Lord Duckhunter

What I don't understand is the complete and utter **** wittery of not even having prepared for the most obvious question , "how much will it cost". What a bunch of amateurs. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

And it's probably the thing that winds me up the most, that and "he's got no plan B". The reason a lot of modern managers don't leave anyone up front is this; If you leave 1 or 2 upfront or even 3, the opposition counter it by adding 1 extra. Theses defenders are in a defensive structure. If you leave nobody up front you obviously have more defending (admittedly against more attackers, because they don't need to stay back and defend), but the idea is when you break, you break from all angles and areas, it's harder to defend the counter attack when players don't start in set positions and you don't know who you're picking up.Its not about being defensive only but about being defensive but being able to break quickly and randomly. Take the Liverpool away goal, would Simms & Long been able to break so effectively and would Liverpool's defending been so stretched had they stood on the halfway line and been marked by 3 Liverpool players. That is the theory. Some managers prefer this and some prefer to leave players upfront, that's down to personal opinion. But what winds me up is people asking why nobody is left upfront, when it's ****ing obvious why.

This is spot on. Various measures supposed to help the poor actually shackle them to low wages. WFTC's being a prime example & so is the minimum wage. Instead of wages reflecting the value of people's work ,tax credits plus unlimited low skilled immigration have conspired to keep the low paid workers wages down. I have minimum wage blokes working for me who have turned down OT & promotions because they just lose the extra money off their benefits and there's no point in me offering higher wages to attract people from other employers, because everybody is on roughly the same money. The minimum wage isn't a minimum, it's a benchmark Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

What part of my post where I said Poch was clearly a better manager did you not understand. You just ignored it because it didn't suit your agenda. The point I was making was if Poch, a better manager, could only get a group of better players to 8th, why on earth do people think Puel can do as well with this bunch. Perhaps you think Poch underachieved. But if you think he did a great or good job with that group, judge Puel against that. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'm with you mate. Taxes are way too high & need to come down. Modern politicians seem incapable of understanding that lower tax can lead to higher tax take. They're obsessed with rates rather than tax take. Who gives a **** if the rich only pay 40% if it brings in more money. As for welfare the problem is that it's spread too thinly. The deserving poor don't get enough money because the pot is too small. The pot is too small, not because there's not enough money in it, but because too many people are taking out of it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

And we haven't had VvD or Austin since Jan. If you took VvD, Mane , Pelle & Vic out of Koeman's side from Jan till end of season do people seriously think we'd have finished 6th. Puel has been given the worst group of players since Nigel Adkins and surprise surprise he's lower in the table. Personally I think 10th with this group plus a cup final is every bit as good as 8th and no cup final with Poch's side. I actually seem to remember the Sunderland meltdown thread where people complained about him concentrating on the league and expressing the opinion that they'd rather drop a couple of places in exchange for a cup run. That was obviously pony. If people think this season is unacceptable, they're going to have years and years of upset. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I heard a journo on the radio talking about Hull's transfer dealings in Jan and hinted about his relationship with Jorge Mendes . Harry Redknapp-Willie McKay came to mind. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ranieri, AVB, Monk ffs , thank god none of you make the decisions. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

They won't because there is no response to it. With this group of players he's doing a decent job. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Looking through the posts on here & other threads the consensus seems to be that Poch is a fantastic manager, one of the best around. His first full season in English football he had playing in his side . Artur B, Shaw, Lovren , Clyne , Morgan , Big Vic, Lallana , pre injury JRod & Rickie . How many of them wouldn't walk into our present side? Bertrand ahead of Shaw maybe and possibly Gabbi over Rickie ( although personally I wouldn't ). I think it's pretty unarguably the fact that the others are far better than we've got now. So with one of the present games top managers who already had half a season in English football, with a group of players far superior than Puel has, where did we finish ....8th , that's where. Plus a pathetic cup exit at Sunderland I point this out not to compare Poch with Puel as there's clearly no comparison, but to add a bit of realism to the debate. Some people's expectations are way too high. If Poch with that squad could only manage 8th, realistically why does this season come as a surprise to anyone.? If 8th with that group was great, why is 10th or 11th with a cup final suddenly manager out territory. We could even still finish 8th, as we sit 9th . Which of course is only 1 place below the great season Poch had. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Vectissaint, why have you put my name to Foxy9143's post? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Which 7-8? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Do you really believe Yoshida hasn't improved, just played? So if Puel takes someone out of the reserves and makes them a better player, it's not down to him? Bloke can't win, can he? What about OR, nobody can claim he hasn't played better this season. Oh no, it's not that is it, he's just played. Again bloke can't win, can he? As for Tadic's assists, we don't have Pelle or Mane finishing, so clearly the stats will be misleading. Why was he substituted so often last season? Personally I don't think his form is any different to last season, he just had better players around him. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Which players? Long had a purple patch last season, but has reverted back to his normal form. Forster has always been bang average but with Vic, Morgan and the better centre halves was protected somewhat. Maybe Bertrand, but certainly not Cedric, remember Cuco the clown got the nod over him at times. So who are these players that "were much more effective under previous managers", could you name them for me. Because OR, Yoshida, JWP & Stephens have improved under Puel. Davo is pretty much the same as is Tadic. Name names. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Complacency, based on what? What evidence do you have we were complacent. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That's funny because both paid pundits at the Chelsea game praised our style and said how well we played. Souness even said he'd enjoyed watching us. Funny they didn't mention we "can barely play a one two, let alone string a move together". Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

You can't really believe that Puel has anything to do with the development sides. It's just an excuse to have another dig at him. As for Monk, ffs . Failed at Swansea, failed at Leeds , yet you want him at Saints. Clueless Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

If you think the U18's & U21's regressing is anything to do with Puel you really are clueless & if you think Gary Monk is the answer you're clearly a half bake Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Because we were 3-0 up. Easy to smash them in when it doesn't matter. When you need bottle 0-0 at Burnley, inter Milan & again yesterday he bottled it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

If we'd had VvD, Pelle , Big Vic & Mane we'd be playing better football. That is inescapable. The question is could Puel have done better with these players . Personally, I don't think so. We have a bang average mid table squad and we're mid table. We were poor yesterday but winning when you play poorly is a good sign. We didn't win yesterday because of one person and that person wasn't Claude Puel Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So if less leave than previous seasons, does that make the camp is happier than under other managers Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Don't be such a ******. "I will be emailing the club", who the **** do you think you are? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

You are a ****ing idiot Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

If he'd have played today, we'd have kept a clean sheet Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk