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Who was the last manager who we pried away from another club? Pardew wasn't it?

Massive Attack" wrote: ↑31 Oct 2025, 14:13 In his press conference he talked about the importance of Paqueta being a good No.10 for us and yet in the past couple of games he's played him up top. 

In his press conference he talked about the importance of Paqueta being a good No.10 for us and yet in the past couple of games he's played him up top. 

The manager situation is all Sullivan's fault. When you have a policy of never paying compensation for a manager you are always picking from a pool of unemployed managers. This will always put you on the back foot because you are selecting from a pool of managers that are unemployed because they are not very good and have been sacked or nobody wants to employ them. Now, from time time, you can get lucky and if timing is right you can pull off a coup. But that hardly ever happens. 

After our Euro success and when things when stale with Moyes, that was the time to go and hit a club with an offer they can't refuse for a top manager. At the time perhaps Eddie Howe? I know we flirted with Amorim but Sulli refused to pay £8m compo for him. Amorim has had a tough time at Utd but looks like he may have turned the ship and I think we can all agree that the likelihood of us being in a better place right now if we had employed Amorim is extremely high. 

northbankfrank wrote: ↑28 Oct 2025, 20:16

"This has nothing to do with Sullivan if our managers are so inept and useless"
 

Who employs the managers? 

"This has nothing to do with Sullivan if our managers are so inept and useless"
 

Crack Head has no logic about his selections apart from his first game.
Kept it simple and even brought on Potts on the hour. We scored soon after and could have taken 3 points if he had then not had a spoonful keeping Fulkrug on until the 94th bleedin minute. He was fucked and this could have contributed to his body breaking down once again.
He was so negative against Arsenal that a defeat was inevitable.
I'm having a go as it seems Nuno has had 4 games and wasted them.
Potter did this too. This has nothing to do with Sullivan if our managers are so inept and useless. What do they watch whilst waiting to be remployed. Nuno knew he would be the leading candidate once he left Forest.THE CRACK HEAD was probably getting a fix whilst counting his millions.
 

The team that ended the Leeds game, showed that is was capable of getting something out of that game. Wilson will get chances, and score, if he’s given the opportunity too, like against Forest. Any pressure Nuno might now feel, is of his own doing.

Sir Alf" wrote: ↑27 Oct 2025, 11:58 We all agree Russ. What perhaps should be understood though is that even though starting Potts , Magassa, Fernandes most games will guarantee improvement in central midfield, the appalling squad as a whole still may prevent the results we need being achieved against many teams.  That said, there will be a much better chance even if its getting a draw not a win.

The lack of a target man / striker and losing our best CB ( low bar ) will still limit what we fan achieve results wise and Nuno needs to come up with something a lot better than false 9 Paqueta.  On the subject of Paqueta, play him deeper or bench him from starting. 

Come On You Irons" wrote: ↑28 Oct 2025, 09:51 In his first post match interview after the draw at Everton, this cսnt was banging on about "our industry".

Sums it up how he sees it (and likely most foreign managers). Big business and just a very well paid job for him. No affiliation or connection whatsoever to the club he happens to be currently employed by.

Rodgers would be a better fit for us, for sure.

In his first post match interview after the draw at Everton, this cսnt was banging on about "our industry".

Sums it up how he sees it (and likely most foreign managers). Big business and just a very well paid job for him. No affiliation or connection whatsoever to the club he happens to be currently employed by.

Rodgers would be a better fit for us, for sure.

Crack head out, Brendan in. 

eusebiovic wrote: ↑27 Oct 2025, 12:25 I don't get the whole Irving thing... Don't forget before last season he was playing in the lofty heights of the AUSTRIAN second division. If he was a teenager then maybe you could understand it but as has been mentioned he's in his mid 20"s with not much regular first team experience behind him.

He would probably be fine at Scottish Prem level but I think even the Championship would prove too hectic for him.


 

He does look a bit like a crackhead. When was his last drug test? It would go some way to explaining his wacky tactics..

BoleynGone wrote: ↑27 Oct 2025, 22:13 I'll take Rogers over fucking Nuno crack head anyday.
Didn't really want him Spurs reject,he had one lucky season that ended throwing away a certain CL place,his last ten games have been shit with us and Forest.



Crack head

I'll take Rogers over fucking Nuno crack head anyday.
Didn't really want him Spurs reject,he had one lucky season that ended throwing away a certain CL place,his last ten games have been shit with us and Forest.


 

Brendan Rodgers now available.

The biggest mystery is what happened to Fearon? 
Probably the best performance I saw in preseason and hasn’t been seen or heard of since..  baffling! 

eusebiovic wrote: ↑27 Oct 2025, 12:25 I don't get the whole Irving thing... Don't forget before last season he was playing in the lofty heights of the AUSTRIAN second division. If he was a teenager then maybe you could understand it but as has been mentioned he's in his mid 20"s with not much regular first team experience behind him.

He would probably be fine at Scottish Prem level but I think even the Championship would prove too hectic for him.


 

It was the most random signing in recent times.

Is this porro pillock still here?

fuck him off already 

I don't get the whole Irving thing... Don't forget before last season he was playing in the lofty heights of the AUSTRIAN second division. If he was a teenager then maybe you could understand it but as has been mentioned he's in his mid 20"s with not much regular first team experience behind him.

He would probably be fine at Scottish Prem level but I think even the Championship would prove too hectic for him.

 

Yeah Irvine is a bizarre one. The Brentford game ok he had to see what he could do by starting his first competitive match in the PL.  But firstly starting him alongside Souck as our defensive double pivot in a PL that is now faster and more intense tgan ever was suicidal and was proved within 15 mins of the fame starting at Leeds. 

Lots of people clutching at straws to rationalise it. What was in Nuno and his coaches minds aside from crack, fentyonol or crystal meth? 

Is it that by focusing so hard on set piece defending that was causing us to concede so many, he thought play as many tall players as possible? If so why not Magassa? 

Was it, as Carlton Cole suggested, he was trying to protect the younger players? 

Was the Soucek and Irvine pairing working so well im training routines and drills, if so what were these routines? Couldnt have involved pressing or running ? 

It will be added to one of many unsolved mysteries for future generations to ponder
 

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. 



 

 

We all agree Russ. What perhaps should be understood though is that even though starting Potts , Magassa, Fernandes most games will guarantee improvement in central midfield, the appalling squad as a whole still may prevent the results we need being achieved against many teams.  That said, there will be a much better chance even if its getting a draw not a win.

The lack of a target man / striker and losing our best CB ( low bar ) will still limit what we fan achieve results wise and Nuno needs to come up with something a lot better than false 9 Paqueta.  On the subject of Paqueta, play him deeper or bench him from starting. 

Nuno should do all he can to not be part of the problem. Last couple of games his unusual line up's, odd tactics and questionable substitutions have seen him rightly criticised. But with the bigger picture playing out, Nuno needs to keep his head below the trench, stay clear and let the fans v board issue play out. 

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. 

And Paqueta being played as a striker with Wilson on the bench. Irving as a 10. Persisting with CB's that can't defend. 

FFS Nuno - Just pick a team that consists of a blend of energy and experience and play them all in their right positions. Stop the rot and get some results.