Jimmy_D

Can I suggest an American style 'Thank You Nigel' chant? Gets the point across, but also accepts that he's gone and doesn't transfer any negativity to the new manager or the players we're relying on to avoid relegation.

Legend. Thank You.

That would be the European Champions we just mugged for a point in their own back yard Lambert completely transformed that game.

That'll do.

BBC have changed their report now. Edit: No they haven't >_

It's possible for it to not be a foul, not be a dive, and for the ref to make a complete hash of it. I don't personally think he was looking for a foul, just overbalanced getting out the way of the challenge coming in. He hasn't tried to claim anything. BBC haven't been as impartial as they should have been in my opinion.

Love that video.

Unbelievable end to that game, feel like I was out there playing myself! Sounds like Villa seriously ****ed up several chances to get something out of that. Boruc might well have kept us up with that performance today. HUUUUUUGE result, reckon we'll look back on this as the result that kept us up and Villa will look back on it as the one that sent them down.

No, reckon they're there for the taking atm.

The FL wouldn't grant their Golden Share if they were starting a second season in the same period of administration. After 18 months I believe the administrator would have to liquidate.

Not automatically. It's a penalty condition on getting their golden share back due to them diluting the first CVA, which is something not specifically in the regulations. (Unsurprising really. Usually, either a CVA gets repaid in full, or a company goes under.) If they went straight down without the ten point deduction, whether the FL would take another look is another matter.

It's not a penalty for going INTO administration, which is what would normally get carried over if applied after the cut off date. Whether the Football League would choose to carry it over if they decide it didn't punish them is another matter. I suspect they're currently of the mindset that they'll cross that bridge IF they get to it.

Maybe if no one mentions it and pretends it doesn't exist, it'll just go away.

The luck they've had in the courts, the number of times they've overspent, just assuming it'll all be all right, that they'll get away with it... It's like they've played a game of Russian Roulette, and all of a sudden are wondering if maybe they shouldn't have taken that 6th shot.

Fantastic performance. Could easily have won that. Really didn't see anything wrong with our 2nd 'goal'?

It was players on both sides it was happening to. Maybe players tend to wear shorter studs these days for fear of getting their foot planted and picking up a serious injury?

Aye, I reckon that most days, the tactics we changed to would have got us the win. Maybe going more attacking would have got us the win on the day yesterday, but I'm not convinced it would work more often in the long run.

Would have taken the point before the match, we've got that. Villa is a huge huge game now.

F***

W*****s on Solent didn't spot the offside for a few seconds!

There's going to be plenty of injury time at the end of this...

Stokes remaining defenders now taking each other out...

We want four.... We want four...

Stoke have been seriously hurt by their defensive suspensions by the look of it.

Aaaand we're done here.