Pliskin

I think the implosion has already started, if you’re trying to win the league you don’t lose to teams in the relegation zone. No cutting edge, No fight a complete inability to come from behind. The writings on the wall, the lack of depth and lack of quality will kill us, I feared we’d **** up and we did, just a shit mentality.

Absolutely, but unfortunately we’re heading for the playoffs, this team isn’t good enough for the top two, which became clear today.

We’re in trouble now, we’ve not got the fight to get the job done. Today was ****ing pathetic, I don’t think we’re finishing in the top two, we’ve not got the bottle for it. We’re going to be out fought buy any team with something to fight for.

When the pressure was off. Now the pressure is on we need to prove it. Especially after last weeks result.

What we need is a comfortable win, with an early goal. Actually go out and show that we’re champion material.

No Ricardo is a huge blow. He’s been fantastic recently.

Big call putting Nelson in. He’s impressed, but can he bring the Steele required to get through this period? Hopefully he kicks on and takes his chance.

In what minute will sky pass the code word to the officials to facilitate a Leeds goal.

I’m like a hormonal teenager Ric, I don’t know whether I’m coming or going…… I think the only way to cope with it, is to get drunk everyday.

I don’t think Leeds will lose again, they might draw but I think the win against us will actually take them up a level. I just have a horrible feeling the gap dropping to 3 points today will add pressure to the game and we will fold again.

Nervous not going to lie……

This is probably the biggest game this season. Get this wrong and things could start to get ugly. It’s an absolute non negotiable must win.

A follow through fart is more useful than Simms….

Really? First I’ve heard of it!

Ikuma Sekigawa, is impressing over in Japan. I’d be intrigued to look into the J league, see if we can pick someone up to develop. Germany have found some hidden gems over in that part of the world.

I think were Taylor was concerned he was just plain incompetent and well out of his depth. He was a gamble that spectacularly backfired. That squad was a squad of battlers, and I remember Matt Elliott saying he came in and his expectations were to become a more technical footballing team. We neither had the resources or the players to achieve this. I don’t think there was ever a moment where Taylor compromised the integrity of the club to save his face, he was just useless, and I think everyone knew following that pre season what was on the horizon. Brendan on the other hand, clearly used us as a stepping stone back into the PL, which is fine, but you can’t then down tools in such a spectacular way like Rodgers did. He must have decided one day “fúck this” and just went about his business with his chapped lips and horribly pointy shoes (that were clearly a 10 then they should have been a 6). Everything about him, was about him, and all he did was just try and preserve his reputation whilst everything around him crumbled. He’s clearly a capable manager due to his success, but his ego fair outweighs his ability. Id argue he has left the club on a life support machine, he was part and parcel of hideous signings with colossal wages, I understand he didn’t put the contracts under their noses, but we know he had a bigger part to play in transfers during his latter years with us. Luckily for us, Enzo is the doctor who’s overseeing the life support machine, and because he seemingly gives a toss he’s manage to salvage what was a desperate situation. I’d argue that our situation pre season was so precarious, the wrong appointment could have seen us do a Sunderland, and just plummet into a black hole. I think the crooks of my argument are, Rodgers purposely allowed the team to fall off a cliff because he’s got the hump, and if rumours are true, he essentially quit after the palace game when he realised the damage had gone too far and we were ****ed. I honestly hate the man.

McGee was just before my time, but I do understand his role at the club. The thing with Rodgers was how much we lost, we went from being a stable PL team, to a shambles. Collectively there were huge errors, but like I’ve said, you at least expect your manager to have a bit of self respect and try… with a bit of effort, he could have kept us up.

I completely agree, but you would at least expect the manager to at least try, what I can’t abide is he just gave up, but like you say the board are just as much to blame!

Brendan is mainly responsible for our demise. He inherited the best squad of players we’ve ever had, and slowly let it wilt into nothing. He cared about nothing but himself, and ever since the FA cup, it was clear he expected a bigger job to become available for him, and it never did, from then he developed an extreme case of the “****ems” and just tossed it all off, he left the gas on and left the building to burn. His achievements mean nothing to me, in my personal opinion he goes down as our worst ever manager, because of his attitude, the way he conducted himself and the way he ripped the soul out of the club. I don’t dislike anyone in football as much as I dislike that man. As the OP states, Enzo is everything he isn’t, we’re a joy to watch again.

Now I’m on board. The thought of Abdul ruining Chilwell’s career……..

My fear is, if we were to draw Coventry, it would distract us from the league? Would the lads be focused on revenge and take their eye of the prize….. As you can tell, I’m terrified that we will somehow **** promotion up, so the slight chance of any distractions makes me feel uneasy.

To be honest I’m not bothered. I’m inclined to say Man City, because I think Cov could be a disaster. We absolutely cannot sacrifice the league, and my fear is a cup run might end up distracting us, especially if we draw Cov. I haven’t recovered from relegation yet, so if we were to mess promotion up I’d likely implode. It’s great to have a run, but I’m still very much in two minds about it.

The closer this gets the more worried I get. There’s a genuine chance they could come here and turn it into a scrap, and Nick something. This is a must win game for me, I just hope that we can take from the Bournemouth game, and get back to winning ways with a convincing win.

I’ve just watched them and thought the same. BBC are a turd on the shoe of sports, they rest are.