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Whether Black is any good or not I don't know, but he's getting a fair bit of unwarranted ****e on here. He's hardly to blame for EVERYTHING

Was some proper waaahmbulancing from a segment of players at the start of the season.... wouldn't be surprised if there is still an underlying feeling of iffiness towards Puel et al.

We're almost a real life Football Manager save. Thing is, the policy of buy low, sell high works most of the time on the game but it can be seriously destabilising in the real world. I was kind of expecting a low key season so I'm not too perturbed but I think it's the manner of the displays which concerns me the most. Anyway, I'm not paid to make the big decisions at the club but I do believe we're headed towards a crossroads - if we're not already at them now. What do the club want to do? Stick to the plan or revise it? I guess we'll find out in time

Loads of people had a fascination for Leandre Griffit. Never thought he was any good but I did rate Yoann Folly

It's been fractious all season tbh.

Gutted if they get Silva. Doubt he'll be able the arrest their slide tho

I feel like this.... .... but there is no point sacking him now mid way through a season and with little on way of alternatives available. Additionally, the board have to take some culpability if he turns out to be a failure and if they don't enable him some money to strengthen (backing him financially until the end of the season would be the correct thing to do IMO). If things don't improve then for me, regroup in the summer and go for Marco Silva (someone else on here can validate his expertise and that he's a good fit for us).

I don't think I could be any less excited about a Saints game.

How many of them could be classified as 'good chances' though? You can also have a million shots on goal, but if you're shooting in non-threatening positions that won't matter. For me, it's how we play. We're way too slow, allowing the opposition to easily organise defensively. There's no quick switch of play or patterning of play - it's a bit of a mess really.. the only thing I ever see is the intuitive overlap of the fullbacks and us banging crosses in to no-one in the area. That 'style' of football is the coaching teams responsibility. That said, we haven't invested properly either - but the team is far, far better than their performances suggest. A team on board with their manager would not churn out some of the terrible performances we've had to endure this season.

You can have a million forwards to choose from, if you aren't creating and playing insipid football it'll not matter a jot.

Marco Silva. Christ please not de Boer. Or AVB... then again, he's on 12m a year in china so that's prob a no goer anyway

I did say when we signed him.. L1 goalie with a couple of prem attributes

Karl Darlow. But that ship has sailed. Agree with all the above points though.

We're not going anywhere under him but it's not entirely his fault. We stood still in terms of investment so blame lies with Reed too. That said, gimme a bit of Roger Schmidt or Marco Silva if the opportunity arises. In which case.... ...Prepare for Bob Bradley.

Mmmmhmmmmm kinda said that for years. Has belting games but in general inbetween, he's at best average and protected by a usually stubborn CB and DM bloc. The midfield part of of that has been sold off, so no surprised well concede more now. Forster very exposed and it's probably revealing his frailties more

Likewise Fonte and Bertrand.

So..... Schneiderlin...

We do look lightweight conservative and boring ... irrespective of 10 or 11 men or 10 + Redmond

**** sake

At least no Redmond for a game or two

Great goalkeeping from Forster.

That's more to do with the tactics/style we play than anything individually lacking.

Morgan Effing Schneiderlin Whatever it takes

http://streamm.eu/s2.html Why you'd want to watch this rubbish though is another matter altogether...

**** off Les Reed? That'd be nice. Oh and Redmond.