23 Sep 2025 13:32:46
BACKGROUND BOWEN, there have been several clubs tentatively exploring a January deal for Bowen
The content of a conversation, or several conversations, have crept out, between Bowen and Noble
Bowen has not and has no intention of asking to leave
Noble has made clear to Sullivan, Bowens remarks about how poorly the team is playing etc, he hasn't directly blamed Potter, but you don't need to be that bright, to work that out
Noble has spoken at length to Sullivan NOT Brady
That's it, that might put extra pressure on Sullivan, we shall see?
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23 Sep 2025 15:16:54
Put pressure on Sullivan to do what? Get rid of Brady (please) or get rid of Potter? He is already gone. It would be better if he went now and a caretaker was put in.
23 Sep 2025 16:33:34
No idea mate., just giving over agency words
23 Sep 2025 09:22:16
VLAHOVIĆ, his agent in talks with WH, as of yesterday, he wants to leave Juventus as a free agent next summer
10: m euro signing on fee
10 m euro a year wages
Things to consider, Will WH be in the premiership?
Sullivan is thinking about paying the wages, as Paqueta will probably leave, but the sign on fee needs to be looked at
It's a possible, if WH remain in the league
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21 Sep 2025 22:25:13
De Santo wants a 3 year contract, or maybe 2 years plus one option year, unless Sullivan agrees to that, or something. Very similar, it looks unlikely that Espírito will be coming to WH
De Santo has a decent CV, and feels that a premier league club will soon offer that situation, if not he will go back to Europe
Following two big failures, (Potter not of his making ), Sullivan IS PRESENTLY feeling it's too much of a risk
Therefore, if Sullivan continues on the short term path, it will cut out many possible contenders , so there are only two candidates
Bilic and O'Neil, possibly three if Dyche can be persuaded , but he didn't show any initial enthusiasm for an end of season job
Maybe there will be, others who might want to try the fireman's job, but no one else at present
Make no mistake, for someone to come in for 30 games, to get us out of trouble, for me, deserves a contract
The way WH are playing, we look destined for the drop
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22 Sep 2025 07:06:46
Same old same old west ham chaos. And one of the many reasons we want sullivan out. So we would rather waste games where a new manager could be working with the players than commit
Any other club and it would be done. Not here.
And what is going on with Preston Fearon, Freddie Potts and Callum Marshall? Why don't Potter play them. let's consider arsenal recently introduced a 15 year old but Potter thinks our kids aren't ready. How are they going to be ready unless he plays them?
22 Sep 2025 08:29:46
Showing my severe lack of Foreign Managers here but who is “ De Santo”? ⚒⚒⚒
22 Sep 2025 08:56:35
I personally think Nuno would be better than Bilic. But it definitely wouldn’t be the long term option we need. But I think it’s more important at the moment to get in a fire fighter
I am not sure what his record is like with bringing through youth. Hopefully he would bring in Potts for JWP and hopefully take a look at Marshall, Kante and Fearon. Our last 3 managers all said they would play the youngsters and none have done so. Even in our current dire situation
22 Sep 2025 09:58:01
Agreed Hammer-D. Its not working with JWP, Soucek, Rodriguez, kilman and tobido and for me that's the root of our problems.
As long as Potter sticks with those (ok he may have seen the light with soucek and tobido) we are doomed
22 Sep 2025 10:09:41
Just looked up De Santo and it’s bloody Nuno ??not seen anyone yet call him De Santo??⚒⚒⚒
22 Sep 2025 10:18:37
HD, maybe the three managers, didn’t think, the young players were good enough?
Potter and Loppy I would ignore altogether, neither could run a team at Conference level, where I coached and played, complete incompetence, these people are charlatans, they are stealing money, Potter should be arrested for fraud, impersonating a football manager
Moyes, is different, completely understands tactics, and has studied the game intensely, but he doesn’t like to experiment, doesn’t like change, and insists on sticking to a formula, this gets him limited success for a period of time
I can only give my own opinion, and I have watched these players many times Potts should be in the squad, with Fernandes and Magassa, he’s definitely a player, I I would start him in front of jwp anytime
Marshall Fearon Earthy and one or two others all needed a year or another year in the championship first, not first team this year, that’s my take
22 Sep 2025 13:14:20
Wouldn't surprise me if Benitez suddenly entered the fray. Was in the press saying he wants another PL gig, and a short term gig would give him the platform to show if he still has it. Plus we know Sullivan highly coveted him in the past.
Sullivan has basically brought us to this place where there is no guranteed fix. Manager's on short term contract struggle to motivate players IMO (as we've seen with squads results plummeting when it's announced a manager is off at the end of the season) .
Surely the solution here is to offer Nuno a 3 year contract with break clauses based on league position at different points in time.
That way if Nuno back himself to outperform those clauses he takes it, and if he won't take it it means he's after another pay off.
E.g.
1. Sack for free if in bottom 3 with 10 games of season 25/26 left
2. Sack for free if relegated
3. Sack for 6 months pay if in bottom 5 at Xmas 26/27
4. Sack for 6 months pay if in bottom 7 at end of season 26/27
A schedule like that of break clauses would mean he could get the long contract, but the club is protected in severe underperformance. If he won't sign for something like that, he shouldn't get the job to start with since there should be a strong incentive not to fail.
22 Sep 2025 13:25:51
Joyfull, I can’t agree with you on Marshall, but you’re quite right on Potts and probably right on the other two. And I’d start you in front of Ward-Prowse.
As for Moyes …. he has a blinkered understanding of the game which is stuck on unconcious.
22 Sep 2025 14:43:55
Stubbo, come on, get real. No coach worth his salt will accept conditions like that. Nuno (who IMO is not the ideal replacement for Potter) knows that if he waits, a suitable club here or in Europe will come knocking.
We need wholesale change. Sack Brady. Appoint a qualified Director of Football with a mandate to hire and fire a head coach and conduct transfer business. Appoint a CEO to run the club. Sullivan must step back or sell up. That would bring us into line with most modern clubs and terminate the stranglehold certain agents have on our club.
22 Sep 2025 15:22:54
I have to be honest Joyful i haven’t seen many of them play so on this I may bow to your better knowledge. I just heard many people bigging them up. I know a lot of people were raving about Fearon when he played against Man U. I think with youngsters obviously they have to have ability but their physical stature is also important as too often we see them just get out muscled but I think Kante and Fearon have that as well as some ability. We all know Potts is definitely good enough.
But my point is with some of the absolutely dreadful appearances by JWP, Rodriguez and others they can’t be any worse. Rodriguez’s stats for some games were absolutely shocking and I’m sure JWP was just as bad. So they wouldn’t ruin the team performance as it was already rubbish.
For the life of me I can’t work out why Potter hasn’t done this. All he seems to have done is give Scarles a chance and with the exception of one game did a great job only to be thrown back in the youth team never to be seen again.
22 Sep 2025 15:57:34
STUBBO mate, that offer won’t go down well, whomever comes in will need a minimum of 35 points from 31 games, that’s easy on the maths, but hard on the field
WH are struggling, shocking defending, and Powderpuff front line
Big job to sort this out
Before the January window opens, 20 games will have been played
Large bonus has been the words used by Sullivan, in every discussion, with would be managers, to avoid relegation
But no figure was ever quoted!
Everything is on a shoestring, that’s a major part of the problem at WH
Nuno wants 100k a week basic, too much says Sullivan
Bilic and O’Neil will do it for half that!
That’s part of the reason, we got Potter for 62 k a week via Brady
Instead of Max Allegri at 120 k a week
That’s the part of Sullivans thinking, that’s not understandable
He’s presently saving in excess of 550 k a week on wages
What difference does it make, to take the best manager you can get to TRY
And get out of trouble
IF we get relegated, which looks a possibility
Sullivan will be a massive loser, as the club will devalue overnight By a very substantial amount
He will lose more than 100 m on his own
Where’s the sense here?
22 Sep 2025 17:03:23
Hammer D, many people don’t agree re Marshall, fair enough, but a loan for him was stopped why?
Ok if your not sending him out, play him, give him a chance, he was at Huddersfield last season in league one
But that’s a massive jump to premiership
Now he’s doing nothing
Clearly Wilson and Fulkrug, are not going to get the goals
And with the greatest respect, Bowen cannot save us on his own
That for me, will remain the biggest problem
Our defence can be organised, our players are not that bad, Potter couldn’t organise a tea party
But if we can’t score goals, we will be relegated No question
21 Sep 2025 21:33:59
Mentioned some days back that De santo and Dyche for that matter, are both receptive to the job BUT ARE NOT, exactly falling over themselves to get it
De Santos requests are not small, and he's not wanting a rolling contract either
Dyche is different, but for some reason,
doesn't see himself, as short term. Appointment to put out the fire
Which is of course what Sullivan is looking for
That's why the appointment of Bilic on a short term, or a rolling contract suits him
Sullivan has nothing to crow about that's for sure, No question De Santo is much better suited all round
But the investment following Loppy and Potter, may be too much, for Sullivans thinking
I would ignore any talk about Potter staying on can anybody. See us beating Everton and Arsenal
Sullivan doesn't want to make a third mistake in a row, that's what it's all about
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21 Sep 2025 21:56:25
Nicholas Raskin mdf Rangers, is another being thought about at WH
21 Sep 2025 14:30:11
Joyfull,
Any rumblings of a board meeting? Surely, by now, something must be happening to discuss Potter and/or the fan protest. Nothing will happen without there first being a meeting of our shambles of a board.
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21 Sep 2025 15:11:14
Unbelievable rumour that the board agree Potter has to go, but they don’t want the new manager to have the difficult away games against Everton and Arsenal as his first matches! What sort of circus act is this, if true?
21 Sep 2025 15:40:09
Omnishambles
21 Sep 2025 18:20:41
It’s madness. So let’s keep the crap guy as the new man might not win either of these first 2 games. We need the new man to have an easy one Brentford at home! We will be cut adrift by then
21 Sep 2025 20:45:07
Brentford at "home" is going to be just as tough as Everton. Especially when we lose our next two games and are sitting pretty at the bottom of the league.
21 Sep 2025 11:25:49
STROUYKENS, back on the menu for January
his contract expires next summer, WH will repeat probably the offer that was turned down last July, .at a very cheap price, Many clubs will show interest
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21 Sep 2025 12:27:32
Here we go again! And what if the new manager doesn't want him?
So Joyful, you might be able to fit in the blanks but it seems they don't want to bring new manager in yet because (get this) our next two games are away at arsenal and Everton?
21 Sep 2025 10:21:28
WH are talking to Arsenal re taking Gabriel Jesus on loan in January, his wages are prohibitive, £260 k a week, his transfer fee would be north of. £25 m, on option to buy
Don't see how WH can afford those wages on paper, yet at present there is a 550 k a week surplus on wages saved, so maybe?
Arsenal won't subsidise
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21 Sep 2025 11:40:36
He's currently got a Cruciate ligament tear. Add that to his already horrendous injury history and he's a player we shouldn't be touching with a barge pole. No wonder Arsenal are looking to pull someone's trousers down by offloading him.
21 Sep 2025 21:42:19
Although you are corrrect Billy, I just try and give a little background activity if I hear about it
I have no other detail on that particular situation
20 Sep 2025 15:38:28
Would anyone take a punt on Spalletti the former Italy manager?
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21 Sep 2025 10:43:13
Stevie its a mess, we’ve had 2 bad managers and can't afford a 3rd or we’ll be relegated for sure. Do they take somebody short term to try and save us from relegation and give them time to shop around for a permanent fix or go for the long term fix keeping Potter in the role whilst they take time choosing the right ….unfortunately neither solution is ideal as we’re spiralling out of control towards relegation. There are no easy options . The main thing to do now is avoid relegation and for that and I can’t believe I’m saying this I go for Sean Dyche for the rest of the season and take it from there as staying up is everything