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I can't see why anyone would wish to deny Fernandes that honour , irrespective of the teams performance. Not only has he been our best player, our most consistent player, who's head has never dropped and considering his tender age he's been phenomenal.

I'm not sure about the optics

These jokes are getting cornea by the minute.

To do what, make an announcement? Presumably the recruitment process itself is well advanced at this stage?

Just lifted this from their website “Wilder opted not to include Ben Brereton Diaz and Femi Seriki on Thursday but confirmed both will be available and in the squad for the second leg at Bramall Lane.” ..,not that too much can be read into that, could have had a relapse

Sheffield united v Bristol City. City 3-0 down from first leg. Two things, where is BBD, not even in the squad and not listed as injured. Also, I don’t like Sheffield Utd, for the record.

Get back under your bridge you little hobgoblin.

I think I’d prefer Delia Smith to Still Will. I was extremely underwhelmed when I became aware of the potential of having Russel Martin as our manager, I feel even more underwhelmed, if that were possible, by this possibility.

True, but that was in response to the post that “we could do better than Rohl”. I would say Rohl fits what you describe, but he may have different ideas.

Can we? Do you think we are an attractive option for anyone “better” at the moment?

With an absolute basket case of a club who he saved from relegation last season when it looked hopeless, finishing mid table this season without, as far as I know, any investment in the playing side. Also, and this does play into it, the amount of media attention he is getting.

Not necessarily premier league echo Rohl has now spoken openly to RB Live in his native country about his next steps, and admitted he targets a job in one of Europe's top divisions.

I didn’t think he’d come here, his stock has risen too high for us. It seems we are widely perceived within the game as a shambles of a club best avoided.

“Wanting to work with the best players” rules him out in itself.

Justin, who lives above the Chinese takeaway in Woolston?

They are surprisingly affordable

He was doing really well there, it was a very unpopular decision to replace him.

I have a feeling it will be someone who’s existence only the forum nerds will be vaguely aware of.

He did explain the reason for taking Fernandes off, whether it was actually justified on the day I don’t know, I didn’t notice Fernandes flagging but I guess the data they get tells a different story. As for Smallbone coming in, therein lies a massive problem, we have a poor first eleven, outside that the squad is pretty abysmal, so, by definition, all substitutions are going to be bad. But, the counter to this is do the substitutions actually need to be made, other than injury replacements, but that seems to be the trend throughout football. Roll on next season.

100%, I was one of the unfortunates to spend my hard earned be there to see it.

Unless he fancies his chances are better somewhere else.

What he is trying to achieve, in my belief, is avoiding 5 - 0 hammerings, or worse. Whether that’s his preferred way of playing, he is under instruction or feels that’s the best he can do with the rabble he has at his disposal, I do not know.

I wasn’t suggesting he was the answer to anything, I just think he’s in a no win situation and doesn’t deserve the pelters he is getting.

I don’t think keeping the score down is a bad tactic. Look at the drubbings we have had this season, and we don’t have the tools to “show ambition” that just leads to bigger drubbings. I am disappointed in yesterday though I honestly went up there expecting to see a win. But generally, playing against anyone above the bottom three I think there is little choice. I also think Leicester and Ipswich, Leicester in particular, have more good players than we do. We have not got a single player who can affect and influence a game, take it by the scruff of the neck and drive us forward, with the possible exception of Fernandes. It’s been a terrible season, but it’s not on Rusk.

We are not very good.