Corky

Bowl cut kid crying

Jim Ratcliffe will be delighted the barbecue is off.

Glad Fletch has got the subs he has spent 20 minutes crying out for.

It is. Stopping clubs selling players and bringing money in defeats the object of a club getting their house in order.

Isn't this just what Stefan Borson is suggesting we do? Why wouldn't we have done this months ago when relegation was nailed on?

Parish would be a good manager for us. Get him in.

Going to be a split, I reckon. The board will get plenty.

It is a starting point. Much easier to go high then reduce than start low and increase.

I think they wanted 12 for Everton originally. Was set at 10 then reduced to 6.

Done. Needed to be done, too.

The Man City case is incredibly complex. Ours isn't. There is no defence. Sadly, nothing will change.

Would they actually have us back?

So we intend to engage cooperatively and have also been charged with failing to provide full, complete and prompt assistance? Encouraging stuff

Far bigger problems than him now. Not a fan but we are doing our best to make the job as least attractive as possible.

Is this our lowest home points total (obviously adjusted when it moved to 3 points a win)? 15 this season.

He is streets ahead of virtually all the rest in terms of touch and movement. Quickens our play hugely when he is involved.

I do wonder how he'll fit in at another club. He still looks quite shy and reluctant in interviews and, having been the main man for a decade, adjusting will take time. He's got the medals and record to command respect but I think everything fitted here. Moving will be tough.

Getting serious now. Superb stuff.

Got his name chanted today. Top bloke having a great season. The love for Pearson was amazing.

It is like watching walking football most of the time then second half he gets a burst of pace out of nowhere to reach a ball.

Yes. Best thing today were the images without words.

In the 11 out of 12 games he has managed against the same sides as Cooper, he has the same points. Hopefully we can finally put to bed the idea Cooper was doing a fine job. Still needs to go but in a strange way I'm ok with him getting these results. Just think he's a poor manager, not a bad bloke.

Glad Drinkwater got a good reception. Left under a cloud but shouldn't be forgotten how integral he was in winning two divisions. A massive shame Schmeichel didn't appear. The noise would have been deafening.

The atmosphere around the game cannot disguise the fact we are a desperately poor football team. I thought we were dreadful in the first half and only their poor finishing had us in front. Second was better and a nice second goal. The pre and post match stuff was decent. The PA guy was spectacularly awful but, having feared some really naff output, the flags, the banners and the presentation were ok. Far better than last year's shambles.

Good to hear the anti board sentiment still being aired. If they don't like it, tough. One game where we celebrate an all time great doesn't override the shitshow produced this season.