Will GH last the season?

[Legion]

I think we will, I think he will, I think we do, I think he will and I think we will.

[eastie]

What do you think of davies , bluenose badger?

[supertom]

we've never been the sort of cultured footballing, tippy tappy team that Houllier wants us to be.

Apart from the fact that this phrase is pathetic and anyone who uses it should be forced to watch Stoke v Allardyce-era Bolton for ever, God forbid we should have a manager who wants to play decent football.

Yes but we seem to be passing the ball at the expense of a solid defence, and effective attack. Frankly if we had 20 more points at this point from hoofing it all season, I'd be happier. I'd rather be doing quite well and only have the hoofing to moan about, as opposed to moaning about the threat of relegation, not scoring enough, defending like the titanic against an iceberg. We're never gonna be Arsenal. We're not the sort of side who had 8,9, maybe 10 technically gifted players on the pitch. We get by with our standout 3-4 (if that), and we mix our play up and get stuck in.
Basically we've lost our ability, which in our more successful periods in the last 20 years, we had, to grind out results if needs be. We also seem incapable under GH of dishing out a good old fashioned tonking.

I'd love good football, but passing the ball quite well in the middle of the pitch, to me, is not good football. BFR 92-3, Little 95-96 was great to watch. A good mix, and most of all, effective.

Say what you will about Allardyce's Bolton, but he got them into Europe. They weren't always fuck ugly either, with players like Djorkaeff and Okocha they could entertain. Stoke I'll grant you, now that's not good. Not good at all.

[WikiVilla]

Lets presume he keeps us up, but we stay more or less where we are now in the table.

Moyes or similar other strong candidate becomes available in the summer.

That could be an interesting board meeting....

6 words

Louis Van Gaal available this summer

[Dave]

Lets presume he keeps us up, but we stay more or less where we are now in the table.

Moyes or similar other strong candidate becomes available in the summer.

That could be an interesting board meeting....

6 words

Louis Van Gaal available this summer

Seven more:

Will not happen in a million years

[darren woolley]

I think he will be hear to stay for the time being as long as we improve on and off the pitch is the only thing i care about.

[BlueNoseBadger]

What do you think of davies , bluenose badger?

Too early to call
It's always difficult coming into a defensive unit, especially if you haven't had that many games in recent months.
I feel he is being judged harshly by Bluenoses (and getting a fair bit of stick from you lot :-) ) without having had a chance to prove himself.
These days everyone expects instant results, and are quick to find a scapegoat when things go badly
He has indeed been the weakest link in the Baggies/Bolton games, but it was a big ask especially when the rest of the side is decimated by injuries.
To be fair, when Dann, Johnson & Jiranek made their debuts for us, we had our doubts as they were all wobbly. Wouldn't swap any of them out now.
He may struggle in that he needs to be damned good to displace any of those 3 longterm, and will not "prove" himself with the odd cameo.

My take is that is has been bought as a back-up in case Johnson or Dann gets sold in the summer - bigger clubs are bound to be interested, or if Jiranek decides not to take up a new contract
In which case, it's a shrewd move by Big Eck

[eastie]

I see felix mcgath was sacked by schalke , good manager if we are in the Market but I expect houllier to be here next season barring relegation.

[BlueNoseBadger]

I see felix mcgath was sacked by schalke , good manager if we are in the Market but I expect houllier to be here next season barring relegation.

Interesting Point
I see that this year's managerial roundabout has already hit 35?? casualties
Yet when you guys were looking for MON's replacement, or for that matter if you were indeed to give Mr H his P quarante-cinq in the next weeks, the list of available candidates is decidedly underwhelming.
I will be honest - when GH was appointed to you, I didn't think - "Oh yeah, now we're all in trouble"
But having said that, there ain't that much else out there.
McGath is indeed a good manager, but I do sometimes wonder about the efficiency of foreign managers in the EPL where money isn't on tap
Take your current plight - I'd put my money on a McCarthy. Allardyce, Moyes or McLeish to motivate his players in the heat of battle, and many of your players are from the Home nations so will appreciate the rallying call. Not being xenophobic, but I'm not convinced the cerebral types like Wenger or GH have what it takes in those situations. McGath would be a gamble

[Louzie0]

I will be honest - when GH was appointed to you, I didn't think - "Oh yeah, now we're all in trouble"
But having said that, there ain't that much else out there.
McGath is indeed a good manager, but I do sometimes wonder about the efficiency of foreign managers in the EPL where money isn't on tap
Take your current plight - I'd put my money on a McCarthy. Allardyce, Moyes or McLeish to motivate his players in the heat of battle, and many of your players are from the Home nations so will appreciate the rallying call. [/quote]

That's really good. 

compared to crap in Japan.

[BlueNoseBadger]

That's really good. 

compared to crap in Japan.

Not sure I get your point.
The situation in Japan is truly dreadful - heartbreaking. It completely surpasses any inter-club rivalries or historical grievances held. This is a humanitarian disaster of epic proportions, and that cannot be played down.

But this is a discussion on football - admittedly trite in the context of events on the other side of the planet. My comments & observations were in relation to that specific topic

[Louzie0]

you are absolutely right.  football has nothing to do with thousands of people dead or  missing.

I was totally wrong in using the metaphor.


You are still wrong in dissing our manager.

[BlueNoseBadger]

You are still wrong in dissing our manager.

Fair do's - please accept my apology

[Louzie0]

ok - but I can't talk for others on here. That's up to them!

[LeeB]

You are still wrong in dissing our manager.

Fair do's - please accept my apology

You must be a Chelsea fan, seeing as you can type and appear to hold balanced and considered opinions.