adrian lord

I suspect away at Swansea at the end of Jan will be the guillotine fixture if we have exited the cups and had a dire month in the league. They'll let him see us through those cup fixtures and take stock after Swansea.

Posters above have summed it up perfectly. Kruger et al are silent because they are on the way out and have lost interest. There won't be any investment until new owners.

It is grievous watching this Liverpool-City match, wondering what might have been...

Do you think Glen could be persuaded to come out of retirement for one last hurrah?

If VVD was equivocal about leaving in the window, then I think this might have made his mind up.

The chickens of successive summer eviscerations are coming home to roost.

Agree we won't be sacking him because the Board won't want to admit failure, but it is plain that Puel has lost the confidence of the team.

Puel's not working. Players don't know what to do or even want to play for him.

He has no authority over them and cannot inspire them. He is the problem, and the sand is nearly run through.

Allardyce is off the market...

Off the cliff and into freefall.

Looking forward to the clappers excuses for this!

Implosion.

The omens are poor for any such recovery, with an uninspiring Puel and weaker squad.

Puel is turning out a dreadful appointment.

Everything in the garden is rosy.

Lost the dressing room. They aren't listening to him.

Puel seems to have no plan, no strategy, and no authority with the players. The meter is running...

Oh no.

FFS

Tearing into Boufal too! Stelling is always pro-Saints and seems more disgusted than the ever-diplomatic Le Tiss...

The squad is unbalanced. Too many similar rather than complimentary players - Boufal/Tadic; a homogenous lightweight midfield; 3, even 4 misfiring fragile 'strikers', the list goes on. Recruitment went awry since that backroom bloke was poached by Tottenham.

Hull are all over them at the moment. Such a joy to behold.

Great goal! 2-1 Hull.

Hull goalie punches it into own net - a hallmark of a team going down. Pity.