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WHU first team analyst comes from Millbrook.

Under pressure, using his swinger.

Lambert was a class act, He was the key man for us and made the hard work of everybody else Cork especially, into goals and worked the City defence over.

They did the same to SFC over the 10 points however sooner or later it will get challenged. The new bidder don't have a golden share to lose as they are already excluded and if they are as rich as they say might well go for it. Besides the FL left the door open using the word 'currently'. If challenged, I can see this bid going through if the funds are there and the timescale complied with.

This may be the point in time everybody has been awaiting, the FL getting challenged in court by the new bidder.

Hold hard fellahs, the FL said CURRENTLY consider, that leaves the door open, litigation, appeals procedure, court ruling. I can't see the court putting anything other than a proper value on FP whatever that is. I also can't see the FL refusing to let a genuine buyer step in if PDT can't complete. I maybe wrong but I don't think it's over until it's over.

Why don't you ask him, he still posts on here, but then he would have to reveal his identity. I won't because it wouldn't be fair, but I would be interested in his view of the Seymour Pierce angle.

Lallana's estimate at the time was 8-10 weeks, back in 7.

Adding 26000 seats to three sides of the ground would be interesting as apparently the Itchen can't be extended easily because of the infrastructure.

Haven't a clue, but I don't think Reading because most of their home games are against the bottom sides.

Last eight games, 6 away, played Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Man Utd, only lost by one goal at MU. 7 points away, 9 points overall could have been more but we are doing ok. Now we have 7 at home and 6 away, about 16 points needed. We had taken four points from the first 10 games but 20 points from the last 15, scored 19 for with 16 against, W4 D7 L3. I think we are playing consistently enough to pick up more than the 16 points.

No recall allowed in first month.

Fox has been poor. Poor throw lost the ball leading to the first goal. Seems to have no idea how to close down and sits too deep.

He hasn't played since Everton on 21st Jan. So he may well be sick.

It is possible from some reports that LFC have not offered more but just offered a bigger amount up front.

This is like watching a repeat. This was made up and done to death on the Coutinho thread this morning. Must be happening, did anybody see them leave Barcelona?

I don't think he will go anywhere until his severance is agreed. It took a while for us to pay up Pardew.

Is Cortese still in Barcelona?

I think you get what you already subscribe to Sky on Sky Go. If you don't pay for ESPN you won't get it.

The SISA four are really left wing militant dinosaurs, I've been to meetings they have been running and anarchy doesn't begin to describe it. Just a joke:facepalm:

Originally reported as Malta for five days.

Everybody is going on about the Chelsea situation but there is a considerable difference between the perception of fans for their respective new man. Whilst Pochettino comes with a clean sheet there was considerable dislike at Chelsea prior to his arrival due to his anti Chelsea attitude while at Liverpool. I think the average fan knows we have to get on with it however much we dislike the change and will give the team and the new man their backing. I think we have to take the view that the relationship between NA and NC had broken down so it was never going to work long term.

Quite a few players used to try and kick him in the car park games but couldn't get near the little bastard as his peripheral vision was so good. That's how he played so many games.

I'm as disappointed as anyone at the sacking, NA was my first choice a couple of years ago and I expected him to be here for a long time. I have had time to reflect and one thing stands out, whatever anyone says the boss has the last word and carries the can for his decisions. All employees have to grasp the concept that they can disagree as much as they like but in the end if the boss wants to go another way it's go that way willingly or leave. If NA disagreed with NC over transfers he had those choices. Obviously his misplaced loyalty in Kelvin Davis caused a problem and showed he did get his way at times. It is no good having a set up that encompasses a process that in the end is not what the manager is happy with. When he came NA was aware of that process and embraced it and continued in public to voice his support for NC. That process isn't going to change. It seems to me that the results were a side issue and the oft reported tensions between NA and NC were the real issue. I just hope we haven't done a Blackburn. NC is the boss and the manager manages the players he wants to buy or else. I would have hoped that NC would bring in the players that NA wanted, as he didn't I think NA wasn't going to leave and not receive compensation. Where I stand, NA has lost a job that was never going to be anything but a compromise given the personalities. He has a tremendous record and after a short time will be in a job he likes, for a club where he is allowed to manage as long as he is successful and will probably look back on his exit from SMS as a relief. He may regret being sacked but the financial cushion will soon mask that. In the end he will not really be giving us much thought having moved on with his life. I think that is exactly where we are, sad that such a likeable guy didn't manage to keep his job but we have to move on tomorrow night and get something from the match. NA isn't coming back, the team has to forget about this episode and carry on, so do we.

Lose the next five games and we'll see how welcome the change is. I'm keeping my powder dry and hoping he won't mess up. The odds are on it. Everton isn't the time for protest but a rapid deterioration of the present form won't need much to ignite a storm.