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  • Expat_HammerExpat_Hammer
    Good luck Nuno, you'll need it with our clowns running the circus
  • EXETERHAMMEREXETERHAMMER
    Yep. Hope Nuno can turn things around
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    He's used to dodgy owners.
  • SlackerSlacker
    Well he’s our manager ( for a bit anyway,apparently) so he’s got my full support and I wish him all the best.⚒️
  • claretandblueskyclaretandbluesky
    I do think Nuno must be very motivated as he will want to show Forest what they are missing, I imagine it would also have had an impact on the negotiations of his compromise agreement for leaving Forest. let's hope he can hit the ground running.

  • chicagohammerchicagohammer
    Not going to lie as I wanted Potter from the get go and would probably have given him until year end at least, however this is a results business and the board clearly decided that they had to act now so really I have to get behind them and Nuno.

    We can do this

    COYI
  • jay_in_cptjay_in_cpt
    Good luck to Nuno..
    I was ok with Potter’s appointment, but he sadly failed to make a positive impact in general and failed to get the best out of the players….IMO….
    He was given in today’s world enough time and probably enough money, somehow with this, he made the team worse this season than last…
    His sacking was bound to happen, was just a matter of when with his record, but as always with West Ham somewhat strange timing & handling of it…nothing new there.
    Anyhow, I’m sure everyone hopes Nuno can change our fortunes of late and make a positive impact on the team and club.
    COYI ⚒️🤞
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    edited September 28
    Nuno has used a back four ever since his last season at Wolves so hopefully he won't try to get us to play with a back three like Potter
    jay_in_cpt said:

    He was given in today’s world enough time and probably enough money, somehow with this, he made the team worse this season than last…

    Enough time? 19 games last season with a team that was struggling and six this season

    Enough money? We didn't spend anything in January and we had to sell Kudus to raise funds. Diouf has been good, Fernandes looks promising, Hermansen not so good and its too early to say with Magassa. Walker-Peters and Wilson on frees are good signings

    We've not had a great start to the season but we beat Forest and Palace's win over Liverpool makes our loss look a lot better than it did last week
  • KuchinghammerKuchinghammer
    The Potter Principle: sound good, look wise, be promoted beyond your capabilities. Let's hope Nino stays long enough to stabilise the club, before he starts arguing with the management.
  • BubblesNeverDiesBubblesNeverDies
    Nuno's managerial career so far:
    2012–2014 Rio Ave
    2014–2015 Valencia
    2016–2017 Porto
    2017–2021 Wolverhampton Wanderers
    2021 Tottenham Hotspur
    2022–2023 Al-Ittihad
    2023–2025 Nottingham Forest
    2025– West Ham United
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Will he have even met the team before he picks the matchday squad? Unless they have some kind of training/meet-n-greet session today (?unlikely)...
  • jay_in_cptjay_in_cpt
    edited September 28
    ASLEFshrugged said:

    Nuno has used a back four ever since his last season at Wolves so hopefully he won't try to get us to play with a back three like Potter


    jay_in_cpt said:

    He was given in today’s world enough time and probably enough money, somehow with this, he made the team worse this season than last…

    Enough time? 19 games last season with a team that was struggling and six this season

    Enough money? We didn't spend anything in January and we had to sell Kudus to raise funds. Diouf has been good, Fernandes looks promising, Hermansen not so good and its too early to say with Magassa. Walker-Peters and Wilson on frees are good signings

    We've not had a great start to the season but we beat Forest and Palace's win over Liverpool makes our loss look a lot better than it did last week
    Aslef, you have your thoughts, they are very different to mine, that's okay....
    I think he had enough time, last season was a give away, but the whole of pre-season and our start, for me we have declined, it was time for him to be gone IMO.

    It's a results business, and Potter couldn't for the life of him get positive ones 9 his record speaks for himself and possibly a reason why Sullivan only wanted to give him a short term contract to start with ).... It's reality of where football is now, iMO..

    We spent quite a chunk on a new keeper that I guess from what reading was his choice, he's so far been dropped after a few games, he also stated he didn't need a forward, and then he got two new midfield players in at a combined 60 odd million, that's a fair bit....That's apart from KWP who has impressed me when played...

    From reading here and there, Kudus simply wanted out, he got his wish......Aguerd the same,

    But hey, I respect your thoughts, I just don't agree with them, and comparing our results with other teams, IMO that also doesn't work.....It's our results that are important.
  • alderzalderz
    MrsGrey said:

    Will he have even met the team before he picks the matchday squad? Unless they have some kind of training/meet-n-greet session today (?unlikely)...

    According to the clubs social media he took training yesterday
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Cheers :+1:
  • claretandblueskyclaretandbluesky
    The Premier league is so intense that in reality most clubs would completely lose their position in football if getting relegated due to a squad that may have taken a good while to build up getting gutted out and a dramatic loss in revenue. Even if getting promoted again you face the uphill battle to re-establish a Premier league quality squad to survive the first two seasons. Due to this as much as I would have liked Potter to have been given longer I am not sure we could afford it as each performance was pretty much groundhog day and little change was being brought about by him. We could have drifted to Christmas and found ourselves in a very difficult position with Sunderland and Leeds already picking up points.

    I do feel we have a better chance of staying up with Nuno but I am not sure he will be around for the long term, but at this point I just want to ensure we don't get relegated this season and with our realistic options he was probably the best choice for us as I saw our options as Nuno, Bilic or O'Neil.
  • LukerzLukerz
    edited September 28
    The front three will fit the profile of what Nuno works with; he likes two wide, quick players & a hold-up man.

    Bowen - Füllkrug - Summerville

    Will probably be what he goes with, but the reality is he is going to need to improve & get more out of the players, as it is the same squad that is getting comfortably beaten.

    I am not sure he will be able to, no matter how good a coach he is. I just don’t think we are very good.
  • claretandblueskyclaretandbluesky
    A brief introduction. He is a stylish man who conducts himself well and gives off calm and composed. I don't know why he has taken the job but let's hope he can make a difference.

  • chicagohammerchicagohammer
    edited September 28
    “One of the first things is get the fans and the team closer together”…..good luck with that, has he been to the stadium?
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    Does anyone know what Nuno has against JWP, did he have a fling with Mrs Nuno or something?
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Perhaps he spotted that he wasn't the player he once was.
  • LukerzLukerz
    What I do think about Nuno, despite the fact I will wait to make judgement, is he seems to be a manager players can go along with, there is that passion & intensity that (whilst not defining of a person’s ability) is surely quite important for people you lead to get behind, but he still seems fairly calm when he talks.
  • EXETERHAMMEREXETERHAMMER
    He certainly seema to be a manager who has clarity in what he says and wants.
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    Seems he has promoted the current back room staff to be permanent and not bringing in outsiders.
  • BubblesNeverDiesBubblesNeverDies
    thornburyiron said:

    Seems he has promoted the current back room staff to be permanent and not bringing in outsiders.

    So good you posted it on two threads. =)
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    thornburyiron said:

    Seems he has promoted the current back room staff to be permanent and not bringing in outsiders.

    That’s good, I think. At least for the short term. If they’re not up to the job then maybe he can phase in others but it’s nice to not have a complete changeover with a new manager.
  • stevesteve
    And they all did so well under Potter ,Should have wiped the slate clean
  • alderzalderz
    steve said:

    And they all did so well under Potter ,Should have wiped the slate clean

    None of them worked under Potter…? He’s promoted all the guys from the academy who became the first team coaching staff after Potter’s entire backroom were sacked.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    But apart from that......
  • stevesteve
    Oh okay makes sence ,thanks alderz
  • LukerzLukerz
    edited October 29
    Does anybody else understand the omitting of JWP from the squad? Without even giving him any minutes?

    Seems very odd & a weird way to treat a model pro? Especially when you start selecting Irving.

    Seems to me to be a way you may impact the rest of the players by doing that.
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