Marco Silva

[BlueStevie35]

At least we had an identity and ethos then. Now we are just another club throwing good money after bad trying to buy success

Did we win anything for that? No. I'm sick and tired of being best of the rest, not having a pot to pee in. I was 10 the last time we won anything, there's members of this board younger than most who have seen us win nothing. If doing a City and Chelsea, by throwing money about for a couple of years until we build a trophy worthy squad, is what we have to do then so be it

 

[Tennessee Blue Mike]

Silva it is then. Attractive football with a big worry the back door may be left open.

 

[JobForTheMoyes]

Did we win anything for that? No. I'm sick and tired of being best of the rest, not having a pot to pee in. I was 10 the last time we won anything, there's members of this board younger than most who have seen us win nothing. If doing a City and Chelsea, by throwing money about for a couple of years until we build a trophy worthy squad, is what we have to do then so be it

Fair enough. I would rather do it another way, but I get your point.

 

[den1]

The funniest part about this is we have our fanbase arguing over 2 managers who are far more similar than people realize not just stylistically but career paths.

Both started in the lower tiers of Portugal, both had success with smaller clubs, both had opportunities at big clubs in portugal but didn't live up to expectancy, both moved to inferior leagues for the main powerhouse in that country (Olympiakos and Shakhtar) resulting in both winning easy titles.

Both play 4231 with the focus being on pressing and flair with the ball in attacking area's.

Difference is one's the flavour of the month like Vitor Pereira was and the others seen as "another martinez" because of his history so far in England, which doesn't hold up anyway as his season with Hull had it been a full season would have finished around 12th in the league and at the point of being sacked by Watford even after not winning for a long period they were still 10th. That loss of form also happened to be the same time they had 13 players injured most of them first teamers, do people not remember the home watford game where they were comfortably beating us till 2 players got injured in the 2nd half one being Gomes in goal who was having a good game.

I just find it funny how both are very similar yet because ones still that exciting untested in england foriegner people will jump all over the bandwagon compared to a manager whose overperformed with a team of misfits at Hull, and had Watford flying at the beginning of this season (the same watford who even after he left and got players fit again have continually got worse)

Thank You.... That was a Very Good Post !!

 

[JobForTheMoyes]

Silva it is then. Attractive football with a big worry the back door may be left open.

Knocking at your back door... lol

 

[Zezti]

Martinez V2, here we go

 

[Toffe3m4n]

I'll be utterly pissed off if we end up with Silva and Fonseca ends up at West Ham. What an absolute disaster that would be.

 

[BlueStevie35]

I'll be utterly pissed off if we end up with Silva and Fonseca ends up at West Ham. What an absolute disaster that would be.

Fonseca won't end up there, it's West Ham, they talked up big names earlier in the season when Bilic left and ended up with Moyes

 

[matty1878]

Will you continue your boycott if we appointed a manger with Premier league experience then

No it’s not hoof the ball

 

[kithnou]

Fonseca won't end up there, it's West Ham, they talked up big names earlier in the season when Bilic left and ended up with Moyes

Possibly. But if he has indeed shown an interest there then I say we swerve him immediately. Loser.

 

[billyblue80]

Fonseca won't end up there, it's West Ham, they talked up big names earlier in the season when Bilic left and ended up with Moyes

West ham will go back for Moyes when every manager knocks them back

 

[kithnou]

West ham will go back for Moyes when every manager knocks them back

And what's stopping us doing the same with Allardyce if we lose the first 5 next season? One can argue Moshiri panicked worse than their owner really.

 

[billyblue80]

Interesting. Plays the style we want but can he also be solid too?

 

[Gareth Gibson]

I liked what Silva did at Hull. Very nearly keeping up one of the worst squads in Premier League history was impressive, as was the feat of guiding Hull to victory over Man Utd in the first leg of the League Cup semi-final. And as others have mentioned he did well to guide Sporting to their first major trophy in seven years.

However, for me it's his record at Olympiacos that's most impressive. Under his stewardship they won their first SEVENTEEN domestic matches of the 2015/16 season, eventually winning the Greek title (Superleague Greece) with ease. They also trounced Arsenal in the Champions League.

Cracking young manager.

He was never going to succeed at Watford. They're a small club with no money.

Taking a club like Estoril from the lower reaches of Portugal's second tier (Segunda Liga) to the higher echelons of the Portuguese top-flight (Primeira Liga) was also extremely impressive.

Silva has done well at every club he's been at, bar Watford. And in fairness to him he had a tiny budget at Vicarage Road. Plus, Watford never looked like going down.

 

[den1]

Ah well! If we can't have David Moyes...then I suppose it'll have to be Marco Silva then !