Clever Fox

You have to say we're lucky to be going in level at half time.

Mav never gamnled on Vardy's cross there.

Every time we get across into the Box our attackers are always under the Ball when they should be coming onto the Ball.

Fats positioning in attacking areas very poor.

We're not working hard enough in creating space in possession.

We just need to get on the Ball for a few minutes and settle.

Great to have Wilf back and KDH in his best position.

It's great to have the Football back Really buzzing for this game today.

I expect us to win today because if we don't we'd need a Pearson great escape effort to win the League.

It seems that Inter after presenting their terms they wanted to change them at the last minute, looking for a Fee upfront. Which seems crazy if he can walk for nothing in June.

So after agreeing terms verbaly, Inter changed the terms when it came to signing the Contract. I'd find that a little strange given that they needed him gone before his Contract ran out and he left for nothing. Someone is surely telling Lies here. We're not hearing the full story.

Haven't we learnt anything from the 14 Sec Fiasco. It's not like we had a few deals in the pipeline. One deal that's Rudkin had to do. It seems it was agreed verbaly, Which is why he was allowed travel for the medical. Maybe we tried to change the terms of the Contract which caused Inter to back out.

Next season it looks like we'll depending on Loans and free signings.

Football is first and foremost a Community based product as demonstrated by the blocking of the breakaway league. It's time the Government put in place a Reguator to run football and leave the premier league only in charge of Fixtures. It's only since the Premier league breakaway which should have been challenged in the Courts even then that the corruption has got worse.

I think the problem he came as a package with Rogers and Top wanted Rogers in.

What you say makes lots of sense and you're probably right but there's still something missing in the process surely. For instance we develop a home grown team of 11 players, no incomings or outgoings . Yet the cost of those Player Contracts etc increases but we can't Amortize any of it in our accounts. That doesn't seem right either. Surely the league should be striving for a level playing field for all Clubs.

That's 3 things we now have to consider. OH My Brain, My Brain is not able for all this pressure. It was so much easier when we were a little Club.

Where does the increase in Player valuations play a part ? For instance KDH was home grown but is now work say 40 million surely that must offset losses somewhere at least on paper. Surely Squad Value must come into it at some point.

I hear what you're saying, though I think you may be missing my point. I remember reading this somewhere, in Law you cant be forced or instructed, by Contract or otherwise to make your circumstances worse off financially by the actions of others. I'm sure some of the Legal heads on here might be able to throw some light on it.

Because they are the ultimate arbutractors. Certainly Top is. He has the power to make any decision as Chairman of the Club. Top wanted Rogers for a longtime and backed him 100% to our detriment. Rudkin stood by and allowed it to happen. I guess it's a case of the boss is always right. You have to divide it into two sections. There's the Running of the Club and there's the management of the Team. They did'nt back him they let him down by not getting in the players he wanted signed in the Summer. What we got was essentially inexperienced loans and Coady at a modest fee. The rest were Rogers Squad but that's all he had to work with. Think of it another way. If you wanted a nice Cabinet made by a Cabinet maker would you expect him to make it with Blunt Tools. No you would'nt, but thats what Enzo has been asked to do. He's had 2 weeks pre season to work with a squad of roughly 15 players as the rest are surplus to requirements for various reasons. Yet the Team has done remarkably well until recently. Don't you think that's down to Enzo and his staff and the players. He's working with effectively one had tied behind his Back. When injuries came as they lways do in such a long season he's had do by playing inexperienced players out of position. That's not his fault that where the Club have let him down badly. That's what makes our achievement todate so amazing. Tactics and systems play a part but you also need the players to be able to play within that system. We don't really have that. Our lack of pace at the back is just one example. Yes he has to pick the players up and get them performing again that's part of his job. It would be great if he had a squad of 25 talented players to choose from. But he doesn't. So he has to hope that any young players he brings on perform on the day. That's a lot of responsibility to put on a young player who's finding his way. Otherwise he's picking from a squad of 15 that he trusts and some of them are suffering from burnout. I can see it in their performances compared to early season. As I've said earlier I think we'll just about make it, But the winning line cant come quickly enough for us. I've seen many Mangers come and go over the years and I'd put Enzo right up there with Pearson and a few others as the best. If he does get us promoted, That will be a remarkable achievement given the limited resources he's had to work with. With all that's going on off the field with the Club I hope he stays for a few more years. Because with the support and financial backing from the Club I feel he can take us back to the top. Given the chance to sign his own Players and buiild his own team I'm certain he can take us back to the top of the Premier league. From there anything is possible.

Yes, But did we break them knowing they were stupid rules and uninforcable. For instance Forest had a very legitmate reason for defering the sale of a player until the Summer. Legally you're are entitled to protect your Assets and not be forced to under value sell them. The Rules seem like they were written on a Knapkin over a Coffee and not fit for purpose.

I'd say Brendan sold Top a crock of shit that if we made these signings he'd avoid Relegation. Top in his naivity believed him. Then when you couple that with not being able to remove the finge players left us with unsustainable costs and a third of the Squad full of players surplus to requirements. Had we been able to move them on the income would have kept us within FFP rules. We lost out on Champions league because of Brendans refusal to replace Ulloa with someone similar. A proper CF would have got us the few goals we needed to qualify for CL. Just as a proper CF would help get us the few results we now need for promotion guaranteed. That's how small the margin is. Top is inexperienced in Professional Football but he's also been poorly advised by Rudkin as DOF. who's also learning on the job. The smartest thing Top could do now is bring Pearson in as DOF. He's knows the game well, Has the Contacts. Is respected by Players and doesn't suffer Fools. Vichai was clearly a very sussful business man and credit to him, he brought Pearson back recognising he made a mistake in sacking him. I doubt it will happen though. Top will need to learn fast or we could end up in Div two.

No, There's a big difference Rogers proved incompetant, he had the full backing From the Board. Enzo hasn't had that yet and he certainly hasn't proved himself incompetant. Not yet anyway.

Top and Rudkin

No it isn't down to Enzo. He's been badly let down by others.