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Possibly. The club should be honest with him. As S Clarke points out no room for sentiment. We were far too loyal to the promotion squad. Tell him he won't be a starter and that if someone does come in for him that's acceptable to all parties We won't stand in his way

Martin might have more luck in a two horse race every season You think Rusk has done a decent job?

I'd be looking to move him on. The injury record is too much of a gamble, even as a backup.

I think bar the obvious, we are going to find it tough to shift the shit we actually need to get rid of

Nope. A blanket.

Southampton FC. Always looking to save a few quid. Not a great message to send to Rohl if he is really the first choice.

Yeah saw that from earlier. I think someone eventually in the Championship was going to take a punt on Still. Looks likely it will be us.

Yeah, Ipswich have been a lot more competitive than we have, even though they have the dubious honour of not being able to beat us twice.

With a partner who is going through a serious illness, he might not even be looking for his next job at the moment.

Absolutely fuck that shit. Martin should be banned from St Mary's, even as an opposition manager.

Mid table Championship team at best

Presumably no compensation package will need to be agreed with Lens then. That will make him attractive to the likes of us, no doubt.

Great to see. That's what winning the FA Cup means to clubs like Palace and us.

I think I'd prefer him over Rohl. At least he has managed in the French and Belgian top leagues. Not that it's much of a ringing endorsement.

Makes the Friends Provident Stadium sound fairly normal

Yep. You are right. Just checked April 89.

We could do lot worse, and to be honest, probably will.

Think it was late 80's? Maybe 87/88? Remember Ruddock throwing it all back onto the pitch as it was being lobbed up to the Directors Box. Pretty sure Cockerill got a squinny on about it in the paper or something. Surre it was the season where we didn't win for about 20 odd games, then had that last minute penalty against Newcastle, which Ruddock of all people took.

Think a lot will depend on what assurances he gets from the Coventry board. If they end up selling their better players and not replace them with sufficient quality he might be tempted. Not saying he should be our manager at all, I would hope the club are targeting better.

Yeah. Thought he was very decent when I watched them play Boro a few weeks back. Has that ability to pop up in the box and score from midfield

That's pretty shit when the likes of Preston, Hull and Blackburn won't even probably sell half of that

Says its was misused by a minority of supporters?

Shame those captain performances only happen about once a season. Wasn't much of a captain when he was getting sent off twice this season.

Just noticed Tommy Widdrington won the FA Trophy with Aldershot yesterday. Didn't realise he was manager there. Good to see after his health issues.

We want 18 points, say we want 18 points