CB Fry

#masterclass

Frozen and the clock ticking FFS

This thread (and reality) must be about 4 minutes ahead of my Now TV stream.

Its a shame Cov aren't wearing their hummel half and half kit (I think they revived it a few years back). That's mainly what I am thinking about while the stream I on.

If today's Russell Martin had taken over from Koeman with those defensive options and his defensive managerial ability we wouldn't be finishing eighth and getting to a cup final. We'd be bottom three all day long. But yeah, we'd have been like so much more "entertaining".

Absolutely no one is making that assumption. No one.

Comparing Martin to Selles is a particularly snidey comparison. He was a glorified caretaker for a club that was doomed by the time he had to step up. Martin was specifically appointed to get us promoted this season. He wasn't recruited to be a bit better than Ruben Selles.

....which is why we conceded loads and loads of goals, just like Swansea. Which is why we have completely fluffed automatic promotion.

I think the point is that Nathan Jones is a manager who has actually delivered for teams in the two divisions he has managed in. He's a brilliant bet for a play off place or promotion. Whereas Russell Martin has delivered fuck all at both other clubs he managed, with a pitiful goals against record in both clubs. He's a nothing manager currently on track to deliver nothing much for us too. You have grudgingly granted NJ with a "decent enough" achievement. But we're all waiting for anything that Martin has ever done anywhere in his entire career that is "decent enough".

Indeed - broadly speaking we were 11 points behind Leicester at the beginning of October and we were still 11 points behind them 20+ games later during the days of those people twatting on about Leeds (who we were 1 point behind) beating Leicester to help our own triumphant charge to the League title.

Because we're up shit creek if (when) we don't get promoted.

We can't afford to sack him. In every scenario he is still employed by us by the October International Break.

On holiday so I didn't follow the game. Only one question - were we brave?

That table can't be right, surely? Leicester seem to be clear at the top with a game in hand....

No there isn't.

Ipswich v Norwich play off semi is very much possible.

Autos are back ONNNNNN you sad fucks

I think Russell is in a spot of bother because he can't twat on about "scar tissue" any more. He can't blame his failings on"what came before" because it's April now and it's all on him.

The one thing we all know is that Guided Missile has bought no shares in it and never will.

Nice try from someone absolving Martin of any responsibility of our defensive frialities because we've always been like that since Hasenhuttl or something something something. I've never seen you credit Ralph or our history when we do something well, though? That's always entirely down to Russell Martin, isn't it? Funny, really.

....but played two more games (as have QPR). Of course our games in hand will be nailed on clean sheets as well as nailed on wins obviously.

Does the role involve appointing a fucking nothing manager who has never achieved anything anywhere except a couple of sputtering mid table finishes in L1 and the Championship? Does the role involve employing a manager with a clear track record of dreadful defensive performances, and of teams conceding shitloads of goals? Does the role involve spunking millions on a crocked centre forward and spunking even more millions on a young midfielder who hardly ever plays? Does the role involve pompously lecturing the fans forum about how our brilliant goalkeeper is and how he will be in the team of the season by the end of it? Yeah, it's looking like we will be "behind the eight ball" next summer because of the shit this Wilcox has left us in. We're a play off fluke away from redemption but it doesn't feel likely. Off you go back up north Jason and thanks for pretty much nothing.

It's OK someone will be along in a minute explaining that we win all our remaining games especially the games in hand

KWP was very positive about the Ipswich manager on TV yesterday. Probably nothing though.

Hahahahahaha Fucking hell lads giving it all the big un when the squad was announced....I thought you jolly clever fuckers all knew KWP was rested because he wasnt fit enough and anyone who didn't realise this didn't know anything about football? Your boy dropped our best player, what a fucking spanner x x x