Eddie Howe - Biggest fraud in football?

[WinkieWATP]

2-0 down at home to Watford. No idea how his reputation is so high down South?

 

[Mview83]

Probably because of the job he’s done taking a club like Bournemouth to and staying in the EPL?

I think both parties need a change now though.

 

[AstralFlame72]

He took Bournemouth from languishing in League 2 to the Premier League.

I’d say that’s why his reputation is so high.

 

[The Gooner]

He’s an excellent manager and deserves a bigger club.

 

[TN8]

Are you for real?

 

[Jonathan E]

You bored?

 

[_BlueNose_]

 

[Hap Hapablap]

A definite case of them out growing each other.

 

[BroomloanWATP]

2-0 down at home to Watford. No idea how his reputation is so high down South?

 

[Methlickblue]

There is no way they can recall DeFoe is there ??

 

[Prestwick_ Bear]

Are you for real?

Defoe wants the OP done.

 

[WinkieWATP]

They have Dominic Solanke mate

 

[TN8]

I'm sure I read they've got an option to do it in each transfer window?

 

[Jjbscotty]

I would take him when gerrard leaves.

 

[scott-nisbet]

Think his big money signings have mostly all flopped

 

[Jjbscotty]

They definitely have a recall option.

 

[TheRoofeIsOnFire]

Hope Bournemouth go down, can’t be fucked with them in the premier league anymore. They are a league 1 club punching well above their weight.

 

[Mr_Miscellaneous]

Spent £224,000,000 on transfers in 4 years to do nothing better than barely avoid relegation by the skin of their teeth year-on-year.

 

[Mr. Zurkon]

Ah the modern footballing mind. A manager performs miracles hitherto but has a shaky period in a farcical league. Now he's crap and should be sacked. Jim Smith ran Derby for some 26 years. Better times sadly long gone.

 

[GazzaG]

You'd need to use a cheat in Champ Manager to get Bournemouth where Eddie Howe has got them!

Is this your first day watching football?

 

[WinkieWATP]

Looks like I’m on my own on this one then.

 

[Prestwick_ Bear]

Think his big money signings have mostly all flopped

Done well getting there though.

 

[jimbear]

They are playing like a team that thinks it will be relegated. They just do not seem to be up for the physical challenge of Watford.

 

[strathavenbear]

They'll be more likely to go and spend £30 million on a new striker.

 

[Kennyr]

OP is a mentallist. The job Howe has done at Bournemouth is bordering on miraculous. He should have had a bigger job by now

 

[Prestwick_ Bear]

Hope Bournemouth go down, can’t be fucked with them in the premier league anymore. They are a league 1 club punching well above their weight.

Cheer up or Defoe will go fishing with ye.

 

[LoganBear]

Hes hardly a fraud ffs

 

[KGR98]

He took over a club in Bournemouth as a player manager that was on its arse in league 2 and nearly went under and turned them into a mid table Premier League side inside a decade that deserves as much praise as you can lavish on a manager

 

[KensingtonBlue]

More evidence that the modern day football fan has a memory span of about 20 minutes.

 

[Boab4]

Yes they can.

They won't.

 

[tazzabear]

2-0 down at home to Watford. No idea how his reputation is so high down South?

You’re forgetting how he got to be playing Watford in the top division in the first place.
So, no, not the biggest fraud in football.
For that, look at the guys who spend zillions and win nothing.

 

[ClockworkOrange]

2-0 down at home to Watford. No idea how his reputation is so high down South?

It's almost as if his reputation is built on more than just one match.

 

[jimbear]

Done well getting there though.

Agreed, but it looks to me as if their players are accepting that it's time they were back in the lower divisions again.

 

[Clubdeckg]

It would take more than Defoe to save them

 

[Gardy90]

Spent £224,000,000 on transfers in 4 years to do nothing better than barely avoid relegation by the skin of their teeth year-on-year.

Is this an accurate sum?
Incredible if true

 

[Barclay the Bear]

Reminds me ,when Alan curbishley was manager of Charlton, he took them from 3rd tier to mid table epl ,,after a few years Charlton supporters thought he had taken as far as he could, so he walked and they went back to division 2

 

[Louch]

If they thought Defoe was anything close to the answer, that wouldn’t have sent him to us the last 18 months of his deal and heavily subsidised it. Can’t see them coming for him at all

 

[PortoyMortoy]

He's managed to take Bournemouth lower and lower down the table from their 2nd season in the prem. He'll get sacked and you know there will be a ton of pundits who dont pay attention to Bournemouth questioning it.


Cant organize a defence, cant pick out players in the transfer market and mostly coasting on the core of the squad that have been there for 3-4 seasons already. He's been allowed to spend a %^*& ton of money there and very little of it has proven to be quality, especially the last 2-3 seasons. Considering the lack of top English managers i still dont think it's particularly crazy to say Eddie Howe isn't top 5 in that category

 

[SSR]

Surely not serious?

Took Bournemouth from oblivion to the Premier League a club now punching well above its weight.

 

[Clubdeckg]

Even if they go do he'll be given the chance to bring them back up, rightly so

 

[Pennine Walk]

He's done very well with them over the piece. Since Watford changed their manager they are on the charge recently.

 

[Smkz23]

Apparently their manager is the biggest fraud in football so anything is possible.

Eddie Howe - Biggest fraud in football?

2-0 down at home to Watford. No idea how his reputation is so high down South?

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[GazzaG]

Is this an accurate sum?
Incredible if true

A net spend of £130m.
Or £32.5m for each season.

Not bad for a club like Bournemouth to survive on what most clubs spend on one player.

 

[Camby loyalist]

They can but Defoe won't be be back his pre contract will be signed in the coming days and will be an official Rangers player after that no fee.

 

[CumbrianBear]

From the BBC commentary:

Dominic Solanke has been on the pitch for 80-odd minutes now and I don't think I've written his name once. He's had one touch in the Watford penalty area.

 

[UnionCruiser72]

What a nightmare you’ve had with this thread.

Did you even know where Bournemouth were in the English leagues before he took over?

 

[Bearnecessities]

Hope Bournemouth go down, can’t be fucked with them in the premier league anymore. They are a league 1 club punching well above their weight.

punching above their weight a lot to do with Eddie Howe, not sure what’s confusing the OP

 

[MearnsUnionist]

2-0 down at home to Watford. No idea how his reputation is so high down South?

He's done remarkably well with a football club about the size of Pollok Juniors mate, but sometimes things become stale and you can do no more.

Possibly best for both parties if they parted ways now.

He'll be very high in demand if he does leave.

 

[Camby loyalist]

What an awful thread yeah they are struggling but let's remember the Vitality stadium is actually smaller than Shittodrie and this is the first time they have been in a relegation fight since being promoted.

Patience is a virtue.

 

[PortoyMortoy]

He’s an excellent manager and deserves a bigger club.

Nothing screams deserves a bigger club like having your club in the relegation places