Alessandro

Spot on - surprised how many think it’s a bad decision. Absolutely clear there, his left arm is up and out as he’s flung and twisted his body at the cross = making his body unnaturally bigger = penalty.

If that’s the case it’s vitally important our recruitment is top notch for the next few years. If they’re serious about the top 6 we can’t have repeats of last January’s window, for example, IMO. Fascinated to see if the wallet opens or not and by how much, in the summer.

I was very surprised yesterday with the lack of academy player minutes. Manning’s seeming reluctance to use them is not going to endear him to his bosses IMO. Again, as with the discussions of ‘footballing style’ - you feel something will need to give here too…

I’ve agreed that under Manning we’ve been in a patch of what could be called ‘relegation form’ not so long ago - so only fair to acknowledge we’ve been in a patch of what could be called ‘promotion form’ recently. Feels the sample of ‘poor’ was longer than ‘good’ - but perhaps we’ve turned a corner….Yesterday will likely fall into either category depending on our next few results though.

Think this angle is pretty key. IMO that lunge there, with the extension of his left arm, has made his body unnaturally bigger. That is the handball law - so in my view that’s a penalty.

What did it hit then?

And a rightful penalty not awarded giving Huddersfield 3 points they shouldn’t have would have kept Birmingham in the relegation zone, wrongly. Would Birmingham fans accept that as common sense?

I think what your referring to in this case is his right arm which protects his fall? The ball hits his left, which was flailing has he did a bit of a clumsy twist of the body to protect himself from the ball. (He dived with his left instead or right foot which turned his body) IMO - by the modern, current handball rules - it’s a penalty. Is it a ‘harsh’ pen, probably yes by old standards, but that’s the rules these days. Hence why in those positions players often choose not to dive in and instead try and block whilst holding arms behind backs.

He will get that now - you can argue if he’s earned it or not - but it’s the only logical move for the club. I suspect he won’t have that many games though, from the fans especially, to show he can have us up there (top 10) competing before he’s under massive pressure again though!

Perhaps a few of these things but for me, simplistically, I feel what’s changed is the message, not the delivery of the message.

Ha mate - well if you haven’t, then you seem to have got yourself in a right old lather with multiple posters for no reason!

So you agree then, at some points during this season, we have been in the form that would, some seasons in the championship, be relegation form?

@transfer reader - so if @Silvio Dante had said - during some seasons over the last 10 years, that period of PPG extrapolated over a season would be ‘relegation form’ - would that be acceptable?

Well I’m sure they’ll all be glad now he’s gone, giving us nothing but mediocrity! Can’t wait for all the exceptional progress and football we have to look forward to now Pearson won’t be holding us back!!

Yep - a couple of seasons of mediocrity saving our club from points deductions, potential relegation and fines because of the mismanagement of the owners that you so unconditionally support…. Oh and developing on the pitch the best young player we’ve ever had, the money from which your also don’t dare criticise Liam Manning will be benefiting from….