Fitzhugh Fella

The fickleness of the average football fan (myself included) can be breathtaking. Five short days ago there were very few on here who wanted TE as our new boss, but now there are very few on here who don't want him as our new manager. Who said a week is a long time in politics?

To be fair two of Suttons goals came after 90 minutes.

Yes I am feeling the same thing. It's hard to argue against him the way things are going but I have this nagging doubt. One thing he isn't is particularly "inspirational". He's very low key and I can't see many players being in trepidation of him. Player power is big these days and you need a big personality to handle it. If we do give it to him - and they can hardly not if we win at Millwall - it is crucial he has an experienced nos 2 to support him. No matter how much he has improved us he is still very much a rookie.

Ben Reeves (Remember him?) is one of his assistants.

Perfect in other words

I've recently been writing up the horrendous 2005-09 seasons for a new book and one name jumped out at me who has unfinished business at Saints and that's Nigel Pearson (61) who Lowe sacked on the basis he was a Crouch appointee. He's old school, takes no crap from those above him and has lots of experience in the second tier. Also credited with building Leicester's PL winning team. He flopped at his last post at Ashton Gate, but no one seems to be able to get Bristol City going. Been out of football two years during which time he has overcome a nuerological illness. Anyway just throwing a random name about in the absence of any other "interesting' names emerging.

Great word incombency - don't see it enough

I wasn't sticking up for him ability wise just took issue with the word "poisonous" which is just wrong.

This is a good post apart from alleging Jack Stephens "is poisonous to team harmony". The bloke absolutely bleeds red and white these days (see his reaction to the goals v QPR). Eckert has won two games vs very average opponents, but you only have to look at Sheffield's goal last Saturday to see how muddled the thinking still is. Baz played it short, there were a couple more short passes until we passed ourselves into a tight situation which resulted in Manning (I think it was) hoofing it diagonally upfield where it went straight to the guy who then ran on and scored. it was utter suicidal Russell Martin type moronic garbage. (By the way I see there are two saddoes voting for Martin on here - WTF).

So the least worst option has suddenly become the Mesiah? My God we are really up that creek without rowing implements.

When Lowe was looking to save a few bob (wouldn't let Moyes bring in his back room staff) he went for Stuart Gray which was pretty short lived and then, of course, having not learned his lesson that promoting from within rarely works, went for Steve Wigley. Again it soon imploded. I think it was Liverpool who went down the Shankley, Paisley, Fagan route who first convinced the football world promoting from within works. We are no Liverpool.

Juric about to be sacked by Atalanta - just saying.

Maybe he's got more interesting things to do today?

I once spent some time with Rasmus at Staplewood and he came across as a decent bloke, friendly and committed to the club. Yes he screwed up appointing Jones but more for the fact Jones was not right for us (obviously he is right for some clubs (Luton and Charlton), so maybe RA just hadn't been here long enough at that stage to understand our DNA? Just speaking as I find. He might have a say or a veto on the next appointment but the person with the main responsibility is Spors

A mate of mine is very friendly with TM. As of yesterday morning he had not been approached..