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Lighty64

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Ok, so we are supposed to accept dire performances and turgid football for 7 months because of your deluded blind loyalty ? Im sorry, but nobody hates Poch here. We all think he’s done an excellent job and most us want him to leave with dignity, hence why most of us would rather Bayern come in for him rather than sack him and ruin his legacy. But there comes a time when the manager needs to be replaced and the time is now. No away win since last Feb in the league. A horrendous run of form that stems back way before just this season. Constantly playing the wrong players and choosing the wrong selections. You are incredibly naive if you think we should be grateful for this just because we have got a few top 4 finishes down the years. Get your bloody head out the sand mate.

Bayern only sacked their manager yesterday, you've been screaming "OUT", for months
 

stonebrow

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View from the ground is that most people on social media and fan sites are absolute cucumbers. Travelling support very much still backing Poch. They've seen Levy at work before, with Jol, Redknapp etc, likely turn on the bald little **** first before Poch.
Yeah and I’m guessing all supporters who regularly go to the games are of sound mind?!
 

muppetman

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View from the ground is that most people on social media and fan sites are absolute cucumbers. Travelling support very much still backing Poch. They've seen Levy at work before, with Jol, Redknapp etc, likely turn on the bald little **** first before Poch.
:LOL: :LOL: :LOL:
 

IamSpurtacus

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I think many are over estimating just how many actually just want out.

Pretty certain Toby and CE said they'd be open to staying...seems they're just not willing to do so under Poch...

CE said he'd be open to staying "depending on certain conditions"....intriguing...

@Grey Fox this is the article where CE said he'd be open to staying under certain conditions

 
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View from the ground is that most people on social media and fan sites are absolute cucumbers. Travelling support very much still backing Poch. They've seen Levy at work before, with Jol, Redknapp etc, likely turn on the bald little **** first before Poch.

A little surprised to be honest, as we're 11th place and 10 points behind top4.
 

spursfan77

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View from the ground is that most people on social media and fan sites are absolute cucumbers. Travelling support very much still backing Poch. They've seen Levy at work before, with Jol, Redknapp etc, likely turn on the bald little **** first before Poch.

I agree. It’s the same in the stadium and it’s very strange. A lot of heads being buried in the sand. It’s going to take a few more home losses before the fans turn on him. It’s almost like they’ve been watching different games to me.
 

Monkey boy

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I know we’ve been shite for ages and yesterday was a tough and painful watch but I still want him to stay. Out of nothing else other than blind loyalty I want him to stay and turn it around. I really think that after the international break that GLC and Sess will be regular fixtures in the team and if we can just win a couple on the bounce that with a little confidence injected in to us then we’ll see vast improvements. I actually think that this season is a write off now and maybe he should focus his energy on winning the FA cup or dare I say it the Europa as I have a sneaky suspicion that we’ll lose on Wednesday as we don’t have the bottle to go to Serbia and win in front of their hostile crowd.

That said, anything other than a win on Saturday and I want him gone and Jose in!!
 

markiespurs

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Let's pray.

Wonder how long the going supporters will take this. As I believe they're the only one who Levy will listen to. Would be interesting to hear some of the people going to matches what their view is.

I sit in the West lower and while it’s not voiced during the game, there is quite a bit of discontent aimed at Poch.

After the Watford game there was quite a few people questioning If Poch was was still the right person for the job.
 

soup

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I'm hoping we haven't become a club who is snuggly warm in our nearly men status. It seems with Poch we've found the ultimate nearly man, and a manager a lot of fans are worried about losing because this is the best we can expect.

For me, this isn't the best we should expect. We shouldn't have to settle for this, because if we do, it shows we are happy to be where we are, but scared of rolling the dice and becoming a truly big club...who wins things.

Top 4, check. CL, check, a couple of semi-finals, check. This is what we were all dreaming of for years, and now we've got it, it seems a majority of us are comfortable with our new status and scared of making that next leap.

We can tread water for another 5 years, doing the same, rolling along like we always have, or we can make a statement and go balls out for an actual world class manager. I'm certain that it will take us someone like Mourinho, for the short or long term, to elevate us into that club that does hire the best managers and buy the best players, and I think Mourinho would command that level of improvement from both the players and the owners.

I'm sick of seeing us constantly capitulate, be it the disappointment of not getting top 4, to lasagne-gate, to losing semi-finals, to not winning the CL when it was there for the taking. Is this always going to be us?

Poch for the moment is perfect, he's nearly good enough, our team is nearly good enough, the owners are nearly good enough and 60% of us, judging by the poll, are happy with it. I'm just not anymore.

Entitled? Why not? Why shouldn't we expect to win something after all these years of foundations, building and developing, otherwise what are we here for? Just to make up the numbers and give the other big clubs something to constantly laugh at? Big clubs do feel entitled and that's why we always take the piss out of ManU and Liverpool, as they expect their team to perform and win stuff. Guess what? They do.

We are just West Ham with more money at the moment. A club you can guarantee will let you down in the end. I want better now.

A little while ago our squad had the highest value squad in the world, with the best defence, a golden boot winner, and our golden age. We've now added the best stadium and the best training complex. Why are we settling for a manager who is getting worse as we are getting better? I don't have faith anymore. It's time we pulled up a chair at the big table.

We should be aiming at winning the league. Not looking at a potential relegation season. Mourinho was a failure for finishing second. We're happy with scraping 4th. As a fanbase we need to start setting our expectations higher.
 

Lighty64

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Oh FFS will people stop with these bollocks posts. You can't afford to give away a whole season.

Name me one manager that has turned this around? And don't SAF me, that was not after 5 years.

in fact it was he saved his job at the end of his 5th season
 

markiespurs

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I'm hoping we haven't become a club who is snuggly warm in our nearly men status. It seems with Poch we've found the ultimate nearly man, and a manager a lot of fans are worried about losing because this is the best we can expect.

For me, this isn't the best we should expect. We shouldn't have to settle for this, because if we do, it shows we are happy to be where we are, but scared of rolling the dice and becoming a truly big club...who wins things.

Top 4, check. CL, check, a couple of semi-finals, check. This is what we were all dreaming of for years, and now we've got it, it seems a majority of us are comfortable with our new status and scared of making that next leap.

We can tread water for another 5 years, doing the same, rolling along like we always have, or we can make a statement and go balls out for an actual world class manager. I'm certain that it will take us someone like Mourinho, for the short or long term, to elevate us into that club that does hire the best managers and buy the best players, and I think Mourinho would command that level of improvement from both the players and the owners.

I'm sick of seeing us constantly capitulate, be it the disappointment of not getting top 4, to lasagne-gate, to losing semi-finals, to not winning the CL when it was there for the taking. Is this always going to be us?

Poch for the moment is perfect, he's nearly good enough, our team is nearly good enough, the owners are nearly good enough and 60% of us, judging by the poll, are happy with it. I'm just not anymore.

Entitled? Why not? Why shouldn't we expect to win something after all these years of foundations, building and developing, otherwise what are we here for? Just to make up the numbers and give the other big clubs something to constantly laugh at? Big clubs do feel entitled and that's why we always take the piss out of ManU and Liverpool, as they expect their team to perform and win stuff. Guess what? They do.

We are just West Ham with more money at the moment. A club you can guarantee will let you down in the end. I want better now.

A little while ago our squad had the highest value squad in the world, with the best defence, a golden boot winner, and our golden age. We've now added the best stadium and the best training complex. Why are we settling for a manager who is getting worse as we are getting better? I don't have faith anymore. It's time we pulled up a chair at the big table.

We should be aiming at winning the league. Not looking at a potential relegation season. Mourinho was a failure for finishing second. We're happy with scraping 4th. As a fanbase we need to start setting our expectations higher.


Spot on

Really wish i could winner this post more than once
 

Metalhead

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I'm not saying he departs in 365 days from, but that he will depart at a point in that time regardless. I think it is his last season and I said so already in the Newcastle match thread.
Question is, will it be 365 days or a year?
 

Typical Spurs

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I'm hoping we haven't become a club who is snuggly warm in our nearly men status. It seems with Poch we've found the ultimate nearly man, and a manager a lot of fans are worried about losing because this is the best we can expect.

For me, this isn't the best we should expect. We shouldn't have to settle for this, because if we do, it shows we are happy to be where we are, but scared of rolling the dice and becoming a truly big club...who wins things.

Top 4, check. CL, check, a couple of semi-finals, check. This is what we were all dreaming of for years, and now we've got it, it seems a majority of us are comfortable with our new status and scared of making that next leap.

We can tread water for another 5 years, doing the same, rolling along like we always have, or we can make a statement and go balls out for an actual world class manager. I'm certain that it will take us someone like Mourinho, for the short or long term, to elevate us into that club that does hire the best managers and buy the best players, and I think Mourinho would command that level of improvement from both the players and the owners.

I'm sick of seeing us constantly capitulate, be it the disappointment of not getting top 4, to lasagne-gate, to losing semi-finals, to not winning the CL when it was there for the taking. Is this always going to be us?

Poch for the moment is perfect, he's nearly good enough, our team is nearly good enough, the owners are nearly good enough and 60% of us, judging by the poll, are happy with it. I'm just not anymore.

Entitled? Why not? Why shouldn't we expect to win something after all these years of foundations, building and developing, otherwise what are we here for? Just to make up the numbers and give the other big clubs something to constantly laugh at? Big clubs do feel entitled and that's why we always take the piss out of ManU and Liverpool, as they expect their team to perform and win stuff. Guess what? They do.

We are just West Ham with more money at the moment. A club you can guarantee will let you down in the end. I want better now.

A little while ago our squad had the highest value squad in the world, with the best defence, a golden boot winner, and our golden age. We've now added the best stadium and the best training complex. Why are we settling for a manager who is getting worse as we are getting better? I don't have faith anymore. It's time we pulled up a chair at the big table.

We should be aiming at winning the league. Not looking at a potential relegation season. Mourinho was a failure for finishing second. We're happy with scraping 4th. As a fanbase we need to start setting our expectations higher.

Brilliant post. 100% agree with you
 

Inq

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Cool news.
Are you also funding the replacement of half a team in the transfer market?
Don't think anyone is mate but if we had shifted a couple of these players at reasonable time in their careers we coulda scrounged up some money for them to actually afford valuable replacements. Now we are set to lose them for a pittance either in January or next summer.

IMO a few of these players have only a couple years left in them. Another two have actually openly admitted to wanting to leave. So they will need to be replaced regardless. Should have done it sooner.
 

Lighty64

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Dont compare us to Man City, it’s pointless they’re light years ahead because of the money they can spend

and people can't understand how hard it is to win a trophy when you have City, Chelsea, and Man U dominate football for the best part of ENIC's ownership
 

VancouverSpur

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I'm hoping we haven't become a club who is snuggly warm in our nearly men status. It seems with Poch we've found the ultimate nearly man, and a manager a lot of fans are worried about losing because this is the best we can expect.

For me, this isn't the best we should expect. We shouldn't have to settle for this, because if we do, it shows we are happy to be where we are, but scared of rolling the dice and becoming a truly big club...who wins things.

Top 4, check. CL, check, a couple of semi-finals, check. This is what we were all dreaming of for years, and now we've got it, it seems a majority of us are comfortable with our new status and scared of making that next leap.

We can tread water for another 5 years, doing the same, rolling along like we always have, or we can make a statement and go balls out for an actual world class manager. I'm certain that it will take us someone like Mourinho, for the short or long term, to elevate us into that club that does hire the best managers and buy the best players, and I think Mourinho would command that level of improvement from both the players and the owners.

I'm sick of seeing us constantly capitulate, be it the disappointment of not getting top 4, to lasagne-gate, to losing semi-finals, to not winning the CL when it was there for the taking. Is this always going to be us?

Poch for the moment is perfect, he's nearly good enough, our team is nearly good enough, the owners are nearly good enough and 60% of us, judging by the poll, are happy with it. I'm just not anymore.

Entitled? Why not? Why shouldn't we expect to win something after all these years of foundations, building and developing, otherwise what are we here for? Just to make up the numbers and give the other big clubs something to constantly laugh at? Big clubs do feel entitled and that's why we always take the piss out of ManU and Liverpool, as they expect their team to perform and win stuff. Guess what? They do.

We are just West Ham with more money at the moment. A club you can guarantee will let you down in the end. I want better now.

A little while ago our squad had the highest value squad in the world, with the best defence, a golden boot winner, and our golden age. We've now added the best stadium and the best training complex. Why are we settling for a manager who is getting worse as we are getting better? I don't have faith anymore. It's time we pulled up a chair at the big table.

We should be aiming at winning the league. Not looking at a potential relegation season. Mourinho was a failure for finishing second. We're happy with scraping 4th. As a fanbase we need to start setting our expectations higher.
Great Post
 
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