Unbelievable Jeff

You're positioning yourself alongside Always and you're saying I'm unhinged. Isn't it odd how its always you two chatting about me..?

TBF, GM is being ****ing pwned here. It's like lambs to the slaughter.

When did he retire?

I really hope whatever happens we get someone in soon.

I don't like Ranieri, but would be happy to go with Steve Walsh - I don't think he bought bad players at Everton, just Koeman struggled to use them properly.

Some of the elements - undoubtedly. All of them - unlikely.

Incredibly so.

But we were told that was one of the main reasons for getting Hughes - he wouldn't let Reed interfere, he'll be hard on the players and shake things up. He won't put up with any ****. Thank God our fans are such good judges of character eh?

Welcome to another edition of 'Must-Win, Won't-Win'.

It depends if it's spin or not - we don't actually know how the players are presented to the transfer committee, and how the decisions are actually made. We've been told how it works, but I'm not sure I believe it, and certainly I would expect Reed to have the final say on most things.

This all sounds worryingly familiar... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-5228591/How-gone-badly-wrong-Mark-Hughess-Stoke.html

I will repeat: You think that because someone is a bit of a scumbag they deserve 2 and a half years in prison and the loss of a couple of million pounds?

Bull****.

Although true, I think it will depend on the results. I also don't think it will take too long to appoint a new DoF.

That's exactly what it is, and what it always has been. He is the club's mouthpiece.

He's only got that lifeline if results improve though. If we lose this weekend then I could still see him go - and they do make the point that they will not wait as long as last time. Would make sense with the gap between matches. We may also see us go for Managers that are in jobs - the 'free' manager strategy felt like a Reed one.

Green eyed monster is a terrible thing...

Just mentioned in Hughes press conference...

Ha- yep, indeed!

Or "The Dream Team" as we're more commonly known...

Rumours are Wilson has gone as well...

Me - it genuinely can't be that hard.

I would have thought a new Diretor of Football Operations would want his own Manager and coaching team in - he won't want to be judged on his predecessors mistakes.

It might be both...

Amazing news - Gao obviously does care a bit. Now, to get someone competent in, and to appoint a new Manager and coaching team.