For discussion.

Most managers lose their initial impact after a while. It's not often they stay in a job, maybe 3-4 years. Ferguson and Wenger being the exceptions at the highest level.

So does this also apply to Chairmen ?

It's a tough job. And I think the quick success that 2010 have enjoyed actually made it tougher as it was reasonably unexpected.

SP has admitted he is as much responsible as anyone else for where we find ourselves at the moment.

Has he peaked as a Chairman ?

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I don't think in such a recent small timeframe you could say SP has peaked as a chairman. You could say some decisions were wrong, but you cannot say he has peaked. An athlete has obviously peaked, an owner using strategy or decisions to varying factors you cannot say.

Some owners go from bad decision to more to more. Or worse to worse to worse. SP usually corrects things so this questioning is premature and not helping in the slightest. This is one of our most important transfer windows.

Pardew was given too much time and Allardyce should've come in immediately after Swansea. The 'extra defensive training' in the week before Swansea was the clue, with Pardew claiming he didn't know why it didn't work. Hey? Then on the Friday before Southampton at home the players demand more defensive training because the Thursday training was inadequate as it was before Swansea.

This is the Premier League. Extensive preparation and respect for points and the opposition must be at the forefront of the manager's mind, not the slack or arrogant approach he had.

How many times do you see teams lauded on MOTD for doing this and doing that and their organisation? Never for us. It usually happens when a team turns over a new leaf. Let's hope it happens after Sammy lee does his work on the training ground. It'll be his hard work and SA's instruction.

COYP

Sycophant Alert...

Jackson.. Wan Bissaka.... Sansom.. Nicholas.. Cannon.. Guehi.... Zaha... Thomas.. Byrne... Holton.. Rogers.. that should do it..

Maybe. He certainly deserves a fair share of the blame for our current situation in keeping P45dew for so long and I can see Sam falling out with him if he doesn't deliver his transfer targets this month.

Having one 1 left footed player who can really play left back is as risky as high speed driving. Right back is a little easier to fill. Pardew and Parish in agreement got caught out. They shouldn't be too close or too far apart. A manager has to challenge owner for transfer funds. Acquiescing each other is slack, just like our training ground approach.

COYP

Yeah most managers risk one left back. Happens in all squads in all divisions.

Not a dig at you btw.

COYP