Bob76

But isn't any manager a risk, none are guaranteed to work, keeping Ralph would have been a risk and look at some of the big name mangers that Chelsea, Man utd and Spuds have picked over the years that have not worked. We had to change something so a risk had to be taken.

What a load of utter bollox, he has been here four years and as a season ticket holder I have seen a lot of those games, with his record and the rubbish we watch he had had an almost free ride. I can remember once him being jeered. He is just lucky that the fans seem to have given up. In days gone by he would have had a much rougher ride.

He's had four years!!!! And most of that well supported by the fans.

Bloody hope it doesn't go boom🤯🤯🤯

Whoever in the coaching team decided that Adam Armstrong would be good just behind the striker got it spot on, looks so much better with the ball in front of him, he has had two really good performances this week.

Don't think you've been a fan long if you think this is toxic. The fans generally are, in my view, very supportive at the grounds, which is surprising seeing some of the crap we play at times.

Not at the moment, sporting facilities are exempt.

Sorry don't get the hype, his scoring record is not that good, not sure spending that on him is more of a sure bet than Mara. I know we desperately need a new striker but in any reasonable price range you don't get a guarantee, all Chelsea.

No, could not replace.

Wanker, and no I can't prove that.

Really don't see those as the only two options, we could get someone who can play a system that the players are more suited too, be more adaptable and change systems etc etc

He could always try something radical like adapting and changing during the game, you never know it may work.

Time for this joke of a manager to f off. What sort of team and formation was that to start with and then again he stands on the touchline doing nothing until the opposition score, then and only then he shuffles deckchairs replacing like for like. The man has no clue, I have come back from another game really frustrated at the lack of a game plan that may actually hurt the opposition.

Pick a formation to best suit the players we have maybe.

He must be good to have PSV second behind PSV.😉😉

Big Dave on Solent said he picked the wrong team, wrong formation and was then too slow to change things when it was obvious to all that it was wrong. Just about sums up Ralph most of the time for me. Well past time to go.

No attempt to play the ball and a foul that stopped a goal scoring chances, why no card?

Funny that, I studied statistics years ago and one of the things you had to do for the exam was to take the base data and use it to statistically prove three different views. As they say there are lies, damn lies and statistics. They have their plans but are not the only truth.

But statistically.......

Have we not had the worst defence in premier League history already twice under this manager?

Really think you need to get out more. I was at the game (season ticket holder) and that was as bad as it gets, we were hammered and very lucky it was not more, whatever the xg says.

What's wellow like day to day, is it's easy to just get on to play a few holes.

Yep absolute madness, where do you play now, getting hard to find good alternatives.

You should try the new management at hamptworth, subs up 72% on the promise of what they may do. Understand Ralph may have joined though.

Sports Republic will probably soon but a second club, what's to stop them putting a young up and coming manager at that club, then when Ralph retires, the other manager moves to us.