Graham Potter | West Ham manager
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Seems about right. Presumably that'd be reduced to the difference in his wages should he take another job - can hardly blame him for wanting time off.
I've been barred from several shops and nursing homes for this
These guys will try have us believe Potter left the club for a bag of Pick and Mix, a signed shirt and a firm handshake next
The guy was on a £50+ million contract over 5 years. He’s taking at least half I imagine.
13m for 7 months work. Not bad Graham, not bad at all.
In all seriousness, he had to go. Too big of a job for him and it appears he just doesn't have what it takes to be an elite manager for the big clubs. Interesting to see where he goes from here.
In all seriousness, he had to go. Too big of a job for him and it appears he just doesn't have what it takes to be an elite manager for the big clubs. Interesting to see where he goes from here.
no idea but its a running theme he isnt getting his contract paid.
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Bit harsh to judge him on this shit show. If he can tweak his tactics and learn from this then he will grow into a better manager from the experience. Right now he certainly proved out of his depth but I’m glad he was given an actual chance to turn it around even if our position is ridiculously low. Don’t agree with any that says Tuchel would have done better, this job has to be the hardest in football right now.
These guys will try have us believe Potter left the club for a bag of Pick and Mix, a signed shirt and a firm handshake next
The guy was on a £50+ million contract over 5 years. He’s taking at least half I imagine.
The only things that have actually been said about this in the media:
- Severance pay is unrelated to contract length (Law & Ornstein)
- Severance pay will be 'significant' (Guardian)
- Severance pay will be around £13M (Daily Mail)
I don't know about you but to me a £13M payoff for 7 months work represents a very signficiant amount and will just about treble his earnings from the club.
The current interim coach Bruno Saltor (Potter's ex-assistant) also said 'Graham and the club both thought it was the right call' when talking about the sack in yesterday's press conference so it seems he didn't even want to fight for his job and instead agreed himself it was time to go.
But your imagination says he's taking at least half of the contract so maybe we'll take that as a fact instead.
From the athletic -
They have some bigger issues than who they appoint as the next manager if that’s the case…
Makes the glazers look competent.
Forgive me for being a bit skeptical about the usual Chelsea mouthpieces getting damage limitation pieces from the club.
Couldn’t care less how much he is paid off but if it happens to be correct then i don’t know why you’d argue about it. Such a pointless topic of debate really.
Overriding sense when listening to pundits etc talking about this sacking, is that it's happened about a month too late, at least. Not one of them has thought it was ever the right fit, job is too big for him
Some serious comedy in those points above.
So we had 40 players in first team training? 11v11 and 9v9 at the same time? Lunacy.
Yet put together those 40 players could barely finish their dinner let alone finish chances in the box...
Potter just the scapegoat pretty much, any manager would struggle. We've lost players who contributed 50 goals odd in all comps last summer (Lukaku, Werner, Jorgingo, Rudi, Alonso). Replacements been shite bar Enzo.
It's the owners I'm afraid. Squad needs 15 players ish out this summer and goal scorers in.
So we had 40 players in first team training? 11v11 and 9v9 at the same time? Lunacy.
Yet put together those 40 players could barely finish their dinner let alone finish chances in the box...
Potter just the scapegoat pretty much, any manager would struggle. We've lost players who contributed 50 goals odd in all comps last summer (Lukaku, Werner, Jorgingo, Rudi, Alonso). Replacements been shite bar Enzo.
It's the owners I'm afraid. Squad needs 15 players ish out this summer and goal scorers in.
Just walk into the Tottenham job.
It's a tricky one. Sacking him in February would probably have been seen as harsh, with the club having just gotten plenty of reinforcements from the market in January and not even allowing for a proper chance to show what he can do with them.
After February there was that short-lived resurgence with three wins in a row, including the comeback victory against Dortmund, which probably earned him an extra month in the job but falling back to mediocre results and performances both before and after the international break was just too much.
No complaints about the timing if you ask me. He was given the opportunity to turn things around and for a while it looked like it might even happen but in the end it turned out to be just a false dawn so he finally got the boot.
2 of those are defenders and the 2 strikers were far from good enough. Its alarming with that considered you haven't been able to replace them.
Bloody hell
The clubs a bit of a laughing stock.
On a more serious note what’s being reported in The Athletic is quite concerning and would match the leaks about Tuchel being disillusioned somewhat with what’s been going on behind the scenes too.
Nagelsmann is more their sort of manager.
This. That whole argument that filled pages was just a waste of time.
That's not how it works. You have to earn the respect of the players.
They'll give you a chance but if it looks like you don't know what you're on about then you'll lose them. Manager or not, they won't respect you.
So he’s like a Lukaku among managers?
The points in bold above aren't really Potter's fault & points to a far more serious administrative breakdown. Too much money + lack of vision + lack of policy + lack of qualified personnel. Their problems are not going to end with just Potter's sacking, unless things change drastically.
All part of Bohely's long term plan, don't worry about it.
Rumours he might be off to Palace.
Think West Ham would be the best current fit for him in premier league but assume Moyes is staying on regardless of what happens in the final.
Would be a smart move for Palace. He's shown he can overachieve at a medium sized club with a limited budget. Might even make Palace an exciting team to watch for the first time in recent memory.
That's his level
Shame it never worked out with us really, but I don’t think he ever had the right mentality to manage a club of our size. He didn’t have the CV either, which it seemed the players held against him to an extent. Both of those issues can be solved with experience, though.
That said, he was on a hiding to nothing - any manager would’ve struggled under the same circumstances last season, so I do feel for him. Certainly don’t wish him any ill will.
With all due respect to Palace, if I were him I’d probably hold out a bit longer and see what comes up. I actually think he’d do a job at Spurs if given the time, but I doubt Levy would risk the backlash he’d get by appointing him.
That said, he was on a hiding to nothing - any manager would’ve struggled under the same circumstances last season, so I do feel for him. Certainly don’t wish him any ill will.
With all due respect to Palace, if I were him I’d probably hold out a bit longer and see what comes up. I actually think he’d do a job at Spurs if given the time, but I doubt Levy would risk the backlash he’d get by appointing him.
Ex-Brighton man at Palace? The fans will not like that!
It barely even seems like a rivalry.
I actually think he’d be a great fit for Leeds
Spurs fans welcomed ex-Chelsea managers with open arms. Most fans don't care about the manager's ex-clubs as long as they are a proven upgrade on the previous boss. The only instances where they hold their past against them is when they're a significant downgrade: see Brucey at Newcastle.
and vice versa!