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Until next year, when the whole circus starts again.

Bit bemused by the negativity towards Enzo. Admittedly his style of play was one dimensional at times but he's light years ahead of what has come since. You can see the drop off in the levels of detail since he left. The team no longer play the ball to the receivers stronger foot meaning we're unable to move the ball through the thirds quickly, we no longer stand the ball up to the back stick for a few players to attack the ball when we get into the box, likewise we rarely cut the ball back to the penalty spot from wide areas for a late runner to shoot. We've gone from being a well coached side to one that hasn't got a clue and that's reflected in the huge drop off seen with players like Vestergaard, Winks, and Mavididi who rather than playing to their strengths have been asked to do things they aren't capable of. I think we'd have comfortably stayed up this season with him in charge. It's not just the system with Enzo, but more importantly the culture and standards he instilled in the team. He wouldn't tolerate some of the nonsense we've seen this season. I'm not saying we wouldn't have got hammered at times, I think we would, but I do think we'd have won enough games to stay up over the course of the season, so whilst he isn't perfect I'd have him back in a heartbeat. That said, even if he was sacked by Chelsea, as we've seen with several of their past managers I imagine there would be clauses preventing him taking another role so soon anyway, so I think the chance of this happening is very low.

QPR FA Cup this season. Genuinely thought my hands and toes were going to drop off. Had to jump into Lidl on the way back to the car just to warm up as I was in so much pain I don't think I'd have made it.

I thought Adolescence was OK. Agree with the points regarding the filming of it, that was excellent. Two fantastic performances from Owen Cooper, and Stephen Graham. I did however feel that there was some large gaps in the story and felt it was a bit stop start at times. Episodes 1 and 3 were great viewing with wonderful acting, but 2 didn't really offer any value to the plot, and 4 just seemed to lose its way going off on a bit of a weird tangent. I do commend it though for shining a light on a subject that needs greater focus, particularly in an age when people with skewed views and opinions of the world have platforms to share their warped ideologies.

In hindsight the turning point was obviously the passing of Vichai. I can remember thinking at the time that everything was about to implode, but we rode the storm for a short period which allayed my fears slightly. Agree 100% with @ealingfox, the moment they handed Rodgers that new contract so soon into his tenure completely screwed us. The fact he refused to distance himself should have been a red flag, and in all honesty they should have let it play out as it was so early on that he hadn't really achieved anything of note at that stage. We could easily have replaced him too as we'd have got a sizeable fee from Arsenal had he departed. The fact we rewarded his behaviour with a long term contract on ridiculous terms set the tone for what was to come. Congerton was the icing on the cake, should never have been allowed anywhere near the club.

How much would it cost to put a floating platform with a banner facing the West Stand in the wharf?

Feel very similar. I'll no doubt renew purely in the hope that one day things magically get better and return to how it used to be. I'm very tempted to buy myself a ST at Notts County next season alongside my Leicester one. Might be an odd experience, and I certainly won't be proud about it, but I need to try and find a connection with football again. Never ever thought I'd contemplate the idea as I'm blue through and through but like yourself just fed up with what football has become and the fact the club is a) a complete shambles off the field, and b) those in charge just seem happy to followed the crowd (largely dominated by US owners who see a match day experience rather than a game of football). What I find odd is that I've always felt relatively connected to the club, but if we go back to the Pearson Championship winning/great escape era that connection was probably at it's highest, which is some going given I supported the club since Pleat was in charge, and loved the Little, and MON year's. Can't believe that in a period of 12 years I've gone from living and breathing LCFC to barely interested in going to games or even watching on the TV.

If the EFL truly want to screw us they'll do nothing and let Top, Rudkin and Co. do their work for them.

I was calling for him to go a few months back. My opinion hadn't really changed until a little bit this week when I started to think about the professionalism of the players and the fact that he has been openly calling it out. That bought him some credit in my eyes, as the only manager in recent times who's demanded that from the player's was big Nige and that didn't turn out too bad in the end. That said any goodwill has gone out of the window today. To play every full back we have except the one he signed (appreciate it may have been club/Glover signing but he did admit he was pleased with it), after months of errors from our full backs tells me the bloke hasn't got a clue. Never a fan of continuously changing managers, but the club have got this appointment so wrong, and yet if they make a change now there is still a very very small chance that if a new man can put a short run of results together we can catch Wolves. That said the board must act decisively otherwise any change downstream will just be preparation for next season.

They'll undoubtedly sack him at a point where it is nigh on impossible for anyone to keep us up.

Not this again... Anyway, it'd have to be the KPFC phoenix start up. The club slogan would be "Id est quod id est". This would be our emblem: Our nickname would be 'The Happy Clappers', and we'd have a mascot dressed in an armoured suit called 'Sir Jon Missalot'.

Could the club not offer him some form of loyalty contract outside of professional terms? For instance if he makes a 1st team appearance we pay him a one off fee of say £5m. Surely if these players are as good as we think, this would be worth the fee and would dangle the carrot for them to stay and sign professional terms. It would also give the player security that they have a bargaining position in the event a Liverpool or Man City come along, as that'd set the bar for his signing on fee. It'd also act as a deterrent for suitors if they know they have to pay him £5m, plus an unknown fee to be set by a tribunal which could be anywhere between £3-5m, and also his wages on top. Furthermore, I imagine it'd stop these clubs approaching players on the off chance that they might turn into the next superstar, as it'd be a sizeable financial commitment for them on an unknown. I genuinely think there's more chance that the likes of Nyoni and Monga end up like Taveres, than they do becoming established PL players like Chilwell and Barnes. Saw it with a young lad who signed for Man City about 14 years ago. Was apparently the next big thing, signed a £1m contract at a young age, and got swallowed up by the system. Don't think he made a PL appearance, ended up in lower league football, and retired early. Don't get me wrong, he's very wealthy now and actually more successful than he was as a pro footballer, but it goes to show that unless you're literally on the levels of or better than a 1st team player at Man City, more than likely you'll slip through the cracks.

Posted on BBC Live feed at 3.11... "The vice president tells host Sean Hannity that while Trump has a great relationship with many European allies, they say different things in public and private about the Russia-Ukraine war. He says: "Here’s the problem with the Europeans … they need to be realistic and the craziest part about this, Sean, is sometimes you have European heads of state who in public will puff up their chest and say, ‘We’re in this with President Zelensky for the next 10 years.’ "And in private they’ll pick up the phone and say, ‘This can’t go on forever, he has to come to the negotiating table.’ "I honestly don’t care what the Europeans say in public, what I care is what they say in private. "And what they need to be saying to President Zelensky is this can’t go on forever, the bloodshed, the killing, the economic devastation, it’s making everyone worse off."

Interesting comments from Vance. Clearly referring to one of Starmer or Macron, most likely the former. Can't imagine that will do much good for relations. These tariffs and pause on support to Ukraine are insane. I really get the impression that this US administration are cutting their nose off to spite their face at the moment. The long term ramifications for them with these reckless actions will take some serious diplomacy downstream to restore confidence both with Europe and the wider world.

Decent interview with Jamie Lawrence on the Criminal Connection podcast. Seems like a decent chap, with an interesting journey into professional football. Talks quite fondly of the players he played with at the club.

Sorry but you're either on the wind up, a Russian bot, or live outside of the UK. I'd rather face that than bury our heads in the sand and bow down to Putin.

Surely he can't survive this run of form. The blokes clueless. I feel like I should be livid, but in all honesty I can't be arsed anymore. Never thought I'd say that but what's the point when he keeps picking the same players over and over again.

I was reading the Pearson thread discussing past versus current LCFC players and had a thought: is it possible to assemble a starting eleven with a modest budget and the right player characteristics today? Here's an attempt at a modern day era LCFC starting XI formed in the mould of a Big Nige side, focusing on cost effective and realistic (ish) options. Just a bit of fun nothing too serious, and let's assume we live in a miraculous world where we survive (we won't but that's a different conversation) Here goes: GK: Mads – Similar to a younger Kasper, one of the best in the league. RB:Trippier – Solid and disciplined, like Simpson. Matty Cash alternate option. CB: Michael Keane – Resembles Huth, experienced, decent pedigree, limited time to make the most of his career. CB: Ben Nelson – Untested but full of potential, adds youth to the backline. LB: Chilwell – Technically decent, has a point to prove. CM: Jobe Bellingham – Energetic, needs to emerge from the shadow of his brother. CM: El-Khannouss – A star in the making. CM: Morgan Whittaker – One of the best outside the PL (ignoring that he recently joined Boro). LW: Will Alves – High potential, showing promise at Cardiff. RW: Fatawu – Destined for bigger things. CF: Callum Wilson – Great finisher, good for a couple of seasons. It proved more challenging than I expected. I'd love to see others suggestions. Over to you...

Yeah, I think you're right. But aren't the coaches normally brought in by the manager usually treated in-line with the terms of the manager? I.e. kind of come as a team when sorting severance. Would explain why these two have gone first as they were around beforehand. Only thing makes me think RVN may be safe is that logically you'd move the manager on first then sort out the rest, but as mentioned with the incompetence of our board anything could happen.

Wonder if we'll see movement on Ruud this afternoon. Looks like a settlement of sorts. Maybe the older coaches are the first to go/be announced and a severance deal is being worked on with Ruud. Seems odd that the board would single out a few coaches but not move on the guy overseeing their day to day work. Then again nothing would surprise me with us these days.

Think it's hard to say definitively that just because someone was rubbish elsewhere they'll be useless at the next club. A lot is down to fit. Loads of examples of managers being good or bad at a particular club then they move and the situation is very different. Straight off the top of my head I can think of Moyes, Dyche, Pearson, Howe, Emery, Koeman, Benitez, Nuno, and there are countless others. Not saying Dyche is my ideal choice, but I get the impression he'd be a good fit for us. Honest bloke, demands 100%, won't take any BS; in many ways very similar to Pearson. Yes, he'd park the bus, the football would be pragmatic, and we probably wouldn't be competing for any honours, but where we are right now we need a safe pair of hands that will provide some stability and I think he'd at least offer us that, even if it's only for a few seasons.

Needs to go. Surely can't survive that run of form. We were bad under Cooper, we're truly awful under Ruud. Has to be one of the worst managers we've ever had and that's some going.

Need goals... I know let's sub on Vestergaard. RVN needs to go, blokes clueless.

The shape out of possession is sooo bad. That's on Ruud. Time to say goodbye I feel.

Was in two minds about going tonight. Just seen the line up and that's made my mind up.