That's the news filtering out of the Potteries with such intense heat part of Britannia Stadium has melted!
Now there are a lot of rumours flying around this afternoon with fearsome velocity. One of these travelling "rumours" is that Phil Neville may be a surprise candidate to take on the job and hit the ground running.
Tony Pulis has grown stale this season, once a hero a the Britannia, his own fans have turned on him, small pockets of resistance have made their malcontentment known, in displays of verbal aggression and humiliating songs.
There's also a question mark hanging over Pulis with an impending lawsuit, the press have until recently been "gagged" regarding charges of "financial irregularities & racist dancing". Suffice to say that we've not heard the last of this...
Pulis to leave Stoke!
posted on 21/5/13
Lucas, i wasn't mocking Arsenal. I was suggesting based on the fact 15 Prem clubs had changed their manager this season, there was ample time for all 91 to have done so in 8 years.
posted on 21/5/13
apparently Rodgers is now the 5th longest serving manager in the division
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Strange eh?
It's looking as though next season is going to shape up as something very different. The status quo has well and truly been shaken up. Stability is a rare commodity in football these days, but it is something that is often proven to be benficial, certainly as a longterm thing.
posted on 21/5/13
Stability can be beneficial providing it doesn't get stale and/or breed complacency.
I'm not suggesting Wenger has done a bad job at Arsenal because i don't know what his brief is but, some of your fans would question the lack of trophies and perceive that as a lack of success. The money men however see continued CL qualification and the guaranteed revenue as the main goal.
Moyes was the same at Everton, he had longevity but was he a success?
posted on 21/5/13
Spugle, it depends on what you define as success.considering Everton's goals were not going to be that high, and if he's achieved their goals, then that is considered success.
Same with Wenger. A trophy would be nice, of course, but their long term goal is to pay off the stadium and become sustainable. To do that they've had to lower their short term goals to sustained qualification of the CL. And he's delivered that.
He could have done better as he has a record of being great. However, Wenger does get a raw deal even if he does have flaws.
posted on 21/5/13
Fair points Darren
I'm not having a go at either manager for the reasons you've outlined. It would be foolish not to consider AW a success considering what he's done at Arsenal but you have to wonder how much say he has in the transfer policies at the club and accordingly how the debt is financed.
It's probably a daft theory but i wonder does he have some financial interest in the club?
posted on 21/5/13
I'd hate to be Everton right now. What with Sparky and Pulis in the wild.
posted on 21/5/13
spurgle, I guess that's something we can't quite know.
posted on 21/5/13
Sparky
surely they can't be that desperate-can they
posted on 21/5/13
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Sparky
surely they can't be that desperate-can they
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I was equally shocked when City gave him the big job last time. Let's face it, there aren't many top level British gaffers.
posted on 21/5/13
Neither of them will be considered.
Especially not Hughes, would rather see Pulis.