Give Gino A Break?

Discussion in 'The Hornets' Nest - Watford Chat' started by hornetmaster, May 27, 2023.

  1. SkylaRose

    SkylaRose Administrator Staff Member

    Yes. If it was fake it would of been IP Banned. Besides if BBB was a "bot" it would have to be the most brilliantly coded one we have seen! To hold a steadfast debate that is hinging on 13 pages, surely the AI would of run out of possible answers by now. :p
     
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  2. SkylaRose

    SkylaRose Administrator Staff Member

    What you do in your own free time Meister.... should remain private :)
     
  3. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    Fair point at the end.

    Just the same old gags come out when we do change but but the people doing it must be getting tired of those !

    Anyway I can see more clubs having 2/3 managers a season particularly in relegation battles as desperation kicks in .

    Also accept it was just a lack of form , motivation etc rather than lack of ability at times which cost us but also some did look very average.

    Think you are right about Giaretta- a close family friend probably.
     
  4. hornmeister

    hornmeister Tired

    Nah I make a killing running an onlywatfordfans site
     
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  5. Bigbadbear

    Bigbadbear Academy Graduate

    Hi well a couple of facts.

    WE came
    I think we can agree that in everyome's opinion the players were lacking in commitment and the running through a brick wall attitude. We don't know that for a fact but it's an opinion.

    I have always believed that if we have players with the right attitude collectively they can achieve more than cant be bothered skillfull players - Still an opinion.

    The stated debt in the accounts is a fact. 50 something of the debt is owed to gino and he says he isnt looking to be paid back. I can understand why it is on the books for accounting purposes. I can read accounts as well as most.

    Yes a fact that we finished 11th

    Sorry nearly everything else is an opinion.

    Part of our problem is tht we don't know all the facts. If they communicated better from the top we could at least understand their problems, plans and solutions

    What other facts have I not answered.
     
  6. wfcmoog

    wfcmoog Tinpot

    Give Bigbadbear a break!
     
  7. Bigbadbear

    Bigbadbear Academy Graduate

    Thats almost positive
     
  8. SkylaRose

    SkylaRose Administrator Staff Member

    It's on the accounts because it's still a debt WFC owe. Regardless whether or not Gino wants it paid back or not eventually it was still requested by the Pozzo's at the time as a payment they wanted back. Leaving it off the accounting would not look good especially if we went into Administration and they wanted to know what debt we owned to which parties.
     
  9. Bigbadbear

    Bigbadbear Academy Graduate

    I guess it's on the books because Gino could get it back if he sold the club. There may be also tax advantages to doing it that way.
     
  10. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    One last question - who the hell are we going to sell next for any decent money so the debt remains “not as bad as it could be “?!
     
  11. SkylaRose

    SkylaRose Administrator Staff Member

    Cleverley.
     
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  12. wfchursty

    wfchursty Academy Graduate

    My source recons our Asprilla asking price has risen to 30 million due to the interestsd clubs and u20s world cup performances.

    Sent from my SM-G990B using Tapatalk
     
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  13. Bigbadbear

    Bigbadbear Academy Graduate

    Even if we got £17 million for Sarr it could come off the debt if not re-invested as cost has already been accounted for.
     
  14. Bigbadbear

    Bigbadbear Academy Graduate

    I underatand he is a good person to have around but surely on his wages and injuries he has to go
     
  15. SkylaRose

    SkylaRose Administrator Staff Member

    It was a joke ;)
     
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  16. Bigbadbear

    Bigbadbear Academy Graduate

    Hope so.
     
  17. Bigbadbear

    Bigbadbear Academy Graduate

    Am i right in saying Leeds, Chelsea and tottenham all had 3 managers in 22/23 any more apart from us
     
  18. YellowHornets

    YellowHornets Reservist

    The most obvious difference here is that Watford like to have 2 or 3 managers every single season. I’d suspect the owners of the 3 clubs mentioned won’t be stupid enough to continue playing the sacking game like we do.

    The sacking game is the only thing we’re good at so please don’t take that away from us.
     
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  19. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    And they were seen as basket cases with the owners heavily criticised .

    Like our one is and ought to be .
     
  20. Bigbadbear

    Bigbadbear Academy Graduate

    If we had a manager that was getting a proper tune out of our pampered can't be bothered players there would be no need to change.

    An owner puts their money in and has every right to do everything in their power to try and make things better.

    They don't kick the footballs or pick the team or even train the team or pick the tactics, all they can do is react when they see things going wrong and if a change of manager is necessary well so be it. At least when Gino makes a manager change they have someone lined up.

    I am all for criticism and opinions, I personally hated the performances in many our games and the incessent passing around at the back when we needed to get on the front foot and drive at teams. That is a manager/coach/ player thing and not Ginos fault.

    Give Gino a break, hold him to account for things he actually does but the vitriol is way over the top

    So many opinions, deeply held and sometimes justifiable but however many times its repeated still not a fact.
     
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  21. Sting

    Sting Squad Player

    It is a fact that Gino selects and fires the Managers.
    It is a fact that the managers have to get the players to perform.
    So if Gino is bad at picking managers the player performance is his fault.
    He does not need a break - he needs to learn how to select managers - especially ones that last more than a season.
     
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  22. Bigbadbear

    Bigbadbear Academy Graduate

    I assume that Gino is involved but other people such as Gieratta and Duxbury are also involved.

    Isnt Manga now responsible for all football matters as Gieratta was before him.

    Would you rather a under performing manager is just kept on. Where does that stop after 5 games, 10, 20 relegation
     
  23. SkylaRose

    SkylaRose Administrator Staff Member

    While I do agree with that, the players' themselves cannot be shielded from fault either. You could have Pep or Klopp in charge of what we had last season and I expect the same sort of performances would of been turfed out each week. If the players' do not want to change or cannot due to being stubbon or lazy, regardless of who the manager is, they need to go themselves. That connects to the recruitment of said players, which Gino should have no part in (but he does). @Smudger has long since stated we need a team psychcologist, and he is right. Players' in the GT era had their heads in the game and did their talking on the pitch. Today, the players do the talking off it and slack on it. Completely difference mindset and culture. Watford FC creates a toxic atmosphere because all the players' pull in one direction and are resistent to change. That is why we need a reset, but that cannot happen to the extent we want it, because it costs money and resources we do not have.
     
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  24. Bigbadbear

    Bigbadbear Academy Graduate

    It is also not easy getting players out of the door if they dont want to go.
     
  25. Lloyd

    Lloyd Squad Player

    Can you advise on how we can get you 'out of the door'?
     
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  26. SkylaRose

    SkylaRose Administrator Staff Member

    Depends on the method used.

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  27. Bigbadbear

    Bigbadbear Academy Graduate

    Because I have an opinion different to you?
     
  28. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    I guess we’d rather we didn’t appoint a manager who was going to underperform. Or accept that he isn’t underperforming and that the players he has been provided with are inadequate.
     
  29. WillisWasTheWorst

    WillisWasTheWorst Its making less grammar mistake's thats important

    Correct. The overriding problem is the player recruitment and it is up for debate who is responsible for that but many suspect that Pozzo is involved way too much. In the past, certainly in GT's time, the player's character, suitability for the division we were in and how he would fit into the team were all crucial. Now it feels like the sell-on factor is often the main consideration. The turnover of managers is utterly irrelevant to this, but it creates an instability and lack of continuity which adds to the chaos. Many of the managers we have had in the last few years would have been fine if the player recruitment was good and they were allowed to develop a consistent way of playing.
     
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  30. wfcmoog

    wfcmoog Tinpot

    Bit negative.
     
  31. wfc4ever

    wfc4ever Administrator Staff Member

    We weren’t doing that badly though under Edwards and the players didn’t seem unsettled but he still got sacked .

    Unfortunately the manager will get blamed for most things and people have accepted some needed to go.

    But it’s not a good look to sack someone so quickly then appoint your own man before dumping him really .

    Bilic can rightly point to the poor recruiting , players not performing and injuries in his reign .

    Wilder didn’t fare any better.

    We might as well stuck with Edwards but ego got in the way .
     
  32. Lloyd

    Lloyd Squad Player

    Yes. Plus, of course, your incessant repetition of your opinion. You made your point about 12 pages ago
     
  33. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    Edwards didn’t look capable of earning an auto promotion and there was a risk we may not even finish top 6. We couldn’t risk that. He simply had to go.

    That, added to the summer fitness debacle.
     
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  34. SkylaRose

    SkylaRose Administrator Staff Member

    Edwards has proven he can coach a settled side and get them playing. Although how much of that is carried over from "the troll under the bridge" we do not know. Either way, he was let go to soon.
    Bilic was alright at times, but I do agree the injuries were in the way and he certainly lost patience towards the end or the players' had enough. Our performances after the WC were relegation form.
    Wilder is a bit like Colin. Give him a motivated side, he will turn them into a great team. Wilder was a poor fit for the state we were in, and he knew that himself I think.

    Before last season, Hodgson was by far the worst head coach out of the lot. So uninterested it was shocking, but to give him a bit of credit that attitude was more or less the entire side. Not much has changed since.
     
  35. Bigbadbear

    Bigbadbear Academy Graduate

    If you go back to Xisco, he was probably the last mamager to have a motivated side. His tactics were thought to be a little niave but his results were better or as good as anybody else. Perhaps what he needed was some added help tactically from an experienced manager working with him a couple of days a week.
     
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