SfcPhil

We could quite easily "do a Luton" this season.

Let's just remember he's a Johannes Spors signing, that he "had to have" or however Dragan put it. That along with Stephens 3-year contract and possibly the recruitment of Will Still (time will tell), are potentially three blotches on his résumé.

Would be better off with my grandad up top and he died in 2006.

Darn it. Were never going to get our hands on the League Cup, are we?

I've tried to remain positive up until now, as he's had to deal with a huge turnover of players, many coming in late in the window, then the international break, but for me today was the first game with no excuses to grab hold of. To fail so miserably against a side you'd put money on finishing in the bottom half of the table, is more than worrying. As others have said, it looks like another SR "trying to be clever" appointment that hasn't paid off. I can't see a definite style of play, which is worrying after being in charge for three months. I think his lack of managerial experience is being reflected in the performances. This group of players should be more than capable of beating most teams in this league, if a capable manager was in charge.

Fairplay, I was Will Still out until Arma scored late on.

Or look at it the other way. If we beat them it could kick on our season. Transfer window will be closed, no uncertainty over players leaving or coming in, hopefully no three at the back anymore. Or it goes the other way and the "I'd rather have Martin than Still" thread is revived.

Meh, take an away point, but it's one you'd like to win when you're ahead twice. Not clinical enough with our chances and like most seasons it seems anything on target ends up in our net. Seems we've neglected the GK and CB recruitment, which could completely undo the progress of signing Championship ready attackers like Azaz and Fellows.

Guessing all these top European clubs weren't interested in the end then. I thought someone said it would rival the fee we got for Van Dijk a month or so ago. Says something when our two best outfield players from last season end up at Everton & West Ham. We obviously hold them in higher regard than most of the clubs in the world.

He'll land on his feet somewhere by using trendy buzzwords. Might have to go abroad now mind 😂

We all knew this would happen when he got the job there. Some halfwits said that he'd challenge for the league up there. Could be worse for him, getting 5 years of a contract paid up and he still gets to go home to Lucy Pinder.

I was thinking don't fucking shoot.. what do I know 😅

No. We've buckled like we did with Tyler and he's off to West Ham for £25m + £5m add ons. I'm joking. For now.

I'm not sure who's worse, Wood, Quashie or Edwards. I'll reserve judgement until next Tuesday after we see who comes in, but this is a mid table Championship team. It shouldn't be on paper, but it is. ARCHHERRRRRR! We're gonna win the league!

For around Juan and a half million.

Only Sugawara, Bella-Kotchap, Taylor, Aribo, Smallbone?, Edozie, Matsuki?, Brereton Diaz? to go then. That'll take us the best part of a week then we'll have about three hours to bring in their replacements.

You'd think we'd start hearing things pretty soon, as in tomorrow, as there's multiple outgoings and incomings to get done. I'm guessing we're waiting for Tyler's move to be finalised before actioning incomings. I think Azaz is likely, Rudoni and Spertsyan are complete no go's. Busy week for Spors & Rasmus.

Downes signed 21st August and THB on 1st September. Not like we signed them in early July is it? I understand the frustration at the business we have (or haven't) done, but these hysterics after one loss are ridiculous. Let's all have a meltdown on the 2nd of September if Spors has ballsed up the window.

Are you okay?

Still haven't seen us win since the playoff final. Going to the Pompey game as well.. 🫣 Why do we seem to overcommit to every attack and when we lose it, there's literally one defender back? Happened more than once today. We look like a team that's still trying to figure out a new style. On another day Robinson, Flynn, Stewart and THB's other header goes in, but in truth we didn't deserve it. Stoke completely did a number on us with their dark arts and took their chances.

Only a year left on his contract and surplus to requirements at Brentford. Transfermrket has his value at €6m. I'd be guessing somewhere between £3m-£4m. They bought him for €60k from Copenhagen six years ago.

Elyounoussi it is then.

Pretty evident that he's waiting for a better option to come along. Just stringing us along until a bottom half Premier League team inevitably swoops in. Didn't he already turn us down in early July, as he thought he'd get offers from a top European league?

Are we negotiating our transfers via carrier pigeons or something?

Nice to get this one over the line! Hopefully Rudoni will follow shortly.