[Albion] Oh dear, what have you done Tony...

[Flounce]

I bet it didn't.

DeZerbi reportedly lost out on some serious job offers around the turn of the year, due to the cost to his suitors of paying the compensation set out in his Albion contract. I'd imagine that allowing for that to disappear, is incentive enough for RDZ to accept a no-strings clean break.

What a shame we couldn’t work something out, we may have got Glasner

 

[Javeaseagull]

I admire the way RdZ has been sacked, cleanly, amicably and without the usual payoff that managers seem to expect, see Poyet. He was always passing through as will be many more of our managers to come. In defence of RdZ and any manager in the same position it is hardly his fault if the players can’t score. The fact that the players had chances to score is his job not the finishing. That is up to them.

 

[Hamilton]

It's now the Big 8, not the Big 6 if you include Villa and Newcastle, both with mega rich owners.

Or the Big 1, the Next 7, the other 9, and what is sadly becoming the 3 Championship cannon fodder.

 

[Hamilton]

They have targeted KM according to TS interesting one he looks a players manager so probably not that much different to RDZ.

We're bringing in Kylie Minogue?

 

[schmunk]

We're bringing in Kylie Minogue?

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Don't be daft, its...

 

[JetsetJimbo]

Well, that's great news for the collective

 

[Hamilton]

Don't be daft, its...

Or maybe it's Keith Moon.

That would put some unpredictability into the team.

 

[Justice]

The vision of you sobbing at the departure of a manager is a sight I'd pay good money to watch

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I'm glad your getting pelters for starting this thread and, as @Herr Tubthumper says, why not post this in another thread like the one questioning whether Tony warrants trust, because your trust (in what precisely?) is what you're ultimately raising on this thread.
I'll try and go easy for all those that share your views on this, but maybe have a look at the outstanding post by @Kalimantan Gull about floors and ceilings (see below), and also recognise that we're competing against petrostates, etc

Brighton are Raising their Floor, not going Backwards - The Daily Seagull

Brighton & Hove Albin have not gone backwards in the 2023/24 campaign, but have raised the floor of what is possible in the future.

www.northstandchat.com

Great article by @Kalimantan Gull Thanks for posting it.

 

[Peacehaven Wild Kids]

We're bringing in Kylie Minogue?

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We should be so lucky….

 

[raymondo]

Whose fault was it that we didn’t go on an FA Cup run this season? It wasn’t someone who decided it would be a good idea to have a strop around then was it?

We may take one or two steps back next season but imo TB did exactly the right thing. You cannot have a manager who thinks he is more important than the club, which is what I think we ended up with this season.

Yes. AND... even if Tony had delivered on RDZ's requests (presumably spending gazillions on some experienced players) my strong bet is that RDZ would have left anyway after one more season, unless we'd have achieved Champions League, and perhaps even if we had.

He needs to dominate his environment (IMO). As he said himself, early on, after two years a club/team has normally had enough of him because..."he's a bit much".

Maybe it's the other way around... he's had enough of everything/everybody else if it can't be bent to his will (player skills as well as owners).

 

[Eeyore]

We should be so lucky….

I thought I'd check as I assumed someone would have got there first...

 

[kevo]

I do think RDZ was THE big chance for us to progress further and kick on. I also think we should have spent money in January when it was clear our issues with injuries could derail our season. Yes, I know - the model, etc etc. But I do think we could have achieved something under RDZ - hell, even win a trophy - if Tony could have matched De Zerbi's ambition financially. We will never see a manager like him again.

 

[Eeyore]

KM ?

“The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representative is to represent them in the Europa Conference League.”

 

[Flounce]

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KM ?

“The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representative is to represent them in the Europa Conference League.”

I think you’ll find he’s too close to Arsenal to consider us

 

[Zeberdi]

I do think RDZ was THE big chance for us to progress further and kick on. I also think we should have spent money in January when it was clear our issues with injuries could derail our season. Yes, I know - the model, etc etc. But I do think we could have achieved something under RDZ - hell, even win a trophy - if Tony could have matched De Zerbi's ambition financially. We will never see a manager like him again.

Barber speaks highly of him

https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/sport/football/brighton-and-hove-albion/is-de-zerbi-ready-for-a-top-club-brighton-chief-paul-barber-gives-surprise-verdict-amid-man-united-milan-and-napoli-link-4635086

 

[Skaville]

Back Tony Bloom. Always.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Yes. AND... even if Tony had delivered on RDZ's requests (presumably spending gazillions on some experienced players) my strong bet is that RDZ would have left anyway after one more season, unless we'd have achieved Champions League, and perhaps even if we had.

He needs to dominate his environment (IMO). As he said himself, early on, after two years a club/team has normally had enough of him because..."he's a bit much".

Maybe it's the other way around... he's had enough of everything/everybody else if it can't be bent to his will (player skills as well as owners).

I have taken risks, pressed buttons and pushed out boats in my life. Did it work?

Sometimes.

My one regret is that I have no regrets.
Same for Roberto I suspect.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

I do think RDZ was THE big chance for us to progress further and kick on. I also think we should have spent money in January when it was clear our issues with injuries could derail our season. Yes, I know - the model, etc etc. But I do think we could have achieved something under RDZ - hell, even win a trophy - if Tony could have matched De Zerbi's ambition financially. We will never see a manager like him again.

This. RDZ was an outlier. The next guy will tell Bloom and Barber what they want to hear, rather than what they need to hear

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Barber speaks highly of him

https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/sport/football/brighton-and-hove-albion/is-de-zerbi-ready-for-a-top-club-brighton-chief-paul-barber-gives-surprise-verdict-amid-man-united-milan-and-napoli-link-4635086

Class here, class there, at the Albion it's class everywhere.