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and again your probably right about it not being beaten just because the spontaneity of the moments and how long it takes for VAR to say yes its a goal..............

ah those pre VAR results....they would have probably looked over that and thought handball..........................

I nearly replied at 1 in the morning, after several posts. But I've only got a singular ten thousand posts. So, I know you didn't mean me. 🙂

Tbf he had right backs. James Bree didn’t go out on loan until 1st September, he played in pre season games but got a knock in the last one against Brighton and that was about it. By the end of the window we had signed Jelert and Roerslev (remember them? Nah me neither). So a failure of the recruitment team in that those two haven’t looked up to it (injuries also a factor of course). I can’t remember off hand how bad Bree’s injury was in August, but it can’t have been too bad if Nate picked him up. I have sympathy on the striker front. Downs was a complete failure of recruitment, and an expensive one. He also is, despite his physical size, not a striker who plays how we look to play now, he’s very much off the shoulder of the defender rather than a hold up man. Also, Stewart was on the books and hardly made an appearance before “coming back” in October then promptly doing his hammy. We also had Arma and Tasmin at the time, neither of them cheap. An extra CF on top of all those, I can get why not. Recruitment failure to get Downs. How much input Still had, don’t know. Also, not getting a keeper in the summer, I reckon recruitment failure. Maybe if Still had more gravitas he might have said “this lad is garbage, the fans who have seen him all know he’s garbage, he needs replacing”. But I think Spors was far more influential about that than Still at the time, and it wasn’t deemed a priority. Despite all that I think Still made some awful decisions and definitely we did not have any sort of ‘style’ under him, it was very much throw a lot of shit at the wall and see what sticks. Eckert has definitely had the fortune of having better resources available to him. But he has also made a much better fist of looking like he knows what he’s doing, learning from his mistakes, and planning much better around the resources available. Still was hampered by his recruitment team but I feel he compounded that by picking a team out of a hat every game and sending players out who have commented since that the current manager makes it much easier to understand what he wants them to do.

Well he blindsided our boardroom incompetents.

‘Unlike the scummers, we never turn on our own players’

Hand

i was going to say surely when VVD started the 2015-16 season, but then i realized he replaced Alderweireld, who at the time was quality as well. so not as drastic of a quality leap.

The Spurs fallout is utterly delicious. Its so entertaining watching the podcast meltdowns and listening to the pundits point out all there many mistakes. But what makes its even more enjoyable is, we all know a Spurs fan. Every single one of us. And even the most docile of those people has managed to annoy us during a conversation about football over the years. I just so funny watching them squirm.

Sounds like you and Turkish would made a great couple with a litter of kids.

Always partial to SRL's free kick against Tranmere in L1. Flew in like a rocket.

Will Still?

This was the game when I finally 100% turned, and knew he had to go. The same with many others I think too.

Is general sale soon?

Thanks MLG. Responses 1. By definition deadwood is not attractive to many. Eg I cannot see the sales of the likes of Baz, Charlie Taylor and Sugawara generating much cash. They may even have to have their contracts paid up for us to get rid of them. 2. Adam Blackmore and Alfie House are the sources. 3. The likes of Scienza do not grow on trees. He will be difficult to replace. 4. Tonda would be more likely to do a Pochettino and walk to a bigger club if we are still in the Championship . 5. Tottenham could suffer 2 relegations and have the best ground in League 1 in 20'27 / 2028 and I could possibly shag Lucy Pinder but both events are unlikely. 6. Burnley know how to get promoted. Wolves are now showing that they have something about them - and not just Adam "20 goals in a Championship season " Armstrong. 7. Source = Alfie House on TSP.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c7478jx102yo They're taking the Saints game seriously. How many drop outs for the internationals?!

From Rupert Lowe to Markus Liebherr.

Russell was too fabulous for his own good.

Any idea how ticket sales are going for this? Blocks available seem to be a bit random, no idea if the greyed out ones in-between available blocks are sold out or not open

Are we doing that now? Under the fabulous Russell we didn't bother to do that, just relied on our system.

You’ve had a ‘mare with that one HK my old pal.

The Dell to St Mary’s. Although for pure nostalgia, many wouldn’t agree I’m sure.

It's nice to have faith in a manager again. However this season ends now, he's earned his stripes. A huge gamble but ultimately an inspired appointment.

1) Not by an amount that couldn't be covered by deadwood sales in the summer 2) It was reported at the time as not an obligation, but an option. And not one that is conditional on promotion. So why do you think otherwise? 3) Perhaps, but they'd be replaced 4) Same could apply even after a promotion 5) Leicester haven't blown the other Championship sides out of the water. Spurs or West Ham would have a bigger income, but again can only take one place and may be another Leicester 6) Still hard to know at this point 7) Where have you got £80m from?