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I honestly think that in Ashley’s warped world he is thinking that the last two times we were relegated he changed the manager and is now thinking I might as well stick with the current manager to see if that works Absolute bollocks, but, it’s the only reason how I can think he has not sacked the cunt.

Think it was Rafa making it known he was available probably through an agent

Those spots scientists should be sacked as West Brom looked far fitter despite playing less than 72 hours earlier. Mind I don’t think it’s the sports scientists at all, just more utter bullshit by Bruce.

Totally agree here mind, he is the only player with the ability to get a goal amongst the current line up. He is played on the left in one game and then today he spent more time in his own half than he did the opposition’s. He’s a striker only. Need to stop playing this system and play a system better suited to the players who are currently available. It's the same for Fraser tbh. He's got some quality in the final third, but you aren't going to get much return if he's spending most of the time in his own half. Yeah I would agree. This system has to be dumped whilst the players best suited to playing it are not available. It was Jones on the touch line telling Gayle what positions to take before he came on.

Totally agree here mind, he is the only player with the ability to get a goal amongst the current line up. He is played on the left in one game and then today he spent more time in his own half than he did the opposition’s. He’s a striker only. Need to stop playing this system and play a system better suited to the players who are currently available.

I thought he would be a decent signing especially on a free, boy I was wrong.

By then I would have stopped watching, so will not give a fuck.

They played basically a reserve team for most of the game today also. Looks like they’re not bothered about European qualification this year as I can’t see them winning the Champions League.

The one Hope we have are that Brighton are in free fall. However that will probably change when they beat us in two weeks time. Fulham are playing confidently and picking up regular points. If you listened to Scott Parker after the Tottenham game, the different mentality compared to Bruce was laughable.

Who is scoring the goals? Wilson and Almirón are back after the international break, like. May well be too little too late but hey ho. They were in both in the team nearly all season also, but, won't make a difference with Bruce still manager. True. But whilst I've been slagging off what we've been playing since Jones came in all day, it is far more effective and would yield more points with Wilson, ASM, and Almirón in the team. We would've won today if those 3 were playing. Maybe, still don't think Jones is the answer mind. Today, for example we put square pegs in round holes just so we could continue playing that system. A good coach (I will not say manager as we know Bruce is an idiot) would recognise that and have an alternative plan.

Who is scoring the goals? Wilson and Almirón are back after the international break, like. May well be too little too late but hey ho. They were in both in the team nearly all season also, but, won't make a difference with Bruce still manager.

Agreed. Both him and Caulkin have gone massively down in my view over their constant support of Bruce. Don't have time for either of them anymore tbh. Totally agree here, Shearer has the platform to tell it straight and has done in the past - not a peep from him when his c*** of a mate is in charge except blaming the players (and I bet he does tonight also). Shearer and Caulkin will preach all day about Ashley, but, not a word when it comes to Bruce. As for the other journalists they are all the same except for Hope. I saw a tweet from Mark Douglas on here having a go, but, like his lemon mate Ryder, I put money on we don't see anything on the back pages.

To add perspective, in their last seven games our rivals records are: Fulham 3-3-2 12 points Brighton 2-2-3 8 points Burnley 1-5-1 8 points Fulham's form has certainly made things interesting, but we're in similar form to the teams in and around us. Weird selection, looking at 7 games. Form over the last 10: Fulham - 14 points Brighton - 12 points Burnley - 11 points Us - 8 points Carry that over the next 10 games and we’re pretty much relegated. Go back 15 games and it’s even worse. I was just at looking at since Jones came in as we've clearly improved since then and would be in far more trouble if we hadn't done so. I look at his managerial record and the fact that Rob Lee couldn't believe he had been appointed. The bloke was not the answer to the problem, getting a proven manager was. The fact this would prove difficult due to Ashley's ownership tels you everything.

Think this forum will be pretty quiet (apart from the long term regulars) as nobody will give a toss

If Ashley is really trying to get this takeover done and really feels he has a chance of getting it done, then he has to act now. Failure to do so backs up my feeling that no takeover is happening, as there is no way anyone will buy a championship club at the price he is asking.

10,000 did though. Is Ashley going to give away 20,000 tickets this time. As I said we will see.

We can only wait and see.

Nah. The normal arguments about going to the game aside, as soon as people feel confident enough to do so, live events are gonna be packed, you'd think. You must be talking to a different group of people to me because all the match going people I speak to have had enough if Ashley is still running the club. We will see though.

You got it subject to going down you’re living in lala land if you don’t think crowds will plummet.

Don’t be so fuking stupid Do you want to put money on it.

Ashley is going to be in for a shock when there’s no takeover and crowds are well below 30,000 in the championship and they will be. This club is going to be totally fucked for years.

I’ve never seen a premiership team unable to keep the ball beyond 3 passes going forward than this shit. Totally abysmal.

I put money on now the likes of Shearer or Wilson or any half decent striker, would no way have been trying a pass in that position. But Beardsley or Sellars might. Disagree

I put money on now the likes of Shearer or Wilson or any half decent striker, would no way have been trying a pass in that position.

Fucking hate the useless cunt every time I see his fucking pig face on the tv I want to smash it