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They must have Lampard lined up.Weird as feck, must have someone with decent pedigree lined up if it's not a fall out of some sort
Depends who they get I guess.Very harsh on O'Neil.
But just didn't see him keeping them up in the second season. Bournemouth have made a strong and assertive decision which I didn't genuinely expect.
No, I can see the reasons why, it's just unfair and sad that managers can be dumped like this.Just me thinks it's a risk worth taking?
Depends on how they start the season.Depends who they get I guess.
Maybe there goal isn't to just scrap for survival again next season?That is absolutely bizarre.
They'd have been relegated without the job he did.
Well unless they dramatically improve their squad this summer - I don't see how that can't be their goal... They don't have a great squad.Maybe there goal isn't to just scrap for survival again next season?
Seems like a deliberate decision though. They must have a new manager in place who they perceive to be better and decided to take action.Depends who they get I guess.
Really?What the feck!? Bye bye Bournemouth.
It's nothing short of a miracle that squad survived last season, O'Neill was the driving force behind it. Would have them down to finish in the bottom 3 for sure now.Really?
I'm sure O'Neill isn't the only fella in football that can have a good bash at not getting relegated. It will depend on transfers as it always does.
Same as when they gave Jose the new contract before Christmas.Seems like a deliberate decision though. They must have a new manager in place who they perceive to be better and decided to take action.
Reminds me of the Ole situation where Woodward jumped the gun after the PSG game and we ended the season horrendously. There was no way Ole would've been appointed permanently had the decision been left to the end of the season. And Woodward, incompetent as he was, could never take that decision to sack Ole and appoint someone he thought could do better.
Hence, even if its wrong, respect Bournemouth owners for at least taking ownership of the future when O'Neil would've been the perfectly safe option. Very harsh on O'Neil though, feel really sorry for him. Hope he gets a chance to prove Bournemouth wrong.
I always find it funny how many fans of elite clubs moan about pointless clubs in this league then pull the "what do they expect?" line when said 'pointless' club try to better themselves.Maybe there goal isn't to just scrap for survival again next season?
I wouldn't call it a miracle, there are always a handful of squads that are shite so it's a case of not being the most shite, which isn't a miracle I don't think. Evidently it wasn't a worse squad than the ones that went down. It was a good job he did though.It's nothing short of a miracle that squad survived last season, O'Neill was the driving force behind it. Would have them down to finish in the bottom 3 for sure now.
For both Ole and Jose, there were multiple occasions prior to their new contracts that they should've been fired or at the very least, not been extended. Hence, we're now seeing the real cost of Woodward's cowardice as the FFP chickens have come home to roost.Same as when they gave Jose the new contract before Christmas.
I remember people were baffled when Southampton sacked Adkins for some chancer caller Mauricio Pochettino. Didn’t turn out too badly for them.Just me thinks it's a risk worth taking?
Yeah fair point, everyone thought Southampton were mental when they sacked Adkins and got Poch inI always find it funny how many fans of elite clubs moan about pointless clubs in this league then pull the "what do they expect?" line when said 'pointless' club try to better themselves.
I agree. I don’t think he was a sustainable option and this is perhaps a decision they’d rather make now than during October international break.Just me thinks it's a risk worth taking?
Super Frank is the modern day Big Sam.that's got 'mistake' written all over it.
frank lampard's ears just pricked up though..