Lord Duckhunter

If, and it’s a big fucking if, he came in and did a good job, it would actually be funny as fuck. That’s the thing with Redknapp, all this agent Redknapp shite only happened when we were relegated, when they thought he’d keep us up they were apoplectic with hatred towards him (some still are). The difference this time is Redknapp was seen as some sort of escape artist, the best man to keep us up, whereas O Neil won’t be seen in the same light. Had he not played for that lot, a lot of the fan base would still be disappointed with his appointment. The last thing we need is a toxic atmosphere after he loses 3 of his first 5 or similar. He’s a better bet than Carrick, Gerrard, or some others imo, but the fact he’ll be given zero room for error means it’s a no from me. After all we’ve been through, we need to be united, and rightly or wrongly, we won’t be if he walks through the door.

Best game he’s played so far. Touched the ball, passed to someone else in red and white a couple of times, and didn’t fall over. Credit where it’s due, he’s improved….

Context is important. We had some pretty average players during our drop to league 1, but we were signing league 1/ lower championship players, ergo they will worse than some of the shite we signed for the premier league, but are actually nearer the standard required. If it’s strictly shite signings, then some will be so bad, they didn’t play and you’d name some nobody outside a few anoraks has heard of. Therefore, my list is made up of players which played quite a bit, but we awful for the level required at the time. I’ve also exclude players like Juanmi who were never really given a chance (maybe because they were shite, but we can’t really tell). Mines more of a “letdown list”, as opposed to shit list. Baz, Ripley, Speedie, Dixon, Jermaine Wright, Bella Kotcha, Ian Andrews (as back up in case Baz gets injured), Downs (so far), Carrillo, Makland-Niles, Bernard, There were some others that I considered shite at the time, like Chicken George or Barry Venison, that would walk into the shite sides we’ve watched the last few seasons.

More excuses for The Ghost. He must be the unluckiest goalkeeper ever to don the gloves.

He’s not their first choice though. Their first choice is injured. So we’ve finally found a keeper from an opponent we wouldn’t swap for Baz. The reserve from a team bottom of the league, haven’t been paying their players and are on minus points…..

Another one where I’m sat there thinking “should Baz have done better”. Only seen it live, but reading the comments on here the answer appears to be very much yes…

Exactly. I’d bet my life he will try harder and put more effort in than half the fucking wankers we’ve been “supporting” the past year.

Playing him Weds was a bad mistake imo. Now he has to play Sat despite doing enough to be dropped, because giving him one game and then binning him, will destroy any confidence he had. You just can’t do that to him, so he’ll start Sat. Far better to have got through to a new appointment with the present number 1 and then let the new guy decide.

That doesn’t diminish him, it’s like saying look how Southampton pushed on after Adkins left. Let’s not rewrite history here. He did well to keep Bournemouth up after a shocking start under Parker (who has 2 promotions under his belt). They could easily have mirrored our first SR relegation, but he got a grip & sorted them out. First season after promotion as well, which we were told was remarkably difficult last season. I don’t particularly want him, but his record is ok. Remember we had supporters telling us Eddie Howe wasn’t good enough for us because he got relegated with Bournemouth, now O Neil isn’t even though he didn’t. Not my first choice, or second, but there aren’t many to choose from in our bag really.

What!!!! Occasionally, as in never? I’ve occasionally banged a super model…

He kept them up, then took Norwich into the play offs. If that’s considered doing nothing of note, I think you’re in for a disappointing couple of years.

It wasn’t just the goal. The fumble towards the end was pathetic and the conceded corner was totally unprofessional. He then made a meal of a routine save, personally, I thought he should have caught it, instead of giving away another corner. But, either way, it wasn’t a difficult save for a professional keeper, good one for The Ghost though…

To be fair to Blackmore, he’d have cleaned the bloke right out had it been him making contact instead of Baz….

Oh fuck me, he’ll be telling about licking Romney Marsh’s roads clean, and getting up for work 10 mins before going to bed next…

Course we fucking should, I’d expect a keeper to have a better starting position, and read the game better. Even if those 2 things failed him, he should have made more of an effort. Absolutely no blame attached anywhere else, “track the run” my arse, the line was high enough for the keeper to just collect the ball.

This is getting beyond a joke now. Their goal 100% down to him, then a fucking fumble, then remarkably he held onto to the ball too long. Completely unprofessional at the end gifting a corner like that. Fucking shocking, and to think some people defend him…

There’s was absolutely no composure at all, WTF were you watching…

Was Flynn Downes driving?

It was blatantly dishonest to claim they wouldn’t raise taxes, apart from the ones mapped out in the manifesto . Sunak banged on about it over and over, and they denied it over and over. They also lied when they said they wouldn’t be back for more, only 1 year go. Blatant dishonesty, and you’re embarrassing yourself by trying to claim it’s “pledges that can’t be honoured”.

In other words, lies. New broom. 😂😂

Whoever it is needs to be given a decent length contract and given the backing to drain the swamp. It’s time for a “bring your dinner” speech from the powers that be. Introduce the new man “you cunts got the last 3 managers the sack, not this time. He”ll be here longer than you lot & you will all fucking leave before he does”. Look at Ivan, clearly a no nonsense manager, but the players knew they’d see him off. The culture of the club is rotten, but I’m sure there’s some decent young pros in there which given decent role models and proper management will flourish. We’ve had to bring an old pro who has never played in this league to instil some professionalism and desire, when Adam Armstrong, AM, Jack Stephen’s, Downes, Manning, THB, should have been doing so. The senior pros at this club should be fucking ashamed of themselves, and somebody needs to fucking sort them out.

I was being sarcastic….

I’m on the Wagner bus. I believe he’s working for Klopp running the youth side of the group he’s involved iwith.

Why on earth would the cock womble want to come back anyway? Unless he’s a complete narcissist with an arrogance unmatched by many, the Rangers experience will have knocked him badly and he’d need time to get over it.

That’s one of them where the ref only gave it because he thought it was outside the box. There’s no way he blows for that if he thinks it’s a pen. Rooney talking sense about it, but Shearer coming out with absolute pony. Handballs also been controversial even going back to when he played.