It is harsh. And complete horse shit. His players compete. They do fundamentals poorly but he is also stuck using the likes of Charlie Austin up top. Who canât even run the length of the pitch without stopping for air.
How does Allardyce keep getting jobs? At his best he was a dinosaur, but since those days he has regressed, and also revealed his poor character in that sting when he was drinking pints of wine.
I wonder how many of the generation of Gerard/Lampard/Parker are being overlooked in getting their managerial careers going for the likes of this oleaginous stain?
And on the other side of it, Bilic is very hard done by here. Got them promoted, which is a very good achievement as that league is cutthroat. And OK, not exactly setting the Prem alight, but who expected that? They have been doing alright, especially given the players he has to work with. And after a creditable draw against Man City it is awful timing.
Having previously had no thoughts about West Brom (though I just about remember the amazing Cunningham, Regis and Batson, and then later Bryan Robson coming through) I now hope they go down.
And it gives me a chance to sing one of my favourite footy songs of all time.
Big Sam, heâs got a big fat head, Steve and Sam, theyâve got big fat heads, theyâve got big fat heads, Steve and Sam have got big fat heads.
Genius lyrics to the tune of blue moon.
Arteta soon to follow. Had a little upsurge in results at the beginning but got found out. Donât see anything in his managerial style that suggests heâll be able to turn it around.
That is complete rubbish. Go back and watcvh his Bolton team that had Djorkaeff, Ivan Campo and Jay-Jay Okocha for the early 2000âs and they played some fantastic football.
Iâll agree that his recent teams have been dour to watch, but the guy has played some great football when given the chance to get the right players.
Bilic is a good fellow. Has had the doomed cat look about him in recent post match interviews and views from the sideline. Sam is Sam. He will improve their results. Not sure he can keep them up, but if he does, another feather in his size extra extra large cap. Call from Barca forthcoming.
Nope, that is his one and only time at trying to play âdecent footballâ and itâs a long time ago. So long, some of our fellow posters werenât even born.