Latest odds on our manager gone by Christmas?

[Boss Hogg]

Lose the next 2 and I think he’ll ge gone. It’s an appalling start. We are a not going to be attractive to investors with the expectation of defeat every week. We could have employed a far cheaper manager and not spent £100 million to be bottom with 4 points at this stage.

[evensteadiereddie]

We could but then we'd be like Sheffield United and Luton except we have some cracking young players, an excellent manager and loads of potential.

[AfloatinClaret]

How many days to Christmas? My prediction that VK would not be around by then could well come true.

But was your prediction that VK would be sacked or poached by a bigger club?

[gandhisflipflop]

No way will he be going anywhere. And rightly so. Some fans are willing this to happen.

[ebby]

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How many days to Christmas? My prediction that VK would not be around by then could well come true.

But was your prediction that VK would be sacked or poached by a bigger club?
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Sacked.

[BurnleyFC]

Lose the next 2 and I think he’ll ge gone. It’s an appalling start. We are a not going to be attractive to investors with the expectation of defeat every week. We could have employed a far cheaper manager and not spent £100 million to be bottom with 4 points at this stage.

It’s been ****, no doubt about it, but that’s a really ruthless way of looking at things, forgetting everything that happened last season so quickly. I’d hope our chairman is better than that.

We have to stick with VK and see the season (and at least half of next season) through regardless.

[NewClaret]

No way will he be going anywhere. And rightly so. Some fans are willing this to happen.

Not even sure they’re fans to be honest.

[NewClaret]

It’s been ****, no doubt about it, but that’s a really ruthless way of looking at things, forgetting everything that happened last season so quickly. I’d hope our chairman is better than that.

We have to stick with VK and see the season (and at least half of next season) through regardless.

These are my views entirely.

Would be the most brain dead thing ever to sack a manager who:

- came to us when the chips were down and he had a massive rebuilding job to do.
- signed a whole new team.
- implemented a new style.
- took us up at the first time of asking.
- stayed when linked to other PL jobs.
- signed a new 5 yr contract before a ball was kicked.
- signed a new team (almost) that he sees as being Prem quality.

That’s two teams he’s signed. That if nothing else proves he can attract very good young players to this small, unfashionable club in windy/rainy North West.

Yes he’s made mistakes. Continues to imo (Muric). But no way on earth should we sack someone off who’s been loyal to us but is also learning themselves. He gets all of this season and next, for me.

I’d like to see him starting to pick a settled team though. Plus Muric.

[KRBFC]

Sounds like you’re willing him to fail

To me he is another Stevie or Frank. Good players and talkers but cannot manage.
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Short memories indeed, an absolute genius 12 games later he can’t manage and he’s useless. Do you realise how stupid and fickle that sounds?

And that’s without even taking into consideration the obstacles during those 12 games. Rotten set of home fixtures, injuries to key players in key areas, youngest squad in the league, brand new squad to PL football, manager who isn’t even 40 years old and clearly has a lot to learn.

[AfloatinClaret]

Came onto the forum and the first thing I see a post from KRBFC that I agree with... I'm off for a lie down.

[nil_desperandum]

I’d like to see him starting to pick a settled team though. Plus Muric.

We will definitely have a much better chance of winning if we play with 12 men - including 2 keepers.

[NewClaret]

We will definitely have a much better chance of winning if we play with 12 men - including 2 keepers.

That was my master plan

[ashtonlongsider]

The biggest asset our club has got. If he goes anywhere it will be on his own accord.

[Boss Hogg]

The biggest asset our club has got. If he goes anywhere it will be on his own accord.

Hopefully he can turn it around but he may not and he may go of his own accord either before or if/ when we go down. To think the board won’t sack if they and the investors do not like what they are seeing on the pitch is fanciful. They are businessmen not sentimentalists.

[Newcastleclaret93]

The biggest asset our club has got. If he goes anywhere it will be on his own accord.

How can you come to that viewpoint?

[quoonbeatz]

How can you come to that viewpoint?

Name a bigger one.

[Newcastleclaret93]

Name a bigger one.

The ground, the training facilities, a handful of multi million pound players?

[quoonbeatz]

Lol

[k90bfc]

It is so difficult for all of us,VK built us a smashing joy to watch team last season,never brought any of the key players back,Tella,Harwood Bellis,signed a goalkeeper we did not need,to many wingers we did not need,discarding players who won us the League,Why oh Why is he doing this to us fans,neither wonder why we are baffled in disbelief what he is doing,and in shock,what is happening,UTC.

[Newcastleclaret93]

Lol

Just to make a point I will list a few of the recent managers that have better points per game return than VK in the prem:

Gerrard - 1.18
Lampard - 1.00
Dean smith - 1.18
Hassenhutel - 1.28
Marsch - 1.16
Nathan Jones - 1.07
Gary Neville (not premier league but he’s regularly mocked for his management career) - 1.32
Javi Gracia - 0.97

Vincent Kompany - 0.33

All of the above managers have regularly been mocked on this board for being poor.
What have you seen this season to think VK is our clubs biggest asset?

[brexit]

The biggest asset our club has got. If he goes anywhere it will be on his own accord.

The biggest asset the club has, the bloke (gerrard?) in the BL who is always reminding the linesman of his duties. He deserves an OBE.

[quoonbeatz]

Just to make a point I will list a few of the recent managers that have better points per game return than VK in the prem:

Gerrard - 1.18
Lampard - 1.00
Dean smith - 1.18
Hassenhutel - 1.28
Marsch - 1.16
Nathan Jones - 1.07
Gary Neville (not premier league but he’s regularly mocked for his management career) - 1.32
Javi Gracia - 0.97

Vincent Kompany - 0.33

All of the above managers have regularly been mocked on this board for being poor.
What have you seen this season to think VK is our clubs biggest asset?

Could you not have picked something less relevant?

[Newcastleclaret93]

Could you not have picked something less relevant?

How isn’t that relevant?

Performing at this level dictates the value of the asset. It’s literally the most relevant way.

[JMU81]

The biggest asset the club has, the bloke (gerrard?) in the BL who is always reminding the linesman of his duties. He deserves an OBE.

Geordie fella ? If so my best mates dad

[quoonbeatz]

How isn’t that relevant?

Performing at this level dictates the value of the asset. It’s literally the most relevant way.

Stats of other managers at different clubs have zero to do with it. Might as well rate their omelette as well while you're at it.

[Newcastleclaret93]

Stats of other managers at different clubs have zero to do with it. Might as well rate their omelette as well while you're at it.

It’s a barometer of his value as an asset.

Very relevant.

[quoonbeatz]

It’s a barometer of his value as an asset.

Very relevant.

Nope. It's a barometer of how each of those managers did at different clubs in different circumstances, and has no relevance whatsoever to how valuable an asset Kompany is to Burnley.

[brexit]

Geordie fella ? If so my best mates dad

Could be he is on the right of the 100 box

[JMU81]

Yes thats him

[ebby]

Odds now down to 4/1. And Christmas is still a month off!

[claretonthecoast1882]

Odds now down to 4/1. And Christmas is still a month off!

So you have a month to screenshot you're bet. I accept as you claimed you have been far too busy to have done so as yet but seen as you keep logging in to bump this I presume you have a bit more free time to do so.

Look forward to seeing it

[kentonclaret]

Odds now down to 4/1. And Christmas is still a month off!

Well, Heckingbottom has scuppered all of those bets. Forget all of the “gone by Christmas” nonsense.

[boatshed bill]

Are we back on this again? FFS.

[ebby]

Its taken a while but looks like it is finally happening.
Pity it took so long which ultimately led to relegation.

[roperclaret]

It’s a barometer of his value as an asset.

Very relevant.

Seems that asset was valued at around £15 million quid

[Newcastleclaret93]

Seems that asset was valued at around £15 million quid

Let’s be honest, this is daylight robbery. Getting 15m for VK is like winning the lottery.

[roperclaret]

Not arguing with that but it is the most relevant barometer of value!

[gandhisflipflop]

Loving all these ‘look at me I’m right’ types like the events in the last week somehow justifies their ludicrous viewpoint early on last season.

They looked silly then, and they look equally as silly now.

[Shaggy]

Loving all these ‘look at me I’m right’ types like the events in the last week somehow justifies their ludicrous viewpoint early on last season.

They looked silly then, and they look equally as silly now.

You never look silly when you are correct.

[gandhisflipflop]

You never look silly when you are correct.

To predict a sacking and a relegation after a handful of games after a 101 point promotion season is bedwetting stuff, no matter the outcome.

[Shaggy]

To predict a sacking and a relegation after a handful of games after a 101 point promotion season is bedwetting stuff, no matter the outcome.

Regardless of what spin you want to put on it. The outcome was as predicted.

People need to stop going on about this 101 point season it’s really boring and irrelevant. He was never going to repeat that feat and he knows it himself hence why he’s looking to get out.

101 point season translated into a 24 point season of abject failure and misery. The worst season statistically in our history despite spending record amounts.

What does that tell you? Apart from I told you so of course

[gandhisflipflop]

Regardless of what spin you want to put on it. The outcome was as predicted.

People need to stop going on about this 101 point season it’s really boring and irrelevant. He was never going to repeat that feat and he knows it himself hence why he’s looking to get out.

101 point season translated into a 24 point season of abject failure and misery. The worst season statistically in our history despite spending record amounts.

What does that tell you? Apart from I told you so of course

101 point promotion season is irrelevant in October? Really? Jesus wept