On Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 4:00:19 PM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> Zanetti (Empoli) 2

https://x.com/DiMarzio/status/1704044764155318315?s=20

2 points for me. I'll compile all the predictions nicely in one post later.

On Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at 8:36:36 AM UTC-4, rec.sport.soccer wrote:
> On Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 4:00:19 PM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> > Zanetti (Empoli) 2
>
> https://x.com/DiMarzio/status/1704044764155318315?s=20
>
> 2 points for me. I'll compile all the predictions nicely in one post later.

Nobody had Marcelino (Marseille):
https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2023/marcelino-set-to-leave-marseille-after-just-seven-games/

Would have been a two-pointer

On Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at 1:59:01 PM UTC+2, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> On Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at 8:36:36 AM UTC-4, rec.sport.soccer wrote:
> > On Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 4:00:19 PM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> > > Zanetti (Empoli) 2
> >
> > https://x.com/DiMarzio/status/1704044764155318315?s=20
> >
> > 2 points for me. I'll compile all the predictions nicely in one post later.
> Nobody had Marcelino (Marseille):
> https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2023/marcelino-set-to-leave-marseille-after-just-seven-games/
>
> Would have been a two-pointer

Maaßen (no points for anyone, he was sacked a year late) and Mendilibar (points for pretty much everyone) gone.

Ciao,
Werner

On Wednesday, 11 October 2023 at 04:18:15 UTC+2, Werner Pichler wrote:
> Maaßen (no points for anyone, he was sacked a year late)

5 points in 7 games. Poor, but Köln and Mainz has 1 and 2, while Gladbach and Union has 6. All are bigger disappointments. Indicates that Maaßen started the season with less credit.

Replacement is Jess Thorup. His worst point average so far was 1.68 (with KAA Gent). That's going to change now.

On 2023-10-15 14:42, Jesper Lauridsen wrote:
> On Wednesday, 11 October 2023 at 04:18:15 UTC+2, Werner Pichler wrote:
>> Maaßen (no points for anyone, he was sacked a year late)
>
> 5 points in 7 games. Poor, but Köln and Mainz has 1 and 2, while Gladbach and Union has 6. All are bigger disappointments.

Did Maaßen also not have to play away to Bayern and RBL as well ?
Does seem rather harsh.

Indicates that Maaßen started the season with less credit.
>
> Replacement is Jess Thorup. His worst point average so far was 1.68 (with KAA Gent). That's going to change now.

On Friday, September 8, 2023 at 6:16:51 AM UTC+2, MH wrote:
> On 2023-09-07 03:05, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> > On Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at 7:07:05 AM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> >
> >> I'm also waiting. There won't be any further league matches until the deadline (OK, there will be some Friday matches...), so it's likely that any sackings should have happened already.
> >
> > Laurent Blanc thanks me for the weaufxing:
> >
> > https://frenchfootballweekly.com/2023/09/06/laurent-blanc-and-ol-its-over/
> >
> > Even though it's not officially confirmed ("According to RMC Sport, the Cévénol will leave the Gones bench as soon as a replacement is found"), so I guess one could still pick him, but that wouldn't be very nice..
> >
> > 0.5 points (multiplied by 1) for MH.
> >
> I posted this earlier in the wrong thread.
>
> So which of the following out of work coaches is going to get hired
> first, and by whom ?
>
> Antonio Conte
> Christophe Galthier

Qatar it is

> Julen Lopetegui
> Giovanni Van Bronckhorst
> Laurent Blanc
> Ralph Hasenhüttl
> Julian Nagelsman
> Frank Lampard
> Graham Potter

Sweden?

Ciao,
Werner

On Sunday, October 15, 2023 at 11:02:41 PM UTC+2, MH wrote:
> On 2023-10-15 14:42, Jesper Lauridsen wrote:
> > On Wednesday, 11 October 2023 at 04:18:15 UTC+2, Werner Pichler wrote:
> >> Maaßen (no points for anyone, he was sacked a year late)
> >
> > 5 points in 7 games. Poor, but Köln and Mainz has 1 and 2, while Gladbach and Union has 6. All are bigger disappointments.
>
> Did Maaßen also not have to play away to Bayern and RBL as well ?
>
> Does seem rather harsh.

He ended last season with one win in the last eleven games. He started this season with one win in seven. Overall, that's not a particularly good look..
Also, Augsburg got eliminated in the Cup by a third division side.

Ciao,
Werner

On 2023-09-10, Futbolmetrix <daniele.paserman@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Saturday, September 9, 2023 at 6:45:36 PM UTC-4, Werner Pichler wrote:
>
>> Or rather German NT?
>
> Frick gone. Not even the top news item on kicker.de
>
> https://www.kicker.de/deutschland-gegen-serbien-2023-basketball-wm-4843909/spielbericht
>
> (What is the world coming to, Germany World Basketball champs?)

Actually DFB has been accused of stealing the basketballer's thunder
by announcing the sacking of Flick. Which makes no sense, but that's
usually the case in such matters.

On 2023-10-16, Werner Pichler <wpichler@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sunday, October 15, 2023 at 11:02:41 PM UTC+2, MH wrote:
>> On 2023-10-15 14:42, Jesper Lauridsen wrote:
>> > On Wednesday, 11 October 2023 at 04:18:15 UTC+2, Werner Pichler wrote:
>> >> Maaßen (no points for anyone, he was sacked a year late)
>> >
>> > 5 points in 7 games. Poor, but Köln and Mainz has 1 and 2, while Gladbach and Union has 6. All are bigger disappointments.
>>
>> Did Maaßen also not have to play away to Bayern and RBL as well ?
>>
>> Does seem rather harsh.
>
> He ended last season with one win in the last eleven games. He started this season with one win in seven. Overall, that's not a particularly good look.

So he would have been an obvious pick for a coack sacking competition?

> Also, Augsburg got eliminated in the Cup by a third division side.

On Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 10:42:36 PM UTC+2, Jesper Lauridsen wrote:
> On 2023-10-16, Werner Pichler <wpic...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Sunday, October 15, 2023 at 11:02:41 PM UTC+2, MH wrote:
> >> On 2023-10-15 14:42, Jesper Lauridsen wrote:
> >> > On Wednesday, 11 October 2023 at 04:18:15 UTC+2, Werner Pichler wrote:
> >> >> Maaßen (no points for anyone, he was sacked a year late)
> >> >
> >> > 5 points in 7 games. Poor, but Köln and Mainz has 1 and 2, while Gladbach and Union has 6. All are bigger disappointments.
> >>
> >> Did Maaßen also not have to play away to Bayern and RBL as well ?
> >>
> >> Does seem rather harsh.
> >
> > He ended last season with one win in the last eleven games. He started this season with one win in seven. Overall, that's not a particularly good look.
>
> So he would have been an obvious pick for a coack sacking competition?
>
> > Also, Augsburg got eliminated in the Cup by a third division side.

With the new point system this year we're eyeing bigger prizes.

Ciao,
Werner

On Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 6:34:24 PM UTC-4, Werner Pichler wrote:
> With the new point system this year we're eyeing bigger prizes.
>

Paulo Sousa (Salernitana) gone, no points for anybody.

Here is a Google Sheet with the predictions and standings: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dEa1LtCU-5m03pGlTYVQoq2ZMO8dYvVasnKCny4Umls/edit?usp=sharing

Anybody with the link can update the "Coaches sacked" sheet, and the "Standings" sheet should update automatically.

Current standings:
Blueshirt 9
Real Mardin 9
Futbolmetrix 8
Alkamista 3
Werner 3
MH 1.5
Binder 0

On Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at 12:57:35 PM UTC+2, Werner Pichler wrote:
> On Saturday, September 2, 2023 at 12:17:10 AM UTC+2, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> > New and improved rules this year!
> >
> > You have 10 points which you can allocate to as many coaches as you want from the English Premier League, Italian Serie A, German Bundesliga, Spanish Liga,
> > and French Ligue 1.
> I really don't want to go full Mark here, but Ligue 1 has currently fallen out of the Top 5 in the UEFA ranking, and it might well stay that way
> until the end of the season which would mean that the extra spot in the re-vamped Champions League that the French lobbied so hard for
> will go to the Netherlands instead.
> > Maximum 3 points per coach, decimal points allowed.
> >
> > Any coach that you nominated and gets sacked (or resigns, voluntarily or not) before December 31, you get the points, BUT there is a twist!
> >
> > - A coach sacked by a team participating in this year's Champions League group stage: your points are multiplied by 3
> >
> > - A coach sacked by a team participating in this year's Europa League or Conference League group stage: your points are multiplied by 2
>
> If Eredivisie were included Ajax's new manager Maurice Steijn would be my number one candidate.

I expected them to be worse than last season. I did not expect this.

Same with Lyon and Basel. Three former heavyweights in actual relegation danger.

Ciao,
Werner

On Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at 10:34:48 AM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> On Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 6:34:24 PM UTC-4, Werner Pichler wrote:
> > With the new point system this year we're eyeing bigger prizes.
> >
> Paulo Sousa (Salernitana) gone, no points for anybody.
>
> Here is a Google Sheet with the predictions and standings: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dEa1LtCU-5m03pGlTYVQoq2ZMO8dYvVasnKCny4Umls/edit?usp=sharing
>
> Anybody with the link can update the "Coaches sacked" sheet, and the "Standings" sheet should update automatically.

Sottil sacked last week, one point for me.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dEa1LtCU-5m03pGlTYVQoq2ZMO8dYvVasnKCny4Umls/edit?usp=sharing

I don't think anybody has Rudi Garcia (Napoli), but he could very well be next

On Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 4:52:23 PM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:

> I don't think anybody has Rudi Garcia (Napoli), but he could very well be next

It never fails

On Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 10:00:19 PM UTC+2, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> On Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at 1:22:38 PM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> > On Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at 7:07:05 AM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> > > I'm also waiting. There won't be any further league matches until the deadline (OK, there will be some Friday matches...), so it's likely that any sackings should have happened already.
> > Quique Setien of Villarreal (sacked on the same date I posted the above) also says thank you. No points, as far as I can tell.
> >
> > Maybe I should have started my research and made picks early.
>
> OK, let' go for it. Just a few years ago picking the Cagliari or Genoa coaches would have been a no-brainer, but now they are both under new management, which is not necessarily as trigger happy as the old one.
> Plus, Ranieri (yes, that Ranieri) has just been named a Cagliari honorary citizen, he has already declared that this will be his last coaching job....will they really have the courage to sack him?

I thought Ranieri was a goner for sure at halftime today, but that was a statement win.

Ciao,
Werner

On Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 9:52:23 PM UTC+1, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> On Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at 10:34:48 AM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> > On Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 6:34:24 PM UTC-4, Werner Pichler wrote:
> > > With the new point system this year we're eyeing bigger prizes.
> > >
> > Paulo Sousa (Salernitana) gone, no points for anybody.
> >
> > Here is a Google Sheet with the predictions and standings: https://docs..google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dEa1LtCU-5m03pGlTYVQoq2ZMO8dYvVasnKCny4Umls/edit?usp=sharing
> >
> > Anybody with the link can update the "Coaches sacked" sheet, and the "Standings" sheet should update automatically.
> Sottil sacked last week, one point for me.
>
> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dEa1LtCU-5m03pGlTYVQoq2ZMO8dYvVasnKCny4Umls/edit?usp=sharing
>
> I don't think anybody has Rudi Garcia (Napoli), but he could very well be next

Pacheta, picked by noone, would have been a two-pointer.

Ciao,
Werner

On 2023-11-10, Werner Pichler <wpichler@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Pacheta, picked by noone, would have been a two-pointer.

To be fair, he had been less than a week in that job at the deadline.

On Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 5:11:02 PM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> On Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 4:52:23 PM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
>
> > I don't think anybody has Rudi Garcia (Napoli), but he could very well be next
> It never fails

Sometimes it fails, it just takes a bit longer...Not official yet, but Garcia is almost surely out.
We also missed the Svensson (Mainz) sacking last week. Points for MH and Binder.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dEa1LtCU-5m03pGlTYVQoq2ZMO8dYvVasnKCny4Umls/edit?usp=sharing

Standings:

Vulture Points Correct Picks
Blueshirt 9 Mendilibar
Real Mardin 9 Mendilibar
Futbolmetrix 9 MendilibarZanettiSottil
Alkamista 3 Mendilibar
Werner 3 Mendilibar
MH 2.5 BlancSvenssonMoreno
Binder 1 Svensson

On Saturday, November 11, 2023 at 12:47:58 AM UTC+1, Werner Pichler wrote:
> On Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 9:52:23 PM UTC+1, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> > On Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at 10:34:48 AM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> > > On Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 6:34:24 PM UTC-4, Werner Pichler wrote:
> > > > With the new point system this year we're eyeing bigger prizes.
> > > >
> > > Paulo Sousa (Salernitana) gone, no points for anybody.
> > >
> > > Here is a Google Sheet with the predictions and standings: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dEa1LtCU-5m03pGlTYVQoq2ZMO8dYvVasnKCny4Umls/edit?usp=sharing
> > >
> > > Anybody with the link can update the "Coaches sacked" sheet, and the "Standings" sheet should update automatically.
> > Sottil sacked last week, one point for me.
> >
> > https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dEa1LtCU-5m03pGlTYVQoq2ZMO8dYvVasnKCny4Umls/edit?usp=sharing
> >
> > I don't think anybody has Rudi Garcia (Napoli), but he could very well be next
>
> Pacheta, picked by noone, would have been a two-pointer.

Urs Fischer, picked by noone, would have been a three-pointer.

Ciao,
Werner

On Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 4:49:17 AM UTC-5, Werner Pichler wrote:

> Urs Fischer, picked by noone, would have been a three-pointer.
>

Spreadsheet updated

On Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 3:52:07 PM UTC+1, Futbolmetrix wrote:
> On Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 4:49:17 AM UTC-5, Werner Pichler wrote:
>
> > Urs Fischer, picked by noone, would have been a three-pointer.
> >
> Spreadsheet updated

Pochettino points for Michael, Binder and myself.

Ciao,
Werner

Werner Pichler wrote:

> On Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 3:52:07 PM UTC+1, Futbolmetrix
> wrote:
> > On Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 4:49:17 AM UTC-5, Werner
> > Pichler wrote:
> >
> > > Urs Fischer, picked by noone, would have been a three-pointer.
> > >
> > Spreadsheet updated
>
>
> Pochettino points for Michael, Binder and myself.

Huh?

On Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at 5:47:23 PM UTC+1, Blueshirt wrote:
> Werner Pichler wrote:
>
> > On Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 3:52:07 PM UTC+1, Futbolmetrix
> > wrote:
> > > On Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 4:49:17 AM UTC-5, Werner
> > > Pichler wrote:
> > >
> > > > Urs Fischer, picked by noone, would have been a three-pointer.
> > > >
> > > Spreadsheet updated
> >
> >
> > Pochettino points for Michael, Binder and myself.
>
> Huh?

I might have just failed in Fact checking.

Reminder to myself: the Doc and the first news item you come across in a Google search are not exactly trustworthy sources.

Ciao,
Werner

Werner Pichler wrote:
>
> I might have just failed in Fact checking.
>
> Reminder to myself: the Doc and the first news item you come across
> in a Google search are not exactly trustworthy sources.

I ignored his post... as if it had been correct the BBC, Talksport or
Sky Sports News would have been all over it. Plus my phone would be
hopping...

Don't worry though... I'm sure you will get the points eventually! ;-)

In article <nnd$6b3ed718$0b5899ca@d176aa480b9a9d96>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
>Werner Pichler wrote:
>>
>> I might have just failed in Fact checking.
>>
>> Reminder to myself: the Doc and the first news item you come across
>> in a Google search are not exactly trustworthy sources.
>
>I ignored his post... as if it had been correct the BBC, Talksport or
>Sky Sports News would have been all over it. Plus my phone would be
>hopping...
>
>Don't worry though... I'm sure you will get the points eventually! ;-)

Well Pto has a tough time holding an job in England.
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