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And @Davefevs nailed it on the pod , when Ian Gay was squirming and excusing Tinnion , when he said you if you’ve ****** up you need to look at the relevant decision makers and influences that made it

That embarrassing clip art splat Robin everywhere annoys me as much as this farce Sort of sums the Club up tbh

And if they get rid of Tinnion (Wont happen) The Technical Director Role (if they surprised us and did - really wouldn’t surprise me)

Best points of the pod for me was @TomSutton , again - His points about substitutions etc - , breaking up the play , and Ipswich momentum late in the game , when we were up against it

Fair play @Davefevs for nailing your colours to the mast regarding making a decision on LM big big spotlight on Tinnion right now who , if remotely professional, should be assessing every aspect of LM right now and the indicators going forward People say ‘Don’t want to be a Club that sacks it’s managers every few months’ etc etc We are not , we are probably the other way and not ruthless enough, But I’ve always believed that far, far , worse is hankering down on a bad decision and compounding it (ie For example burning money on a coach who you don’t believe in) Good decision makers also realise when they’ve made bad ones and put personal ego or face to one side and rectify them As I’ve said before ........ Over to you Brian

And as we understand it , Analyst wise heavily prepared in the game plan , and then goes out onto the grass to go through it with players

If we are squabbling regarding what period of games Let’s keep it simple - his record since arriving - not good is it And , putting stats aside it’s about watching and listening to all the surrounding indicators as well

It was both completely hilarious and completely cringeworthy as he squirmed and sighed desperately trying to absolve Tinnion of any blame What a Clown

Just highlighting it for the opposition I guess

Very much in line with your thoughts and posts SD , as normal As each game passes it becomes more striking that not only is he a process coach - ‘keep doing these things and it will come together’ But he’s a planner planner , a pre match planner, as I’ve highlighted by his immediate acquisition of Krause in a pretty unusual dual role (Of which I can see some sense tbf) His (LM) influence or impact appears diminish or dissapears at that point In game tweaks , reactions , absent ’Trust the process’ Its almost akin setting your side up pre match in a computer game , scheduling & pre planning substitutions , pressing play and then just watching what happens Not only would I suggest his pre planning successes are ‘mixed’ but in honesty his in game management looks woeful right now. I'm sure he can deliver good ‘technical’ sessions on the grass , putting together a winning formula on a Sat afternoon , being smart and adaptable ‘on the hoof’ , and getting the best out of players and man management are all vital assets and skills if you want to be a HC and certainly at this level or above. Being brutal , I can’t see where he’s demonstrated any great ability atm in these key areas and I’d be interested for any who believes he has to explain where. The signs are not good and comes back to the question of whether you back him and whether he justifies , and actually deserves , the nest egg and a squad rebuild

Leaving us with a completely dysfunctional squad and significant FFP concerns for the forthcoming years Another HC you backed heavily and continually , even against the overwhelming majority towards the end . as you are laying out battlements for LM Yet you were anything but supportive of NP With the miles you do you absolutely have the right , more than most of us , to have your views - but I do find it , from clearly a passionate supporter of the Club , very strange

Blimey The embarrassing forum troll still getting bites Ignore him guys

Resilient in the cup games and Southampton was our best all round performance probably for years , but an outlier right now We are 22nd in the form table since Boxing Day , not over 3 games Only doomed Rotherham worse

If you actually think your last paragraph (The REAL problem) is in anyway accurate and the simple issue I simply despair We could have Harry Kane up front atm and he’d hardly see a chance or decent ball And the AF bit One that was rolled for Johnson Jnr for 4 years Manning , Johnson CVS v Ferguson pre United

A 7-0 humiliation live on TV To Ipswich ? Couldn’t even consider it for a second , SD , even if we had appointed Barton

Jesus

What a strange view Crap ones wouldn’t no Half decent winger and the fan base - hmmmm you clearly don’t have a , or a poor memory of our history over the last few decades , and wingers

Yet another post about nothing so you can include various digs at Pearson You are not only embarrassingly clueless ,but a bore

It’s not as easy to get on KITR as some may think I used to ring up regularly and they’d take your details and say they may call back , but wouldnt One day they put me on and there’s no doubt there’s a period where you are undoubtedly on a mini probation period, GT certainly recognised and facilitated callers he thought were ok Not sure what it’s like now Its certainly not as easy as ‘ring up and you are on ‘

I certainly think Pep was his perfect mentor, not every players but Foden certainly In Bellingham And Foden we have two players that already are as good if not better , as any we’ve had in my lifetime Both good pros and lads too , and importantly, really hungry

Isn’t that the case ! I happened to have pretty regular reason to be visiting the inner sanctum (ie a corridor under the Williams) during the week and players would be fart adding around and messing around after training and you’d suddenly see them scatter out of sight into the changing room or gym , like schoolboys at a boarding school when the headmaster appeared , and you’d then notice Joe had arrived Incredible presence / aura Helped by his natural growl and an accent that meant most of the players caught about every tenth word * And he was as fit if not fitter than any of the players , always led the run and finished first , always in the gym after his ‘work’

Pretty sure he’s been on beforevDave and was previously vary sensible Good on him

Yes , not only in mind and over those first few yards I go back to his balance , he’s always totally nimbly balanced ready not only to change direction but to accelerate Every player that’s ever come into a debate about the greatest ever players had one thing in common - excellent balance ( and something I first look at in every footballer especially ‘prospects’) His close control is sublime And he uses his body brilliantly In summary - decent

Totally agree Im not sure whether they don’t gauge the mood of the fan base and the hot subjects , or would rather steer away from anything too ‘controversial’ Id strongly suggest the latter , especially since GT went Its all very beige if they can keep it that way

Spooky , Absolutely true - as the discussion came to creating in the final third - I nearly texted you to say ’Chris’s 89/90 squad didn’t find that an issue’ !!