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At least he tries. There's precious few in this squad who do, and that's why we look so ****ing awful.

We've got to try something new and put Richards up front or something. I even thought Daka, for the little he did, at least pressed! As for BDCR, we have Page and now Makusa available to play there. They cannot be worse. No manager I would want long term is going to come right now, so maybe Rowett, Dean Smith, just someone with experience galvanising a group fighting against relegation...I don't honestly know who would actually come now. It's no longer just a poisoned chalice, it's gone full toxic if you ask me.

Wait...you mean we don't have to concede every game?!

I think Nelson and Lascelles could form a good partnership. But they don't have the full backs or goalkeeper to support them.

Hire a ****ing manager and sack off players like Reid and Ayew. Once again, I also can't believe we didn't sign a striker. What the hell is this club thinking.

That's that then.

Well at least Bobby can't play the next game...I guess.

Now we know our situation, we need someone in quickly. Interim manager will do. Keep us up, and reassess our situation once we're safe. Skubala isn't going to come here right now. A long-term manager probably isn't going to come here right now. We need solidity, we need graft, and we need to use this to build a siege mentality in the squad. Not just a "we're better than this", but a "we're better than this, and we're going to show everyone we are better than this". Boy do I wish we could have Pearson of old right now.

Nice to know he's still gaining some relevant experience he can bring back to the club then, even if he's not playing .

Diabate has joined Alavés in La Liga, not a Saudi side after all! Looks to have joined on loan, too.

Guys, it's fine. We mainly wanted him for his presence in the dressing room, right? This'll give him more time for that.

We can't possibly have made the same mistake twice and missed a deadline like this again, can we? At that point it's giving incompetence a bad name.

Weirdly I think Ipswich have actually done that earlier today...from Chelsea even, I think? Edit: Ignore me, I can't find evidence of that now...I must have hallucinated 😵‍💫

Awoniyi or Szmodics are probably the only ones out of that lot you'd say then. Think Guiu has already played for Sunderland and Chelsea this season...

Give us a break, we've got to manufacture some sort of light relief from this season's misery 😅.

I do NOT recall giving you a set of keys to my house...let alone my dream journal!!!

The thing that really irritates me about this "story" is that even though I know there is a) no chance this could have happened and b) if it has Maresca would rightfully tell Rudkin he has the wrong number...a teeny, tiny part of my brain is desperate enough to start contemplating the "what ifs" before I have a chance to squash it. And that way, madness lies.

Cartwright doesn't seem to be starting matches much, if at all...is it worth bringing him back?

Was it Top?

He's come on as a sub to replace Haaaland a few times, and reading up on him, he can play as a striker. Described mostly as an attacking midfielder. Could be used as a shadow striker type player, perhaps?

Would actually offer the leadership we sorely need tbh. Could be a great partner for Nelson. That being said, if he's barely played in 2 years, that's...not exactly ideal. ...then again, he's probably run more this season warming up on the touchline than most of our players have on the pitch...so can only be an improvement.

It's Martin isn't it. Nailed on. Not sure what I was expecting...

My first thought was that this is down to Glover's Southampton connections.

Barely played for Southampton this season. Weird signing.