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I'm annoyed @Stan robbed @Danny the opportunity of starting a Brentjford thread in this section just so he could gain more rep.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-57239610 What could possibly go wrong?

Thank you! And no worries, we'll probably end up signing Tayfun Korkut or something, anyway That sounds good, although the inflexibility worries me a bit (in case he's indeed our top candidate). Sounds somewhat like Kohfeldt, who also wanted to play attractive attacking football and then failed miserable after realising that the squad was not really capable of that. I wouldn't say no to Anfang and Dursun though

I personally believe that he's a good coach who has developed with us and gotten even better. I do like that he likes to play offensive football but was annoyed by his inflexibility with it. He values players that are confident with the ball at their feet and that starts with the goalkeeper, who should be able to start off an attack. The first 3/4 of our season suffered because of that and stayed in the lower half. Once he finally realised the situation we got ourselves in he did change his initial plan we suddenly started winning all of our games. His inflexibility cost him his job in Köln but he has realised the importance of changing the game plan when necessary. That said, Finger weg!

@Carnivore Chris Roberto Baggio film on Netflix released today:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-57287764 Enjoy

Genocide at its worst.

Interesting interviews with Baumann today on the official website and on Deichstube. Main points - new manager, squad planning, goals for the next season. In terms of the new manager, Baumann confirmed that the club had a very long list of names, and after an extensive evaluation process and interviews, we now have three final candidates, and the decision should be announced in the next few days. The manager profile that the club is looking for is mostly about experience working successfully under low financial resources, developing young players, playing attractive but also successful football. He didn't comment on any names, but what I found particularly interesting was the statement that Werder still is an attractive club for managers, and that there were apparently some candidates who were willing to manage us in the 2. Liga despite having options in 1. Bundesliga and other top leagues abroad. Also, Baumann said that we are willing to pay a release fee for the right manager should it be necessary. All this sounds pretty good to me, I hope I will be equally as optimistic once the new manager is announced. According to Deichstube, the three candidates are Leitl, Werner, and Zeidler; but that is nothing official and they also mentioned Breitenreiter and Thioune as potential candidates. Regarding the squad planning - several players in the current squad already said that they would like to stay, some others would prefer to leave. The decision in each individual case will depend on the transfer offers we get. In addition, we are looking to sign several experienced players who know 2. Liga well, and several youth players/players returning from loan are an option, including Johannes Eggestein. Before any transfers (in or out) happen, they want to discuss it with the new manager though, so it will take a while until we see first actions in transfer market this summer. Team should return to training mid-June, with the training clamp in Zillertal planned in early July (only one training camp this summer). Next season goals - not only play for promotion, but also make it happen. Baumann said he is very optimistic that we will have a squad and a manager to reach these goals, and finish the season in the top 3. Despite that, he also acknowledges that the league will be very tough next season. This sounds extremely self-confident and optimistic to me...hope he's right.

For me it is when people score it a '8/10 it was okay'. 8/10 is okay!? I'd say 8/10 is excellent, 5/10 is okay.

Good news then, I should be in the next wave then if it's reached you now.. been waiting ages for mine