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Potter Sacked!
Posted: 01 Apr 2025, 22:17
by THUNDERCLINT
Had enough of this arogrant no mark now.
11 games, 27% win ratio and 0.66 goals per game.
Either the break clause is true or this flake quits otherwise were proper fucked.
Re: Potter Sacked!
Posted: 27 Sep 2025, 13:01
by eusebiovic
Prometheus59 wrote: ↑27 Sep 2025, 12:16
Potter was never the problem
Jeez a loo!
Well, he certainly wasn't the solution either
Granted, that doesn't absolve our problematic ownership but apparently people are already working on that one...
Re: Potter Sacked!
Posted: 27 Sep 2025, 12:55
by Gaffer58
Reading JLC Goddard post, just think how cheap we could have got Kilman for before he became the world’s best defender!!!
Re: Potter Sacked!
Posted: 27 Sep 2025, 12:43
by Massive Attack
Rio or Anton or Les" wrote: ↑27 Sep 2025, 12:40
The boards fault, two horrendous appointments in Loppy and Potter both who were unemployed at the time.
Next manager need to be either Glasner or Iraola , break the bank to get the man you want, don't go for the unemployed option.
We're about to appoint another out of work manager that won't require compo. The Sullivan Way.
Re: Potter Sacked!
Posted: 27 Sep 2025, 12:42
by Jean-Luc Paul Goddard
Kilman is very complimentary about Nuno. "He made me the player I am today" he says.
Just kidding. He did say this though:
“I was a big, strong boy but I had so much to work on. [Nuno improved] my game understanding and my physicality. When, I came in I had never played five at the back so I’ve had to adapt and understand my role as a defender. I’ve had to become stronger and sharper, and that’s what I lacked when I first came into Wolves.
“I had to know when to press, when to get tight to my man, when to cover, and understanding how to cover round my wing-back and work as a five.
“Nuno and the whole staff don’t just say, ‘It’s good enough’. There’s always room for improvement and they’re always trying to find ways to make us that little bit better.”
Re: Potter Sacked!
Posted: 27 Sep 2025, 12:40
by Rio or Anton or Les
The boards fault, two horrendous appointments in Loppy and Potter both who were unemployed at the time.
Results have been awful and confidence is rock bottom. But still 34 games to go so no panic.
Next manager need to be either Glasner or Iraola , break the bank to get the man you want, don't go for the unemployed option.
We need to see our young players being given a chance, attacking football and sort out the shell shocked defence.
What's odds on an away win on Monday? LOL
Re: Potter Sacked!
Posted: 27 Sep 2025, 12:36
by southbankbornnbred
Hopefully, a few players can hide Kilman in a broom cupboard somewhere and just pretend we never had him.
Nuno: ”I saw Mav, Todibo and Igor at first-day training. It wasn’t great, to be honest. But I thought we had another centre back on our books?”
Team: ”Not that we’re aware of, guv. You must be thinking of Chelsea. They’ve got a lot of spare bodies.”
Re: Potter Sacked!
Posted: 27 Sep 2025, 12:33
by El Scorchio
Massive Attack" wrote: ↑27 Sep 2025, 12:27
El Scorchio" wrote: ↑27 Sep 2025, 12:04
threesixty wrote: ↑27 Sep 2025, 11:55
Oh well. Don’t feel sorry for him as he made his own problems. Everything was in his ability to change things. He’s had more time to get things right than anyone else ever.
im hoping the timing means the new manager is able to take over for Monday. which was the only reason for it being done now.
will be very interesting what happens to JWP, Kilman and Hermansen etc. I don’t think Nuno (I gather it’s him) will fuck about with who he thinks is working and who isn’t.
may you live in interesting times as they say!
COYI
Kilman- well I don't know how much choice Nuno or any manager has with that albatross.
It was Nuno who first believed in him for Wolves. So in that regard appointing Nuno makes sense there having given him his debut and worked on his game.
'Kilman has increased his presence in the first-team year on year since, having made his debut against Fulham at the end of his maiden campaign. Drip fed into the team primarily though Europa League games in 2019/20, opportunities increased with football behind-closed-doors under Nuno Espirito Santo, who developed him into a central defender comfortable in possession.'
'Max Kilman's debut for Wolverhampton Wanderers was in the Europa League qualifying match against FC Pyunik on August 15, 2019. His first senior start for the club was in this game, which Wolves won 4-0.'
That’s actually a bit of a relief. I had forgotten they’d have likely worked together before.
Re: Potter Sacked!
Posted: 27 Sep 2025, 12:31
by Sir Alf
Recruitment channel opening up via Jorge Mendes with Nuno.
Sullivan keen to comtinue his “one for the future” recruitment strategy after getting Callum Wilson in. Some Portugese lad called Ronald ?
Ronaldo Macdonaldo? A clown on the pitch symbolic of the clown at the helm of our club.
Re: Potter Sacked!
Posted: 27 Sep 2025, 12:27
by Massive Attack
El Scorchio" wrote: ↑27 Sep 2025, 12:04
threesixty wrote: ↑27 Sep 2025, 11:55
Oh well. Don’t feel sorry for him as he made his own problems. Everything was in his ability to change things. He’s had more time to get things right than anyone else ever.
im hoping the timing means the new manager is able to take over for Monday. which was the only reason for it being done now.
will be very interesting what happens to JWP, Kilman and Hermansen etc. I don’t think Nuno (I gather it’s him) will fuck about with who he thinks is working and who isn’t.
may you live in interesting times as they say!
COYI
Kilman- well I don't know how much choice Nuno or any manager has with that albatross.
It was Nuno who first believed in him for Wolves. So in that regard appointing Nuno makes sense there having given him his debut and worked on his game.
'Kilman has increased his presence in the first-team year on year since, having made his debut against Fulham at the end of his maiden campaign. Drip fed into the team primarily though Europa League games in 2019/20, opportunities increased with football behind-closed-doors under Nuno Espirito Santo, who developed him into a central defender comfortable in possession.'
'Max Kilman's debut for Wolverhampton Wanderers was in the Europa League qualifying match against FC Pyunik on August 15, 2019. His first senior start for the club was in this game, which Wolves won 4-0.'
Re: Potter Sacked!
Posted: 27 Sep 2025, 12:20
by El Scorchio
Iron Duke" wrote: ↑27 Sep 2025, 12:19
Everyone is assuming that Nuno will drop JWP. Don’t forget he brought him to Forest in the first place. I wouldn’t be so sure.
And then quickly dropped him and sent him back. The only way JWP plays is if a second successive manager thinks the alternatives are just so shit that he’s preferable.
Re: Potter Sacked!
Posted: 27 Sep 2025, 12:19
by Vexed
Prometheus59 wrote: ↑27 Sep 2025, 12:16
Potter was never the problem
Potter was clearly a problem though.
Re: Potter Sacked!
Posted: 27 Sep 2025, 12:19
by Iron Duke
Everyone is assuming that Nuno will drop JWP. Don’t forget he brought him to Forest in the first place. I wouldn’t be so sure.
Re: Potter Sacked!
Posted: 27 Sep 2025, 12:18
by ,
The Board have quickly worked out that after a few games there is not, in today’s PL table, the usual relegation fodder of the last few seasons. It’s going to be a dog eat dog season in the table’s bottom half and Potter demonstrated, quickly enough, that he was not the man to guide our squad to security this season.
last season there were three teams significantly worse than the seventeen others but it’s not the case now. Apart from the odd timing of the sacking it’s better to be done sooner rather than later.
Re: Potter Sacked!
Posted: 27 Sep 2025, 12:17
by Takashi Miike
Prometheus59 wrote: ↑27 Sep 2025, 12:16
Potter was never the problem
Re: Potter Sacked!
Posted: 27 Sep 2025, 12:17
by twoleftfeet
Thank fuck. Hopefully no more JWP
Re: Potter Sacked!
Posted: 27 Sep 2025, 12:16
by Prometheus59
Potter was never the problem
Re: Potter Sacked!
Posted: 27 Sep 2025, 12:14
by Vexed
Lee Trundle" wrote: ↑27 Sep 2025, 11:34
Vexed wrote: ↑27 Sep 2025, 11:31
Sir Alf" wrote: ↑27 Sep 2025, 11:24
So we’ve retained Macaulay? For now?
No point as Sullivan is now manager, coach, CEO, Head of Footbsll Operations and Director of Football. He’s finally got what he wanted as you will see with thr thumping we get at Everton
Nah he's been binned too. Most of the coaches have been fucked off as well. Nuno has quite a large entourage so they needed to make room.
Macaulay isn't a coach. Where have you read he's gone?
Edit - Just seen the rumours that he's meant to go also.
Didn't say he was a coach, you fucking dunce.
Re: Potter Sacked!
Posted: 27 Sep 2025, 12:08
by southbankbornnbred
We all have different views about potential managers etc.
I just hope that, whoever comes in, he can tighten up this poor side, grind out some results and restore a bit of pride and confidence among the fans.
The backdrop at the club - Sullivan and Brady’s obscenely poor stewardship - will remain for now. So, it won’t be easy for anybody. But hopefully the team, manager, players and fans can unite.
If it’s Nuno, so be it. I hope he rips it up. Because he’ll be our manager.
Re: Potter Sacked!
Posted: 27 Sep 2025, 12:07
by ,
For more than two weeks our owners, the media and Potter too knew he was a dead duck. So the question is why now, what has brought this to a head such that he is dismissed at almost the eleventh hour prior to a game he has prepared the team for and after the pre match presser?
Re: Potter Sacked!
Posted: 27 Sep 2025, 12:04
by El Scorchio
threesixty wrote: ↑27 Sep 2025, 11:55
Oh well. Don’t feel sorry for him as he made his own problems. Everything was in his ability to change things. He’s had more time to get things right than anyone else ever.
im hoping the timing means the new manager is able to take over for Monday. which was the only reason for it being done now.
will be very interesting what happens to JWP, Kilman and Hermansen etc. I don’t think Nuno (I gather it’s him) will fuck about with who he thinks is working and who isn’t.
may you live in interesting times as they say!
COYI
Have to agree he's made his own problems to a large extent. He had a slightly shitty hand from Sullivan (don't they all?) but he did not play the cards he did have in the best way ay all with his team selections particularly with midfield and strikers.
JWP surely cast out
Kilman- well I don't know how much choice Nuno or any manager has with that albatross. Maybe Todibo gets a chance under Nuno. It's a shit show in that position (see the shitty hand comment above)
Hermansen- to be fair he might look a bit better not being hung out to dry by the catastrophic defending of crosses and set pieces. Putting Areola in didn't change anything in that respect really. But we might have to face the fact that he's another dud purchase and just the latest in a long fucking line of them- only difference is this one cannot be hung on Sullivan's neck for once.
Re: Potter Sacked!
Posted: 27 Sep 2025, 12:02
by Sir Alf
El Scorchio" wrote: ↑27 Sep 2025, 11:49
The irony of replacing Potter with the only manager he's beaten this season is akin to buying Paul Hilton from Bury.
Indeed ag, ag, ag !!
I hope Nuno improves things and you would think that cannot be that hard but he’s not got the squad options he had at Forest in terms of pace and athletes especially in the biggest problem area that remains at West Ham which is central midfield. Lets hope he can get Kilman playing better as he did at Wolves and hopefully we wont be seeing JWP and Soucek starting in midfield. Tommy has a role but its not as a central midfield starter.
Word of caution, West Ham has seen off managers like Pellegrini, BFS , Moyes and Loppy recently and edsome of them came from successful stints elsewhere. Only Moyes enjoyed an 18 months of good league form so Nuno is no guarantee of better times. That said, I hope he can get this squad to deliver far better results or we’re well and truly fvcked
Re: Potter Sacked!
Posted: 27 Sep 2025, 12:02
by Massive Attack
34mins ago
'Confidence' that Nuno will be charge vs Everton on MNFLatest from Sky Sports News' Kaveh Solhekol and Rob Dorsett:There is confidence on both sides a deal can be agreed in time for Nuno Espirito Santo to take charge of West Ham against Everton on Monday Night Football.He will be taking training with the squad this afternoon.
Re: Potter Sacked!
Posted: 27 Sep 2025, 11:55
by threesixty
Oh well. Don’t feel sorry for him as he made his own problems. Everything was in his ability to change things. He’s had more time to get things right than anyone else ever.
im hoping the timing means the new manager is able to take over for Monday. which was the only reason for it being done now.
will be very interesting what happens to JWP, Kilman and Hermansen etc. I don’t think Nuno (I gather it’s him) will fuck about with who he thinks is working and who isn’t.
may you live in interesting times as they say!
COYI
Re: Potter Sacked!
Posted: 27 Sep 2025, 11:52
by southbankbornnbred
El Scorchio" wrote: ↑27 Sep 2025, 11:49
The irony of replacing Potter with the only manager he's beaten this season is akin to buying Paul Hilton from Bury.
Ag ag ag!
Re: Potter Sacked!
Posted: 27 Sep 2025, 11:51
by zebthecat
He should have gone at the end of last season.
It was plain that it was not working then.
