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I fell into that trap too yesterday by expressing as much re RVN - then had it pointed out to me that the poll was originally done 5 years ago!!

I don't know if you meant to (or if they perhaps didn't "tie in" with your "all of them had flaws" thought of all the listed managers : but as well as Gordon Milne you missed out Martin O'Neill and Puel from the list!

Only just noticed, lol! Well it needs updating then!

Well he did preside over our nine straight games at home last season without scoring (and all ending in defeat), so I'm surprised he's at least not in the mix!

It was also similar in a way to parts of this season in so far as we could beat the better teams that season (ie 1-4 at West Brom, who went up) but struggle against those in and around us at the time ie Colchester!

No Ruud VN?!

We were only trumped in that respect by Peterborough in 2013 who amassed 54 Championship points and like us, finished three from bottom....!

When we were relegated to League One last time in 2008 we finished on 52 points with something ridiculous like a -3 goal difference!

Indeed the old cliche is very true - football happens in cycles - just as long as we don't become a Bury or Macclesfield mark one, then we will be back to where a club the size of ours with a large fanbase should be....someday! Although we're far from down this season in reality then I can understand everyone's anxiety, as well as frustration for the time being at how far we've fallen - compounded obviously by the points deduction for all the small financial **** ups of late - as double standards ruling as PSR et al seems to be.

Yes got a similar feeling to this one as the West Brom home game, we fluke an undeserved win (which was now our last one in the league....over a month ago!) - provided we keep 11 on the pitch!

Has the Enzo return fantasy died a death now?!

Indeed, who needs Faes when you've got Okoli?!

Viktor P. would probably not want to inherit the present situation and would definitely be a gamble appointment which could go either way - a bit like he did at Woves re last season's fantastic turn around compared to his time there earlier this season, albeit which was exposed by the lost of his star players from last season....and the team that's left, although they are playing better under Edwards, are only top half Championship quality. Definitely a gamble!

Indeed, had we not beat West Brom in such lucky fashion (or lost even) I think he would've been gone then....but definitely would've gone had we been unable to beat Charlton next week...even with Top's notorious dilly-dallying....just mild surprise he acted this w/end instead for me, even though it was a justified sacking.

Yes, he could end up like Ryan Mason at WBA did.

If only!

Indeed, we haven't got Mandaric to bank roll us some top loan players and others similar (Tunchev), if indeed by some twist of fate and terrible form we do end up in League One next season....nor Nigel Pearson as a rookie mamanger as back in 2008-09.

If he isn't sacked after that then he's definitely here until the end...of season....!

Does anybody think this is worse (or could get worse) than the infamous, lengthy Mike Ashley ownership of Newcastle??

Dare I go with the "at least he got Southampton promoted two years ago" line?! Joking aside then we should've got in M.O'Neill as interim but it was always on the cards he'd return for stint three at Celtic once the waster Nancy was sacked.....no idea what the perfect answer is from this point forth to be honest but I still doubt for now we'll get relegated, even with a points deduction! However we're not going up which I believe was Marti's remit - to get us up! So the answer is to surely sack him once it's clear that isn't going to happen. No time like the present?!

I always remember his last minute own goal v Chelsea at Filbert Street in 1999 at the start of the season to square the match - to the ironic cheers of their away fans obviously who we'd signed him from of course!

Yes, I sense he's in "enjoying the moment" mode and knows he's pretty much head & shoulders above the rest of the team (arguably with Nelson and Fatawu being the two exceptions) - so because of that looks to be enjoying his football at the moment. Who knows what the future holds but I'd be surprised if his was with us next season anon!

So having done the first double of the season over Derby on Monday then it was our turn to have it done to us by the Blades today! Elsewhere then egg on our faces again re the premature sale of Cannon, who predictably scored against us, as he did in the reverse fixture of course! Whoopeee!

Bitter sweet!

Hopefully it's not going to pan out to be another Edouard scenario!!