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I’d play him only when we move to five at the back. His legs have gone, but it doesn’t seem to show as much when you have everyone behind the ball

Wolves losing to Fulham will have them looking over their shoulders. I mean they probably have enough points with 35, but surely they wouldn’t want that gap closing given the form they’re in

I admire your confidence mate

Hopefully five at the back does the trick again

Do we ever beat Burnley away from home though?

It feels like we need at the very least four points from the next two games and then we have Sheffield United as the next opportunity for points before the final day

We don’t have enough in the team right now to win a single game, let alone the three we will need

Agree with this

I enjoy the coverage in The Athletic - I think they have done a good job with it overall.

I think Fulham can beat Villa today whereas we have no chance of getting three points. Villa have been poor recently and it’s looking likely to me that Fulham will be out of the bottom three this evening

They would be going down with us if they didn’t start the season like Barcelona

He may as well wait for the summer where he can hopefully get something that he wants rather than do the whole China style thing again

I haven’t been since Rafa left and won’t be returning. I live in London and it was a big commitment for me to make the trip four or five times a season. I did it because football used to be a fun experience and with Rafa I wanted to believe things were changing. Rafa gave me hope and that’s obviously gone now - we are back to the same Ashley shit.

He can step up for a champions league team for sure. I think he would look good in the Liverpool side because they are set up to play the way that he wants to play - high energy, quick press and lots of movement.

I didn’t think I would hate anyone more than Pardew, but then this turd turned up

Amazing how it has got to this stage yet again and it’s too late now when you look at the fixtures left for us. We have got three guaranteed defeats (City, Liverpool and Leicester) in the nine games left to play. That is not even looking at Tottenham and Arsenal which are also typically a defeat for us and the rise of West Ham. Add that to the ‘winnable’ games not even being a thing for this side right now. We are utterly f**ked and it’s incredible that we are here again

It’s been this shit since the day the guy took over. There has never been a game plan or way of playing and that is what infuriates me the most. At least with Rafa, I knew that we would go into a game and would not be getting bummed. Now, our ‘plan’ is that the opposition has an off day and we can luck out points from somehow

That caller put it perfectly. It goes to show that we aren’t all hysterical idiots that want to win the premier league every year. We are the best placed to explain what is happening at our club and understand where the team is heading

Hopefully Villa losing last night will give them the kick up the arse they need to help us against Fulham

This

What are the actual stats - anyone got them? I assume, it’s about four / five draws and 13 defeats or something?

I would hire him now in preparation for next season. If we survive, all well and good, but if not, I’d much rather we have him in place for next season

I struggle to see over the last 25 years (since I have had recollection) two worse seasons for this club. I mean that in terms of performance, style of play, stats, desire, etc.

This is so much worse than Brentford. We had some chances in that game and were not totally outplayed like tonight. There’s many more examples since he took charge of terrible performances that are missed off the list because we managed to scrap a win or draw

What’s the end game here for the club in all of this though. The bastard stays, we get relegated. He goes now and we are still relegated because they have left this too late for it to matter. I just cannot fathom how stupid this whole situation is.