StrangelyBrown

At this stage it's about who can put a few results together - not dictated by crunching numbers by a bunch of stattos. If we win at Leeds things will start looking very different. A team or two above us will go on horrendous runs and find themselves in trouble. All to play for IMO.

Some of his usual stuff was there although he didn't so quite as much of it. A number of times he didn't engage when he should of done and instead backed off, was out of position a number of times, marked space rather than a man at almost every corner (while failing to address any of the runners), moaned at other players when he failed to pick people up, ... He just got away with more because ABK was immense.

Likewise, he talks a very good game indeed and seems like a strong leader - I can see why the players "like" him (I suspect it is like based on respect). I really hope he gets some quick results and makes the job his own.

I'll be happy with Selles continuing beyond the Chelsea game if: - we don't get dicked - Janny B doesn't make the bench let alone starts - there is some semblance of a plan and that plan looks like it could actually result in us winning some games - we don't play 5 at the back

I'm feeling wierdly optimistic about this one. I've got a feeling Selles is going to surprise people (I've nothing to base this on - just gut feel) and even if we lose at least he appears to be a sensible rational human being so is already a step up.

I'd rather we didn't rush into a decision and accept that we're heading down than bringing in a fraud like lampard, Rooney or Gerrard.

For me Nuno is the best option of the "realistic" choices. While I'd love the return of poch it isn't going to happen. Gerrard is another fraud and we'd do well to avoid. Bielsa would be a good short term appointment, but his legacy might be problematic.

Apparently they're being brave...

It's as likely as NJ getting a win or NJ getting through a presser without making an outrageous claim about being brilliant.

At least lyanco is aggressive - recklessly so and a bit shit, but you can see where NJ is going. However, it beggers belief that NJ has identified ball watching Janny B as a fundamental part of his aggressive dream team - it's almost like he hasn't ever seen him play or train.

Did he really say he was the "fittest human being in history"??? If so that is some claim....

Not making a decision when there is irrefutable evidence that you need to make a decision simply because you hope something will get better isn't bravery. It is far easier to bury your head in the sand than to make a change. The board have been spineless - they even limited the forum to a chosen few and Jones didn't attend. Again spineless.

So our spineless board have decided that we're stuck with Jones for a bit longer and have backed us for relegation... There's not a lot of fun on the horizon now other than to look forward to seeing what the self proclaimed best manager in Europe attributes to himself in his Thursday press conference. Has he discovered the cure for the common cold? Was he the first man on the moon? Did he invent aggression in football? Is he the 2nd coming (or God willing the first going)? One thing for sure is that we won't be seeing a dose of humility or an apology for blaming everyone else anytime soon. I suppose it's never dull being a Saints fan.

I'm confused about the compromising thing - was he compromising when we beat city or palace, what about when we played forest? Presumably every loss is down to compromise and every win is down to him being the bestest ever manager in the world ever?

I can't believe that anyone is talking about NJ magically getting a result if he's still here. The bloke is a fucking charlatan - his tactics are shit, he thinks Janny B is our best defender, he's lost a number (if not most) of the team, he's lost the fanbase and he's still banging on about it being everyone else's fault. Wolves on the other hand have turned the corner. The only way they lose this by some freak result. If NJ stays we lose again and we can all talk about how shit he is and live in the hope he gets sacked. Hopefully he leaves, we can say good riddance and we can all get on with supporting the team again safe in the knowledge that it could be worse no matter who we get next.

For me Ankerson should get a bit more time and Semmens should go. At their level they will make mistakes, but the important but is owning those mistakes and making changes to move forward from them. Semmens has failed too many times without seeming learning from his mistakes. The jury is out on Ankerson although a man with such a seemingly big ego is heading for disaster.

NJ simply can't keep his job - what a fucking shambles. No doubt it isn't his fault.

I can't see us winning under Jones, I don't think he's got it in him to find a settled line up and a way of playing that actually works. The relentless tinkering will see us lose probably by small margins, but from a points point of view I think we're going to lose touch with the pack fairly quickly. We're not even picking up draws at the moment.

Couldn't agree more re that team filling with no confidence - if Janny B plays we lose IMO - he's rusty and he's probably our worst CB even when he's at his best. Ely is simply not good enough, Adams scored a worldy midweek so the odds are against him scoring. Let's hope I'm wrong.

I'm genuinely confused. Have you actually watched us??? We don't look like we capable of winning a match at the moment. We create few good chances that were incapable of taking and sloppily gift a lot of chances for the opposition - I've lost count of the number of times we've got away with giving the ball away on the edge of our own box - we might have kept scores low but there has been an large element of luck to that. We're not going to get the points we need just simply by being aggressive and not conceding too many goals. At some point we need to start creating enough chances to win a game - we've allegedly bought the players to do that now it's down to NJ to put them in the team and organise us so that we can score more than the opposition.

7 for me. Still 2 obvious positions to deal with (DM and GK) and our manager still needs replacing.

With the greatest of respect with Janny B back to save the day what can possibly go wrong? God willing we'll get a result - we'd be foolish to solely rely on players being able to understand tactics or on picking the right team.

Maybe the master plan is to lure Newcastle into a false sense of security by playing completely dogshit for a half and then switching up at half time??? Straws.... Clutching....

Well that's that then. Good to see bednarek is bringing the defensive solidity he's renowned for to the team.

Completely agree. We are better defensively but still look incapable of a clean sheet, add this to the fact we just simply don't score anywhere near enough of our chances it's a guaranteed recipe of relegation. The only way I see us getting out of this is with a striker who actually can put a chance or two away, a new keeper and a manager who can bring the whole club with him; not one who can't keep his ego in check and is hellbent on turning the fans against him.