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One thing in TE's favour is that the style of play seemed more positive and direct on Saturday, using the wings and the excellent Scienza. Also loved how uninvolved Downes was (am convinced he's a bad egg) but watching Downs not run around much was again worrying. Really think we should try and offload already in Jan, at least on loan somewhere. Pathetic energy. If they play in that manner tomorrow night that is another plus, regardless of the result. It shows that we have someone who knows about tactics (or at least in comparison to the computer game player we had before). One thought struck me though: that the players are finally playing for him because they really don't want a disciplinarian or old school tactician coming in.

Waiting for Leeds to make the chop...

One other thing. If I was Downs and in a miserable run of form, I would at least run around a bit. Bloody hell he doesn't look he's even trying! On a day of brilliance, he looked drab. Still need the scouts out for a CF and GK in January.

Just got back. Have to say that at times we were brilliant, and totally bossed the first half. I sat with my Charlton supporting mate in the side stand and he said we were the best team by far he has seen in the 8 games so far this season he's been to. I thought Scienza was amazingly good with his pace and directness, and Fellows also excellent. But boy oh boy were Charlton open, and Nathan Jones didn't seem equipped to change it. Deja vu. Even Armstrong was pretty good, one glaring piss poor header aside, and at least finished after his bites at the cherry. Wood looked a bit lumbering at times, choosing to manhandle his man too much, and Stephens had one Stephens moment, plus of course we conceded (poor marking or should Baz have come?) but overall an incredible performance, great result, and much rendition of the sheepshagging song about Nathan Jones. One thing I thought was interesting - okay, some of their fans went home early but even at halftime whilst queuing for teas, I couldn't sense any of the anger, vitriol, and toxicity that might have been there had we been 5-1 down. Or at the final whistle. My mate suggested that there was still a lot of goodwill around for their promotion, and that was also evident by the way their fans applauded their team at the final whistle. Despite being demolished in the first half. There will be a lot of people now calling for Eckert to get the job full time but it's too early I think, and perehaps Charlton were just the third bad team in a row we have played. But he hasn't done himself any harm. Ownership must be rubbing their hands with glee.

I really, really hate everything I have heard about Rasmus Ankersen. What an absolute tool. Mate, you are not reinventing football. You got lucky once and then everything else you have ever touched has been shit. Give up and leave Saints please.

Comes to something when you wish we had their manager (again) rather than ours. At least he has passion and motivational skills. Might Oriel be involved in this one, even for 15 minutes? Hope so. Hi leadership will be useful in papering over a few cracks. Hope he squashes Flynn Downes too, the little rat

Or maybe Farke. Dearie me.

In other words, we have no intention of paying any money for people who know more about football than they do, and are hoping that we can justify taking the cheap option by fluking some results - or even one win out of those three, in addition to some fluff about how we've turned the corner or are rewarding the pathway. Bloody jokers.

Eventually, Rasmus will find his next Thomas Frank, after which he can get more stiffies as he combs his hair, gazing on his genius reflection in the mirror, and practicing his next Ted Talk speech thing, with requisite hand gestures as he paces the stage. "Rethinking reflections". Smashing mirrors and making them work in a new way, not thought of by any other people in the entire WORLD who need to brush their teeth. Or something. In the meantime we get relegated and go bust. Cheers Ras!

Rival team acts to appoint proper manager before us, shock. FFS get on with it, Saints. Dither dither dither.

They were discussing mangerial vacancies again on Talksport this morning and guest Ben Foster suggested that Michael Carrick would be the perfect fit for us. Could do worse. Not sure Foster is considering the SR requirement though, that it needs to be someone no-one has heard of, is not really in football, and makes Rasmus Ankersson look weally cwevver. Mind you, it's not just the current regime that do that. Sir Clive Woodward, anybody? In the pre-complete lunatic Rupert Lowe era. We seem to be the receptacle for people that feel forced into stupid experimentation

Same here. A mate is a fan. Always hard sitting on one's hands but not expecting us to light the place up

Alex Crook just said on Talksport that if flippin' Eck wins the next two, don't be surprised if he gets the job. Simon Jordan said 'That will please the natives' in his sarcastic, orangey way. Just passing this on. How depressing. Our club is being run by idiots.

Don't be absurd. Doris the tea lady is our new goalkeeper.

Wait. We're appointing Rowan Atkinson now? I hope we have a plan, Baldrick.