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I don't disagree, but every manager says that before every game don't they?

Are you staying at Coombe Abbey with him?

The dismissal statement says 'the position will be that of Head Coach working within the new structure set up by the Club over the last two years' It's the structure, not necessarily the personnel. If whoever comes in has any kind of clout (Lampard, say) they will want to populate the structure...

Josh would look dashing in a deerstalker

I kind of know what you mean Wingy, ambitious claims and fancy talk not backed up by much? But Sisu's ownership was always real estate speculation disguised as football club ownership. As far as I can see that's not King's motivation.

People seem to have Lampard already through the door. Have I missed something, or is this just based on someone claiming he's checked into Coombe Abbey?

Covendry

Genuinely saw 'from under his hair' when I first glanced at that,

True. But there are also plenty of people who are looking at things entirely rationally, and see this as a decision that carries huge risks for the club. Does King have a proper top coach waiting in the wings, or is he about to interview a bunch of unproven hopefuls?

Do we know he hasn’t got a replacement lined up? The statement says an 'immediate' change is required. If King has got an agreement with a genuine top coach, the dismissal of Robins makes some sense. If he’s now going to scout around for some up and coming guy from the lower leagues or Europe...

35 quid buys you very little in Russells Garden Centre these days. There's a Sago Palm in the Ryton pictures that would have cost way more than that on its own.

I agree with that. But you didn't support him when he was the present manager.

Talk about reading too much into things! He didn't sound annoyed, and it doesn't sound stupid. The young lad is as keen as mustard, so I'm sure the injury is genuine. He took a helluva whack to the head in the previous game, so that's one possible cause (the effect can be delayed).

I just don't buy this stuff about the players not caring or not trying this season. We've been on the wrong end of a lot of results in games which could have gone either way, and yes there have been quite a few cockups, but I've seen no lack of effort.

But apparently what the keyboard warriors write exists in a bubble and has no real-world effect. Players and managers are immune because they are automatons, and owners never think to ask what the fanbase are saying.

Probably not, but I was thinking more of the players in that regard, and it's certainly true for several of them. Robins has merely had his ability as a manager trashed every time we lose a tight game.

Of course he doesn't 'take advice' from social media, but it creates an environment. People think their negative (even vicious) stuff on the web doesn't filter through to the players, affect their confidence, undermine the manager, or help set the scene for decision-making. I disagree.

Kind of you to say so Boicey

Fair comment about the polls. Of course King doesn't do whatever people ask for on here or elsewhere on social media. I’m just saying negative over-dramatic views about a run of poor results get amplified and reverberate around far more than calm opinions. We have only been properly outplayed...

The club obviously monitors social media, and the constant shouty calls by a minority on here for Robins to go could easily have been misinterpreted as a groundswell of feeling among the fanbase. Cheers guys.