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Thought the introduction of Daka and Winks gave us a little more control of the game. Daka was pressing far more than Ayew which led to Bristol giving away the ball more and Winks was able to help us retain the the ball better. Just my opinion.

QPR will offer a different challenge. They are physically strong and we have struggled to cope with teams who impose themselves on us. Technically we are far better, but could easily get bullied in this one.

Thought he did fine last night. Have to accept he's poor on the ball, but his defending complemented Nelson last night. Best he's played for 90 minutes this season.

And there in lies the problem. I'm struggling to recall when we last won.

The Clash Question I ask at half time 'Should I stay or should I go'

Kristiansen is out for the season. Although that may still be an improvement on Thomas.

Pretty sure I heard Kristiansen was out for the season

Just a question, would you be happier if in our next 5 matches we drew them all 0 - 0 or if we won them, 3 - 2, 2 - 1, 3 -1, 4 - 2 and 2 -1. Yes, I agree keeping a clean sheet ensures you at least get a draw, but I'm happy to concede a goal or two if we keep winning.

Can't see how you can drop Winks on last 2 performances. If anyone needs dropping it's probably Mavadidi IMO

I suspect both are injured - thought I heard Fatawu was carry a twinge to his knee and that's why he wasn't selected for the cup match, so it may have been a bit more serious than reported. Also, some have said they haven't seen Ayew in the training photo's this week, which also suggests an injury.

The comparison is, don't write a bloke off, who has had relative success at Championship level, just because he has been sacked from his last job at a club some consider well below us, just like Greece weren't a fashionable team at international level when Ranieri got sacked after losing to the Faroe Islands. We aren't in a position to attract elite managers anymore.

A bit like getting the man sacked by Greece after losing 1 - 0 to the Faroe Islands.

Could go either way I suppose. Like other managers he may not get a tune out of some of the 'talented' players he's mentioned that are in the squad or he could galvanise the squad and keep us up through being resilient and pragmatic. If he does keep us up and fans can see the team spirit and effort has vastly improved, I hope they give him a go next year, as at this level he should do well. With a complete overhaul of the squad and a full pre season, which has been lacking recently, he may start to build something good again.

That's because basically there aren't any - think it's the best we could hope for in our financial situation and league position.

Can you elaborate? Winks or Vestergaard

Rudders will take another 2 weeks trying to convince Dyche to come here only for him to turn us down again as the Burnley job will have become vacant.

Should read Rudkin should quit (end of)

I'm not against Rowett as he's probably the best we could realistically get in our situation, but if it is him, why the fvck wasn't he in place two and half weeks ago?

Probably sounds familiar here

What I don't understand, unlike Maresca who somewhat took them by surprise when he announced he wanted to go to Chelsea, Marti's impending sacking has been hanging there for about 3 months, yet when they do sack him, it's like a total surprise to them and that they need to find a new manager. How can a club in our dire situation points wise go three league games with a new manager. Rudkin is, and always has been, way out of his depth at the job he's supposed to do.

And there lies the problem

3 - 2 Spurs - loved De Vries interview after the final whistle - couldn't speak

He also looks as bad as Rudkin when he wears a tracksuit

Better if he could play

But I wasn't suggesting that - I was answering the statement from Drain the Swamp that said 'If we have aspirations of getting back there in three or four years, he's not the one.' I agree with you that I don't think he'd come here, but if he did, I think he would get us back there sooner than 3 or 4 years. He probably would struggle to keep us up, however.