Tonda Eckert

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

2 minutes ago, Disco Stu said:

Thank god that didn't happen. 

Could we bring him in as an assistant instead?

Or a junior analyst?

[Badger]

2 hours ago, Ted Bates Statue said:

But first of all, what are we going to do with Rob Edwards now that he's interim manager?

It must be getting pretty crowded at Martin O’Neill’s flat in Winchester now.

Good job Gary O’N moved out. 

[pimpin4rizeal]

Good result really .. if he carries on the level he’s been at so far we would be lucky to even have him in 2028.

can’t believe so many people wanted him out really sports republic have made some shit decisions in their time, but this seems a real step in the right direction from solak to put the results and football first .. Dragon has gone way up in my opinion

[Willo of Whiteley]

James Beattie calling for him to get a new contract now.

Give it a few months and I’m sure it’ll be getting considered.

[egg]

2 minutes ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

James Beattie calling for him to get a new contract now.

Give it a few months and I’m sure it’ll be getting considered.

I'd like to see results and performances improve first. Hopefully we see that with the FA distraction out of the way. 

[LiberalCommunist]

There's work to be done. Lets start putting things right before we start talking about rewards. 

Starting Sunday. We owe this lot a game. 

[saintant]

1 hour ago, egg said:

I'd like to see results and performances improve first. Hopefully we see that with the FA distraction out of the way. 

Home results are obviously not an issue but Tonda needs to improve the away performances and results. To be fair to him we should have beaten Wrexham but didn't take our chances in the first half, Birmingham draw was a decent result but Watford and Lincoln performances were below par.

[Saint86]

8 hours ago, egg said:

I'd like to see results and performances improve first. Hopefully we see that with the FA distraction out of the way. 

Give him a new contract asap or he won't be here next season - regardless of which league we're in. You don't let a manager like Eckert run his contract down.

[Saint86]

We've got Eckert!

Tonda Eckert!

I just don't think you understand....

He spied throughout the land.

And wasn't even banned.

We've got tonda eckert!!!

[Harry_SFC]

25 minutes ago, Saint86 said:

Give him a new contract asap or he won't be here next season - regardless of which league we're in. You don't let a manager like Eckert run his contract down.

Whilst some of his decisions in away games have been a bit dodgy I don't really blame him. It's more the recruitment who left us with not a lot to come off the bench. 

[beatlesaint]

17 minutes ago, Saint86 said:

We've got Eckert!

Tonda Eckert!

I just don't think you understand....

He spied throughout the land.

And wasn't even banned.

We've got tonda eckert!!!

no, just no. He doesn't need reminding of it and it would be nice if we could be a bit more classy and rise above the shite. 

[goodymatt]

 

[Patrick Bateman]

15 minutes ago, goodymatt said:

 

This was a really interesting interview - 

The woman in the middle was awful and got cut off, silly questions, but the questions from Alfie House were spot on. You can see Tonda reacted well to a decent set of questions with the right tone. 

Also interesting with the Irish reporter from the Times at the end asking about Peretz and Azaz with Tonda saying they'd chatted BEFORE international duty. 

Edited Thursday at 22:24 by Patrick Bateman

[23rdSaint]

4 minutes ago, Patrick Bateman said:

This was a really interesting interview - 

The woman in the middle was awful and got cut off, silly questions, but the questions from Alfie House were spot on. You can see Tonda reacted well to a decent set of questions with the right tone. 

Also interesting with the Irish reporter from the Times at the end asking about Peretz and Azaz with Tonda saying they'd chatted BEFORE international duty. 

Was just about to post something similar. Hadn't seen the Peretz/Azaz/Manning angle referenced anywhere during the games, so I thought it was very insightful. 

Edited Thursday at 22:28 by 23rdSaint

[AlexLaw76]

Who was that lady asking questions?

😂

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

8 hours ago, Patrick Bateman said:

This was a really interesting interview - 

The woman in the middle was awful and got cut off, silly questions, but the questions from Alfie House were spot on. You can see Tonda reacted well to a decent set of questions with the right tone. 

Also interesting with the Irish reporter from the Times at the end asking about Peretz and Azaz with Tonda saying they'd chatted BEFORE international duty. 

What a strange woman. 

[23rdSaint]

18 minutes ago, Stripey McStripe Shirt said:

What a strange woman. 

 

[egg]

9 hours ago, 23rdSaint said:

Was just about to post something similar. Hadn't seen the Peretz/Azaz/Manning angle referenced anywhere during the games, so I thought it was very insightful. 

Yep, that was really interesting. "Football gives you a chance to connect rather than divide". Nice.

Tonda has always spoken impressively, but that that press conference was superb.

What struck me is how much of a proper manager of the players he is, rather than just a coach. I suspect many managers would have avoided the Israel/Ireland issue like the plague before the players went, but he was all over it. 

[Turkish]

9 hours ago, Patrick Bateman said:

This was a really interesting interview - 

The woman in the middle was awful and got cut off, silly questions, but the questions from Alfie House were spot on. You can see Tonda reacted well to a decent set of questions with the right tone. 

Also interesting with the Irish reporter from the Times at the end asking about Peretz and Azaz with Tonda saying they'd chatted BEFORE international duty. 

Will the Portsmouth fans have a lot of more anger was just a stupid question

Tondas reply was basically i dont give a fuck, without saying i dont give a fuck 

[trousers]

8 minutes ago, egg said:

Yep, that was really interesting. "Football gives you a chance to connect rather than divide". Nice.

Tonda has always spoken impressively, but that that press conference was superb.

What struck me is how much of a proper manager of the players he is, rather than just a coach. I suspect many managers would have avoided the Israel/Ireland issue like the plague before the players went, but he was all over it. 

Agreed, but my worry now is that Tonda gets 'cancelled', a la Ed Sheeran, for taking a neutral stance on a political matter...

[Toadhall Saint]

8 minutes ago, egg said:

Yep, that was really interesting. "Football gives you a chance to connect rather than divide". Nice.

Tonda has always spoken impressively, but that that press conference was superb.

What struck me is how much of a proper manager of the players he is, rather than just a coach. I suspect many managers would have avoided the Israel/Ireland issue like the plague before the players went, but he was all over it. 

Said right from the first interview with Tonda that he was a very measured man. He doesn’t avoid the questions and will always answer to the best of his abilities. This press conference was always going to be a little more difficult (hence sky turning up) and he handled it superbly. It cannot be easy having every word analysed especially as it’s your second language.
 

The players must love working with such an honest individual. 

[Pilchards]

I always feel with Tonda that he’s not going to leave us anytime soon.

Many managers in the past would leave after a season or two like Hoddle and Poch did because the demand for them elsewhere was too much.

I suppose Tonda will feel he owes us something plus many clubs wouldn’t touch him because of the spygate situation.

[Lighthouse]

1 minute ago, Pilchards said:

I always feel with Tonda that he’s not going to leave us anytime soon.

Many managers in the past would leave after a season or two like Hoddle and Poch did because the demand for them elsewhere was too much.

I suppose Tonda will feel he owes us something plus many clubs wouldn’t touch him because of the spygate situation.

I'm not sure the demand for Tonda elsewhere is anything close to the other managers you've mentioned. Right now he needs to pull his finger out just to match Russell Martin's points tally. When he gets us promoted and we're having a solid PL season, then I'll start worrying about him getting poached by bigger clubs.

[DT]

Presumably we get a new manager when the ban kicks in then? 😉

[tdmickey3]

40 minutes ago, DT said:

Presumably we get a new manager when the ban kicks in then? 😉

When is that?

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

1 hour ago, Turkish said:

Will the Portsmouth fans have a lot of more anger was just a stupid question

Tondas reply was basically i dont give a fuck, without saying i dont give a fuck 

I also liked the implication that we'd be disadvantaged scouting players in future because we need to be careful to abide by the rules.

Does that mean all other clubs are cheating somehow?

[saintant]

40 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

I'm not sure the demand for Tonda elsewhere is anything close to the other managers you've mentioned. Right now he needs to pull his finger out just to match Russell Martin's points tally. When he gets us promoted and we're having a solid PL season, then I'll start worrying about him getting poached by bigger clubs.

Not sure he's that far behind Russboy who led us to a season total of 87 points. We currently have 10 points which would be 14 without the deduction so if we can win against Pompey that would be 17 points actually won from 9 games. This equates to an average per game of 1.88 which, if maintained, would give us a season end total of 86.88 (less the 4 point deduction of course). Lose or draw to Pompey and I appreciate it's a different equation. However, I'm reasonably confident we will win on Sunday and go on to finish the season with more than 87 points but others will take a different view which is fair enough.

[Lighthouse]

17 minutes ago, saintant said:

Not sure he's that far behind Russboy who led us to a season total of 87 points. We currently have 10 points which would be 14 without the deduction so if we can win against Pompey that would be 17 points actually won from 9 games. This equates to an average per game of 1.88 which, if maintained, would give us a season end total of 86.88 (less the 4 point deduction of course). Lose or draw to Pompey and I appreciate it's a different equation. However, I'm reasonably confident we will win on Sunday and go on to finish the season with more than 87 points but others will take a different view which is fair enough.

Which is a long winded way of saying if he beats Pompey he’ll still be a fraction worse than Martin in terms of PPG. Like I said, he needs to up his game before we start talking about bigger clubs snatching him away.

[saintant]

2 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

Which is a long winded way of saying if he beats Pompey he’ll still be a fraction worse than Martin in terms of PPG. Like I said, he needs to up his game before we start talking about bigger clubs snatching him away.

I guess my main point is that, unlike you, I don't consider Tonda needs to 'pull his finger out'

[Fabrice29]

10 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

Which is a long winded way of saying if he beats Pompey he’ll still be a fraction worse than Martin in terms of PPG. Like I said, he needs to up his game before we start talking about bigger clubs snatching him away.

Don't think thats necessarily true given Rohl's work at Sheffield Wednesday got him a bigger move. Some clubs (especially abroad) will identify his work/talent/potential regardless of the overall outcome and might be interested if his contract doesn't get renewed. 

[Willo of Whiteley]

I think he’s on his way to earning a new contract but the away form is a concern.

We need to beat Portsmouth and cement ourselves in the top four at least given our points deduction; and go to teams like Watford and Lincoln and simply batter them.

Not show up expecting it’ll be a walk.

[Badger]

On 09/10/2026 at 09:03, Toadhall Saint said:

Said right from the first interview with Tonda that he was a very measured man. He doesn’t avoid the questions and will always answer to the best of his abilities. This press conference was always going to be a little more difficult (hence sky turning up) and he handled it superbly. It cannot be easy having every word analysed especially as it’s your second language.
 

The players must love working with such an honest individual. 

He interviews well in my book. Comes across  as thoughtful, and meticulous in how he approaches things. 

[Badger]

On 09/10/2026 at 09:15, Pilchards said:

I always feel with Tonda that he’s not going to leave us anytime soon.

Many managers in the past would leave after a season or two like Hoddle and Poch did because the demand for them elsewhere was too much.

I suppose Tonda will feel he owes us something plus many clubs wouldn’t touch him because of the spygate situation.

Have to hope this episode and support from those around him at the club will have secured some goodwill. He mentioned Dragan, Johannes, and (more surprisingly perhaps) Phil in his interview, which I hope bodes well.

My thought is that the new contract was probably in the pipeline towards the end of last season, but was put back in the drawer after ‘Spygate’ erupted. I’d expect it to be dusted off again soon. 
 

Really hope Tonda gets us up and has a crack in the EPL.