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The average life of a Premier League manager is 1.4 months, given filtered into that would be Fergie and Wenger who are exceptional it's probably less in reality. The average life a Championship or league one manager is 9 - 10 months, so basically a season. That came from reading a page on...

I think Lambert worked with Platt at Colchester, perhaps explains the bizare approach. Obviously whoever watches Platt day to day is impressed, can't say the same from watching him on the field however.

The average life of a manager in this league is 9 months. It's not just us but football in general we need to get real, year by year rolling contracts are the way to go.

Haven't got facebook, can somebody enlighten me on what exactly is being said on there?

I think after everything people would accept that, if we played like Donny do which isn't overly effective looking at their league position but is nice on the eye I think people would be happy enough just to bum around where we are. I think most realise this is our level untill somebody comes in...

Here lies my arguement against this, Ranson isn't daft. He'd know appointing Blackwell long term at this moment in time would not be recived well and as you say I still think enough care to get down there with placards, if he comes in short term and lifts the team as generally any new manager...

He's definately a fighter and a very good asset to have but I'm not convinced he's ever going to be a regular scorer although if he proves me wrong we'll probably just sell him anyway so maybe that's a good thing.

Make a thread having a dig at them for going out for a beer, I'm sure he'll turn up.

The fact he's been out on loan twice to lower league clubs as hasn't overly featured suggests he probably isn't ready. I've seen him come on as sub a couple of times and he hasn't exactly stood out.

Fair ratings generally, thought Gunna was on a par with McSheffrey though. He was awful.

Same here when Ward was taking the pens, always go with him first scorer and/or Ward 1-0. Made a few quid a couple of times I think.

Yeah I'm with that, I'm sick of us going after these so called 'big names' who many moons were managers at a higher level. Trouble is with the way we hire and fire so much if your a young up and coming manager are you going to want to come here?

The goal he scored at Wednesday away was quality too.

No, I believe after he was stuck out wide he scored 1 or 2 goals.

There will not be a contract offer for King, reportedly he earns around 10 grand a week which would put him massively above our general pay scale and I'm sure we'll be looking to slash costs the summer. Ranson has said he will be offered a new deal probably in the hope people will blindly renew...

This is true, the Mirror claimed Di Matteo was after the job and it seems nothing could be further from the truth.

Good to have you come across TA :wave: For god sake don't hire Blackwell, give it Thorn if there thinking of appointing Blackwell. Why appoint somebody who is proven to be rubbish at this level?

e We didn't have a leader, Terry is the only stand out captain in that team. For that reason he should never have been stripped, what came out about Terry proved he wasn't a particularly nice individual or a good husband but that didn't make him him a bad captain. Footballers often are not...

Lonergan is at Everton I believe with a view to signing in the summer, part of the deal that took Ian Turner to Preston I think. There's no way we could afford to sign Joe Lewis so Murphy is the only realistic option, from what I've seen though he isn't in Westwood's class.

Osbourne was generally pretty useless for us in central midfield, Cranie is usually excellent for us wherever he has been played.