Amazon Search and Bookmark
AFFILIATE SEARCH | Shop Amazon.co.uk using this search bar and support WHO!

Fullkrug Speaks Out

West Ham Online's Football Forum
Post Reply
Cerveza Para Mi
Posts: 67
Has liked: 9 times
Been liked: 20 times

Fullkrug Fullkrug Speaks Out

Post Cerveza Para Mi »

Well dolne to the bloke.  Unfortunately I didn't actually see his interview but imo he said some things that needed saying. There's clearly a divided camp and so I guess the question needs to be asked why the players who are, according to Fullkrug, not playing to instructions are still being picked. 

As many people have pointed out before there is no relegation danger so there is absolutely no downside to throwing a few kids and squad players into the team and leaving out the offenders..  Alvarez was missing completely from the squad yesterday, as was Wan Bissaka.  Apparently AWB picked up an in jury in  training, which explains his absence, but Alvarez is apparently leaving cryptic messages on social media saying something like "all will soon be revealed". That suggests he may be one of those soon out of the door.

But it's good that someone has had the balls to speak out..  There's clearly a lot wrong and sweeping shit under the carpet has nevcer been the right way to clear up a nasty smell.,
Pub Bigot
Posts: 805
Old WHO Number: 255703
Has liked: 1033 times
Been liked: 377 times

Re: Fullkrug Speaks Out

Post Pub Bigot »

zico wrote: 20 Apr 2025, 14:32 You do have to wonder what the attitude is like from some players.  Sadly too old now but the attitude seems always to have been great from players like Soucek and Coufal and at the successful stage with Moyes you added Rice, Dawson, Ogbonna etc, true pros.  It's clear that the likes of Kudus, Paqueta and Todibo have had issues with the management, possibly either Lop or Potter.  Moyes was at least a manager I wouldn't have thought you took liberties with, is Potter too soft?
 
 
Probably, but whether people like Potter or not, having players who do their own thing and ignore the managers instructions are a cancer. 

Potter doesn’t appear to be the man to take us forward, but who is and who would work in the circus under the porn Barron and his saggy chops VC? 

Cancer is at the top of the club filtering down, so until mini-me is gone, significant improvement from the stands to the pitch won’t happen. 
User avatar
Keep dreaming
Posts: 1613
Location: here and there, mostly here
Old WHO Number: 225644
Has liked: 555 times
Been liked: 282 times

Re: Fullkrug Speaks Out

Post Keep dreaming »

twoleftfeet wrote: 20 Apr 2025, 10:23 Make him captain, I love Bowen but he is only captain because he is a fan favourite.

Fullkrug would be in their faces and getting them going.
At last we agree on this. Bowen isn't a captain material. Not sure if Fullkrug is either, but at least he looks scary...
zico
Posts: 4540
Old WHO Number: 10629
Has liked: 480 times
Been liked: 290 times

Re: Fullkrug Speaks Out

Post zico »

You do have to wonder what the attitude is like from some players.  Sadly too old now but the attitude seems always to have been great from players like Soucek and Coufal and at the successful stage with Moyes you added Rice, Dawson, Ogbonna etc, true pros.  It's clear that the likes of Kudus, Paqueta and Todibo have had issues with the management, possibly either Lop or Potter.  Moyes was at least a manager I wouldn't have thought you took liberties with, is Potter too soft?
User avatar
Far Cough UKunt
Posts: 1779
Has liked: 448 times
Been liked: 721 times

Re: Fullkrug Speaks Out

Post Far Cough UKunt »

Cerveza Para Mi" wrote: 20 Apr 2025, 14:17
Manuel wrote: 20 Apr 2025, 13:13 Tin hat on but maybe these were not Potter's instructions to sit back and the players, or some of them, were ignoring him. Fullkrug seems to be implying that Potter didn't want us to sit back, also Russy B from the Network was near the benches and he said Potter kept telling them to push up. 
That's how I interpreted what Fullkrug said tbh.  He was basically saying that some players couldn't or wouldn't play the way the coach wanted.

He's also done an interview with the German newspaper, Der Spiegel, in which he says that the board is already preparing economies in case of relegation  in  season 2025/26.  It seems the financial situation is so bad that only sausages and cheese will be available in all the club's canteens to save money.  According to Fullkrug it shows the club are preparing for the  wúrst káse scenario.

I'll close the door on my way out.
 wúrst káse scenario. 

ach ach ach ach
Cerveza Para Mi
Posts: 67
Has liked: 9 times
Been liked: 20 times

Re: Fullkrug Speaks Out

Post Cerveza Para Mi »

Manuel wrote: 20 Apr 2025, 13:13 Tin hat on but maybe these were not Potter's instructions to sit back and the players, or some of them, were ignoring him. Fullkrug seems to be implying that Potter didn't want us to sit back, also Russy B from the Network was near the benches and he said Potter kept telling them to push up. 
That's how I interpreted what Fullkrug said tbh.  He was basically saying that some players couldn't or wouldn't play the way the coach wanted.

He's also done an interview with the German newspaper, Der Spiegel, in which he says that the board is already preparing economies in case of relegation  in  season 2025/26.  It seems the financial situation is so bad that only sausages and cheese will be available in all the club's canteens to save money.  According to Fullkrug it shows the club are preparing for the  wúrst káse scenario.

I'll close the door on my way out.
User avatar
fraser
Posts: 2638
Old WHO Number: 10134
Has liked: 158 times
Been liked: 416 times

Re: Fullkrug Speaks Out

Post fraser »

So if they were ignoring him were those subs supposed to change it, because it looked the opposite 
User avatar
Manuel
Posts: 4112
Location: The Very Far East
Old WHO Number: 300109
Has liked: 137 times
Been liked: 440 times

Re: Fullkrug Speaks Out

Post Manuel »

Russ of the BML" wrote: 20 Apr 2025, 13:24
Manuel wrote: 20 Apr 2025, 13:13 Tin hat on but maybe these were not Potter's instructions to sit back and the players, or some of them, were ignoring him. Fullkrug seems to be implying that Potter didn't want us to sit back, also Russy B from the Network was near the benches and he said Potter kept telling them to push up. Logically, why would he want to sit back yesterday when winning, did he have form at his previous clubs doing this, it just don't make any sense really. Anyway, it's just an absolute mess at this point and I don't think anyone has the answers.

On another note, that gormless mute cսnt Kilman is a fucking joke of a CB, can't he speak? Defies believe he was captain at Wolves, and now we are stuck with him. Mavros is the better defender.
So what we are summising is that the players are ignoring Potter?
Maybe some of them, yes.
Russ of the BML
Posts: 1244
Old WHO Number: 14551
Has liked: 459 times
Been liked: 465 times

Re: Fullkrug Speaks Out

Post Russ of the BML »

Manuel wrote: 20 Apr 2025, 13:13 Tin hat on but maybe these were not Potter's instructions to sit back and the players, or some of them, were ignoring him. Fullkrug seems to be implying that Potter didn't want us to sit back, also Russy B from the Network was near the benches and he said Potter kept telling them to push up. Logically, why would he want to sit back yesterday when winning, did he have form at his previous clubs doing this, it just don't make any sense really. Anyway, it's just an absolute mess at this point and I don't think anyone has the answers.

On another note, that gormless mute cսnt Kilman is a fucking joke of a CB, can't he speak? Defies believe he was captain at Wolves, and now we are stuck with him. Mavros is the better defender.
So what we are summising is that the players are ignoring Potter?
User avatar
Tomshardware
Posts: 993
Old WHO Number: 266280
Has liked: 366 times
Been liked: 183 times

Re: Fullkrug Speaks Out

Post Tomshardware »

Funny how fans always blame the manager when their team sits back.  Credit to Fullkrug for at least showing he cares enough to get angry about the performance    Can imagine him as a panzer general in ww2. 
User avatar
Manuel
Posts: 4112
Location: The Very Far East
Old WHO Number: 300109
Has liked: 137 times
Been liked: 440 times

Re: Fullkrug Speaks Out

Post Manuel »

Tin hat on but maybe these were not Potter's instructions to sit back and the players, or some of them, were ignoring him. Fullkrug seems to be implying that Potter didn't want us to sit back, also Russy B from the Network was near the benches and he said Potter kept telling them to push up. Logically, why would he want to sit back yesterday when winning, did he have form at his previous clubs doing this, it just don't make any sense really. Anyway, it's just an absolute mess at this point and I don't think anyone has the answers.

On another note, that gormless mute cսnt Kilman is a fucking joke of a CB, can't he speak? Defies believe he was captain at Wolves, and now we are stuck with him. Mavros is the better defender.
Russ of the BML
Posts: 1244
Old WHO Number: 14551
Has liked: 459 times
Been liked: 465 times

Re: Fullkrug Speaks Out

Post Russ of the BML »

Good on him for being honest and saying it how it is. Why do we sit back and invite pressure on after we have scored? Is it a mentality thing? Or is it the way they have been told to play? Well, Fullkrug said "we don't want to play that way, but we do". So for me that comes from Potter. He even said in his interview "we don't want to be defensive after we score" so why the fuck are we? Why can Potter not get a message to the players to not sit back? Or is he doing that and being ignored? 

Either way, it's just a big fuck up. And Fullkrug will either win friends of the players for his outburst or he will make enemies of the players. It depends on which way they see it. As a dig at them or Potter. Fullkrug, as angry as he was, did make sure he always said "we" so he included himself in the shit category. 

Either way, whether he makes friends or enemies, it amounts to one thing - A problem for Potter, as it either creates a divide in the players, or it turns them against him. 

Just when you though this season couldn't get any worse.....

And add to that, Brighton haven't won a game in six fixtures.... Roll on West Ham. 
eusebiovic
Posts: 501
Old WHO Number: 15391
Has liked: 928 times
Been liked: 177 times

Re: Fullkrug Speaks Out

Post eusebiovic »

Any longer and I was expecting Fullkrug to break out into a Lily Von Stump number on us...

I'm so tired...so very, very tired
THUNDERCLINT
Posts: 1153
Been liked: 273 times

Re: Fullkrug Speaks Out

Post THUNDERCLINT »

goose wrote: 20 Apr 2025, 10:46 “Is the manager angry too?”

“You’ll have to ask him”………….

ouch
That's actually German for "he's a total fucking Southgate".
honky cat
Posts: 1247
Has liked: 714 times
Been liked: 476 times

Re: Fullkrug Speaks Out

Post honky cat »

The best part is the first 7 seconds or so before he starts speaking. You can see his head has gone.

Fair play to him for being honest. But now he is captain material, legend, hero. Really? More shitty crumbs of nothing. 
User avatar
Mad Ferret
Posts: 1873
Has liked: 186 times
Been liked: 311 times

Re: Fullkrug Speaks Out

Post Mad Ferret »

Didn’t take Potter long to lose the dressing room, did it?

 
User avatar
stubbo
Posts: 650
Old WHO Number: 12009
Has liked: 96 times
Been liked: 192 times

Re: Fullkrug Speaks Out

Post stubbo »

If he can get on the pitch for the remainder of this and most of next, the lad's god scope to be a bit of a cult hero IMO.
User avatar
mallard
Posts: 1010
Old WHO Number: 14461
Has liked: 311 times
Been liked: 142 times

Re: Fullkrug Speaks Out

Post mallard »

RootsRadical wrote: 20 Apr 2025, 10:39 I saw the interview, was quite surprised as he went further than players & managers usually do with criticising the team and set up.
He was clearly angry and even swore, not sure which swear word as SKY bleeped it out.


‘We were SHIT’
User avatar
goose
Posts: 5557
Old WHO Number: 212806
Has liked: 488 times
Been liked: 986 times

Re: Fullkrug Speaks Out

Post goose »

“Is the manager angry too?”

“You’ll have to ask him”………….

ouch
User avatar
RootsRadical
Posts: 963
Old WHO Number: 321614
Has liked: 42 times
Been liked: 189 times

Re: Fullkrug Speaks Out

Post RootsRadical »

I saw the interview, was quite surprised as he went further than players & managers usually do with criticising the team and set up.
He was clearly angry and even swore, not sure which swear word as SKY bleeped it out.
User avatar
Far Cough UKunt
Posts: 1779
Has liked: 448 times
Been liked: 721 times

Re: Fullkrug Speaks Out

Post Far Cough UKunt »

Dick Shaftsbury" wrote: 20 Apr 2025, 10:09 The german is right, we really are the wurst. 
ach ach ach
twoleftfeet
Posts: 2387
Old WHO Number: 214368
Has liked: 86 times
Been liked: 511 times

Re: Fullkrug Speaks Out

Post twoleftfeet »

Make him captain, I love Bowen but he is only captain because he is a fan favourite.

Fullkrug would be in their faces and getting them going.
Dick Shaftsbury
Posts: 282
Old WHO Number: 319145
Has liked: 255 times
Been liked: 140 times

Re: Fullkrug Speaks Out

Post Dick Shaftsbury »

The german is right, we really are the wurst. 
Post Reply