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Max Bird what a goal I hope he can do the same for us next season.

The first thing I noticed is that you didn't call them the prayoffs in the first sentence, and then you went and spoiled it.

If your only criterion is winning tournaments then I'm afraid like the vast majority of supporters of most clubs then you are going to be sorely disappointed, personally I have been fairly happy with the national side the past few years, there won't be many countries looking forward to playing us this summer.

I'm not sure what you mean by achieving, a semi-final in the World Cup and a final in the Euros in the not-too-distant past, if you mean actually winning a tournament well yes we have not achieved, but only one team ever wins and the odds are pretty stacked against any team.

Any non-parachute payment club that makes it to the Premier League these days is something to be celebrated so well done if you do it, the playoffs are both thrilling and heartbreaking in well for us at least in equal measure, but if you gave me a chance guaranteed it must be a fantastic way to get a promotion.

Any praise has been through gritted teeth and always with caveats, he has said he will admit he was wrong if we carry on our form, but again I feel he will be looking for the slightest dip in form or results to revert to type, he has been almost non-stop moaning since manning started, and in my eyes at least has been myopic.

Ah! The old Italian jokes, well since you started it, what is the colour of the Italian battle flag? A white cross on a white background :laugh:.

If it goes wrong with Manning you will have every right to say I told you so, but I would hope that you would be brave enough to admit you were completely wrong if it goes well, my money is on you having to do the latter, I bet with us being the ONLY unbeaten Championship side in the last six games you are already thinking of ways of backing down because if we carry on being successful you will look a bit daft if you don't.

Klopp the flop.

Now where have I heard that before?

It's a decision I feel in time they may come to regret.

Well, you never know, this time they may have actually got it right, stranger things have happened.

And why haven't the results been bad? Have you ever thought that maybe the board knew the players they had and wanted in the future and maybe just maybe the man they chose could bring out the best in them by somehow relating to them and using a different way, how amazing would that be?

And considering we have absolutely nothing to play for except pride as well.

The home side?