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+----- Thread: WBA Xmas & New Year Thread (/showthread.php?tid=13479)
RE: WBA Xmas & New Year Thread - derbybaggie - 24-12-2024
(24-12-2024, 01:14)derbybaggie Wrote: I hear Alan Pardew has been seen at the Hawthorns in a Santa costume
Should have added
I also hear Pep has been see at the Hawthorns in a Santa costume
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RE: WBA Xmas & New Year Thread - Blue Baggie - 24-12-2024
(24-12-2024, 11:30)derbybaggie Wrote:(24-12-2024, 01:14)derbybaggie Wrote: I hear Alan Pardew has been seen at the Hawthorns in a Santa costume
Should have added
I also hear Pep has been see at the Hawthorns in a Santa costume
Double
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunaks looking for work.
RE: WBA Xmas & New Year Thread - baggietrousers - 24-12-2024
Looking more and more likely that CC will be off very soon, so who do we want to replace him, or rather who are we likely to get that’s available. We’ve got to be a fairly attractive proposition for most out there with a good squad and decent owner who does seem to have a long term and achievable goal.
Just gonna throw this one out there to start the ball rolling, what about Ole Solskear ?
RE: WBA Xmas & New Year Thread - Slick_Footwork - 24-12-2024
If Corberan does go now, I'd wish him well. Valencia are a big club and also his local side, so could see the attraction.
I'd also be far less disappointed about it than I would've had he been poached in the summer, given how we've played this season.
As I've already mentioned, I think he's done a great job with limited resource in the past 2 years. However, this season the football has become a bit long in the tooth. Despite finally getting back to winning ways recently, I don't see us winning enough games to get promoted this season. On that basis, I'd like to see us play more entertaining stuff. Something I'm not sure Carlos could give us.
If he does go, who would I want...
When Patel took over, Ivan Juric was heavily linked with the job, but he's just gone to Southampton so that would be him out of the running.
My dream appointment would be Kjetil Knutsen, but he's turned down more favourable opportunities so that's probably a non starter.
Of the "available" names, I suppose Potter is the standout name following his work at Ostersund and Brighton. However, when a manager does well at Brighton you do always wonder how much it's down to the manager and how much it's down to their excellent recruitment. So that does always give me some doubts.
I see Bilic has thrown his name in the hat but I wouldn't want him back after his naive selections when we got promoted.
I'm sure with Shilen and Bilkul's football connections that they will have someone in mind. We're in safer hands than previous years and if we get cash for Corberan that helps too.
RE: WBA Xmas & New Year Thread - Salopbaggie - 24-12-2024
(24-12-2024, 11:20)Blue Baggie Wrote: a chance to get a manager in who is going to turn our draws into wins.
Or our draws into loses!
RE: WBA Xmas & New Year Thread - derbybaggie - 25-12-2024
Agreement reached with Valencia so looks like he’s off. Good luck Carlos although I’m not as upset as i would have been at the start of this season.
My first choice would be Potter but there’s a few unemployed managers I’d probably be OK with.
RE: WBA Xmas & New Year Thread - Blue Baggie - 25-12-2024
Plenty of names in the ring.
Take your pick.
Martin and Carsley affordable early shouts.
RE: WBA Xmas & New Year Thread - Ska'dForLife-WBA - 25-12-2024
I know I'm only echoing what everyone else has already said, but a big thank you and best of luck to Carlos on his departure. There are very few managers who leave this club with the majority of fans still backing them *and* with the team in a significantly better position than when they arrived - out of our last twenty-five full-time gaffers, only Ossie Ardiles, Gary Megson, Roy Hodgson and now Corbz can claim it for certain, with Mowbray a borderline - so he's done the near-impossible in his two years here, even if he couldn't quite get us across the line that matters.
Shilen's first big test coming right up. In the meantime, glad to see Brunty getting stuck in to some hands-on experience in the dugout.
RE: WBA Xmas & New Year Thread - Blue Baggie - 26-12-2024
Liverpool assistant manager Heitinga is currently under review to take over. Now that would be exactly what we need, a master of the press. Hungry with something to prove. Just depends if he's prepared to work with what we have got.
RE: WBA Xmas & New Year Thread - Salopbaggie - 26-12-2024
Lets hope this is the start of the rot, we look lazy passes sloppy, oh dear 1-0