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I just see similarities that neither manager was backed by Rudkin in the transfer windows

Thought they did well playing alongside each against Bournemouth and kept a clen sheet v a Prem team.

OK you're probably correct, so relatively young and inexperienced in relation to the English game. I agree his end product and decision making need to improve vastly. Not playing regularly makes it difficult to gain that consistency and improvement.

When people say we have alot of knackered players, isn't that the case for all the other 23 teams. I'd have hoped the quality of our knackered players is better than that of Hull's knackered players?

I accept that we are not good at killing off games and that we seem to have a frail mentality when put under pressure, but an honest question for you, is it Enzo's fault that the numerous guilt edge chances we create in games are not put away. We should have been 3 or 4 up last night in the first 15 minutes, the same at Leeds away, Hull at home, Boro home and away. If we take half our chances, the panic would not need to arise.

I don't necessarily see the tactics as an issue. Apart from QPR at home, the games we've lost have been through the personnel on the field not taking gilt edge chances, not the lack of chances being created. For me the manager has, in the main got the tactics right, it's the implementation of these that has been the issue.

Amazing reaction on here again - there are 23 teams in this league that would be delighted to swap places with us.

Still very young and like Fatawu there is lots of opportunity and time to improve. I think he could develop into a very useful addition with Enzo's coaching and guidance.

He wouldn't be playing for us

Birmingham in the cup - I believe

We've lost 5 games only - 3 of those through OUR own inability to convert good chances and one through having to play 45 minutes with 10 men. The Leeds game at home was tight, could have gone either way, but I have to say I haven't seen us crumble in any game.

Made 5 or 6 runs into the channels, put decent balls into the box. Tidy in his defensive capabilities. Led the press well down the right. As I said, better than most today, but that wasn't hard.

Thought he was one of our more creative players today. There were others far worse.

For me he's the best alternative as the right sided 8 whilst Wilf is out.

Seems similar to how we messed Inter around with Sensi and Turkish clubs we have loaned players from. I know it feels like we are always the victim, but we've started to play the same game too.

True, although Southampton may cut the gap to 8 points with their game in hand.

For those still anxious about the chasing pack. Remember when we won the Prem, Spurs couldn't close the 5 point gap week on week. That was a much tougher league with far superior opposition. I just can't see us letting a 12 point lead slip over 15 games to ensure promotion.

Looking at the goals we have conceded, the vast majority are either lapses of concentration, scrappy goals from set plays or the occasional screamer. I can't think of many goals where the opposition have created a fluid passage of play to open us up and score.

Those teams who play the high risk game at the back accept occasional errors will be made. Ederson and Allison, 2 of the best outfield keepers in the Prem, have both made howlers in the past. It doesn't stop Man City and Liverpool sticking to the game plan. For me the rewards outweigh the infrequent disaster. I think we have conceded 2 goals from errors at the back, yet no team in the 4 leagues have scored more than us I believe.

I'm sure Enzo will probably emphasise the point. Hopefully the players will be up for this and the draw at Hillsborough is a good reminder about taking all games as potential banana skins.

Thought these were generally at 1.30?

The bottom line is, as DofF the buck stops with him, just like in any profession. Quite often when CEO's resign it is not their errors that cause the resignation but the actions of those advising or working at a lower level. Take credit when things go well, but accept fault when things don't. It's not the same mantra at all, it's about repeated failings over several January windows. As you pointed out, he has done some really good deals, particularly with Summer recruitment and should receive credit for these, but likewise his inability to find a solution to moving players on over several windows is of his making, because of the ludicrous fees and extortionate wages he offered, IMO. If we are in such a poor financial state either he's being advised poorly or ignoring that advice. Whilst it's probably none of my business to understand why the club appears to be struggling financially, the lack of transparency is concerning as a someone who is supporting the club in a small financial way.

I do get it, what I don't get is why he gave them such ludicrous contracts to mediocre players in the first place. I totally understand that we are stuck with players, but even paying some of their wages to move them on would be no worse than them sat taking their £50 000 a week or whatever doing nothing. What I don't get is the need for your rudeness. It's that simple.

What is difficult to assimilate is that some of the players who we wanted to shift in August are the same players who are still here now. I just find it difficult to understand that our DofF has known for months who we need to move on, yet we are still scrambling around hours before the deadline trying to make this happen. If he was aware no one was likely to move on, why waste Sensi's time getting him over here. Unfortunately it looks like we are stuck with the likes of Ward et al until their contracts expire.

But he's supposed to be experienced at doing transfers. It's not like it's his first year in the job and to cap it all, why is he away on some jolly at the end of January, when, along with August, it's the most hectic time of the year. I fail to understand how people can try and justify his incompetence. I don't hear of this lack of forethought in any other club.