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Prostrate on the physio's couch apparently.

If it was 15 surely they'd be making the rules and punishments up as they went along? Oh yes, that's what they do don't they. What a shambles.

What about Colin willy puller?

Not deflated but not excited either. Had Rodgers not been sacked, regardless of staying in the Premiership or not, after decades we would have called it a day. Fed up of the then situation, including the board, but also Premiership football all round tbh. Enzo to me was an exciting appointment and, bearing in mind our financial situation, I thought the summer recruitment and loans were overall very good and more akin to Leicester City. Enzo clearly put a zip in the step of the players, they seemed a lot fitter and appeared to be well up for the fight and bought into his demands. It started extremely positively and, even though there were some murmurings about Enzo's possession style, unlike Rodgers, I could see (I think) what he was trying to achieve. The warning signs, as people have mentioned, came when we had dip, largely because I think, we became very predictable. There seemed not the slightest effort at a plan B and a Rodgers style stubbornness started to appear. However, at the Southampton game, after Vardy supposedly had his closed shop discussion, whatever that consisted of and whether it was even relevant, the performance seemed to change dramatically. Some put it down to the opposition manager's tactics but I don't fully subscribe to that. Most noticeable for me were the amount of long accurate cross field passes by Doyle and Vestergaard which effectively moved the Southampton players around all over the place. Not all the time but just enough to make us somewhat unpredictable. We didn't in other words rely solely upon a slower build up from the back. Despite lower possession figures, we looked and were dangerous! In the next match I saw Doyle play, he tried to make two similar cross field passes, which though successful led to Maresca seemingly castigate him for it so he didn't attempt it again. That to me again signals system before substance and potential success. I also sometimes think you have to trust players more. Enzo is a new manager but already, unlike Pep, seems to be a one trick pony. We may have dodged a bullet as there was more than a little hint, I think, of a Vincent Kompany Mark 2 performance this coming season. Whilst I'd have initially got behind Enzo I now look forward to a new manager who will hopefully focus on the strengths of the players that he's actually got and not those of who he wished he had.

Absolutely, that would sort the men out from the boys! 😁

KDH easier to replace than a good promising goalkeeper like Mads for me. I think KDH has just about reached his ceiling, middle to lower Premiership at the very best, whereas I can see Mads going to the top, certainly further than KDH.

No self respecting so called 'top' manager is going to go there and tarnish their reputation, particularly when they don't seem to have any say in player purchases and other alleged interferences. For Maresca however, rather like Potter, it's arguably an offer he can't refuse. Better salary no doubt and albeit a very risky one, a chance to try and prove himself at a big club. He'd be taking an even bigger risk if he stays here perhaps under the current circumstances. If it's offered, I think he has to take it. Neither has he arguably got, or likely to get, before the start of the season, the type of players he needs to play his system. In that respect, as he seems completely wedded to his system to the point of stubbornness or simply unable to adapt to anything else, it's probably better for both party's that he leaves. Potentially a really good manager for us but perhaps not in our current circumstances.

It would be worth it!

Unbelievable isn't it! What an absolute turd, still thinks it was nothing whatsoever to do with him! Deluded Brendan at his best.

I suppose it's also whether DeZerbi wants to potentially tarnish his reputation by going to such a basket case of a club and have no say on what players are brought in etc. In that respect he'd have far more to lose than Maresca. As a free agent, they could have had him by now if he wanted to go?

As long as Top doesn't fall for another Rodgers situation and reward him with a ridiculous salary and contract termination settlement fee! No more being held to ransom. Enzo is young and up and coming with one failure already behind him. If he wants to go let him go, he's not that special at this stage and there are other fish in the sea.

The last 'rumours' I saw in the media were that he was actually more interested in working abroad again to be fair. The Premiership isn't the be all and end all. I suppose in his position at the time, it would have been extremely hard for him not to take the Chelsea job but, after the failure (like many other managers), he would have received a very handsome financial pay off and can afford to wait and pick and choose his next venture wherever it is. I just don't think we'd be an attractive enough proposition for him.

A recognised top manager, of which there aren't many, simply wouldn't go there.

Apart from Premiership football we're not currently an attractive proposition. Possible points deduction on the horizon and little or no money to spend isn't exactly a magnetic for the sort of manager that we'd like to have. Just as the Chelsea job, with their owners and faceless pseudo experts dictating player recruitment will ensure that they won't be able to attract a top class manager, so will our different set of circumstances. Same meat, different gravy.

Playing style is quite often dictated by the type and quality of the actual players you have. A good manager will bring the best out of what he has available to him and employ suitable tactics commensurate with the quality and usually known tactics of the opposition on any given matchday. It worries me, if it's true, that Top may be dictating a playing style, since when is he an expert? It sounds more like a child playing on Football Manager. Leave managing to the manager unless you're going to back him with huge money which our club can't do even if they had it. You can't play champagne and oyster football with beer and chips players.

After the failure at Chelsea, Potter is going to be very careful about his next move. He'll get far better offers than Leicester City and the shambles they find themselves in. He'll want better odds than what we can offer. We're a lot further down the food chain now.

😱 at first glimpse this looked like Jock had got his nob out!

Bring back Albrighton quick, he can lump a good ball in the middle! Is Steve Howard still available?

Absolutely, it would give us plenty of time to get Steve Bruce in? 🤔😵‍💫

Yes, I heard that too though his brother is there. I suppose we never really know what goes on behind the scenes and what his persona and attitude are like. There's clearly a reason why Enzo didn't play him at all.

Can't see the point with him tbh despite some giving him bizarre glowing references. If it's out of admiration for his attitude then I would absolutely agree but ... apart from some early season well taken goals he flatters to deceive. He has absolutely no influence on the game and is like playing with a player short. He can't get passed anyone unlike Mavidivi or Fatawu and is very lightweight so in that respect, he's not even good enough as backup. You can't in our position just hang onto players because they're likable and if he wasn't good enough for the Championship in the top team then he's surely nowhere near good enough for the Premiership. I'd sincerely hope to be proved wrong though as he does seem a very likable lad.

I expect him to stay because we're the best offer, all things considered, that he could currently get.

He's still a bit of a risk tbh I think for Brighton? Having failed in his first managerial job he may look like having been successful with us but he did have a great hand of cards to play with and it was Championship standard football after all. Closer analysis reveals that he blew a huge points lead and prospective followers will want to know why? He's not going to be able to be so rigid in the Premiership with lesser players against better teams, a one trick pony approach just won't cut it! We'll see just how good he is next year!

Yes, absolutely remember the 'loud exhalation' of air that was picked up by pitch side microphones!

Doubt we'd even get the asking fee for selling both of those, they'd be little point really.