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    These jokers…

    Welcome 😊 Obviously just rumours, but there being some conflict behind the scenes culminating in Paratici packing his bags certainly makes sense. Us going for a very much Paratici style interim manager in Tudor certainly does make for some further interesting speculation. But we should also...
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    Interim Manager Discussion - Igor Tudor joined until end of season

    It would have been crystal clear anyway that barring something almost unbelievable he would be done come the summer. One of the potential benefits with him is that he's been in similar situations before. It seems rather likely that the relationship between Frank and the players had soured. I...
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    Interim Manager Discussion - Igor Tudor joined until end of season

    On him preferring a more high intensity style I can understand the concerns with our injury situation. But we have two weeks off now and in terms of league games there's way more a game a week than two games a week coming up. If we're in the mud when the CL fixtures start back up I'm assuming...
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    Interim Manager Discussion - Igor Tudor joined until end of season

    Definitely not me. Not seeing anyone we could realistically get that wouldn't have downsides of similar magnitudes to no PL experience. Dyche was just fired by Forest for not getting them out of the relegation scrap they're in? Another potential problem would be the similarities in style of...
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    Interim Manager Discussion - Igor Tudor joined until end of season

    To dare is Tudor (Any better?)
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    Thomas Frank - Former Head Coach

    I hope and think we will be moving towards spending more on wages. Not just the change of owners/chairman, but also that this probably being part of the plan for quite a while. We've had to (or chosen to) replace essentially the whole squad in around 4 years, other than Kane getting limited in...
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    These jokers…

    For me Levy failed at recruiting the right people in charge (DoFs, managers) too many times post Poch (and during Poch on the DoF side). That was probably his biggest and most costly mistake. Why he didn't insist on the DoF model I don't understand. For sure Levy can't be absolved for our...
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    The Overlap - some interesting comments from Ange

    I think we agree. Other than on Gray, really happy we signed him. He's the kind of player we should have been signing all along and didn't, since we for whatever reasons mostly stopped signing super talented young players while Pochettino was still here and didn't start again until Paratici...
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    Thomas Frank - Former Head Coach

    We may be in full agreement. The potential benefits of having a fairly clear identity anchored with the DoF is that it means that when the ointment gets infested with flies you can move on and the time you've already invested in player purchases and development can be more valuable in the time...
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    The Overlap - some interesting comments from Ange

    Mostly agree. Only thing I don't agree with is those players having to be around 100m rather than around 70m. There have been some really great deals done by us and others for way less than that. But we need to be willing to pay what it takes if it's a "he's THE guy" situation. I'm guessing...
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    The Overlap - some interesting comments from Ange

    Has there ever been a manager who has taken accountability of their own failures in public after being sacked? (Genuine question, not having a go, just can't remember any). Most will still be looking for that next job, coming out blaming the club makes them look better, taking accountability...
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    Next Manager Thread (2026 Edition)

    Yeah. We need to stop the flip flopping, but one more flip first, let's not stop at the flop.
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    ENIC

    Two different categories? Ready made, but elite, but still big potential (like Isak) and younger players with big potential but will need time to be ready made (Gray, Bergvall etc). We have imo made signings in that first category. Romero, VdV, Porro, Udogie. Perhaps we tried to do something...
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    Interim Manager Discussion - Igor Tudor joined until end of season

    I find it impossible to believe that there hadn't been real thought into who could replace Frank well before he was actually sacked The days passed since and no appointment made on an interim makes it at least seem somewhat likely that the club are trying for some long shot like what you...
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    These jokers…

    If we could rewing time and try again keep Ange and Levy, see what happens?
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    Next Manager Thread (2026 Edition)

    "Problem" with someone like Rose is that they're probably unlikely to accept an interim role I would guess at least. I think we'll be quite attractive to managers come the summer as long as we stay up. So going for someone permanent now would be picking from a much more limited pool than we...
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    These jokers…

    League seasons like last season and this season weren't that uncommon for us pre Levy. Clubs of a similar stature to us when he came in like Villa and Everton have had those seasons with some regularity. The infrequency (for a long time complete lack) of seasons like that along with the...
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    Thomas Frank - Former Head Coach

    Poch is a great example of playing style, motivation, culture and player development melding together. No doubts Pochettino was a great motivator for us at that time. But I don't think he would have gotten those motivational effects if not for his style of football suiting both the players and...
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    Thomas Frank - Former Head Coach

    Obviously after a sacking and in a difficult situation a lot of noise will come out, with all parties being interested in painting themselves in the best light possible. Some of the reporting/rumours around Frank have included players thinking there was too much focus on the opposition, not our...
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    Next Manager Thread (2026 Edition)

    Not having the squad to play his kind of football is a very good point. I'm not entu sure that's the case, but probably you're right. There's always the fight fire with fire approach, or fight chaos with chaos 😉 (That's a joke, I do agree that there are real issues and concerns about hiring De...
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