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Liverpoolphil said:
Sorry but those clubs are the next level up from Brighton , Brighton are doing well , drawing their way to safety but that’s the clubs main aim each season , staying solid in the Prem

The likes of Spurs etc are huge clubs that are aiming first for CL and then to win trophies

Brighton aren’t on the same level as the likes of Arsenal , Spurs etc
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Did you also call Spurs huge? :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

Hugely disappointing maybe....
 
Swango1980 said:
You say clubs around Brighton are at the same level. Really? Hypothetically, what is likely to happen IF Potter were to leave Brighton? Assuming he is actually a very good manager, then they are likely to go downhill. So, Potter is a big reason why Brighton are where they are. If you were to compare Brighton with many of the clubs around them, but remove Potter from the equation, then you'd see Brighton are very unlikely at the level of the clubs around them. Then, put Potter back into the equation, but for another club, it is likely to move them even further ahead of Brighton (assuming he lives up to his current reputation).

So, moving to another club would simply show he has ambition to challenge even further towards the top of the table, and perhaps in Europe. And, as I said, from another personal point of view, he will be rewarded financially for it. The risk, of course, is that he doesn't get the results the new club expects. Will they give him the time or not? Mind you, even if that club were to let him go, I've no doubt he'd easily walk into another club, at least at Brighton's level. So, in that sense, it probably isn't much of a risk at all.
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You make some good points but I think he'll stay where he is. ?
 
Apart from being a Player/Manager, haven’t all the top managers started at lower levels?

Genuinely think we are being harsh and too judgemental on some of these “newer” managers.

Success and failure can be relative to the Club they are at.
 
Rlburnside said:
Spurs have a better squad and I expect them to win at home.

Let’s not forget Brighton haven’t got a goal scorer and have only won 6 games all season. ?

Potter looks a good manager and will be a asset to a bigger club?

No loyalty in football remember ?
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I really don’t understand this obsession with so called loyalty in football.

Why wouldn’t someone move to another job if they perceived it as a better opportunity or were being paid more? Every other profession would.
 
BiMGuy said:
I really don’t understand this obsession with so called loyalty in football.

Why wouldn’t someone move to another job if they perceived it as a better opportunity or were being paid more? Every other profession would.
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Happy with Phillips leaving in the summer?
 
pauldj42 said:
Apart from being a Player/Manager, haven’t all the top managers started at lower levels?

Genuinely think we are being harsh and too judgemental on some of these “newer” managers.

Success and failure can be relative to the Club they are at.
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Maybe yeah - but the best seem to be successful quite early on too

I understand thats hard to achieve in the prem in comparison to some foreign leagues.

More interestingly - Klopp got Mainz promoted, maintained for a while and then relegated again. When he failed to secure promotion he left and his next job was Dortmund.

Quite Howe-esque!
 
BiMGuy said:
I really don’t understand this obsession with so called loyalty in football.

Why wouldn’t someone move to another job if they perceived it as a better opportunity or were being paid more? Every other profession would.
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I agree with all you said
 
Bdill93 said:
Happy with Phillips leaving in the summer?
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Absolutely not. But because we’d be losing one of our best players.

It would be ridiculous to say he should stay to be loyal, when he could got to a club that would give him the opportunity to win trophies or earn more.

Unless he goes to ManU or Liverpool Then I hope he fails miserably ?
 
BiMGuy said:
Absolutely not. But because we’d be losing one of our best players.

It would be ridiculous to say he should stay to be loyal, when he could got to a club that would give him the opportunity to win trophies or earn more.

Unless he goes to ManU or Liverpool Then I hope he fails miserably ?
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I think that hits the nail on the head... Its always the best player that isnt loyal but the fans hate to see go.

You quickly move on though! Such is the game of football
 
Bdill93 said:
I think that hits the nail on the head... Its always the best player that isnt loyal :ROFLMAO:
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There are many a player who will claim to have been loyal to their club. When the reality is, no one better wanted them ?
 
Just when you think Arsenal couldnt negotiate any worse it turns out they are contributing to Aubameyangs wages still, to ensure the deal went through that took him off the wage bill

Utterly astounding how bad the club has been on negotiations the last 5+ years and destroyed so much asset value in the process
 
Bdill93 said:
Maybe yeah - but the best seem to be successful quite early on too

I understand thats hard to achieve in the prem in comparison to some foreign leagues.

More interestingly - Klopp got Mainz promoted, maintained for a while and then relegated again. When he failed to secure promotion he left and his next job was Dortmund.

Quite Howe-esque!
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Mainz gave Klopp a chance and he took 2 1/2 seasons to them getting promoted, very few teams show the manager that patience.(y)
 
pauldj42 said:
Mainz gave Klopp a chance and he took 2 1/2 seasons to them getting promoted, very few teams show the manager that patience.(y)
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His record there was pretty good over his full tenure considering the size of the club - according to my quick Wikipedia search earlier - 109 wins, 78 draws and 83 losses
 
Bdill93 said:
His record there was pretty good over his full tenure considering the size of the club - according to my quick Wikipedia search earlier - 109 wins, 78 draws and 83 losses
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It was great, got them to the top flight for the first time.

I’m complementing him, and Mainz for giving him the chance and then sticking with him.
 
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