***Official*** English Football Season 2019-20

[Cabinet96]

No one thinks it's pleasant. And I'm actually of the belief that the vast majority of football managers do a middling job and aren't worthy of particular praise or criticism, i.e. not easy to justify sacking. Wenger in his last few years was probably still in that bracket. Emery isn't.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

There were significant calls for Micky Mellon's head just over two years ago and now we are two leagues higher

Bit different though.

Taking you down this season though so you will want him gone then.

 

[Furball]

Some of the stuff that's come out in the last couple of weeks about what's been going on behind the scenes is really damning. His treatment of Koscielny in particular was ****ing ridiculous.

 

[GIMH]

Taking you down this season though so you will want him gone then.

I wouldn't anyway, but I'd be surprised if we went down.

No chance we finish below Bolton or Southend. We just smashed MK at their place a couple of weeks back. Accrington, Lincoln and Wimbledon next three so that will give us a good measure. To top that we got new investment in september so should have a decent window

But the bottom line is we got into L1 well ahead of schedule, Micky has one of the safest jobs in the country I think. My worry is more him getting fed up at the budget but hopefully the investment I mentioned sorts that

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Some of the stuff that's come out in the last couple of weeks about what's been going on behind the scenes is really damning. His treatment of Koscielny in particular was ****ing ridiculous.

Isn't that always the case whenever a manager loses his job. Win a trophy and he is a genius for ****ting on a player he wants out or the manager wants him out.

 

[Pothas]

You're both wrong, sacking people in most companies is incredibly hard even when they're absolutely useless

Haha yep. There is really no comparison to football management and a 'normal job.'

Agree with the general points being made though. There is a huge difference between being on a bad run, Bees had an awful one when Frank took charge last year and the sort of thing we have seen here with Emery. It is usually pretty easy to tell as well.

 

[Furball]

Isn't that always the case whenever a manager loses his job. Win a trophy and he is a genius for ****ting on a player he wants out or the manager wants him out.

Nah, the same sort of stuff hasn't come out about Pochettino. The worst that's come out about him so far is that the players were starting to get a bit fed up of his methods after being flogged into the ground for 5 years.

Emery's had fallings out with Ramsey, Özil, Koscielny and the whole captaincy farce with Xakha.

 

[andmark]

Just throwing out a question: who do the Arsenal fans on here want as the next manager? Please restore my faith in the knowledge of football fandom after some of the things I've just been listening to.

 

[sledger]

Just throwing out a question: who do the Arsenal fans on here want as the next manager? Please restore my faith in the knowledge of football fandom after some of the things I've just been listening to.

Poch, Arteta or Allegri.

 

[andmark]

Poch, Arteta or Allegri.

Faith restored.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

City are currently predictable and quite ponderous.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

This squad is finished.

 

[James90]

City drop more points.

Liverpool can put 11 points between them with a win at Anfield.

Gary Lineker joked a while back that Leicester were the biggest contenders - but it's hard to argue with that at the moment.

 

[anil1405]

The form that Leicester are in, they are the near contenders atm. Games against City and Liverpool on either side of Christmas would give us a more clear picture of what's cooking at King Power stadium.

 

[Cabinet96]

Leicester will finish at least 15 points behind City in May baring a City tank job.

 

[OverratedSanity]

That de bruyne strike tho. yeboahesque.

 

[duffer]

Ornstein on Allegri: 'No, I don't think that will happen. Allegri did not impress Arsenal when he was interviewed for the job in 2018. He barely spoken any English, even in small talk and his agent was said to speak more English than he spoke in Italian'

Wait, Allegri was willing to interview with us in 2018?

 

[James90]

David Martin in tears after keeping a clean sheet on his Premier League debut to beat Chelsea. The bloke is 33.

Outstanding.

 

[andruid]

#savethehatters. What is wrong in Luton?

 

[GIMH]

David Martin in tears after keeping a clean sheet on his Premier League debut to beat Chelsea. The bloke is 33.

Outstanding.

Been around the block him. We had him on loan from Liverpool about ten years ago if it's the same one