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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
Its not as if we are chucking him out on the street. 5m pay off and he has some kind of reputation intact. I remember that everton away game first half earlier in season. So bad. If the replacement we get is top class then its worked out for all parties.
 
Don Pedro said:
I think Levy had his sights set on sacking him and made the decision back in March. He just didn't see the benefit of sacking him mid season and doing the Ryan Mason thing for a third time in 4 years. His full focus was on bringing Paratici back to the club to lead up this managerial search. However, winning the Europa League has muddied the waters.

Levy knows sacking him a few days after winning the club's first trophy in 17 years will bring a lot of heat on him. So I'm guessing he's just going to wait it out for a week for the emotion to die down. Then I think he will sack him on the first week of June. He has to make his decision this week as he can't go into June without nailing himself to a plan. I'd also imagine they want to see who's available to replace Ange before parting ways. Qualifying for the CL complicates things as previous candidates like Frank, Iraola and Silva have no CL experience.

I know we aren't supposed to like Levy or ever defend him but I can appreciate that he has a very busy week ahead and a lot of permutations to think about!
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This doesnt make sense.

Heat from who? The way I'm reading from most on here is that there is a big consensus that he should go - so why would announcing him leaving bring him heat? Unless most people want him to stay??
 
I do also think the profile of any potential new manager is now quite different because of the glory of Wednesday.

It probably has reduced the size of the options, because the demand is arguably harder than it may have been.

Whoever comes in (if change is made) has to be believed to be able to deliver top 6 and get through the group stages (into the last 16/8) of the CL.

Not necessarily easy,I will say that.
 
The issue is that our stock is currently quite high after winning the Europa League and securing Champions League football. Right now, the pool of quality, gettable managers is wider because the job looks appealing. But if we wait until the inevitable poor league form, bottom half of the table, and out of the Champions League, around a November, the job becomes far less attractive. At that point, our options will be severely limited, and we’ll be scraping around and likely end up with Mason or someone similar as another interim solution. It could be a missed opportunity if we don’t act while our position still carries weight.
 
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dudu said:
This doesnt make sense.

Heat from who? The way I'm reading from most on here is that there is a big consensus that he should go - so why would announcing him leaving bring him heat? Unless most people want him to stay??
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You saw the parade celebrations and the fans in the stadium chanting his name. Emotions are high right now. Sacking him within a week of the cup win would bring huge heat. This forum doesn't represent the general consensus. In fact social media and places like this usually finds the extremes
 
Don Pedro said:
You saw the parade celebrations and the fans in the stadium chanting his name. Emotions are high right now. Sacking him within a week of the cup win would bring huge heat. This forum doesn't represent the general consensus. In fact social media and places like this usually finds the extremes
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So, you think most fans want him to stay?

If accurate is probably a stronger indication of what might happen IMHO
 
Don Pedro said:
You saw the parade celebrations and the fans in the stadium chanting his name. Emotions are high right now. Sacking him within a week of the cup win would bring huge heat. This forum doesn't represent the general consensus. In fact social media and places like this usually finds the extremes
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I get not doing it today but how long do you leave it? We need to start making plans, preperation for next season should really be starting today. Needs to be by the end of this week at the latest imo.

As for the heat, he sacked the massively popular Jol at half time, Redknapp after finishing 4th, Poch 6 months after a CL final and Mourinho 6 days before a final. Fans will get over it and look forward as that is what fans do, apart from the ones that seem to support an individual and not the club but who cares about them.
 
Sir Archibald Crooks said:
I get not doing it today but how long do you leave it? We need to start making plans, preperation for next season should really be starting today. Needs to be by the end of this week at the latest imo.

As for the heat, he sacked the massively popular Jol at half time, Redknapp after finishing 4th, Poch 6 months after a CL final and Mourinho 6 days before a final. Fans will get over it and look forward as that is what fans do, apart from the ones that seem to support an individual and not the club but who cares about them.
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My guess is next Monday once they've a candidate selected and terms agreed. I think CL football would have changed the list of candidates too. People like Iraola, Frank and Silva have no CL experience so all of a sudden they become big gambles. Xavi and Glasner are probably the 2 that tick the most boxes. They've a week to let the emotions die down and nail down who their prime candidate is.

Agree with you that it can't go beyond that and into June or it will effect our plans. I imagine if they can't decide on a canditate or get who they want then sticking with Ange is the alternative. Going for someone like Frank, Iraola or silva would be huge gamble now with CL. They could find themselves out of their depth!
 
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