Micky

Stupid original post. Do you really believe for one moment that somebody in the club is going to assure you that the current manager will not be in post at the start of next season, and therefore Simo can renew his season ticket..! Have a word with yourself. As one of the so called happy clappers on here, and one who wants Puel for at least another season I can tell you that I'm pretty ****ed off at today's performance as well. But at the end of the day, that's football, you have to take the rough with the smooth. Bad day today, move on to the next one. I get the fact that you are a paying customer, I get it. But likewise you have to understand that it can all be good, somewhere in between, or as Sunderland found out today, all bad - that is the nature of sport. Getting all precious and sending stupid emails is pointless. Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk

I would imagine your email will be an agenda item at the next board meeting. No, really I do... Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk

Heisenberg is an anagram of 'Binges Here', and indeed he does, and has done for some considerable time...!

'Her indoors' has just refused me access to the credit card, so I can assure you Micky will not be bidding for this one....!

This does indeed seem to be the pertinent question. But when you consider the amount of games he's had to contend with, coupled with the amount of holes that he's had to plug, I'd say he's done a pretty good job. Maybe nothing spectacular but certainly enough to warrant another season. Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk

Totally agree with the OP and thought it was abundantly evident last night. I wouldn't say all of our players are lightweight but certainly Boufal, Davis and JWP got out-muscled a few times, thus losing the ball. Have to say, I thought Tadic showed good body strength on occasions though and shielded it well. As for leaders - that's VVD and Fonte. So yeah we have lost that element this season. But leaders are bred through confidence on the pitch - normally first picks on the team sheet, so hopefully going into next season we have VVD back (PLEASE) and Romeu will step up to the plate as well. To be fair - given what we have had to deal with this season - we have actually coped quite well. But yeah - a little more time in the weights room please gents, and a little more vocal on the pitch.

Would really like to see us win this one convincingly, and keep a clean sheet. (I don't want much!). Much as I like Hull and want them to stay up, we played well last night and if we can maintain that form, bring it into this match and take our chances in front of goal - we should win. On the flip side - they are fighting for their lives and games are running out for them. Their away form ain't good so I reckon if we score first then we should go on and win. If they score first - could be a long afternoon. But ever the optimist - 3 nil home win.

Jesus christ, really. So why exactly would we be firing him? Because he got a mid table team to a mid table position, and a cup final this season? We'd be a laughing stock. Some of the dins on here need to get some perspective of what the manager has had to deal with this season. What do people really expect, champions bloody league. Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk

Away team at high flying Chelsea, thought we played OK for the most part of it. They obviously have much more quality than us but we kept going right until the end, so that was good to see. Have to say though, I feel for JRod, he really looks completely out of sorts. Overall though, not overly concerned, good effort by the lads. Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk

Quick in body, slow in thought unfortunately. However his game is not about goals (as we know), it's about pulling defenders all over the place and making space for others.

I was going to actually post, asides from Fonte, but hey ho. The rest - your usual straw-clutching response.

Exactly, only a simpleton would fail to grasp this. Can I make it any simpler, since our return to the top flight how many of our players or managers have left for a club belowe us in the league? Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk

You 'imagine' most things as far as I can tell. Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk

Which is more than realistic for a club of our size and stature. Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk

Thanks, I do try. Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk

Clearly Puel is the better manager, he has managed to get us to a cup final, comfortable in mid table, despite losing our best player, having no strike force for the majority of the season, having his established captain sold from under his feet, and having to rely on some of the kids for the majority of the season. All of that whilst having to negotiate lots more games as well. All in all a remarkable achievement from Claude Puel. Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk

For the legs left on him, 8 million for Fonte was good business. We may have had a slightly better chance in the cup final, who knows, (VVD was our big loss) but nobody is going to agree to a new contract package based on what our chances are going to be in a single game, cup final or not. He may be an established centre back but that's not to say that his form wasn't on the wane and he overvalued himself. Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk

Exactly, there are up and coming players, and there are those looking at the twilight of their careers. Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk

It's not about adapting, the form might return, although years are not on his side. It's about the money, we were (rightly in my opinion) not willing to meet what he wanted, and therfore opted to let him leave. And for the money we got, let's face it, whether you love Les or not, good business really. Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk

I think the bottom line is, with a little bit of hindsight (and pushing fans emotions aside), the club (big bad Les) were actually spot on in their decision to let Fonte go. Given the form he's shown at his new club, I'm not so sure that he is a big miss for us. Don't get me wrong, he was a great player for us, but the fact remains (and always will) no player is bigger than the club. Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk

They did, took over 40,000 fans to Wembley, so the fan base is still there, but they are not willing to commit to the club because they have been so badly mismanaged. Can't say I blame them either to be honest. Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk

You are of course right, I stand collected. Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk

Your first two words are correct, you should have stopped there.

I'm not quite so sure that it was as easy as you make out here, but in principle I agree - it was much easier to show progress with Everton than it was with us. Whether we like it or not Ron is a very good manager, but that said most half decent managers would have been able to improve on what Martinez achieved with them. Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk

We've been awful all game, fill your boots..... Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk