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Similarities for sure. I was with him on his initial question. He's been like a happy dog with a bone since.

Having read that athletic article, and witnessed the mess that was this season, I think you're right to highlight that we need someone with all the attributes tiu mention, but with perhaps an emphasis on gravitas and authority. Those things come from experience for sure, but not necessarily from experience of managing in this country, and not necessarily from managing for long. Fabrice asked a good question imo - there's experience and there's experience. Jones had experience, but the wrong sort, and he definitely had the wrong characteristics as a person and leader. Elsewhere, you've got the likes of Arteta who had zero experience as a manager and was widely sniffed at. However, his experience and credentials as a player (and his brief coaching career) gave him knowledge, gravitas and all sorts of great traits, but he didn't have the management experience that people assume is a pre requisite to succeed.

I'm not sure what game you watched mate, but I saw a Leeds team work hard and win the second half away at city. They drew today against Newcastle. Allardyce has done more for them in two games than our Selles has in his reign. He'd have kept us up.

I'm not on the mood for stupidity today mate.

Behave, he's had 4 games, and no transfer window. He won the second half away at city in his first game, and drew with Newcastle in his second. Had Bamford buried the penalty, they'd have won. He'd have kept us up imo.

On the pitch Jones would have been better I reckon, but he was a complete helmet whenever he spoke, and had clearly lost the dressing room.

Ditto. I'd add to that the fact that he lacks experience and doesn't have any coaches or assistant around him with experience at this level. It feels a bit Ted Lasso to be honest.

Yep. They're mercenaries, but would you risk injury when relegation is certain, or stay injury free to make sure you're fit enough to get a move?

Yep. Play your best team. Integrate the youngsters pre season under the new manager, and amongst the new playing group, blood them in friendlies, then go from there. I see no value at all on pushing these lads onto a sunken ship, and putting the smell of relegation on them. They've enjoyed success at their level, don't ruin that for them. Much better to give them hope for first team football next year in a promotion push from the championship.

I'd be happy with him. It's understandable that he said no to us it's true that we offered a contract with the less time than the balance of his Leeds contact.

A Armstrong aside, that line up is better than many we've put out this season.

Redmond would have offered much more this season than Moi, Orsic or Edozie.

We went for quantity over quality, potential over proven. Absolute clusterfuck. The amount we spent on Larios, Mara and Edozie could have bought us the one goalscorer who'd have kept us up, ditto the money on Sulemana and big Paul in the January window. Ditto the goalie - that money, plus maybe a bit more, could have got us someone who could actually make saves and not send his defence into a panic. Poor recruitment has cost us. It's a real shame as the owners haven't been afraid to spend.

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Eh? Alcaraz has been starting.

I don't think anyone has said that he's shit. The truth is that he is a great free kick taker (not a great dead ball man - many of his corners are dreadful, our last one on Monday for example). He is also hard working, committed and super fit. However, he doesn't make breaks between the lines, his tackling ain't great, he's slow, he doesn't make many incisive passes, and he's slower to use the ball than a top level midfielder should be. That's not me saying he's shit, far from it, just highlighting the faults as I see them and why I think he's still at Saints and constantly overlooked for England. He's replaceable is the championship. We've had good service from him, but I don't believe premier league clubs have been chasing him. I've heard that he was told a while ago that he could move on, but in reality I'm not sure where he'd go and be a regular starter. West Ham perhaps when Rice goes, Newcastle perhaps, but I can't see where else he'd be needed as a starter. I think we'll cash in if we can, but I can't see a long line of buyers and/or a massive fee.

We could do a lot worse than him. Did well at Blackburn last season. Knows the championship, and English football generally.

Yep, I'm putting him forward as our next captain cos he plays like a captain. If he'd drop with us into the championship, I'd have him there in a heartbeat. Whining cos he wanted the challenge of a bigger and better club is daft, especially after he's come back with his tale between his legs and given it jus all. Anyone who says that they wouldn't have made the move he made is full of shit (or lacks ambition). Sure, he ain't the best CB out there, but he'd be brilliant in the imo. Feel free to disagree, we don't have to agree with each other.

Spose he could have, but I'm not sure another change at CB was sensible. It matters not though, we got what we deserved.

For who though? We had no full back cover. Ely? DCC?

Then your comments don't make a lot of sense.

Did you watch tonight? He and Lyanco stopped an embarrassment.

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I think we're refusing to play him. Contact related apparently.

Yep, but the bonus is we won't have Selles or that team on the championship. 🤞🙏🤞🙏🤞🙏