Sooty57

We probably couldn't afford him. Besides which, I not sure it would go down too well if Delia's was renamed The Meal Machine.

Slightly less time than it takes to appoint another failing head coach apparently

At the moment I'd take that in a heartbeat to maintain the unbeaten derby record

I have not removed anything (other than a small typo in original, which I believe was done before your previous post).

I like him too, seems a nice bloke...... I just don't think he will take this club very far.

If you read my post correctly you will realise that I am merely repeating some of the things others are saying, not making accusations myself.

Do you mean Wagner?

If that is indeed the case, I have absolutely no problem with Wagner's departure. I just don't want fan disquiet to force the new guy into a position where he feels obliged to make a knee-jerk appointment.

You are Stephen Fry and I claim my £5

Right, here we go, tin hat on and ready for the flack. Before we go any further, I do NOT for one moment think that David Wagner is the manager to take this club forward BUT........ Even the most yellow and green bespectacled fan would have to admit that we are hardly the most exciting prospect for an even half-decent manager with ambition. This is particularly true if, as many continually insist, we have bought rubbish players for the past few seasons and the board won't make any funds available to improve the squad, and will probably have to sell our best players to survive. Grabbing the first out of work manager with any sort of history has not worked before, so why do many seem to think it will work now? We have a new sporting director starting on Monday, who we hope will be a great asset to our club going forward. Do we really want to force him into such a major decision this early in his tenure, just so we can slag him off when/if it goes wrong? Our downturn in form seemed to largely coincide with injuries to key players, most of whom are on the way back soon. This division is so tight that a decent run can shoot you back into playoff contention very quickly, at which point the managerial job seems a lot more attractive. Would it not be better to hang on the Wagner at least until January, which would also give Ben Knapper a better chance to assess the best course of action to move the club forward?

Same here. It's not even as if they give you simple check box options like 'bored sh!tless', or 'f*(king embarrassed'

Sky ****ing up fixtures football There, I've corrected it for you

Can't see it being used as the entrance music (but would find it very amusing if it was)

Apologies, I meant he was accused of being 'found to' after a promising start.

As soon as a manager takes his team up from Championship to PL and starts to experience a dip in form the accusations start to fly that they were a good Championship manager but have been 'found out' in the PL. A few games in and I have already heard Vincent Kompany accused of this. Just a few off the top of my head that have had this said of them are Daniel Farke, David Wagner, Frank Lampard Wayne Rooney, and many, many more. Surely this is a very simplistic argument that ignores the massive gulf in the size and quality of the playing squads they are up against. Maybe it's more a case of trying to win a Grand Prix in a sports car. Look what a sh!tshow Newcastle were. Have they improved so much because Eddie Howe took charge, or because a Saudi resident came in with a blank cheque book? And no, I'm not advocating the sale of NCFC to the Saudis.

Can't argue with any of that, although I guess some will.

Not enough brown paper envelopes in the whole of Norfolk to get that one over the line.

You seem to be forgetting the master stroke he pulled at CR a few seasons back when he turned the game around by pulling the fuse in the floodlights to take the sting out of our attack and give his team a much needed break. If he's got any more tricks like that up his sleeve then he may be our man.... it doesn't look like we can rely on the players to do the job.

I'm no fan of Webber, completely the opposite, but I am sure if you were on a business trip, and had the opportunity to take in an event that particularly interested you, you would consider it grossly unfair if you were told that you could not go because you had to work 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

No need to worry about that - the players' agents are already getting the 'for sale' adds distributed around the leagues

Gotta be worth a try. At least they look like they want it.

Better?

Top pIc "Michael, did that chap in the lower Barclay just boo?" - "Stab me vitals Delia, I'll have his season ticket cancelled" Bottom pic "Why can't we be Huddersfield?"

Just shrewd business. Why jump in when the price is dropping?

Cray Valley Papermills. Proper players! Left it all on the pitch.