Official new manager - Julen Lopetegui

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  • WhitehorsehammerWhitehorsehammer
    Yeoldhammer said:

    Has the club decided to throw another "win or your out" game at him ? circus board.

    Is there any evidence that he has been given any such ultimatum before (apart from lazy reporting)?
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    Can’t see any point in such an ultimatum as winning or losing would technically be out of his hands. They may well think we’ll give him one more game etc but doubt they’d actually say it.

  • FortuneseekerFortuneseeker
    thornburyiron said:

    That’s two managers then that have issues with Steidten.

    That’s probably (no evidence just a gut feeling 👍) they couldn’t let TS scout & recruit players for them to coach as neither of them can work under those conditions.

  • stevesteve
    well thats a waste of my day thinking something might happen .Oh well can always waste tomorrow as well =)
  • Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_MoyesJorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes
    We seem to be making a fiasco of sacking a manager which I feel should be a fairly straightforward thing to do or not
  • LukerzLukerz
    ITK on KUMB says the decision was made unanimously this morning to sack JL. This was then leaked (but not sure who by). Since the leak it has all gone silent at the club.
  • DJ HammerDJ Hammer
    Steve Cooper (please God “No”) is one of the names being mentioned along with Graham Potter as our next manager.
  • WhitehorsehammerWhitehorsehammer
    Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes said:

    We seem to be making a fiasco of sacking a manager which I feel should be a fairly straightforward thing to do or not

    Probably far from straightforward will require HR team input, lawyers , potential request from JL side to not go public until ready there end etc.
  • alderzalderz
    edited January 6
    Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes said:

    We seem to be making a fiasco of sacking a manager which I feel should be a fairly straightforward thing to do or not

    The West Ham Way
    ⚒️
  • LukerzLukerz
  • alderzalderz
    Nothing says “you’re our guy” like offering a 5 month deal.
  • LukerzLukerz
    Good things about Potter:

    Hasn’t worked for two years (great!).
    Brighton improved two or three levels after he left.
    Chelsea were awful under him.

    But we will have 60% of the ball on the halfway line & in our own half.

    Happy days!
  • carsonroadboycarsonroadboy
    Is Potter really the best we can do? Surely we want to get someone for the future, not a short term fix.
  • LukerzLukerz
    He is the best of the market we operate in; unemployed.
  • FortuneseekerFortuneseeker
    alderz said:

    Nothing says “you’re our guy” like offering a 5 month deal.

    carsonroadboy said:

    Is Potter really the best we can do? Surely we want to get someone for the future, not a short term fix.

    It's the West Ham Way!
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Lukerz said:

    Good things about Potter:

    Hasn’t worked for two years (great!).
    Brighton improved two or three levels after he left.
    Chelsea were awful under him.

    But we will have 60% of the ball on the halfway line & in our own half.

    Happy days!

    That's only a year longer than J Lo.
    Brighton improved two or three levels while he was there
    He was bushwhacked at Chelsea.

    Look forward to his tenure.
  • alderzalderz
    I don’t get the Potter dislike. You can say Brighton improved two or three levels after him, but I would argue they’ve only been able to because of the work he did transforming them after Hughton. He took them two or three levels himself, which would be perfect for us. He made them defensively sound (if I remember correctly without looking) and they created tonnes of chances, they just didn’t have anyone to put them away.

    And the Chelsea thing isn’t a big deal, IMO. Pochetino failed there too, as have plenty of managers. Yes, Enzo’s doing well there at the moment, but that’s more a sign of him doing a great job, rather than anyone else doing a particularly poor job, for me.
  • LukerzLukerz
    Sky say a source has told Sky Sports that if an agreement is reached with a replacement, Lop will be sacked. Potter has not agreed yet & Everton remain interested.
  • LukerzLukerz
    Why do I get the vibe Lop will still be here in two weeks time?
  • buffybegoodbuffybegood
    It's got the same vibe as the Grant/Martin O'Neill fiasco.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Lukerz said:

    Why do I get the vibe Lop will still be here in two weeks time?

    It's the west ham way?
  • LukerzLukerz
    Potter needs a day to consider? Seems like not great if he does.
  • EXETERHAMMEREXETERHAMMER
    Lukerz said:

    Sky say a source has told Sky Sports that if an agreement is reached with a replacement, Lop will be sacked. Potter has not agreed yet & Everton remain interested.

    If this is true, it is ridiculous.

    If he is to go, he should be let go irrespective of a replacement.
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    Potter’s record at Brighton was the worst of his 3 club managerial career points wise.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Lukerz said:

    Potter needs a day to consider? Seems like not great if he does.

    Maybe they need to discuss JLo's exit fees. 🤷‍♂️

    Ex is saying Steidten could be in trouble as Potter may want Dan Ashworth as DoF.
  • BubblesNeverDiesBubblesNeverDies
    What a difference a new manager can make!
    19 Dec 2023 — Nottingham Forest sack Steve Cooper following a run of one win in 13 games.
    Less than 13 months later:
    6 Jan 2025 - Nottingham Forest win their 6th consecutive PL game (under Nuno Espirito Santo) and sit 3rd. on same points as Arsenal in 2nd.

    As far as I could find out it's basically the same squad.
    Would Potter be able to achieve something similar?
  • stevesteve
    Sky saying J.Lo is at the training ground
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  • alderzalderz
    BubblesNeverDies said:

    What a difference a new manager can make!
    19 Dec 2023 — Nottingham Forest sack Steve Cooper following a run of one win in 13 games.
    Less than 13 months later:
    6 Jan 2025 - Nottingham Forest win their 6th consecutive PL game (under Nuno Espirito Santo) and sit 3rd. on same points as Arsenal in 2nd.

    As far as I could find out it's basically the same squad.
    Would Potter be able to achieve something similar?

    I think what's interesting to note about this is that Nuno was viewed as a failure after his spell at Spurs. Lukerz said yesterday about Potter failing at Chelsea, and I think there are parallels between a manager who succeeds abroad, then with a smaller Premier League side, struggles at one of the uppity Super League wannabees, and then finds their level again.
  • SlackerSlacker
    Ravel49 said:


    If that’s the case that’s an awful way to treat an employee. They should be ashamed.😡

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