fazzyfox

Just wish we could insert a "...but we don't mean you" on the end of the songs but hopefully he knows that from the positive one(s) he hears about himself. His determination and spirit should not have stood out though, that should be the bar, the level, all players are different but not putting a shift in is inexcusable but in addition his attitude has been spot on and his attainment, the ten goals and the bit of extra drive has surpassed all others.

Hull City - evokes memories of Windass. That's Dean, not my pre match nerves!

The "How many times will Thomas throw it straight into the keepers hands sweep stake" - I'm going for 3.

Or 31,500 as they'll declare it to be

"1-0, 1-0, 1-0, 1-0, 1-0, 1-0, 1-0"

Hope he gets told to go for a warm up run over and over again all game (there will still be a ripple of applause from the flask brigade)

Ah, the lesser spotted Ramsey from yonder times, Paul isn't it?

To people asking "Why", well we moved on Soumare didn't we and he needs a like for like replacement, a body in the squad to cover. Finding someone languid with long legs to jog around pointing isn't easy you know, I think they've done a great job matching his influence on the first team.

OK, I've read his notes so I'm a hypocrite with what I'm saying next but I don't want to hear or read any talk from him or Rowett or the players between matches anymore because that's all it is - talk, all talk no action, no b****cks (well lots in a way). Do the talking on the pitch - a good result, I don't care how ugly it is or how it comes, walk the walk, demonstrate, prove, show, show us the never quitting, I've read what you're going to do before so many games this season and the opposite has happened over and over again, no more talk (about the forthcoming matches - you do need to communicate about our future though), you don't get points for talking a good game or for bigging your team up, on the pitch is all that matters, where is it, where is the substance behind the words, it's all cliche, unrelateable to LCFC in the last few years.

Oh, Rudkin got promotion, It landed in his lap, He gave out massive contracts, But signed a load of cr*p, He rated Jordan Ayew And DeCordova Reid Don’t know what he saw in them, Must’ve been smoking weed, Authorities weren’t happy Said we’d over spent, They tell us not to worry It’s just what MacQuarrie leant We all saw this was coming, But Top said “We promote” I don’t know how to tell him But instead “We will demote”

In the days leading up to the Portsmouth game Rowett spoke about changes, firstly about being tougher and secondly a hint at a formation change specifically for home games. Don’t know if it will happen, right now if feels like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. Just stop handing a free pass to start matches to those who don’t put in a good shift, Mavididi is approaching Josh Low levels of doing f*** all in games and still getting picked next week. Winks shouldn’t be involved on form alone whilst giving minutes to Page, Aluko and Monga can only be beneficial to our future. There will be bickering in the stands, we are, despite the evidence before our eyes, somehow divided, just remember for some their perceived “being in with the players” is all they have in life, they wouldn’t stop clapping even if they ridiculed us, laughed and swore at us. Oh hang on, they have. But when these fans argue and abuse the ones criticising Rudkin just as aggressively as the original point it feels like a powder keg waiting to go off. Just remind these people they are 22nd-24th in the stats for everything and 24th in the unofficial stats for bottle, effort and integrity despite us having the biggest wage bill.

Scheduling this fixture also confirms that the stadium expansion won’t be happening this summer

I’m aware that elements of the meetings are confidential but did the club involve any of those fan representative groups in the arrangements. If so did any of them suggest it might be a bad idea? If they weren’t, why weren’t they?

In principle it was something quite likely to happen but in the current context of disaster, ill feeling and negativity there should have been a chat behind the scenes with a suggestion of postponing it to a November International break pending mood around that time. Still ten years, maybe harder to get everyone together but a sensible compromise to the current ignorant plan. Unless they think there won’t be a club in November .

I’ve phoned up the club and said can we have a sweepstake of the fans and the competition winner gets to play up front. Rudkin said that that’s a ridiculous selection system so I replied “Explsin Julian Caranza then”

That bit on Only Fools & Horses where Del & Rodney burst into a funeral wake dressed as Batman & Robin singing “Dina-Dina-Dina-Dina”….well that’s this message arriving tonight.

“For Charidy pop pickers”

It's like your dentist contacting you to offer you the opportunity to watch film footage of yesterdays tooth extraction.

What the fox happening?

Smaller crowds means getting to the loo quicker at half time……………………. ………………nope, that’s about it, getting to the loo quicker at half time

Should be left out on form alone. Add the incident with the fans and he should be told to stay at home, maybe go for a family picnic on match day like he did vs Liverpool. If James is still not fit play Skipp & Page or play Ricardo there with Aluko at RB. Or reluctantly Hamza, the lesser spotted Golding, Filbert or me. Get the message, he doesn’t want to be here and won’t put a shift in.

Rudkin chose these players, Just remember that, Fats and James are decent, The rest are f*****g crap !

Draw v Hull, steam rollered by Millwall, point in end of season on the beach stalemate at Blackburn. 2 points.

Based on that damning set of performance stats for the season focus on that 24th figure. Effort 24th, Bottle 24th, Honesty 24th. Just get that figure in the players and Top & Rudkins face for 90 minutes and the relative figure for salary budget (1st?), that’s the irony and the point, those contrasting numbers.

With Mavididi (and others) it has been about attitude, confidence and not so much about ability. How can anyone be deemed to be not as good as Mavididi when he does nothing week in week out? Someone who does less than nothing? Like every season there will be a false start ie a few still around who don’t want to be here and won’t be after deadline day (hopefully). I’d be brave as a coach and just keep them away from the matchday squad and start as you mean to go on, not lose senior presence and a couple of voices (who am I kidding) from the changing room a few games in. Maybe Schlupp on a free for a year in his latter day DM / CM role to steady things and be a new (but old!) voice. Give Braybrooke Winks’s shirt and make him feel integral from day 1.