[Albion] Fabian Hürzeler **SINGED 15/06/2024**

Bold Seagull said:

Let’s hope all the excitement and best wishes from fans translate into him being given a bit of time.

We’ve had arguably the best 3 seasons in the club’s history, and he’ll have no experience of the spotlight and pressure cooker environment of the PL. We’re going to need a bit of patience I feel.

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Flounce said:

Looking forward to all us NSC managers analysing and offering our thoughts on what he should be doing better and how he probably doesn’t even know his best team and how it’s all gone pear shaped after a couple of defeats

I am looking forward to seeing if he lives up to the unhinged coach on the sidelines suggestion. Love an animated coach

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Guinness Boy said:

Paddy have paid out

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Kalimantan Gull said:

Clearly we will. I'm still looking forward to the season where we have a good, settled, experienced squad with a good, settled manager. Would love to see what we could do. Thought next year might be the year, but will be more development now. Not to say that's not fun either.

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Bold Seagull said:

Let’s hope so. Iraola had a shocking start for Bournemouth, not winning and losing 6 of their first 9 games. New managers sometimes need a bit of time, but the pressure can really pile on if you don’t start well.

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RexCathedra said:

Feel a bit bad, actually.
St. Pauli is, spiritually I felt, something of a sister club, especially during the Falmer for All era - and we did something of a Chelsea on them.

But only a bit bad. They're in 1.Bundesliga now, and we're in the EPL now, and business is business.

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nickbrighton said:

We approached them for their manager-After the season was over, but before transfer window was open, pre season a month away, we havent taken (yet) their player of the season, half the technical structre, havent taken his assistants, or long estrablished club coaches, or the club legend, and we havent done all of that 3 weeks into a new season, and then we havent come back for the ones we left behind

There is simply no comparison with what Chelsea did, and tried to do.

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Psychobilly freakout said:

while you were out, Fabrizio was round, fairly decent thing to do naturally, keep the old man happy….

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Quebec Seagull said:

Québécois, ostie! So 'frites' in French and 'fries' in anglais, thank you very much!


I'm projecting, right? If I'd delivered a baby to term, I'd want to raise it at least until s/he reached school age. Well, I suppose I could come up with a better analogy, lol. Just speaking as a project manager, it bothers me seeing people biting off more than they can chew after having a bit of success.

Unless he's a true prodigy, I have my reservations. Thank you for letting me have them!

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chickens said:

So, now we’ve got our man, there needs to be a bit of understanding. While things may be (and hopefully are) brilliant from the off, his previous job started after he’d already been embedded in the team as assistant manager, and had pre-existing relationships with the coaching staff and players.

Now he’s moved country, it sounds like he won’t necessarily be bringing all (or even any) of his existing coaching team with him, and he has no pre-existing relationships with players or the coaches who are already here.

He’s obviously ambitious and has a clear picture of how he wants his team to play, but we’ve got to allow him some time to find his feet, and not be straight on his back if we don’t get the immediate start to the season we want.

Anyone who’s moved abroad for work knows that the first months can feel isolating and tough, being away from family and friends. I admire him already for believing in himself and feeling he’s ready to be tested at this level, but until he’s here and coaching with a team in place, we’ve got no idea how quickly/easily he’s going to be able to get his ideas across and working. Let’s make sure he knows we’re with him in the early weeks of the season.

TLDR - he’s young, this will be his first time living in the UK, he’s going to be in an unfamiliar setup, let’s make sure he knows he’s supported.

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nickbrighton said:

We approached them for their manager-After the season was over, but before transfer window was open, pre season a month away, we havent taken (yet) their player of the season, half the technical structre, havent taken his assistants, or long estrablished club coaches, or the club legend, and we havent done all of that 3 weeks into a new season, and then we havent come back for the ones we left behind

There is simply no comparison with what Chelsea did, and tried to do.

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brighton_tom said:

Yep. Needs our support & patience.

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Mustafa II said:

100%

We can't expect miracles (but that's not to say miracles can't happen).

If we expect to finish 16th, which would be just about acceptable given the circumstances, anything else will be a bonus.

Let's get behind him, win lose or draw, and see where he can take us 24/25 and beyond.

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