First Premier League manager sacking on the way

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First Premier League manager sacking on the way

Post by ClaretTony » Tue Dec 15, 2020 11:09 pm

Being reported that Slaven Bilic will be sacked by West Brom tomorrow

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Post by cricketfieldclarets » Tue Dec 15, 2020 11:10 pm

Going back to West Brom.

Billic to be sacked despite the draw at City.

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Re: First Premier League manager sacking on the way

Post by Hibsclaret » Tue Dec 15, 2020 11:11 pm

Perhaps he’d have been ok if they’d lost 5 - 0 ;)

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Re: Big Sam

Post by mybloodisclaret » Tue Dec 15, 2020 11:12 pm

Worries me this news. One thing Sam is good at is making teams hard to beat.

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Re: Big Sam

Post by elwaclaret » Tue Dec 15, 2020 11:12 pm

Seems a strange one, West Brom were definitely showing signs of coming to a bit, even before the draw.

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Re: First Premier League manager sacking on the way

Post by GodIsADeeJay81 » Tue Dec 15, 2020 11:13 pm

Good job I didn't put a lot on no manager getting fired this season.

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Re: First Premier League manager sacking on the way

Post by ClaretTony » Tue Dec 15, 2020 11:14 pm

Reports now that the new man will be Allardyce

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Re: First Premier League manager sacking on the way

Post by elwaclaret » Tue Dec 15, 2020 11:18 pm

While Sam has a reputation for keeping teams up... it is a very different game than the one he left in disgrace...

It is a fair old gamble so soon, just as Brom were looking to be getting it together.

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Re: First Premier League manager sacking on the way

Post by ClaretTony » Tue Dec 15, 2020 11:21 pm

elwaclaret wrote:
Tue Dec 15, 2020 11:18 pm
While Sam has a reputation for keeping teams up... it is a very different game than the one he left in disgrace...

It is a fair old gamble so soon, just as Brom were looking to be getting it together.
His last job was Everton.

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Re: First Premier League manager sacking on the way

Post by cricketfieldclarets » Tue Dec 15, 2020 11:27 pm

One thing Big Sam is good at is keeping clubs up.

That said, so is Pulis and look where he is now - bottom of the championship. So there is always a first!

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Re: First Premier League manager sacking on the way

Post by Rileybobs » Tue Dec 15, 2020 11:30 pm

WBA board clearly hoping to get a going over tonight. The sacking isn’t going to look too classy after a very respectable result.

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Re: First Premier League manager sacking on the way

Post by ClaretTony » Tue Dec 15, 2020 11:32 pm

Rileybobs wrote:
Tue Dec 15, 2020 11:30 pm
WBA board clearly hoping to get a going over tonight. The sacking isn’t going to look too classy after a very respectable result.
It’s not to do with results though, they’ve had fall outs this season because they haven’t backed him since promotion.

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Re: First Premier League manager sacking on the way

Post by tim_noone » Tue Dec 15, 2020 11:34 pm

Pep and Bilic were having a love in pre the game...dodgy draw.

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Re: First Premier League manager sacking on the way

Post by Steve1956 » Tue Dec 15, 2020 11:34 pm

Allardyce is past it now,he wont save West Brom they are absolutely bobbins Fulham & Sheffield Utd will follow them into the Championship...we are already safe

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Re: First Premier League manager sacking on the way

Post by tiger76 » Tue Dec 15, 2020 11:46 pm

Steve1956 wrote:
Tue Dec 15, 2020 11:34 pm
Allardyce is past it now,he wont save West Brom they are absolutely bobbins Fulham & Sheffield Utd will follow them into the Championship...we are already safe
You may well be right Steve, but I hope SD and the players don't have that attitude, we're showing enough in our last 5 games to suggest we can survive, but you could equally state the same about Fulham & West Brom, it's nip and tuck down there.

I can only assume this decision had already been made prior to tonight's match, otherwise it's a strange one at first glance.

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Re: First Premier League manager sacking on the way

Post by Steve1956 » Tue Dec 15, 2020 11:49 pm

tiger76 wrote:
Tue Dec 15, 2020 11:46 pm
You may well be right Steve, but I hope SD and the players don't have that attitude, we're showing enough in our last 5 games to suggest we can survive, but you could equally state the same about Fulham & West Brom, it's nip and tuck down there.

I can only assume this decision had already been made prior to tonight's match, otherwise it's a strange one at first glance.
He cant keep saving crap teams from the drop mate,he ain't even been around as a pundit his times over...and our club wont have my attitude

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Re: First Premier League manager sacking on the way

Post by Rileybobs » Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:10 am

ClaretTony wrote:
Tue Dec 15, 2020 11:32 pm
It’s not to do with results though, they’ve had fall outs this season because they haven’t backed him since promotion.
Ah, didn’t know that. A sacking would have looked a bit better after a 5-0 defeat though.

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Re: First Premier League manager sacking on the way

Post by claretonthecoast1882 » Wed Dec 16, 2020 9:01 am

It sounded like a done deal with Allardyce last night so I am surprised to see you can still back him this morning and also get 6/4 on him.

I expected it to be a suspended market or long odds on

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Re: First Premier League manager sacking on the way

Post by claretonthecoast1882 » Wed Dec 16, 2020 9:22 am

Now pulled out of a broadcast job this afternoon and into odds on at 5/6.

I feel a bit dirty making £30 profit on fat sam

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Re: First Premier League manager sacking on the way

Post by randomclaret2 » Wed Dec 16, 2020 9:29 am

ClaretTony wrote:
Tue Dec 15, 2020 11:32 pm
It’s not to do with results though, they’ve had fall outs this season because they haven’t backed him since promotion.
I bet SD wished he hadnt been backed to the same extent over the summer Tony 😉

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Re: First Premier League manager sacking on the way

Post by Quickenthetempo » Wed Dec 16, 2020 10:09 am

A little off topic but did anyone else see Charlie Austin come on for WBA as a sub? He looked unable to run at all, maybe he has no knee after all?

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Re: First Premier League manager sacking on the way

Post by beddie » Wed Dec 16, 2020 10:34 am

I feel sorry for any Manager that has to read in the press or social media that he's about to be sacked,especially if they're reading it days before it takes place.

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Re: First Premier League manager sacking on the way

Post by bfcjg » Wed Dec 16, 2020 10:41 am

A wagon load of viagra wouldn't keep the Baggies up.

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Re: First Premier League manager sacking on the way

Post by FactualFrank » Wed Dec 16, 2020 10:44 am

It's a poor do when a club sacks its manager who got them promoted.

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Re: First Premier League manager sacking on the way

Post by jojomk1 » Wed Dec 16, 2020 10:54 am

Would not surprise me if the contract had been signed before last night's match but that BFS did not want to be involved in the game in case they got a tanking

But, he will make them hard to beat and will have a hefty warchest in Jan for signings

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Re: First Premier League manager sacking on the way

Post by Steve1956 » Wed Dec 16, 2020 11:12 am

That Allardyce has no qualms about taking his fellow managers jobs,he really is lower than a snakes belly,like someone said I bet his contract to manage the baggies was signed and sealed before last night's game,wouldn't want that prick within a million miles of managing our club
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Re: First Premier League manager sacking on the way

Post by Volvoclaret » Wed Dec 16, 2020 11:41 am

Don't sugar coat it Steve, tell us what you really feel about S. A.

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Re: First Premier League manager sacking on the way

Post by Steve1956 » Wed Dec 16, 2020 11:44 am

Volvoclaret wrote:
Wed Dec 16, 2020 11:41 am
Don't sugar coat it Steve, tell us what you really feel about S. A.
He is due a failure mate,bring it on..the fat arrogant tosser! :lol:

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Re: First Premier League manager sacking on the way

Post by JohnMac » Wed Dec 16, 2020 11:46 am

I thought Allardyce had been looking at bit smug recently as his TV punditry increased

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Re: First Premier League manager sacking on the way

Post by ClaretTony » Wed Dec 16, 2020 11:47 am

FactualFrank wrote:
Wed Dec 16, 2020 10:44 am
It's a poor do when a club sacks its manager who got them promoted.
It is but maybe said manager shouldn't have publicly gone to war against the owners regarding his budget. Now, that sounds familiar.

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Re: First Premier League manager sacking on the way

Post by Volvoclaret » Wed Dec 16, 2020 11:48 am

Steve1956 wrote:
Wed Dec 16, 2020 11:44 am
He is due a failure mate,bring it on..the fat arrogant tosser! :lol:
Soooo not that keen on him. :D

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Re: First Premier League manager sacking on the way

Post by JohnMac » Wed Dec 16, 2020 11:49 am

Quickenthetempo wrote:
Wed Dec 16, 2020 10:09 am
A little off topic but did anyone else see Charlie Austin come on for WBA as a sub? He looked unable to run at all, maybe he has no knee after all?
I am so glad we saw the very best of Charlie Austin, putting the ball in the net was almost expected every game. His link play with Trippier was exceptional at times.

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Re: First Premier League manager sacking on the way

Post by Steve1956 » Wed Dec 16, 2020 11:49 am

Volvoclaret wrote:
Wed Dec 16, 2020 11:48 am
Soooo not that keen on him. :D
Hes alright :lol:

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Re: First Premier League manager sacking on the way

Post by Steve1956 » Wed Dec 16, 2020 11:51 am

JohnMac wrote:
Wed Dec 16, 2020 11:49 am
I am so glad we saw the very best of Charlie Austin, putting the ball in the net was almost expected every game. His link play with Trippier was exceptional at times.
Sadly it looks like injuries have caught up with Charlie's body..very sad to see.

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Re: First Premier League manager sacking on the way

Post by NickBFC » Wed Dec 16, 2020 11:53 am

Risky move, obviously making the change now to give the new manager time to assess the squad before the window opens. Relegation will catch up with BFS at some point...let's hope it's this season.

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Re: First Premier League manager sacking on the way

Post by JohnMac » Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:01 pm

Regarding Sam, the unemployment rate will drop once he's assembled his coaching staff. He rarely does things by half and was ahead of his time for years. Odious as he may be to some, he knows his way around the football scene.

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Re: First Premier League manager sacking on the way

Post by ClaretTony » Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:02 pm

JohnMac wrote:
Wed Dec 16, 2020 11:49 am
I am so glad we saw the very best of Charlie Austin, putting the ball in the net was almost expected every game. His link play with Trippier was exceptional at times.
I could not believe the clamour on this board for us to sign Charlie back in the summer of 2019 at the time he'd gone to West Brom. He'd started only 34 games for Southampton in three and a half years and made a further 37 sub appearances. The goals have dried up too. He's scored 26 league goals in the last five years and nine of those have been penalties.

His goalscoring at Burnley was outstanding, even better for QPR, but for someone just a few days older than Jay Rod he looks knackered now. What I've never been able to work out though was that we got better results in his two years at Burnley when he was out of the team than when he was in the team, suggesting we played to him too much.

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Re: First Premier League manager sacking on the way

Post by Papabendi » Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:07 pm

Not on long last night but way off the pace.

Sad to see his decline but to be honest the rumour was he wasn't such a great bloke around the club and his behaviour in some of his games against us for QPR left a taste too.

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Post by Hibsclaret » Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:11 pm

He’s been potted

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Re: First Premier League manager sacking on the way

Post by Steve1956 » Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:12 pm

Prepare for Sky sports news to go into meltdown regarding the fat one.

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Re: First Premier League manager sacking on the way

Post by LeadBelly » Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:15 pm

Aye, The Telegraph is reporting he's now been sacked & that BFS has been "lined up". Contract to the end of the season with an extra year IF he keeps them up.

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Re: First Premier League manager sacking on the way

Post by claretonthecoast1882 » Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:16 pm

He is probably already drinking a magnum of bisto to celebrate being back in the game
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Re: First Premier League manager sacking on the way

Post by Quickenthetempo » Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:16 pm

Can we employ him for our next trip to City? To break the 5 nil cycle.

Give Dyche that week off maybe?

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Re: First Premier League manager sacking on the way

Post by Conroysleftfoot » Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:32 pm

I really hope West Brom go down now. They are hardly cut adrift from the rest of the league like Sheffield Utd are becoming. What did the owners expect was going to happen, it's flipping barmy.

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Re: First Premier League manager sacking on the way

Post by ClaretTony » Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:51 pm

Conroysleftfoot wrote:
Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:32 pm
I really hope West Brom go down now. They are hardly cut adrift from the rest of the league like Sheffield Utd are becoming. What did the owners expect was going to happen, it's flipping barmy.
As I’ve posted, publicly criticising your bosses is never the best option if you want to keep your job.

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Re: First Premier League manager sacking on the way

Post by Spijed » Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:54 pm

ClaretTony wrote:
Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:51 pm
As I’ve posted, publicly criticising your bosses is never the best option if you want to keep your job.
Although SD knows he can get away with it to some extent.

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Post by Quickenthetempo » Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:54 pm

ClaretTony wrote:
Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:51 pm
As I’ve posted, publicly criticising your bosses is never the best option if you want to keep your job.
Good job Garlick is too tight to pay compensation.

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Re: First Premier League manager sacking on the way

Post by ClaretTony » Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:56 pm

Quickenthetempo wrote:
Wed Dec 16, 2020 12:54 pm
Good job Garlick is too tight to pay compensation.
Which at times is what I’ve thought Dyche might me trying.

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Post by joey13 » Wed Dec 16, 2020 1:00 pm

I expect Allardyce will get at least 6 million if he keeps them up

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Re: First Premier League manager sacking on the way

Post by ClaretTony » Wed Dec 16, 2020 1:28 pm

I knew he'd kicked off when they sold Hegazi behind his back and now I've ready he wasn't happy for spending the money available on Diangana who I assume he didn't value quite so highly.

The Athletic reporting that the decision to sack him was made last weekend but they couldn't get the replacement in for last night because of COVID protocols.

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