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  1. Nice Biro. Any chance of someone putting that picture in the background up on the wall at some point? #tinpot
  2. The Christmas decorations were a bit of a giveaway to be fair...
  3. http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/football/pompey/matt-taylor-speaks-out-on-pompey-return-1-7413019 Really? Playing in the Championship is more desirable than a triumphal return to the Mecca of Division 4 football? Get away...
  4. Maybe (just maybe), if the supposed 'tensions' between Koeman and the board, that the likes of Guan and K.Billy have alluded to, are genuine, then Les & co might see this as a window of opportunity to help engineer the replacement of Koeman with someone who is more aligned to their longer term planning and philosophy. All guesswork I know, but I think that hypothesis is a valid deduction from reading between the various lines on here.
  5. Hello LG sir.... is there any reason why you can't elaborate on any of these ITK 'teasers' now? Appreciate the insights but its difficult to reflect on what you're saying if there's little or no context to go on. Cheers
  6. Like I say, take any opinions from football fans with pinch of salt (on either side of any debate)
  7. If our future success is reliant on Koeman staying then, yes. If our future success is not reliant on Koeman staying then, no.
  8. I share an office with two Spurs fans. They haven't got a good word to say about AVB. Although, to be fair, they were constantly slagging off Pochettino during his first season there too, so possibly wise to take their comments about AVB with the usual pinch of fickle football fandom salt
  9. Or.... #pragmatism klaxon# ....it could be for a completely rational non-bizarre reason.
  10. Yes, but they only let me out to see my therapist on Tuesdays which, quite frankly, is far too little for my needs.
  11. Don't get me wrong, I can be as emotionally irrational as the next man (or lady) when it comes to supporting my football team. But that's more about what goes on on the pitch rather than in the boardroom. I support the club, not whoever happens to be the current manager. (That doesn't mean I don't 'support' the current manager when they are here in the narrower sense of the word, before you leap on that statement... ) Yes, of course, who the manager is has an impact on what happens on the field, but managers (and players) will always be transient so I tend not to waste too much emotional energy if/when they leave. I much prefer to save my irrationality for match days
  12. Gutted? No, not in the slightest. I felt the same when Adkins and Pochettino left. My excitement about who we get next always outweighs any disappointment at losing the incumbent manager. Maybe that's because I try not to take life too seriously, who knows. Its only a game, after all.
  13. I'll be equally happy if Koeman stays or goes. Given no-one knows how things will pan out either way (jumping to conclusions aside of course) its impossible to judge what the 'best' outcome is before it happens. How do we know we won't get a 'lame duck' season if Koeman sees out his contract here? Equally, how do we know he won't take us into the top 4 because its his last season and he wants to go out on a high? There's no point "automatically assuming" any outcome IMO.
  14. Indeed. Being a pessimist is a much safer tactic. If the prophecies of doom come true then the "I told you so" card can be played, whereas if it doesn't come to pass then the "I'm glad I was proven wrong" card can be played. Win win. Adopting an optimistic persona on the interweb is a far riskier strategy.
  15. Do those fans that "automatically assume" that it'll work out better if Koeman stays also pee you off?
  16. How many times do you reckon the limit is? 4? 5? 10? I think there's still a few rolls of the dice left but wouldn't like to put an arbitrary figure on when the personnel churn will stop working in our favour.
  17. Why would anyone think that we'd be cream crackered if Koeman leaves?
  18. This
  19. #beyondparody
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