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P.s. Flynn Downes has the shits.

Oh, yeah, definitely had nothing to do with securing political approval for a giant merger and pandering to an absolute dickwad of a President. He didn't even say anything particularly challenging. It's so laughably pathetic.

Also, at the risk of sounding like a dick.... does 20k a week for 4 years at the age of 18 really set you up for life when you've only got a 15 year career and you might have a 75% pay cut on the horizon? That's something like £563k per year net. Then you've got some agents fees coming out of that. Before anyone says: it'll all be squirrelled offshore and images rights and stuff.... no, it won't. Not for a lad like him. It'll be 99% through PAYE. So 2,000,000 net after 4 years. He can certainly buy a nice enough gaff (although not really near Chelsea FC and maybe not near their training ground). But can he afford the mortgage on it once he's earning 5k a week at Gillingham? So, yeah, it can sort of set him up, but he wont be "rich" for life unless he gets another PL contract.

Even Jack Stephens!

I'm sorry, but... what? Did you watch the first half? We were playing it forward far too quickly. We were like Crazy Gang Wimbledon without the sense.

Fair point. I suppose what I was trying to say is that the reward is potentially greater in the long run if you establish yourself at a club like Saints first. But, yeah, it's hard to turn down.

Nathan Jones, minus the charm and charisma. *hopefully he makes me look like a tit by the end of the season

Norwich at home when it was 4-4 he was shite. But other than that, I agree.

Potentially shows the folly of moving to a club like Chelsea too young though. I expect Dibling's on 3 or 4 times that now, because he got a chance in our first team. Morgan will see his contract out at Chelsea then bum around the Champ/League One on 10k a week if he's lucky.

Would be an improvement.

Yeah, it's not just the unsophisticated crap when we've got the ball, it's the tepid and cowardly way we set up defensively yesterday that pissed me off. Backline far too deep, and midfields and forwards unable/unwilling to press as a result. We allowed their keeper to stroll about 30 yards up the pitch every time he got the ball and pump it to the edge of our box. Awful.

Just looks like a really shit, basic manager to me.

It looked like our set up was very deliberately though. Our XI is full of internationals and experienced players. I'm not buying that they were bemused by coming up against the Blue Few running around a bit. They are being sent out with stupid tactical plans by a coach who seems out of his depth. I'm also fed up of seeing Lallana's stupid Monster Munch facing gurning at the camera from the bench.

Thought they might have tried it for the last two weeks!

Last minute scramble against Wrexham and a nice goal in the first half at Ipswich. Since then, over three and a half league games with no goals from open play. Complete rubbish. Edit: title updated.

It was nothing like RM football. I honestly wonder what some people see.

One IPA, one Stout, and a little Sauternes.

His legendary compassion has been shown before:

He needs a season in the Champ.

Who's worse than Aribo, Armstrong and Matsky. 🤪

Isn't he in the disabled section?

The rest of it was much worse. The first half was disgusting.

Charles, Aribo, Jander.

Russ, come back and save us from this prehistoric crap.