BONUS: Lopetegui OUT, Potter IN at West Ham
Football Daily
BBC
4.3 • 4.6K Ratings
🗓️ 8 January 2025
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Steve Crossman presents reaction to Julen Lopetegui’s West Ham departure. Ian Dennis, Michael Brown and Charlie Adam join Steve after reports that Graham Potter will take over at the club.
The news of Potter’s imminent appointment has been widely reported, with the former Brighton and Chelsea manager expected to sign a two-and-a-half-year contract in East London.
Also hear from Spanish football expert Guillem Balague and West Ham podcaster Sean Whetstone.
Timecodes: 01:00 Julen Lopetegui sacked 08:55 Is Graham Potter the right appointment? 18:20 Guillem Balague on Lopetegui 26:55 Sean Whetstone Lopetegui's departure 31:50 Do West Ham fans want Potter? 33:20 Tim Steidten’s role
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| 0:52.6 | Hello there, welcome to a bonus episode of the Football Daily podcast. |
| 0:56.2 | We're doing this because it's been quite the day in East London. |
| 0:59.1 | Westham of Sacks Eulen Lopateggy. |
| 1:01.2 | He took over in the summer after they'd finished 9th. |
| 1:03.9 | He leaves them in 14th. |
| 1:05.7 | I think a lot of people saw that coming. |
| 1:07.2 | But BBC Sport has also learned that the former Brighton and Chelsea Poss, |
| 1:10.9 | Graham Potter, is going to replace him on a two and a half year contract. |
| 1:14.7 | Charlie Adam is with us in studio. |
| 1:16.1 | Michael Brown and Ian Dennis are at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for Spurs League Cup |
| 1:20.3 | semi-final first-leg tie with Liverpool. |
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