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Gibson is known for taking chances with managers tbf. It's not Hellberg's first rodeo, but it IS a massive shift for him in playing style of opponents and culture and he's new to it. Our list of giving managers their first job in permanent management is actually quite a longer one than usual in...

He's made mistakes, but tbf he's not doing too badly for a guy who played just a handful of games as a player at Swedish lower league level, and for his first half season managing in English football. He's also being let down by finishing ability massively.

This. People say it's a poor championship this year simply because the sides in 1st-5th barring Ipswich aren't sides who people thought should be in the places they are or anywhere near. If they pushed every side barring Ipswich in that top 5 down 4 places so it was Cov 5th, Millwall 6th, Boro...

I'm not disagreeing with you with that point. In terms of the complete job Lampard has done at Coventry City, he'd get my vote for an award for the best achievements of the last season and a half. No question. But that wasn't the award being discussed, it was for Manager of This Season. So...

I'd agree with that, but 150 years of such happenstance can set views you know? Tbf we've done alright this year without spending an absolute fortune comparatively for this league. There's always been more sides in the division in the last 8 seasons or so that outspend us than there are...

That's a very good point. I'd say Millwall probably have the best team spirit as they've fostered an us against the world mentality more than any other and may be the leagues best example of a team that is greater than the sum of their parts. They have a few stand out players technically, but...

Where did I say that? If you can point me to the bit where I stated tha,t that would be great. I can wait. I simply stated what each manager(s) had done in terms of league positions for each side, with the proviso that it didn't take into account points etc, said Frank deserved his praise...

Nah, we're more likely to give you 6 points than Hull.👍🤣 Though I could see a case for Jakirovic being given manager of the season. You'll win the league this year, Frank will be lauded and rightly so as he has done a fantastic job, though he was essentially taking over a playoffs side and...

I don't think that can be laid at Kim's door tbh. I think it is a mental block of sorts, but the rest of team are still scoring some, what you would expect from players in their positions. Sadly the goal returns from players in those positions only wouldn't be adequate for any side. It's just...

You're not 100% promoted until mathematically so. But it's my opinion that you're probably 99.5% so. Maybe they've just rounded it off to the nearest whole percentile?🤔

It's not what we want, but is overwhelming likely what we'll get regardless and we're resigned to it by now. Unless being in a different league is a Hoodoo breaker of course, but I certainly wouldn't pin hopes on that.

Just plain old injured, the same as Hackney and Whittaker, so half our midfield out injured. From the others, Browne, Morris and McGree away on international duties, the latter two on the other side of the world, playing less than 60 hours before yesterday's game with long haul flights to...

Ideally you want us and Millwall to go up then to give you close to a guaranteed 12. Under no circumstances do you want an Ipswich/Saints combination. However for us and Millwall to do so would somehow have to involve us making an unlikely charge to 2nd with Hackney, Whittaker and Casteldine...

We are merely the manifestation of the Hoodoo.

Meh, we give you blessings every year, without fail.

See THAT is pisstaking humour. D O'D, take notes.

EDIT; With Whittaker, it's his physicality that's the issue. Aside from him being a confidence player like a lot are, his biggest weakness is his build and overall strength in the tussle. His positioning is usually fairly good and he can have a great shot on him when not being leaned into. But...

Oh. It's you again. Spouting some vague largely uninformed opinion again, what a turn up for the books. All the evidence actually points to us being a very decent side at this level, with the exception of the striking positions and quite possibly goalkeeper, but the latter not to the same...

Oh they won't get 40 each, that would be truly ridiculous. The main man possibly with our service and him staying injury free for the whole season, (the latter of course being a big IF in a side with our injury record), but his number 2 would probably get around 12 (though I'd still be...

That's a fair comment. But I'd also counter that with saying that it would take that kind of money to prise the likes of Piroe, Vipotnik, etc from Leeds/Swansea. Leeds bought Piroe from Swansea ironically enough and he's not exactly having much success up there. Whereas at Boro he'd be...