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Bank account looks healthy on the strength of it though.

No, but Ralph is keen to interview Keith Blunkett as he knows how to hang on to a lead... (probably 10 years out of date..).

Three even ? Although the Rangnick is a Ralf, does that count?

Exactly, think we've been here before "... need a replacement whoever he is, can't be worse than Puel, Pellegrino (in that case he probably wasn't, short term anyway)... and more emabarrasingly when Chris Nicholl was deposed.. and we know how that turned ou.. Misheard - was it Saudihampton ?

I expect Lineker and the luvvies at BBC are preparing for another Jose-Pogba-Rashford w^nkfest on MOTD.

Not much will be recouped from the sale of that lot though.

Frying pan into the fire ... or from down the toilet and trying to retrieve things from around a 'U' bend...

Perhaps he should do the honourable thing and resign, he must know the warning signs when the fan base turn on you, he's had it before at QPR, & Stoke. But of course he won't he'll want his £££.

Wouldn't have thought it possible would you?

Less than the cost of relegation. The increase that would have kept Koeman at the club is probably a fraction of the payoffs to Puel, Pellegrino and now Hughes since. Good work Les.

Why? I don't know enough about him other than he did well at Ajax (but who wouldn't ? and with an exciting squad of youngsters that had been brought through before he went there), but failed at Dortmund. He could be great for us, but interested in why you consider him the answer.

Rumour that he'll be appointed as DoF or manager after Dalian Wanda has bought us, or won us after a poker session with Gao.* *Or is that Goa?

We're even less attractive optionj now tahn we were at the start of the international break. Yes, I can see Jardim seeing this as an opportunity he can't resist. More likely bringing 'arry back out of the jungle

Vestegaard had some good stats that were put on here on signing, so looked a good recruit with experience in a strong league. Like many others it looks as if any natural ability has been coached out of him, and he' s left lacking in confidence.

But at lease during the latter days of Branfoot we had the 'fun' ot the protests after the match. Now though the support is like the team, sapped of any life, drive or fight, resigned to the inevitable.

His story tonight about the half time orange is an old one, first heard about Sir Alf and Rodney Marsh

Scott Marshall OG (as opposed to Wesley Hoedt OG)

If only the players had the same fighting spirit. Or we had a talisman like MLT.

That was Warsash. In his time with us anyway, he may have moved of course since, but I thought he'd left the area.

No.

Think they were only at Leipzig together for about 6 months, Hasenhutl left at the end of the season. If we were looking to replicate Leipzig's success then the bloke to go for is Ralph Rangnick who oversees football operations for the Red Bull group of clubs. Has been linked with jobs in England, including the national team at one point. Now managing the Leipzig team as a temporary measure. No chance of getting him. If we did we could have 3 Ralphs at the club, Krueger, Rangnick, and Hassenhutl. Perhaps that's where we're going wrong, jusy not enough Ralphs at the moment.

Don't forget Oliver Bierhoff.

Note this bit: Have to implement this pretty quickly if it's to inspire anything ahead of Saturday.

Paid to Rosie's Swiss bank account

On BBC match feed: Trouble is when he does play for us he doesn't exert the same influence on matches as he does for NI.