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It's not ideal, but there are number of times when a managerial change led to us escaping the drop. When we got relegated from the PL we'd had the same manager for 5 years. From Championship into L1 we kept faith with Andy Thorn. No-one wants to have a managerial merry-go-round. We'd love a...

I understand what Steve is getting at - things aren't working at the mo and if we need to raise funds to make changes to the squad we're going to have to sell but who is there that might be wanted? Bayliss has struggled a bit this year, and I think part of that is that he tries to do too much...

With Chaplin, even before we signed him the Pompey fans said he needs to be in a two. MR seems to be playing him deeper off JCH. Surely someone of his ilk should be playing off the shoulder looking to run onto things, not dropping deep - that should be a midfielders job. But part of me is...

Frustration yet again at the way we played. That game was definitely there for the taking and we didn't even look like trying to take it. We didn't even look like politely asking if we might take it. If those players are not playing as instructed then something is terribly wrong, but I suspect...

I've always liked Trevor Sinclair overhead kick in the FA Cup. For some reason I also like Arie Haan's belter for Holland against Italy in '78 and Maradona v England (not the handball) and Belgium. And of course Houchen's Cup final header. Best goal I've seen live? Well, most memorable I think...

Quite liked him - for a politician. Mind you, as someone who was never, and was never likely to get anywhere near, having power it's a lot easier. Never had the opportunity to fuck up or get corrupted. Same as John Smith. Always felt a little bit sorry for him with the Paddy Pantsdown thing...

Yes - got a set of them in a cupboard. Can be a pain in the arse to drink from if you don't know the correct way to hold it though as it gets an air bubble in it.

I know this is a very serious issue, but every time I look at the thread title all I get is Shania Twain going "that don't impress me much"....

But at the time if was pretty much all out attack.2-3-5 was a common formation, and they could be a lot more physical. You could pretty much thrown the goalie into the net and it counted.

I think we could get a win in this one, provided we actually go into the game with the intention to attack and win it rather than absorb pressure. _______________Burge Grimmer___Hyam____Davies___Brown Thomas___Ogogo____Kelly___Allassani _________Chaplin___Hiwula Subs: Addai, Willis/Thompson...

Was going to ask how they got on - good result given the opposition and the age of the team (any idea what ages Reading put out?) Is there a danger some of these youngsters could be poached by Cat1's? If many of them are local and been with the club for a while I hope they'd stay even if...

Not really big money but we sold Paul Furlong and brought in Mick Quinn. We also sold Mick Harford and John Gayle and brought in Dublin, but he was far more expensive and needed the sale of Babb. Selling Huckerby to bring in Keane/Rousell (although again aided by the Boateng sale) and Rousell...

For Chaplin, I think there's a better player than we've seen so far in there and we're not fully utilising his strengths, but he was brought in to stick the ball in the net and he doesn't seem to be a natural at that. In that respect I think Ponticelli is far better.

Of course it's great to see long term thinking and investment, but like investing it's a risk-reward strategy. We can get younger players to develop at a lower cost but the risk they won't develop is there. We had a similar strategy when we brought in Bellamy and despite him proving to be a...

I've now got some horrific hip-hop version of Janis Joplin going through my head.

Horrible day. Wet pitch and cold not conducive to passing, wind not good for direct. But Luton seemed to play Ok - just seems we weren't up for it.

We don't need to know what he's like in the bedroom thanks!

8 without a win now in all comps. Only two draws in that, both at home

Didn't seem like a lot of injury time?

If Baka got dropped from this squad for how he played last week then JCH really should get the same treatment next week, but MR won't. He's just scored the penalty so that's secured his place until new year. If we pull off a comeback then it'll be a completely unfair result, but then so was...