Saint_clark

Tactics were horribly wrong from the start. Mayuka doesn't look ready.

didn't take you long!

We didn't spend £12million on him just for these first bunch of games. He's still young and still learning in a new country. And he has NOT been awful ffs.

Right, this is it! Off to Jills we go.

Any minute now. Kumbaya my lord...

Any early signs? I know it isn't until 11am but thought there'd be something. Although I guess the volcano in Russia, the flooding in the UK and Hurricane Sandy have all been adequate warning.

FFS, this obviously means Lallanas injury is so horrible he can't even bear to look. Probably career threatening? Hope we have insurance on him.

Adkins did say that he was definitely out for saturday, and whilst he might play things close to his chest I don't think for a second he'd outright lie.

This thread is rubbish compared to the other one. Where are all the helpful tips on how to survive when nothing happens, or how we should prepare ourselves for the horror of waking up and having to go to work again?

Jesus, it's even got his agents details on there. Wonder if this is how we found him?

It's weird that they insist on asking questions over and over they know they won't get an answer to when, as you say, there are far more interesting topics to bring up. I'd like to see someone ask him about the switch from zonal to man marking at set pieces and what the "small changes in the way we play" were that Cork talks about in his interview. (Although it seems likely marking style change was one of those things he meant).

Talked about maybe, but my point was he never showed any real promise on the pitch (although Sturrock obviously saw something as he resigned him twice for different clubs).

...don't leave us hanging buddy.

If my computer wasn't so abysmal i'd be snapping loads of these up. Not really worth it with my piece of sh*t PC though.

It was the one about what the team have been doing during the two weeks off. No idea who asked it.

To clarify, from the little I've seen I think he already has talent to improve upon. The others you've mentioned (with the exception of Griffit) never showed the necessary talent to justify being given the time to improve. Fwiw we also didn't really keep any of those players long enough to see great improvements. What's with the sudden venom towards Mayuka on here? We haven't seen enough of him to make a complete judgement either way.

Adkins is clearly getting very fed up with journos in the press conference from today, especially when one asks him a question that he just spent a few minutes answering for someone else.

These lists always throw a few unknowns in to try and boost the credibility and the "look at me and my football knowledge" factor. Let's not forget Mayuka is still very young and will only improve. I'm looking forward to seeing more of him, but I'm not going to demand it right now.

The drains in Weymouth barely even need rain to clog up and start to flood the surrounding area. The drainage system really is sh*te.

Yeah, we've got time for breakfast here in the UK.

Worth pointing out they did actually predict the end of their own civilization at the hands of a "white devil from the sea", and then the Spanish conquistadors came and wiped them out.

The salute to the Northam after he scored V Reading looked almost like a big two fingers to the fans that had previously booed him. I don't think he wants to resign. (Yes, I'm aware this is all speculation).

Full-time contracts can be signed at 17.

Thanks for the update, now I know where to avoid so I won't have to see you being "super" miserable.

Me neither, not at £35 a ticket.