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That's an unlikely concept. The team played pretty much to the max, which is what they ought to do every game. And if they do that, there's a good shot of avoiding relegation.

Xenophobic tosh. Richardson, Ridsdale, Bates et al. hardly set a fine example for domestic stewardship.

Somebody else.

Only if you're dense. Utter nonsense. To identify the long-term, beyond-the-pitch value of a key player displays no ignorance at all. "Marlon King is an exceptionally valuable player to CCFC"/"You know nothing about football!" Bah. Interesting that you use the term 'franchise player' so...

Communicated with fans on Twitter when fans were crying out for communication from the board (he had no need to, continued to do so even when receiving abuse, and now the cycle begins again when we want communication from the club). 'Franchise player'...I liked the comment. Showed an awareness...

You're not alone - but it may just be the two of us!

Sounds like Tory economic policy. That's the interesting conflict. Both sides are equally culpable in terms of revenue responsibility. But a bigger, far more important consideration is what it says about the state of football. Ticket prices are too high, clubs are in huge debt, the PL is...

SISU paid off Dowie, Coleman, Boothroyd, and have issued a number of contract extensions recently (almost certainly none of which would have involved a pay decrease). As far as managers go, there's nothing to suggest that they are unwilling to fire-and-hire. A credible name IMO would be Gregor...

Most managers could do better with more money to spend on players; you can only judge a manager on what they've accomplished with the players and resources they do have. With West Ham and Cardiff coming up, it's a likelihood that we'll be in 24th place by the end of the month. If Thorn is doing...

It seems like every defence of Thorn comes attached with a criticism of SISU. Yes, SISU have funded a sub-par squad and, yes, Andy Thorn has a tough job on his hands. But like any manager, he has to be assessed on what he manages to achieve with what he's got. There's every chance CCFC will...

Gregor Rioch. He's on the payroll, he's had success at managing and developing the youth, and probably commands the respect of many of the rookies who have made the step up.

SISU do have money, otherwise the club wouldn't be in business and players wouldn't be offered contract upgrades. Thorn wouldn't cost much to pay off, and a new manager would only be paid by the week. I think it's more likely that any hesitation in firing AT is because of fan support and/or a...

Managers are paid to make the players responsive, among other things. It's a tough job, especially in this day and age, but it's still something to aspire to when it comes to hiring managers. Why not give somebody like Gregor Rioch a go? He's had success with the youth team, and probably...

There is the possibility that a new manager could drive the team to get better results, thus avoiding relegation.

Stopped reading there.

There's no harm in trying a different manager. A lot of fans already seem resigned to relegation, which is a pretty desperate comment on how badly things are going. Changing managers isn't going to make things any worse, is it?

Dowie was handed the job in February '07. He was given the transfer funds and salary flexibility to bring in Dimi, De Zeeuw, Cairo, Simmonds, Best, Hughes, Borrowdale, Simpson, and Gray. This was in addition to a squad including Mifsud, Ward, Stephen Hughes, Tabb, Kyle, Adebola etc. Dann & Fox...

Sure, but the point is that he wasn't an AT-type with zero flexibility. He kept what he wanted, was allowed to strengthen what he had. That's an important consideration given where the club is now. Take off the rose-tinted glasses - there were several results where we got hammered by a similar...

TBF, I think SympatheticSaint would admit that it is a real possibility. Winding-up orders were issued for Soton, and they were extremely fortunate to have been bailed out by a saviour. Markus Liebherr types ain't ten-a-penny, and we're not as appealing as Southampton were when they were rescued.

Dowie was sacked at the right time. From mid November to late February City lost 10 out of 15, took 11 points from 45, and had a goal difference of -12 for the period. Extrapolate those results over the course of a season and you're looking at 33 points - easily last in the table. The team was...