10 Nov 2026 13:57:45
Ed001 i am not 100% sure but i think you had reservations abour Pochetino back then. You said something like he is good but he has not that extra to succedd at the top.
I am of this opinion too. Athough his USA team is a really good team. what's your opinion on him?
{Ed001's Note - he is weak on discipline, which sees his teams fold when under pressure. He is not a top class manager. A big step up from Carrick and maybe the answer to get you to a place where you can go get that kind of manager though. He is certainly a steady hand.}
10 Nov 2026 14:30:21
Thanks Ed001. He would not be my first choice but i understand he is a solid midterm solution.
{Ed001's Note - yeah that's how I see it too.}
10 Nov 2026 15:18:15
We have had multiple solutions and mid-term solutions that weren't the solution. How about supporting a manager so they learn and get it right rather than dumping them as soon as things get tough. We need a defence and a new DOF or give the manager the power to recruit as wel.
Wilcox sais he likes to interfere and maybe that the problem right there. Hopefully the meeting in Monaco is to get rid of the DOF rather than the manger.
10 Nov 2026 18:21:28
Spot on Arty.
10 Nov 2026 20:14:41
Good shout arty.
11 Nov 2026 01:43:48
I will go early and say that Poch does not fill me with hope. I don't have any reason for that other than a gut feeling that it is just not right. For that matter neither do Howe or Naglesman.
Sadly I feel that we are in for a long disappointing ride and will have more managers over the next decade than we will titles.
I would rather we went for Keane and had some entertainment for a while because it sure as s### ain't happening on the park!
10 Nov 2026 21:14:34
That's my thinking on Poch too, Ed001. He's not an elite level manager, but we're not an elite level club. It's better to bring in a solid manager who keeps things simple and gets the club on track for more consistent CL football, than bring in someone like Amorim who won't have players capable of doing what he wants them to.
{Ed001's Note - exactly. Amorim might well go on to be a great manager, but he clearly wasn't right for the position you were in at the time. Poch can work with what you have and get it working, it should be fairly well suited to him.}
11 Nov 2026 07:12:38
It does worry me a bit that he finished bottom half with Kane and Son in his team and couldn't win a one horse race in France.