Charlie Wayman

We hung onto him because; 1. He is an outstanding manager with huge potential and we were very unlikely to be able to recruit a replacement anywhere near his calibre. 2. The players love him and if he had been kicked out of the club most of our "star" players wouldn't be here now. There was no sentiment in it at all.

VE Day tomorrow? (Verdict on Eckert)

As I suggested earlier, the Club will have been informed by the FA through the back channels of the likley sanction on Eckert. That there are no rumours or evidence of a search for a new manager supports the view that the sanction will be relatively modest and that there is no need to look for a replacement.

I like your new approach to debate saintant, pose a hypothetical question then answer it yourself. Probably the best way to avoid naysayers.

Don't you think that the CEO's statement was aimed at the media and for internal consumption rather than the FA?

Depends entirely upon what sanction is applied to Eckert. If he gets a touch line ban only then we can cope very well with Garner and Lallana in the dugout. If it's a total ban for 3 or 6 months then we might as well release him from his contract and find somebody else. If the FA has decided already on a total ban then it is quite likely the Club will have been advised through the back channels so that it can make alternative arrangements. Nohing I have read or heard suggests the Club are interviewing prospective candidates to succeed Eckert. Wishful thinking but make of that what you will.

…and we let Robinson go out on loan.

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Team picks itself these days. Need to win,even 1-0 will do.

Exchanges between Ecket and Blackmore seem to be getting ever more tense as the weeks go by. For me it makes for very uncomfortable viewing. It's part of your job Mr Eckert to deal with the press every week so try to malke a better fist of it. Hanging poor old Adam out to dry all the time, though he clearly annoys the S out of most of us is not really playing the game. Blackmore's only doing his job as well. Play the question not the man!

By whom? I've always rated him very highly as a future top player. This is great news but inevitably the vultures will be circling. Luckily or unluckily we have now a front four that must be attracting attention in higher echelons. It makes it even more imperative that we get out of this league in May

The perfect imitation of a dinosaur, wouldn't you say? Perhaps more relevant, a perfect role model offering hope to all the minnows who aspire to greater things but may have resigned themseleve to accept the eternal domination of the PL by the BIG 2,3,4 or 6 or whatever it is now.

Isn't there another old saying about chickens, something along the lines of not counting them too soon?

They'll all be saying that! The odds of those matches ending in draws and us winning as a combination must be millions to one. Shouldn't hold your breath.

Agree. It is worth noting that Lincoln are sitting one place above us in the league table now. Unbelievable on the evidence of the team that played us but in broader respects they are no slouches so a draw doesn't look so tragic after all