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[Albion] Roberto De Zerbi To Leave Albion After Tomorrow's Game
- Thread starter Clive Walker
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So true.
Deserves a standing ovation.
IMO - best ever, and deserves a lot of respect and love.
This is totally different to a few players recently and Poyet.
He could of course end up being a dick like Potter, but at the moment everything seems amicable….
Terry Butcher Tribute Act
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- Aug 18, 2013
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Sometimes i hate our football club. RDZ too honest and ambitious for the PR machine who only give a shit about Barber's annual pay hike and headlines about being "a well run club".
Not surprised, definitely annoyed
Not surprised, definitely annoyed
Red Squirrel
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I will be forever grateful for what RDZ achieved. It was exciting. I guess it all went a bit wrong in January. I don't blame him or the club. We had some great times. We move on.
Grazie mille Roberto, ciao
UTA
Grazie mille Roberto, ciao
UTA
warmleyseagull
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Difficult to pinpoint exactly but IMO the decline started with 4-0 at Luton, and was set in with 4-0 at Rome. RDZ's actual and body language worsened (and there were plenty of signs beforehand) and it felt inevitable unless a) a better offer didn't materialise; b) RDZ bought into the TB way.
TB has said that the 'process' may include relegation. He has also set goal of top 10 club and said 'there is no ceiling'. Over a period of few seasons they are not mutually exclusive but trust as we must in TB, I do not always understand whether he is in 'accept relegation' or 'no ceiling' mode.
albionalex
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Because he doesn't want to work here anymore...
Because as part of his contract termination, there would be a clause that we are due compensation.
rogersix
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- Jan 18, 2014
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when do you think he will see a profit?He's a very shrewd businessman. He's not invested it out of the goodness of his heart
willalbion
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Yes I think you’re right.
Particularly for those here who thought we were heading to Dublin, palpably ‘season over’ when that came crashing down. There were a load of superior teams/clubs in the EL.
Uh_huh_him
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- Sep 28, 2011
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He had a very successful plan B - but it needed players with pace.
It worked supremely well last season, but injuries totally tucked him up this season.
He will be a very successful manager eventually.
But we were never going to be able to give him the quality and depth of squad he needs, to see his tactics to fruition.
Gutted to see him go, but it's probably for the best.
ANyone thinking we are about to employ a manager who will get us to hoof it up to the big man, when we need to mix it up, is in for a big disappointment.
Rookie
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- Feb 8, 2005
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In which case we will paying his wages until a new club comes along which very much doubt we will be doing.
This is not how the end of contracts work
If it's Chelsea, £100m.
portslade seagull
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In RDZs head he has been gone for months ever since the January window. My worry now is that we don't see an exodus of players. Seems a little dubious with Lallanas announcement last week. Maybe the players have known for a while
Worried Man Blues
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It's important we get a coach who runs up and down the touchline like a demented cockerel every time we score
Good lord, I hope not.
warmleyseagull
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Agreed. I haven't been since going to Rome, partly because of other commitments, partly because season was over then, and partly because that night said a lot about RDZ. I won't forget PG waving cursorily to away fans, removing his shirt and stomping to dressing room without any teammates. He was clearly very angry.
albionalex
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Not necessarily, although it's possible we did give him some sort of lump sum.
Apologies if I have missed someone making similar points...
I think both sides may live to regret this. Is it possible that the differences were small yet insurmountable. For RDZ he would have wanted input into incoming players over the summer ( I personally don't believe the club lacks ambition in this regard). For the club they would have liked to have been able to put their faith in a manager who wasn't living out of a suitcase whilst scanning the horizon.
My guess if from discussions RDZ was not going to stay beyond another 12 months and there was a high chance he would jump before then. Given this inevitability (I am speculating here) a mutual parting of the waves now, gives the club a wider choice of successor and the new man time to prepare a team for next season.
This then reads like a head over heart decision.
I think both sides may live to regret this. Is it possible that the differences were small yet insurmountable. For RDZ he would have wanted input into incoming players over the summer ( I personally don't believe the club lacks ambition in this regard). For the club they would have liked to have been able to put their faith in a manager who wasn't living out of a suitcase whilst scanning the horizon.
My guess if from discussions RDZ was not going to stay beyond another 12 months and there was a high chance he would jump before then. Given this inevitability (I am speculating here) a mutual parting of the waves now, gives the club a wider choice of successor and the new man time to prepare a team for next season.
This then reads like a head over heart decision.
Do you reckon it’s already in place then?
As a connoisseur of European football, who do you rate at the moment.
Mancgull
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And they mention Kompany tooInteresting views from Suffolk.Forum | De Zerbi leaving Brighton by SitfcB
https://x.com/officialbhafc/status/1791840024788447296?s=46&t=ZXuE7RmLin_ZAkIaUy2npwwww.twtd.co.uk