Dan

Albania v Serbia later. Now we're talking. Hope it's like the last time.

Southgate will be in charge for Euro 2028 I'm convinced of it.

I knew this would be dire but bloody hell

So so funny.

I'm getting worse and worse for having games on in the background. Think I've seen about four minutes of this.

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Would be a completely dumb move so it's probably true.

Luckily we had the buffer season of 2021/22 where anybody who watched us knew we were shit and he should've been moved on. As ever they did nothing. We even had a very early warning in 2022/23. Alas.

You heard similar chat when they lost Toney. They're a well oiled machine. Three players hit double figures for them last season - incredible really. I like Frank but the record of managers leaving Brentford would worry me a bit. It feels a very well structured club and probably a slightly easier job than it looks - as harsh as that sounds. I do like him though. He deserves a crack.

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Sort of think the opposite, I think we'd know if he was staying. I think they want to change but haven't found who they want yet.

Oh I don't blame the influencers. It's just a very easy sell for Aiyawatt. One of those things that you can make look a lot better than it is. They're probably just assuming we'll walk it again this season. I mean we might but I very much doubt it. The entire club is so lax. It's a very, very easy ride.

A Bloom type is the dream. We're not getting that lucky I don't think. Aiyawatt is utterly hopeless. I didn't expect him to be great, I wasn't expecting miracles. He's bottom 10% without any shadow of a doubt. Truly awful.

He's probably chancing it we win the Championship so he can parade it to all the clueless influencers again. None of them would be aware what a disgrace it is we landed there in the first place.

Sums up what a toxic culture there is at this club that somebody can come in as humble as he was, be largely absolutely rubbish and then leave it thinking he's too good for us. A top down lack of respect at the club. Ashamed I used to rate him. Made a good start to be fair, but has become unbearable. The poster boy for ours and Belgium's demise.

It stinks of us this does. Ticks so many boxes. Would not be the first time we'd go for somebody recently sacked by a 'lesser' team.

Michael Carrick reeks of us. Out of work so cheap, beat us twice in 2023/24 so gets overestimated on here somewhat despite two pretty disappointing campaigns at Middlesbrough, quite hipster vibes. Basically he's not hugely dissimilar to Martin without a lot of the same baggage. Could see them going for him.

Entire transfer has gone totally predictably, again, to amateurs like me. How are these people professionals?

I completely forget about Gerrard's Villa reign. I did think he'd be better than he was. Looked well out of his depth. As stated his Rangers job gets a bit underappreciated.

Voted for Rohl. Think he's done a good job in very tricky circumstances and his preference is a style of play that our fans are likelier to take to. What's good about him is he's genuinely popular at his club - and we've not had that in a manager since probably Ranieri, ridiculous as it sounds.

Unironically think there's a chance he manages us if this hierarchy are still there in a year. It's too ridiculous for even us at the minute but with the consistency of the decline under Aiyawatt I couldn't rule it out.

Thank god for that.

I can't stand the PL either but what's ever irritating is that when there are two issues, one will always be used to distract from the other. I can't full on bash the PL until we've got our own house in order. We need a position of strength.

Barcelona had Yamal in their team at 16. It's not likely but it's not impossible. Probably pushing it to make that comparison though as Yamal is insanely good.

They would have us in line with Ipswich and Southampton if not for the deduction. I'm saying this as somebody who wants 90% of them cannoning into outer space,