Clutton Caveman

Not only slow in speed but also speed of thought. Every goes into slow motion when the ball comes to him

One of the few that tries to pass the ball with pace into midfield or diagonal

I would like to see him playing in a winning team with lots of off the ball movement. So far he has only played in a struggling team

I struggle to understand this reaction. We are bleeding money, SL has to write a huge cheque each year. We have some of our highest paid players not making the squad and you want him to pour more money in? NP has been given the job to balance the books. We have little chance of offloading our dead wood even for nothing because nobody will match their salary. They will not clear our books for 2 to 3 years. I am not sure that SL will be so impressed by the signings made under NP to risk another chunk of money. I think we are faced with a period of, survive in the Championship (I think Reading and Derby will not be the last to get points deductions). Bring on the youngsters wait until the expensive mistakes are gone. By that time you would hope that our post Ashton management team will have put together a recruitment proposition strong enough to tempt SL to open the wallet again. I think many Championship clubs will be taking the same approach. Unless wages fall to a realistic level and clubs start to live within their means, I think the championship will be the grave yard of many formerly big clubs. It cannot go on as it is.

Wow 2 duds to get 1 good player

When you check this link out, it is really depressing and a real example of what a royal waste of Steve's money we have made. I wonder how many you would deem as successful from this list.

They were really decisive when it came to securing vaccines weren't they??. When we were 75% double jabbed they were just about getting going and that why they are suffering now. Also when their fantastic government decided to spread doubt over the Astro Zeneca vaccine to deflect from their failure to secure supplies fear spread leading to poor uptake rates, which they still suffer from today. Sorry but you got this one very wrong

Problem is the downs don't normally last this long

Basically we have a team of young and lightweight youngsters trying to play a game plan that suits physically imposing players. No wonder those with a bit of ability lack confidence

The youngsters are so fearless, taking the ball under pressure, keeping it and if no decent pass on draw a foul. Nothing like a couple of good kids performing to warm the crowd up. Looking forward to the "one of our own" song

11 back for a corner, we get hemmed in for ages with no out ball, they surround our box. 1 fast bloke left up (who is probably not much use for defending) requires them to leave 2 players back with him and we can at least contest the clearance often getting at least a throw in in their half. I will never understand 11 back in our box

It seems to me that when managers start to talk a bout players as they, instead of we, and start to air their dirty washing in public to distract from the real problems, they don't last long.

You lost me as soon as I saw Simpson

I think Mr Lansdown is a good man. The industry where he made is money is a cesspit full of speculators, fast buck start ups and regulators who try to force folks to buy products they don't need. This industry does not make anything, and thrives in good or bad times insulated by the fact they play with other peoples money and take a cut. I think this environment is so different to that of say a manufacturing or even a retail business. 40 years of experience there hardly prepares you for life in a different world. The FS industry is full of people like Mr Ashton and so the panic bells that would have rung for most did not ring for Mr Lansdown. I think his poor judgement of slick fast talking people like Ashton and LJ is his weakness and one that is unlikely to be overcome. I think that in many ways Steve has been great for us bringing stability, a great stadium a better chance to be financially viable. However I think his people blind spot and lack of engagement with the football world will now hold us back. I would hope that a deal could come along, perhaps based on a staged buy out where the Lansdowns get their money back. On the face of it, based on the size of the city, the potential fan base, the fact that the stadium has multiple income streams including the Bears, we would have to be at least as attractive as the likes of Swansea, Bournemouth, Derby, Cardiff Forest or Middlesbrough or for that matter based on potential Brentford or Watford. People will say that we are not a big enough club but few of the above listed have spent too much time in the top flight is the last 10 years. So many thanks SL, you have been great but lets hope somebody with the ability to employ the right type of management and players will come along and rescue us from mediocracy .... on the other hand we could get a new owner like Mel Morris .....

Don't think we need seats but some shelves to put your beer whilst attacking the pie would be good

I think we will go nowhere until we get a real football man involved at the highest level. SL is a great benefactor but is not strong on selecting good people to work with. His son clearly has no interest and for me NP lacks the fire in his belly either due to illness or basically coming out of retirement and wishing he had not. For me it would be great if we appointed a Chairman who was very well connected and respected in football and could bring us some long overdue credibility. This is basically a part time roll and so would suit an elder statesman not quite ready to retire.

NP must be fully in charge or fully resting. To have Fleming in charge but doing NP's bidding will be a disaster

Strange our manager was a centre back. You would think at least area we would be OK. Oh I forgot NP doesn't coach does he.

Hate to say it but I think we have to go down, ditch most of the squad and coaching staff and start again Frankly I would rather watch our kids with a couple of decent tryers playing under a positive coach in League 1 than being bored to death week after week in the Championship.

3:1 odds on Skybet yesterday for us to be relegated. I think that's pretty good value

I just don't see the passion and commitment from NG. I think he was basically retired when this opportunity came along and was too good to turn down. He has had a long time to work with group and we not gone forward. He says, he doesn't coach and it seems he does not much like being pitch side or talking to the press. So that leaves tactics and motivation. No real NP stamp here. Clearly he seems to have some health problems and I have sympathy for that. The current position is full of pressure and even fully fit would be a challenge, if energy levels are down it must seem very hard indeed. I don't think that NP is a quiter, so he will probably try to soldier on. Question is: is that right for the club??

I think he see's himself more like a director of football leaving things like coaching and sitting on the bench during games to others. Lets face it what does he have to lose? If he stays and we go down he still gets paid and he says he is suffering from a squad assembled by others. If he gets sacked he gets paid out. Unlike oldies like McCarthy and Colin, he seems to have lost his passion and this is just a nice little interlude on the way into full retirement.

Wimbledon had 4 or 5 monsters to win the high ball and aggression all over the pitch to win the second balls. We have neither unfortunately.

I don't think you fix discrimination against one group by discriminating against another. If we are all supposed to be equal, then some should not be more equal than others and where there is a choice for any sort of role or position it should be based on the persons suitability for that role with no other caveats.

I am not pro discrimination. In fact quite the opposite. I don't like it when the most suitable candidate for any position is discriminated against because they do not belong to a particular cultural, ethnic or gender group. My son is applying for 1 year placement for his year in industry and was told by his advisor (who incidentally is female and from India) " with large public organisations, because you come from a white middle class background you will be at the bottom of the list and as such you should concentrate on medium and small privately owned businesses." Howz that for discrimination?