Ian Foster new Head Coach at Jeddah SC

[Herbolotius Elei]

So why has a thread been created for a bloke whose probably the most disliked manager Weve ever had

 

[Les Ritson]

Best place for him , as far as possible away from us .

 

[Fergy]

A horrible person and manager appointed by a horrible club in a horrible country. He clearly failed at getting another gig in England.

 

[ngs]

My fa safeguarding ran out the other day so had to redo it, up pops a picture of him in 1 module to a little chuckle and f off from me. Wouldn't want him safeguarding my goldfish.

 

[jack5]

Of the three home games they’ve played this season their attendances are as follows (this is not a joke)

82 people
90 people
58 people.

More people come to watch my daughters under 12 matches (and rightly so). I mean you need to ask yourself what is the point when its watched by 58 people.

edit: link here. they did get to play one game in front of over 250 people, which mustve felt like the Azteca https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jeddah-fc/spielplan/verein/58858/saison_id/2026

The stats at 46mins are *likely* to show that attendances at that stage were;

12 people
36 people
8 people.

This does not include individuals on (each) bench.
The local press suggested that the remaining “crowd” was based on the quality of the falafels

 

[PL2 3DQ]

So why has a thread been created for a bloke whose probably the most disliked manager Weve ever had

Because at the moment it's news, it will eventually go to the Football Forum.

 

[Tugboat]

Let him be.

He’s not our problem and providing he’s learnt from his previous experiences he should be better for them than he was for us.

A mistake isn’t life bound providing you can identify it as one and you want to do something to fix it.

 

[Cobi Budge]

Yet again Dewsnip gets the blame

The only two external managerial appointments that Dewsnip was involved with just happen to be two of the worst and two of the most nonsensical in the clubs history. So yeah, he should definitely get a good slice of the blame for that.

 

[Argyle97]

Foster's arrival was a couple months into my first season at Home Park following the Greens, and even as a total newbie to the football world, I still think back to the sheer and outright misery of his tenure even now. It was truly like night and day compared to my introduction under Schumacher; I can very vividly remember the atmosphere at full time at home against Preston North End in March 2024, for instance!

I'd entirely agree that at least when Rooney was here a couple years ago, there was absolutely no question of his commitment to the place; a thoroughly decent bloke who gave it a go, but sadly it wasn't to be.

Finally, is there any better indirect dig at him than what the club posted; as in his dismissal, immediately followed by that shot of Hardie, almost waving him off! I had saved this at the time in 2024, and still makes me laugh now

 

[BrixtonGreen]

My most disliked in 35 years. Things weren't great under Mick Jones or Carl Fletcher but at least they were decent people.

Don’t want to black cat, but my worst in 52 years. Wishing all the luck to Jeddah!

 

[Bubba]

Disliked by fans, players and staff at the club

The bloke singled handily un did years of great fan engagement from Lowe and Schuey in a matter of months.

Our biggest single worst appointment ever

 

[Ross B]

If any manager made sure he wasn't part of the Green Army, this is the man.

 

[StrictlyGreen]

It didn't help that his arrival interview looked like it had been done in a dark cupboard. It gave a sinister vibe and that's how it stayed

 

[Herbolotius Elei]

Because at the moment it's news, it will eventually go to the Football Forum.

Is it really news.

 

[PL2 3DQ]

Is it really news.

Yes it is.