Paunovic Finally Fired

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  1. GHjelm

    GHjelm Member+

    Apr 23, 2008
    Batavia
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    This guy?

     
  2. krolpolski

    krolpolski Member+

    A certain Fire legend whose name begins with “No” and ends in “Vock”?
    The best player to ever wear the white stripe, red jersey?
     
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  3. ktsd

    ktsd Member

    Jul 20, 1999
    Bethel, CT, USA
    Who's gunna Pauno if Pauno no longer gunna Pauno?
     
  4. CMeszt

    CMeszt Member+

    Farewell Sweet Prince
    Jan 9, 2004
    Gentrification's Apex.
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Hard pass, but if we brought him along, we could always go with chapter 3 of the Freddy Adu under Nowak MLS experiment.
     
  5. milicz

    milicz Member+

    Dec 2, 2001
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    Poland
    Nowak was the only coach to have success with Adu, winning a MLS Cup.
     
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  6. CMeszt

    CMeszt Member+

    Farewell Sweet Prince
    Jan 9, 2004
    Gentrification's Apex.
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Limiting him to as much of a mostly supersub role while giving him just enough playing time to keep the PR suits happy was an achievement (having Jaime Moreno playing the best season of his life helped too).

    But man... having been around Philly during his tenure there, Nowak was more Pauno than Pauno, with a bit of Nelson thrown in for good measure.
     
  7. krolpolski

    krolpolski Member+

    And where is Adu now? How many golden boots did he win in other leagues and teams? Maybe Nowak saw through the hype.
     
  8. CMeszt

    CMeszt Member+

    Farewell Sweet Prince
    Jan 9, 2004
    Gentrification's Apex.
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Considering the amount of playing time he gave the kid and the number of roles he tried to shoehorn him into, I'm going to say, no he didn't.

    Either way, the Adu thing was mostly a joke, but he was an epic disaster in Philadelphia. WTF inconsistent lineups, players who hated his guts, a blame everyone else but me attitude... It's almost no surprise that he was the guy who brought Pauno to Major League Soccer.

    1990s nostalgia isn't going to save the Fire.
     
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  9. GHjelm

    GHjelm Member+

    Apr 23, 2008
    Batavia
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    1990s nostalgia isn't going to save the Fire.


    It was a great time in my life, but I have to agree. To be a success, Mansueto needs to go really big. So far it looks like he knows that.
     
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  10. bunge

    bunge BigSoccer Supporter

    Oct 24, 2000
    Yup. But any successful club needs to take care of their history.

    Also, Mansueto is going to have to tone down the fetishization of Seattle eventually. While I’m sure there’s plenty to learn from there we shouldn’t just try to mimic their success. Seattle isn’t Chicago.
     
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  11. krolpolski

    krolpolski Member+

    José? Emery? Pochettino? Sir Alex?
     
  12. GHjelm

    GHjelm Member+

    Apr 23, 2008
    Batavia
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Agree on both points. He should look at the Blackhawks if he wants a good model.
     
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  13. GHjelm

    GHjelm Member+

    Apr 23, 2008
    Batavia
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    I guess I mean big new ideas, not just big names. Although, those probably wouldn't hurt (depending on egos, etc.)
     
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  14. GHjelm

    GHjelm Member+

    Apr 23, 2008
    Batavia
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    As soon as Mansueto called the super friends "great guys," or whatever other euphemism he used for shitty employees, I knew they were gone.
     
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  15. Joe in CO

    Joe in CO Member

    Dec 1, 2015
    Jamestown, CO by way of Chicago
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    I’m with you and xtomx on this one. I’ve been lobbying on CF97s FB page for a bit now for Joe to hire Razov as coach and Peter Wilt for GM. Maybe I’m being too nostalgic but I’d gladly welcome those two back with open arms.
     
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  16. chiladd

    chiladd Member+

    Mar 21, 1999
    Chicago
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Ante is more than a nostalgia pick , he is likely the best non-rehash domestic hire out there. I think it's pretty telling that Ante has been an assistant under Bradley, Arena and Sigi.


     
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  17. chiladd

    chiladd Member+

    Mar 21, 1999
    Chicago
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    The guy who fired Sigi...
    I would be shocked if it comes to fruition. But if it does it means Joe has put some serious money where his mouth is or someone is a phenomenal salesman.
     
  18. CMeszt

    CMeszt Member+

    Farewell Sweet Prince
    Jan 9, 2004
    Gentrification's Apex.
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    That would be a truly epic achievement.
     
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  19. bunge

    bunge BigSoccer Supporter

    Oct 24, 2000
    It would, wouldn’t it....
     
  20. TyrusRose

    TyrusRose Member+

    chicago fire
    North Korea
    Jun 17, 2019
    Stay tuned
     
  21. xtomx

    xtomx Member+

    Chicago Fire
    Sep 6, 2001
    Northern Wisconsin, but not far from civilization
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    We'll see. Having a "local product" might be nice.
     
  22. Martininho

    Martininho Member+

    Feb 13, 2007
    Chicago
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    How much longer before Reading dumps him? Reading's last 10 league matches, W-1 D-2 L-7.

    Fcuk him.
     
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  23. xtomx

    xtomx Member+

    Chicago Fire
    Sep 6, 2001
    Northern Wisconsin, but not far from civilization
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Well, he had plenty of those runs with the Fire and it took three years, so, we'll see!
     
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  24. moleman

    moleman Member

    Jan 7, 2017
    The Fire can’t get relegated, so that helps and explains a lot of the FO’s decisions.
     
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  25. Martininho

    Martininho Member+

    Feb 13, 2007
    Chicago
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    #75 Martininho, Jan 31, 2022
    Last edited: Jan 31, 2022
    But for Derby (15 pts) having been docked 21 points at the beginning of the season, Reading (22 pts) would already be 4 points below safety. Derby are averaging .5 ppg better than Reading, so could be expected to overtake them by March 15.

    If Derby survive relegation, Rooney should be named manager of the year.

    Wow. "Rooney should be named manager of the year", were not words that I ever expected to see, let alone write.
     
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