[WorcsWBA]

I'll be glad when this thread is moved to the "General Football & Sports" forum, like those relating to our other ex-managers! We must have gone over Irvine's managerial record before he came to Albion dozens of times now.

[OldburyWBA]

I'll be glad when this thread is moved to the "General Football & Sports" forum, like those relating to our other ex-managers! We must have gone over Irvine's managerial record before he came to Albion dozens of times now.

Given he has not got another job and is still under contract with us plus he still likes to talk about his time here then its still relevant to the main forum. When he moves on elsewhere then the thread will also be moved.

[WBAinDEVON]

blame me for coughing him up again

[Foster#1]

He is now officially free to find a new job apparently.

Held talks with Dundee United but didn't want to move up to Scotland.

Job at Rotherham could be on the cards perhaps?

[Hunnington Baggie]

Just did some quick digging as cant sleep, in the first 8 games of the last two seasons, Irvine got 1 Point MORE than Pulis has, we scored more and (surprisingly) had conceded the same number of goals, both have played Everton (and lost) & Southampton (drew 0-0) but Irvine had beaten Spurs & a Burnley team with a massive clean sheet record going in, drew with Man Utd and lost to Swansea (last season's Palace) game 9 was a draw to Palace and he drew with Sunderland.

Seems Irvine wasn't that bad afterall...

[VVVAlbion]

Just did some quick digging as cant sleep, in the first 8 games of the last two seasons, Irvine got 1 Point MORE than Pulis has, we scored more and (surprisingly) had conceded the same number of goals, both have played Everton (and lost) & Southampton (drew 0-0) but Irvine had beaten Spurs & a Burnley team with a massive clean sheet record going in, drew with Man Utd and lost to Swansea (last season's Palace) game 9 was a draw to Palace and he drew with Sunderland.

Seems Irvine wasn't that bad afterall...

  Irvine out.

[lewisant]

Just did some quick digging as cant sleep, in the first 8 games of the last two seasons, Irvine got 1 Point MORE than Pulis has, we scored more and (surprisingly) had conceded the same number of goals, both have played Everton (and lost) & Southampton (drew 0-0) but Irvine had beaten Spurs & a Burnley team with a massive clean sheet record going in, drew with Man Utd and lost to Swansea (last season's Palace) game 9 was a draw to Palace and he drew with Sunderland.

Seems Irvine wasn't that bad afterall...

Go get him Albion.

[RogerBadoo]

Bring him back!!! He didn't have a pre-season to hand pick players either.

[Legend]

Bring him back!!! He didn't have a pre-season to hand pick players either.

Irvine has said previously that he had a list of players he wanted but was told no.

[BB74]

I can't believe what I am reading here!! Jeez.

[overseas baggie]

I can't believe what I am reading here!! Jeez.

Me neither.  Decent man, but way out of his depth as a PL head coach/manager.

[east-stand-nick]

Are you lot serious?

The bloke was so far out of his depth he was drowning. We would be playing the Dingles in the Championship this season if we had kept him on.

[Dudleylad]

A season isnt over 8 games or so Irvine managed us over 22 games and only won 22.73%. Pulis has a 37.50% win ratio over just 10 more games.

Irvine lost 50% of his games in charge whilst Pulis has only lost 37%

I dont see how anyone can argue Irvine would be the better option.

[johnnyg]

i dont give a pooh about statistics at this stage.
I cant stand whats happening to us.
I'd have Irvine back in a heartbeat over our current dragon. At least we'd get a level of entertainment.
We might get relegated, but i actually think we are going to get relegated with TP anyway.
All this bull about him never being relegated.
ITS ON THE WAY GUYS.........

[Legend]

I bet AI is having a good chuckle right now.

[TheJacko2000]

I bet AI is having a good chuckle right now.

Why?

[ComebackStrodds]

i dont give a pooh about statistics at this stage.
I cant stand whats happening to us.
I'd have Irvine back in a heartbeat over our current dragon. At least we'd get a level of entertainment.
We might get relegated, but i actually think we are going to get relegated with TP anyway.
All this bull about him never being relegated.
ITS ON THE WAY GUYS.........

Calm down lad. Irvine was drowning. Come back Megson all is forgiven.

[OldburyWBA]

Why?

He got a great wedge from being a failure, i'd be wetting myself let alone laughing

[Nice1Cyrille]

I bet AI is having a good chuckle right now.

Why?

Because we rarely try and attack and spend most games defending like its the only thing we know.  The fan support for TP is falling apart faster than AI and thats saying something.

[TheJacko2000]

Because we rarely try and attack and spend most games defending like its the only thing we know.  The fan support for TP is falling apart faster than AI and thats saying something.

What you're doing is projecting (your support for Pulis is falling apart faster than AI).

Irvine wasn't wanted by a good majority before he'd even settled into his office.

As Oldbury says he's been paid the best part of 11 months money for doing nothing having failed. Suppose it is worth a giggle.

[VVVAlbion]

What you're doing is projecting (your support for Pulis is falling apart faster than AI).

Irvine wasn't wanted by a good majority before he'd even settled into his office.

As Oldbury says he's been paid the best part of 11 months money for doing nothing having failed. Suppose it is worth a giggle.

Projecting is fine when it suits. 

This stage last season we were in a better position under Irvine with less time and less money spent....and he was incompetent

[Dexy]

Projecting is fine when it suits. 

This stage last season we were in a better position under Irvine with less time and less money spent....and he was incompetent

Yes he was and he hadn't played Chelsea , Saints , Everton and Man City at home in his first 4 games. Irvine had no idea how to deal with a bad run ,Pulis is in one now but i'd wager he will pull through it especially when the injuries clear up and new players settle.
For anybody looking through rose tinted glasses on Irvine remember Everton h Newcastle h , Swansea a  ,  Hull away just off the top of my head and all shocking.

[VVVAlbion]

Yes he was and he hadn't played Chelsea , Saints , Everton and Man City at home in his first 4 games. Irvine had no idea how to deal with a bad run ,Pulis is in one now but i'd wager he will pull through it especially when the injuries clear up and new players settle.
For anybody looking through rose tinted glasses on Irvine remember Everton h Newcastle h , Swansea a  ,  Hull away just off the top of my head and all shocking.

It's 8 games. We'd played Spurs, Liverpool and Man United and every game against 11 men. The "entertainment" was much better too.

It isn't about rose tinted glasses and wanting Irvine back, if he wasn't good enough what makes Tony Pulis better?

[Dexy]

It's 8 games. We'd played Spurs, Liverpool and Man United and every game against 11 men. The "entertainment" was much better too.

It isn't about rose tinted glasses and wanting Irvine back, if he wasn't good enough what makes Tony Pulis better?

Pulis for as much as he is struggling right now is trying to build something with better quality players , that much i can see . Irvine was never good enough and had no second tier sucess let alone Premiership credit , Pulis and how he does it doesn't suit everybody but he is a proven top flight manager.
Entertainment ? , that soon slipped under AI ....i was bored rigid at Hull and the same at Leicester even with a win there .Only two games ago at Villa and Everton we played well , Pulis will turn this around imo....something Irvine couldn't when he hit his bad run.

[VVVAlbion]

Pulis for as much as he is struggling right now is trying to build something with better quality players , that much i can see . Irvine was never good enough and had no second tier sucess let alone Premiership credit , Pulis and how he does it doesn't suit everybody but he is a proven top flight manager.
Entertainment ? , that soon slipped under AI ....i was bored rigid at Hull and the same at Leicester even with a win there .Only two games ago at Villa and Everton we played well , Pulis will turn this around imo....something Irvine couldn't when he hit his bad run.

Playing awful every other week means that average performances look good. 

I'm not sure what he is trying to build but the blueprint looks pretty horrible.