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And what is wrong with that statement exactly? I know what I would do if it was my money too - I'd do as I see fit

I completely agree and have been telling everyone about him - thought he was superb I remember Jude (he was good too), Eze was unbelievable but missed the Wigan game so didn't see James If Archie Gray isn't snapped up in the next 12 months by one of the big boys I will be absolutely amazed (even if they loan him back) Mehmeti - meh The more I see him the more I think he is not up to the level, flatters to deceive and can't seem to go past a man with any conviction Would rather have Bell out there at the moment

Apart the 'naughty boy' bit which feels rather saucy - spot on

Without hijacking the thread and turning into a Tommy thread, I agree with the fickleness comment above and I also don't think that is specific to him It would be interesting to see what our first "striker" signing is and this will give an indication of what type of player LM sees playing in the '9' It does feel like we would almost suit a false '9' and that isn't our Tom Without paraphrasing the gaffer I do think we are an evolving beast and part of my frustration is that he is being judged on results with a playing squad he has inherited (which isn't top 6 as we all knew) Who's fault is that? Not sure really but he'll need at least a couple of windows to start to turn us into what he wants

Great post and spot on I think preference of play visually is a big factor and perhaps that is the barometer (without stats) that we all judge I feel like we are more threatening and we play, for longer periods, in more attacking areas of the pitch - again, I don't have stats but that's the way it feels Fevs - was interesting to see the Tommy stats and thanks for putting them up - in my mind, Tommy has changed roles under LM (more isolated and learning a new role) he took a while to get going (and still is) so can the stats be compared properly? You are the expert

How can anyone say we aren't a better side now under Manning? Honestly if you can't see the improvements we've made as a team then I'm not sure where your head is at Take aside the board bashing (which I completely understand) and compare things purely on a football basis and I would be absolutely amazed if, stats wise, we are not a much more defensively sound and threatening attacking side since LM has come in Results will come if performances continue and to give the bloke a summary after 13 games is madness in my opinion - we just beat (and dominated really) a premier league side in the cup I loved Nige, great guy, but I'm much more excited about the way we're going under Liam than I was under him for sure

Without trawling back through 49 (!?!?) pages - did we find out if we have an option or not?

Big tank of a lad, think he'll find his place at full back eventually but certainly liked what we saw and liked his interview on the radio after too, seems like he's been through the mill and ready to make amends

I get the point you make but it isn't like for like Tins has worked his nuts off for the club, grafted with the academy and has been promoted (rightly or wrongly) to a level which the club feels he deserves - that is the key point For Tins to get blamed for that is wrong, that is the clubs fault I personally think he deserves a bit more respect and some clubs would kill for someone as dedicated to their club as Tins has been for us

I don't disagree with you - like you say, lots of unknowns I think what you are talking about is perhaps a moral dilemma for Tins If Jon comes to Tins and says, look we're thinking about letting Nige go, we want you to step up (blow smoke up his arse) - what do we expect Tins to do? Morally I understand the point that Tins should have said woah hang on I don't agree with this, but the choice may have been between Nige's job or his own - I think to include Tins in the blame is a bit short sighted personally but I get the moral angle Tins, you would think, is not indispensable himself so perhaps it is just the structure that he fits into (at the moment)

I think this is a very valid post, pretty much spot on I'm not defending anyone, perhaps more devils advocate, but what say would Tins have had in the decision to not grant Nige transfer funds and ultimately, influence his sacking? Genuinely curious

Walked past Tins on Saturday, said hello to each other, nice bloke - if I was him I'd leave Twitter too absolutely vile place

Did Bournemouth ever launch an appeal against their relegation in 19/20 after the Villa 'error' which would have meant they were relegated instead? Blinking despise Villa too With regards the FFP and Man City in particular, I wonder if there is enough external pressure from fans alike that means that if they are found guilty, they will have to apply a Everton style points deduction

Yeah I agree and I think we'll be in the loan market - not sure who our highest value player is now. Knight/Conway maybe?

Listen to the gaffer after the game - team/players still very much in a learning phase and the reality is that the players we have probably aren't good enough for what he wants to do - hopefully January will change some of that - there will be ups and downs before it all clicks I expect That said couple of shockers today: - Weimann out wide which has, and will, never work - Matty James starting with Williams, only one of those two starts for me - Tommy playing up top on his own, basically getting little boy'd by two giants, us not really getting near him or trying to provide any service to him I thought both teams played in a very, very similar way today, both press high, both play out from the back and both had some tidy footballers - they were just marginally better than us at it