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Or similarly the assists came from a player with a surname beginning with S

I suspect you mean goal scorers. All have surnames beginning with S

Knapper has to report to the board and as a new boy will be feeling his way. He is faced with Delia/MWJ who are averse to sacking nice guy managers, and Attanasio who believes in longevity of managers plus a philosophy of things are never as bad or as good as they seem. In many ways Attanasio may be the bigger hurdle to overcome. His lack of experience of English football and the difference the manager can make could be a big issue. I have zero knowledge of baseball but I just wonder if the manager has less of an impact in that sport. If so that could explain a stick with the manager strategy. Finally although the football is beyond dire the league position is not yet that alarming. All of this mitigates against him being likely to pull the trigger. And I am now coming to the conclusion that he will not do it imminently. If this is so it is not then unsurprising he has not communicated with the support as he must realise that he is likely to get lambasted for any announcement other than we have just sacked Wagner. I do though agree with the point that he has not engaged with the stakeholders which is poor and a must do in his position. Damage is being done to the club and apathy amongst the support is becoming legion. It will be interesting to see what the rate of renewal of season tickets will be. But a dip in support is something the club can ride out, as the commitment is lifelong and supporters will return as and when the style, excitement, entertainment and results return. Unfortunately all this is indicative that Wagner will be here for a while yet. Those scrolling these pages for an announcement of a sacking is a triumph of hope over expectation. Possibly the only thing that would drive a change is a toxic hostile crowd at Carrow Rd, but I suspect the apathy is too deeply set for this to happen.

Also would have been in the River End that day.

The fact that this debate swings both ways, albeit tending towards the inept, suggest at best he is bang average, which is not what is required to take the club forward. To me his teams look to be less than the sum of the parts. We are not in a position to buy success, so a manager who can make the team more than the sum of the parts is an essential. So despite recent better results, with the anniversary of his contract now imminent I hope the club will act decisively and make a change.

I am told Brighton are similarly extensive in their research and they seem to get lots of value added out if their signings. Yes there will be some failures but likely less than there otherwise would have been.

From recollection Dimi got pulled at half time in this fixture earlier this year after Coventry had pulled two goals back, with McCallum sent on to provide more physicality. Possibly Wagner is remembering lessons?

I thought the proposal was to boycott games, not match threads!! Edit: Oops just realised kick off is 5:30. Just shows how disconnected I have become.

LDC you post a lot of trash on here but this one exceeds even your low standards. A poll of season ticket holders, what planet are you on? As you say you rarely go to C R. So please justify the relevance of your views for those of us season ticket holders who are there? If you think I am some young un having a go, then think again, I would wage good money I am older than you. The drum helps. I do not take in its individual noise but I do appreciate the atmosphere it creates. With 5 tense minutes to go it would normally be quiet but with much of the ground clapping and chanting it helped push the boys over the line on Tuesday. If we were nervous that would translate onto the pitch, but the drum helped us participate positvely in those crucial moments. It would be great if we could create the atmoshere and noise on our own, but experience tells me otherwise. OTBC

Definitely helped for the last 10 minutes. Made the end of the game enjoyable rather than nervous clock watching and a longing for the final whistle. I also tune it out but like the atmosphere it generates. Going to games with soulless atmosphere is pants. Seems that most of the whinges are coming from those watching on TV.

No straightforward answer to this one. First I think you need to be 65 at the date of renewal and not just prior to the season starting. Second, it depends where you sit. I don’t think there are any concessions in the premium blocks, such as the lounges in the City stand or central blocks in the south stand. Hope this helps, others may know may have better knowledge than me.

I think a muted response is probably about right.

So sorry to hear your sad news. My condolences.

With that speed of turnover in post it would have been more appropriate for Truss to have come out as a Watford supporter.

Agree. Sunderland out in the previous round, no midweek game, can totally concentrate on Saturday’s game.

The problem with Lungi being out is that he was talked of as cover for several positions - DM, LB, CB We are exposed in all three positions at the moment. Fortunately Gibbs has stepped up so let’s hope he can keep performing and keep fit. If somebody is to be brought in, then a utility player that can cover all these spots is really what’s needed. Sara did not make the bench on Saturday I have not read any commentary as to why. Carrying a knock, still not fit? Anybody know?

Or if I remember correctly Connor Wickham’s late equaliser for Palace, initially given as offside before VAR decided that the ball had brushed Zimmerman’s stud when he was at full stretch.

Your welcome

Have you checked your account? The refund does not get automatically applied against your season ticket, you can elect to do that of course, ask for the cash or buy away tickets. The club leave it up to you. So check you may find you have credit on your account. I always ask my neighbour if the seat was occupied and then check my account online. Has worked well for me.

From a commercial perspective it is not hard to see that the club will wish to sell the seats it already has ahead of those that it will be buying back from season ticket holders. A couple of days before the game is a little early to judge whether a game will sell out, a lot of tickets I believe get sold on game day hence the queues outside the ticket office. My seat sold for the Chelsea game so the game must have sold out at some point. However good on you for getting you seat used by letting a colleague have it.

I think comments on here are a bit negative about the scheme. Shocker for this forum. I normally make most games but last season for a host of reasons I missed a few. My seat in the south stand only failed to sell once. Last season the system changed so you could ask for the money to be refunded to your credit card, a big step up from only being able to use for club purchases and maybe even only tickets. So a positive experience of this scheme last season. Will seats sell this season? Probably will depend on our form. In the premier league seats will sell because casuals will want to see a top tier game. In the Championship when away allocations are not fully taken and there are more casual seats available, then I think resales will depend on whether or not the team are pushing for promotion.

Not received anything yet. But postal service maybe disrupted by the heat.

Investment, or put another way throwing money into a club, is not always the answer. Everton have thrown circa £500m at the playing squad in recent years. Are the fans happy? No, protest against rich owner organised for tonight’s game. Fans leaving their seats in the 27th minute to mark 27 years of not winning anything. Alex Iwobi for £35m v Josh Sargeant for £8m. You can still spend unwisely, the difference is the sums are bigger. Not having a big pot of money is definitely a handicap, but just having it is not the answer on its own.

Also must not forget Mike Walker, although that can not really be described as a relegation scrap!!!

Survived under Lambert and Hughton