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Manager Ange Postecoglou

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Was sacking Ange a good idea?

  • Yes, I think it was a good idea.

    Votes: 73 64.6%
  • No, I think it was a bad idea.

    Votes: 40 35.4%

  • Total voters
    113
Said before I am just about onside with Southgate if the contract was structured right. Namely directly incentivizing him to win the Europa League, so a 6 month contract that automatically renews for a further 2 years if we win the Europa League and are not relegated. Otherwise the club have an option, but not an obligation, to renew and can walk away for free if we so choose.

I think we'd be shite with Southgate, but if he won the EL that's all that would matter. Winning the EL is paramount at this point. Unlikely, but it's the most important thing we can do (and always was, but has only grown moreso).
If we sack Ange only to go and hire Gareth fucking Southgate I might legitimately kill myself.
 
Pure banter if he comes in.
One of the ultimate dialogue exchanges from one of my favorite movies, Necessary Roughness about a university American football team composed purely of rank amateur students (because the team had previously been caught cheating). The team needs a kicker, so they turn to the women's football (soccer) team and bring in Kathy Ireland (wowie!). McKenzie is an Australian foreign exchange student.

McKenzie : [after Lucy is brought in as the team's kicker] Will ya look at that, they're putting a bloody Sheila on the team!
Sargie : We'll be the laughing stock of college football.
Charlie Banks : What do you think we are now?

I don't want Southgate, but my point is it's not a step in the wrong direction even if it's not a step in the best direction.
 
Said before I am just about onside with Southgate if the contract was structured right. Namely directly incentivizing him to win the Europa League, so a 6 month contract that automatically renews for a further 2 years if we win the Europa League and are not relegated. Otherwise the club have an option, but not an obligation, to renew and can walk away for free if we so choose.

I think we'd be shite with Southgate, but if he won the EL that's all that would matter. Winning the EL is paramount at this point. Unlikely, but it's the most important thing we can do (and always was, but has only grown moreso).
Yes Gareth Southgate, the perfect man to lead us to our first trophy in 14 years.
 
If you actually analyse Ange's appointment from a distance, it's fucking weird. He's never managed in an elite league and doesn't work with a consistent coaching staff, so he's assembling a team of novice coaches from scratch to help him compete at the highest level. It's bizarre.
 
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