Skaville
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That’s true
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[Football] Love This. Suck sh*t Potter
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Dick Swiveller
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- Sep 9, 2011
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There was a moment in the first half where after we picked up a missed cross from the left, we somehow worked it back from their corner flag to Bart. I reckon that was the moment that broke him as he taught them that.
Taybha
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Silverhatch
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Bloom and Barber were furious that he left WHEN he did. Boehly literally ‘paid’ for derailing our best start to a PL season.
maffew
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It makes me really uncomfortable seeing another human mentally like that genuinely hope he's OK.
On the flip side, if his work/job/football/people singing stuff is really impacting him, he perhaps might want to do something different. At least he's in the privileged position to be able to get any support/break what evers needed. I'd stick myself on a cruise, take a break, and if still wanted to be involved with football do some grassroots work or something. Must take its toll managing at the top. Not everyone's geared up to it mentally, need to be able to take the lows more so than the highs.
On the flip side, if his work/job/football/people singing stuff is really impacting him, he perhaps might want to do something different. At least he's in the privileged position to be able to get any support/break what evers needed. I'd stick myself on a cruise, take a break, and if still wanted to be involved with football do some grassroots work or something. Must take its toll managing at the top. Not everyone's geared up to it mentally, need to be able to take the lows more so than the highs.
Lush
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Seems strange that he spent all that time “waiting for the right opportunity” then chose West Ham.
I certainly don't hate him, and agree that him leaving for Chelsea was completely understandable. The coaching staff he brought to Brighton would also go (again understandable), but he/Chelsea didn't leave anyone behind, which was a bit much. My main issue is the way he handled it. He was basically just a knob.
I discussed it with the kids on the way to the game, and I wouldn't have minded if the crowd booed him all game if it helped our players win. That's not what happened though. Booing after the game was unnecessary and petty, but that's football.
Is it PotG?
Thrifty non-licker
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Indeed. I thought his performance was premeditated and planned.
He was trying to show the fans that he is feeling what they are feeling. Similar to his stint at Chelsea where he did the 're-brand' of his appearance to appear more 'Chelsea-like'.
Of course he is really gutted and upset after that result and our last minute winner but he hammed it up way too much to the level of insincerity as you point out.
He is trying to play mind games with the players and fans when he should be looking at his squad and playing the requisite tactics that their skills set requires which is a low possession deep block and fast break system.
- Feb 22, 2014
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I suppose it’s understandable from football fans but I do wonder what they expected this season. Surely staying up was the objective? What Potter is expected to do coming in when he did I am not too sure. The football yesterday looked pretty good to me and if they had won it would not have surprised me. Still, he can cry all the way to the bank, as we used to say.
Wanting a PL job within reach of his Sussex home? With Spurs and Arse not in for him.
As someone who wasn’t there, can you confirm what chants were directed at him?
Fullkrug's angry post match interview last week, where he described his fellow teammates as shit, really struck a chord with WH fans, who agree with him. Potter, obviously pissed about the public call out, dropped Fullkrug from the starting line up, which further pissed off their fans. I take Potter's post match interview yesterday as him trying to channel Fullkrug's angry spirit to get the fans onside. It's just performative!
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Albeit perhaps not for much longer....
- Feb 22, 2014
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If he gets paid off again it really is money for old rope. There are worse ways of making a pension pot!
I think you have identified the heart of the matter.
That's the end of the affair for me.
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That's quite difficult to watch. I think there's some full fight or flight / anxiety displays in that. When you're at a particular mental low, as I'm sure he was at that point, summoning the energy to face the press and handle the questions must be that last thing you want to do and doing so will compound the problem.
We've seen other managers react with anger in similar situations, or plain refusal to do it, neither of which are his style and I'd worry (genuinely worry) what that will do to him. The Hammers fans on social media have turned against him in greater numbers and with more vitriol and hatred and aggression than he probably experienced even at Chelsea and that was before yesterday. Must be a horrible, lonely place to be and to lose like that against us must amplify that several times over. I hope him and Fab had a pint of Harveys after and might meet occasionally for a game of padel or something. I think it'd do them both good.
We've seen other managers react with anger in similar situations, or plain refusal to do it, neither of which are his style and I'd worry (genuinely worry) what that will do to him. The Hammers fans on social media have turned against him in greater numbers and with more vitriol and hatred and aggression than he probably experienced even at Chelsea and that was before yesterday. Must be a horrible, lonely place to be and to lose like that against us must amplify that several times over. I hope him and Fab had a pint of Harveys after and might meet occasionally for a game of padel or something. I think it'd do them both good.
queens park pete
Prog off!
After that press conference and their fan base, more like "Storm bringer!"
