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Reading supporting friend is proof of this. 12 months ago was critical of his ‘bizarre substitutions’ and playing players out of position ( although did acknowledge contraints he was working under). They looked a good bet for relegation at one point. Having got out of that and at the end of season Selles had won them over. Latest comment was that Selles was considering an approach from Cardiff, and Rdg we’re hoping he’d stay but don’t blame him if he walks with their ownership and financial issues

Until we get the recruitment right any manager will struggle in this regard. I’m not looking to defend RM completely but having the Sheffield Utd ‘dream team’ attack of Archer/BBD at his disposal is a significant handicap. That said perhaps TP needs more game time, that decision does rest with Martin.

Aspects that will be conveniently overlooked.

Even Augustin Delgado scored for us once.

Not wanting to play in Europe. I can't see Rasmus wanting to be associated with such lack of ambition.

I think I’d cope without us getting the credit listening to 5Live on the way home and on MOTD somehow.

Of course no fucker saw this coming on agreeing a new contract. Perhaps we should pray for a Burley moment. The SFA get rid of Clark and pay some compensation to take him.

Let’s hope we’re not on a slippery slope to three managers again this season. If anyone can appoint a downgrade, we can. When Rasmus unveils a 64 year old chain smoking Bulgarian manager with an average record in their Second Division you might be looking back to RM’s time as a golden era. (Agree though - he’s out of his depth)

Notice he’s dropped the obsession with ‘scar tissue’ this season. Wonder why.

When ? The home game v Stoke was at the end of the season when we were already in the play offs, and going through the motions. One of our more lacklustre performances. We beat his Plymouth team down there early season. I suspect he’ll go down in the record books of ‘was highly rated once’ but no one knows why now, along with the Cowley Brothers, Danny Wilson etc.

Hope he doesn’t encounter a problem trying to import the traffic cones he needs

Bring Ings , and have a party.

Not sure if this is the point, rather than outcome, but possibly to spend best part of £100m on some duds who will seriously handicap us by FFP rules when promoted gain for 2026/7 season.

Agree, but finding one of those that is affordable is more challenging.

Winners of the Dystopian Premier League .... (you'll never sing that)

And as soon as the Wolves game is over it will be "well, no point bringing anyone in as no one (apart from one Welsh bloke) would want to face Liverpool first match)..."

Saturday’s was a pretty low one. Going back a few years though (1977) Rudi Glockner sticks in my mind. German refereeing v Anderlecht. Sent Jim Steele off I think. Certainly got a crowd response going off at the end, a lot more than the panto booing this week. It’s all a bit tame now on that front. On Saturday the ref made me cast my mind back to Saints v Pompey 1974 when some bloke came in the pitch to have a go at the ref, who also sent Jim Steele off.

If RM is here for 10 years then I'll be gone long before he sees his decade out with us. Even if I'm still breathing at the end of that period I won't be travelling to St Mary's to watch our CB passing it between themselves, and falling apart at a moments notice. Might be time to start watching Gloucester play rugby more often. (They've lost the last two matches after being ahead at HT so it might not be such a culture shock after all)

I’ve had similar thoughts about Vardy ever since the VVD incident. But then think, isn’t being married to Rebekah Vardy punishment enough ?

He probably thinks he knows it all already. Probably won’t listen.

Would we expect anything different ?

Thanks, wasn't aware of that. I think he worked with Ralph as well at some point.

Would have expected him to have been part of Tuchel’s back room team. Think he’s been with him for his recent jobs.

Wolves will also have the good sense to change manager rather than stand by an underperforming one. As will Palace. And probably Leicester.

Fucking hell, don’t do that, had a momentary heart failure before I got to the end of that sentence.