benali-shorts

Where’s our message from Henrik and Henry the Hoover?

I’d be amazed if Kraft is worth anything like that, give his career / background. SR’s lack of investment in a competent Board at either club or Group level is astounding, and worrying (getting the Dyson factory foreman was obviously a hell of a coup though). Agreed also that Kraft should be taking responsibility for the current shambles much more - including his appointments of Parsons and the other guy who has a weird title related to D of F (but not quite D of F), and their inability to positively impact us.

Even at those odds, I’d put your tenner on our relegation if I were you. And enjoy spending your 40p winnings.

Completely agree re SAA. I’d much rather invest time in him in the hope he extends his contract than persevering with Sulemana. Our management of both SAA and Meghoma was a further poor indictment of the wider club / SR.

I wonder how many of those triggered commission payments to Jonas Ankersen's Transfer Room.....

Two more sleeps until Rasmus-time

Only a few more days until Rasmus gets another crack at a January transfer window. Can’t wait to see what diamonds he’s unearthed this time.

Christ, there are a load of this squad to turn on before getting to Fernandes…..

RM has it in his contract that he has to be the tallest here, hair gelled slightly up.

To clarify - was the first team player also stating that Martin is completely useless?

There can no better evidence for a system not working. It's totally nonsensical that they have this deluded conviction that this style of football will ever be effective at our level.

They probably won't improve drastically under a new manager. The squad is dysfunctional and inadequate for this level. But similarly, RM is proving himself inadequate too. His player signings are poor; he hasn't developed the coaching set-up in any way since promotion; and he has proved to be tactically inept at key stages. I'm not sure why there is any point persevering with a coach who is so fiercely wedded to a style of football totally unsuited to the quality of players he has (or would have in any medium/long term basis ) at his disposal. I really don't see anything from him which suggests he is either the short or medium term answer.

I can hardly wait

Ralph was a harder act and a higher bar to follow, and hopefully our next manager will be less shit than Jones and Selles. Any potential replacement shouldn't be judged by their inadequacy.

A damagingly limited footballer, and a total moron.

Who are the realistic options? Potter - waiting for bigger/better option? West Ham / Wolves more attractive for him. Moyes - squad totally unsuited to his methods (although quite what they are suited for is anyone's guess) Cooper - has Championship experience and is obtainable. O'Neill - will need a break, awkward Skate connection Martin - rinse and repeat, to some sort of fantastical end game of becoming the best possession-based team to have graced mid-table Championship levels. Are there any others? If that's the list (plus keeping RM), I'd go for Cooper. Or Rohl if SR think they can persuade him we're a better option that Sheff Weds, but (and I can't believe I'm saying this), I imagine he'd think taking Wednesday to the top 6 would be better for his CV than getting this lot to 11 points.

In the Middle Ages, he'd have been laughing at himself about all those fools who hadn't yet realised that leeches solved all medical ills.

Why oh why do they think he is demonstrating anything to suggest he's the medium or long term answer? He's totally out of his depth in identifying players, building a coaching team or displaying pragmatism. His only saving grace is that he hasn't had a breakdown in the face of the humiliation his team is currently suffering and is willing to face the cameras week after week. How many goals playing out from the back do we need to concede before he realises we're not capable of playing that way?

Plus ca change....

Is that Greg Wallace between Dragan and Rasmus?

I'd have Steve Cooper over Martin. Or Steve Martin. Or Steve Coogan.

Jay Robinson must be close to first team?

Probably fine for the Championship. Odd not to have seen him through the middle. Looks totally bereft of Premier League quality.

Completely agree with the shape, but feel Fernandes should be given more attacking licence. All the more amazing we’ve gone into the season with only one CM, plus a 20 year old loanee.

That would be sensible, which in itself would be a refreshing change of transfer strategy by SR.