Dan

Everything I said I stand by because it's still underpinned by this owner. Don't forget within the timeframe I mentioned that we have still won a league in that time. For as long as he's here and there is nothing concrete in place, nothing is going to bring me any enthusiasm. I wish that wasn't the case, but it is, I can't fake it. It isn't impossible that this team clicks and that we do go on a good run and get promoted. Martin did do this at Southampton after all having had a very sketchy start with them too. The level of overhaul isn't enough for me. It's a partly new team. It isn't a fully complete job. We've also by the looks of it added to some of the mess.

Missed a penalty against us didn't he?

I don't think our fans went into the games intending to be negative about them. I was at the Notts game - our fans were pretty good for a while. Then the football unravelled. Likewise the Burton game. Didn't follow it but followed a similar path by the sounds. Unfortunately the owner and his sidekick have taken us to the lowest point in our history (4 times in 16 days I make it now). They've appointed a manager who the fans sang about not wanting, off the back of a double relegation. The fans negativity isn't the problem. I wish it didn't exist, but it does and it does for a reason. The fans will get on board when the club stop taking the piss out of them.

Nope, it says what it says. I knew back in 2023 when this owner didn't sack Rodgers until April and then allowed Rudkin and Whelan to undertake the review of their own failings that we were doomed to serious decline. That sounds extreme but I think what took place there was a level of incompetence so vast, so out of the ordinary that it was only going one way. Even despite that, I didn't quite expect us to hit the League One relegation zone in August 2026. Promotion in 2024 was a bit of respite. But even at the end of that season the PSR debacle was well underway. I knew we were relegated in 2025 before we'd even kicked a ball. I feel no hope at all under this owner. Absolutely none. There is a world the Bristric and Kangasniemi signings really interest me but their time here feels underpinned by the gravitational pull of decline that seeps out of the owner. It's why the losses really don't upset me much and the wins don't really bring me a lot of joy. To me the club just feels on hold. The problem is it's going to take a lot longer to get back to any decent standard the longer he's here. I want an owner that makes me actually feel something for the club again. It shouldn't feel like this.

I know you get weird quirks early season but we've not even played anybody who is likely to finish in the top half and we're already down there. It's an utter disgrace. As I've been saying since about 2024 I'm fascinated to see what the floor of this club is under this owner.

That and fickle the main ones.

2 goals and an assist yesterday in their 7-2 win. Wonder how long it'll take the more expensive Cullen to reach that.

Giving them way too much credit here. Look at the dross we've played over Page and Monga.

Knock-on effect of previous ****ups as far as I'm concerned.

Horrid deal we've been forced into because we've barely given him any pathway despite our options there being dreadful.

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This is classic us these days unfortunately. He's done OK, better than I expected, but it's come right in time for us to dupe ourselves that this is a long term option that won't get exposed badly probably within about 2 weeks of the transfer window closing.

It's like no amount of evidence will ever prove that what they're doing is wrong. I think you would do well to find a worse DoF in football ever than Rudkin. Genuine one in a million stuff.

We'll be here in a years time, overpaying for more over the hill dross and half of this forum will fall for it again. It's fascinating.

I think on the balance of play we win that probably 8 times out of 10. But it's another one of our old foes - largely dominant but don't actually convert it to a win. It reminded me of the Watford game last season away, and a little bit like the Stoke one as well. The problem is you can't rely on us to not shit ourselves in about 40% of our games and implode, so we really need to be winning the ones we actually play OK in. Not enough clear cut actually created for all of our territory. Bob's miss was bad but beyond that there really wasn't much that clearcut. The midfield is much better without Skipp anywhere near it. Page only really breaking in now is a huge fumble from us. 0 wins from 3 though is absolutely shocking. We've played two promoted sides and Burton. This is very much reminiscent of a manager who managed 1 win in 7 in the league with Rangers. Funny that.

Cullen ****ing hell.

Not really. I've been impressed how on top we've been basically all game but in terms of actually getting in - very little really. Mainly just shots from 25 yards. MK have offered absolutely **** all.

We've had the momentum with us the entire game but we have only really created one big chance, which Bob missed. I'm really surprised how little MK have offered. Notts offered far more than this.

Impressive how we're not ahead here.

Can see it being Mukasa syndrome again. Gets progressively greedier when he realises the team is useless, and drops off.

If we lose Page in the next few days he goes down as some of our biggest mismanagement yet and there are plenty of contenders.

Callum Paterson exactly the kind of clown we'd concede to.

These are absolutely piss poor.

Such a weedy team.

This is Martin ball without the calamity at the back so far, so a relatively good version.