Johannes Spors

[Toussaint]

34 minutes ago, Mixedkebab said:

How the fuck do we end up with these shitheads? 

Because we are much more cleverer than everyone else?

[SambaMaverick]

Cunt should be sent to the dole queue for the Downs signing alone

If he makes it to 20 apps I will be surprised

[AlexLaw76]

Probably will ‘move on’ around Xmas/Easter

as they all do under this awful ownership

[Toussaint]

15 hours ago, Mixedkebab said:

How the fuck do we end up with these shitheads? 

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Edited Sunday at 08:06 by Toussaint
Repeated

[Toussaint]

Who appointed Spors, who would have made that decision, who would have been capable of making that decision? 

[tdmickey3]

On 21/09/2025 at 09:25, Toussaint said:

Who appointed Spors, who would have made that decision, who would have been capable of making that decision? 

I thought I read on here it was Dragan

[Mboto Gorge]

On 29/08/2025 at 18:22, Matthew Le God said:

A lot of premature meltdowns in this thread!

 

Any update on these thoughts? I thought everything was going to be miraculously better now Spors was in charge of recruitment. What do you make of the Downs signing being our sole striker signing to solve all issues up front? I mean, he must be who they’ve hung their hat on, as he’s the only striker we signed. Reckon he’s looking the part so far? 

Edited yesterday at 11:42 by Mboto Gorge

[Toussaint]

37 minutes ago, tdmickey3 said:

I thought I read on here it was Dragan

In my post match anger I got it in my head it would have been Rasmus. 

[Matthew Le God]

5 hours ago, Mboto Gorge said:

Any update on these thoughts? I thought everything was going to be miraculously better now Spors was in charge of recruitment. What do you make of the Downs signing being our sole striker signing to solve all issues up front? I mean, he must be who they’ve hung their hat on, as he’s the only striker we signed. Reckon he’s looking the part so far? 

You didn't wait very long to dismiss the new players

Edited yesterday at 16:50 by Matthew Le God

[Mboto Gorge]

2 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said:

You didn't wait very long to dismiss the new players

I’m simply asking you if everything is going as swimmingly as you hinted it would now we’ve got a genius like Spors in charge of recruitment? Because so far it seems not a lot has changed.  it isn’t asking a lot , having spent upward of 50m , not to expect to get stuffed 3-1 at a side who’s previous home game was a 0-3 loss to Blackburn, and who’s only win to date before this was a last minute win at home to Oxford.  I also asked whether you think Damion Downs was what we needed up front, as our only striker signing? Simple enough 

[trousers]

4 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said:

You didn't wait very long to dismiss the new players

How long do you think he should wait for? (Not trying to be confrontational, just genuinely interested in other perspectives). Cheers 👍🏻

[Gloucester Saint]

3 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said:

You didn't wait very long to dismiss the new players

We just got walloped at a relegation favourite who spent the summer rumoured to be struggling to pay their players and only spent £700k in fees. I expected Downs to be quite raw and technically basic in the mould of an early James Beattie or Kenwyne Jones in the sense at least he would keep the central defenders busy/bruised and score the odd goal.

For £7m, to have first touch worse than Carlton Palmer’s and to be miskicking in front of goal, the scouts have got to take responsibility there. Bromley’s centre forward Michael Cheek looked miles better than Downs when they won at Cheltenham (even worse than we are)and he’s in League 2 having come from non league. 

McBurnie looked about ten levels above Downs and he was available on a free! Don’t like McBurnie at all but Downs had to improve x30 to have any impact this season. If he can’t do the basics at least kick and elbow the centre halves in the ribs and win your headers for Archer/AA to get onto. Did he win a single header at Hull?

[Mboto Gorge]

15 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said:

We just got walloped at a relegation favourite who spent the summer rumoured to be struggling to pay their players and only spent £700k in fees. I expected Downs to be quite raw and technically basic in the mould of an early James Beattie or Kenwyne Jones in the sense at least he would keep the central defenders busy/bruised and score the odd goal.

For £7m, to have first touch worse than Carlton Palmer’s and to be miskicking in front of goal, the scouts have got to take responsibility there. Bromley’s centre forward Michael Cheek looked miles better than Downs when they won at Cheltenham (even worse than we are)and he’s in League 2 having come from non league. 

McBurnie looked about ten levels above Downs and he was available on a free! Don’t like McBurnie at all but Downs had to improve x30 to have any impact this season. If he can’t do the basics at least kick and elbow the centre halves in the ribs and win your headers for Archer/AA to get onto. Did he win a single header at Hull?

This is also what I expected, no one expected a young Didier Drogba but what I did expect was someone who’s main attribute was being physical and giving defenders a torrid time with his strength and physical presence, and be a bit of a bully. I am absolutely gobsmacked to see that he appears to be not willing to do any of that. What the actual fuck did the recruitment team sign him for then? As I presumed it was to provide a strong outlet and focal point up front and someone to bully defenders? He’s less physical than Ryan Fraser for fuck sake

Edited yesterday at 17:16 by Mboto Gorge

[Matthew Le God]

19 minutes ago, Mboto Gorge said:

I’m simply asking you if everything is going as swimmingly as you hinted it 

I did not

[Matthew Le God]

20 minutes ago, trousers said:

How long do you think he should wait for? (Not trying to be confrontational, just genuinely interested in other perspectives). Cheers 👍🏻

More than 2 games after the window shuts. If we still look a shambles after 10 league games, then worry.

[Mboto Gorge]

1 minute ago, Matthew Le God said:

I did not

So saying we need to wait and see what happens, whilst saying that we now have proper reliable people in charge like Dragan and Spors running things, wasn’t HINTING that things were going to improve? Ok then . 

[Mboto Gorge]

1 minute ago, Matthew Le God said:

More than 2 games after the window shuts. If we still look a shambles after 10 league games, then worry.

So another 4 games then. I’m sure we will hit the ground running very soon. Look forward to it. 

[Matthew Le God]

11 minutes ago, Mboto Gorge said:

So saying we need to wait and see what happens, whilst saying that we now have proper reliable people in charge like Dragan and Spors running things, wasn’t HINTING that things were going to improve? Ok then . 

I didn't say that. Try not making up things I haven't said.

Plus in any case, we are only 2 games post window closing. Let's not write off things improving. 

[Ex Lion Tamer]

44 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said:

We just got walloped at a relegation favourite who spent the summer rumoured to be struggling to pay their players and only spent £700k in fees. I expected Downs to be quite raw and technically basic in the mould of an early James Beattie or Kenwyne Jones in the sense at least he would keep the central defenders busy/bruised and score the odd goal.

For £7m, to have first touch worse than Carlton Palmer’s and to be miskicking in front of goal, the scouts have got to take responsibility there. Bromley’s centre forward Michael Cheek looked miles better than Downs when they won at Cheltenham (even worse than we are)and he’s in League 2 having come from non league. 

McBurnie looked about ten levels above Downs and he was available on a free! Don’t like McBurnie at all but Downs had to improve x30 to have any impact this season. If he can’t do the basics at least kick and elbow the centre halves in the ribs and win your headers for Archer/AA to get onto. Did he win a single header at Hull?

We lost 5-0 to Sunderland two seasons ago and still turned it around under a manager that everyone now considers to be terrible. 

Pocchetino has been playing Downs for USA so he must see something in him?

Edited yesterday at 17:46 by Ex Lion Tamer

[AlexLaw76]

1 hour ago, Ex Lion Tamer said:

We lost 5-0 to Sunderland two seasons ago and still turned it around under a manager that everyone now considers to be terrible. 

Pocchetino has been playing Downs for USA so he must see something in him?

Martin was terrible in the premier league. He achieved the bare minimum by finishing in the playoffs 

[Gloucester Saint]

1 hour ago, Ex Lion Tamer said:

We lost 5-0 to Sunderland two seasons ago and still turned it around under a manager that everyone now considers to be terrible. 

Pocchetino has been playing Downs for USA so he must see something in him?

Still isn’t going anywhere yet so we will see. Possibly we aren’t using him effectively a bit like with Azaz but I’m struggling to see a core strength with Downs which can be built on whereas with Beattie and Jones you could early on when it was more of struggle. He’s made some decent runs off the ball but every time he’s got into position he’s fallen over/missed the ball altogether/scuffed miles wide. 

[Morse]

Spors is at least partially responsible for the recruitment of Still, the extension of Stephens contract, and the failure to secure a decent keeper or striker. He is bang on brand for SR, and as such should leave the club ASAP. 

[Ex Lion Tamer]

1 hour ago, Morse said:

Spors is at least partially responsible for the recruitment of Still, the extension of Stephens contract, and the failure to secure a decent keeper or striker. He is bang on brand for SR, and as such should leave the club ASAP. 

If he's bang on brand then they will only replace him with someone similar

[Gloucester Saint]

27 minutes ago, Ex Lion Tamer said:

If he's bang on brand then they will only replace him with someone similar

The tragic reality.