Dokko

He's hired someone he knows and trusts. Nothing wrong with that. I think you'll have to remember our recruitment team is on the bones. We probably need another 30 like him to compete with any of the big clubs.

Just like Gerrard I think Rooney has something about him as a manager. Might be a step too big for him right now but think he'd have given the club a lift so very glad it's not happening. This guy seems like a disaster waiting to happen. At best he does OK.

I did. I didn't expect him to win a game. He's a nothing manager. Nice bloke though, well so he seems.

Ranieri has done better than I expected.

Aye, there really are, like.

Getting to a point behind Everton with a few new faces would be dreamy after a few setbacks this month. I'd love to drag these cunts right in to the mix.

Well done, Edward. Well done.

done?

100% Keegan would have done a better job till the end of the season. Could have sacked Bruce day 1 and had him in till we found a manager (and Rafa was always going to be sacked at some point)

Like the owners, talks a good story. Nothing else to show either are capable so far. Both need to turn it around fast or its relegation. If they aren't arsed and see relegation as an excuse to clear the decks then fair enough, their plan is working. Tbf this setup in the championship is fine or at the beginning of any season, it's just tmright here and right now where survival is critical it isn't enough.

As long as some of them, well most of them, don't come back I'm happy with the training camp.

Dubravka isn't the same player under Rafa and at his stage of his career he isn't bringing it back round, it's downhill from here and here isn't good enough. A new keeper which commands and organises, someone the defence can rely on will reduce the panic we keep seeing. No one on the pitch trusts ours keepers and for good reason.

Ah right so MM has made the same point and this answer to it is deflecting from the point which is both clubs are doing better for their changes. Could be expectations, could be the fit for the club, but a manager can be sacked from one club and do well at another while the club he left also do better.

I don't think your point is as logical as you think. Real were right to sack Rafa and we were right to hire him. Plenty of examples of this.

More chance us staying up with rada after Leeds than Howe Imho. Depends on whether it's survive at all costs or not.

Naa. Villa hired well and signed well. Norwich who had no chance are now doing what we should be doing.

It absolutely didn't have to be this way. Between eddie and the owners were now accepting relegation as a given. When he came in we believed. Where has it gone?

Don't beat Leeds and Rafa is in for the next game.

We've bid on more players this week than we've got points.

Agreed. At least till the end of the season before he goes in to sheltered accommodation.

It's quite easy this one. Buy him for £6m. And contract run till the end of the season. Should we stay up then that gets extended for 2 years and we pay another £6m. If the player doesn't want to join on those terms then I don't want him at all.

Going well again today, I see.

Sure you'll be telling me 5 days and then 5 hours, then tell me its not Fifa when the window closes and when we go down tell me there was nothing they could do about it. Don't piss on my back and tell me its raining.

They've done fuck all but make noise. I'll base my opinions on them from their actions which are so far lacking. All you are hearing is paper talk, if you want to buy in to it fine. I'll wait to see action and so far its far from enough to stay up.

At least the Championship will be fun.