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You used to be able to get money back, the amount depended on how many games were left. I expect Princess Nicola has put a stop to that tho.

Someone has got to be taking the ****, not even Cortese would sack Pardew and employ that useless skate ****.

So basically this thread is some bloke from Austria who never goes to any games and does nothing but criticise, telling a club legend he cannot have an opinion.

He did OK at West Ham, they stayed up by 5 points. Pardew got West Ham promoted and was seconds away from winning them the FA Cup. Zola may do well but he would be a big gamble. Being a big name is an asset in that it attracts players but it ends there, he might not be a very good League 1 manager despite being Italian and having a cool sounding name.

Big big gamble IMO, Pardew did way better at West Ham.

McClaren can **** off.

I'm guessing that's why he's favourite. I would prefer a manager who has actually achieved something though. Zola has done nothing in management, West Ham were not great under him.

Exactly what boxes does Zola tick?

Put the handbag away - I was only joking.

I would be happy with Widdrington but I can't see it being Cortese's choice. I don't think being a Saints old boy ranks high on his tick list.

But McDolalds have always had a high turnover of staff.

Why do people keep mentioning ONeil like it's likely to happen!?! Might as well make a top 3 of Ferguson, Wenger and Morinho.

I don't get the Zola thing, what exactly has he achieved as a manager apart from make an average West ham side look average? Being a great player and having a cool sounding name mean jack **** when it comes to being a manager.

I'm getting flashbacks from the Lowe/Sturrock episode...

What do you mean source, we've just sacked our manager 3 league games into the season after a 4-0 away win. Cortese is a complete nut-job.

Because he's not a complete fool and could have his pick of most Premier League clubs and is probably favourite to be the next England manager. Why would he choose to go to a 3rd tier club with a hair trigger chairman?

LOL at people thinking Martin O'Neil would be our new manager.

The problem is we have a similar situation to when we had Lowe in charge. Great opportunity for a manager to come in but having a complete tosser in charge limits who you can attract. A football manager's career is a funny one, many good managers wont touch the SFC job because of Cortese IMO.

Sometimes I think SFC is cursed, this was supposed to be the year we walked the league. 4 games in and our billionare owner is dead, manager's sacked and we have a complete idiot running the club.

He's right though.

I ****ing hope it's not that **** Les Reed

Be willing to work with a complete nutjob.

Completely bonkers.

Of course we want to win it, but we can't let it effect our League performances and I believe the extra games the JPT gives you does end up being a distraction in terms of preparation/tireness/injuries and suspensions. Man U want to win everything, but there is a reason why they play their reserves in the lesser games. Chuck our reserves out against Swindon, if we win then great.

I don't want to lose it but I would definitely rest a few players. People say teams like Man U etc win leagues and cups - true but they also play their reserves for the minor comps - we should too.