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Salisu is likely to start I'd imagine. I'd also expect Diallo to start if Lavia doesn't. Personally I think it's time to try an alternative to Edozie - Orsic for me. The guy clearly has pedigree.

Control

I'm tempted by Peacock too. I'm confident about my vpn (cyberghost) being ok, it's just the us payments I'm unsure about. Any ideas appreciated...

Yep, exactly this. The clubs strategy makes no sense whatsoever.

Best

I agree that they're not good enough, but while they're under contract surely it makes sense that they go out on loan. Thet (sometimes) get to play, and we probably get some help with their wages.

Yes. SR have made error after error. Expecting to get Marsch on a very short term deal knowing he was under a long term contract was daft. It's just wasted time that we don't have.

Need the context...he may have been ok on the understanding/assumption that there'd be a deal that didn't leave him out of pocket if saints didn't extend beyond the short term contract on offer. As much as saints fan seem hell bent in blaming JM, there's about 8 million reasons to walk away from that Leeds contract without an adequate replacement.

Depends if you're looking from a saints perspective or an objective one. Objectively, there is zero prospect of expecting anyone who has almost 2 1/2 years contract at £3.5m a year to sign a 3-6 month contract. Trying to push that into JM is naive in the extreme - we needed JM more than he needed us and the club didn't play the room.

On the face of it you would think that, but it begs the question of why he wasn't our preferred man either before Jones or the JM fiasco.

Nobody in their their right mind would take a 3-6 contract when they already have one for 27-30 months. It's completely unrealistic, and seems that's what SR were expecting JM to do. There is no blame on JM here.

Months

I've no doubt that his Leeds contract was a factor. However, there's mitigating loss and then there's taking a 3-6 month contract when you're contracted for 27-30 months. I wouldn't be surprised that the club instead of backing JM with a contract beyond this season showed typical naivety and JM understandably walked away to the comfort blanket of his Leeds contract. I can't see any credible way of bouncing this onto JM.

I'm against Scotland having a say in our parliament, having their own, and enjoying the fruits of the Barnett formula if that's the question. If it's independence that you mean, that votes been done and can't keep being revisited. Good riddance to her.

For better or worse?

We ain't reaping the rewards of Ralph being sacked. We're reaping the rewards of Ralph creating a losing culture, the club taking too long to sack him, then replacing him with an utter Muppet, then taking too long to sack that Muppet.

Miracle worker, we'll never know. The best option being touted, yes. Please name a manager that you say is capable of giving staying up a real go who'd likely be willing to come in as a caretaker. I can't think of a single one. I suspect you can't either.

Ticking over? The clock stopped ages ago. We need a clean sweep. Selles has been part of both managers failures. He's never managed. He's never played. He's not remotely qualified, by experience, to manage us.

Surrender

There's only logic to that if you're resigned to relegation. I'm not. I think we have half a shout if we get someone on half decent and with experience at this level. To get someone like that we absolutely have to commit - in the real world no credible manager would could come in as a glorified caretaker. Your approach is unrealistic, as is SR.

We know he doesn't have any managerial experience, but based on results and performances this season, what makes people think that Selles is even good enough as a coach?

Strange argument given that we need a manager.

Yep, especially as he's under contract until 2025. He'd be nuts to take a short term job when Leeds are paying his wages for the next 2 + years.

I get that, although Ralph's time was up imo. The issue as you pointed out above is that he's been a dead man walking since the summer and the outcome was inevitable. Having given him too long we then got the wrong man, then gave him too long. I agree that we've fucked it up royally. We need stability and experience imo. If we want a stab at staying up Selles is not that man.

Faith