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The Devils in Prada At West HamSubmitted by Neville Nixon on 6 September, 2008 - 07:55.
'The Devils in Prada' is a phrase attributed to Alan Curbishley, used to describe those at West Ham who put the knife in him, had he followed it up with a quick 'et tu brute?' he would have shown a hidden glimmer of charisma. Those who hounded him out might even had thought twice about their actions had they realised they had a closet philosopher in their midst!
Of course neither phrase emanated from Curbishley, a man of great dignity but not a man known for his high brow wit. Despite reports in the Daily Snail to the contrary, Slaven Bilic has continuously distanced himself from the vacant manager's job at the Boleyn, so it does seem more than likely that Hammers will end up 'going for an' Italian, unless the board have decided to completely alienate their supporters, in which case they will go for Fat Sam or John Collins! - Ed
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I have no idea why anyone has a problem with the appointment of Zola. Fact is that with the structure of the club as it is (whether we like it or not) the role is much more that of first team coach than old style manager. Nani will no doubt have the biggest input on buying & selling of players but would expect that to be in consultation with the "manager". In all other aspects Zola ticks all the boxes with the exception of the Chelsea link & the lack of experience, neither of which amount to much. Re experience, I'd rather have someone with no direct management experience (but plenty of true top level footballing experience) than I would have some of the other candidates who have more direct experience but less potential.
Bottom line for me, he would have pulling power for players coming to the club, he would have the instant respect of the players already here & I imagine he would want to play true West Ham style football. The only thing i see screwing it up is if our fans are so blinmded by the anti Chelsea thing that he isn't given a chance. Having said that, PdC as number 2 would be inspired choice. Have to say the prospect of those 2 together is absolutely mouthwatering.
i said when curbs got sacked, the next manager we got in would show us what the intentions of the board are, so what does gianfranco being manager tell us?well firstly, i would say it shows that our board have short arms and clowns pockets, zola was clearly one of the cheaper options!unfortunately it would seem the board are interested in one thing and thats saving money!I also find it very strange that if zola was an option, why di canio wasnt, i mean sharing a under 21 job, hardly makes zola vastly more experienced than PDC!I hope PDC is gien some sort of role!I would like to say that I dont see this as a good appointment, but I do love west ham, and I am going to back zola at the games, cheer for him, give him respect and the players may want to play for him!and maybe just maybe west ham will achieve something! Gianfrancos claret and blue army!
Why wasnt PDC considered? Maybe its because when he played he so often lost control, and they were looking at a clear headed person! If PDC gets a job and keeps cooler then id jump at the chance but its a BIGGER risk to see he hasnt changed his ways when hes already here!
im not too pleased that zola is expected to be our new manager but it could of been worse,it could of been collins
Cococahammer - His name is Zola, Gianfranco Zola,
A great striker of a ball like our own Di Cannio,
Now he's at the Boleyn, pride of the East End,
Where football and passion are always in fashion,
Cococahammer,
Gianfranco Zolaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
COYI. adamski
amidst all this madness,the turn around at our club is quite remarkable. to think over a cuple of months,the team cud go from this:
manager: alan curbishley
green,neill,ferdinand,upson,mccartney,lyungberg,noble,mullins,boamorte,ashton,cole
to this:
manager: gianfranco zola
green,behrami,upson,neill,ilunga,faubert,parker,appiah?,lopez,ashton,dimichele/bellamy.
...on paper we look pretty gud altho ilunga,lopez,dimichle and ZOLA are all unproven!!
Yeah But sadly ONLY 4 English Players, we always have a go at the ARSEnal and Chelski but we are gonna end up the same way, even our best prospects in the youth team are mostly foreign :-(
Zola could bring Casiraghi and Di Canio to West Ham http://www.calciomercato.com/index.php?c=46&a=94597
we really have to get behind zola if it is him. coz if we dont then the club will suffer. so what he has a lack of experience. look at curbs, he had loads of experience but the fans didnt take to him. i think this is a very positive move because he will freshen things up and will relish the challenge. not only that he isnt a complete stranger to the premier league. he's been at the top as a player and im sure sunderland fans are happy now that keane who had no experience got the job when he took over. we all want attractive football down the boleyn and we have someone who was up there as one of the top flair players in the premier league along with bergkamp, henry and cantona. top players may be attracted because it will be a privelige to play for him. it may not be as doom and gloom as people think although the board may screw it up again. and i must say one negative thing - how is he going to manage the likes of bellamy and bowyer???
u can just picture the likes of deano towering above zola laughin at his little italian head. zola is not an imposing figure,im stil hoping that donadoni gets the job!! however,im gona support whoever it is coz ders no point in moaning.wat gud wil that do? irrespective of how cheap the board are
i was ranting and raving about zola before but im willing to give him a chance,particularly if we get paulo in as assistant altho i feel it will be casiraghi instead. however the deal isnt done yet,does anyone think that donadonis got a chance???
According to the Daily Snail Donadonis has withdrawn his application for the job due to West ham's handling of the employment of the new manager.CJ
I suspect Donadoni has withdrawn his application cos he knows he won't be offered it. Appiah, the guy clearly doesn't want to come to us unless he has no other offers. That's been obvious for over a week, otherwise he'd have signed.
i thought the same Jascamp, Im hoping it was purely down to the fact he was waiting to see who the new manager is before he committed but somehow i dont think so
I think prehaps managers ie Laudrup,Billic and Donadoni have ruled themselves out due to the lack of funds and the future running of the club.All i know is that im gonna give Zola my full backing if he is indeed our new manager,i know that the players will love him and the football will be much more pleasing to the eye.The worrying element to me is the lack of experience and to say that he has to learn his trade somewhere concerns me greatly,why risk us?.If im honest i do think that Zola will be great, its just i am not that confident with the players at our disposal,mainly our defence looks paper thin in ability (that is just my opinion).Also how the hell are we gonna fit in Gianfranco Zola's claret n blue army? lol.The board in my mind are on thin ice,if they dont support their new manager on transfers or sell players behind his back then no doubt we will know and make BG's footballing business a nightmare.CJ
I TELL U WHY ITS ZOLA AND NOT MANCINI BECAUSE ZOLA IS UNPROVEN SO HIS CONTRACT IS GOING TO BE A LOT CHEAPER THIS BOARD ARE A BUNCH OF CHEAP SKINFLINTS THATS WHY THEY SOLD ANTON AND LINDA GOT RID OF CURBS TEHRE ALL ABOUT RUNNING A BUSSINESS NOT A FOOTBALL TEAM. AT THE BACK END OF LAST SEASON ZAMORA SAID HE WAS SOLD BECAUSE OF MONEY PROBLEMS .THIS WAS PLAYED DOWN BY DUXBURY AFTER THE LAST FEW DAYS IM BEGINING TO WONDER IF Z MAN WAS RIGHT!!
After chuckling for about a minute about Essien's knee injury ruling him out for 2 months,i suddenly choked and thought whats the money now that Chelsea approach Appiah.CJ
The news that it looks like Zola is going to be named our new gaffer doesnt really excite me too much.Like many of us it really needed to be bilic or pdc.Im not saying Zola won't do a good job but his lack of exp does concern me and not having played for the club doesn't really Know what this club means to us all.If it is him i wish him all the best and hope he takes us where we all want to be but i think his appointment will be down to the fact that he would be alot cheaper than a exp manager and lacking the exp may mean that BG gets to have his say more often than not!!
Zola it will be. I've had some mixed feelings about all of this: (1) I could see it would be Zola a long time ago, and it signalled to me the limits of West Ham's attraction to managers; and (2) I was a little disturbed to see someone with so much less experience than Curbs likely to get the appointment. But I think it's time to put both of those concerns behind, and support the new manager (to be) fully and completely. The fact that it will be easy to sing Z-O-L-A Zola! should help make him welcome at UP (and away!). I think what we need is a good win at WBA to get the party started. If the team can gel, then ZOLA will be on a ROLLA! COYkinkyIrons!!!
Some good news. Alex McLeish is considering a move for West Ham Uniteds Nigel Quashie. The 30 year old midfielder has been training with Birmingham and it is hoped he will will figure in a reserve team friendly tonight.
I hope he plays his bollox off and secures the move.
ZOLA/PDC I think personally it would be a 'Master Stroke' by Zola to appoint PDC in some capacity as it would delect the 'Chelsea Blue' slant off him and let him get on with the job in hand with most of the attention being on someone else, we would be singing Paolo's name and the place would be totally buzzing BUT and its a BIG one would Zola be thinking that PDC might be too large a Shadow behind him, because lets face it a few poor results and virtually every WH supporter would be saying move over wee man and let Paolo have a go!!
Anyone other than mancini will be a waste of time as they have no experience. As for ZOLA I dont want him a for lack of experience. WHY dont we employ a manager that has been successful like mancini rather than an unknown !
I bet Mancini has never been manager of a club with players as bad as some of ours! So Im not sure his experience is relevent either!
RE:NEWCASTLE .... We think we have problems, the favourite at the Toon is Gus Poyet, thats going to go down REALLY well, whenever i'm feeling p-d off by whats happening at our club i just look at a Barcode and smile :-)
PS. Nice to see Macca is still enjoying life http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5i_C_J_PaxBsJqvHyko2aFwme4Exg
It appears that Zola is the preferred option of the board, according to most of the media. I liked Zola as a player but have no real feel for what he may be like as a manager. My concern if you like is twofold, first why is Zola such a firm favourite ahead of say Di Canio when neither has what you may call an impressive managerial CV. Which isn't to say I think Di Canio is a cast iron managerial success story either. Di Canio clearly wants involvement and to a man I think the supporters would be behind that. Secondly with Zola as manager can we really afford to have Di Canio as number two and have both inexperienced managers/coaches running the team.
To be honest I think it is a shame that there appears to be so many negatives comments on Zola already. If & when he is appointed then he will have my full support and I only hope that the majority of us have learned lessons from how shabbily we treated Curbs and never really gave him a chance. If Zola comes I would love him to bring in PDC as his number 2, that would surely give even the most negative fans a lift. Whoever we appoint we should all unite behind and when we do that there are no better fans around. Whoever the Manager ends up being should be able to hit the ground running. More often than not a Manager takes over after a run of defeats but this is not the case this time. We have won 2 out of the first 3 games and have a run of games now where we should be capable of picking up points. Add to that what I still see as a decent squad and I for one am quite positive for the future. COYPositiveIrons!
yes , i agree with most of your content.
i think PDC being number 2 is pivotal in the whole equation.
if mancini, bilic & harry can't be arsed then i would go for zola & PDC
SKY SPORTS: It had a 'Just In' bit on SSN and it said "Zola could be announced as the manager in the next 48hrs" Then a bit about Zola, his agent has asked West Ham to wait while he concentrates on the U21 game tonight BUT whats more they followed it with "Reports also suggest that PDC would form part of Zola's backroom staff" and then a bit about Paolo.
stating the obvious here but the appointment of zola would be a risk. the fact that we, the fans, are considering him as an option just shows how fed up we were with curbs negative tactics/purchases.
putting aside his links to the nancy boys on the fulham road, what would zola bring to the table ?
well there is no doubt he would have the respect of the players. i can't think of anyone in our squad who has his experience or performed at a high premiership , champions league & international level.
he would attract quality flair players from within the uk & overseas. ( come back joe cole !!!)
he would play in an attacking manner.
i think these are his strongest points but the one obvious draw back is his lack of managerial experience.
if we take him on, we have either got a great ex player who becomes a great manager or a great player who was given a big job too early.
i know the chelski link would be hard to swallow but he is probably the best choice after harry, billic & mancini..... maybe di canio being his assistant would soften the blow ???
from what i can sense alot of fans don't want zola as manager,i have spoke to quite a few now and they think his lack of experience may cost us.also did anyone see the fans ssn spoke to?they didnt want him either..i'm on the fence on this one i can't really say who i would want but as long as they bring a good attacking and attractive style of play i'm good.
i think that if had managed a team even in the lower divisions or in italy then we would all be happy. i think that he needs to be given the chance to show what he can do and is involved in the tialian under 21's the best youth italy have to offer so this can only be a good thing. he is a legend in italy and has the pulling power i have to say. got to get behind him as he will no doubt play the type of football we have asked for.
Loving the kinks version, as mentioned below about not being tall. Come on u miserable buggers and get behind the team. Yes we can bitch and moan but at the end of the day the board will do what it wants to do and we cannot do very much about it. Yes, I have been pissed off in the past but this can be a new era, sit back and enjoy the ride and remember to sing along!
If Zola could bring Okaka Chuka Stefano (U21)with him then id love to have the little guy as manager.CJ
HA HA, TOSSERS ! http://www.chelsea.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=509700
Will you guys stop going on and on about Bilic. the guy isnt coming end of. I mean what makes him so worth waiting for anyway? You would have us appoint a number 2 and 'wait' until Bilic is free? I mean come on. He's done a fair job with Croatia and played for us for a season..so that makes him the top dog? i think not. Zola would have more pulling power when it came to signing players and i for one would be happy to give the guy a chance to show us some good football. so what if he was Blue...I mean mark hughes has just gone to City for goodness sake. i'm happy with Zola.
Sorry Dicksy but I think Bilic is the hottest prospect in world football as far as Managers go and he has had the success to back this up wouldn't you say. As opposed to someone with no experience of any real management. It does not necessarily equate that a good footballer of credible status will make a great manager look at Terry Butcher or Stuart Pearce or Ronald Koeman..........
walking in a Boogers wonderland
Boogers, granted that Pearcey didn't thrive at citeh but he's the mutts-nuts with the England under 21's ...strength to strength stuff. Maybe he was silently throttled by his board too? (He's apparently happy after a string of successes with them to hopefully produce credible senior side to replace the current preeners (Joe Cole excluded, obviously!).
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