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Welcome Ange: To Dare is to Didgeridoo

glasgowspur said:
Unanswerable questions are annoying, I keep asking what would you consider to be success for the club.
Everyone has their thoughts and it feels to me that it changes from week to week.
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My question isn't unanswerable; it's just difficult. I also haven't asked for consensus - I asked for individual answers; no one is prepared to be honest enough to answer it.

Re; your question.
Mine for the present is top six, with a top four push and an solid attempt to win a cup. Ideally the EL.
This extends to next season too. It needs to run parallel with building something that looks like it can cement that position and build into regular top 4 and cup challenges - squad wise I think we're in a good position for that. Football wise, attacking wise we are; in every other aspect of our game we are not. I don't even mind the last bit, as long as there are signs of change.
I'd be comfortable with finishing 8th this year if it meant real shoots of progress - and we are seeing that with Gray, and probably Spence, and definitely Kulu, and Solanke. Possibly Sarr.
I'm excited for Odobert too.
I'm happy to be patient, because I'm seeing progress. I'm happy to give Ange the same patience because he's operating at a higher level than before - but instead of seeing progress, I'm seeing stubborness; it's very frustrating, because I really want him to succeed.
 
DeanoAustin said:
I honestly don't think he'll get us relegated. There is no way we'd finish below Ipswich, Southampton and Leicester for example. If that looks like a possibility with 8 or 10 games to go, I'd fire him at that point.

My heart is ruling my head here, no doubt. But even my head is struggling to see the upside of sacking him.

What if he won us something? Imagine him being able to turn around and say "Maties, you took the tinkle when I said I win things in my second year. Who's laughing now? I've gone and done it my way". The belief that would bring to the squad. We win a trophy playing balls-out attacking football. The memes stop. The squad gets belief that maybe, just maybe this fella can bring sustained success. That this could be the first of many.

Bill Nic finished 18th in his first season. Can't imagine many thought he'd bring us the glory he did. Burkinshaw got us relegated early on in his reign. From second division to two FA Cups and a UEFA Cup - who'd have thought it? Maybe this is the dark before Ange leads us into the light.

I see the flaws. I have massive doubts he can do it. But I'm not so arrogant that I can't accept the possibility that I'm wrong and think it's worth that risk at this point of the season. And if I am wrong, I can't think of anyone I'd rather lead us to glory than a fella who embodies everything I love about the game and our traditions as a club.
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Depends what he wins, if it’s just one of the crappy domestic cups and we don’t qualify for the CL that’s weaseling out of it as far as I’m concerned and I’ll still be moaning.
 
Baleforce said:
Depends what he wins, if it’s just one of the crappy domestic cups and we don’t qualify for the CL that’s weaseling out of it as far as I’m concerned and I’ll still be moaning.
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I'd take a good cup run and top 7 this season - I think that's realistic and accounts for the injuries. Underachievement in a normal season - par when accounting for the injuries.

A cup final and qualifying for EL is what I expected at the start of the season.
The shadow of form being atrocious after that first magnificent spell is something I just can't shake. If we go the second half of this season magnificently, then I'll accept it as all part of the building work.
 
Raziel said:
The media has turned on him, never a good sign


Probably 10 other similar pieces out in some way or another ..
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They need to turn on someone, it's not going to be pep or amorin.
Liverpool and Chelsea have nothing to moan about, so it's us or arsenal.
If he is sacked Arteta is next in line, especially if saka is out for a while and results suffer.
Alt looking Saudi Sportswashing Machine and their run of up and coming fixtures however could get a bit sweaty.
 
glasgowspur said:
They need to turn on someone, it's not going to be pep or amorin.
Liverpool and Chelsea have nothing to moan about, so it's us or arsenal.
If he is sacked Arteta is next in line, especially if saka is out for a while and results suffer.
Alt looking Saudi Sportswashing Machine and their run of up and coming fixtures however could get a bit sweaty.
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Yep the media cycle of doom
It was united now it’s us
 
Raziel said:
The media has turned on him, never a good sign


Probably 10 other similar pieces out in some way or another ..
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It’s literally how the media works
create a story to sell clicks
Theh did it with United
Last year they did it with Chelsea
They did it with Arteta 18 months in
It’s a cycle of doom
 
Bedfordspurs said:
It’s literally how the media works
create a story to sell clicks
Theh did it with United
Last year they did it with Chelsea
They did it with Arteta 18 months in
It’s a cycle of doom
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Completely agree but a big part of that is them smelling the blood in the water. Media/social media today is utterly devoid of insight, it's a narrative, but narratives (like all stories) work when they have some basis to work from.

It creates pressure, pressure helps no one, it's why the club badly needed/needs a run of results to keep the noise down (as well as progress)
 
Raziel said:
The media has turned on him, never a good sign


Probably 10 other similar pieces out in some way or another ..
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The media are full of brick mostly, they are so many wanabees trying to justify their wages that they will say anything to justify their jobs. Things need to improve for sure but i am not going to take what they say is anymore then filling spaces and trying to suggest they know more then anyone else.
 
Raziel said:
Completely agree but a big part of that is them smelling the blood in the water. Media/social media today is utterly devoid of insight, it's a narrative, but narratives (like all stories) work when they have some basis to work from.

It creates pressure, pressure helps no one, it's why the club badly needed/needs a run of results to keep the noise down (as well as progress)
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Media need that pressure
Bad news sells
All news have been playing on repeat l Anges results all day
People will lap it up
Shame really
But that is the modern world
 
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