hypochondriac

The most culpable of all? Give it a rest. Again, he is worthy of some criticism but he's put his money into the club.

It doesn't absolve him of criticism but it definitely absolves him of some criticism. He's not exactly a Rupert Lowe character using dodgy reverse takeovers to line his pockets at the expense of the club.

He is demonstrably better than the other wankers running the club. He has a share of the blame for sure but it's just not correct to say he is no better than the others.

At least he's put his own money in.

That's not true because we needed another striker regardless but it was already clear that Downs wasn't up to the required standard before the window closed.

Yes he was and he has been consistent about it for ages. Also said we didn't need a striker other than Downs in the summer.

Let's say it really has nothing at all to do with the system. If that is the case then what do you really have to lose by trying a change? He must know the fans are begging for it and we are not winning regardless.

I was expecting a response like that. It's absolute bollocks.

I'd say relegation to league one was the lowest point but this is certainly the most boring and frustrating period. At least then our lack of resources was a bit of an excuse.

Imagine trying to get promoted up against West ham or Forest, Burnley, Wolves, Leicester. We've got no chance.

The club never had the balls to do what needed doing. They have very low standards which is typified by the current manager. I haven't heard his comments after this one but it will be something like Boro being a tough place to come and they are near the top for a reason and we will learn from this performance. Just shite.

Yeah but we didn't have the money or resources to change everyone. I certainly would have binned Stephens, Bazunu and Manning though.

Well we dont currently have an alternative to Azaz.

I thought we looked into the personality of players before we bought them? I reckon we panicked after we couldn't get Spertsyan or Rudoni and got whoever else was on the list because we needed someone.

Also we played well for a few games against teams that weren't great and who played in a way that allowed us to play the way we wanted to. Continually pointing to those few games as justification for continuing to play that exact way with no deviation when your form falls off a cliff means you're either a troll or know nothing about football. Under an experienced manager we would make tactical and formation changes in different games that would give us added flexibility and allow us to gain more points. We still wouldn't be where we should be given our resources but we'd be doing better.