CB Fry

I will officially cross the floor and join the meltdown if we lose. And that's a promise.

Interesting definition of "the following season". Victor Wanyama signed for us in 2013.

I'd have this but with Ryan Seager up front.

We're not going down so don't worry about it.

Eh? I think that's rather good. I hope they win.

As I say, win/win.

It'll be a simple switch from mournful fatalism about how Bournemouth are better than us to mournful fatalism about how West Ham are better than us. Win/win.

Why are you still blathering about Tadic on a thread about the departure of a centre back?

I think him and Michael Ricketts would be quite the hit down Anfield way.

This. I think both north east clubs will have just about enough.

I'm sorry but this post is pure guess work to fill forum space.

I'm only surprised you didn't manage to weave in a Sam Gallagher reference as well.

I dropped a jar on the kitchen floor yesterday and this morning David Bowie died.

Start your own revolution and cut out the middle man.

Except there is a five year plan. The idea of five year plans is not some innovation thought up by an Italian banker, pretty much any business has one.

No one is saying write off the academy. What this post does seem to be saying is play them for the sake of it, or play him for the sake of satisfying the curiosity of some fans.

Are John McDonnell, Diane Abbott and Seamus Milne playing central, front line roles in Her Majesty's Opposition through total coincidence then?

Gawd knows what you'll do if we appoint a new manager and he doesn't pick Sam Gallagher either.

Corbyn bottled out of the Marr interview that was planned the day after he was elected leader. The poor lamb only had weeks to prepare for it so must have been such a shock when it was sprung on him.

You seem to be confusing "having a plan" with "nothing ever going wrong ever".

We'll see what? It has happened and is happening. Have your little toddler tantrum if you like but we've delivered on the plan, our strategy is fine. Execution has been poor this season but that doesn't mean our strategy is wrong. No business delivers it's plan to perfection every single year. Club has one bad year in six. Boo fuc king hoo.

Every year. That's how any business with a five year plan would do it and does do it.

I think it highly unlikely we will have a manager for any longer than three seasons, and quite frankly we don't need to. Any club can exist quite happily with a reasonable turnover of managers - over the last few years it's done us just fine, as it has with other clubs too. And I've said it before, but the idea that our club is a gateway to CL clubs is also a good thing and can help attract players into the club. The strategy we have really is fine, but the execution this year has been very poor.

Koeman not playing Gallagher would be no great loss. Clearly not good enough and never will be. Shipped off to L1 sooner or later

Quite right. In training and assessed by the management and coaches. That's how you earn a starting place/spot on bench.