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Playing devil's advocate. One season of struggle but with the stability of the same manager, the manager who knows how to take us out of the second tier, a manager who has his squad, his team supplemented with a greater budget due to parachute payments and better squad thanks to players signed in the top flight. Taking the short term pain of a difficult and chastening first season back in the top flight for the sake of a longer term vision may pay off.

As far as the Skates are concerned their natural level is in the Premier League. Statistical reality puts them somewhere between Preston North End and Bradford City. The cycle of living beyond their means/administration is bound to continue forever while they remain so deluded. It truly is a disease down there.

Of course we would like him, whether he would like us is another matter entirely....

According to Wikipedia he has signed with a club in the Indian Second Division.... Although he will not start playing for them until January. http://www.chrispd.de/wordpress/2012/10/21/mikael-silvestre-india-is-a-big-adventure/

It would be a no brainer. Wouldn't worry about him losing out with a pay cut. -30% of 0 = ?

Can't disagree.

This time yesterday I was convinced he would be gone by now. Yet here we are; I now think he will be given more time for the following reasons: 1) As indicated, the club operates a youth to seniors tactical plan. The pro's/con's of this are not the crucial thing here, the fact Nigel Adkins is sticking with this is. 2) The lack of ideal alternatives. Curbishley? Twitchy? Bloody Hoddle? No. 3) A greater sense of perspective. Back to back promotions and parachute payments next year if the worst happens. People mock when you say 'consider where we were three years ago.....' forgive me if I keep doing so. 4) A history of achieving when the odds are against him. Look at S****horpe now...... how the hell did he take them to the championship twice. If we go yoyo I know he'll do well for us.

This. Utterly this. Billy Sharp, one of the few pro footballers I have unreserved respect for.

No, there was only one person at the club who did his best to **** the kids. Rushing them in too soon.....

Frustrating, builds you up then flatters to deceive, goes long periods giving you nothing but grief and then out of no-where brings you total joy. There must be a celebrity out there that fits that description.....

When they were in the Premier League that might have been plausible, but now? We all know just how little the media cares for the third tier.

In the first half yesterday Rodriguez did look the part. Lambert didn't exactly make a positive impact when he came in.

He has previous.

It was also West Ham and Bournemouth. He has form.

A truly honourable man.

Right now, I have no idea personally. Just based on Nicola Cortese and his links over there it wouldn't surprise me.

If Nigel goes, I wouldn't bet against someone with Serie A experience coming in.

Shades of Wigley at Old Trafford?

No thanks, we'd rather not go bankrupt.

Jay Rod for his first half display or Lallana.

Sorry Mike, beat you to it.

Glad that's over. Positives: Lallana's goal. Negatives: Everything else frankly.

Thank f**k that's over.

So glad Papa Shango writes the away match reports, I couldn't raise myself to do anything from this tonight.

Stunning goal. Tore us to shreads and a finish from the top draw.