Pleased with the decision as it shouldn’t have happened in the first place.

First time he was honest and off Blue co script he gets sacked! Before the game he was safe even though they were concerned about results.

Got rid of someone with little experience for someone with 2 games experience!!

Players should be ashamed of themselves

Get big Conte back. No messing

19 minutes ago, petre ispirescu said:

This announcement should have been followed by another one about the sacking of all the Sporting Directors.

Stewart, Winstanley and all the other buffoons must leave. No point in sacking managers if these w**kers are in charge with bringing another one. They failed miserably with every single appointment and most of the signings for the past four seasons. Enough is enough, get them out of this club.

I agree. Unfortunately this......Loads of management speak waffle which basically means the owners set the strategy and others are responsible for executing the policy.

"Clearlake Capital and Todd Boehly) works within an "integrated football leadership structure" where they set the overall strategy, but co-sporting directors Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart are responsible for executing the transfer policy.

While Winstanley and Stewart have "enthusiastic backing" and recently signed contract extensions to lead the transfer business, they operate under a rigid, data-driven framework heavily influenced by the owners' high-level goals."

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40 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Iraola the favorite per Ben Jacobs.

I’d be happy with that. Murmurs of Eghbali contacting the agent rather than leaving it to the sporting directors. Possibly a good sign he’s lost faith in them?

The 4 million pounds will be nice for the bank account. Before Christmas he had a steady job in France but was then put in a situation where he probably couldn’t say no to the Chelsea job. 4 months later he has no job!!

11 minutes ago, Richard P said:

Pleased with the decision as it shouldn’t have happened in the first place.

First time he was honest and off Blue co script he gets sacked! Before the game he was safe even though they were concerned about results.

Got rid of someone with little experience for someone with 2 games experience!!

Players should be ashamed of themselves

On your last point I fully agree. Rosenior was never good enough and should never have been appointed.

However while he may not be good enough, the way so-called top players, many of them internationals, just down tools and don't put in a shift for a guy they don't think is up to their deluded image of themselves is scandalous. No shortage of players in our squad who are pieces of sh*t.

As for who next I wish we would go for Simeone. This squad of tits needs a manager who will take none of their primadonna sh*te. Sadly our owners wouldn't go near Simeone.

The nightwatchmen has been bowled out with an over to go.

Good riddence, never, ever qualified to take a premiership club on, wrong man, wrong time, wrong appointment, and I do feel sorry for him being the fall guy for the board. Hope he enjoys the payoff and gets back into coaching. Best of luck Liam.

Are we averageing two managers a season under the owners? More trigger happy than Roman.

1 hour ago, Sexyfootball said:

Swapping Liam Rosenior for Callum effing MacFarlane is like putting a band aid on the Titanic ...

I think we lose to Leeds and finish 13th now

As we are in titanic mode....1912 and all that

I would liken it to us changing deck chairs on the titanic!

1 hour ago, coombsie said:

I must admit that I am glad (delighted is too strong a word) that Rosenior has been sacked.

But the bigger issue tonight, is that Stewart & Winstanley must also pay, by losing their jobs, for four abject years of mis-management, shockingly poor recruitment, consistent failure in critical decision making and a complete lack of interest in anybody's opinion but their own. Unless these two imposters are also sacked, they will again recruit the wrong Manager/Coach and fail yet again with player recruitment this Summer, all the while convincing the Owners to "follow the process" and give them more time.

STEWART & WINSTANLEY MUST GO - NOW

Winstanley and Stewart next, then Blue Co, then Starmer and it would be a great year.

Just now, DarkMata said:

Winstanley and Stewart next, then Blue Co, then Starmer and it would be a great year.

Long live "Self reflection" those two should be sweating about now. 😉

1 hour ago, acaeus said:

So, Liam's manager career began mid 2022? wow! I did not realize how green he actually was. It explains a lot actually.

And for those touting Fabregas, his first match as permanent manager was August 2024.

18 minutes ago, loz said:

On your last point I fully agree. Rosenior was never good enough and should never have been appointed.

However while he may not be good enough, the way so-called top players, many of them internationals, just down tools and don't put in a shift for a guy they don't think is up to their deluded image of themselves is scandalous. No shortage of players in our squad who are pieces of sh*t.

As for who next I wish we would go for Simeone. This squad of tits needs a manager who will take none of their primadonna sh*te. Sadly our owners wouldn't go near Simeone.

I would love to see Simeone sitting next to Eghbali in the stands with those two clowns in the row behind.

36 minutes ago, Roland The Bruin said:

Get big Conte back. No messing

It would last ten minutes.

3 minutes ago, dermott said:

And for those touting Fabregas, his first match as permanent manager was August 2024.

heh at least he was a top player in his playing career; those experiments (e.g. Zidane) are usually more successful because the former players immediately get the backing of the players--also a gamble nonetheless tho.

1 minute ago, dermott said:

It would last ten minutes.

Would be great viewing though😀 Conte tearing into them useless bastards upstairs. Top tier viewing

1 minute ago, acaeus said:

heh at least he was a top player in his playing career; those experiments (e.g. Zidane) are usually more successful because the former players immediately get the backing of the players--also a gamble nonetheless tho.

Wayne Rooney shoots your theory down in flames.

Iraiola is about to fall ass backwards into a 6 year 30 million pound contract.

I pity nay manager taking over this sh*tshow.

25 minutes ago, dermott said:

Wayne Rooney shoots your theory down in flames.

Sorry, I don't know the story with Rooney.

Note that I evidently meant that they get the respect right away, but that does not mean that they will keep it. 😅 Some are just bad managers despite their paying careers.

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2 minutes ago, acaeus said:

Sorry, I don't know the story with Rooney.

Note that I evidently meant they get the respect right away, but that does not mean that they always keep it. 😅 Some are just bad managers despite their paying careers.

Indeed. Rooney a great player, failure as a manager. Multiple times.

Isn’t Iraola known for very high intensity and a lot of running/sprints? Popular by fans who are sick and tired of slow, sideways controlled stuff (such as myself) but do we have the squad for it?

2 minutes ago, AndyDowsleftflank said:

Isn’t Iraola known for very high intensity and a lot of running/sprints? Popular by fans who are sick and tired of slow, sideways controlled stuff (such as myself) but do we have the squad for it?

They have done it. Barca and PSG spring to mind. So it’s possible. When they’re not coached to go sideways and backwards.

2 minutes ago, AndyDowsleftflank said:

Isn’t Iraola known for very high intensity and a lot of running/sprints? Popular by fans who are sick and tired of slow, sideways controlled stuff (such as myself) but do we have the squad for it?

Watching tonight’s Bournemouth game v Leeds, and the intensity is quite high. But, most of all, they play quick, penetrating passes without taking too long when they recover the ball. So far, no nonsense of sideways, backwards BS. Now, it’s different from Chelsea perspective as teams set up a low block, but the way that Iraola has Bournemouth play is a bit like Klopps Liverpool. The players will hate him for making them run.

I wish him well, he seems a genuinely likable guy. Embarassing tenure, though.

Do I trust the club to appoint anyone better? Nope.

If this is true then we're f**ked.

Doesn't matter who'll take over. The "project" won't change.