Tomek Posted 2 June 2023 Share Posted 2 June 2023 Keeping Smith would be the most uninspiring appointment in the club's history. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester_Loyal Posted 2 June 2023 Share Posted 2 June 2023 Why would he come here? If it happens I'll love it but no chance IMO. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicesterpool Posted 2 June 2023 Share Posted 2 June 2023 23 minutes ago, Steve Earle said: Sven joined a Championship Leicester... I think Sven had been out for a while prior to that job. So was keen to take anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachyboy Posted 2 June 2023 Share Posted 2 June 2023 21 minutes ago, Chelmofox said: De Zerbi has worked because lots of very good building blocks were already in place at Brighton - he was able to slot in and hit the ground running. Potter is a builder so they had good recruitment, culture etc up to that point. The question for De Zerbi is if he can sustain this when he gets the inevitable churn at Brighton. We saw a few very worrying results for them towards the end of the season. Definitely interesting times for them. We need someone who is going to build the foundations for what the next phase of LCFC is going to become. Its unclear to me if a young upcoming sort has the skills to do this where we are right now. Someone with a track record of doing this (Potter / Smith) makes me feel happier due to the amount of work that needs doing. What concerns me about Potter is i think to get him we are going to need to chuck too much money his way. I think we end up with a Brendan MK2 situation where we pay too much, they become to expensive to hold to account, and we end up giving too much power away. You won't have to chuck a lot if money at Smith, even if he doesn't get us promoted he will at least like you say build the foundations for someone more inspiring to come in. Rogers is the only manager that has come in during my life who I felt inspired at the time of them arriving. It usually doesn't work that way, an even if you are inspired by an appointment, if they were to lose the first 5 games, watch the mood quickly change anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guesty Posted 2 June 2023 Share Posted 2 June 2023 Potter is unlikely but not impossible. It's been common knowledge we've rated him for a long time. If we tell him he can have a big say in appointments and build the club, he might be interested. At the min Palace is the only other job available; Steve Parish seems like a good owner so I could see him going there. I think his time at Chelsea was a big wake up call. As soon as he changed his image straight away it was a worry. Instead of wearing Saville Row suits and being exceptionally groomed, he should have said you either want me or not. But he allowed them to change who he was immediately. By the end he looked shell shocked. That press conference where he started using F**k was so out of character. Most peoples strengths are also their weaknesses. He seems like a deep thinker who is maybe too nice and not great with confrontation. Needs the right squad with the right characters who won't take advantage of that; we would give him chance to build that. Whilst I like him and he is builder. He was only the Head Coach at Brighton (which he himself has mentioned). Of course he had input. But a lot more people helped to build Brighton: their owner, directors, recruitment and analytical staff all had a big part. He might not want this job though. There will be pressure immediately. If we don't come straight back up his reputation will be even worse and the media will write him off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mee-9 Posted 2 June 2023 Share Posted 2 June 2023 Some talk regarding Potter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stadt Posted 2 June 2023 Share Posted 2 June 2023 Potter's sides are a bit of a one trick pony, probably good enough to get out of the championship but his Swansea side didn't;t pull up any trees, even if he there was a huge turnover of staff. At Brighton they never made good on their promise under him, De Zerbi showed what that squad was capable of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nettle Posted 2 June 2023 Share Posted 2 June 2023 Potters ya man but will he come Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfox Posted 2 June 2023 Share Posted 2 June 2023 Think I’ll have to jump on the Duff bandwagon too. He’s turned Barnsley into an outfit that are capable of mixing it. A defence that actually enjoy defending, with Kitching being utilised as a forward thinking centre back who gets forward and joins attacks. In midfield they have technical players who are also capable of playing a pressing game. While Cole & Tedic in attack give them physicality with an option to go long. Duff has also set them up to be a threat from set pieces and long throw ins. He knows how to work through a refresh, Barnsley went through numerous changes last season, he went in there and has seemingly turned them into a team that are strong in all areas. Barnsley & Cheltenham fans love him. GERRIMIN! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spudulike Posted 2 June 2023 Share Posted 2 June 2023 9 minutes ago, Beachyboy said: You won't have to chuck a lot if money at Smith, even if he doesn't get us promoted he will at least like you say build the foundations for someone more inspiring to come in. Rogers is the only manager that has come in during my life who I felt inspired at the time of them arriving. It usually doesn't work that way, an even if you are inspired by an appointment, if they were to lose the first 5 games, watch the mood quickly change anyway. His tenure at Norwich after they got relegated doesn't look good on his CV. Is there any evidence that he could build a foundation with us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFS Posted 2 June 2023 Share Posted 2 June 2023 How ****ing deluded are we Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AKCJ Posted 2 June 2023 Popular Post Share Posted 2 June 2023 The only way Potter comes here is if we draw Palace in the cup. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenTheFox Posted 2 June 2023 Share Posted 2 June 2023 6 minutes ago, Stadt said: Potter's sides are a bit of a one trick pony, probably good enough to get out of the championship but his Swansea side didn't;t pull up any trees, even if he there was a huge turnover of staff. At Brighton they never made good on their promise under him, De Zerbi showed what that squad was capable of. If he was to be appointed, get us promoted and provide us us with a good base with the the next manager to work with then that is more than good enough for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcfc_forever Posted 2 June 2023 Share Posted 2 June 2023 8 minutes ago, Leicester_Loyal said: Why would he come here? If it happens I'll love it but no chance IMO. I don't think he'll come come but a few reasons: 1. Owners have been shown to be patient and supportive (and in the case of BR, too supportive). They'll give him the space to rebuild his reputation 2. The potential ceiling for Leicester is higher than Palace, and many other PL clubs 3. The training ground is incredible and the club is investing in building the commercial side, so he'll likely have higher spend in the medium-term 4. He'd have the space at Leicester to develop the culture and his way of working seems to suit the way we'd typically gone about things - understated, thoughtful etc. 5. Less immediate pressure from being exposed to the PL, gives him space over a longer season to develop a side 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jv1 Posted 2 June 2023 Share Posted 2 June 2023 1 minute ago, lcfc_forever said: I don't think he'll come come but a few reasons: 1. Owners have been shown to be patient and supportive (and in the case of BR, too supportive). They'll give him the space to rebuild his reputation 2. The potential ceiling for Leicester is higher than Palace, and many other PL clubs 3. The training ground is incredible and the club is investing in building the commercial side, so he'll likely have higher spend in the medium-term 4. He'd have the space at Leicester to develop the culture and his way of working seems to suit the way we'd typically gone about things - understated, thoughtful etc. 5. Less immediate pressure from being exposed to the PL, gives him space over a longer season to develop a side Not happening in a million years - no chance he comes to us - won’t matter how much they throw at him - he gets the next top half prem job I reckon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonnieTodger Posted 2 June 2023 Share Posted 2 June 2023 I’d imagine he’s just got a huge pay off from Chelsea. Why risk your reputation further? Surely he’ll either take the Palace job or at whichever club sacks their manager first. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longy Posted 2 June 2023 Share Posted 2 June 2023 No chance Potter comes here. I'd absolutely love it but I just can't see it happening. I suspect the likely outcome is we stick with Dean Smith. Yes it's uninspiring but he's already been here for several weeks and it's the easiest appointment for the incompetent higher ups at the club. They've absolutely ****ed multiple decisions all season, I don't expect them to magically change how they do things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post themightyfin Posted 2 June 2023 Popular Post Share Posted 2 June 2023 There are people here who would not be happy wirh Potter? Really? It would be a major appointment if we did pull it off . 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKCJ Posted 2 June 2023 Share Posted 2 June 2023 1 minute ago, themightyfin said: There are people here who would not be happy wirh Potter? Really? It would be a major appointment if we did pull it off . Some people only live on twitter or the Sky Sports Fantasy land where only the big 6 matters. Graham Potter would be the perfect appointment if we were a Premier League club, nevermind a Championship one. If it were to happen we should start to get very excited. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian S Posted 2 June 2023 Share Posted 2 June 2023 1 hour ago, K789 said: What a coup if we could get him Sorry just don’t agree.Amazing what De Zerbi did with the same players.Brighton we’re easy on the eye with Potter but just could never score enough goals. Genuinely not sure who I want but it’s not Potter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuki! Posted 2 June 2023 Share Posted 2 June 2023 Brighton were in the top four when Potter left them… and some people here don’t want him 😂 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winteriscoming Posted 2 June 2023 Share Posted 2 June 2023 How long will we waste trying to get Potter only for him to turn us down? I’ll say a week. Instead we should go and get Duff. No doubt Duff will end up at Leeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Earle Posted 2 June 2023 Share Posted 2 June 2023 45 minutes ago, themightyfin said: On the back of losing his job with Ivory Coast. Potter lost his job with Chelsea. Huge difference I know. But he was a huge name on serious coin. I’m just pushing back on the ‘we can’t get Potter’ narrative. We might - I think it’s unlikely - with PL wages, a ‘project’ and a decent transfer kitty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Cockney Fox Posted 2 June 2023 Share Posted 2 June 2023 Potters stock is still high in football circles. So he won't need to drop to the championship. I think it's accepted he's a good manager. Just walked in to the Chelsea chaos at the wrong time. Bad decision. But his bank balance and rep remain healthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AjcW Posted 2 June 2023 Share Posted 2 June 2023 Does rudkin know about Potters entourage? Going to cost a few quid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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