BobBobBobbin Posted Monday at 08:21 Share Posted Monday at 08:21 As per title. I've always quite liked him, tbh. Surprised it hasn't worked out there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team Posted Monday at 08:22 Share Posted Monday at 08:22 New manager bounce when we play them soon then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glynriley Posted Monday at 08:23 Share Posted Monday at 08:23 Just now, One Team said: New manager bounce when we play them soon then! And us with any luck... 7 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie BCFC Posted Monday at 08:23 Share Posted Monday at 08:23 Thought he was turning it around under a new structure, only a couple of weeks ago they hammered Middlesbrough 4-0 in their back yard in the cup. Very harsh in my eyes after 5 games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team Posted Monday at 08:24 Share Posted Monday at 08:24 Job for Manning? 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBristolian Posted Monday at 08:27 Share Posted Monday at 08:27 3 minutes ago, BobBobBobbin said: As per title. I've always quite liked him, tbh. Surprised it hasn't worked out there. Stoke are a bit like Sunderland were a few years ago where 4 or 5 very decent managers at this level have gone there and not been able to work. Schumacher, Alex Neil, Michael O'Neill and Gary Rowett are all decent managers and none of them have been able to make the job work. I think that probably says more about the club than it does about Schumacher. I hope he gets an opportunity elsewhere (and would have no objection at all to elsewhere being BS3). 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Dante Posted Monday at 08:29 Share Posted Monday at 08:29 He was one that was on my list as a coach I wouldn’t have minded here. To keep pace with Ipswich as he did at Plymouth took some doing and had we gone for him when Pearson went it would have made a degree of sense. I get the impression he walked into a bit of a shitshow at Stoke as well. Put it this way, if we sacked LM tomorrow, it wouldn’t be an appointment that wasn’t worth looking at. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecretSam Posted Monday at 08:30 Share Posted Monday at 08:30 Job for Nige 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmersonsKev Posted Monday at 08:32 Share Posted Monday at 08:32 Job for Pulis! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petehinton Posted Monday at 08:34 Share Posted Monday at 08:34 Wonder who the next manager who thinks he can ‘fix them’ is next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie BCFC Posted Monday at 08:37 Share Posted Monday at 08:37 3 minutes ago, Silvio Dante said: He was one that was on my list as a coach I wouldn’t have minded here. To keep pace with Ipswich as he did at Plymouth took some doing and had we gone for him when Pearson went it would have made a degree of sense. I get the impression he walked into a bit of a shitshow at Stoke as well. Put it this way, if we sacked LM tomorrow, it wouldn’t be an appointment that wasn’t worth looking at. I’m still in favour with Manning but he would’ve always been very high on the list. Not a real shock Plymouth have gone down hill since he left and he’s looked impressive at Stoke for the most part. Only think it’s worth sacking managers this early on if it gets disastrous and that’s certainly not the case with Stoke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Sinclair Posted Monday at 08:40 Share Posted Monday at 08:40 (edited) I thought Balut would have been the next to go. Ruthless after so few matches of the season Edited Monday at 08:51 by Ronnie Sinclair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markthehorn Posted Monday at 08:45 Share Posted Monday at 08:45 (edited) Seems to be a poisoned chalice there All familiar to us of course! Not gone well since Pullis left . Never been in the top half apparently since relegation! Edited Monday at 08:54 by Markthehorn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chalkeyred Posted Monday at 09:00 Share Posted Monday at 09:00 Jon Walters - big ego? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted Monday at 09:01 Share Posted Monday at 09:01 Crazy sacking. Every manager needs a bit of time. 5 games is mad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchred Posted Monday at 09:08 Share Posted Monday at 09:08 6 minutes ago, And Its Smith said: Crazy sacking. Every manager needs a bit of time. 5 games is mad I'd be quite happy if ours went after 5 games this season 7 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
east sussex red Posted Monday at 09:12 Share Posted Monday at 09:12 He will definitely make a quick exit out of the car park 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedJim Posted Monday at 09:21 Share Posted Monday at 09:21 That seems like a crazy decision. Not watched Stoke but I thought they ended last season well (battered us obviously) and their start this season hasn't exactly been terrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Watts Posted Monday at 09:21 Share Posted Monday at 09:21 36 minutes ago, Silvio Dante said: He was one that was on my list as a coach I wouldn’t have minded here. To keep pace with Ipswich as he did at Plymouth took some doing and had we gone for him when Pearson went it would have made a degree of sense. I get the impression he walked into a bit of a shitshow at Stoke as well. Put it this way, if we sacked LM tomorrow, it wouldn’t be an appointment that wasn’t worth looking at. Do we really need to wait for tomorrow.....? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedReg Posted Monday at 09:24 Share Posted Monday at 09:24 Get him in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Club and Country Posted Monday at 09:40 Share Posted Monday at 09:40 Surprising one that impression I got when they battered us last season was they were all right behind him (as in the fans) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redrascal2 Posted Monday at 09:41 Share Posted Monday at 09:41 16 minutes ago, RedReg said: Get him in Well hasn't he won more than Manning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View from the Dolman Posted Monday at 09:44 Share Posted Monday at 09:44 42 minutes ago, chalkeyred said: Jon Walters - big ego? Appointed with little more than 6 months at Fleetwood and a bit of Ireland youth international coaching to his name... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV Tom Posted Monday at 09:51 Share Posted Monday at 09:51 Surprised at that, only 2 defeats were against top 5 clubs, thumped Boro' as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedReg Posted Monday at 10:32 Share Posted Monday at 10:32 49 minutes ago, Redrascal2 said: Well hasn't he won more than Manning. Won league one with Plymouth against the likes of Ipswich. So has achieved alot more in his management career than Manning, who has achieved nothing. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted Monday at 10:41 Share Posted Monday at 10:41 2 hours ago, Charlie BCFC said: Thought he was turning it around under a new structure, only a couple of weeks ago they hammered Middlesbrough 4-0 in their back yard in the cup. Very harsh in my eyes after 5 games I've looked at that game, statistically that was a weird anomaly. Both sides made varied changes too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted Monday at 10:43 Share Posted Monday at 10:43 50 minutes ago, TV Tom said: Surprised at that, only 2 defeats were against top 5 clubs, thumped Boro' as well Middlesbrough Away they literally scored from every Shot on Target and had about 1/3 of the ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted Monday at 10:44 Share Posted Monday at 10:44 1 hour ago, And Its Smith said: Crazy sacking. Every manager needs a bit of time. 5 games is mad He's been there since December 2023. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superjack Posted Monday at 11:16 Share Posted Monday at 11:16 2 hours ago, SecretSam said: Job for Nige I wouldn't be surprised. I hope not though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillies Downs Leeds Posted Monday at 11:21 Share Posted Monday at 11:21 They have been given permission to speak to one of the coaches at Norwich, Narcis Pelach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markthehorn Posted Monday at 11:22 Share Posted Monday at 11:22 Just now, Gillies Downs Leeds said: They have been given permission to speak to one of the coaches at Norwich, Narcis Pelach. He was there under David Wagner . Not sure if he still is ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeRed Posted Monday at 11:25 Share Posted Monday at 11:25 3 minutes ago, Gillies Downs Leeds said: They have been given permission to speak to one of the coaches at Norwich, Narcis Pelach. A shame, I was hoping LJ might get the job - I could do with a laugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topper 123 Posted Monday at 11:25 Share Posted Monday at 11:25 2 hours ago, SecretSam said: Job for Nige He’s 95 next birthday ffs 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moulin Rougier Posted Monday at 11:28 Share Posted Monday at 11:28 I mean, he joined in December 2023 then 2 months later, they change their Sporting Director, presumably the bloke that had a pretty big say in appointing him. Surprised it took this long, regardless of the success/failure he had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV Tom Posted Monday at 11:30 Share Posted Monday at 11:30 46 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said: Middlesbrough Away they literally scored from every Shot on Target and had about 1/3 of the ball. And? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted Monday at 11:37 Share Posted Monday at 11:37 (edited) 6 minutes ago, TV Tom said: And? Bit of an outlier of a result to say the least. Underlying numbers diverge massively from the end Result, Results have a tendency to be underpinned by Performance medium to long run. Edited Monday at 11:37 by Mr Popodopolous 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stortfordred Posted Monday at 11:41 Share Posted Monday at 11:41 19 minutes ago, Gillies Downs Leeds said: They have been given permission to speak to one of the coaches at Norwich, Narcis Pelach. Last thing any team needs is a narcissistic pillock. Plenty of em about tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV Tom Posted Monday at 11:52 Share Posted Monday at 11:52 1 minute ago, Mr Popodopolous said: Bit of an outlier of a result to say the least. Underlying numbers diverge massively from the end Result, Results have a tendency to be underpinned by Performance medium to long run. Ahhh, lies, damned lies and statistics, 5-0 away at Boro' and you're knocking it? Maybe Stoke sat back a bit and let Boro' have as much of the ball as they liked knowing they could hit them on the break ? It was a perfect away performance. In fairness it was a cup game so chances are they were weakened teams 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted Monday at 11:55 Share Posted Monday at 11:55 3 minutes ago, TV Tom said: Ahhh, lies, damned lies and statistics, 5-0 away at Boro' and you're knocking it? Maybe Stoke sat back a bit and let Boro' have as much of the ball as they liked knowing they could hit them on the break ? It was a perfect away performance. In fairness it was a cup game so chances are they were weakened teams Not knocking it, very good result but usually that ratio regresses to the norm over time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV Tom Posted Monday at 12:00 Share Posted Monday at 12:00 3 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said: Not knocking it, very good result but usually that ratio regresses to the norm over time. Agreed, you're not going to win every away game 5-0. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted Monday at 12:02 Share Posted Monday at 12:02 1 minute ago, TV Tom said: Agreed, you're not going to win every away game 5-0. Generally you don't score anything like 5 Goals from 12 Shots and of those 5 Shots on Target. That game aside, seems a bit of a harsh sacking albeit Stoke are not known for their patience post Relegation.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TV Tom Posted Monday at 12:20 Share Posted Monday at 12:20 16 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said: Generally you don't score anything like 5 Goals from 12 Shots and of those 5 Shots on Target. That game aside, seems a bit of a harsh sacking albeit Stoke are not known for their patience post Relegation.. Agreed, seems a bit hasty, must have someone set up to come in 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markthehorn Posted Monday at 12:21 Share Posted Monday at 12:21 (edited) I mean we did beat them 3-0 and they weren’t very good but this is the Championship where basically anything can happen each week . They don’t seem to get any better no matter who the manager is or who signs. Sounds like someone is being lined up which is what our lot do but as proven isn’t always the answer ! It’s not even as if their fans wanted him gone particularly which hasn’t always been the case with our managers . Edited Monday at 12:35 by Markthehorn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted Monday at 13:02 Share Posted Monday at 13:02 Odd time to sack him. I presume they did it right now with 2 winnable home games coming up this week, including home to Fleetwood for a place in the 4th round of the league cup. It would be difficult to sack him for a while if they won both of those. A bit like when Nige got the bullet, if they’ve made their minds up grab the first opportunity. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted Monday at 13:50 Share Posted Monday at 13:50 2 hours ago, Topper 123 said: He’s 95 next birthday ffs Ageist! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Red Hat Posted Monday at 13:58 Share Posted Monday at 13:58 2 hours ago, CodeRed said: A shame, I was hoping LJ might get the job - I could do with a laugh. I was hoping Manning might get the job.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerseybean Posted Monday at 14:17 Share Posted Monday at 14:17 https://www.itv.com/news/central/2024-09-16/stoke-city-sack-manager-steven-schumacher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted Monday at 15:42 Share Posted Monday at 15:42 4 hours ago, Mr Popodopolous said: He's been there since December 2023. I know that. And he was backed over the summer only to be sacked 5 games in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted Monday at 15:43 Share Posted Monday at 15:43 (edited) 1 minute ago, And Its Smith said: I know that. And he was backed over the summer only to be sacked 5 games in. Just goes to show at this level, how little time there can be. Still it is a continuation of last Season clearly. Edited Monday at 15:43 by Mr Popodopolous 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42nite Posted Monday at 17:52 Share Posted Monday at 17:52 8 hours ago, RedReg said: Get him in Is this the same manager that set Plymouth up so badly that we couldn't help but score when we wanted? Or was that a wonderful dream! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dullmoan Tone Posted Monday at 17:58 Share Posted Monday at 17:58 9 hours ago, Charlie BCFC said: Not a real shock Plymouth have gone down hill since he left Really? They are above us in the table and we are an established Championship club! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted Monday at 17:59 Share Posted Monday at 17:59 Manning joined before him anyway but only 10 or 11 Managers with a longer tenure than Manning at our level. Which is mad. He is rapidly approaching the average Championship tenure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter1450 Posted Monday at 18:08 Share Posted Monday at 18:08 9 hours ago, Silvio Dante said: He was one that was on my list as a coach I wouldn’t have minded here. To keep pace with Ipswich as he did at Plymouth took some doing and had we gone for him when Pearson went it would have made a degree of sense. I get the impression he walked into a bit of a shitshow at Stoke as well. Put it this way, if we sacked LM tomorrow, it wouldn’t be an appointment that wasn’t worth looking at. Why on earth would he come to Ashton Gate, just be walking into another shitshow ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted Monday at 18:18 Share Posted Monday at 18:18 9 minutes ago, Peter1450 said: Why on earth would he come to Ashton Gate, just be walking into another shitshow ! Course he would. Won’t get a better job and if it goes wrong he will get ANOTHER pay out having just got one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie BCFC Posted Monday at 19:47 Share Posted Monday at 19:47 1 hour ago, Dullmoan Tone said: Really? They are above us in the table and we are an established Championship club! Respectfully we’re 5 games in you can’t really say for certain a team is better than the other at this stage. If you look at last season they were never in any danger but the manager after him dragged them into that relegation battle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fgrsimon Posted Monday at 19:57 Share Posted Monday at 19:57 It rarely works well for managers who jump ship to a "bigger" club below them in the league. I think Plymouth were above Stoke when he left? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loosey Boy Posted Monday at 20:46 Share Posted Monday at 20:46 Seems an odd decision but that’s what Stoke do…. Just seen that they either want the Norwich coach or the current manager of…..Oxford United!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerseybean Posted Monday at 21:27 Share Posted Monday at 21:27 Looks like being Pelach. https://www.teamtalk.com/news/exclusive-stoke-city-line-up-spanish-coach-after-sacking-steven-schumacher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shauntaylor85 Posted Monday at 23:18 Share Posted Monday at 23:18 14 hours ago, Ronnie Sinclair said: I thought Balut would have been the next to go. Ruthless after so few matches of the season Manning should be next if he carries on. Been backed so no excuses. Especially as we’re building on our excellent defence! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerseybean Posted Tuesday at 08:04 Share Posted Tuesday at 08:04 So, my mate is a Stoke fan and I asked what he made of it, ‘Crazy, the fans aren’t happy a power play by Jon Waters, the director of football.’ Does that sound familiar? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Sinclair Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago Narcis Pelach appointed on a three-year contract (I bet365 that he doesn't last the tenure.....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanburyRed Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago 25 minutes ago, Ronnie Sinclair said: Narcis Pelach appointed on a three-year contract (I bet365 that he doesn't last the tenure.....) All I see there is Narcissist Peach! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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