SaintBobby

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.

Well that was dire. On the upside, we managed one shot on target - one more than when we last lost to them at home 0-1? Can’t see Smallbone staying in the starting XI, he was truly awful.

Excellent performance. Unlucky not to get a point at least. It’s clear as day we have to either replace McCarthy or replace our tippy tap at the back. Pick a lane.

We have to stop this lunacy of playing out from the back

Idiocy of playing out from the back.

It’s a technical red, right?

Wasn’t going in from Smallbone, so not a big error by Jack

This playing out from the back…gees…

I'm bracing myself for a tonking tbh. 3 or 4 nil. I think I'd accept a less brutal defeat and a reasonable performance as a good start. But am assuming it's going to take time for the new-ish system and players to gel. Playing BBD and AA on the extremity of the wings v Getafe was just odd. If it does work somehow, it will take time. I'm assuming 5-3-2 is our default formation?

Very very few make a profit, right?

Ok, just saying I'd rather get 34 points and stay up then 35 points and go down!

Nah. I just want to stay up.

Well, yeah, for sure. Games against teams close to you are "six pointers"....and to stay up we will also need to snag some points elsewhere. Say at St James Park on opening day....

I think we will be in a relegation battle for sure. Probably go back down, but not much in it. We are viable, I think, but not competitive. But it will be decided by inches. I don't think we will be many points from safety, nor many points clear of safety. Honest guess is about 34 points and 18th/19th. But that's probably one lucky goal away from 16th and staying up.

I agree that if we get 28 points at home...which I think you're saying we will....then we will stay up comfortably. I just feel the wish is the father of the thought here....