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I’d be surprised if Amorim is still there this time next year.

That's what McMenemy said his task was and he definitely delivered although he had to get Stokoe to close the deal at the very end iirc?

Friend who knows him said he was asked to go there to get them out of that division. Which he did. 🙂

Aye as time goes on the more it seems Ten Bob was performing miracles with that clown car.

Certain managers can get the best out of players (Howe being one of them) so they may seem shit now but they could easily turn it around. i think Spurs have the better squad and will be more of a threat than Man Utd but then we’ll see at the end of the transfer window.

Is that ETH who won two trophies and finishing 3rd and 8th? That ETH? Whilst he was funny at least he was adaptable in the way he played. Amirom isn't and they have absolutely zero identity in the way they play. I agree Amirom needs time, I would say two transfer windows, but they're not going to be that patient are they?

I don’t think anyone is necessarily comparing them to each other directly , however it’s very well documented that each band had a strong influence on the other. edit; well, aye, PL is , but hey ho

Sorts the right wing.

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tbf Amorim needs at least a summer transfer window before anyone talks about sacking him. He's operating with ten Hag's nonsense. Fair to say they've already started with the overhaul you talk of.

that goes to my point about weakening the squad when we’re trying to build one. Fuck PSR

hell will freeze over before any club announcements are made man.

Retired in 2020 according to wikipedia. He was caretaker manager until Moyseyball returned to merseyside.

Terry Hibbitt was pretty tidy avec le ballon too.

to be fair we had to do ours before the CWC. think we'll see lots of outs, plus, possibly, a right back come in before september

you could always raise some case by selling us a right back and if you're short on readies we could look to loan you a left wing in exchange. would that help?

The reason Flange was sacked was because after winning the UEFA he had to be backed in the transfer window by Levy. Levy doesn't want to splash the cash let's be honest. So get Frank in and give him a few bob to spend and then go from there. Their squad like AH said isn't that great. I know they had injuries last season, but add CL football on top of that and it's going to be a strain. I do see them improving, but a Top 8? Not for me. Man United. Depends when Amirom will be sacked. He also doesn't have the players that want to play in his 'system'. Whatever that is and its going to take a LOT of money to overhaul that squad. Again, I see them and Spurs battling for 10-12 place. But there's a lot of competition for that.

it's hard to make predictions before the window closes and we know what our squad looks like but i think it's going to take some effort to improve on last season without some serious and smart investment. i'd like to think we'll qualify for CL again - or get close - but it'll be some achievement if we do. villa dropped off in the league last season in the the way we did the season before when we were in the CL. plus the legacy "big six" clubs still have bigger spending power than us because of the bullshit rules and are splashing the cash. despite all that, i expect we'll be in the conversation again because howe is fucking class.

Does Leighton Baines still play?

Fucking hell. What a tonal shift

Agreed - both squads are absolutely shite, but both will almost certainly improve.

Not even sure Spurs have a great squad tbh. It was telling when you looked at the two teams in the EL final that neither club has got transfers right for a long time. Maybe a more disciplined manager like Frank will see them improve (probably) but I don’t think the likes of us, Villa and maybe even Forest would see too many players they’d desperately want.

Wide of the mark.

The ultimate Poundland purchase. Poundland sold for £1 with shops set to close - BBC News

Yeah this looks awful. Was headed for Gatwick apparently - around 50 British people on board.