent shout of staying up or gamble on an up and coming manager with no experience of the premier league?
I would like to see us play attractive attacking football........Big Sam is just a "dont lose " merchant.
Which is exactly what most newly promoted clubs need. Stay up the first season and try to grow from there.
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The WBA squad will need some serious investment in January, which I think he will demand. (& will probably get)
This would be bizarre, as they should've given Bilic more cash in the summer.
Instead, he brought in loans he had last year, added another Championship loanee & a championship striker. (A quite large fee admittedly, but not a proven PL striker), & not much else.
A point away at City I'd consider an excellent result.
Strange timing after a gritty ream performance.
Maybe something more behind the scenes?
Back to Allardyce. If he does get the job, he may just be canny enough to drag them out of the mire. They are hardly cut adrift at this point.
I think it will be the toughest ask out of all the clubs he's either got promoted, had success with (thinking Bolton for their top ten finishes & euro fitba), & most important to look at, his relegation escapes.
He'll have a nice pint of wine to celebrate his (probable) new job tonight.
Katrien is back
They are not looking at the long-term future, Golfie - just the next 25 games.
I reckon Big Sam will possibly keep WBA up & they were probably going down with Bilic.
18 month contract.
West Brom stay up this season
Imo Big Sam is one of the great Premier League managers. He's a success almost everywhere he goes
Meanwhile Pullis, that other fire fighter is struggling, so far, at Sheffield Wednesday, which is nice.
Palace followed Big Sam with de Boer (wanting a passing style etc) but sadly quickly reverted to type with the more functional Hodgson. Hopefully they'll get bored with Hodgson and bring in an unsuitable foreign coach to bring them to the next level (down)
Amusing that Bilic replaced Big Sam as West Ham, whereas Big Sam replaced Bilic at West Ham
Watford Manager has gone with them in 5th, least they're consistent!!
Slavan Neverheardofhimovic is lined up to take over
https://the72.co.uk/209034/five-potential-candidates-to-replace-vladimir-ivic-at-watford/
Watford have appointed Xisco Munoz as their new head coach after the sacking of Vladimir Ivic.
The Spaniard joins the Championship club from Georgian top-flight side Dinamo Tbilisi.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55388296
Bet their fans are delighted with him