And anyway, who would take the job if Allardyce can't handle it? He would leave behind a squad of hand picked Allardyce favourites - Nolan, O'Brien, Jussi, Taylor, Vaz Te - and a personnel equipped only to play one way. The Doctor Evil tactics worked last season so the fans will swallow them again this - "It's the only way of staying up" will be the new mantra - but any new man would be expected to transform the tactics; and then God help us!
The failure to recruit any quality players thus far is a real worry. Either Sullivan & Gold are hoping to avoid any transfer outlay or the unilateral wage cap they have introduced to the Prem is encouraging targets to look elsewhere. Diame is decent but nothing more. Jussi is OK but nothing more. McCartney isn't good enough. We need more, a lot more, if we are to survive. But that's not Allardyce's fault is it? And Sullivan & Gold can't expect miracles.
So I can't see Allardyce being sacked. But if he suspects the owners are hanging him out to dry, I can see him sticking up two fingers and walking away from the job by Christmas!
HF, you did a whole piece on how Diame is a real coup. So why now label him as just decent? You also said you prefer Jussi to Green, so that is an upgrade according to you. Isnt it?
ReplyDeleteIt was a coup to capture him Dave, but he is not going to transform the team, he is a cog. You know my opinion of Green so an "upgrade" does not make Jussi anything more than decent. We URGENTLY need two full backs, a centre back and at least one wide / creative midfielder.
ReplyDeleteBig Sam is on it thats why he didnt go to Austria!
ReplyDeleteGreat chuck him out as soon as possible
ReplyDeleteAs you have obviously got two John's subscribing I will now classify myself as 'Old John'
ReplyDelete'The failure to recruit any quality players thus far is a real worry'
ReplyDeleteOh no what shall we do? the real transfer window has been open for all of eight days. Grow some you pillock HF
Someone has to carry the can. We are 90 mil in debt donut
ReplyDeleteI Think Sam has given us the kick up the arse we thoroughly deserved, and if he was to be sacked, then there's a real worry in what Sugo is doing for the club! Let him pick his team, give the team a chance, Sam has a real knack of bringing the best out of average players, Linda did really well in the championship, he did well with us the last time we had him, it's just a case of letting them get on with it! Who knows we could be safe by the end of January and HF you will be kicking yourself for even putting this up! It's early days yet, if some rumours are true we could have lukaku and krasic, and if we do, they will be great signings, also as a cb/fb Isaac Vorsah is being linked, and he has got to be better than Winston Reid. Let BFS do his job before you start judging!
ReplyDeleteEARTH CALLING COCO THE CLOWN..YOU ARE DELUDED YOU TOBY
DeleteWhy am I deluded?
DeleteI agree that the fact that BFS is favourite to be sacked is an odd reality. Bookies don't get these things wrong often, you're right. Yet, there is no way I can see Allardyce being sacked by these two, unless of course they see our survival and their Olympic stadium dreams disappearing down the tube....
ReplyDeleteI share some concern on the signings. It makes good sense to get any business done early, which suggests that the club is finding it difficult to attract players to the club for whatever reason. Signings so far are indeed decent without being inspiring and I agree, we are a good player or two away from being able to field a side that is able to aim at mid table, realistically.
As for rumours, do me a favour. If we listened to them we'd have signed half of Europe by now!
stinks of what happened to us(QPR) this time last year HF would know this though seeing as he had a hard on for us before he started on Leeds . should have got Fernandes
ReplyDelete