Ian M

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Compare the number of non-parachute payment clubs who achieve promotion to the PL within 5 consecutive years at this level with the number of clubs that don't. I suspect the likelihood is that statistics will show it isn't even a 5 year job, instead something that just isn't likely to happen at all, those that do are outliers. In my opinion, Pearson has worked through a period where there was a significant proportion of the squad that didn't totally buy in to what he wanted to do. We now appear to be in a position where they do. He should continue until it is clear they don't anymore (relegation fights notwithstanding). If we just chop and change manager we sentence ourselves to another 3 years of a manager changing a squad to his type of players.

With a contract announcement?

It's starting to feel like the most balanced squad since Cotts.

Not sure why anyone is bothering to reply to someone who claims never to have watched a pre-season friendly in 50 years but feels qualified to dispute what those of us who do might determine from them. Finally gonna do myself a favour and put him on ignore.

Yes please

I imagine Weimann is less in need of minutes having played Nations League internationals last month. Until the final friendly they will have a target for the number of minutes they want each player to be on the field.

I mean it's entirely possible for him to speak with the same corporate mumbo-jumbo as Ashton but if he has no interest in taking the limelight then how can we ever know to dislike him? ? Keep it up!

I like the idea of Semenyo not being able to pass a medical in July or August

I wouldn't have bothered. If people want to prank call us like that, just hang up.

Is Mark Carter on here? Make yourself known ?

I thought it was Wilson Kane.

A friend is looking to try their luck getting a tattoo this week. Obviously too late to book somewhere, anyone able to recommend any good artists who accept walk-ins?

Option D was clearly introduced to attract Gas votes and could then be discarded as an option, leaving the votes for A, B, C & E to be the City fans' choices. Smart.

He impressed less on his Sunderland loan

Any time you hear Antoine talk about Nige you can see he appreciates the impact Nige is having on his development. My straw grasp is that Antoine sees staying here for a full season under Nige in 22/23 with the 2 or 3 additions we will be able to afford as being better for his career at this stage than coming off the bench in the Prem. He's one Ollie Watkins season away from having a safe Prem Team sign him as their starting striker imo.

Maybe Semenyo,Masengo and Scott. No way Andi or Joe are getting bids of £10m ???

Could we be trying the old 2-3-5 formation? ?

I think he was properly playing up to the crowd when they beat us in his first game back at AG? (I personally don't mind that, it's pantomime as long as we give some back....but preferable if we win obviously lol)

A director stepped down, the fans liaison quit, the women's captain left the club, the shirt sponsor cancelled their contract....

SSN were suggesting when I was watching that LJ wasn't keen on the signing and that contributed to his departure.

The thing I remember about Rashford is early on in his career (I think it was against Liverpool) he scored and was named Man of the Match. In his post match interview, the interviewer asked how he would be celebrating and Marcus replied that he would be going home to revise as he had important A-Level exams coming up. Always had his head screwed on that kid.

I thought it was just outside though so I'm glad he allowed play to continue.

I feel like a watershed moment happened around the time of Pearson's return from his recent illness. My memory is of (hitherto bit-part player) COD coming out to the press in effusive fashion, citing that the players needed to do more and Pearson seeming more determined to freeze out high-earners who had delivered little, more than ever. What's our record from that point? Or is that the same moment?

As you say it's a young squad that should grow. With Atkinson it could be as simple as it being his first season at this level, he's a young player who is going through a rough patch of form and Nigel is trying to keep him around the squad on the bench so he doesn't feel discarded whilst also taking him out of the direct firing line rather than continuing to hammer the lad's confidence. We bought him as much for his potential as what he could immediately bring to the side in my opinion.