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You would think that the fact he has the physical presence of a Subbuteo man would dissuade managers from thinking he'd be good up top on his own. But apparently not.

The other part of that report says that the Man City group are looking at Rusty for a role at one of their clubs because he plays the way they like it. Maybe his long game will pay off after all...

I'm past caring about the result, but I do hope we find a way to spawn ourselves into the lead, just to sit back and watch the absolute eye-popping meltdown as their fans turn on the manager. Got to get some entertainment somehow.

If it was, then that would have disqualified Sugawara. Incredibly, the bar is actually lower than that.

Wood’s already on the list. McCarthy and Smallbone you are right about of course, but they don’t qualify for the award as they were here already. This is for atrocious new signings that were made at the beginning of this season. Fraser I’ll allow as he was only a loan before.

Noddiest post I’ve ever read. We’ve been fucking dogshit and it is nothing to do with luck, it’s entirely the fault of the board, the recruitment staff, two shit managers, and the players. ‘Sulemana at his best’, ‘the midfield force field’, ‘the defence at their best’. Jesus wept. This season has been an embarrassment to everyone connected with the club, and it’s been caused by bad decision after bad decision after bad decision. Literally the only ones I don’t attach any blame to are the fans, and Fernandes. That’s it.

You’re absolutely right - list updated to reflect. Let’s make this an official end of season award, in keeping with the vibes of this shitshow of a campaign. @Lighthouse - please can we have a poll?

Our season starts tomorrow

Two goals in 10 games, and one was a penalty. They've been playing him up top on his own, which anyone who's seen him play knows he can't do, so that probably doesn't help.

I don't think you need to worry too much about that. The relegation places are done.

Was an unused sub against Wolves, apparently. Can't remember the last time was actually on the pitch though. Remember all those games he was going to be so valuable in, to come on for the last 20 minutes and use his experience to help us close them out?

Wolves go ahead at Ipswich with five minutes to go. The fat lady is warming her vocal chords…

Imagine having any other job where someone puts north of £25,000 in your bank account every seven days, but you don’t have to actually contribute anything, and it’s just in return for being ‘a good lad to have around the place.’ Football is insane.

Which one wins the award for the most utterly pointless signing of the season? Or are there any more deserving nominations? The only rule is that it has to be someone who was brought in this season, who the geniuses who run the club scouted and identified as someone who they specifically thought would be a good signing to help us in the Premier League (so Stewart doesn't count as he was here already).

...and Armstrong, Fraser, Smallbone, Stephens, Bednarek, Aribo...

If we're losing, I wonder if Juric will literally run away at half time like Martin did in the home game?

Stephens was OK by his own low standards but was still directly at fault for the equaliser. Not just him - as THB had two chances to do a proper clearing header and messed them both up, and Ramsdale should have saved the shot - but he totally lost his man for the goal.

Last night wasn't about lack of effort, it was about lack of composure and basic ability, and making tactical decisions that made us worse. When you have a poor coach managing poor players, that's what happens unfortunately. Also, was it me or did Sugawara come on playing left wing, ahead of Welington? I thought that was what it looked like but the resolution on my stream wasn't great and it was hard to tell.

They didn’t rob us, we handed it to them. Shit substitutions that handed them the midfield. Shit headers from THB. Stephens lost his man. Ramsdale should have stopped it. All self-inflicted, as per usual. Palace were poor, but knew they just needed to keep playing and plodding on, doing the basics because they knew we’d shoot ourselves in the foot eventually. And we did.

Well we nearly put a spanner in the Sunday night relegation plan there, but since normal service was resumed in the 91st minute it’s still on.

What I don't get is that he did do that, and it was largely successful, but he bizarrely never went back to it. He changed to four at the back and an extra man in midfield at Liverpool, and away from home at one of the best teams in the world we did really well, took the lead and generally looked like much more of a competent football team than we have all season. We actually acquitted ourselves really well in that game despite losing it. But despite that, he completely changed it again the next week, and we haven't gone back to it. And lo and behold, we instantly went to absolute dogshit again. Why on earth would you do that? Surely the thickest person on the planet would think 'that was a lot better, we should keep doing that and maybe we can build on it.' It just doesn't make any sense at all. His decisions defy logic or common sense and that's why as far as I'm concerned he can go with the rest of them and let's just start completely afresh next year. New players, new coach, new sporting director, new league, let's have it.

Ooooh a whimper! What I wouldn't give to get relegated with a whimper!

It would be more Saints-like to go on a blistering run of victories once it's completely irrelevant Was it Forest who got relegated with three to play and then won all of the last three? I always remember when we played Derby last day of the season years ago, when we were comfortably safe and they'd already been relegated, and they pumped us 6-1

Sammy Saint holding Can't be any stupider than putting Joe Aribo at fucking centre half