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Don't think RB go in for 'links' , only full ownership.

And probably wouldn't have persevered with Iain Dowie and Paul Moody either.

Those were the days ! That was an important part of the day. It was always a source of amusement if the bloke dropped one of the numbers from the scoreboard bringing about a large cheer. It didn't happen often, but I remember on one occasion the same number wouldn't stay in place and felll from the board three times.

When is it safe to suggest we're building for the Championship ? Although Reed was doing it for a couple of seasons before his departure.

May be so, but it seems a false economy in our position not to play our strongest possible team when fighting relegation. Especially if their attitude is fine, and not compromised by their desire to leave.

He's not the messiah (and not sure anyone has claimed he is either to be fair). Life of Brian reference for younger readers.

At the other extreme it might be that we have another Billy Big-Boll0cks in the dressing room with a surly attitude who thinks he is bigger than the club and deserves to be playing at a higher level even if performances don't warrant it over the last two seasons. Or that there is another, less polarised, problem with injury or health. All speculation of course.

Cardiff's GD is currently -27 after 27 games.You're expecting that to double over the remaining 11 matches.

It was fun the second time round when we had a settled team that were confident in their team mates, and brought the momentum from L1 and a winning mentality with them. Not too much fun the first time round under Lowe/Wilde, Redknapp, Burley, Poortvliet, etc. Which do you think it will be most like this time ?

Must have been before Dave Watson started coaching him then.

You think it'll change ? We're well past the 'branfoot' type protests in the car park, the support has changed, and the owners who are culpable, are too far removed for it to register with them. Time for a few 'open letters' on Forums or whip round for a fly-past anyone? I don't see the 'spoon fed' internet generation ramping this up to be honest.

I've missed the Stephens balls up that lead to our undoing, although he has certainly racked his credits on that score against Burnley(perhaps unlucky) , and Cardiff (f'kin idiot). What did he actually do today ? The second goal from what I saw on a highihghts clip was a mis-clearance by Gunn. It seems we have a team full of them, all capable of ballsing up. Agree re the personnel changes required.

Fulham yet to win away. There's only one inevitable outcome. Reed, Wilson, and now Kruger and the flawed transfer policy is reaping rewards.

He probably does, look at the quality of our strikers he'll be paying against in training. * *when fit that is.

Do you think we were better off signing Elynoussi then ?

Bogey team ? We haven't won a league game at their place (Highbury , and since the Emirates) in our last 23 visits. Shane Long score ?

Built by Robbo's don't forget.

I seem to remember Lawrie's son Chris McMenemy was on our books as a player, then the coaching staff.

Really ? One scuffed goal against Huddersfield doesn't mask the easier chances he's missed. I accept he's young and allowing for the rush of blood to the head when these chances come his way we have to bear with him and hope he comes good in front of goal but from his limited starts he hasn't looked an out and out goalscorer.

The legacy of Les and his followers spreads beyond our shores.

Wasn't Hurlock the one responsible for bashing David Speedie with the ashtray during an Ian Branfoot team 'bonding' session in Guernsey? If so, he wasn't all bad. The only other Hurlock story I recall from his time with us, was that he and Groves were occasionally seen being helped into a taxi at closing time around Bedford Place.

The Ted MacDougall case : https://bournemouth-forum.vitalfootball.co.uk/threads/bournemouth-and-boscombe-athletic-football-club-and-co-ltd-v-manchester-united-football-club-ltd-1980.5699/ Lord Denning 1 Tommy Docherty 0

A pretty poor response from Cardiff, especially when they've been the subject of much public sympathy over the whole episode. I can't see any grounds for them withholding the transfer fee. The article I read said that the player's international clearance had been granted and therefore he was registered as a CCFC player. That should be the end of the matter. Any arguments regarding the involvement of agents trying to ramp up interest are irrelevant, surely just a commercial marketing ploy from the agents that Cardiff should be wise to. Depending on the terms of the deal of course, perhaps the conjecture should be IF Cardiff had insisted on installments after 20 matches, or a set number of goals. I'm only aware of one previous court case over a transfer and non payment, that was Ted MacDougall after he joined Man Utd from Bournemouth in the early 1970's and was sold before having the opportunity to score the prescribed number of goals. Bournemouth won their case. Circumstances here are entirely different. Anyway, I want Cardiff to create and refuse to pay. A 10 point deduction by May should do it.

On the other hand though the Liebherrs rescued us from oblivion; Rupert helped take us there. For that reason I can't compare the contribution of the Liebherrs with Lowe. Gao on the other hand...

And some suggest Boufal would thrive under Hasenhuttl's management. I can't see Ralph putting up with this somehow.