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You can, but a lot of people do want him sacked. Why can't I defend him?

They've all signed a hell of a lot more than us this season, and on better money! Just because you've coached at semi-pro level doesn't make you the next Shankly or Fergie. Maybe Thorn knows more than you? I think it's a safe bet that he does. Plonkedy plonk.

I never said he was perfect, never said he was Jesus...but he's a very good manager in my opinion who will only get better. I don't agree with the criticism on here and some of it is as bad as the clueless, knee-jerk types who ALWAYS blame the manager, but have no conception of how things could...

I don't, I think he's doing as well as can be expected in the circumstances. He still sees the same game as I do. The only question I had was if 442 wouldn't be worth a crack (not that we have the players), but he did give it a go after H.T. Sat and it seems to be worth giving a longer try. That...

Looks like the Thorn-out folk have taken over the forum again, then. I disagree with every single thing you all say and the OP is wrong on each point. I particualrly like the use of the word "FACT"! Always popular that with people who have a high opinion of their own views! Peter Reid is no...

Nice to know that we're such a big draw! And yet I keep hearing Hammers fans on 606 complaining out their direct style of football.

I don't want him to leave. If we had kept last seasons side we'd be midtable at worse IMO. If he can bring in a few players after the takeover he'll prove all the doubters wrong.

One of your favourite ever games at The Ricoh was a defeat? I know we're limited in the victories we've had there, but every one of them ranks above every defeat in terms of games I "liked"! It was also the end of Turner for us, playing on through injury and still being our best player on the...

I can imagine the AT teamtalk was a bit like those in FM when you hammer them; every so often you get an ambitious player who is playing well and feels let down by his team-mates responding with "Pleased" to the bollocking handed out. On Saturday, that player would have been Cyrus Christie. He...

Well Best was mediocre when we signed him and has gone on to be a good Premiership player with the coaching he got here..whereas Freddy was talented but lazy and is now just lazy. I'm pretty certain that Best improved massively here as a player, whereas Freddy clearly hasn't. Does that make...

He's called Dominic Collins.

Preston fans would be very happy for us to take Brown off their hands at the moment. I still remember him saying he wanted the England job one day..good luck with that, Phil! We were only linked with him last time as with him as gaffer, nobody would notice Kens tan by comparison.

Tell the marketing department ASAP. It could be the modern version of "pop and crisps"!

Well he's met one of Hoffmans investors, who certainly sounds like a much more approachable and straight-forward bloke than any of our present board-and with a sense humour too. He'll be needing it! From what I know it's that "things could be about to get very interesting". Sorry, that's...

Blimey, he's done well if he's made an impression on your son-doesn't he just think that football's "boring?" :D

That's complete and utter shite. He banged in a goal a game and they were desperate to have him. He came back and was promptly our highest scorer. My 3 little brothers hero-worship him from those days, he was a class above anything we had.

Agreed, and OSB-I've hammered all 3 on here regularly after that display! Deegan seems miles off the pace since his last knock, which is a massive worry as for 2-3 games he's impressed me massively. McPake looked totally out of his depth, or at least unfit to the point where he needs around 6...

I've generally been impressed with him, but yesterday wasn't his best game. He didn't get any time or space first half, and his closing down and, in particular, positioning were non-existent. But he was let down by senior colleagues-he and Deegan together were an utterly ineffective unit, and...

Big difference is we did know what Thorn could do-he got the job based on a stunning turn-around in form and style whilst caretaker manager. He's proven he can do a decent job with even a few half-decent players. Carsley has proven nothing. Thorn has watched more than enough games in his...

1)Get bought at Xmas 2)Buy lots of lovely prsessies (i.e. good players) either- 3)Just scrape clear of the relegation battle and go on to make the play-offs next season or- 4)It's to late to claw back the deficit, we go down, but come straight back up next season, winning the Broken Eighties Van...