Dusic

I am not really nervous. This season feels different, in that we have been so bad, are on the third manager and based until now absolutely deserve to be relegated. We have a chance still, but I don't really have belief that we will take it. We can't keep winning 1-0 and don't have any obvious way of starting to score more goals - and that will be needed to stay up considering the fixtures we have. If we win tonight then maybe I will start to believe a bit, but I certainly don't expect us to win, and thats based on logic and factual patterns from this season rather than a deep rooted negativity. Its actually quite amazing that we aren't dead and buried already.

On his actually quite successful Gettr show, its him on camera sharing this stuff and often partnering with wallies like Dan Wootton. Its not an avatar its MLT himself and it seems to me he very clearly believes in and is passionate about what he says. As a kid in the 90s he was my absolute football hero and on the times I met him he was very nice, and I am sure he is a nice person, no reason at all to doubt that. But the radical views are definitely him just as clearly as the great goals were too. Personally I don't despise him but I feel a bit for him that he has become a laughing stock even if he hasn't realised it yet. Its a shame that he is becoming more known/ridiculed for his views than his football ability.

Isn't part of who you are the values and opinions you hold?

Nobody doubts what he has done as a sportsman. Thats separate from his views and high profile opinions. Its absolutely possible to love one aspect and totally despise the other. To be unable to have an opinion on his views because of what he did as a sportsperson is weak.

I was speaking to Ron and Neil about this at the masonic lodge. Lyanco as a front sweeper to cover the whole pitch and take out the ball recyclers JWP and Lavia. -----------Bazunu------------- KWP--Bednarek----ABK---Perraud <<<<<<<<<Lyanco>>>>>>>>>> --------------Aribo--------------- Sulemana--Stu---Walcott----Adams

Just been through the predictor and it came out exactly as I wanted it to. Made sure I picked 3 teams and almost always predicted them to lose. Those 3 ended up being relegated and Saints stayed up. If anyone needs any help getting a positive outcome from their predictions fire me over a DM.

We know Djenepo isnt good enough at PL level. I maintain that in the league I can recall Edozie having a positive impact off the bench more than once. Can't think of any other player that applies to.

Very suprised Edozie starts for the B team tonight and seemingly won't be involved tomorrow. Pretty much our only attacker who looks comfortable with the ball at his feet and usually takes the positive option. IMO he should be starting, and as an absolute minimum coming on as a sub. Certainly ahead of Djenepo, Aribo or Adam Armstrong.

This by a mile. I get why people don't rate Elyounoussi but find it hard to hate him as he gives everything and seems like a good guy, he is just limited and unsuited to the PL.

Two key things if Onuachu plays: 1. He has to play with a partner or someone just off him. When people write 433 formations it looks great but we know it becomes 451 and an isolated striker. He doesnt have the pace for that. 2. We need to be better at putting crosses into the box to take advantage of Onuachu's height. Crazy to have barely put one good ball in since he joined.

Ive seen lots of people suggest this, and its has merits, but I can't be the only one that thinks Onuachu needs a partner? Might be different when you play in the top team in Belgium but playing this formation with the bottom team in the PL I think he would end up isolated and immobile. Seeing as the only player aside from JWP who has proven he can score goals occassionally in the PL is Che Adams, I wonder if we go back to a front two with them and then Sulemana and someone else as the 10s in a 4-2-2-2? We need to be picking the players most likely to score and for all his faults Adams is more likely to than most of the players in your suggested lineup.

Wonder if we would consider loaning him out for a year? He is on a long contract so his value won't drop much in that time, especially if he stays in the PL. If we go straight back up he comes back and if not then he can go permanently. IMO if someone like Spurs or Chelsea wanted him there is no real need for them to wait til we are relegated, they would have moved sooner. I could see him at Brighton, especially if they get into Europe. Will likely lose Caicedo and MacAllister this summer so cash no issue.

The main Selles related thing about tomorrow is that if we do lose, it shouldn't be a case of "well we shouldn't have appointed him yesterday". Every team and manager loses games. If we go down it won't be because of Selles. The difference in the team vs Chelsea shows he has made an impact. It shows he knows tactically how to set the team up and everything suggests the players are behind him. He also represents the club well. He deserves us to judge him over a run of games and also to be judged considering the context. He could do a very good job, be worthy of a longer contract and we still lose tomorrow or still go down. Out situation is still pretty dismal in terms of the table but in a sense what happens from now is a free hit because based on the season until now we deserve to be relegated. Selles has no pressure.

Lets hope so.

Good move and great opportunity for him. If we do go down he can be fairly blameless so an opportunity for him to get the job longer term even if that does happen, assuming we continue to show improvement and a plan.

With the brutal nature of youth football recruitment recently we will do well to keep him this summer.

Due to their position, the Leeds game is a must win for us if we have any chance of staying up. If they win then they are effectively 5 points ahead of us. A draw only passable if we then beat Leicester. Its 3 from 4 for relegation so this and our home game vs Bournemouth in April are going to be huge.

The DVD lad was also a hype-man for the Spanish academy player we had back then, Jacinto Ela Eyena (never played for the first team). De Pedro did have a crazy season before we tried to get him, most assists in La Liga or close to it. He did seem like someone who woukf have been a bit of a coup, but in hindsight a dodged bullet.

In the days before social media, this was a brilliant transfer saga, a privilege to have seen it unfold in many ways. Is it acknowledged as our best, particularly for a player who didn't end up signing?

Seeing as Jones was in part recruited because of supposed set piece stats, I wonder if we signed DCC because of his aerial ability, thinking it would help to resolve that problem too. I think he had some of the best headers won % of any defenders in Europe last season. Now though he does seem a strange, unsuited signing. Imagine he will be loaned out next season whatever league we are in.

So basically he got everything right apart from the choices of the team, which was proven to be right. What more so you want to see? As we have seen with Poch, Koeman, Pellegrino, Jones it doesn't take long to see if a good manager can affect performances positively or a bad one negatively, why waste time when the decision is obvious?

Hard to really judge Selles opinion of him on one game, but thats four managers who have seemingly not been so keen on him (also dropped from Croatia squad albeit game time could be the main driver). Interesting. I think he has looked decent in some games, but by no means some kind of superstar defender. Looked at by lots of PL clubs in the past but none made a concrete move. We allegedly paid £15m for him but as he only had a year left it was probably a lot less. At this point it has to be considered as a poor signing as the guy he was bought to replace has replaced him.

Things needed in a relegation battle: - Players behind the manager - Fans behind the manager - Clear tactical instruction - Good home atmosphere - A bit of inspiration (JWP) - Luck with other results Selles helps with 4/6 of these, no brainer to give him the job at least til the end of the season and IMO that is regardless of what happens versus Leeds. He has shown enough already, just like many were almost instantly unconvinced by Jones. Capitalise on the momentum and confirm him on Monday. (He also feels like someone who could be supported fans next season even in the (fairly likely) event that we go down. Absolute no brainer.

Of course its only words but very, very impressive from Selles. Spoke with clarity, authority and ambition. Lets hope he can get the team playing with similar traits.