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Russ of the BML" wrote: ↑27 Oct 2025, 11:38  

How many times do the fans have to say "We need energy and legs in midfield". We bought Fernandes, Magassa and have Potts. Yet Nuno has dropped them for, guess what, older players. Play two of them with Paqueta - Or, play all three and drop Paqueta. 



 

Thing is Andy Irving aint even old he's just shit at this level - he was 25 in May. To start him twice ahead of the other 3 who have all looked better than him by some distance gives off sabotage vibes. It made fuck all sense. Or are we all going to seriously believe he suddenly turned in to Andy Irvinho in a handful of Training sessions megging every cսnt in sight before tapping the ball in to Areolas net with his left arse cheek. I mean, stranger things have happened in Football but..

The same manager who also instantly launched an honest likeable Pro that's never caused any trouble in his career out the Squad the second he walked through the door. Anyone thought how that must look to his fellow Team mates and making a questionable 1st impression to everyone trying to endear himself to everyone..

What you playing at, Nuno?

THUNDERCLINT wrote: ↑27 Oct 2025, 10:35

Massive Attack" wrote: ↑26 Oct 2025, 19:07 Further to Nuno agreeing to managing West Ham. It's worth remembering that it took a good week or so to agree too whilst Potter laid out all the cones, just like dead man walking Lopetegui when negotiating Potters contract persistently hovering in the background. What was most important to them was getting the contract length and value right above anything else. To me that says a lot. Sure they'll want to get a good contract it just comes across as being by far the most important. They aint in a hurry to take over, they're happy it's protracted even at the expense of the Football Club they could be managing as long as that lucrative contract is delivered.

Now when I think of other prospective managers who are willing to manage us regardless of contract length and value like Bilic it's because he deeply cares about this Football Club and just the kind of character you want fighting our corner within the Club. He was more than happy to agree to a short term 6 month deal if that's what it meant to manage us.

I think there's something in that and I appreciate they'll be others who will just say I'm overthinking it which is fair enough but it's what I feel about the situation. Something's off and doesn't sit right and I know who I'd want in the trenches giving their all for this Club. One to keep an eye on maybe..

Does Nuno really want to be here? Because if he does, he's got to start showing it.

 

The hold up wasn't between us and Oh NO. The hold up was his Forest contract, we has still on salary and told Forest he wouldn't take another job unless they weighed out 80% of his remaining contract, settled on 60% apparently.

Does he want to be here? Given his team selections and the way he held Forest up, probably not.

Massive Attack" wrote: ↑26 Oct 2025, 19:07 Further to Nuno agreeing to managing West Ham. It's worth remembering that it took a good week or so to agree too whilst Potter laid out all the cones, just like dead man walking Lopetegui when negotiating Potters contract persistently hovering in the background. What was most important to them was getting the contract length and value right above anything else. To me that says a lot. Sure they'll want to get a good contract it just comes across as being by far the most important. They aint in a hurry to take over, they're happy it's protracted even at the expense of the Football Club they could be managing as long as that lucrative contract is delivered.

Now when I think of other prospective managers who are willing to manage us regardless of contract length and value like Bilic it's because he deeply cares about this Football Club and just the kind of character you want fighting our corner within the Club. He was more than happy to agree to a short term 6 month deal if that's what it meant to manage us.

I think there's something in that and I appreciate they'll be others who will just say I'm overthinking it which is fair enough but it's what I feel about the situation. Something's off and doesn't sit right and I know who I'd want in the trenches giving their all for this Club. One to keep an eye on maybe..

Does Nuno really want to be here? Because if he does, he's got to start showing it.

Jean-Luc Paul Goddard" wrote: ↑27 Oct 2025, 09:58

Massive Attack" wrote: ↑26 Oct 2025, 19:07 Further to Nuno agreeing to managing West Ham. It's worth remembering that it took a good week or so to agree too whilst Potter laid out all the cones, just like dead man walking Lopetegui when negotiating Potters contract persistently hovering in the background. What was most important to them was getting the contract length and value right above anything else. To me that says a lot. Sure they'll want to get a good contract it just comes across as being by far the most important. They aint in a hurry to take over, they're happy it's protracted even at the expense of the Football Club they could be managing as long as that lucrative contract is delivered.

Now when I think of other prospective managers who are willing to manage us regardless of contract length and value like Bilic it's because he deeply cares about this Football Club and just the kind of character you want fighting our corner within the Club. He was more than happy to agree to a short term 6 month deal if that's what it meant to manage us.

I think there's something in that and I appreciate they'll be others who will just say I'm overthinking it which is fair enough but it's what I feel about the situation. Something's off and doesn't sit right and I know who I'd want in the trenches giving their all for this Club. One to keep an eye on maybe..

Does Nuno really want to be here? Because if he does, he's got to start showing it.

I don't think you can blame any manager for wanting to make sure his contract is as good as possible, especially as we know Sullivan always low balls any kind of offer he makes and probably expects negotiations to take a while.

As for Nuno vs Bilic, one got a shit club into Europe and in the top 4 for most of last season

I would have preferred Bilic on a short term deal myself but that's more because I don't like Nuno's style of football and never wanted him here.

The contract thing taking awhile to accept the job doesn't fill me with confidence that his intentions are in the right place. Looking further back at Nuno's time at Forest he even managed to renegotiate another new 3 year contract this Summer so money is right at the forefront of his mind a lot. That's fine on a personal level, it's just it also says something about what really motivates him. I genuinely get the impression he wouldn't give a fuck if the Club launched him out the door just as long as that contract is very good, even at the expense of sullying his CV.

The Boleyn season was equally as good if not arguably better than what Nuno achieved with Forest last season whilst under intense pressure for it to be memorable. Agreed on the last bit. 

Is his heart really in it being here? I'm just not convinced..

Protracted negotiations for a lucrative 3 year contract (even at the expense of none of his Staff?) -

Launched Ward-Prowse out the Squad altogether 1st thing he done -

Agrees to coaching alongside our U21s he'd never met before -

Wacky tactics -

Massive Attack" wrote: ↑26 Oct 2025, 19:07 Further to Nuno agreeing to managing West Ham. It's worth remembering that it took a good week or so to agree too whilst Potter laid out all the cones, just like dead man walking Lopetegui when negotiating Potters contract persistently hovering in the background. What was most important to them was getting the contract length and value right above anything else. To me that says a lot. Sure they'll want to get a good contract it just comes across as being by far the most important. They aint in a hurry to take over, they're happy it's protracted even at the expense of the Football Club they could be managing as long as that lucrative contract is delivered.

Now when I think of other prospective managers who are willing to manage us regardless of contract length and value like Bilic it's because he deeply cares about this Football Club and just the kind of character you want fighting our corner within the Club. He was more than happy to agree to a short term 6 month deal if that's what it meant to manage us.

I think there's something in that and I appreciate they'll be others who will just say I'm overthinking it which is fair enough but it's what I feel about the situation. Something's off and doesn't sit right and I know who I'd want in the trenches giving their all for this Club. One to keep an eye on maybe..

Does Nuno really want to be here? Because if he does, he's got to start showing it.

Lato wrote: ↑27 Oct 2025, 09:51 I would love to know what Kretinsky makes of all this? Not a dickey bird from him! I have heard of sleeping partners......but this cnut is in a fecking coma!

The 'Sphinx' is likely waiting for Sullivan to leave him a begging answer phone message about finally selling his shares to him..  

nychammer wrote: ↑26 Oct 2025, 13:32 I honestly think the Sullivan family take it in turns to pick the team and Nuno is handed the team sheet. No sane manager picks those line ups let alone do it twice.

twoleftfeet wrote: ↑26 Oct 2025, 13:24 I can’t believe he would have accepted the job on the basis of having to accept Sullivans picks of assistants. 

I could if he agreed to signing a lucrative 3 year contract...