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It's on the youtube clip I posted above. I know it's fashionable to critiscise the bloke for everything, but I don't see anything wrong in his throwaway comment. Had Clough ,Ferguson, or of course 'Arry said it about their early life and women in the area they grew up in it would be lauded as 'good humour'. There are several things to critiscise his time in charge for without looking to crucify him at every opportunity.

Half hour of his press conference in case not previously posted. A bit of explaining and back tracking on last weekends display, which is of his own making of course, but other than that he handles it fairly well I thought. Doesn't explain the results though of course, which he has to put right.

It's 'The Emperors New Clothes' type of bollocks. As I've said before, a fairy tale by Hans Christian Ankersen.

Based on that, he doesn’t have unanimous support of the board. Which allegedly was enough for Hoddle to walk away, or for Rupert to withdraw the offfer.

Whichever way you look at it, the selection of NJ, timing of it, and the continued support has been a fuck up by RA. Beyond belief really.

Shame, as I think he might have been a decent option for us when Ralph left. Not so sure he’d have been a saviour at this stage though.

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Him being, Rasmus or Semmens ?

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Ripples of polite applause when Tim Nice But Dim sets out our 'unique philosophy' in English football, and why we're such an attractive proposition to younger players (no one mention JJ Morgan at that stage though...).... Followed by Rasmus, with an interactive display on 'fine margins' and why we could be challenging for Champions League in two years time... * *if we're back in the top flight by then

sort and vinegar then ?

Why would anyone better be interested in our job at this stage of the season, where we are ?

How many times have we said this about the next game though ? Hope he turns it round and we go on an unbeaten run to the end of the season. But not expecting anything like it.

what ???

Christ !!!

Yes, feel sorry for the situation he’s in, but can’t see him turning it round. Possibly not, but the fans haven’t brought about the current crisis which has come to a head with his outburst on Saturday. Seems NJ is able to hit a self-destruct button on his own.

The fact that either he has declined to take part, or they’ve excluded him from the Fans Forum I think is pretty telling, and will have caused some ripples internally. This was before the weekend’s interviews which has put the whole club under a media microscope.

Worry is that it was Rasmus (and possibly Semmens) who got us in this mess. If you were Dragan, or Kat, would you want to leave it to these cowboys and their spreadsheets to get it right this time ?

People would be more accepting of his fist pumping and antics if we were winning. Have to add that although NJ wasn’t the appointment I was expecting when Ralph was sacked, and what has followed has been as bad, if not worse than feared, the personal abuse aimed at him, and whether he is likeable or not is poor from our fans. I think this weekend’s outbursts have made it near impossible for Jones position, without some public climbing down, which probably won’t happen. That said, I feel sorry the bloke being in a position where he is out of his depth and struggling. I’m sure many of us have taken the wrong job, or realised how bad it is when too late.

The Gray departure and appointment of Strachan was a Sunday evening. So don’t rule it out today. Although perhaps Rupert wasn’t as precious as Semmens about business intruding in his ‘domestic’ time.

I suspect the Doswell interview put a strain on his relationship with the club.

Selles was as I understood another handpicked by SR (Ankersen). Whichever way you look at it all roads lead back to SR and the board for the current fuck up.

I thought it was Vierra they were referring to.

Depends who he is pointing the finger at. If those above are dictating team formation then they won’t be happy with his interview. If it’s the players then the board may look to support their manager.