Graham Paddons Beard

It’s a shame about that massive head condition he seems to have developed?

What if the announcement is that there is no announcement? #youhearditherefirst

There . I felt we needed another post with FRANK LAMPARD in the title . Lampard wasn’t coming here . Did anyone really think he was ? Presumably asked to discuss the job , didn’t get offered it and then TURNED DOWN THE JOB HE WASNT OFFERED ! Now presumably goes to Scotland to try and beat Celtic 6 times a year

How about the Club have told him he hasn't got it so is getting in first. How about Plan A is still in play ?

Now, perhaps , people will get it.

Not sure what is worse. Talksport making it up as they go along , or some crackpot telling people he is in Dubai ? Answers on a postcard.

Paul Cook has thrown his hat into the ring Webber threw it back out again. Reliable sauce.

Extraordinary - as on Tuesday Lampard was at the Royal Norwich golf course .

Brilliant. In other news I’ve just had a Cheese and Pickle sandwich .

I listened to White and Jordan today - just for an update . It is a shambles of a show . Pick a subject (Ema Radacanu) and put two extreme (scripted) views. Throw in the pointless Martin Keown and you have a car crash of a show that is virtually hard to listen to. I lasted 15 mins . After a headline - Lampard off to Norwich , supported by a line from Harry Redknapp they then said “the Rangers job could have scuppered it” They have no idea

Well there’s a hint of an overreaction there Old Bean?

Webber has lost his head because Max Verstappen couldn’t run a racing team. Intriguing. Maybe when Verstappen has won the world champs , got his advanced license , studied the idiots guide to running a racing team , he may be able to ?

If we end up with Smith , who wasn’t even out of a job when we sacked Farke , something has not gone to plan. Only City could hire a man who isn’t good enough for a side two places above the relegation zone . And who’s success includes two coaches who are no longer with him. Ye gads.

Not going to plan? We sack Farke hours after a win. Sitting in the away dressing room in London. Bit unusual but makes sense with a new manager lined up and an international break . So far . So good Villa then sack their manager . Villa announce new manager before we do . We interview the Villa manager , who wasn’t even available when we sacked Farke . Starting to look all a bit Fred Karno’s to me . Expect a major spin on the story “XXXX was always our first choice” blah blah .

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Isn’t it great that people actually create these personas and take time to post ? I think Big Keith is quite funny . My only concern is that this probably emanates from someone with very little social interaction . Almost certainly low self esteem . Sort of words that pop into my head are Overweight, Balding and Breathless.

Thank the Lord. Uncle Fred isn’t happy. Normality is restored .

What an absolute unimaginably massive pile of b0llocks this is .

Modern reporting . Someone mentions it on Twatter, EDP “roving reporter” picks it up and puts it online , and someone has a punt bringing Emma into the frame.

When something isn’t working , and being bottom of the league is a fair measure , the only sensible option is to change it . You can’t change the players because currently they are what they are. Webber had no choice. There are no guarantees about promotion next year. We can’t just slide back down with an expectation that we just come up again . We have to give it a go - the “Model” is nt about winning the championship, it’s about maximising income and staying up is the best way to do this . Im still gutted the it hasn’t worked with DF this year - a great , talented guy .

Glisters. The Prince of Morocco - Merchants of Venice . Happy to help.

I really hate it when people don’t get behind the team and continually moan. Pull yourself together .

Lampard has been in Norwich last few days . So there must be something in it. Doesn’t mean he’s coming though.

Good OP. Occasionally you have to listen to experts . We often dismiss pundits but the point made by Danny Murphy I felt hit the nail on the head. Twice we gained promotion playing “Manchester City” style football (ok the 433/ 451merchants will pick this apart) largely because in the championship we had better players than the opposition . You can play possession based , expansive football when your players allow . In the Prem , that advantage vanishes . We have tried to pick high press players (people confused this with two players up top) but we haven’t been able to make the play in the opponents third for long enough to press successfully. In our third we have conceded possession early by long passes as we have decided we cannot play through the other teams press. Murphy says we can’t play Man City football in the prem - and he is right . Trouble is the other style has just left us to conceded possession. One more thing . Pukki missed a hat full of chances last year but we created enough chances for him to score 1 in 3 chances . This year he doesn’t get three chances in a game .

We’ll have to pay him well. He won’t come for peanuts.