Administrator Stan 18,432 Posted June 19, 2023 Administrator Share Posted June 19, 2023 Out of the blue! https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65951241 Quote Bournemouth have sacked Gary O'Neil less than seven months after he was appointed as the club's permanent manager. The 40-year-old took charge as interim boss after Scott Parker was sacked in August, then was appointed on a permanent basis in November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas 3,829 Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 Interesting. Does he deserve it? No. Did he do a good job in the circumstances? Absolutely. However, as weird as it is, Bournemouth have new owners now that want to elevate the club. The Premier League can attract the best managers in the world, top class managers that will be miles better than Gary O'Neil, let's be fair. It's really tricky knowing when to stick with loyalty and when to be ballsy. So many clubs stick with caretaker managers don't they and then they struggle to take the team forward after they achieve the short term goal. If you make that decision with your heart, chances are at some point next season, Bournemouth go on a bad run and O'Neil gets sacked. Appointing someone then becomes harder, where as, it's perfect timing now, especially if they have indication someone with pedigree is available. Could potentially get Potter for example or an exciting foreign coach. To be totally honest, I think Bournemouth were fortunate ourselves and Leicester were as bad as we were. Literally a swing of luck here or there and they would have gone. They didn't really stay up because they were actually very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick 2,283 Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 I think they were definitely going doing next season with him in charge. He did a great job, but I think it’s going to take a really brilliant manager to keep them up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,432 Posted June 19, 2023 Author Administrator Share Posted June 19, 2023 I sincerely hope it's not linked to the other story that broke today... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairy In Boots 607 Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 Graham Rix 2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeKhrush 301 Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 Talk about harsh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeKhrush 301 Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 31 minutes ago, Stan said: I sincerely hope it's not linked to the other story that broke today... https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/12905422/bournemouth-why-was-gary-oneil-sacked-they-clearly-have-replacement-lined-up Sky running this story, I can't find about "today", what happened today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,432 Posted June 19, 2023 Author Administrator Share Posted June 19, 2023 8 minutes ago, OrangeKhrush said: https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/12905422/bournemouth-why-was-gary-oneil-sacked-they-clearly-have-replacement-lined-up Sky running this story, I can't find about "today", what happened today? A Premier league 'boss' was arrested/questioned by police for alleged rape or sexual assault that occurred a few years ago while he wasn't at a club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeKhrush 301 Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 3 minutes ago, Stan said: A Premier league 'boss' was arrested/questioned by police for alleged rape or sexual assault that occurred a few years ago while he wasn't at a club. That would be bad for one's career Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,432 Posted June 19, 2023 Author Administrator Share Posted June 19, 2023 Replacement already made: Quote Bournemouth have announced Spaniard Andoni Iraola as their new head coach, replacing Gary O'Neil who was sacked earlier on Monday https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65954183 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas 3,829 Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 Fuck sake. Great appointment that. Hugely jealous. We wanted him after sacking Marsch and he wouldn't leave Real Vallecano mid season whilst they were competing for Europe. If we hadn't been so mis managed, he'd have been ours. Could get this dramatically wrong but Bournemouth will be in a far better position with him in charge than O'Neil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny 2,217 Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 Feels very Southampton/Adkins/Pochettino this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Dan+ 1,919 Posted June 19, 2023 Subscriber Share Posted June 19, 2023 It's very harsh but it's got an air of Southampton sacking Nigel Adkins for Pochettino for me and that proved a good move. It's ruthless. We'd have stayed up with even 20% of that kind of ruthlessness. You wonder if Gary O'Neil didn't actually fully fancy it himself. Maybe not quite the same scenario but Craig Shakespeare only took the job with us as he felt obliged to rather than because he wanted to. Some assistants do just prefer being that. But could be well wide of the mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber JoshBRFC+ 1,388 Posted June 20, 2023 Subscriber Share Posted June 20, 2023 People making out this is a travesty on social media. Bournemouth were average and survived only by 5 points. He would have taken them down next season, 100%. Good move from Bournemouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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