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Disagree - Birmingham remain the most complete away performance I've seen this season alongside Leeds. I can appreciate when opposition play well. Both were examples of being too good for us.

Hands down worst attendance and atmosphere since back in the Championship.

Blackburn were always going to struggle this season after losing Brereton (for free) end of last season. One too many players not sold when they should have been to maximise profit and reinvest. We did it right, yet are only three points ahead of them - so the key issue is either manager (Manning), or how we reinvested (Tinnion), or both.

Thought he was a on a roll the delusional moron. Needs his bread examined.

Oh crumbs. Poor Brian.

If Manning is let go, and by some miracle Tinns was removed. We could do worse than Mark Warburton in as DoF. Then I wouldn't mind a younger/inexperienced coach out of work but would be a bit of a statement - Van Nistelrooy as an example. Leave me alone - I can be optimistic in my dreams.

My results were due to the prediction that we beat Rotherham - and even then I had no faith we actually will - i.e. we turn up thinking they'll roll over rather than be professional like Coventry were the other week.

What worries me - is that Swansea's record away, in the last five games have been DLWWD. The loss being Leicester. We need to put in a performance like we did at Ipswich, but show more steel. They've beaten Sunderland, who we scraped past at AG, and Hull - who had some great recruitment in Jan and have since gone five unbeaten (2W, 3D).

Birmingham, QPR, Sheffield Wednesday, and Millwall in their last three games have more points than we've gotten in 5. Doesn't bode well. I got curious and decided to have a crack at a few predictions myself using a template and a spare five minutes with array formulae. Did not like my pessimistic results - way too close for comfort.

Pearson (finally, almost completely) solved that this season though. The only game iirc we conceded a winner in last ten or added time, was Stoke.

Depends on the period you're comparing. Manning doesn't exactly have many excuses outside of it not being his squad. He inherited a strong culture. He inherited a near fully fit squad after players such as Vyner returned from impact injuries. We were in a stable position four points off playoffs. Outside of the former I can't really think of any that apply to him, that didn't apply to NP also at least, such as dealing with Crayon-boy and Tinns above him, etc.

No matter the level - a coach into a new job should focus on finding a system that suits the players. Not immediately implementing his system no holds barred. End of story. Should he show any signs of that, or adaptability of any kind - fine. Otherwise I just have no patience with him. The above is the whole reason I was willing to give Pearson time - I could see the gears turning in his head as time progressed. Tactics changed and adjusted to the squad.

Pearson, Marsch, Duff. In that order (provided they want the job).

Let's be real - NP inherited one of worst squad culture situations including the Wilson Drinking culture I've seen since I supported City and anybody could see it - 12 players were out of contract that summer and only 1 iirc signed a deal. Non-starter of a comparison regrading the context of the situation - has been pointed out time and again.

12 games is 12 games, I could easily look at the last seven. With all respect - it matters sweet **** all when the momentum on paper the smaller the sample to present gets, it gets worse not better.

I mean. If it wasn't for Max, it finishes 4-2. That comes from not taking Pring off or adjusting shape by Manning due to Ipswich's changes.

*pretends to be shocked*

Which never made sense to me when you have Mental Mel flying drones over training sessions, but sure the manager is to blame.

He's the only one of the three ultimately sackeable. That's the difference.

Think many fans outside of clubs he's managed have this idea that he's some kind of dinosaur - Second Tier being an epitomy of it. When in truth he's just a basic, but good, man manager. Playing to the strength of his available squad.

Rohl inspired by Chansiri, was a cracking appointment. The fact even that nutjob can look abroad and get it right while we have birdbrained Tinnion and crayon-eater in charge just... hurts.

I'd make the point that a draw is more likely to be the case than a win in those margins ergo rounding down is probably more accurate. For PPG in general, I should clarify. In the same manner 1.095 gives 50.37 points, ergo rounds down to 50.

Manning doesn't statistically have an issue with Teams in the top six though. His record around and under us is morbid. Swansea is the final acid test for me. Lose that, and no way should he get the summer.

I mean, that's just factually incorrect.

Means nothing, unless we see a similar performance (and more importantly, three points) on Sunday.