He's always needed his seat on the Board to maintain whatever status he has/had at the FA. We'll literally be wheeling him out in a box.

I've always been of the impression that Coar's is a token role on the board. Perhaps a way to show there's a bridge between the old and the new, when there isn't. I assume he doesn't do anything really. Maybe appears whenever there's a meeting requiring unanimous consent once a blue moon and nods his head whilst someone passes him a cheque. None of this to undermine your point, quite the opposite. I sense he has no convictions about us at all.

Coar is 78 now and must have been involved with the club for over 40 years good times and bad. Maybe just finds it difficult to let go but at 78 you would have thought he would have had enough with the last 15 years

On the bench today Olson - score/update - game live on Sky Sports + Kick off at 12:30 TBA - 3pm kick off O'Riordan - score/update

Us by 2027...

Got a better idea Pep?

He was good last season, & played his part in a clean sheet last weekend Prices are forever increasing..unless its Rovers doing the selling that is

We’ll look back in a few years at that team and think “oh my God. How poor was that team”.

Very ignorant my end but is this defender West Brom have sold worth £10m? Unless my head's in the sand I don't recall him standing out?

AFAIK Coar has been a constant throughout the chaos and decline of the. past 15 years. If he really cared about the club he would have resigned at some stage in protest. But he hasn’t, he’s never even made a public statement that I’m aware of, so the only conclusion must be is that he’s fully signed up to and supports the current regime

Cheers, my point was more in reference to quality rather than character, etc. I was trying to highlight the points he was making about the data being a factor in decision making and in most cases it being the one that holds the least weight. I personally don’t think Gueye is a championship player and I’m on the fence re Ohashi. I wouldn’t class miller in the same bracket as with the SPL being so accessible it’s like signing a player from the champ/league 1.

If that's how you look for things I hope you don't cross busy roads often

Looking to Cantwell and Ohashi today to tale the game by the reigns. Tight defending and run at them

Aptly named BlueBruce 🤣

He did, my son sent me a link and I didn't read it fully!

If we don't lose , I will be pleasantly surprised !

Need to keep it tight early. If they get an early goal it is over. Try to get to half time goalless and then hit them on the counter. cant afford any mistakes early with their press

Toth Miller - Hyam -Mcloughlin Alebiosu - Taveres - Tronstad - DeNeve Cantwell Ohashi - Kargbo/Gueye

Coar must have absolutely no pride, self respect or integrity.

I hadn't factored in the points deduction for Sheff Wed it hasn't happened yet. If it is only 3 or 4 points , I stick to my prediction .

I think rock bottom will be Sheffield Wednesday, especially with an inevitable points deduction. I certainly dont see an obvious 8 worse squad and manager combinations though especially once Travis and maybe even Tronstad and Hyam leave.

The only alternative to what we are doing isnt to be "wreckless." There is a middle ground. Similar to Suhail trying to defend our unwillingness to reinvest by saying that spending loads doesnt guarantee you anything. Its not a defence to give an extreme opposite scenario to justify quite how unwilling we are to offer competitive wages and/or justify quite how little we reinvest.

Is this just coming from him not playing today?

It does have the feel of an extraordinarily long running practical joke at our expense I almost expect the ghost of Jeremy Beadle to walk around the corner in a policeman's outfit at any moment