Saint_lambden

Underwhelmed but needs to be given a chance. Given that one of the biggest problems with RH appears to have been his poor man management, we certainly seem to have got an improvement in that department. A month+ on the training ground with the players implementing changes needs to be complemented by a striker signing in January before the more favourable run of games between Boxing Day and end of March otherwise we're in trouble regardless.

Jones confirmed on BBC Three Counties radio that he's going to speak to Saints tomorrow (Weds) but did not go as far committing that he's definitely joining. Said it's "not a done deal". Claims he's had 8 offers from other clubs since he re-joined Luton. Saints have been respectful to wait until after their game tonight to speak to him formally.

Luton won 2nd most aerial duels in Championship this season and are rock bottom for average passes per game so I think we can see what type of football we've got to look forward to.

Was clearly a reference to Blackmore being pally with Ralph and defending him to the hills.

"Serves you right for Muscat, that"

We'd be absolutely moronic not to at least ask the question of Thomas Frank, even if it is unlikely.

Double Salzburg swoop for Okafor and the manager, with any luck. I know we were sniffing around Marcus Edwards at Sporting early in the summer but he'd not long moved there permanently so they were unwilling to let him go for anything like a sensible price. Shame, because he's looked excellent in the Champions League.

We'll just continue to refer to them as Arsenal because, as usual, they spent half the game rolling around on the floor like a bunch of fannies.

He genuinely suggested yesterday that if Ralph was to go that Gordon Strachan could come back in and get the team going.

West Ham had 25 shots to our 10, 61% possession and 14 corners to our 4 whilst our manager changed to having just one striker mid way through the second half and kept Elyonoussi on. But according to Blackmore we should be happy at that. Those in and around the club have lowered expectations so much that these standards have become acceptable and unless those in charge act quickly, there's only one way we're heading.

Lopetegui now not taking over at Wolves.

Other teams through to the third round incldude Tadley, Farnborough, Hartley Wintney, Bashley, Fleet and Andover New Street. But yes, let's play more of the first team 😂

Andy Madley ref, Lee Mason on VAR.

All logic points to Frank. He may not want to leave Brentford for us right now, but we'd be foolish not to try.

I see that safety bloke we brought in from Millwall still thinks he's at Millwall.

We're a bigger club and money talks. Our clown is on 4 x his current salary at Brentford. Footballing wise it might seem like a step back at the moment but there's no reason with the right man in charge we can't finish above his current club on a regular basis.

Thomas Frank. Shown he's tactically flexible with his team playing four and three at the back this season, as have we Relationship with Rasmus Ankersen already established Clearly a very good man-manager which we've been lacking Get a sense he's taken Brentford as far as he realistically can so would want a new challenge Watch this:

There's literally nowhere else to turn now for improved results or at least more consistency in performances. He's had money to spend and more support on the coaching front and yet the same problems blight us week in, week out. We don't even have a recognisable playing style now which you could at least fall back on in the past when results were poor ('you can see what we're trying to do'). The players are no longer with him, the fans certainly aren't so giving him another week in charge when we're likely to get pummelled at City anyway seems like a gigantic waste of time. Don't have any ill-will against the bloke on a personal level - he's looked broken for a long time now and it's clearly affected his mentality and the way we're setting up to play (safe, try not to concede and reactive) - but 12 points from 60 is embarrassing and he needs to be put out of his (and our) misery now.

West Ham on 16th looks more realistic. We're on a hiding to nothing next week at Man City anyway and it's a hamstring injury so best not to rush it, even if we do desperately need him.

I'd start Edozie on the left and get him running at Coleman.

Che has recovered from a bug in the Scotland camp and is thankfully fit again.

To cheer everyone up, Marriner is ref and Lee Mason on VAR.

The EFL clubs won't be happy if replays are scrapped for R3/R4 of the FA Cup as they are often money spinners for them given the split of gate receipts. Yet again the Premier League dictating how the game should operate, even outside of their remit.

He has no stand-out quality to his game other than his defensive contribution. Slow, poor on the ball and lightweight. Bang average and certainly not goof enough to be starting in the Premier League.

At least 5 of that starting X1 aren't good enough. Perraud Diallo Elyo Djenepo A Armstrong Going to be reliant again on there being a third team worse than us, presuming Bournemouth and Forest will go down. Another 10 games to get through before the January window opens when selling clubs will know how desperate we're likely to be. The fact most are clamouring for Larios and Edozie to start at 18 and 19 years old respectively (don't disagree with them) really says a lot for some of the more experienced dross we still have at the club.