Graham Potter

[stubbo]

https://www.whufc.com/news/graham-potte ... head-coach

​​​​​​In the past he's favoured a 3-4-3 formation...hard to see how we can do that currently with only 3 senior CBs, one of whom is injured. He's also played wingers (Solly March as an example) in the wing back roles.

Typically when a 3-4-3 gets announced on a match day the manager is immediately described as being too negative, too cautious etc. I guess it depends on the composition of the 4.

He's given young players chances...hopefully that continues at West Ham.

Welcome Graham.

 

[stubbo]

We've laid out about £5 million on him the rest is performance related add ons, a lot of these young Brazilians are sold on these terms... Tim Vickery said this when we signed him.

It's a small gamble in transfer terms with a big possible upside. 

Exactly this.  Unless you know the precise structure of the deal it's impossible to comment on if we should have done it or not, but it's clearly not what scuppered the Duran deal...that title rests with Sullivan who can find the 40m now but couldn't in the Summer.

 

Regardless of cost, he's not really that young..Much older than Nwaneri or Lewis-Skelly and older than the likes of Archie Gray and Hinshelwood at Brighton. I appreciate that he won't have had the same level of competition during his development but at almost 19 he's hardly groundbreaking. I hope he works out but with the rumours of an imminent departure getting louder it seems unlikely 

 

 

Much older than Lewis Skelly...well 7 months...and in a foreign land, doesn't speak the language, vastly different climate, new to the Club, etc. 

And by your logic he's much, much younger than Scarles, Earthy....and has more 1st team game time under his belt than Lewis Orford...who's seen as the next Declan Rice.

And when he's been on the field he's looked alright.

Anyone writing him off really has no concept of player development.  But this would be Sullivan all over....wants the ostentatious shiny bling now (well I guess he doesn't have long left) rather than to plant trees for tomorrow kids to enjoy the shade of (or whatever that saying is).

He's a young kid. Most kids his age are still in school. We owe it to him to protect his development...not just ship him off to Saudi and make him a scapegoat before he's even had a chance to demonstrate what he'll become.

He should be settling this year, going on loan next season, and then looking to play for us the season after. Same as Brighton do with their prospects.  That Ibrahim Osman they bought that we wanted....no where near their first team yet...but he will be. They are just doing development the right way.

We seem to be expecting any kid we've signed to be the next Ronaldinho or something. Madness.

[onsideman]

Regardless of cost, he's not really that young..Much older than Nwaneri or Lewis-Skelly and older than the likes of Archie Gray and Hinshelwood at Brighton.

What a ridiculous thing to say. He was born 7 months before Lewis-Skelly. You really think that's "much older"? They're both fucking 18. Also, bear in mind that, unlike the others you mention, he hasn't had years of growing up within the club's academy but instead has to adapt to a completely different language and culture, as well as style and quality of football. Absurd to expect him to shine in the Premier League already. He should have been loaned out to a lower league.

 

 

i stand by the fact that 1 month off 19 is not particularly young in modern football.

I did also acknowledge in my post that he hadn't had the benefit of the same developmental opportunities, but it is still just football.and he'd been in the academy of a top Brazilian side from the age of 11

Whether or not you think 7 months can be classified as "much", Lewis-Skelly is younger and was getting 8/10 ratings in the Premier League after 2 or 3 appearances, whereas,  as someone else suggested on here, when he came on at Villa our boy looked like a competition winner.

Not your argument, I know, but as far as comparisons with when the 22 year old established Argentinian International, Tevez, came over... well...

[scott_d]

That's the way I see it, if he's not good enough to play at 19 will he be good enough at 20 or 21? No, IMO.

 

Ollie Scarles is 19 and has only just got his first Premier League start having been in and around the club for years (yes I know he played in the Europa / Conference a year or two back).

Guillerme, 19 next month, is having to adjust and settle in a new county having been here for only 6 months.

I think he is in and around the age that he needs to start showing promise, but my view is that he definitely deserves at least until the end of this season to see if he can make an impact in the first team.

Carlos Tevez was older and it took him a little while to settle.  Everyone is different as to how quickly they adapt or even as to whether they can adapt at all.  

Yea yea, pretty much anything can be rebutted can't it, especially on here. We didn't pay money for Scarles and he has, in your words, shown promise for a few years now. The Brazilian hasn't shown any promise. Now off you you go and argue this point as well.

It's a debate, with opinions, so yes people will disagree. 
That's why some of our youngsters (and any youngsters of any club on that note) are kept on and don't fulfil potential and some are released and do.
It's difficult to judge someone at that age and sometimes you get it right and sometimes you get it wrong.

My opinion is that we should not give up on him so soon as he showed at his previous club that he is a good player so it could just take him a little time to settle.

Neither of us are wrong until we are wrong, just giving my view.

[Manuel]

 

Regardless of cost, he's not really that young..Much older than Nwaneri or Lewis-Skelly and older than the likes of Archie Gray and Hinshelwood at Brighton. I appreciate that he won't have had the same level of competition during his development but at almost 19 he's hardly groundbreaking. I hope he works out but with the rumours of an imminent departure getting louder it seems unlikely 

That's the way I see it, if he's not good enough to play at 19 will he be good enough at 20 or 21? No, IMO.

 

Ollie Scarles is 19 and has only just got his first Premier League start having been in and around the club for years (yes I know he played in the Europa / Conference a year or two back).

Guillerme, 19 next month, is having to adjust and settle in a new county having been here for only 6 months.

I think he is in and around the age that he needs to start showing promise, but my view is that he definitely deserves at least until the end of this season to see if he can make an impact in the first team.

Carlos Tevez was older and it took him a little while to settle.  Everyone is different as to how quickly they adapt or even as to whether they can adapt at all.  

Yea yea, pretty much anything can be rebutted can't it, especially on here. We didn't pay money for Scarles and he has, in your words, shown promise for a few years now. The Brazilian hasn't shown any promise. Now off you you go and argue this point as well.

[scott_d]

Exactly this.  Unless you know the precise structure of the deal it's impossible to comment on if we should have done it or not, but it's clearly not what scuppered the Duran deal...that title rests with Sullivan who can find the 40m now but couldn't in the Summer.

 

Regardless of cost, he's not really that young..Much older than Nwaneri or Lewis-Skelly and older than the likes of Archie Gray and Hinshelwood at Brighton. I appreciate that he won't have had the same level of competition during his development but at almost 19 he's hardly groundbreaking. I hope he works out but with the rumours of an imminent departure getting louder it seems unlikely 

That's the way I see it, if he's not good enough to play at 19 will he be good enough at 20 or 21? No, IMO.

 

 

Ollie Scarles is 19 and has only just got his first Premier League start having been in and around the club for years (yes I know he played in the Europa / Conference a year or two back).

Guillerme, 19 next month, is having to adjust and settle in a new county having been here for only 6 months.

I think he is in and around the age that he needs to start showing promise, but my view is that he definitely deserves at least until the end of this season to see if he can make an impact in the first team.

Carlos Tevez was older and it took him a little while to settle.  Everyone is different as to how quickly they adapt or even as to whether they can adapt at all.  

[Jean-Luc Paul Goddard]

Regardless of cost, he's not really that young..Much older than Nwaneri or Lewis-Skelly and older than the likes of Archie Gray and Hinshelwood at Brighton.

What a ridiculous thing to say. He was born 7 months before Lewis-Skelly. You really think that's "much older"? They're both fucking 18. Also, bear in mind that, unlike the others you mention, he hasn't had years of growing up within the club's academy but instead has to adapt to a completely different language and culture, as well as style and quality of football. Absurd to expect him to shine in the Premier League already. He should have been loaned out to a lower league.

[Manuel]

We've laid out about £5 million on him the rest is performance related add ons, a lot of these young Brazilians are sold on these terms... Tim Vickery said this when we signed him.

It's a small gamble in transfer terms with a big possible upside. 

Exactly this.  Unless you know the precise structure of the deal it's impossible to comment on if we should have done it or not, but it's clearly not what scuppered the Duran deal...that title rests with Sullivan who can find the 40m now but couldn't in the Summer.

 

Regardless of cost, he's not really that young..Much older than Nwaneri or Lewis-Skelly and older than the likes of Archie Gray and Hinshelwood at Brighton. I appreciate that he won't have had the same level of competition during his development but at almost 19 he's hardly groundbreaking. I hope he works out but with the rumours of an imminent departure getting louder it seems unlikely 

That's the way I see it, if he's not good enough to play at 19 will he be good enough at 20 or 21? No, IMO.

[goose]

Nothing I have seen so far that tells me that he will be a top manager.

What were you expecting to see from the manager who’s been in charge less than a week and had taken about 3 training sessions?

[onsideman]

Club spending 25 million on a player I expect them to be a decent addition to the squad right away. Since when have we been able to spend that amount of money on a player and give them a couple of years to come good?

When Sunderland sell Jobe Bellingham (same age) for the amount of money we bought this kid for as a comparison you can start to grasp how poor a signing this lad is going to be.





 

We've laid out about £5 million on him the rest is performance related add ons, a lot of these young Brazilians are sold on these terms... Tim Vickery said this when we signed him.

It's a small gamble in transfer terms with a big possible upside. 

Exactly this.  Unless you know the precise structure of the deal it's impossible to comment on if we should have done it or not, but it's clearly not what scuppered the Duran deal...that title rests with Sullivan who can find the 40m now but couldn't in the Summer.

 

 

Regardless of cost, he's not really that young..Much older than Nwaneri or Lewis-Skelly and older than the likes of Archie Gray and Hinshelwood at Brighton. I appreciate that he won't have had the same level of competition during his development but at almost 19 he's hardly groundbreaking. I hope he works out but with the rumours of an imminent departure getting louder it seems unlikely 

[stubbo]

Club spending 25 million on a player I expect them to be a decent addition to the squad right away. Since when have we been able to spend that amount of money on a player and give them a couple of years to come good?

When Sunderland sell Jobe Bellingham (same age) for the amount of money we bought this kid for as a comparison you can start to grasp how poor a signing this lad is going to be.



 

We've laid out about £5 million on him the rest is performance related add ons, a lot of these young Brazilians are sold on these terms... Tim Vickery said this when we signed him.

It's a small gamble in transfer terms with a big possible upside. 

Exactly this.  Unless you know the precise structure of the deal it's impossible to comment on if we should have done it or not, but it's clearly not what scuppered the Duran deal...that title rests with Sullivan who can find the 40m now but couldn't in the Summer.

[fraser]

Club spending 25 million on a player I expect them to be a decent addition to the squad right away. Since when have we been able to spend that amount of money on a player and give them a couple of years to come good?

When Sunderland sell Jobe Bellingham (same age) for the amount of money we bought this kid for as a comparison you can start to grasp how poor a signing this lad is going to be.


 

We've laid out about £5 million on him the rest is performance related add ons, a lot of these young Brazilians are sold on these terms... Tim Vickery said this when we signed him.

It's a small gamble in transfer terms with a big possible upside. 

[Massive Attack]

I don't think it's fair to write off the young lads ability who's not been here all that long with so much to adapt too on and off the pitch. My issue with the signing was how unwise it was paying so much for him (£19.5M) in the first place if he isn't going to be anywhere near ready for this or possibly next season as well and it appears it hampered our chances of putting that kind of money towards Duran. We needed ready made Forwards to come in to the side to do the business, especially for that kind of outlay as per The Times report..

West Ham paid £19.5million for him with a potential £6million in add-ons. There was also a 20 per cent sell-on clause. The outlay had an impact on the club’s transfer budget when they wanted to try to sign a striker later in the window. They were unable to afford Jhon Durán as Aston Villa wanted £40million for the forward.

[twoleftfeet]

Nothing I have seen so far that tells me that he will be a top manager.

[Ladysmith]

Nothing I have seen so far that tells me that he will be a top manager.

[El Scorchio]

He’s off to Saudi. 

https://www.claretandhugh.info/west-ham ... -pressure/

you know who pushes info to that site? he's about 4ft tall, and likes dressing up in military uniforms. wake up you dozy cսnt

What a pathetic snidey article that is. 

[dealcanvey]

The meltdown you lot are having.

it won’t be our last shit signing.

[Takashi Miike]

He’s off to Saudi. 

https://www.claretandhugh.info/west-ham ... -pressure/

you know who pushes info to that site? he's about 4ft tall, and likes dressing up in military uniforms. wake up you dozy cսnt

[twoleftfeet]

These stories are made up for click bait, it's all a load of old bollocks.

[dealcanvey]

He’s off to Saudi. 

https://www.claretandhugh.info/west-ham ... -pressure/

[El Scorchio]

25m is not a lot of money for a player of great potential.

It would be a tiny amount of money if you thought he would already be among our best midfielders.

Anyway, if as you suggest, the time between a player being signed and playing in the first team is a barometer of whether we should have signed him at all, then how come Irving is playing?

I will wager with you right now that Guilherme will go further in the game than Irving, except possibly in caps given their nationalities.

Exactly. LG was always one for the future. It was clear. Expecting him to be a superstar now or calling it a failed deal now is so premature.

[Gank]

25m is not a lot of money for a player of great potential.

It would be a tiny amount of money if you thought he would already be among our best midfielders.

Anyway, if as you suggest, the time between a player being signed and playing in the first team is a barometer of whether we should have signed him at all, then how come Irving is playing?

I will wager with you right now that Guilherme will go further in the game than Irving, except possibly in caps given their nationalities.

[scott_d]

Apologies, thought you meant last night!
Still think at 18 Guillerme has bundles of time.
 

[dealcanvey]

He deemed Scarles was up to it from the off. Put him in despite having Cresswell available.



 

Did you realise that Cresswell and Scarles came on at the same time? 

Was talking about the Villa game. Scarles started and came off for Cresswell. Big decision to make but Potter must have liked what he saw despite little time. 

I have always disagreed about giving a player time because of their age or they have come from a foreign country even more so if they have cost 25 million. 

our squad is in a mess despite spending all that money in the summer. I thought signing the player for that money was bonkers at the time when he had Bowen and Kudus infront of him and I still think it is the case now. 

[scott_d]

He deemed Scarles was up to it from the off. Put him in despite having Cresswell available.
 

Did you realise that Cresswell and Scarles came on at the same time? 

[scott_d]

It's laughable writing off an 18 year old one one bit-part performance.

I prefer to trust Potter's judgement, who stuck him on because he obviously has seen that the boy has potential.

The only issue is that we're not a club who have typically, in the past, spent that kind of money on a player for 1-2 maybe even 3 years down the line as it's too big a chunk of our overall budget and there was enough work to do on the team for this season.

But he's here now, rightly or wrongly, and I for one will give him plenty of time to adapt, develop and prove himself.