SaintBobby

I'd hope the job spec is an ability to escape the division and have a fair chance of surviving in the top flight. Dyche has a great record there.

In the Saints bar at the Villa match, Alan Curbishley was a guest and he suggested Sean Dyche. Is Dyche still on the open market?

No chance. Although we do have a fair chance of beating them at their place.

Relieved to get to 11 points. I guess we are "ahead" of Derby on goal difference unless we conceded about 16 goals more than we score in the next 5 matches and lose them all. (possible, I guess)

I'm sort of assuming/hoping we bring in about £100m quite easily (Dibling, Ramsdale and Fernandes). That should provide some sort of basis for rebuilding the squad. But we will probably spaff it away on re-signing Guido Carillo or some such like.

Quite the thing that I think all of us would now accept 3 points from the remaining 9 matches and finishing bottom with a grand total of 12 points.

That's rather what I mean by a lack of leadership. No one to lift heads.

The greatest failing - amongst many - is the complete lack of leaders on the pitch.

We are miserably shit.

When was our last straightforward win before this one? I forget! Just grateful to be reminded how easy it is to beat run-of-the-mill Championship teams...a feeling I hope to get used to again next season.

Am still 100% reconciled to relegation, but was good to see us look pretty competitive. We still seemed willing to do a bit of tippy tappy in our own third, but not - thank God - in our own six yard box. Given our limitations up front, I think I'd start with Tall Paul.

The chances of survival are zero basically. Don’t spend any money chasing that lunacy. Start planning for next year. Sell some players in January, bleed in more youngsters. Caretaker manager on minimal cash. Agree the board screwed this up.

I’m generally quite a loyalist on managers. Tend to think clubs fire too quickly. But he had to go. The board gave him a new and lucrative contract and our position is now unsalvageable. He walks away with £5m or so? After winning one match in half a season….gees…

It's not looking great, is it?

Only watched the highlights. But looks like more evidence that Dibling should be in the starting XI.