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Like a training match for Spurs.

Tis the season for giving gifts.

Just wow. Talk about embarrassing. He must go now.

Ha ha!!!!! Good job Spurs are down to the bare bones. What does this clown do during training sessions.

Oh dear!!!!

Stop making stuff up to suit your own agenda. If you don't agree with me I respect that but don't interpret what you think I said as the actual truth.

Isn't it time you grew up and learned not to accuse every person who criticises Martin of hating him? Under them it should be clear by now that our long term prospects aren't great. You'll need to point me to where I suggested we're going to plummet down to the lower leagues.

Win, lose or draw RM will still be our manager going forward. There is clearly no intention to get rid of him.

Says it all.

Because, hopeless as or owners are, I don't believe even they are stupid enough to sanction stadium expansion when we are in freefall under a useless manager. We are highly likely to be relegated with the lowest ever points total and that will have a detrimental affect on season ticket sales. It's not rocket science. They've brought us to this situation and certainly will not be chucking money at a stadium expansion when their customer base is set to dwindle because of their own incompetence. Can't make my position any plainer but others are entitled to their own take on the situation.

We have decided to part company with Russell Martin and will be appointing a caretaker manager until a permanent replacement has been identified. We wish Russell well and thank him for his efforts in securing promotion last season but clearly results and performances this season have not been good enough.

Anything to show that they at least share and respect the fans concerns and are taking action to alleviate the current desperate situation. They don't have to give away any trade secrets although our manager does this every week by alerting opponents that there will be no changes to our playing strategy.

But how are you comparing our squad to other teams bearing in mind you don't know who will be promoted/relegated between this season's Premier League and Championship nor do you have any idea what transfer business will be done or which key players might suffer long term injuries.

How do you know this?

Just to be clear I get that a stadium expansion could mean more revenue which might help improve the team - then again it might not because we have seen vast amounts wasted. I'm not against a stadium expansion but, even if it's been long in the planning, I don't think now is the time and I don't think it will happen. Happy to be proved wrong but I don't think I will be. I'd rather hear from the club what plans they have to halt the current freefall on the playing field - that should be the priority yet we hear nothing.

It shows nothing of the sort.

On what basis do you say I have failed to grasp something that is obvious - of course I 'grasp' it? Where we differ is that I don't think it will happen and nothing you have stated makes me change this belief.

1) Talk is cheap - actions speak louder than words. 2) And they'll be planning for it for a long time to come. 3) It's just discussions - doesn't mean it'll happen and my firm belief is it won't. 4) Let's see how many season tickets we shift next season - do you seriously think we'll sell out? 5) This might be a fact but I and I would hazard a guess most other fans would prefer to hear more talk of what is being done to improve the return of 5 points so far this season rather than some PR exercise concerning stadium expansion.

So what, if anything, do you know about a possible stadium expansion? - I'm intrigued.

I take that as meaning you don't have any definitive information to share but, because you've heard rumours of some talks or other that the club had with the council that you know nothing about you have decided that we may be extending the ground - tenuous to say the least and I reiterate that, imo, it won't be happening.

Well, to enable me to respond maybe you could inform me what you know that I obviously don't - you are clearly privy to details within the club that I am not so if you share these with me I will respond.

Ok, let's agree to disagree on this one. You'll not convince me and vice versa.

Why wasn't there a case a few years ago when we had good seasons under Pochettino, Koeman and Ralph and were regularly selling out.

As I said...let me know when the work starts. It's not going to happen until we are having a lot more success on the field - sometime never under the current manager and owners is my best guess.

They spend the bare minimum on maintaining the existing stadium so if you believe they're going to spend a fortune on increasing capacity when we're on a downward spiral you knock yourself out. Let me know when the workmen arrive to carry out the changes - I'll not hold my breath.