Dan

Why oh why did we not take that Monaco money. He's a dud.

Like I said though I do think they're a net positive on the whole, I just think one of them in particular has a gripe with us because we have made the league look the total opposite to everything they sell it on. I'll still listen to it despite this.

The PL hasn't become brilliant because the three who came up are doing badly. The year before the three who went up all survived. We're obviously miles off the top teams but not the bottom half.

Yeah you almost want to get a PL side in a later round as well as they will actually go for it. It'll make it a proper test. We've been given an extra day rest before the 5th round should we make it too due to the Leeds game moving to Friday.

I know before they beat Birmingham they were the same points away from them in 20th as they were from us. I still sort of get the idea that Leeds on their day have the highest ceiling, but we are far more consistent and that's why we'll get an autos place and they won't. Southampton have been a lot more consistent than them as well. I'm just listening back and I agree with the criticism - he's hit the point of bias now. You can't call a run of 8 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses all "easy fixtures" when we've been away to the teams in 2nd, 5th and 9th in that period. We have had kind home games but part of it is how easy we're making them look, and who exactly are Southampton playing that we're not? Like you (I think) said, it is simply because what we are doing this season is rendering a lot of the foundation of the podcast to be untrue and they have more time for Leeds because their ineptness has fitted into this. I think compared to say Ipswich we probably don't deserve loads of praise but compared to Leeds we do.

The Forest implosion is going to be spectacular. It'll all be worth it.

People won't like it but we'd be smart to cash in the offer is decent. I think he's done well this season but my gut instinct tells me it's a bit of a purple patch.

This is confirmed 3pm. Watford the following week isn't yet though.

The Thursday show is basically a betting tip show though to be fair.

I think they've called the last four winners of the league to be fair to them. They had Leeds this year though so glad to be ending the run. What they, and a lot of fans in this league need to realise is quite how badly we ****ed up to get relegated. It would be comparable to Newcastle going down next season. It would be a total mismatch.

Clashes with the only other game of the round I'm bothered about watching naturally. I'm sure the Indonesians will be flocking to this one.

I've listened all season and I do agree about Elek. I think they're genuinely quite clued up and they both see football quite similarly to how I do but I do think Elek in particular does seem to have a bit of a gripe. I mean he's called Leeds better than us a few times and that's just demonstrably not true now. Haven't listened to this weeks. I definitely know more about the EFL than I did six months ago. The betting show is a cracking feature for anyone who does it - definitely a net positive for me this season in that department put it that way.

actually got the reps too.

Everyones left on the 85th minute

I managed to sort it in the end. Got around the membership fee at least.

To be honest I think even if we changed 4/5 players we'd still win because they will do the same and we have the greater depth.

I agree there's no easy answer and I have for a while thought our system was fairer than a lot of other clubs I've heard, but I do think it's created a staleness in the fanbase now. Somebody in this thread nailed in yesterday when they said how relatively full M1 was at 85 minutes compared to most of the ground - people who don't get as much of a chance and actually have a bit of enthusiasm for it. 20-30% on general sale I agree is too many but I'd not be against maybe 10%.

Knew he'd be too good for this league. He profiled as probably a top half Ligue 1 player and that's a better level of league than this one. Torn on how well he'll step up.

Maresca's a very good man manager.

What's the stance on buying tickets for people via your season ticket? Apparently from today you are able to do so but when I go onto the site it says I've exceeded my limit?

****ing hell. I'd fancy us to beat this now!

No it just sums up quite how badly he actually fumbled it - the fact he could be the FA Cup winning manager and still not be liked is incredible.

Yep exactly this. It started even before Bournemouth for me. The manner of the Man City / Liverpool hammerings in December 2019 but worse than that, losing to that awful Villa side over two legs. To lose a semi final over two legs to a team we beat 8-1 on aggregate in the league points to a team with serious fragility. I believe this fragility was the foundation for our eventual total collapse. As big a disgrace as Rodgers was for his last two seasons, the board are hugely at fault for not acting upon it. The 2022/23 Leicester season was like nothing I've seen. You see managers have maybe a month like it where he's mentally clocked out and knows it's over soon. We allowed this to pan out for over a year. It was the only possible way you could relegate that level of squad.

Absolutely no chance. The promoted trio all going down is only 6/11.

What an apt name. This bloke has an absolutely class shot. That first goal today is a brilliant hit and to be honest the second as well, nothing too eye catching, but shrugging off a centre half isn't something our strikers really do a great deal these days so it was quite refreshing to watch. Made the place his own for the next few games.