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There is research somewhere that says that with a few obvious exceptions after three years the law of diminishing returns applies to managers. Players cease to respond apparently, although given the turnover in squads these days, this slightly surprises me. You could easily imagine Robins having...

Age showing but ... Yorath for Kelly Gibson for Shipley Hutchinson for Hiwula

are you sure? sharp reduction in the number of shots and shots on target by our opponents...

money always talks

Said this more than once, might as well again. Robins has shown over the last 2 seasons he can deliver a steady, fairly successful team in trying financial circumstances. He is bound to be on many lists. He left us in the past. Therefore my contention is that the lunch with Joy at Coombe Abbey...

Having expected Portsmouth to be a defeat away, and been, in the most ridiculous fashion, pleasantly surprised, this game is the next one I see us probably losing. All other games I thought we would get at least a point, and we could here, but suspect a narrow defeat. If we do get something I...

Plenty more fish in the sea. The big clubs are awash with players who are very good for L.1 level

There were two new strands to our acquisitions strategy over the summer 1. Source players from Europe (the new guy has connections there). Result - Kastanaar (subs bench) Jobello (underwhelming). Ok you have to allow some settling time, so it is too soon, but at best the outcome is...

f i who gets's dropped?

Glad to see fans cottoning on that we are in a cutthroat business and it is about more than growing talent for our own team. We need the revenue. But also because of the inflated prices paid by the top clubs, we could then bring in more than one with the money and still chuck something into...

Incidentally, which is why Robins sis so important. IIRC we have had 9 managers under SISU and apart from 4-5 months of Mowbray, only Robins has shown a) he can work within tight financial guidelines and at the same time b) get some success. If he goes will it take another 9? I suspect he's on a...

1. Ultimately, they stand the past losses. If they called the loans in...... 2. Given that they could easily take the Bayliss money against previous loans but it would appear have not. Godden appears to have cost more than the profit on Chaplin 3. The business does have a forward facing...

...which is why I am puzzled as to why SISU are supporting any kind of drive for promotion. The cost of being in the Championship let alone challenging is reckoned to be £40 m or so. Surely beyond SISU's investment criteria, whatever they may be

Bearing in mind I reserve the right to change my mind at least twice before the game.....1-0 to us. Team same as against Wimbledon, although I prefer Westbrooke to Shipley. Tough competitive game with few risks taken by either side, so could go either way. Hopefully we can nick it.

That is my vote too. Stash the cash. The only exception should be if there appears over the next two months, when we play the better teams, and alarming gap in our currently slightly oversize squad. Thinking Hiwula and Jobello may not being quite good enough to get us the goals we need. But that...

We lost to Crystal Palace at home, and JH dropped our marquee signing Ian Gibson (pictured left!). We then lost away as well (Huddersfield if you say so, I can't remember). JH then reinstated Gibbo for the home game against Cardiff. He ripped them apart. The 3-2 scoreline flattered Cardiff, for...

4 points for every two games = 92 points - should get you in the top 2. So no, you actually don't need to win away, in theory at least

No, given our League position (good) and our off field position (bad) clearly the journalists see a story. Fisher has done the professional thing and re-stated the facts, which for a non-Cov City fan will be news of sorts. Talk Sport does have fans other than ours after all, they were the...

Sillett was a one hit wonder. Hill did it in easier times. Robins getting us promoted given the backdrop would be a massive achievement

I always think the "Robins Revival" started with the acquisition of McDonald. Indicated there was a definite plan to get out of L 2. That was my impression anyway And for the first few months he was a real rock. Then......