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Manager merry-go-round
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I think it’s not quite right. Levy will sell Kane and expect the manager to bring in youth players. Cunt will sell Kane and want even more back in transfer funds to work with.
Paying for that stadium is going to keep them below us for a generation.
If he didn't go to Spurs because they wouldn't a) keep Kane and b) agree to buy his preferred targets before he joins.
Everton have no chance.
However, unlike Spurs who have a very low net spend. Everton haven't been scared to flash the cash. If there was a club that would give their manager £100-200m its them. They paid Ancelotti £12m a year. I am not saying he will take the Everton job, Allegri waited 3 years or so only to go back to Juve. I'm just saying if i was in his shoes and Everton came begging and there is no other decent club wanting my services, I would tell Everton i want X and Y, if they gave it, I would take the job, and just like Ancelotti, when a better deal arrives, I jump ship.
He wants a squad that can challenge for trophies.
Zero chance he’s going there.
He might conceivably agree to go to a club which shows genuine intent to bring the squad up to that level, and I heard one report this morning suggesting that Tottenham are approaching a DOF with whom Conte worked previously (at Juve, I think it was), but they'll get exactly nowhere with that unless Levy's prepared to spend big.
Congrats on the Everton job then, Conte
Nobodys mentioning Big Dunc, if he does get job he will surely feel like the last pick in the five a side selection at the pitch side and that the Board are scraping around at the bottom of the barrel having failed in their quest for a real name.
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I don’t think Big Dunc has the mental capacity comprehend that he’d be the default pick.
Interesting but true story - girl I used to work with in a bar while at Uni shagged him when he was playing for Rangers.
“Thick as mince, but what a body!!!” was her review of the incident.
I reckon I'm not her type then.
Sure, one out of two ain't too bad
Less interesting but true story, Christmas drinks at my then girlfriends parents house, and Gary Speed was round (they were neighbours). After a few beers and a bit of light interrogation he unequivocally stated Big Dunc was the best player he’d ever had as a teammate by MILES. Reckoned he had everything. Given some of the people he’d played with I was gobsmacked, but he was absolutely adamant
Yeah - I remember watching him when he broke through as a kid for Dundee Utd and got his first Scotland call ups - he was superb.
Then he joined Rangers and went mental.
It was probably my friends fault.
I saw him live once playing for the bitters against Leicester at the old Filbert St.ground and have to say I was impressed. In addition to his strength and heading ability he had a surprisingly neat touch on the ground. No pace to speak of but it didn't seem to impair his effectiveness.
Yep - he had it all apart from pace and a brain.
I have a vague recollection of an early performance for Scotland against Germany and an overhead kick that almost came off.
I had another story about his time at Rangers, from another pal - when he went out socially Ranger had a “minder” with him - not to keep other people away, but to prevent big Dunk starting trouble with people.
My mate almost got a smack from Big Dunk for saying hello in a pub once.
He was an angry young man.
(Dunc... not my mate, who was placid as fuck).
I was out in town once and he came into the club we were in dressed in his Everton trackie after a derby game. We'd won. He was sound and posing for photos with Bluenoses, until the DJ decided to end the night with You'll Never Walk Alone, and he started kicking off and had to be held back from fighting with everyone.
As thick as mince..... Or so I've read from StevieM
Looks like Nuno Santo is going to Crystal Palace. That will be quite a coup for them.
And Potter could be the next Everton manager
I am unimpressed with him, but people in the game seem to show him a lot of respect
He loves being towards the bottom so will fit in nicely at the blue shite.
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Anyone who has paid the slightest bit of attention to xG this season will not be surprised to see Brighton's involvement here. What is shocking is the vast difference between their expected and actual finishing positions.
They should (taking the theory to the nth degree) be battling among Europe's best in the Champions League next season. Being realistic, at the very least they ought to be a top-10 side.
The issue for Brighton has been converting the numerous chances that they create. There's an argument to be made that the Seagulls have huge potential with better players but even then, they should have done more with what they have.
Neal Maupay finished the campaign with eight goals from 13.74 xG. His 0.49 expected goals per game number also put him above the likes of Son Heung-min, Danny Ings, Ollie Watkins and Chris Wood - an actual tally matching those would have seen Brighton with a few more points on the board.
Brighton sit seventh for average shots per game but 14th for efforts on target. At the other end, only Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City concede fewer shots over the course of 90 minutes. Average possession puts Brighton 10 yet what they do with the ball when it really matters has been their downfall - they are 15th for goals scored.
That's another metric that they have drastically fallen short on. The 40 goals have come from an xG of 56.7 which should mean their goal difference stands around the +16 mark. Instead, after 38 games, they are on -6.
While Graham Potter may not be the glamorous name that most Tottenham fans are hoping for, Brighton's underlying numbers demonstrate that he may be the most sensible appointment in North London. Putting better players into his system could drive them back up the table.
Ultimately, Spurs want a return to the top-four but remarkably it could have been Brighton there this season. Where could he take a club further up in the actual standings?
Perhaps Brighton's most important bit of business will be keeping Potter at the club this summer. Recruitment will be key though as they can't rely on the rub of the green to steer them away from relegation trouble - the system is right and it just needs the players to make it work.[/article]
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