Pamplemousse

You all thought I was on the wind up but I was deadly serious. To achieve what he did with that group of players... wow. One of the great footballing achievements, certainly in the Premier League era. Maybe George Burley getting Ipswich to 5th is above that.

Almost a year on, it looks like I was right. They even sold their best player but that hasn't stopped their upwards momentum.

We'd have sold Alli a long time ago

It'd be worth it for the mass meltdown from Bournemouth fans but I just can't see it happening personally.

He's comfortable at Bournemouth, I wonder if he has the ambition or drive to test himself elsewhere.

I'd say Ings has done well so far I don't want to write off any of this season's signings yet though.

Bomb

Just get rid of the problem players, dump them in the reserves. I've got very little time for this current group of players, most unlikable squad I think we've ever had.

Complete drivel. You keep making excuses for the players, in your eyes it's never their fault.

To the fans going to this - fair play to you. I hope we put in a performance - I assume Everton will change things around so we'll see if we can get a result, knowing us we probably will.

We've got enough prima donna players, without a prima donna manager too. It'd be quite funny though if he gave both barrels to Pogba wannabe Lemina.

So I wonder what team Hughes will put out? I'd like to see Yoshida and Gabbiadini start.

You know, I'd take that option if it was offered. Rafa not a bad shout either, although we're a bit far away from where he lives in Merseyside so could that be an issue?

Yup, good to see us finally getting the recognition we deserve. I said Puel was a world class manager, and I am being proven correct. I wish it wasn't the case, but we got rid of one of football's brilliant minds and inadvertently strengthened one of our rivals in the process. Now look at Leicester in comparison to us, scandalous really.

Basil

Being made tonight

Cardiff and Huddersfield for two, I'd add Newcastle and Fulham along with Burnley.

Yeh Lemina's beginning to annoy me.

Yup. We'll probably change to 5 at the back anyway at home to Chelsea, so in theory there should be a few changes

So Hughes has said it's time to look at other players for the next league match. Well no **** sherlock, about time.

The players are too weak mentally. We've got a team full of pushovers who are far more concerned about instagram likes.

He's out of work, so he fits the bill of who we would approach. Out of the current list of names, he seems like the best option. Either that or Moyes. I'd rather we hired Redknapp than Allardyce.

Exactly, the players are the problem. We can debate Hughes's tactics and the team selection was poor, but if the players don't turn up then there's not a lot you can do.

I agree, but I don't trust our recruitment staff. Vestergaard looks like Bambi on ice, and for someone so tall he can't win a header to save his life. He had such a brilliant first game and has been awful ever since. Lemina looks awful, he probably came in the hope of playing well and getting a move to a big PL team but he's destined for the Championship, can't pass at all.

Weren't we looking at German managers before? What about Markus Weinzierl, young manager, was manager at Schalke