Lee On Solent Saint

I used the Forest game as an example. We were poor enough in the other games, but that game was a whole new level of shite. Not even having a shot on target against a team that had only scored one away goal all season was just laughable. Jones didn't display any tactical nous in that game, yet a win against City yesterday and all the previous shit displays are forgotten.

Can't imagine the media wank fest if those success starved Newcastle fans actually make the final and win it. We have to beat them for that reason alone.

That might be the case, but it still doesn't excuse the absolutely pathetic display against a piss poor Forest team. Had we won that, then Jones would not have got the grief he is getting now.

I think my main issue was that he had six weeks during the World Cup break to sort out some sort of plan and style of play. When we got back to action we looked even worse than we did before the break. To my mind he wasted such a unique opportunity to reset formations and tactics. If it took a rant from JWP to sort that out, then fair play to him.

I would love us to win a cup, seen us fail in a few finals, and too young to remember 76. But the stark reality is that we have to remain in the Premier League.

This is the acid test of a fabulous result. Can the team maintain the intensity and work rate for a league game. I have a horrible feeling that after JWP's comment about cup games being a welcome distraction, we will slip back into the horrible displays we have produced in the league. As much as I enjoyed last night, there is no question I would swap it for the points on Saturday

Didn't look too bad when he was celebrating on the pitch at the end of the game.

We looked like a team again. We had a plan and executed it perfectly. Where that performance came from I have no idea. Just hope it wasn't a one off.

Credit to Jones, but really should have been working on this kind of performance during the world cup break.

Just got to say, counts for nothing if we don't get a decent result on Saturday

Jones going to cry?!

Someone had better tell the new guys it isn't like this every game

And a certain Austrian would still be in a job!

Agreed. Not sure I get the thinking

Bit too early for my liking

Good strike, but no idea what the keeper was doing there

Concentrate on the game Nathan, stop posting here.

Will probably revert to type at the weekend

My thoughts exactly. It's a quarter final, but to say am not interested would be an understatement

Lyanco taking over from Oriel

Jesus

If we are anywhere near that, then there really is no hope at all

Personally, I would give him the Everton game and if we don't get a result there, that would be it. Alarm bells were sounding in the Lincoln game after watching us struggle in that game. Didn't go to Brighton, but I saw enough against Forest to suggest he is not good enough to make the step up. If you think one gifted win against Palace is going to paper over the cracks that's fine. I think he has had enough time to mould us into at least something that makes us competitive and organised, I haven't seen evidence of either to be honest. I refuse to believe that a manager with top level experience would not be able to at least make us a little more creative, even with the players that we have got. The display against Forest was probably the worst home game I've seen us play.

I think he means getting any kind of points at Goodison! Not been our favourite of away grounds

We don't have three weeks to see an improvement. Negative result against Everton, and he has to go in my opinion.