alpine_saint

This.

I agree. But it is simplistic to use norwich as a precidence. Loads of other teams have replaced their manager early in the season and not been promoted.

Nothing nasty or devious about what you are doing. I know you mean well. Its just misguided.

Of course. But this a standard NickG trick. Do a statistical comparison to paint everything hunky-dory. It may be of some comfort to us, but the fact is this a worn-thin trick he uses, hence my comment about it being the usual from him.

Yep. We will learn as much about this as we will about the truth behind the resignation of WGS.

No more than the usual from you, in fairness.

So, its OK for others to say "Guly is sh*t" but not me ? Oh, do grow up.

This is a good point.

The performance and result. Lee Barnard sounds like he was the only one who gave a sh*t, but we about it with a little too much gusto.

What handicaps ? Is several million quid to build a squad over a year a f**king "handicap" now ? AP repeatedly failed to demonstrate an understanding of how to change tactics and how to use substitutes in order to get results at certain clubs. There is a world of difference between taking a unique decision that doesnt go right and making the same mistake repeatedly.

Agree completely.

Simply pointing out that people were slagging off "decisions" not a "decision". In the context of this discussion, its an important distinction. And also pointing out sloppy p*ss-poor American English. Sorry, it gets up my nose, a weakness of mine.

IMO the team responded like spoilt brats last night, nay, like SaintsWeb posters. Why are we all "sheep" if we get a decent manager in, performances improve, and we become more satisfied with that ?

I consider myself to be in that middle ground, pointing out the sheer ridiculousness of the OTT posters. Someone wanted NC dead on here yesterday, FFS.

Welcome to English football in the 21st Century. If you dont like this, the obvious solution is to turn away from the professional game in terms of where to patronise with your support. I go to watch my sons team play and have helluva lot more fun than when at SMS, I must say.

At this moment in time I see no poor decisions, only a couple I dont fully understand the dynamics of. The jury is completely out about sacking Pardew imo.

Oh, I shall be questioning him most vociferously if he appoints the wrong manager. For the moment I am willing to take as a matter of faith the reason he did what he did.

No, they know the price of everything and the value of nothing.

I reckon Cortese must know how big his next decision is, and will rise to the occasion accordingly.

My spolit brat children talk like that, FFS.

so you expected Liebherr and Cortese to stump up over 20million just to support the status quo that got us there in the first place, did you ?

We owed over 20million. All that debt has GONE.

Not everybody, including those in regular attendance, are whining about them.

Couldnt care less if my grey scale is wrong; it is b*ll*cks to claim that the hissy fits over those things havent helped shape this particular discussion. How many times have people written "Cortese is f**king everything up with his decisions" on here in the last 48hrs ?

This. Great f**king post. How strange that a lot of the biggest bleaters were those who slagged the impatients off when the results wouldnt come at first, and used the "at least we still have a club" mantra.