The Manager Sack Race/Merry-go-Round

[From Despair To Where?]

Slot and LFC will be parting company shortly; not sure of the time frame yet!

#ITk

Congratulations Brobby, completely out of the blue. No-one saw it coming.

[Sutekh]

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Iraola favourite to take over

Now we should have a decent title race next season and we’ll get to see how good Wirtz actually is.

He was the flop of the season

Can understand why, new country, new league, that’s more physical and faster than the bundesliga then on top of it suffering with Slot’s rather unique idea of football. It should be like a new start for all those signings next season esp. if they get Hoeness or Iraola in. Wonder if Salah might u-turn and see his contract out

[From Despair To Where?]

Nah, Sarah's a club legend but I think it's time to move on for him and the club, even more so with a new manager coming in.

[BRO_BOT]

Slot and LFC will be parting company shortly; not sure of the time frame yet!

#ITk

Congratulations Brobby, completely out of the blue. No-one saw it coming.

Pulling the strings in cyberspace

[BRO_BOT]

Nah, Sarah's a club legend but I think it's time to move on for him and the club, even more so with a new manager coming in.

Slot's style really didn't help him in that second season. With Trent, the defense HAD to go out to him, which left Salah one-on-one. This season, he's doubled up straight away. Age is obvs a massive factor, but it was strange to see such a fall.

[Sutekh]

Nah, Sarah's a club legend but I think it's time to move on for him and the club, even more so with a new manager coming in.

Slot's style really didn't help him in that second season. With Trent, the defense HAD to go out to him, which left Salah one-on-one. This season, he's doubled up straight away. Age is obvs a massive factor, but it was strange to see such a fall.

Dutch football is absolute toilet, seen it with Reading and now this last season with supposedly world class players at Liverpool.

It’s the stupid things that he did on top of it all eg Gravenberch being pushed further forward which increased the pressure on the defence struggling without rest and zero options. Then for various periods of time he froze players out like Gomez, Chiesa and Endo, refused to play or give much time to the promising youngsters there and his really quite odd pre/post match comments which generally pointed the blame everywhere but at the management.

It takes a special kind of failure to turn Liverpool fans against their manager within just a few months of winning a title.

[From Despair To Where?]

Nah, Sarah's a club legend but I think it's time to move on for him and the club, even more so with a new manager coming in.

Slot's style really didn't help him in that second season. With Trent, the defense HAD to go out to him, which left Salah one-on-one. This season, he's doubled up straight away. Age is obvs a massive factor, but it was strange to see such a fall.

I don't disagree but it's really just kicking the can down the road, especially considering the amount they spent on attacking players last season. They do need to prioritise sorting the defence out otherwise I'd go all in for Olise.

[leon]

Nah, Sarah's a club legend but I think it's time to move on for him and the club, even more so with a new manager coming in.

Slot's style really didn't help him in that second season. With Trent, the defense HAD to go out to him, which left Salah one-on-one. This season, he's doubled up straight away. Age is obvs a massive factor, but it was strange to see such a fall.

[Sutekh]

Arne already being linked with the AC Milan vacancy

[Millsy]

My Pool supporting mates always pushed back whenever I said Slott will surely get sacked, arguing this season was always about preparing for next season.

[South Coast Royal]

Does anybody know if Senesi has actually signed for Spurs?
Would be a welcome addition and free.

[Sutekh]

Does anybody know if Senesi has actually signed for Spurs?
Would be a welcome addition and free.

No not sealed and delivered yet, still plenty of rumour that Liverpool might hijack it.

[South Coast Royal]

Does anybody know if Senesi has actually signed for Spurs?
Would be a welcome addition and free.

No not sealed and delivered yet, still plenty of rumour that Liverpool might hijack it.

One of the top performing centre-backs last season and an excellent passer of the ball and it would mean that the two young centre-backs signed last season and injured would have more time to bed in.

[BRO_BOT]

Does anybody know if Senesi has actually signed for Spurs?
Would be a welcome addition and free.

No not sealed and delivered yet, still plenty of rumour that Liverpool might hijack it.

It's not a bad tactic to hijack, let another team do the hard yards, and then just offer another £5M

[Winston Biscuit]

Southampton owner confirm that Tonda Eckert is staying on as their manager

"I believe Tonda that he didn't know that it was the rule that he was breaking. In Italy or in Germany, where Tonda was working, this is basically common practice that nobody cares about."

"I think he deserves a second chance and I would give it to him. My personal opinion, and the opinion of the board, is that he is a manager who deserves to be backed by us and to be supported by us. My full support would be behind him actually, because I think he's a super-talented manager."

[Sanguine]

Football management - a young man's game?

De Zerbi 46
Maresca 46
Alonso 44
Arteta 44
Carrick 44
Iraola 43

None of the managers of the traditional 'big six' will be past their mid-forties next season. Add in Eddie Howe (48), Keith Andrews (45) and Fabian Hurzeler (33!). Lampard is 47, McKenna 40, Jakirovic 49. As it stands only four clubs (Sunderland, Villa, Everton, Forest) set to be managed next season by someone older than 50.

[Pepe the Horseman]

Southampton owner confirm that Tonda Eckert is staying on as their manager

"I believe Tonda that he didn't know that it was the rule that he was breaking. In Italy or in Germany, where Tonda was working, this is basically common practice that nobody cares about."

"I think he deserves a second chance and I would give it to him. My personal opinion, and the opinion of the board, is that he is a manager who deserves to be backed by us and to be supported by us. My full support would be behind him actually, because I think he's a super-talented manager."

What's the fans' view on this? He's obviously a decent manager, so guessing water under the bridge already?

[Winston Biscuit]

Spurs convincing people they need to be included in any 'Big (insert number here)' conversation must be the most successful piece of propaganda in human history

[Winston Biscuit]

Ajax appoint Michel as their new manager. He is the fella who got Girona up to La Liga then into the Champions League, then got them relegated.

[South Coast Royal]

Football management - a young man's game?

De Zerbi 46
Maresca 46
Alonso 44
Arteta 44
Carrick 44
Iraola 43

None of the managers of the traditional 'big six' will be past their mid-forties next season. Add in Eddie Howe (48), Keith Andrews (45) and Fabian Hurzeler (33!). Lampard is 47, McKenna 40, Jakirovic 49. As it stands only four clubs (Sunderland, Villa, Everton, Forest) set to be managed next season by someone older than 50.

A very good point and you can add Kompany at Bayern Munich and Chivu at Inter to the very much under 50s.

There are exceptions of course with 3 of the biggest clubs in Europe in Barcelona, Real Madrid and PSG (I think we can now call PSG "big"?) being all managed by men well over 50-I was surprised that Luis Enrique is as old as 56 even if lately he does look more of that age but it doesn't feel to me that long ago that he was running around energetically for both Real Madrid and Barcelona.


Mind you, that is me because I struggle with the fact that Dalglish and Keegan are both 75 and John Barnes is 62 let alone young James Milner is 40.