Pamplemousse

The longer the club takes to act, the harder it will be to show 'contrition' Even something like 'suspended pending a full internal investigation' would be better than nothing

Hull winning would make me feel a lot better for sure. And if not then we get to see Boro get smashed every week next season. Hellberg took them from 2nd to 5th; he's not a great manager.

Maybe we can announce that he's gone an hour or so before kick off and let it somehow serve as a bit of a distraction to Boro.

Why do we need to wait for the FA? The report is more than sufficient to sack him for gross misconduct.

Not what I said though...

Is there a plausible scenario where we suspend him pending an FA ban, and after said ban, he returns to lead the U21s again? Sounds ludicrous but wouldn't put it past Spors doing that

The FA probably...

In the scheme of things, 4 points isn't that much really. We dropped the same amount against the skates, beat them home and away next season and we get that back.

What did Parsons say in his statement - contrition without change is hollow... hopefully he's a man of his word.

If anything, the -4 will hopefully focus the minds that we have to get off to fast start and make up ground. Gain some early momentum.

Even if the current players respect him, who from the outside would want to come in and play for him? Reluctantly maybe if we offer enough cash but it just seems like an extraordinary risk to keep him. And the media would want blood, he'd be under enormous pressure to succeed. I can't see any scenario where he stays

The next competitive game is not for another 70 days or so. The footballing world will have moved on, as will we, as will most other fans. The first couple of games there might be the odd chants but it'll be largely forgotten by August. The skates won't let us forget it but we can hit back at them with their own disgraces such as stealing from charities.

From what we've heard, he's to blame. He's the instigator, the trouble maker, the fire starter, he might be Spors' prodigy but this is all self-inflicted and he's toast.

My predictions: McCarthy - Retires/stays on a 3rd keeper Roerslev - Is he fit? Presumably he'll stay Manning - Stay Downes - Stay, unless Ipswich come back in for him, or West Ham perhaps...? Stephens - Stay Harwood-Bellis - Sold Aribo - Hahahaha. Contract up I think? At least his wages will be freed up. Smallbone - Stay Larin - I'd like to think we'd sign him and stay but we'll see. Azaz - Stay Stewart - Hope he stays. Scienza - I think we'll get an offer that we can't refuse and he'll be off. Good luck to him Bree - Stay I hope. Wood - Stay Quarshie - Stay Fellows - Stay Archer - Stay unless he wants more first team football Jander - Probably sold, hopefully at a decent profit. Charlie Taylor - I'll assume he'll be released BBD - Sold I hope. Edozie - Sold Charles - Sold unfortunately Matsuki - Stay Romeu - Retires Bazunu - Just go. Please. Jamie Jones - Lol Welington - If he wants to stay then great but if there's interest from Brazil I think we'll sell him Jelert - Back to Turkey Peretz - Want him to stay, think it depends very heavily on whether there is interest from other teams or if his only option is target practice for Harry Kane Jay Robinson - Stay, shame about his injuries but think he can be a big player for us next year Bragg - Stay Sugawara - Sold ASAP Downs - He'll get another chance but I'm not optimistic he's improved at all. Ramsdale - Assume someone somewhere will want him but not sure what his options are tbh. Juan Larios - ??? So out of all of that, I think from the current first team, THB, Jander, Charles and Scienza almostly certainly we sell. Jander as well possibly. Hopefully that will balance the books somewhat, along with Ramsdale if we can find a buyer, and then a few other deadwood to get rid of, and then we can rebuild. CM seems like a bit of a weak area but at least we have Smallbone back.

It'll be interesting to see who Burnley go for, I imagine we'll be fishing in a very similar pool