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11 Oct 2025 19:32:54
Fulkrug injured for Germany.
1.) 11 Oct 2025 19:57:43
Again. Sooner he is gone the better
2.) 12 Oct 2025 09:34:32
Think he’s wages should be stopped, not that his much use when he is on! ⚒⚒⚒
3.) 12 Oct 2025 15:33:43
Come on lads. It’s not the player’s fault he’s injured. Admittedly he’s not been great for us, but he is a good player — he’s a current German international. Given the right service, he can find the back of the net. Maybe he’s not a good fit for the Premiership, and God knows he’s not the first, but there’s still a good player in there.
4.) 12 Oct 2025 17:11:08
If you want to stop paying people for being rubbish then we should have stopped paying Potter’s wages back in February
5.) 15 Oct 2025 22:26:08
He’s not had one 8/10 or 9/10 game since he’s come to us. He’s robbed us silly. He must be made of glass.
28 Aug 2025 18:16:41
If Mangassa and Fernandez deals happen this means they've been working on both for a few days. This could also answer why Rodrigues etc were played on Tuesday, it showed they are fit and injury free for any perspective buyers.
1.) 28 Aug 2025 20:37:27
Nah they were played because potter thought that was the best team to win, in fact it makes less sense to play then and risk injury and collapse the transfers in and out, all things considered I'd probably say its borderline stupid to play them. Any club interested will know they've had a full preseason and had plenty of game time.
2.) 28 Aug 2025 20:39:21
Sorry, but I think that is absolute tosh Brooking. He played that lineup because they are the players that suit his system.
3.) 28 Aug 2025 20:50:59
I think it's more likely that potter is just incompetent, i can't see anyone in thier right mind chucking a cup tie to prove something that still needs a medical anyone
4.) 28 Aug 2025 22:33:57
Good point Robbo.
5.) 28 Aug 2025 22:45:57
With something like the League Cup and FA Cup teams use them to blood youngsters and to show players are fit and free from injury.
6.) 29 Aug 2025 11:46:43
Blood youngsters, yes. Show players are fit and free from injury? Absolute nonsense.
7.) 29 Aug 2025 18:14:30
They might be fit and injury free at kick off, no guarantees they'd be the in same state after 90 minutes. If there was a definite sale lined up then they would not be played for that reason
20 Aug 2025 18:20:56
There is 'supposed' from Newcastle in Pacqueta. If we can get £40m plus then sell him. We've seen the best of this man.
1.) 20 Aug 2025 18:40:59
Disagree, but then I have rose tinted specs when it comes to players with flair.
2.) 20 Aug 2025 19:17:16
I’m with Brooking on this one, sorry Mario ??
3.) 20 Aug 2025 20:11:16
?? love it ?
4.) 20 Aug 2025 21:13:45
Lol brooking sings ward-prowses when he makes 1 forward pass out of 40 but digs out paqueta when he misplaces a pass even though most of his are forward.
And we've not seen the best of him because not only has he had the case hanging over him he's also played in midfield with complete donkeys like jwp and soucek, now i like soucek but he really doesn't complement a play maker of paquetas ability, they simply are not on the same wavelenght.
Watch how good paqueta looks when players pass and move around him. Seen it plenty for Brazil and even in preason, with the youngsters, potts, fearon, Marshall, guilherme. They are all capable of give and go.
Jwp guido soucek all far to slow to do it most the time.
5.) 20 Aug 2025 21:28:17
No worries Dobber Hummer 2.
6.) 20 Aug 2025 21:44:29
What AL says is correct, Paqueta and Alvarez are both high end quality internationals, JWP definitely isn't, Rodriguez as far as I remember may have gone to Dubai and won a medal, didn't cover himself in minutes or glory.
Soucek undoubtedly was the star man for Czechia, however time passes and while I see him as an impact sub for us, I would love to see our academy boys get the minutes they deserve and become the £40m players we can't afford and are unlikely to sign even if we could
7.) 20 Aug 2025 22:42:08
Dobber Hummer ??
8.) 20 Aug 2025 22:55:03
I don't mind soucek as an impact sub.
I would like to see the youngsters come through as well i'm sure we all would, crucial for their development that we sign 2 top midfielders its no good Orford, potts, earthy coming into the team and playing with those midfielders. For me when jwp plays its like having 10 men on the pitch when we are out of possession he can't get near the opposition. When soucek plays its like have 10 men when we are in possesion as he rarely gets involved in build up play.
Also Newcastles recruitment since the Saudis have taken over has been pretty impeccable.
9.) 21 Aug 2025 05:02:55
What AI says is correct. Paqueta, Alvarez and Bowen are our only creative players and Brooking wants to get rid of two of them! Makes sense ?.
18 Aug 2025 20:54:19
Fenerbache are after Alvarez, £19m.
1.) 19 Aug 2025 06:17:06
Get rid of him. Too many yellow and red cards
2.) 19 Aug 2025 10:26:29
Season loan with option/obligation to buy. All wages covered plus loan fee
3.) 19 Aug 2025 11:47:54
Bad mistake.
4.) 19 Aug 2025 12:51:47
Move Alvarez on. Clearly Potter's 1st priority is moving players out who don't want to be there.
When Alvarez came to us he was clear that WHU wasnt a long term project for him, he had gambled on the Stieden project as his stepping stone (along with Kudus) and we have gone downhill since then. He wants out to a bigger or European club (same as Kudus did) so move him on. He has been fairly professional to be fair, he is a leader and a captain and having someone like that who is not bought into the club is not ideal, move him on.
£19m is too low though, we should be getting £25m for him.
Guido was ok vs Sunderland, but we still need to move him on.
We need to replace him, and from the players i see linked to us, i would be rather happy if we got Bissouma (Spurs) and Mukau (Lille) . Not sure where Bissouma's head is these days but i think he wants out of Spurs and he has played very well in Potter's system before. Brighton got him from Lille also, so Makau would be following a similar path to Bissouma. Bissouma has 1yr left on contract (not sure if Spurs have option) so he is available for around £15m apparently - doesn't have to be these two though, we must get the players Potter wants! what's the situ with Onyedinka?
Then we DESPERATELY need some creativity also. Maybe Elliot is still an option on loan, i don't think he has gone anywhere yet. Fernandes would be great but Soton want way too much. He's a £30m-£35m player tops right now. £50m is ridiculous, Zubamendi was £50m and he was one of the best CMs in La Liga last year, Fernandes looked good in a team that got just 12 points last year. If Paqueta also leaves we will need a creative player even more!
5.) 19 Aug 2025 13:24:40
NICKINHO nice post, BUT, It’s Players that don't WANT TO PLAY FOR POTTER, not don’t want to play for WH as a. club, , that’s causing the problems, that’s the difference, so potter gets in another two or three people to play his style, do you think that’s going to work? , make the difference and get us up the table? I don’t perhaps you do? Sorry Mate, that’s my view
6.) 19 Aug 2025 16:04:34
Nickinho, very good post mate, I agree with pretty much everything you’ve put.
7.) 19 Aug 2025 18:35:28
Joyful you may very well be right my friend, but neither of us can be sure. Fans didn't pick Potter, but he is our manager and he needs the players to fit his system before he can ever be judged. If he wants a player out then I say let's do it, but if Sulli doesn't replace them with Potter's choices then it's ultimately down to Sulli for cocking it all up.
No player is bigger than the manager. If they don't like the tactics they still have to knuckle down, do their best and play them still, or sit on bench like a child. Results will be the judge for the manager, not a player throwing toys out because they aren't good enough to play them.
Way I see it, Alvarez didn't suit Lopi's game (too slow) and he struggles in Potter's also, Kudus was played out of position because Bowen is simply better than him. They are at a key part in their careers where they want to be at a bigger clubs in Europe, and have teams built around them, but they frankly haven't earned that right at WHU. For me they don't want WHU because they believe they should be in Europe, meanwhile they can't even make a WHU team playing so poorly. A true pro earns their moves rather than throwing toys out.
For the record, I don't like a 3 CB system, so I am first to criticize his system. i'd prefer a back 4 and a dedicated dm and Bowen on the right wing. Potter has a different vision though, and the owners agreed to it, so they need to back it or take responsibility!
8.) 19 Aug 2025 21:59:49
Nick, problem is whichever you look at it, and I like your posts, but it’s a RESULTS BUSINESS, in the end that’s ALL THAT COUNTS
POTTERS stats are terrible, he plays one way, looks to have learnt nothing
Next few games will tell the story, if he plays the same, he’s not there long
13 Aug 2025 14:03:10
£30m bid for Fernandes seems fair and about right. Southampton state they want £50m, which is ridiculous. Zubimendi cost Arsenal £51m, therefore, Southampton must believe their player is as good as Zubimendi. get real Southampton.
1.) 14 Aug 2025 10:51:44
Fernandes lot younger than zubimendi and already has a season in the prem before he turned 21, massive potential, 30m could be a bargain. 50-60m definitely on the expensive side. I think around 40m would be a good deal for both clubs.
That being said we could potentially get Makua and khannouss for that kind of money, which is probably a better deal and less risky than 40m on Fernandes
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28 Sep 2025 07:18:36
Everyone needs to stop going on about the board going. They're not going, so put up with it. The managers gone, which was correct, so we need to support Nuno and see what he can do.
1.) 28 Sep 2025 08:49:38
Well said Brooking especially the supporting manager bit, some people already saying he’s the wrong manager for the job, how do they know he’s only been here 5mins.
2.) 28 Sep 2025 10:06:04
Support the team not the board, need to keep the pressure on them we should be doing the exact opposite of putting up with it. Should have newcastle, villa, Everton all just put up with it?
Change can happen, the Gold shares are up for sale and could see power shift. We know that sullivan doesn't want to invest his own money but if others do and he doesn't match it his shares can be diluted.
3.) 28 Sep 2025 11:55:50
Although, boycotting the game could potentially have a negative effect, when we need to concentrate on putting a run of games together and staying up. Maybe not the time for a boycot?!
4.) 28 Sep 2025 12:15:13
What Manager is the right fit for a club, there isn’t one imo, success at one failure with another! The only ones that have been come to my mind in PL history is Ferguson, Wenger and maybe a couple others, but the era then was very much different, even more so just to stay in the PL with the loss if you get relegated these days! ⚒⚒⚒⚒
23 Sep 2025 20:18:24
Villa manager close to leaving reports suggest. He's the sort of manager we want!
1.) 24 Sep 2025 05:33:01
Brooking10, I was thinking the same, Emery is a good manager.
21 Sep 2025 23:12:57
Our board always selects an out of work manager, not a current successful manager whose contract they will have to pay for, thereby lies the problem. Nuno will be just like the rest.
1.) 22 Sep 2025 01:12:20
I think you’ll find we’ve been saying that for months!
2.) 22 Sep 2025 10:40:14
And they always look for the cheapest option available.
3.) 22 Sep 2025 16:20:19
In fairness, Nuno wasn’t sacked from Forrest due to lack of success…
19 Sep 2025 12:24:10
Why don't we approach the Brighton manager?
1.) 19 Sep 2025 13:03:01
Would Brighton part with him? Tony Bloom would ask severance payment, no question and it may be in his contract anyway?
More importantly would Sullivan, pay for a manager NO way, it’s in his DNA
Dyche has been in talks with WH,
No details known, but he wants a proper contract, not a rolling situation, difficult to know, how Sullivan sees it
Tomorrow afternoon will tell the story, win gets an execution stay, for how long, though?
Lose, Surely, Potter cannot stay on as, manager, Even a draw, may not keep him employed, just embarrassing
2.) 19 Sep 2025 14:13:17
Dyche! I think West Ham will be playing to empty stadiums if that t**t is given the job. Still might help get rid of Sullivan and brady
17 Sep 2025 12:29:55
I think the worrying problem is, which manager actually wants to manage us? Nuno, Dyche, O'Neil, they're hardly inspiring. This next appointment must be correct.
I would go all out for the Bournemouth manager, but why would he want to leave Bournemouth? Lovely place to live, good team and happy.
We have sacked so many managers it is becoming embarrassing.
I was a Moyes fan. We'd always come 7th-9th and that was fine by me. When we won the Conference Cup the board should have offered him a 3 year contract or removed him straightaway, instead, they let Moyes drift for a year. At the time I thought it was bad ownership - now it's proving to be correct. Everton were no-where near us 3 years back, now they are light years ahead.
1.) 17 Sep 2025 13:18:27
The Bournemouth manager would be great but as you say why would he come here? We may as well say I wouldn’t mind Pep. Bournemouth is well run and a nice place we are a complete shower.
I think you are sooooo wrong regarding Moyes. I thought he did a good job when he returned during the Covid years but even before we won the conference our squad was completely shot and if his last season had gone on much longer we would have been relegated. His term was the beginning of our decline and dull, dull football. He has done well at Everton but go there in 3 years time I think the story will be different. I have mates who are Evertonians and could never understand why they wanted him to leave in his first stint I now understand.
2.) 18 Sep 2025 11:42:39
Been on holiday in LaLa Land again, Brooking?
17 Oct 2025 20:41:09
For once Tin Legs. Try not to be a snake! You constantly snipe like the holy growl of knowledge. We all have our opinions. Accept them.
17 Oct 2025 02:54:12
Toney’s wages alone make it a total non-runner, Although he’d improve our team vastly. The morale would drop due to his money and players like Bowen n Pacquetta would expect equal parity pay. It would be a massive mistake, he’s ‘reportedly’ on £20m per year.
15 Oct 2025 22:26:08
He’s not had one 8/10 or 9/10 game since he’s come to us. He’s robbed us silly. He must be made of glass.
15 Oct 2025 22:23:55
If Toney returns to England he’ll probably go to Spurs.
17 Sep 2025 12:33:22
If I were an out of work manager. The one club I would not touch is West Ham. For the rest of the season I would go with Noble and see if Nolan and Pearce would come back.
The nearest we've had to a West Ham manager since John Lyall is Alan Pardew.
17 Oct 2025 20:37:23
£60m for Pacqueta would be good money. We’ve had one good season out of him. He is a too many ‘ifs and buts’ sort of player. We are West Ham, not one of the big 6/7. In the ideal world, Brazil do well in the World Cup and his value sky rockets, but sadly we are in a NOW situation.
06 Oct 2025 22:18:20
Scarles gets caught ball watching to often, that is Cresswell used to keep bawling him out.
03 Oct 2025 21:52:10
Thank heavens you’re not the manager, Tin ?
03 Oct 2025 12:32:36
Bowen all day for me. Man leads by example, no-one else does.
03 Oct 2025 12:26:30
JWP has played averagely, we all know that, but in his defence, when we brought him he was pretty good. initally. He scored a few goals and played a more offensive role, which is his position. The problem is the club. We have Pacquets, Soucek, JWP who played the exact same position. We had Bowen and Kudus who played the exact same position. Surely, someone must realise if you buy an attacking midfielder then that is their position?
Furthermore, someone must have though Todibo could defend. and that's even stranger!