Sam Allardyce

[nsno-chris]

Allardyce has done a very good job stabilizing us and though I'm disturbed at playing 5 at the back against West Brom, I can fault very little of his performance so far.

The best thing he has done is polarize GOT into 2 extreme camps imo. Normally a new manager will have majority backing initially which will ebb and flow with results. Big Sam has come in here and made a clean cut right down the middle. The future of EFC is dull and functional, the future of GOT is v bright indeed

I, for one, am looking forward to another GOT war. The big fat dullard crook

 

[Prevenger17]

I, for one, I’m looking forward to another GOT war. The big fat dullard crook

You will be first against the wall.

 

[Groucho]

It was just luck, particularly liverpool, it wasn’t good defending and on another day they’d have put about 5 past us.

I think we might find that out in a week or so.

We’ll I’m happy with a lucky manager then.

 

[boris]

We’ll I’m happy with a lucky manager then.

I agree, when you can’t attract a good manager mid season, you may as well accept a lucky manager for the time being.

 

[MickA]

The only surprising thing is some people are surprised. He is what he is and will never be what some people hope.

 

[boris]

Doing his job perfectly, in most professions he’d just be judged on results performance or methods wouldn’t be as important.
Unfortunately he has thousands if not millions who demand to be entertained and needs to get the balance right.

I also believe this unbeaten run might be a bit of a monkey on his back now and it’s taken precedent over us actually trying to win games.

He is, he’s doing exactly what it said on the tin. If you were concerned about relegation, and I wasn’t at the time but that’s another argument, then he had come in and stabilised banishing relegation worries for another year.

However, what it said on the tin is exactly what he is. With no trophies and only a 6th placed finish at Bolton to show for a 25 year career it’s safe to say he’s not the man to realise the ambition Mr Moshri is supposed to have.

 

[Thomasc]

Just seen his post match interview. Talks total sense, very honest and realistic and that for me is such a refreshing change to the last two managers we have had.

I sort of can understand people moaning if they are bored watching the team. But it’s a results game, end of.

Burnley are having the season of their lives and we are now 6 points off them and close to being back to where we were last season after a completely horrific start.

Bit of perspective needed I think.

 

[sheedys left foot]

Gets defence full of actual spazzes to stop conceding goals. In less than a month.
Gets an away win after a year without one. In less than a month.
Doesn't get annihilated at the Rs.

GET OUT OF OUR CLUB IVE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS SORT OF THING

He’s achieved that by playing a back 6, can you not see that?? As a result, we are depending on luck and a couple of worldies in order to pick up a few wins. No luck in the opposition half and no worldies yesterday = no joy.

 

[nsno-chris]

Definition:

the hard part on the bottom of the feet of animals such as horses, sheep, and dee

Or

Sam Allardyce’s preferred method of football

 

[blue62]

If we are still playing like this in March then I will join the Samoaner bus, until then I will keep my counsel.

 

[CountyRoadKid]

However, what it said on the tin is exactly what he is. With no trophies and only a 6th placed finish at Bolton to show for a 25 year career it’s safe to say he’s not the man to realise the ambition Mr Moshri is supposed to have.

In his defence, he has always been in charge of average to poor football clubs. He has always bemoaned the fact that the big jobs went to foreign coaches and now he has been given his chance to show he can handle one of the giants. He is proving a lot of people wrong.

 

[ijjysmith]

He’s achieved that by playing a back 6, can you not see that?? As a result, we are depending on luck and a couple of worldies in order to pick up a few wins. No luck in the opposition half and no worldies yesterday = no joy.

So you'd rather we played 6 up front?!

LOL

 

[Adam-GOTTV]

Bit of perspective needed I think.

This. You might not like it but the fact is we were sprinting straight toward the championship before he came in. He's been here about five or six weeks and we've already seen a vast improvement at one end of the pitch. He's not had a transfer window yet and is working with one of the most unbalanced sides in the league. I don't know about you, but I don't want Everton football club to lose matches, and we're not losing any at the moment.

Can we a) give him some proper time and b) try to not get carried away with our emotions. The over-reaction by some people yesterday was pathetic, I can't take it seriously.

 

[ijjysmith]

The over-reaction by some people yesterday was pathetic, I can't take it seriously.

So very much this. It's laughable.

 

[banno]

He’s achieved that by playing a back 6, can you not see that?? As a result, we are depending on luck and a couple of worldies in order to pick up a few wins. No luck in the opposition half and no worldies yesterday = no joy.

Can you not see why he played a back 5 also. He does his homework on teams strengths and we knew West Brom would be throwing crosses in and woe and behold they did. Good call by Alladyce in his attempt to set up that way. Yes we are disappointing with the ball and going forward as we have been even before he came. If he doesn't get the balance right come the end of the season then we will all be wanting him out. Currently he has stopped us getting smashed all over the place and rewarded us with 12 points from 6 games with very few conceded. Not pretty but much needed and he now has the chance to add his own players in January........then we can criticise if we are still playing the same style. At the moment BFS gets my full thanks for getting us out the sh1t and being only 3 points short of our previous 14 games points tally.