Dark Munster

Scored by Adams with an assist by Tella.

They got us in this financial mess from their monumental cock ups last season. Fuck them.

Lock him up!!!!

He’s under contract. He can’t just walk out for a better pay day. Next year he can.

Yes. That's his job as Director of Breaking Things that aren't Broken.

Any idea how many overs they have to get the runs in, in order to overtake Leics NRR? Calculators needed I think.

Um, yes they are. For strikers, anyway.

You mean like when Ralph said last summer there’s definitely a striker coming in?

Not if they sell Adams and don’t adequately replace him.

After last season's shit show I certainly don't.

PL >>>>> Championship. HTH

We had the appetite to spend £19m on Tall Paul. Appetite is not the problem, it's do we trust the club to be able to find a decent goal scorer replacement? From the last few seasons, the answer is no. Will things improve under Wilcox? The jury is still out. In short, it would be a massive gamble to pocket £12-15m for Adams, and expect to find a decent (affordable) replacement, if we're serious about getting promoted this season.

It certainly is not if it's the difference between going up or staying down. A classic case of penny wise and pound foolish.

It certainly didn't, and the NRR improved too! Unfortunately Leicestershire also won (they have completed their fixtures). Hants are guaranteed a top 2 finish, and to finish top (and get a bye to the semis) must beat Kent by a big enough margin to overtake Leicestershire's NRR. Eliminating Kent would be a nice by-product.

He is still under contract, so he can't just walk out if Saints want to keep him for one year. Of course he could down tools, etc. But he doesn't appear to be a Van Dick, and more importantly he knows he's free to walk at the end of the season, so there is no pressure for him to push hard for a move now if Saints want to keep him until the end of the season. Also, if he leaves on a free his new club could afford to offer him a better contract and/or a nice signing-on bonus.

Is he flying down yet?

His replacement will be on a contract too, and could be a Tall Paul II, or worse yet, a Carrillo II. £12m + the small difference we pay him for the year compared to any cheaper replacement is well worth the gamble.

Yep.

I said at the end of last season, when many were clamoring to get rid of him, that he should be given a chance in the Championship (where he has done well before of course). Yes, he was pants in the PL, but as we all know the level is much lower in the league we are in now. Having goal scorers (in any division) is the main difference between the top teams and the also rans.

Crazy to let him go, unless for ridiculous money. Around £12m is the reported figure. Compare that to the £18m spent on Tall Paul. And if the club sell him could you trust them to get a decent replacement? £12m is peanuts if it's the difference between going up or staying down. Let him walk on a free next summer I say.

Wouldn't be a shock to me. We've got a GK who can't make saves, CB's who are crap with high balls (some low ones too), DMs either sold or injured, a manager who hasn't a clue how to set up a team to defend, and play zonal marking in defense to leave players unmarked to put away any free headers that haven't already flown past the above-mentioned GK. I'd eat my hat if were able to keep a clean sheet.

Yes, but you forget he brought in Lumley to add to our stable of top class goalies.

But, but, isn't relegation a blessing in disguise? A chance to offload all our deadwood? That's what some geniuses have been telling us.