SteveMc

So in summary we might stay in the same league, get promoted or get relegated. Genius

Amazing what a bit of hope can do....

He needs a beast of a player alongside him if he is going to play in the centre of midfield. I wouldn't argue that he hasn't been a decent acquisition though.

Folan! Real barrel scraping that.

Mangoes for goalposts!

It's Oliver and it is all conjecture. It basically says that he has a (I hesitate to say lucrative) 4 yr deal to sign, but won't unless he's backed. Then that the chances of receiving that backing are remote - based on dodgy assumptions.

Or a combination of the 2

Part of the problem might be that they don't think he's going to stay so there's no point in impressing him.....

I agree Afar that he has said stuff that makes you think he's here long term. The Barton comment though I feel he was just saying he wanted the dust to settle and to deal with things behind closed doors, rather than speaking out in the heaqt of the moment immediately after the match. I've been disappointed with elements of what I've seen too. You hope and expect a new manager surge. It seems though that things had gone so far to seed that he has needed to sort out too many fundamentals for that to happen. The comment about being able to criticise, but it being too early to judge is spot on.

Keegan's first 4 games with a side low on confidence weren't exacttly stellar last season. Most people still rated him as a manager.

Jonas is injured wise guy

Heinze was quality before his injury. Mascherano has shone. Jesus those shit tinted spectacles must put you off your tea.

Don't think it can be denied that he brought in very much the wrong manager though.

He lost the right to comment on our club when he left in January. Wonder if he'll come out and say we need to sign players and fast in the summer. Old habits die hard

As stated above it really depends on the other results. We'd be pretty nieve to think that the players could be totally insulated from results elsewhere - especially when we are playing a day or two later.

Anyone remember JFK's 'right name, wrong club' comments in January when asked about Gomis?

Fooking idiocy if he is.

Ryan Taylor would likely play left back I'd imagine. That way you only have one player out of position and a dominant header of the ball in the middle.

They'd probably write about us being in the Championship

He's been poor, but not due to a lack of desire. There is a distinction to be made. He tries, he is just a pretty limited footballer

If you think Nicky Butt's poor performances are related to a lack of desire or fight then you've not been at many of our games this year. From the list of 'players we'll see a lot of' only one started on Saturday.

He was let out of hospital on Sat night, unlikely if he in a coma until 8pm

Yip thanks it was Enrique. I was up near the Gallowgate and couldn't see too well

Wasn't it his cross for Oba's chance first half? Yet again he was pretty much our only creative outlet - and was double marked. In a decent team he'd be twice the player.

Had a corker disallowed against the mancs at their place last year