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There was a moment around the 10 minute mark when the players went rogue and abandoned russball, Paul O was running the show and moving the ball forward with pace. The folks around me couldn't quite believe what they were seeing...and we actually stood up applauded what was once considered 'normal' football. It was like the scene in The Shawshank Redemption when they were fixing the roof and felt like 'free men'. But alas, it was just as fleeting.

Yeah, really weird... It's November and we're 1/5 to get relegated. The football is awful to watch. The bloke is a deluded, arrogant, insufferable hipster who simultaneously manages to sound like the footballing equivalent of a Tory politician from the 80s, 'if it's not hurting, it's not working'...as we're told suicide inducing performances are actually good for us. We're now miles behind dross from league 1 and championship days like Brentford, Boscombe, Brighton etc.

The two managers would lovingly embrace at full time after the inevitable 0-0 and pour glutinous sickening praise on one another, making reference to how much they had 'learnt' (like avoiding every possible opportunity to attack), whilst not noticing that the biggest mass suicide in world history had taken place in the crowd.

Not sure Phd level analysis is required here. The football is shite, and the bloke's a knob. Could be down already. Maybe give Nivea the gig, and go down actually trying to score a goal.

Tempting to say that the players have given up and aren't playing for him on the basis of the 2nd half, but then they could just be following his instructions perfectly - hard to tell the difference.

Mods - can this be taken down please? It's clearly offensive to the regime and our glorious leader. The poster needs to be put in the gulag for footballing re-education. The sight of players running with the ball in a vaguely attacking manner, repeatedly getting in behind, putting balls into the box, and worst of all actually shooting is absolutely sickening propaganda in its worst form and should not be tolerated.

Win 4-3 and still sack him...it's the hope that kills you!

I'm getting old and time seems to race by...but the level of decline since poch & koeman seems crazy. We didn't seem genuinely in control at any stage really - at home to Ipswich...I guess we'll only find out how much of that might be due to Martin if/when they sack him.

We're off! Boscombe nicked it

Dibbling needs to watch himself. I thought the same when he came on against Forest and starting actually running at defenders that he was taking a huge career risk. He may 'disappear' now for footballing re-education.

Quite a coup. Should have announced it at the Potters Heron for old times sake.

Russball, of which I am obviously fully indoctrinated to, does seem to suck the atmosphere out of a ground. That's one thing it certainly is successful at.

Only mine is there...not 6yr old son. Only had one email address linked to the booking so thought both were meant to land in my app. Annoying.

The last thing we needed was a Gareth half time team talk.

That's pretty scary. Stephens and a new GK / McCarthy maybe...but the two of them? Could set new records...and not good ones!

Sure Kane said something along the lines of not being sure who was meant to be going forward and pressing...and the guys in the studio said they need to do some 'drills' on the training pitch to sort it out. Jesus...sounds like the under 13s down the rec on a Sunday morning.

A Southgate second half really. Only hope is that we get so far ahead in the first that he can't really fu*k it up with whatever shite he spouts af halftime.

He's a long way from his spiritual home of Anfield. I remember the simpering tool even referring to that before he played up there for Brighton!

Yeah...pretty dump really. I was in block 24 so need to move. Didn't get any email, and just an error message when I log in and head to season tickets.

How is this kind of thing actually enforced at Wembley - if at all? Just some 18yr old agency workers staring blankly as fights break out?

Oh yeah...there is that bit. Need to give it some more thought evidently.

Yep...want to win the game, but not bothered about the prize. Perhaps relegation followed by promotion on a constant loop would be fun.

Russball really sucks the atmosphere out of the place. Was great for the first 20.

His analysis no doubt reflects his 'lived experience'. That's what the hipsters call it I believe, and I also understand it trumps any empirical evidence that may exist to the contrary.

Wow. Does he even tailor the approach according to the opposition, or too arrogant for that? Sack the weirdo now and offer someone like Roy Keane a £1m bonus for promotion.