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Absolutely. He already makes Cooper look like a halfwit.

When was the last time you watched Soumare play? He's been one of our better players lately.

Even a complete duffer like me, if on the pitch for 90 minutes is about to do something right eventually or occasionally! His overall play for 90 minutes was very poor imo and he stood out like a sore thumb. You can't dine out on a couple of good moves.

Certainly gives his all and quite aggressive. Thought he had a really solid game against West Ham. Still very young and learning. Very promising for me.

Mcateer was really poor in fairness. Any move invariably broke down when it got to him. Weak, easily pushed off the ball, never takes a man on, poor defensively, seems way out of his depth.

Funnily enough Matt Piper said that he'd been blowing and wondered if he'd been ill. Makes you wonder if there's another reason he hasn't been being picked lately ie illness or training attitude? Otherwise I'd have thought he'd have been an almost automatic selection?

Mcateer couldn't help JJ catch a cold! If there's one thing West Ham showed, it's that these two can't be partnered on the right ever again, they were incredibly poor together! We have to play JJ due to injuries but anyone on the right would be better with him than Mcateer, even Ayew.

Absolutely agree regarding the first part. If the ball went anywhere near the right flank in the first half the move died. Sadly, not only are JJ and in particular Mcateer not good enough full stop, when both are on the same side of the pitch they are a liability.

It was a long long time ago prior to injury that he looked good there. In more recent times he's far worse there than on the right. Poor positional sense with a need to constantly cut inside which makes him very easy for the opposition to target at this level. If we had even a reasonable fit alternative his best position is on the bench sadly.

It was one match. Its one thing changing a formation but quite another picking the players to carry it out. Quite bizarre really. It's press the restart button as of now but with a big dose of reality too. Give the new manager time, it's a big job, he's not a miracle worker! Personally, I'm looking forward to West Ham, welcoming our new manager and giving him my support! I'm certainly not expecting too much too soon. I'm just happy he's here.

Has to be a positive appointment, even Peppa Pig would be positive compared to Cooper!

Or was it Jeff Mutten but he couldn't hear the players very well?

Exactly how I feel too. I suddenly look forward to going again.

I was more thinking about what he could do for Cannon?

I can see that in Moyes but I don't understand the love in by some for Potter? Yes, a fairly decent one club job at Brighton but he had a good chairman and recruitment team behind him. His team had trouble scoring also too down to his tactics and it took their next manager to kick them on. He was embarrassing at Chelsea, admittedly a very tough job, but made some bizarre team selections combined with questionable tactics if I remember rightly. Got his knickers in a right twist and was well out of his depth. Only he and sections of the media ever believed he could be an England manager because the FA certainly weren't having him! Not that I rate them either 🤣. Moyes, whether you'd chose him or not you can understand his credentials and West Ham aren't exactly on fire without him. RVN a wild card who did a good job at PSV and allegedly the United players took to him also, but it's a hell of an ask with his experience in our situation. However, as a player, he'd surely get some initial respect from our bunch and that at the moment is in short supply. After Maresca, Cooper must have come across as a tactical pygmy and complete and utter dunderhead! I like Carrick also but, like Corberan, are we likely or able to pay compensation if we couldn't before for whatever reasons, notwithstanding that Cooper and his team will need paying off now also? Would any of these even want to come in our situation? For me it boils down to Moyes and RVN.

We don't know that he hasn't, it only happened 3 days ago! Even if initial approaches had been made, formal contracts can be long winded things.

Moyes would at least have a plan!

The longer they leave it, the harder it'll be to get another half decent manager. It's no good waiting until we're adrift! A new manager now would have hope and potentially the odd new signing in January.

The best circumstances have been when despite the players available, there's been a manager who the team believe in. We haven't had that with Rodgers or Cooper. Whatever Maresca's foibles were when he was here, at least the players appeared to believe in what he was trying to do. They can sniff out an imposter or liar.

If he did he'd either pick the wrong one's or play them out of position!

Apparently Frank Brierley is thinking of making a comeback! Just realised that probably won't mean much to most people 🤣.

Including JJ is like giving Chelsea an extra player. He just passes the ball to the nearest player regardless of shirt colour. It's like watching the equivalent of football tourettes!

He's a weak businessman then.

I thought it was the polar opposite. Top was the football man, Vichai had the business brains and the bankroll. By 'football man' he just liked it rather than knew anything about it!

Agree and for me, Top is equally as culpable for just sitting back and letting it happen!