Opeth67

Well done the board. A difficult decision for them to take. They didn't panic a month or two ago. They gave the man a fighting chance to get thinks going - probably 3 or 4 weeks too much. Clearly the board have made the right move. It was untenable to let SOD carry on any longer. I was pro SOD over most of the season, even though I had to watch poor performances, wrong tactics, negative tactics etc. etc., but I still stayed positive. But even with the so called "improvement" over the last couple of weeks (dented badly by the awful dip against Sheffield Utd!) I realised that the end was in site. And I also realised that it had to be soon, or we would never have the time to get in a new manager who would in turn have the time to look at his young charges and consider what might be needed to strengthen the team and be able to do business in the January window. A fair to good chance we don't get relegated. And furthermore - a decent balanced team would not need a JET - and the club could could make a tidy profit on his sale. So well done the board.

Very depressing this thread is. Ashton Vale is the only obvious, sensible route for the club to go down. As that looks unlikely it will now only be a third class option left to us. A third class option for a third class team.