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Perhaps we need a 'Replacement for Reed' thread I'd take Wenger as a DoF, I'm sure he'd like a gritty project.

Newcastle were worse than us last weekend, and yet somehow managed to beat them. Watford also couldn't beat a fairly poor Fulham team and got thrashed 4-0 by Bournemouth. Watford, on their day, are a good team but they're beatable. I predict a score draw.

Yeah, I can't say I care much. It's just par for the course now.

Yup. If I was the board I'd say to a new guy that he has this season and the next season, even if we get relegated. We need to start thinking of things in the long term instead of papering over the cracks. Someone young, someone unknown, a coach who'll blood in the young players and ship out some of the waste of space players that sadly are on our payroll.

Ranieri would be a massive upgrade, but is he the long term option?

Lol, he dithered for months. Let's hope he's learnt from his mistakes, but my guess is that he hasn't.

We did play well for a little bit, but sadly we can never perform for 90 minutes.

I think we need another motivational Krueger speech.

Incorrect. I just don't think he's the main problem and am able to take a more balanced and reasoned outlook on the situation, you should try it.

Good, those suggesting Allardyce are deluded, the stuff served up in reason seasons would be like Guardiola's City in comparison. I'd like the foreign route, although let's avoid Spain please.

Shame it took us to concede three goals before we actually started to compete. Shame on the lazy players.

The comeback is on!!!!!!

Can we at least have a shot at goal? Is that too much to ask for?

My attempts at optimism have seemingly failed. I'm firmly on the Hughes out train now. Get him out. Utterly embarrassing.

Personally I like that team. Confident about my Long prediction.

Shane Long will score today.

Perhaps Hughes has been instructed to start including some of the young players

I've just got a feeling about today... don't know why, but something in the air tells me we're going to get something today.

Sounds like Watford were all over them, missed loads of chances. No doubt that they won't be so generous next weekend...

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True, Fulham took many teams apart last season. But under Pellegrino we beat them fairly comfortably in the cup.

I said this last season and I'll say it again - defensively we're too good to go down. Our problem at the moment is scoring goals but we're not leaking goals at the moment and historically it's teams who can't defend that go down. And there are three worse teams than us in the league, we haven't been in the relegation zone at any point.

MLG - Why is Martin Hunter unemployed on the game? He still works for us

On Football Manager, I just played Man City away. We drew 2-2 with them, Shane Long scoring twice, including a goal after 30 seconds.