Willo of Whiteley

I thought there would’ve been the odd leak by now, but it’s very closed off. I remember the Nicola Cortese days were “give the media not a whiff of anything” which I admire, but that felt prefessional. This feels more “what do we do now, fellas?” 🤣 But I am amazed that’s not been a single rumour.

The rabbit isn’t even in the headlights, it was run over long ago

Can’t argue with anyone of this, good post

A lot of the players have come out in their respect for him over the months. Now this has happened things can quickly change. Do the same players still respect him given he’s taken an opportunity from them, some won’t get that chance again in their careers? Id be fascinated to know the club stance on this, the silence is pretty deafening, and as much as I would like to see him gone on the back of all this - if him staying was the difference between 95% of the first team staying - then I need to have a think. But the coercion of analysts and some not feeling comfortable enough to speak up doesn’t sit right with me. At that point as a business you’re basically saying “he’s done, he did nothing wrong, we don’t care about how little he made people feel”.

I don’t think my opinion was much different to many on here at the time. 😂 So with that in mind are you going to start commenting on others that said the same thing? And actually I said be confident, nothing rude, but if you want to go down that road you can if you like, but it’s not a productive use of my time. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Expecting this day to be the same as yesterday Tumbleweed The Sport Republic Way

Will today be the day that Tonda is sacked and Adam Lallana is appointed? 😂

Tonda will divide fan opinion whether he stays or goes, and that isn’t good for SR or the fanbase. Assuming he goes Sport Republic have two options: 1) Alienate fans further by hiring another left-field nobody 2) Actually pay out and try and get a head coach/manager with a bit of experience that will rouse the players and fans I don’t have any real confidence in Sport Republic or their strategy, but based on the last four years it’s almost like they’re still trying to figure out what their strategy is too. But they need to get people onside. A year ago was shit or busy for them, apparently, but I can’t see Dragan Solak walking away from a £200m+ investment, I’d certainly be looking to recoup that money back.

The coercion of youngsters into doing the spying that was mentioned in the report, and then almost like belittling them when their work wasn’t good; that doesn’t sit right with me. I know you get it in all walks of life, but it’s still unacceptable.

Oh that was absolutely ridiculous too. Yeah they’ve both had excellent careers at Man City but there’s still points at stake, prize money etc

Or maybe he’s just been very rational and spoke with common sense? I had the same thought last week, I just don’t co-host a podcast lol. What is the argument for keeping Tonda? I’d be interested to know five reasons we should keep him, because we’re all aware of five pretty serious reasons why we shouldn’t.

Maybe I’m just getting old, but I do find it cringeworthy players that celebrate like that despite being poor for 99% of the season. They've massively underperformed. They should be ashamed.

If the club kept Tonda, that’s a bold fucking call. And the problem with that is you will never say the “positive vibes” with that until you see: 1) Who is left at the end of the summer 2) Depending on our league form That’s another big risk that I don’t think Sport Republic can take, that’s not including the loss in revenue, sponsorships, damage that has been caused etc. But then we’re going down the route of player power and that isn’t something that we want.

In contrast to Glenn’s views on TSP, Steve also made the point of “I wonder what the players think?” Obviously we don’t know what was said but it would be interesting how many he players would want Tonda to stick around. It would be equally interesting to know what the players mindsets are in regards to if he stayed or went - what would they prefer? Would that affect their decision?

All of the above is what Glenn said on Total Saints Podcast last night - certainly not wrong

I think they were too cocky, borderline oblivious to the whole situation and didn’t take it seriously Sums SR up really

The whole squad yes, your Downs’, Brereton’s, Ramsdale’s - then yes. We’ll cash in on a few but I think that’ll be it

@L1Minus10 Glen summed it up perfectly yesterday, any other business this is an issue, the club has been brought into disrepute because of his and potential others actions. It should be a no brainer. Tonda Eckhart shouldn’t be at the club anymore, his career here is over.

If Saints are waiting for the FA so they don’t come off as the bad guy - just get on with it. We already look incompetent.

There was a good discussion about this on TSP last night and it’s spot on really, my opinion differs slightly. But ultimately I think Shea Charles, Casper Jander and Taylor Harwood-Bellis will, and are the most likely to leave. I think Leo Scienza is one that could stay for another year. The dust needs to settle first on the back of all this. With that in mind it might mean that the likes of Joshua Quarshie, Moses Sesay, Cameron Bragg step up or have to step up for next season. I’ve seen a few people mention Finn Azaz or Tom Fellows going but I don’t think they’ve done enough to warrant a bigger move as such. Aaron Ramsdale will be gone simply because of wages and he doesn’t want to be there. Goalkeeping-wise you have Alex McCarthy and Jamie Jones out of contract, leaving you with Gavin Bazunu, so there will need to be a minimum of two goalkeeping seasons this summer. Other out of contract players include James Bree, Ross Stewart - the two that two weeks ago I don’t think we’d have had any trouble keeping, but given the scandal and call up for the World Cup, will he or they get better offers in a months time? Will Smallbone and Joe Aribo are both done. After all of the above, you’re left with players returning from loans; as mentioned Aaraon Ramsdale will be gone. Ben Brereton-Diaz, Damion Downs, Gavin Bazunu as mentioned and Yuki Sugawara. All of the above retuning from loan, is there a way back into the fold for them? Probably not, and hopefully not. It’s going to be a summer of change, and as long as the manager position is in question who would want to sign? If I was a player I’d be wanting clarity on how the club plans to move forward.

Shout out to West Ham Central twitter account who last night made their account private - I wonder why 🤣

No, but that’s the fact, his or certain people’s actions cost us that opportunity to progress. You can’t deny the results, but this has now happened and the club has to distance itself.

Chelsea won’t be playing in Europe next season - hahahha!

Good debate about this topic on Total Saints Podcast tonight

As much as their board/owners are pretty “questionable”, West Ham’s statement to being relegated got me more pumped for them for next season.