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Ditto. It’s alright.

Sometimes the internet can seem such a strange, sad, bewildering place.

Well the the Les and Ralph trying to appoint the new Mopo/Mope but being rebuffed from above stuff is new info for me and is intriguing to say the least. Hints at a power struggle. Hopefully It ends in Hughes being appointed but 20% leaves a lot of room for doubt.

Really? Well this new info from Africa certainly stirs the pot of intrigue.

It’s obvious we have a bang average squad without seeing it written down Tbf. General policy seems to be to go for youth and form over experience, so a longer term approach which is fine by me if it means no Hart or Wilshire but then the inclusion of Cahill flies in the face of that policy somewhat. Just see what happens I guess, we obviously aren’t going to win it whoever we pick.

Star ratings don’t start low enough for this bloke. Truly, shockingly awful and confirmed as such by obvious and swift improvement under Hughes.

‘Met’ a City fan on the train down from London who looked capable of head butting it all the way back from where it came from (he started talking at me just past Winchester). I declined to argue the point when he claimed their recent success had nothing to do with money. He also said it had been a “funny old season” for them. ����

Yes would definitely keep him, he’s capable of being a regular starter in a three as long as he’s deputy not sheriff. He is still annoyingly capable of **** poor defending at times exhibit 1 pathetic attempted block v Arsenal.

1.Keep Hughes 2 year deal. He’s Not the greatest but perfectly adequate to stabilise an above average team in a below average Premier League which is what we are and what the Prem will continue to be next season with the likes of Huddersfield, Brighton, Bournemouth, Watford, Palace, plus the 3 new clubs (though I think Wolves will do well). 2. Try to keep Cedric and Bertrand. Used correctly - as Hughes has - and on form they are both top drawer wingbacks, will be a major issue trying to replace both adequately. 3. Get experienced CB who’s good in the air and is a leader and organiser (no idea who ticks all those boxes and is attainable maybe Evans). Jan and probably Hoedt can cut it but not on their own or just with Yoshida who I would still keep on. Stephens could be a decent utility player, still think midfield may suit him best but could fill in at cb or rb in emergencies. 4. Buy a number 10/creative midfielder who can score. You won’t get better than Shaquiri for the 12m he’s reportedly available for. 5. Buy a new striker to be the player to fill the role Carillo was meant to but has shown no capabilities of doing. All the above assumes no further outgoings which there obviously will be. Expect Gabb and probably Tadic will go at a minimum, I would keep both despite being **** all season until Hughes came in.

Where was our ****ing guard of honour from Wham the game after we beat Wigan to reach this season's FA Cup semi final? Eh? Still furious we didn't get one.

Les will be claiming he did it deliberately just to break the monotony of finishing in the hop 8. Best escape was Dellhurst Park season which probably was 88/89 but I can’t be arsed to check. TBF last night had the same do or die feeling and ultimately result, plus it still wasn’t definitely over just as it isn’t now.

Mate/Pal if you would prefer I would have a lot more time for your points of view if you didn’t just churn out the old I’ve been warning but no-one would listen/I was lambasted/ lI am now being proved correct in my assertions bull**** over and over again for whatever bizarre reason you do it for. Funnily enough it looks like you are just about to be proven incorrect in your assertions (again).

The fact you have aligned your own views with those of a trolling idiot holds no surprises for me.

Adjusted slightly for the sake of complete accuracy.

With you on that as long as it ain’t Les and Ralph doing the due diligence.

The man is basically paid to be a troll on the radio, dreaming up ‘burning issues’, and then trying to sound sincere as he debates them with wing man Gough and repeats the same point over and over again in fractionally different ways. Tbf the fact he/they find enough material to pack out a daily 3 hour show is phenomenal and will quite clearly require copious bull****.

Has done really well and I hope we keep him on, he deserves it. **** me this season has been awful, just no need for it we'd have been fine if ****features had been relieved of his duties a few weeks earlier.

I was literally pacing back and forth in my hotel room with my palms pressed to the sides of my head occasionally screaming “COME ON!!!” Then the match started and things really turned mental.

Feeling an ever so slight twinge or nervous tension right now. They ain’t that good, their line up looks weaker than ours generally but our cbs worry the **** out of me and I can’t bring myself to think we’re going to do this. Just want to feel elated at final whistle not ****ing deflated yet again. C’mon saints let’s do this.

Appointing Pellegrino Not sacking Pellegrino in November, ditto December, ditto January, ditto February Not replacing VD Buying Carrillo Doubtless there are more but these are the main outstanding **** ups that have me agreeing with you that we deserve to go down.

Yep. His head's gotta roll, whether we survive or not.

That's what really gets me. We were quite clearly warned what could happen when VD got injured and we had to scramble around for a free agent replacement. Then a year later we sold and didn't replace our best defender and player effectively leaving us in exactly the same risky position except our best remaining CB is a massively inferior player. And **** me sideways if that best remaining CB didn't get injured and is now banned. Willful negligence/incompetence.

The CB situation is a massive worry for this game. All 3 are green and Hoedt and Stephens dodgy at best. I'd be tempted to put Bertrand in the back 3 for some experience and organisation, and bring McQueen in at LB. Then it's the ultimate Hobson's choice of whether to go with Stephens or Hoedt to play alongside Bertrand and Bednarek. The fact we have 1 centre back at the club with a decent level of experience is a disgrace.

I've grasped it. I think it's sending us down.

Won't believe it until Whitey has confirmed.