Fat Sam

[Littlesue]

He deserved another season for sure,it would have been interesting to see what he could have done at a club like Everton.

He’s surely past his sell by date now though. Mind you so was Hodgson.

Certainly at least to the Christmas

 

[SJB]

Allardyce's downfall was that he had us safe well before the end of the season but still chose to serve up that mind numbing football rather than being more expansive. He had the opportunity to show us what a full season under him might look like, and in spite of the short memories on here, he showed us we'd be watching abysmal football every single weekend hence us wanting him out.

 

[Rooney_Tunes]

Allardyce's downfall was that he had us safe well before the end of the season but still chose to serve up that mind numbing football rather than being more expansive. He had the opportunity to show us what a full season under him might look like, and in spite of the short memories on here, he showed us we'd be watching abysmal football every single weekend hence us wanting him out.

And look where we are now.

 

[SJB]

And look where we are now.

Just because we're in a worse position now doesn't mean that was good, I'd rather be relegated than watch us playing like that long term. We're not Bolton or Burnley.

 

[MACCA75]

Allardyce's downfall was that he had us safe well before the end of the season but still chose to serve up that mind numbing football rather than being more expansive. He had the opportunity to show us what a full season under him might look like, and in spite of the short memories on here, he showed us we'd be watching abysmal football every single weekend hence us wanting him out.

Yep. Football has changed. 20 years ago the 80+% possession City had yesterday was non-existent, so if your tactics were to defend deep, play counter attack and nick a goal from a set piece it could work.
Now teams can dominate the ball so much more those tactics bring diminishing returns. (Also why Benitez is finished)

Always thought Eddie Howe was a great fit for us, he always wanted his team to dominate the ball and that is the only way to improve.

 

[Mathieubleucoyb]

We had Matieus Periera, better than anything Leeds have

That guy is a baller. No idea how we ended up with McNeil instead of him.

 

[Littlesue]

That guy is a baller. No idea how we ended up with McNeil instead of him.

Yes he was desperate to get back to playing in England this season, wasted out there

 

[good times bad times]

I fear that we might regret hounding him out for finishing 8th.

We as fans have at times had ludicrously high expectations of players and managers alike.

He took us as far as we were ever going to go with him - 8th. He showed no ambition to go any further by adapting the brand of football that he espouses.

He did his job keeping us up and got paid off, that's it. No regrets whatsoever.

 

[BlueStevie35]

That guy is a baller. No idea how we ended up with McNeil instead of him.

Such a baller that he took Saudi blood money and is now on loan in the UAE instead of trying to get WBA up

 

[pejic]

He took us as far as we were ever going to go with him - 8th. He showed no ambition to go any further by adapting the brand of football that he espouses.

He did his job keeping us up and got paid off, that's it. No regrets whatsoever.

Totally agree.
I felt embarrassed watching that derby match at the complete lack of ambition and the ugly tactics

 

[everton fan number one]

1 point from 12

 

[Deulofeumygod]

That’s a shame

 

[Armaghtoffee]

Gravy Tits!

Back to back relegations.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

That guy is a baller. No idea how we ended up with McNeil instead of him.

Ah, chatting wham in this thread now are we?

 

[heatmeiser]

That guy is a baller. No idea how we ended up with McNeil instead of him.

Another absolute beauty lol