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I would think our recent gates plus the earnings from our Wembley date might well mean that we don't need to be in such a rush to obtain the income from ST sales. Probably be announced towards the end of March though.

there's good stability and bad stability.If the manager hasn't achieved the goals set out for him and for which he has obtained funds then it's just as likely that he won't get a second chance. Our top management want results,AP hasn't provided them consistently enough and may well pay the price.He has done no better than many other "lesser" managers with more money and in theory better players. I really don't know how the ambitious owner and his CEO will take that.

I really doubt that to be honest. AP has been allowed to spend quite a lot of money (and a whole lot for our division) with just 1 proviso...make the play-offs this season, it's well documented. If we don't do that he will as likely as not be dismissed.Whether that's the right attitude or the wrong attitude I just couldn't say, it's probably what will happen.

We'll have to wait and see what that brings, football can be a bit of a lottery and I doubt that much more will be invested in the team as the results don't merit it. Players will leave and others will take their places. Whether they'll be of the same standard or better or worse is a mystery. This season was a watershed, we've thrown away chance after chance to move onwards and upwards and I doubt the owner and his representative will be so generous next time round.There's nothing much coming through either and that needs to be addressed. I really don't think we have the ideal manager but that's just my opinion.

True but the results are doped by the October/November period and since mid-December we haven't been so great. If you included the Bristol Rovers result we wouldn't look so good, it's all selective and means absolutely nothing.

We already have enough injuries as it is, we need to let it go.

As long as he actually played no part in the match it's just a name on a piece of paper.Anyway we need to get over all this, we could have WON that match but we couldn't convert any one of 5 or 6 clear cut chances and we lost.

We'd actually be third I think behind Norwich and Swindon. anyway this sort of analysis is very fine but the start point is too selective really. Only 1 stastistic matters, the result over the 46 game season and there we aren't so great so far.

I'm not at all sure that he will get 18 months, should do perhaps but I think NC will cut the losses if we don't get better results against bad sides. We shall have to see.To me AP needs another 12 or 13 wins to be sure of his future here.

He has no composure as Dave Merrington pointed out very firmly yesterday, he's 22 soon and that's no spring chicken by football standards. Doubt if he'll ever come to much really, good skills but is obviously a bear of very little brain.

When I'm watching ASM Clermont the much advised commentator assures me it's for "occupation de terrain".Still I suppose Brock James is better at it than whoever kicks off for us. Bet he'd be a better hoofer than Wotton, probably tackle better as well.

You may well rate him, what I don't rate is the 6 scoreable chances that he hasn't put away in the last 3 games.At Norwich it didn't matter so much, against Pompey and last night they cost us a place in the 6th round and 3 points respectively.He isn't a midfielder because he has no oomph, he isn't a striker because he can't score easy chances. He's a nowhere man and we need to get shot of him, he throws the balance all out.

but perhaps it's not always the same. The problem would seem to be their league game on Saturday and the rugby on Monday. Rugby is very destructive to football pitches especially when it rains and snows a bit. I remember the horror bog that is the Memorial Ground in Bristol, rugby and football don't mix.

I'm not particularly keen for him to get sacked...but he probably will. I do find our efficiency in front of goal leaves much to be desired though. It will cost AP his job, he needs to sort it out or throw in the towel. He has to step up and drop Lallana and let someone else have a stab..so to speak.

yep but with a nigh on 60 match season you can't expect them all to be fit all the time. We needed to decide our priorities before the Cup runs, if NC now wants a play-off place this season he should have said so back in November.

so they're going to stop giving them when they're on the very doorstep of moving back up to the CCC and regaining some TV money, about 4 million per club per season or so just now. I don't think so. The only way we aill get into the top 6 this season is by winning 15 of our remaining 16 games, so 2 more muddy pitches and we're f*cked.

Half of it is totally redundant ,AP even said we were a bit short squadwise last night...got to be taking the p*ss surely.He's signed at least 3 crocks and has no time for 5 or 6 players so what does he expect...that 20 year old lads play 50 odd games a season?

No-one is going to jack in a job in a higher division to manage Saints, which is probably why Pardew is manager.When he eventually gets the boot, which he will, we will take what is available among the unemployed or managers in our own division or lower.

I doubt if we would be good enough for any of them though. We're in the 3rd Division don't forget.

they were probably red and white but his mum is crap at washing.

Still it's quite relevant really, same problem, different match.

Danns will move to QPR with Warnock along with a couple of others. Probably already knew that when he turned us down (or so they say)

If you listen to what AP has to say about last night's game it means no Morgan,no Connolly and probably no James, AP says he doesn't know when they'll be back but rules both Morgan and Connolly out for Saturday. Seems a bit strange though.

we could at least try playing the players we do have before we sign anyone else.Looks like Morgan may be out for a while, James has already missed the last 2 games so instead of tarting about with Wotton in midfield why will he not try Gillett and Gobern at least and put McClaggon on the bench.Last night's game was probably perfect for Gillett, bad opposition, bad pitch would have suited his scurrying and harassing style down to the ground.I'm not Gillett's greatest fan but I don't see that we could do any worse by playing him with Hammond in midfield against poor teams away. Doncaster seem to have dipped a bit since he's left there, maybe circumstantial though.

just don't look at the thread anyway.