Mick

We're being groomed! Is that why he asked me to bring it?

I might turn up to watch and bring a camera.

The casino fell through before Ashley arrived.

Let' face it, we're spoiled for choice.

I did the same.

I'll be honest, our current situation has me shitting bricks.

I can still understand why some people are more worried now as no matter what happens we'll not go back in time and get relegated.

Luckilly we didn't have to find out.

Things are easy to forget considering the shit we're in now, it's a bit like having to choose between a heart attack and cancer. I can understand people forgetting when what happened back then doesn't cost us points this season.

He hasn't sacked a manager the same season that he appointed him, we could have ended up in that position with Allardyce.

Yes, we had players fighting on the pitch and getting sent off, a player calling the manager a liar on National TV while plumetting down the league. I don't think I've watched a match yet and felt as bad as I did the day Birmingham pissed all over us at home in the cup.

I felt worse under Souness and Roeder at times but things could get worse before it improves.

We're not doing well now but at least we're still in a position to do something about it and turn things around even if that means finishing 17th.

We also wouldn't have had Keegan to turn us around, I don't see how not having Ashley (possibly) in the Championship is better than having him in the Premier League.

I think we would have been worse than we are now because I'm not sure that Allardyce would have kept us in the Premier League last season. I doubt he'd have been sacked in time if the person who appointed him had stayed, it was easier for Mort to sack him.

The club was capable of improving its previous league position if Keegan had stayed and then we would have found it easier to replace Butt and Duff.

I think we'd be 12 points better off if Keegan had stayed, even with this squad, so he's got to take some of the blame for our current plight. An extra 12 points would have us fighting for a European place instead of our Premiership survival.

I'm not sure I get that one, who did?

I don't think he's a very good footballer, he's horrible to watch. I can't blame those who play with him because when we've had a midfield without him we've had a better one than with him. We haven't lost a game this season when he wasn't playing.

I think Butt's problem is that he holds us back as a team and that was proven first half against Stoke although you could throw the second half display back at me. I expected the first half display when I first heard the team we were putting out and I wouldn't have felt that way if he was playing. He could do a job as back-up but I don't think Kinnear is clever enough to use him like that. I think if he's fit he'll start and I'd rather see him go than be a first choice. We would have to replace him if we let him go but I think we can do that and get a better player in his place.

The thought of us possibly watching Butt and Shola next season is almost a fate worse than death, they are terrible footballers and part of the reason we're 4th bottom. We need to get rid of these players if we're going to move on.

Bellamy left the club over 3 years ago, since then he's started something like 61 league games out of 130 and scored just over a goal for every 3 starts. If we need a goal scorer to save us then trying to rely on a one that will average 1 goal every 6 games would be madness.

I did laugh but it was a nervous laugh as much as anything.

Agreed, it would be funny if it wasn't happening to us.