But
They’re West Brom. They should expect to be relegation battlers when they’re in the top division. Their expectations should be aligned to that reality.
For all this relegation form, when was the last time they were in the bottom 3 positions even?
It’s ludicrously short term to ignore their excellent season last year.
[quote=“Rocko, post: 874262, member: 1”]But
They’re West Brom. They should expect to be relegation battlers when they’re in the top division. Their expectations should be aligned to that reality.
For all this relegation form, when was the last time they were in the bottom 3 positions even?
It’s ludicrously short term to ignore their excellent season last year.[/quote]
Maybe they want to move forward as a club and not be relegation candidates every season. I don’t watch them enough to know if they are as bad as their form suggests but going on results it isn’t an unbelievably bad decision
They finished 8th last season. They weren’t even close to relegation candidates and they are deluded if they believe they can expect to do better than that with any sort of regularity. Particularly when they’re not exactly spending big money to match that ambition.
If they were bottom of the table this season, even by 5 or 6 points I’d argue it’s a dreadful decision. If they got relegated I wouldn’t be in any hurry to get rid of Clarke based on their performances under him so far. To sack him after 3 months of the season when they’re not in the relegation places but struggling for form a bit is crazy short term thinking.
[quote=“Rocko, post: 874270, member: 1”]They finished 8th last season. They weren’t even close to relegation candidates and they are deluded if they believe they can expect to do better than that with any sort of regularity. Particularly when they’re not exactly spending big money to match that ambition.
If they were bottom of the table this season, even by 5 or 6 points I’d argue it’s a dreadful decision. If they got relegated I wouldn’t be in any hurry to get rid of Clarke based on their performances under him so far. To sack him after 3 months of the season when they’re not in the relegation places but struggling for form a bit is crazy short term thinking.[/quote]
Managers in their first job will always be given less time than experienced managers as it is unknown as to whether they can turn it around
Bizarre statement. I’ll repeat: what did he need to turn around? They have had mixed results this season but they’ve looked plenty good enough to stay up, aren’t in any grave danger and he’s proven capable of getting good performances out of that team already.
Sacking him because he’s in his first job is a very strange defence of the decision.
[quote=“Rocko, post: 874274, member: 1”]Bizarre statement. I’ll repeat: what did he need to turn around? They have had mixed results this season but they’ve looked plenty good enough to stay up, aren’t in any grave danger and he’s proven capable of getting good performances out of that team already.
Sacking him because he’s in his first job is a very strange defence of the decision.[/quote]
I wasn’t defending the decision in that post. That is just what West Brom would be thinking. Their results have been a bit worse than mixed aswell
Harsh sacking. But the Barclay’s Premier League is unforgiving.
If West Brom are thinking along the lines you suggest, that they should sack him because it’s his first job, then it reinforces my point about it being a terrible decision.
Di Matteo was sacked by West Brom in similar fashion.
This reminds me of Adkins* getting the boot at Southampton last year.
Everybody thought it was harsh at the time but they brought in Pochettino and he improved them.
Baggies supporters will be hoping for something similar.
** = In football management
[quote=“thedancingbaby, post: 874326, member: 48”]This reminds me of Adkins* getting the boot at Southampton last year.
Everybody thought it was harsh at the time but they brought in Pochettino and he improved them.
Baggies supporters will be hoping for something similar.
** = In football management[/quote]
Manager of Reading, pal.
Nobody wants to train people in or let them find their way anymore, in any walk of life. They want you to spend huge amounts of your spare time getting this qualification and that badge and those certs, but as soon as you have a bad run is off with ya.
Thing is this lad had great experience and had a long apprenticeship. I’m completely with Rocko in this. Who the fuck are they going to get that will do any better? I seriously doubt many people within English soccer know the game and the run of things better than Clarke. They’ll probably get some lad has either done exactly the same as Clarke at some other (relatively) mediocre club and can’t possibly do any better or they will get a foreign lad who’ll need a yer to settle in at bet and won’t be anyway as/more familiar with the league and who will largely have the same bunch of players, most of whom at at the peak of their capabilities already. It’s brainless.
I sarcastically mentioned Alan Curbishley earlier, but in all seriousness what he did at Charlton is what clubs like like West Brom should be aiming to achieve, and is the best they can hope for - comfortable mid-table stability.
Bring Clarke back to Anfield under the Rodgers.
Ridiculous sacking.
#WeAreAllSteveClarke
Despicable decision by West Brom’s board of directors.
Steve Clarke to Spurs.
Sake :rolleyes:
[quote=“Bandage, post: 874464, member: 9”]#WeAreAllSteveClarke
Despicable decision by West Brom’s board of directors.[/quote]
We discussed him in very complimentary tones a couple of weeks back when we were still friends. Those were the days.
AVB has got the bullet.