CB Fry

Someone will confirm but I think we had very low possession stats against Arse in the 4-0 thumping. We clearly did not deserve to get thumped - FF is part of the team not a happy accident. His work deserved a point in itself.

Personally I think we are planning to succeed within our own terms. Not expanding the stadium is a perfectly sensible strategy - there's no evidence we can actually fill a larger stadium, meaning the only guarantee is tying up a heck of a lot of capital on what is essentially a vanity project. As long as we are in the top flight our stadium is plenty good enough to attract players, I think you are massively overstating how much players truly care: plenty took the Fratton shilling when offered. And I am not sure who we have the "smallest ground" in comparison to? We don't have the smallest ground in the Premier League. If you're comparing us to the top six then we're never going to beat them on ground size. You have to remember our "stated aim" you mention is to be best of the rest, so having a smaller ground than those clubs is something we aren't planning to change. So the only one you can point to is West Ham, but they've got lucky. They will be victim to the football gods as well and them (like us) will still be far more likely to be relegated than make the Champions League. Olympic Stadium or not, they're still bloody West Ham*. *Sudden influx of Qatar/Chinese/Russian gazillionaire notwithstanding. Under the Gold/Sullivan they will remain on the cusp of mediocrity just like us.

Yep. I don't think we can finish higher than 7th so will need some favours.

Amazed he's still here what with him falling out with the board and everything. And when is he ever going to select any of our young players like Matt Targett? When?

Are we reaping what we sowed from our summer business, or have the chickens come home to roost? I can't remember which one it is but I wish we were Stoke I wish we were Palace I wish we were Watford I wish I wish.

I guess it is mainly comparisons with Barcelona, right?

You don't really understand how football contracts work, do you?

Lots of reasons except we don't need a bigger stadium.

Nah, I think they're nailed on top 5 now. This isn't a "ooh look at Blackpool/Hull breath of fresh air" burst of surprise package good form in August. It's February and they're three clear at the top. Their form would need to tail off to West Brom-ish levels to even be in with a chance of 6th, and even then you need other clubs to step up. Too many points in the bank now - even a drab average remainder of the season (1.5 points a game) will still see them top 5. Good luck to em.

He might as well. To be fair Villa board probably right to not buy anyone - they are relegated, without question, so what's the point of spending now. It's harsh and gutting for Villa fans but they are down.

Ha. They have now.

SSN not gone with it yet.

Congratulations on triumphantly winning the Falklands debate. Can you shut up about it now?

What has that got to do with the history of the Falklands, which admittedly already has an infinitesimally small amount to do with Jeremy Corbyn's leadership of Her Majesty's opposition?

The referendum held on the island itself held only a couple of years ago kinda pi sses over any YouGov survey you care to post up.

Talk us through Leicester's squad.

We've already replaced Pelle anyway.

So this is next seasons TV money being spent then. It's all going up a notch, so won't be long before we bring in our first £20m signing. It's a long way since the Perry Groves/Ken Monkou £1.5m double-header way back when.

Why is Joe Wilkinson off of 8 Out of 10 Cats doing the co-commentating?

Hindsight suggesting the club made the right choice, then.

It was indeed an unjustified "jingo-fest" and "a bit of a **** up" and I am sure there are plenty in Argentina that would agree with that assessment and I hope they learn, or have learnt, the lessons from it. Although I probably wouldn't myself use the phrase "a bit of a **** up" when talking about a military action that cost 650-odd deaths.

Buctootim has been playing an absolute blinder on the Falklands stuff, hasn't he? Really think he needs to quit while he's behind because he seems to be in a minority not much bigger than the Rockall residents association.

Would it? Neither of them have achieved anything of note since leaving us, Willo only recently getting a role at Forest and Dodd seemingly nothing anywhere.

You've extrapolated a hell of a lot from my post you've quoted. Basically I said I didn't think he would have been the man to get us out of our slump when people on this forum were demanding that he was picked. Funnily enough, our manager (he took us to seventh last season, and we're currently eighth) agreed with that, we got out of our slump without him and Ryan is off to Crewe. Everything else - your view that he is Championship level or above, and you projecting onto me an opinion I haven't expressed on this thread or anyone else - is total guesswork. Good luck Ryan.