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Golac signed in August 1978 after our promotion to First Division. Lawrie was manager.

More impressive than our lump we put on.

You can’t take this away from him, although there were still a few mind numbing performances in there. The play off SF and Final were memorable, credit where it’s due. But the way it’s gone since you expect this might be the pinnacle of his managerial career. I remember someone saying RM would have a more successful career than Danny Rohl. Mmm 🤔 wonder if they’d like to review that

Charles, play off SF, springs to mind.

Lego is smarm and bullshit for PR as manager. Jones is seen as aggravating, he was wrong manager at wrong time. Lego as now proving is wrong manager any time.

Wasn’t our arm forced re Emo- Amewaya due to his contract winding down ? Yes, Robinson is on loan. Pleased for him starting well, hope it works out. Wonder if there is a January recall option.

Think we can make a good guess when the rat faced cunt will score his first goal.

That’s down to those recruiting, not the manager

Sorry to say it, and it won’t be popular, but I reckon Middlesbrough are up there this season. Appear to have made some good signings. But previous years they’ve started well and faltered. Can only hope.

O’Reilly, and Spertsyan over previous summers. Now Ratkov. Before that you could probably add Gakpo and was it Ramos the same year (2022)? Seems like Walter Mitty is part of our recruitment team.

The agents probably don’t dismiss the offer, but encourage it and use it as a safety net. If the bigger offer doesn’t materialise they’ve still got an offer from the Championship club paying more than existing salary. In case of Ratkov though we clearly should have moved on after he first declined the move.

Have to wonder if we spent too long and too much focus on this bloke.

Presumably the interview he gave after signing there. Larin worked within that system to good effect last season and signed again. Convincing a younger player of a job sharing role might be more difficult, granted, but even then they sign on the understanding that they are in a squad with an alternative option for that position. Or would they seek assurances on starting? Dangerous to agree this in advance I’d have thought.

Well worth £9m of anyones money then.

Blindingly obvious to you and I, and most supporters. How could those in charge - Spors especially- not see it, and more to the point act on it ? Have to wonder what discussions and efforts were made. How interested were we in for example Lankshear, and did we make a serious enquiry? Linked with Ratkov, did we spend the summer chasing him and hoping he’d ‘see sense’ and change his mind. Missing out on others in the meantime. Then linked with a 19year old from Charlton in the last hours. In many ways I’m glad this didn’t come off. Signing two inexperienced players such as him and Abbott wouldn’t have impressed. Especially to go with Mubama, another work experience signing.