Micky

Losing wasn't the issue.

What like he did against the other center backs in his last 4 premiership games...?

Yeah, I'm thinking we should sack him today, and then get a new manager on Tuesday. Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk

Well in that case somebody's 'Fans Mile O'meter' is knackered because I live 9 miles north of Wem - so either way I win...!!!

Having had time to sleep on it without posting or venting, and being a happy clapper, I'm going to put this one down to a bad day at the office. We were dire from start to finish and Watford deservedly won - not that it was much of a contest though. Our midfield was absolutely shocking for the full 90 minutes and Watford had the freedom of St Marys, we hardly won a tackle - they were much bigger and much more physical and wiped the floor with us. I'm a JWP fan, but yesterday he was a passenger and really never got going at all and just seemed to cut a frustrated figure, it was no surprise that he never reappeared for the second half. That said though, what on earth is Boufal meant to be bringing to the game, he can't track, can't tackle and can't block - my granny would walk straight through him. He is meant to bring skill and creativity - but it's all too sporadic - absolute waste of a shirt. As for Redmond and Tadic - again all to lightweight, which is ok if you can deliver consistent telling passes or balls into the box, which I don't think we did all afternoon. Thought Davis and Romelu tried hard but neither had good games - why oh why was Lemina left out, had he been out there it's arguable that we may have covered both the shots that led to goals and come away with a point and much undeserved home draw. Gabbi tried to work hard up front but really just isn't getting any service and fair play to him that he keeps going. Oh for the days when we had Pelle who was great at holding up, or laying it off, or more crucially scoring. Long tried hard when he came on, chased down lost causes and tried to stretch them but by then it was pretty much game over. As for Austin, I'm sorry but I just don't get it - he maybe a great finisher, but we don't have the players to serve him. Outside of that he looks cumbersome, slow and awkward - looked awful yesterday. Fraser - doesn't inspire confidence at all in any way shape or form, needs to be rested / dropped. I personally didn't hear any booing during the game (there was at the end), but the players hopefully noted the sarcastic cheers, when on 92 minutes we eventually managed a strike on goal - (which the goalkeeper easily saved tbf), but that will have told them what the majority thought of that performance. As I said - being a happy clapper - I'm going for a bad day at the office (more in hope than anything else), because if that's the level of performance that we are going to produce over the course of the season, we will be down by Christmas. It's no good saying we should have bought this player or that player, we have what we have, and it's up to the manager to sort it out and get this squad performing. Oh and while we're on the 'fans mileage meter' - 392 miles round trip for that. Not happy.

Yep - that's pretty much where I'm at, if they're on the pitch wearing the shirt they have my support. I'll be there with my boy on Saturday and will be going mental if we get a result - support the team - simple.

My guess, if he's in the squad, when the names are announced, his will get the biggest cheer at SMS this weekend.

This thread is really going to liven up when we finish this season lower than last. Cant wait. Whose going to pen the open letter to Les telling him how we all feel?

Sorry, but for me the ox has had a mare. Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk

Was that more luck than judgement, did they mean to do that? Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk

Being outfootballed at home by Slovakia. Massive improvement needed to turn this around. Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk

Saved me the bother, but were you expecting anything else? Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk

True - but Lovrens head was also on merseyside while the rest of him was on the south coast! A bit like watching him play now - all over the place.

You've not had your happy pills today have you? And once we have got rid of that player who was under tight contract, what next? Just let the next batch leave as and when they want to, in fact don't bother with any contractual arrangements - just have an open house and let players come and go as they see fit. WASTED planning.

Those are the four word that you need to consider carefully when you try to evaluate Les Reed performance within the club. Few clubs of our stature would have been able to see off the interest from the suitors of the players and staff that we have allowed to leave. You also need to understand that Cortese (good though he was) would appear to have been out of control with other peoples money and needed reigning in. Any club will have 'failures' as you put it amongst their playing staff - it's not exclusive to SFC - really it's not. There is no laughable logic - Les Reed has done a good job at SFC.

Yeah, I know all that, but Les Reed out anyway eh...?

Get a life mate, honestly.

Would be very interesting to see his 'celebrations' if it did happen...!

This. Sorry, I mean THIS. Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk

I expect him to be at least on the bench, if not in the team for Watford. Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk

Is this just a ploy to see if anybody can get a Scouser to part with a five pound note? You have no chance. Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk

He's been on a meltdown for weeks, no doubt there will be a few others who will be backtracking with their views as well. Club have played a blinder. Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk

First time that I've watched sky deadline day. What's a load of cr ap. Sky sources (WTF are they?), basically nobody is going anywhere. I actually feel sorry watching them desperately trying to fill space. As i type, live from Southampton, VvD is staying, Les has gone home, it's getting dark. Virgil goes back to training on Monday. Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk

I think that you probably need to appreciate the 'bigger picture' with regard to all of this. This is about much more than a player moving from one team to another. Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk

Yep, pretty much agree with all of this. The VvD saga has taken center stage in the club for far too long as far as I'm concerned, given that he didn't actually play for us for half the season last year as well, we haven't done too badly at all. Obviously (if he stays) he makes us stronger so long as his attitude and application is right. But I've been more than happy with what we've got. We don't score enough goals, we all know that, but trying to find a 20 goal a season striker is not quite as easy as some people on here seem to think it is. All in all, pretty happy with what we've got, looking forward to the Watford game once the Transfer Deadline Circus has left town and everything has settled down a bit.