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As nice as it'd be to try something different, I just can't see RVN changing his ways so much. And definitely not to include Justin at CB and Kristiansen/Coulibaly as wing backs. Skipp doesn't seem to ever start. We know Monga is nowhere near starting, either, let alone Evans. It'll be Vardy, Mavididi and Ayew.

He's won the Belgian Pro League Youngster of the Year for 2024.

Brilliant. We'd end up going to the wrong pub.

Not sure where we're picking up 13 more points and Wolves are only getting 5. Presumably it takes into account some of the results from earlier in the season to an extent, but doesn't take into account other variables that have changed since then!

Didn't even go to PSV in the end

Epitomises the culture at the club to be honest. For that, I don't blame Coady. But what I do blame him for is trying to escape and not actually do what a supposed 'leader' should. It's behaviour of rats fleeing a sinking ship. Part of me doesn't blame him for wanting out but don't do your podcast praising the togetherness then want to leave so desperately anyway.

Faes-esque.

West Ham's technical director Tim Steidten. Any good?

I thought parachute payments are only received if you don't go back up straight away.

I like when you bring a sense of calm to the place

Glasner pretty much said he's not interested in having him back.

Given Okoli had interest from Parma, I doubt he hangs around in the Championship. Thomas and McAteer I'd prefer to be sold. Vardy doesn't stay another season for the Championship.

Such a sorry state of affairs that it comes to this. Primarily because of how badly mismanaged the club has been, but added to that how PSR has almost ruined football. How's it even come to this question even being considered?! Lack of strategy, leadership, accountability, responsibility, honesty. Pretty much pure neglect at this stage that the board cower away, silent in their offices, beaches or polo fields. It's really not surprising that fans are turning away. I'm on the way there as well. Perhaps at least until the owners admit they've played things wrongly and made some bad decisions. That they can acknowledge they need to build trust again with the fans because of such mismanagement. It'd be disgusting if many of the 'advisors' under Top are still here in summer, regardless of survival or relegation. Like others, I almost want us to be punished with a breach or points deduction. We'd fully deserve it, for starters. And if it meant people losing their jobs they've clung on to then so be it. All we as fans want is our club back, a bit of pride and desire to be better and to be ambitious and back to how we were once perceived barely 10 years ago.

I miss the excitement that supporting this club provided. These days it's just misery and depression (and that's before visiting this site ) that's associated with the club. Blatant rotten nature and culture at the club has disseminated from the top down and now fans are wising up to it. It's just crap.

How is Enzo not off there?

New year blues...

Yep. If anything I'd be telling him to walk to avoid having a relegation to his name. Be interesting to see who we'd end up hiring if he did walk.

Kristiansen left because of Enzo's system as opposed to not wanting to play in this league.

Seems like it'll be a few years into the abyss starting next season. Be shocked if we somehow get promoted considering the players we'll lose and lack of money. The great big reset might happen in the Championship but it seems like it'll take forever to get competitive in the PL again. And at least not under this 'leadership'. So much needs to change it's just bordering on ridiculous now. The very, very faint silver lining (if it is that) is that such a horrific transfer window after 8 defeats in 9 and RVN being pretty much lied to will strongly highlight how bad the club ownership has got. Hopefully you'll see a lot more journos and pundits really shine a light on how the club is being/has been run into the ground. It's probably going to be a few years of being in the doldrums and being mid-table mediocrity in the Championship before we can start to be progressive and build a solid foundation to compete seriously as a club again. What a depressing time to be supporting us. Not a decade passes since the PL title win, and of course much less since the FA Cup win. Two relegation in 3 years. The golden era is well and truly over.

This is a great personification of what's going on at the club right now. Might as well use one for Rudkin's office

I've heard there's an announcement in the offing soon... My guess being he's calling it a day and will be leaving in the summer...

On the plane? No.