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We just got shot of a guy with a massive chip on his shoulder who can only play a back five...

Take all three as job sharing player managers.

Don't think he has any interest in taking a job right now. Left River Plate because he was a bit burned out and wanted a sabbatical before starting his European managerial career. Turned down Ajax a few weeks ago. Doesn't speak English. The smart money is on him taking a job in the summer in Spain (Simeone probably leaving Atletico) or France (where he played). If you don't ask you'll never know, I guess, but I'd be surprised if he turned up in England in the next few weeks.

Whenever I've seen Leeds under Marsch they've played pretty well but were terribly profligate in front of goal. Never thought they were a bad side or a disorganised rabble. Anyone who comes in now is on a hiding to nothing regardless, so getting a manager with some CL experience who knows the league and is available without the need for compensation is probably quite appealing for the board. Reassess in the summer.

Hoofball requires immediately lumping possession away as soon as possible so we can fight over the scraps, with aggression and front-footedness. It's the future, I hear. All the best managers in Europe are playing it.

Okay, we've seen a "real" Jones team now: "Hoof it to the big man and feed off the scraps." And they couldn't beat 10 men at home with a goal head start, having brought their own ref. Ward-Prowse turning down two shooting opportunities from his free kick range was certainly odd... Is that something someone might do if they didn't want the manager to succeed? Anyone kept a running tally of Bednarek's own goals? As sure as night follows day, Bendarek (o.g.) is certain to make an appearance every season. One of his most inept, to be fair - if you're going to be a fucking useless lump of gristle, might as go big. What can you do? This is what we've become under Ankersen and Kraft. Burn them all down. (Sulemana looks bright)

Are we going to see Jones's famous diamond formation that he insisted on imposing on Stoke with no sign of it ever working? Otherwise, it's a back five with Maitland-Niles in at wing back.

He did used to say tall a lot. I guess he's moved on from that since we've signed the pylon.

A mother buys her kids a pet dog for Christmas but instead of getting the Labrador they wanted instead she brings them a carved potato in the vague shape of dog. The kids don't want it because it's a vegetable.

Where's Dragan in all this? I'm not sure of the structure at Saints, but isn't he basically bankrolling Ankersen and his spreadsheet hipsters? When does he step up and start calling people to account? On the current trajectory he's been stung for around £400m for a Championship club. What a mug.

Extraordinary. Washing his hands of responsibility, while simultaneously admitting he's too weak to lead. "I've listened to people". What a quote. Should be the final word on his managerial spell here, but it won't be.

Maybe someone should tell him to win some fucking matches.

2-0 h/t. To be fair, I thought we were relatively solid for the majority of the half - albeit lacking any open play threat whatsoever going forward, as usual. And then the ceiling caved in. As usual. What else is there to say? This is not a team or club that's going anywhere but out of the league. - Just as an aside, it really is a fascinating curiosity watching Elyounoussi repeatedly attempt and fail to knock the ball out of his feet and sprint past his opponent. He must be one of the slowest outfield players in the league, always loses every foot race, and yet the thought has seemingly never occurred to him to adapt to play within his limitations. Perhaps he doesn't think he has limitations. Perhaps in his head he's Usain Bolt. Fucking useless lump of shite.

He'll rock up if we somehow win on the weekend.

He was completely useless in the first half. Nowhere to be seen in defence or attack. I don't think he or anyone else deserves a pat on the head for marginally improving in the second half once the game was already lost. When it counted, he was shite.

How many shots that are nowhere near the corner of the net is our keeper going to get a weak hand to on its way in? It's not inexperience - he's just rubbish.

Ha ha ha - there it is. Teacher's pet straight in (Perraud wasted his time getting us through to the next round of the FA cup), and the back 5 that we all know he's desperate to play. Janny B FFS.

Hello hello?

Agreed. Mara ran around gamely on Saturday as our nominated striker, and we didn't create so much as a half chance for him - against a Championship side. In the end he had to create the only decent bit of open play attacking for Perraud's winner. Our problems run much deeper than one striker.

28 - with a couple of guesses thrown in.

That'd be our "Jamie Redknapp" for this relegation season. Hasn't started a league game all season because he's got a chronic injury that Spurs haven't been able to even correctly diagnose let alone treat. He's not training. He's not playing. Spurs are releasing him at the end of the season.

Well, that was atrocious game management. What should've been a comfortable coast into the next round a 2-0 turned into a grim slog to hang on. 85 minutes out of Lavia, and the full 90 from Bella-Kotchap should be a positive, though - provided there's no reaction. Thought our football in the first half was pretty decent, to be fair. Unbelievably casual and dozy in the second half. Only Saints can make a win feel like a defeat...

1-0 h/t. I think we've knocked the ball around quite nicely - no aimless hoofing. Goal aside, Perraud at left back just balances the side. It makes a big difference having a full back who can overlap and cross with his left foot. Edozie effortlessly gliding through challenges is never less than a lovely sight. Aribo has even seemed half interested. Been a bit open when countered, and ultimately haven't had much cutting edge still. The club might want to look into whether they accidentally signed Croatia's third best Orsic impersonator. Looks very out of sorts. Second goal probably ends this contest.

Bree and Bednarek are cup tied.

Leicester, not Leeds. We should be all over this - haven't really got anyone who's a natural on the right wing. All our wide players want to play off the left.