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Arsenal might have a vacancy soon. Bet Silva doesn't appear on their shortlist.

Sorted. email les with this...

Just wonder how many of the players agitating for Puel to be removed intend being here next season if they get their wish.

Would be pretty remarkable if we were able to bring him in given the reports about him etc, but probably unlikely that he'd be intersted ( lets be honest from the 80,000 gates at Dortmund to us is a bit of a come down).

I think he played for Villa against us at The Dell, or might have been Arsenal. Recollection is that he didn't have much to do, and we lost 4-0.

And his Director of Football who has been responsible for recruitment. Whilst Puel may have some flaws, he has been given a pretty sh!tty hand at times, and cursed by injuries. WTF would he consider doing that ? He's an experienced manager in his own right not a novice.

Spurs shirt looks seriously sh1t. Unlike our bra shirt, theirs makes it look as if you can see the outline of Kane's bra under his shirt.

Hope this last bit is not the case, don't think we need weeks of uncertainty and speculation.

Agree - great servant, money well spent. Other not so great record signings: Peter Osgood - he may have come good later but his first couple of months he was woefully unfit, and that didn't help our slump, culminating in relegation. Charlie George - not fit for the first season after signing.

The analogy is based on wanting a manager out, thinking that it would automatically herald an improvement, rather than contrasting their playing styles.

Yes, the Chris Nichol - Ian Branfoot analogy springs to mind.

Sorry ballsed up image: links from here: Stoke: http://www.footballshirtculture.com/17/18-Kits/stoke-city-2017-2018-macron-home-kit.html

Stoke for next season has a white patch similar to Brighton (as do Dutch club Arnham, plain black on yellow/black stripes both by Macron). Celtic are hoops on the back, and from limited viewing of Newcastle's shirt this appears a full stripe on the reverse. Be interesting to see how many follow the plain backs ruling.

Point is probably that we went on a downward spiral pretty rapidly afterwards, due in part to poor transfer policy and some dubious managerial appointments over the next two seasons.

Why ? What's the history for that? A dog called Rosie ?

Might have been at the personal invitation of Les though, in which case we can rest assured VVD is staying.

Wasn't Imbula linked with us before ? Possibly in 2015. Since we were linked with him he's failed to settle at both Porto and Stoke.Not sure he's a risk worth taking.

Should only change if we can bring in a better option. Like you though, not convinced by Silva, and doubt that those considered a truly better option if available (for example Emery or Tuchel) would be interested, that's assuming the club in the current takeover limbo have the drive and ambition to go for such a manager.

I certainly wouldn't look to replace Puel with Ranieri, nice bloke that he is, he's had his glory and it won't be repeated. Of the non- English working in England, I'm not convinced by Silva, or Jokanovic. Silva is perhaps the obvious and fashionable candidate but its not our style to follow that path. Jokanovic is less well known and despite one or two advocating him on here I wonder if he has the reputation to keep a few of our names happy. The other one, obviously opens up the candidate field to wider speculation. Can only hope this is someone who meets all the criteria of style of play, and will be accepted by the squad quickly in convincing VVD for example that they should give us another season. Don't think our league position warrants changing CP, but if there are issues in the squad over him, then that changes things around. Personally I'd only look to a change if it retains key players we want to hang on to, and we can bring in a stronger candidate than some of those already touted.

Still leaves Jokanovic in the running from the clues given.

Clasie will be dropped next game then.

That'll be £12m in the summer then please.

AFCB now 1-0 up and above us in the table. Cue a mini-meltdown on the mongboard.

Read on the BBC matchday update: Not necessarily a wise move Marten.

Also prone to a sulk at some stage every season it seems. If not with club then with his country.