Lots of talk about their squad and how missing the play offs would be a failure over the past few weeks so not hugely surprised. When you consider how strong though the 3 that came down were and the season Ipswich have had, that's 4 of the top 6 gone straight away. Considering how much they've improved on last season it does seem harsh.
Seriously? Rosenoir has done an excellent job, especially in terms of transforming a rather dour team into an attractive one. I absolutely agree with others, from the outside it looks a ridiculous decision.
Gillingham are set to appoint Mark Bonner as their new Manager
Mark Bonner takes the helm as Manager at Priestfield.
Gillingham Football Club is delighted to announce the appointment of Mark Bonner as our new First-Team Manager. The 38-year old has agreed a two-year deal at Priestfield and begins work with immediate effect.
Personally i think Rosenior has paid the price for getting Hull up there too early and raising the owners expectations.
If they'd had a steady season but finished strongly and ended 7th then i think he might have kept his job. But they were actually in the play off spots at one point but dropped out after winning only 3 of their last 13 games.
So rightly or wrongly, the owner probably looks at it and feels like Rosenior fucked it up.
Personally i think Rosenior has paid the price for getting Hull up there too early and raising the owners expectations.
If they'd had a steady season but finished strongly and ended 7th then i think he might have kept his job. But they were actually in the play off spots at one point but dropped out after winning only 3 of their last 13 games.
So rightly or wrongly, the owner probably looks at it and feels like Rosenior fucked it up.
Regarding West Ham, I truly can't believe some of their fans mindsets in where they 'belong' in the footballing pyramid.
There's a bloke at my work (lovely chap) that genuinely believes they should have been up there competing with the likes of old ManU and challenging top4 consistently. Doesn't think where they sit now is good enough and thinks the conference run wasn't all that. Bloody mental.
I think they've had a bad appointment here West Ham, and think they'll regret letting Moyes go. I genuinely wouldn't have West Ham even in my top15 clubs in England in terms of stature, probably around the top20 somewhere. If anything I think they've over achieved this and last season.
Regarding West Ham, I truly can't believe some of their fans mindsets in where they 'belong' in the footballing pyramid.
There's a bloke at my work (lovely chap) that genuinely believes they should have been up there competing with the likes of old ManU and challenging top4 consistently. Doesn't think where they sit now is good enough and thinks the conference run wasn't all that. Bloody mental.
I think they've had a bad appointment here West Ham, and think they'll regret letting Moyes go. I genuinely wouldn't have West Ham even in my top15 clubs in England in terms of stature, probably around the top20 somewhere. If anything I think they've over achieved this and last season.
West Ham currently get the second highest attendances in the country after Man U. I fully appreciate that if other clubs had higher capacities that would change but no way are there 15 bigger clubs.
The big 6, Newcastle, Everton, Leeds and Sunderland are the only clubs i can think of who would pull 64k crowds in the PL.
They should definitely do better than they did last season (finished 6 points off relegation) but i think where they are now (9th) is about right.
West Ham United used to be an OK club with a distinctive identity and location. Now they are a joke in a stolen stadium with an extremely nasty board member who governs us via the House of Lords. And yes, their acquisition of the Olympic/Taxpayers stadium is something political.
Regarding West Ham, I truly can't believe some of their fans mindsets in where they 'belong' in the footballing pyramid.
There's a bloke at my work (lovely chap) that genuinely believes they should have been up there competing with the likes of old ManU and challenging top4 consistently. Doesn't think where they sit now is good enough and thinks the conference run wasn't all that. Bloody mental.
I think they've had a bad appointment here West Ham, and think they'll regret letting Moyes go. I genuinely wouldn't have West Ham even in my top15 clubs in England in terms of stature, probably around the top20 somewhere. If anything I think they've over achieved this and last season.
West Ham currently get the second highest attendances in the country after Man U. I fully appreciate that if other clubs had higher capacities that would change but no way are there 15 bigger clubs.
The big 6, Newcastle, Everton, Leeds and Sunderland are the only clubs i can think of who would pull 64k crowds in the PL.
They should definitely do better than they did last season (finished 6 points off relegation) but i think where they are now (9th) is about right.
I'd say 'big 6', Villa, Newcastle, Everton, Leeds, Sunderland, Wolves, Derby, Nottingham Forest, and Leicester, I would certainly say are bigger. I would maybe add West Brom as well to the mix.
They do have a lot of fans, and they do well ticket sales wise, but they haven't really won much generally speaking, and never won the top flight.
I could see why someone would have them in their top15 biggest clubs, but just not for me personally. I think they've overachieved, and their fans should be happy with what they've done.
Regarding West Ham, I truly can't believe some of their fans mindsets in where they 'belong' in the footballing pyramid.
There's a bloke at my work (lovely chap) that genuinely believes they should have been up there competing with the likes of old ManU and challenging top4 consistently. Doesn't think where they sit now is good enough and thinks the conference run wasn't all that. Bloody mental.
I think they've had a bad appointment here West Ham, and think they'll regret letting Moyes go. I genuinely wouldn't have West Ham even in my top15 clubs in England in terms of stature, probably around the top20 somewhere. If anything I think they've over achieved this and last season.
West Ham currently get the second highest attendances in the country after Man U. I fully appreciate that if other clubs had higher capacities that would change but no way are there 15 bigger clubs.
The big 6, Newcastle, Everton, Leeds and Sunderland are the only clubs i can think of who would pull 64k crowds in the PL.
They should definitely do better than they did last season (finished 6 points off relegation) but i think where they are now (9th) is about right.
I'd say 'big 6', Villa, Newcastle, Everton, Leeds, Sunderland, Wolves, Derby, Nottingham Forest, and Leicester, I would certainly say are bigger. I would maybe add West Brom as well to the mix.
They do have a lot of fans, and they do well ticket sales wise, but they haven't really won much generally speaking, and never won the top flight.
I could see why someone would have them in their top15 biggest clubs, but just not for me personally. I think they've overachieved, and their fans should be happy with what they've done.
No way are Derby, Forest, Wolves, Leicester and West brom bigger clubs than West Ham.
Villa i'd probably have on par with West Ham but they weren't even selling out Villa Park (42k) a few years ago when they were struggling, which was why i kept them off my original list.
Also the fact that West Ham haven't won much but still get 60k crowds surely enhances the point that they're a big club.
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Crazy decision
Rosenoir has done an excellent job, especially in terms of transforming a rather dour team into an attractive one.
I absolutely agree with others, from the outside it looks a ridiculous decision.
Mark Bonner takes the helm as Manager at Priestfield.
Gillingham Football Club is delighted to announce the appointment of Mark Bonner as our new First-Team Manager. The 38-year old has agreed a two-year deal at Priestfield and begins work with immediate effect.
https://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/news/2024/may/mark-bonner-named-gills-manager/
Ridculous decision.
If they'd had a steady season but finished strongly and ended 7th then i think he might have kept his job. But they were actually in the play off spots at one point but dropped out after winning only 3 of their last 13 games.
So rightly or wrongly, the owner probably looks at it and feels like Rosenior fucked it up.
Stevenage have named Alex Revell as their new manager.
The 40-year-old former striker, who made 57 appearances for the club as a player, had been in interim charge since 17 April.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cnl4qgjxe70o
Has worked under Beale recently, not sure if they met at Charlton?
There's a bloke at my work (lovely chap) that genuinely believes they should have been up there competing with the likes of old ManU and challenging top4 consistently. Doesn't think where they sit now is good enough and thinks the conference run wasn't all that. Bloody mental.
I think they've had a bad appointment here West Ham, and think they'll regret letting Moyes go. I genuinely wouldn't have West Ham even in my top15 clubs in England in terms of stature, probably around the top20 somewhere. If anything I think they've over achieved this and last season.
The big 6, Newcastle, Everton, Leeds and Sunderland are the only clubs i can think of who would pull 64k crowds in the PL.
They should definitely do better than they did last season (finished 6 points off relegation) but i think where they are now (9th) is about right.
They do have a lot of fans, and they do well ticket sales wise, but they haven't really won much generally speaking, and never won the top flight.
I could see why someone would have them in their top15 biggest clubs, but just not for me personally. I think they've overachieved, and their fans should be happy with what they've done.
Villa i'd probably have on par with West Ham but they weren't even selling out Villa Park (42k) a few years ago when they were struggling, which was why i kept them off my original list.
Also the fact that West Ham haven't won much but still get 60k crowds surely enhances the point that they're a big club.