MrLuke

interesting reading this BBC article on Fabian Hurzeler at Brighton, particularly this part when talking about how he turned things around: "So what is the reason for the shift in fortunes since his own fans called for his dismissal? "It's partly because Hurzeler went back to basics," adds McCarthy. "He relied on an experienced core in the side to get out of the hole, which is testament to him because it shows his pragmatic side. You get managers who are wedded to their philosophy and won't change. "Hurzeler realised what he was doing was not working and that it could cost him his job, so tried something else. You can now see this is a team more in his image, because they press insanely." I mean, it helps if you are a good manager to begin with, but still.

Initially I was ready to give him time but he's got to go. I ended up laughing at their goals on the weekend because it has just become such a joke. The biggest issue, of course, is that we've managed to excel ourselves with every new appointment since Maresca left by going for someone worse than the previous manager, so god knows who will be next. Surely there are conversations going on in the club about this (regardless of how incompetent they seem to be)? They may have a belief in a particular style of play but it's not even like Russell Martin is presenting that consistently. We get glimpses here and there, which some people seem to cling on to as a sign that things will be okay, completely ignoring the other 85 minutes of dross. Maybe I'm oversimplifying it but if you inject energy, pace and desire into your team, then the fans get on side. If the fans get on side, the players feel energised and put an extra shift in. I always remember the Brendan Rodgers days at Liverpool, where his teams would come flying out of the blocks (not something that happened quite as much with us, mind) but it set the tone and it got the crowd on side immediately.

Well, let's hear people defending this performance. He surely can't survive this.

All I could think was he was Farmer Jim from Brassic 😂

I had to stick a tenner on Fulham at 11/1

Watson is shocking, he had three choices and took the fourth.

This is so painful to watch. The problem is, RM will say the goal is an example of his style of play in action. It's just a shame the other 89 minutes are horrendous.

I'd like to think that a protest prevents KP sitting this out hoping for better terms. Any prospective owner will surely have better negotiating power if they see the hostility towards the ownership has led to protests and reduced attendance.

I genuinely wanted him to be a success. There is something about him I like. I've also appreciated his desire to change the culture of the club. But good god this is vile. He can't come back from this. This is the lowest moment I can remember. Absolutely pathetic.

same, please. even though it has been 12 pages of people sounding like they are in pain.

Do we know how long Chaplain is out for this time?

Well that's the last 10 minutes in Photoshop wasted.

I just keep thinking Patrick Kielty in my head. I should probably get it seen to as it's been years.

I get that some on here are focussing more on how far we have fallen. When you put it in context, trying to be positive after being beaten by Ipswich is laughable. But personally I am looking for anything positive that will indicate to me we are turning a (very) slow corner. I saw examples of that last night, some fast transitions, exciting play. That was enough for me and some others to hope for green shoots of recovery, however fleeting they may be. I just want to see a mentality shift - we have had the same losing mentality for years now which is one of the main causes of our decline. I'm sick of football being about what's happening off the pitch, I just want to see my team back and bossing matches.

Well playing a premier league team and going 0-0 BC (Before Cullen). I'll take that.