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But realistically, how well would we do if we went up?

Draw, win, win, draw, win.

I can't understand why all of you think Solak is some poor soul with a kind heart and too much money who doesn't know anything and is just being taken for a ride. If anything, putting others in the firing line is his way of creating a distraction for idiots who can't see past the first line. Look at how he's structured the companies: he's made sure he's in charge of what matters. And I suspect he can "find" financing easy enough; it seems to be the norm these days.

They're probably the ones who clap and take selfies all game.

So: He's happy to accept another relegation on his CV for a bit of cash and a chance to play. Although I suspect W Ham just want to reduce their outlay on his wages that they're paying with no likely return. Maybe he thinks he'll outlast the manager when they go down. When W Ham do, they'll look to sell him cause his wages are too high so the merry-go-round will start again. Will look to move in the summer in the hope that W Ham will have amortised his value enough to sell him on the cheap. Will look for another bumper pay-packet. Is likely to end up a free agent who someone will take and their fans will end up saying 'He's good' until they realise he isn't six games in. Presume he'll live in a hotel for a few months, or limited rented accommodation.

Worrying quote from Anker's son: ‘We redesigned the club based on a question: what would a football club look like if it had no human eye and ear? He must have ignored the fact that the fans have eyes and ears and the former are quite integral to watching the footy.

But to be fair he did miss out on getting a foul and went in a bit hard on someone and the ref told him to stop being an idiot and booked him which I agreed with: his blood had risen. It didn't last though so I just took it as the ref doing a good job and then him calming down and getting on with playing footy. Then we had the rest of the game with very little incident of interest.

I'd say they were pretty much one and the same bar age, nationality and the like. I'll have to look out for the hand-waving when the goals go in.

Interestingly one player said he makes things simple post-Still (THB) yet Scienza when asked what we did differently (when winning) indicated not a lot, if anything.

Sounds like what I saw. Think he's better than what we had. Seems very eager. Probably needs to learn quickly to just come out and hammer anyone in his way or, to put it another way, be stronger on crosses.

All he ever does is pass backwards and he hasn't a clue. .He was in on a free so cancel his contract because we've lost nothing in that regard and pay him off. It would be better all round.

Nah, it's what Still did at the end of his tenure when things were going South and he had those headlights full on him. It's a panic reaction like Nathan Jones started when he was the fittest man in Europe (by his own high, PE teacher standards).

Those stats were obviously sitting in a different seat to me (and those around me) where it was obvious we didn't work anywhere near as hard as a quite limited opposition team who turned out to be much better than us and pretty comfortable in the end and were largely shit and ineffective. We seem to have the knack of having bodies in the 'right' areas but they don't do much: stand and watch and not challenge or bust a gut to get back or look for a quick, early pass or pass back (we know who those cunts are) or ... Yet again an exercise in frustration and annoyance and a very long day for no reward or enjoyment. Sports Republic get out of our club.

Presumably to dilute KL's holdings allowing for a cheaper buy-out or a restriction of any voting/veto rights she might have had. Presumably the injury was picked up in a 3 a side game.

Well at least he wants to play. Now all he has to do is learn how to do it.

We don't need to build Lego, we had the head coach.

Noisy bugger.

Not at £120 a ticket, no.

But only because he's a bit slow to get down to it ...?

Tea and toast by the seaside c/o Alpine's B&B? Nope, probably not.

No. He scores goals.

Maybe the option is some oatcakes in exchange for a packet or two of crisps.

I think by and large we're all of a similar mindset. I reckon we can make top 10 because we'll have a goalkeeper and because the margins are fine. Regardless, we're really not in a state to go up this year and be sufficiently competitive next year without an almost total squad overhaul and I'd rather (and how many times over how many years have how many of us said this?) get rid of all the dead wood. But all of it. For once and for all. Just like AH's comment - keep the OK, get rid of the shit. And the extended highlights on the OS don't work ... maybe that's a good thing from the comments on here.

Abroad if he'd take a pay cut.

I think to some extent you've raised the reason why it's considered a 'disgrace': it's tat, it's in many respects worthless, it is as some have said probably something that doesn't mean much to most of our fan base now given how long ago it was and their relative ages, it's expensive but we know it's not been made in a fashion that would warrant that, the packaging is all fluff and 'value-added' i.e. none and it's got a little badge at the bottom that harks towards the lovely capitalism of the "Emirates Cup" which devalues the (real) Football Association cup and makes it a thing commercial, not commemorative, and ... damn that answer went on too long.