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hktoffee
Birds of a feather flock together
The short term aim is always to be the best outside the Sky 6. This is an open secret is it mate?
brieverton
Player Valuation: £50m
It's too rash to sack him now, that's my thought.
The situation is volatile amongst fans, including me, and I understand that completely.
But Brands and the board just have to take the heat out of any analysis, I'm sure they will do.
Silva does have a big task to turn things around and do so quickly, I'm not sure he can do it, but my gut instinct is that we should hold firm for the time being.
Things have been very disappointing, but a couple of results would calm things.
The situation is volatile amongst fans, including me, and I understand that completely.
But Brands and the board just have to take the heat out of any analysis, I'm sure they will do.
Silva does have a big task to turn things around and do so quickly, I'm not sure he can do it, but my gut instinct is that we should hold firm for the time being.
Things have been very disappointing, but a couple of results would calm things.
hktoffee
Birds of a feather flock together
He is not here, to spend loads of cash, and get 15th. Of course the decision is rested upon on the board. This is vastly disappointing start and he is unable to take full advantage of this early easy fixtures.
brieverton
Player Valuation: £50m
Agreed, but as pointed out above, the board thought he was suitable to lead into the season and get the new players in.
I don't assume they'll take the nuclear option off the back of 4 league defeats in 7, albeit 3 of those in particular were dreadful.
This is just a question of timing really if the end game is that he gets sacked.
He won't be able to sustain his position if this run continues, things will take on a momentum of their own then.
I just don't think we are at that point and don't want that point to arrive either.
If a sacking can be at all avoided, I think that's the best way for the club.
If it cannot be avoided, of course he will be sacked, and it will happen with the approval of the majority as per.
Lose to Burnley and he's gone in the International break.
Thomasc
Formerly known as By God I'm Blue
There was absolutely nothing wrong in letting him go into this season and giving him the chance to build on his finish of last season.
However, they are more than entitled to pull the trigger if it looks very obvious that he isn’t.
Its not bad planning, it’s not bad management at the top, it’s simply that they have given him a chance to show them why they put their faith in him in the first place.
He’s failing so is open to assessment.
We can all be wise and smart arses after the event, but they did absolutely nothing wrong in believing he deserved to take Everton into the new season.
Like any relationship / partnership etc, there is a cut off point when things aren’t working. I’d personally say it’s past that now, but I think what most of us are saying is that if it goes beyond the Burnley game at the weekend if we suffer another defeat, then it is one game too far and it certainly isn’t judging it on a game by game basis.
However, they are more than entitled to pull the trigger if it looks very obvious that he isn’t.
Its not bad planning, it’s not bad management at the top, it’s simply that they have given him a chance to show them why they put their faith in him in the first place.
He’s failing so is open to assessment.
We can all be wise and smart arses after the event, but they did absolutely nothing wrong in believing he deserved to take Everton into the new season.
Like any relationship / partnership etc, there is a cut off point when things aren’t working. I’d personally say it’s past that now, but I think what most of us are saying is that if it goes beyond the Burnley game at the weekend if we suffer another defeat, then it is one game too far and it certainly isn’t judging it on a game by game basis.
Bob Elstone
Player Valuation: £35m
Make all the excuses you want such as ‘long term plan’ and ‘don’t want to be a club changing managers etc’
It’s all rubbish. Facts are facts and this bloke can’t get a tune out of an expensively assembles squad of internationals. Many of which he has recruited and have much better experience and pedigree than the opposition he has lost to!
He’s failed to get results at dross like villa, Bournemouth, palace and sheff United.
He didn’t have the pedigree in the first place - relegated at Hull and 8 wins at watford.
We stick with him and we’ll waste even more opportunity to turn round let’s face it a useless season. The run of fixtures we were gifted should mean we’re above Leicester but Marco and his ‘two defensive midfielders’ at home to newly promoted teams has wasted the opportunity.
Pull the plug after burnley.
It’s all rubbish. Facts are facts and this bloke can’t get a tune out of an expensively assembles squad of internationals. Many of which he has recruited and have much better experience and pedigree than the opposition he has lost to!
He’s failed to get results at dross like villa, Bournemouth, palace and sheff United.
He didn’t have the pedigree in the first place - relegated at Hull and 8 wins at watford.
We stick with him and we’ll waste even more opportunity to turn round let’s face it a useless season. The run of fixtures we were gifted should mean we’re above Leicester but Marco and his ‘two defensive midfielders’ at home to newly promoted teams has wasted the opportunity.
Pull the plug after burnley.
Bob Elstone
Player Valuation: £35m
His remit is to crack the top 6 or minimum top 7.
The way he’s going we’ll be luck to get outside bottom 6.
The way he’s going we’ll be luck to get outside bottom 6.
If Silva does go, we 100% have to go for Arteta.
This isn't just blind faith talking. I genuinely want Silva to do well.
But Arteta - this is from people involved with City I've spoken to recently for work - is genuinely talked about as one of the best out there.
Anybody who has an Athletic sub, check out Sam Lee's piece today. Hits the nail on the head and goes along with the (albeit limited) convos I've had as well.
No guarantee he'd come, but he's got all the potential it seems. Whether he still needs time to hone as a manager rather than a coach, remains to be seen.
This isn't just blind faith talking. I genuinely want Silva to do well.
But Arteta - this is from people involved with City I've spoken to recently for work - is genuinely talked about as one of the best out there.
Anybody who has an Athletic sub, check out Sam Lee's piece today. Hits the nail on the head and goes along with the (albeit limited) convos I've had as well.
No guarantee he'd come, but he's got all the potential it seems. Whether he still needs time to hone as a manager rather than a coach, remains to be seen.
See the issue there mate?
Failure this season is not qualifying for Europe imo.
We did that with Koeman.
Tennessee Blue Mike
Player Valuation: £50m
Can't see how he turns this ship around quite frankly. He isn't benching his underperforming stars. A fresh approach needs to be undertaken but he is so resistant to change anything. This will not end well for him or for us if this continues.
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