West Ham sack Zola

[miserableoldgit]

Radio 5 reporting that Zola has been sacked by West Ham. What next I wonder?

[bridge too far]

What it says - just announced on BBC.

Gulp!

[stevegrant]

Lots of sums of 2 being added together to make 25, I expect...

[EastleighSoulBoy]

Let the merry go round start!

[S-Clarke]

Wasn't the story a while back suggesting that Pard's would only be appointed if they were relegated?

i can see them going for a ''bigger'' name myself. They'll want to make a big statement imo.

[trousers]

http://www.csrplus.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/noels-swap-shop-431x300.jpg

Edmonds: "We have Nicola from Southampton on the line. You want to swap Pardew for who....?"

[ottery st mary]

The Echo and Solent radio will have already sorted it out.....The little scallys

[trousers]

http://www.csrplus.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/noels-swap-shop-431x300.jpg

Edmonds: "We have Nicola from Southampton on the line. You say you want to swap Pardew for who...?"

[trousers]

Wasn't the story a while back suggesting that Pard's would only be appointed if they were relegated?

i can see them going for a ''bigger'' name myself. They'll want to make a big statement imo.

Hughes? He's bigger than Pardew....aparently... ;)

[miserableoldgit]

Lots of sums of 2 being added together to make 25, I expect...
Probably right! I hope!

[Foxstone]

Wasn't the story a while back suggesting that Pard's would only be appointed if they were relegated?

i can see them going for a ''bigger'' name myself. They'll want to make a big statement imo.


Bigger name and indeed a bigger girth like Greenback for example !

Far more industrial units available in the East End perhaps ;)

[miserableoldgit]

Wasn't the story a while back suggesting that Pard's would only be appointed if they were relegated?

i can see them going for a ''bigger'' name myself. They'll want to make a big statement imo.
Possibly but they are almost as strapped for cash as Poopey. I suppose it depends who they can afford.

[S-Clarke]

Possibly but they are almost as strapped for cash as Poopey. I suppose it depends who they can afford.

Wouldn't suprise me - they are being run by the same two guys who said ''we're financialy in a mess'' then 1 week later come out and say ''we want to spend 100,000 p/w on a striker'' !

[Psycrow]

Radio 5 reporting that Zola has been sacked by West Ham. What next I wonder?

Next they'll probably hire another manager.

Surely this isn't Saints related when there is simply a rumour machine saying our manager MIGHT be losing his job that is based on no fact whatsoever

[Glasgow_Saint]

If AP left Zola would be a good replacement

[saintrich]

My West Ham supporting boss seems to think Mark Hughes will be the new Hammers manager.

[trousers]

Surely this isn't Saints related when there is simply a rumour machine saying our manager MIGHT be losing his job that is based on no fact whatsoever

The 'Saints related' forum would be a little sparse if all wild rumours were banned...

[Psycrow]

If AP left Zola would be a good replacement

What do you base that on?

[miserableoldgit]

Next they'll probably hire another manager.

Surely this isn't Saints related when there is simply a rumour machine saying our manager MIGHT be losing his job that is based on no fact whatsoever
The very fact that the rumour is there makes it Saints related.

[Psycrow]

The 'Saints related' forum would be a little sparse if all wild rumours were banned...

Rumours are rumours and though I don't agree with the ****e that's going around the board at the moment, they have a right to be here.

This is completely unrelated however. A man got fired from another club. Its no more relevant to Saints than Phil Brown leaving Hull or any other manager leaving any other club. It doesn't matter what club is involved

All it does is stoke flames.

[Scudamore]

Well there's a surprise...

[Arizona]

Radio 5 reporting that Zola has been sacked by West Ham. What next I wonder?

They appoint Paul Lambert, Danny Wilson, Alan Curbushley, Glenn Roeder, Lee Clark, Phil Parkinson or Simon Grayson?

[Scudamore]

Slaven Bilic gets my vote

[Psycrow]

They appoint Paul Lambert, Danny Wilson, Alan Curbushley, Glenn Roeder, Lee Clark, Phil Parkinson or Simon Grayson?

Surely not! None of them manage Southampton!!!

Or maybe, just maybe, they appoint Avram Grant... the favourite for the job at the moment.

And we all know how accurate the bookies are. Pardew seems to have been fired when Ladbrookes stopped taking bets on that market!

[Hatch]

Mark Hughes to West Ham

or Bilic...

or Di Canio

[saint_bert]

Bye Alan

[Glasgow_Saint]

What do you base that on?

Has some management experience now, both seasons he has been successful (imo)

Great job last season and a good job this year (under circumstances)

A young, hungry well connected manager. What more do you need in L1?

[miserableoldgit]

Rumours are rumours and though I don't agree with the ****e that's going around the board at the moment, they have a right to be here.

This is completely unrelated however. A man got fired from another club. Its no more relevant to Saints than Phil Brown leaving Hull or any other manager leaving any other club. It doesn't matter what club is involved

All it does is stoke flames.

The rumour is that Alan Pardew (who is SOUTHAMPTON manager) MAY be lined up to take Zolas place. How is that NOT Saints related?? Was he rumoured to be going to Hull?? No. There was a thread on here when the rumour was that he might be going to Celtic, although I suppose that that wasn`t Saints related either.

[SaintNeil90]

Surely not! None of them manage Southampton!!!

Or maybe, just maybe, they appoint Avram Grant... the favourite for the job at the moment.

And we all know how accurate the bookies are. Pardew seems to have been fired when Ladbrookes stopped taking bets on that market!

You mean the market that never existed?
I think I would know if they had one, I do work there.

[krissyboy31]

Slaven Bilic gets my vote

Good shout!

[Hatch]

I have it on good authority, that Whoever West Hams new manager is, they will make signing Pulis their top priority.

[Psycrow]

You mean the market that never existed?
I think I would know if they had one, I do work there.

That was my point.... I don't believe it either. But people will ignore that Pardew isn't the automatic favourite for the WH job with the bookies when it suits them, while swearing on the bookies knowledge on Pardew being fired with the next breath

[aintforever]

I seriously doubt West Ham will be desperate to land League 1's 7th best manager.

[for_heaven's_Saint]

I have it on good authority, that Whoever West Hams new manager is, they will make signing Pulis their top priority.

A horrible image of a rosy-cheeked Tory in a tracksuit sporting the initials 'RL' just popped into my mind...

[iansums]

Not sure if this is posted elsewhere:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/8674605.stm

Could this mean AP is on his way to West Ham as others have suggested?

[Scudamore]

:lol:

Really?

[Hatch]

Not sure if this is posted elsewhere:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/8674605.stm

Could this mean AP is on his way to West Ham as others have suggested?

my taxi driving East enders mate has already dropped off a new track suit at Upton Park with the initials AP sewn on.

[chrisobee]

Posted at least twice already I believe ( visit The Lounge/General Sports) :D

[Micky]

Strangely a certain Mark Hughes appears amongst the favourites for the position.

[fish fingers]

my taxi driving East enders mate has already dropped off a new track suit at Upton Park with the initials AP sewn on.

Thats the new Alan Partridge range

[trousers]

Posted at least twice already I believe ( visit The Lounge/General Sports) :D

Nope, I've checked and can't see any other Zola threads

[chrisobee]

Nope, I've checked and can't see any other Zola threads

Really ?? Specsavers?

[miserableoldgit]

my taxi driving East enders mate has already dropped off a new track suit at Upton Park with the initials AP sewn on.
Andy Pandy??

[Jillyanne]

Really ?? Specsavers?

Lol. :D

[saintds]

http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?p=721842#post721842

[Legod Third Coming]

Shame. I predict he will go on to be a very good manager.

[Arizona]

The rumour is that Alan Pardew (who is SOUTHAMPTON manager) MAY be lined up to take Zolas place. How is that NOT Saints related?? Was he rumoured to be going to Hull?? No. There was a thread on here when the rumour was that he might be going to Celtic, although I suppose that that wasn`t Saints related either.

The rumour being someone on here going, "OMFG West Ham are sh*t, they're going to sack Zola and bring in the 7th best manager in League 1 who was sacked by a different boad 3 years ago."

[Gorgiesaint]

The Moose (Ian Abrahams) on Talksport who has good contacts inside Upton Park reckons Avram Grant will be unveiled next week.

[chrisobee]

Grant odds on at around 4/7 to take over followed by Hughes, Bilic and Curbishley with surprise, surprise AP not far behind ( as short as 10/1 at Hills).

[dubai_phil]

The Moose (Ian Abrahams) on Talksport who has good contacts inside Upton Park reckons Avram Grant will be unveiled next week.

I think he should start the job of rebuidling WHU straight away.

In fact he should start work tomorrow

[John B]

The Moose (Ian Abrahams) on Talksport who has good contacts inside Upton Park reckons Avram Grant will be unveiled next week.

I just cannot believe that Pardew has any chance of being the West Ham Manager

[St Landrew]

Tell you what, we'll do something complicated like move it to General Sports, and merge it with the half million other Zola Scaked threads. How about that..?

I might even leave a link here. But it is quite simple. If a sports/football topic is NOT DIRECTLY SAINTS RELATED it goes in General Sports. What could be simpler..?

[Legod Third Coming]

The Moose (Ian Abrahams) on Talksport who has good contacts inside Upton Park reckons Avram Grant will be unveiled next week.

So a man who had over £280m invested in his team and still went down can now save West Ham... ;)

[chrisobee]

Tell you what, we'll do something complicated like move it to General Sports, and merge it with the half million other Zola Scaked threads. How about that..?

I might even leave a link here. But it is quite simple. If a sports/football topic is NOT DIRECTLY SAINTS RELATED it goes in General Sports. What could be simpler..?

Many things/people TBH :D

[St Landrew]

Many things/people TBH :D

You picked up on my hint. ;)

[chrisobee]

You picked up on my hint. ;)

As always not very subtle ;)

[Tac-tics]

Pards, 8-1 3rd fav from skybet.

[chrisobee]

Pards, 8-1 3rd fav from skybet.

Good, the shorter he is with Skybet the less likely he is to be the new WH manager ! They respond to any speculation faster than you can blink.

[saint_stevo]

Avram Grant Favourite

[chrisobee]

Avram Grant Favourite

As per post 49 TBH

[RedAndWhite91]

I just cannot believe that Pardew has any chance of being the West Ham Manager

Er, why?

Didn't Gold or Sullivan say that he was on their shortlist to replace Zola if WHU went down? They didn't go down, but Zola is gone, what makes you think he has no chance?

[Kingsland Nick]

Has some management experience now, both seasons he has been successful (imo)

Great job last season and a good job this year (under circumstances)

A young, hungry well connected manager. What more do you need in L1?

And a Swiss-Italian chairman may find it easier to work with an Italian manager.

[The9]

I seriously doubt West Ham will be desperate to land League 1's 7th best manager.

Please note, on points won, he is League One's 5th best manager. He didn't have a -10.

Just a completely random point here, but why did he leave West Ham in the first place ? Wouldn't that prevent him going back ?

And Zola has proved nothing, and wouldn't necessarily be a good idea for Saints. Though Poyet is similarly foreign, London Prem-team based and age/career moves in England, and is doing well for Brighton...

[Saint Fan CaM]

Big rumour around here is that 'Arry is going back to his 'spiritual home'.

[trousers]

Big rumour around here is that 'Arry is going back to his 'spiritual home'.
Strangeways?



(that's a joke in case any lawyers are watching)

[Rut]

http://www.skybet.com/skybet?action=GoEvType&id=10002896

I do love these books. Some names seem just to be compulsory to be added to any 'next manager' odds.

Trevor Brooking at 50/1 is the value bet. It's gonna happen one day at West Ham. It would sell a lot of season tickets.

Grant A 4/9
Hughes M 6/1
Bilic S 6/1
McLeish A 7/1
Curbishley A 12/1
Jol M 12/1
Hoddle G 16/1
Pardew A 16/1 ******
Pearson N 16/1
Jones D 20/1
Manzano G 25/1
Di Canio P 25/1
Venables T 33/1
Lambert P 33/1
Coppell S 33/1
O'Leary D 40/1
Burley G 40/1
Reid P 40/1
Souness G 50/1
Brooking T 50/1 ***********
Jewell P 50/1
Southgate G 50/1
Eriksson S 50/1
Houllier G 66/1
Shearer A 66/1
Gullitt R 66/1
Ince P 66/1
Adams T 66/1
Rijkaard F 66/1
Wise D 100/1
Mourinho J 100/1
Sheringham T 100/1

[SuperMikey]

http://www.skybet.com/skybet?action=GoEvType&id=10002896

I do love these books. Some names seem just to be compulsory to be added to any 'next manager' odds.

Trevor Brooking at 50/1 is the value bet. It's gonna happen one day at West Ham. It would sell a lot of season tickets.

Grant A 4/9
Hughes M 6/1
Bilic S 6/1
McLeish A 7/1
Curbishley A 12/1
Jol M 12/1
Hoddle G 16/1
Pardew A 16/1 ******
Pearson N 16/1
Jones D 20/1
Manzano G 25/1
Di Canio P 25/1
Venables T 33/1
Lambert P 33/1
Coppell S 33/1
O'Leary D 40/1
Burley G 40/1
Reid P 40/1
Souness G 50/1
Brooking T 50/1 ***********
Jewell P 50/1
Southgate G 50/1
Eriksson S 50/1
Houllier G 66/1
Shearer A 66/1
Gullitt R 66/1
Ince P 66/1
Adams T 66/1
Rijkaard F 66/1
Wise D 100/1
Mourinho J 100/1
Sheringham T 100/1

I reckon it'll be any of the ones in bold ;)
Seriously, why even suggest Paul f*cking Jewell?
Steve Coppell has just got the Bristol City job. SkyBet are mongs.

[OldNick]

has anyone got Avrams league record this season?

[St Landrew]

As always not very subtle ;)

Well what was I supposed to do..? I wanted somebody to get it. :)

[chrisobee]

Well what was I supposed to do..? I wanted somebody to get it. :)

Excuse me, I can take subtle hints you know :D