Sir Geoff

Will the number of lies match the number of Taylor Swift song references Sam Matterface got in during the West Ham Liverpool game on five live ?

Surely if the team play well and win then that is the bare minimum metric. Fewer people will have something to say or praise because that is the expected outcome. Fall below that even a win playing boring football is going to draw more comments and an amount of criticism. The balance you refer to isn't as simple as win / lose = similar amount of praise / criticism.

5 years ago we finished 8th and 4 years ago 12th.......so by years you mean a few.

Strange. You've been banging on since October that you had no expectations above mid table and now talk about top 6 with a very similar squad. Major miracle needed, not minor.

Not sure the first march will be a great barometer. Early August, people still on holiday, match will be live on Sky. I guess the club could boost numbers by making it a Mates Rates game.

Martin Keown just quipped on Talksport that De Zerbi got his teeth done earlier in the season in readiness for the Liverpool job. Simon Jordan couldn't stop laughing.

I think what you're getting at is known as recency bias.

How on earth is the business done in January better than what we did last summer.

Marshall clearly stated 8000 (appreciate thhat was a week ago) Where are you getting 12000 confirmed from ?

No

£3 million tops. Personally would keep him and let his contract run down. It will cost that to replace him, with transfer fee, wages, agent fees

As Graham C has pointed out, you can do that anytime. Just chose a seat in another stand and buy that instead of renewing your current seat.

What happens when the young hungry players aren't quite good enough and you've let go of your experienced players ?

Nor me. Really haven't enjoyed it since before Christmas. 4 hour round trip, getting home at either 7.30 pm or midnight. Will still go to a few games home and away. Also interested to see how the new tv schedule pans out. Our first home game will be televised so will watch with interest.

Thought Manning said that he had scouted him extensively. Unfortunately the work experience analyst is still Head Coach.