So, a quarter of the way through the season, and Avram is now behind in the Grantazola Index, if you translate Newcastle for Hull City. The results so far have been:
Villa away - Zola 1 point, Grant 0
Bolton home Zola 0 Grant 0
Chelsea home Zola 1 Grant 0
Man Utd away Zola 0 Grant 0
Stoke away Zola 0 Grant 1
Tottenham home Zola 0 Grant 3
Fulham home Zola 1 Grant 1
Wolves away Zola 3 Grant 1
Newcastle home Zola 3 Grant 0
So it's Zola 9 Grant 6 so far!
Of course, Newcastle are a better team than Hull, so the comparison may be a littler unfair but that is what Grant has to deal with. This is a stronger Premiership than it was last year!
The headline is a joke; the idea of Zola returning would fill me with horror. But you can bet your life that Sullivan and Gold are not amused at the moment. Grant is making them look mugs so expect swift action!
...he's making you look a mug too
ReplyDeleteThey have to protect their investment. They will sack him I'm sure of it, if not we are 100% sure of going down.
ReplyDeleteAt least a new manager will instill fight if nothing else. There are some quality managers looking for work right now and that cant be ignored.
Hodgson as well. Big clubs don't work for that fella but he would do well for us.
Can't say they've made you look too good either - I suspect that if Zola had been allowed to stay on we would be in a much better position - but because he was given the heave ho to early we'll never know....
ReplyDeleteThe Grtantazola index was invented by HF to illustrate the failings of Zola... HF thought he was on to a sure thing - thinking that no one could do any worse than Zola - but we've managed, it good old West Ham employed someone with LESS premiership experience than Zola - that's priceless and making HF look like a bigger chump than usual has a lot of value too!
ReplyDeleteYou know HF if you're going to use something to back up an argument it's only right and proper that you use it all the way through.... as I've noted that it took quite a lot of badgering by one of the anon's before you posted this artcle.
This is the third time I have reported on the Grantazola Index, and TWICE Zola has been ahead. I will post each time the situation changes. So, if Grant pulls level, or goes ahead, then if Zola pulls level or goes ahead. I will also report at quarterly stages of the season. We don't want to overkill it do we?
ReplyDeleteSorry to be a pedant but it's even worse. We drew at home to Chelsea last season so it's Zola 9, Grant 6!
ReplyDeleteWell done that pedant! What a daft error by yours truly! I have corrected. Thanks.
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