9 minutes ago, GarnachoCheese said:

Although Maresca had to go I don’t really get what we gain from sacking him without having someone else lined up.

That would fit with the comedy decision making of the owners. But I'm wondering if Maresca decided to quit.and left them with suddenly looking for a replacement. ??

Not something you see manager's doing as it means missing out on any payout... They usually say they are " not a quitter" to force a sacking !

Xavi seems to be another name touted in the media. He is currently available so there would be no need to pay out another club, and he would probably command some respect from the players given his standing in the game. But I cannot imagine him being happy to work under the owner/SD model.

I don’t think the fans would see Resenior as an upgrade.

2 minutes ago, The Rising Sun said:

That would fit with the comedy decision making of the owners. But I'm wondering if Maresca decided to quit.and left them with suddenly looking for a replacement. ??

Not something you see manager's doing as it means missing out on any payout... They usually say they are " not a quitter" to force a sacking !

It is certainly less common, but sounds like Maresca is not short of options for his next appointment. So, he may have decided he could not take working with Clearlake any more.

Along with his boring boring football, he and the club treated some players disgracefully, especially Chalobah. And then he started to single out particular players when things were going wrong. .

IF THEY EMPLOY THE EX MANAGER OF HULL THEN AT THE NEXT HOME GAME ALL SEASON TICKET HOLDERS NEED TO BOYCOTT THE GAME, LET THEM PLAY IN A HALF EMPTY STADIUM, OR BOO THE MANAGER EVERY GAME UNTIL THE OWNERS f**k OFF

Can we all agree to stop giving Maresca credit for players fitness now.

Look at this f**king pic from Rosenior's previous job history LOL. All bets are off ! This appointment is as close to a dead cert as you are ever likely to get LOL

2 minutes ago, Sexyfootball said:

Look at this f**king pic from Rosenior's previous job history LOL. All bets are off ! This appointment is as close to a dead cert as you are ever likely to get LOL

LOL. The Brighton connections also explain the links to De Zerbi. Although he fell out with Bloom over the transfer strategy so would be another to resign here after a period of time.

3 minutes ago, GarnachoCheese said:

Can we all agree to stop giving Maresca credit for players fitness now.

I think the clip says the opposite to him protecting players doesn't it ? Or does it ??

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6 minutes ago, JM7 said:

HOW DOES BEING SEVENTH IN A ONE TEAM LEAGUE QUALIFY YOU TO MANAGE 2 TIME CL WINNERS, HE MUST BE TAKING LESSONS OFF OF GUSTO AND BE SUCKING OFF EGBALI

THIS ARTICLE WAS ON 7 MAY 2024 FROM THE GUARDIAN

Liam Rosenior has been sacked by Hull City after his team narrowly missed out on a Championship playoff place.

Hull finished seventh, three points behind sixth-placed Norwich, who are preparing to face Leeds in a playoff semi-final. Despite that disappointment Rosenior had impressed many onlookers during an 18-month stint.

Having steered Hull clear of relegation and finished 15th during his first season, the former Hull and Brighton full-back kept his side in or around the top six this season.

11 minutes ago, JM7 said:

There's nothing good about the job he's doing at Strasbourg. AI can make better decisions than our board at this point.

Brilliant news. What an absolutely fantastic start to 2026!!

6 minutes ago, GarnachoCheese said:

Can we all agree to stop giving Maresca credit for players fitness now.

Equally Maresca was destroyed on here, and booed at the game for taking Palmer off against Bournemouth. Yet that decision looks like it was forced on him by the medical team.

Rosenior is looking likely, even Romano is reporting it now

1 minute ago, Frankie8Lampard said:

Rosenior is looking likely, even Romano is reporting it now

It was never in any doubt. These clueless morons will fck up every single decision that they make

3 minutes ago, forbzy said:

Equally Maresca was destroyed on here, and booed at the game for taking Palmer off against Bournemouth. Yet that decision looks like it was forced on him by the medical team.

Based on what? He said Palmer was able to play the full 90, he wouldn’t have said that without advice from the medical staff. It was his choice to make the substitutions.

Just now, WhiteWall said:

It was never in any doubt. These clueless morons will fck up every single decision that they make

Summed up well by Wee Pat

"Chelsea need someone who is going to buy into the methodology. Another way to say that is that you need a puppet.

Someone who does exactly what they are told from above.

If you want that person then you have to get one.

They will get someone in who is young and easy to manipulate."

It’s quite obvious to see Maresca was the one who threw in the towel. The directors are clueless, yes, but him walking away has put them into this position.

It’s ridiculous for a manager not doing a presser after a match. Maresca not feeling well was one big smoke screen.

Never warmed up to him and the poor results speak for themselves. Playing players out of position and not developing the defensive line at the back. Nah, I don’t mind he’s gone.

5 minutes ago, just said:

Brilliant news. What an absolutely fantastic start to 2026!!

It gets better mate. New manager announced.

Pack your bags Garnacho and Enzo. Loan deals to St Mirren incoming.

1 hour ago, CFCCAN said:

No surprise he’s finally gone. I’ve never warmed to him however I thought he / we had turned the corner after the CWC final; the football was good to watch and I was hoping that when this season began we’d see more of the same, but no, we have watched sh*t boring football for the most part, thrown away games we should have won. This together with his insistence of playing young world class players out of position and his in game management was the end for me. Defensively we’ve become a total shambles because of it; you can’t have your two full backs caught in the opponents box when you lose the ball and the scurry back to try and get into position like a dog chasing a ball. The spine of the team was never built, just a collection of players playing alongside each other in the hope it would work out, no structure, no balance. So yes I’m glad the stubborn Italian has gone albeit bad timing IMO. Now the rush for an interim manager and who knows a chance for Sterling and Desasi to redeem themselves (I hope not).

Rosenior seems the obvious choice for the board but who knows what the two SD morons will come up with.

Agree 100% and mirrors my own feelings on the Maresca Experience. If I had to think of one word to sum up the Maresca tenure then "Frustrating" would probably be it (athough "boring" was pushing that hard). Tried so hard to like him but just when I was beginning to warm he would do something to really p1ss me off again.

I think particularly the stubborness to try something new when the same thing wasn't working for weeks on end, and then when seemingly finally "stumbling on a solution still then going back to what had previously not worked. Also the fitting of a "mute button" on our most creative players and the constant inability to seemingly get two decent 45 minutes out of a game.

Add to that the above mentioned in the post quoted and don't get me started on the lame excuses "we had 24 hours less time to prepare " (didn't hinder the mighty Ipswich when they rolled us over I seem to remember). and the "we worked all week on a specific plan to play against todays opposition, I have watched them 300 times over the last few days but they changed their tactics and played a different way against us", well well surprise surprise how dare they. A premier league manager without a plan B sorry but.......

Maresca to me just never seemed to want to change, in my humble opinion was never going to be a "10 steps forward" type of manager, always 7 steps forwards 3 steps back (that maybe a tad generous on reflection.

Enjoyed some of the moments that he did give us but frustrating and underwhelming in the main for me.

No idea who will replace him and beyond caring at this exact moment, I guess the smart money and the fact that the owners persist with buying embryos and youngsters the best match would be Liam NoSenior.

After that in true Maresca style I'll get my coat, knew I should never have pulled that last xmas cracker.

We should just appoint one of the sporting directors since they're the ones running the show anyway.

Also, appointing them as managers is the only way they could ever get sacked!

4 minutes ago, Frankie8Lampard said:

Rosenior is looking likely, even Romano is reporting it now

It will either be him right away OR if BlueCo decide they don't want to distrupt Strasbourg mid-season, we get a caretaker until the summer then he takes over.

Fun thing though BlueCo were briefing their media simps that they were not happy with the job he has been doing this season at Strasbourg after 100mill investmentin new players and the club sitting in 7th in the league...

I gave these clowns way too much credit, they are even worse decision makers than I imagined. To sack Maresca and make a coaching appointment that actually goes backwards, is just deliberate detriment to the club. I mean, who the hell makes a backwards appointment after a sacking? It makes zero sense. Surely the other investors will look at Egbahli (if it is him) and his decision making and wonder what the hell is going on, then they'll want to pull the plug on their stake. This is absolutely absurd decision making from so called smart business people.