The Kraken

It’s not even interesting it’s just appalling waffle. I doubt Ralph has even read it, let alone has understood its consequences. Or even could.

We both know this. He has at least pointed to a report that on first overview doesn’t really support any of his previous arguments though. In fact it just reiterates his whole ‘savings savings savings it’s easy’ nonsense. It’s kind of funny to watch him go though.

Do me favour, you insinuate you have read it, it’s 132 pages and it’s nearly 10pm on a Sunday night, I’m clearly not going to read all of that report. Being as you seem to have read it all, which pages do I particularly need to read?

Which report?

Good. Tory Tim is an absolute bellend. Get rid of the whopper Robbie Gibb and it can’t get any worse.

Don’t look now, but this is the exact question people ask you when you continually say that there are loads of efficiency savings to be made across the public service. It seems like you almost don’t know what you’re talking about, other than making sweeping generalisations without specifics.

You simply haven’t, or at least nothing I’ve seen. You’ve said things like “the MOD” but no specifics whatsoever. If I’m wrong and I’m missed them then please do re-post them. But I’ve never seen anything specific from you at all.

You’re doing your thing again when you say there’s loads of savings to be made, but you can’t specify where they are. You’ve been asked plenty of times to be more specific and you just return to generalisation. Be more efficient. Make cuts. Savings. Its not really helpful, is it?

Yeah that’s tenuous. Their starting positions were exactly the same, their average positions were different because QPR and especially Wednesday are terrible teams and we actually got further up the pitch in general because we have better players. I agree that Tonka hasn’t had time enough to implement his own style on the team due to the quick fixtures. But I don’t think we will see any material change if he’s still in charge after the international break, he’s baked into the SR 3/5 at the back model.

Yet here with are with SR and it’s a genuine concern that it’s what they really want to do. Absolutely barking mad if we go for him, but I reckon it’s coming.

Just looked it up, you may be right actually. Reports say he “resigned” from Lens at the end of the season to be with his partner in the UK and was appointed by us a week or so later. Whether we actually were in conversations and gave payment to facilitate that, I don’t know.

No thanks.

I don’t wish to go all MLG but Still wasn’t available, was he? He said he wanted to come to the UK for his wife but as I recall he was under contract and we had to do a deal with Lens.

The unholy trinity. The usual suspects. The pile on gang. The geezer really is a weird bloke.

Simply not true at Rangers. They spent a comparative fortune in the summer. And since they’ve brought in Danny Rohl they’ve won all 3 league games, are 4th in the table (they were 9th when they jettisoned Martin) and it’s not inconceivable that they could yet win the title (fair play to Hearts, they’ve been great but have slipped up of late and lost ground). Under Saints in the championship the recruitment was very good and given the squad, promotion was a reasonable expectation. In the Prem the recruitment was diabolical but so were Martin’s management skills.

Of all the managers named so far Rogers seems to fit the bill best by far. I’d just be a bit concerned by the manner of his dismissals at Leicester and Celtic. But his CV stands up with many top managers and you’d like to think he’d have the gravitas to get our current lot into shape. I still stand by my original belief that Eckert will get the job though. Just seems like he was lined up for it to me. Which I think would be a really bad move. And I also don’t like the idea of managers being forced to use a coaching team they wouldn’t choose themselves.

The same Pilchards who claimed that Gary O’Neil was in a St Mary’s box yesterday, even though he was presenting Sky’s 5.30pm game.

There were 3 foul ups for the goal. Giving the ball away so cheaply. Flynn Downes made a mess of intercepting and got wrong side allowing the player to drive through. And Bazunu doing another demonstration of his crisp packet wrists. The fact that there was more than one error doesn’t mitigate much, it was crap play all round. The fact that Bazunu’s part gets highlighted in particular is that it’s yet another repeat of the same failings we see time and again with him.

Any news on Flynn Downes and why he got hooked at HT? Seemed very strange to bring a lad on in CM who has never made a squad before. Thankfully Wednesday were woeful so we didn’t pay for it, it wasn’t a very good second half performance.

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Watched it again. I don’t think it’s a howler as such, and I think the shot may take a minor deflection on the way through. But as Tessem said on commentary, a good goalkeeper saves that.

Gary O’Neil must drive fast, he’s got from St Mary’s to the Sky Sports studios in time to present on the 5.30 game.

Here comes Downsy!

Great finish

Genuinely think we’re worse with 3/5 at the back. Even against a terrible Wednesday side our midfield is stretched so there’s a big gap between the CMs and three CBs who are often mostly marking space. It’s bloody infuriating to watch time and again.