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Trouble is football is now an industry worth billions so everyone is looking to get that extra few % out of the teams. Maybe hiring a specialist defensive coach seems like a pointless non-job waste of time but it could be one of those fine margins that make a real difference. The cost relative to the potential reward is decent. There are clubs were these modern structures work and work well. Then you get clubs trying to copy it...badly. Like us. People employed in roles with fancy titles but all the power is concentrated in one person.

Just had a look who the ref is for tonight. Scheduled to be Anthony Backhouse. Refereed us twice before this season. 3-0 loss to Charlton & 2-1 loss to Bradford. Third time lucky?

Yet despite that we have only spent 3 match days in the bottom 3 all season, and haven't been in there for the past 3 months. We have also only lost 4 of our last 12. Lets see what happens. Apart from Sheffield Wednesday, absolutely nothing is cut and dry in this league, and it would be pretty foolish to suggest otherwise. 2 years ago this whole board was convinced we would go down as the season went on, yet we ever entered the bottom 3 once. Should we end up in the bottom 3 by tomorrow night, then I'm ready to concede that that might be that.

"Players to come back" "The data says we should be 8th"

Ismael's post-match bingo card will be incredibly straightforward tonight. It will consist of: "VAR" "Referee" "Penalty" "Weather" "Not worried"

Doubt Norwich will be in the relegation mix by the end of the season anyway.

Another 25 year old Dane

McCarthy (SA) Duff (IRE) Bentley (ENG) Pedersen (NOR) Tugay (TUR) Nzonzi (FRA) Emerton (AUS) Samba (COG) Hendry (SCO) Nelsen (NZ) Friedel (USA) Not sure it would have worked out in reality, but more a team of my favourite players. Could quite easily have thrown Savage in there instead of Nzonzi because of his shithousery!!

How do we know? What's the highest level he has played at?

I completely disagree. I'd say when the chips are down we can't get any sort of result under VI whatsoever. Right from the moment he very first walked into the Club. We saw it last season with the failure to make the playoffs and we're seeing it now that things are getting tighter and tighter. One win in twelve and two goals in seven hundred and odd minutes. That's not really indicative of a team that can pull out the odd result when needed.

As Shakespeare said when I asked him: The teansfer window thread is but a walking shadow, a poor player, That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing.

Last three hours in Mumbles, absolutely hammering it down. If this was a home game it would be cancelled by now. No sign of a let up either…🌧️👀

I refuse to believe we're going to be bought by anyone. Hope is a bad thing at Ewood Park. However, right now I'd accept a consortium of James Corden, P. Diddy and the Chinese Communist Party taking over if it meant the end of the Raos.

Said it before, but really think Garrett should be given a go at LB, as he was sometimes in his youth career. Another thing, Khan has been criticised but there's a few U21 players that could be questioned. For example, how many goals have the forwards scored... Someone like Stritch plays pretty much every game but rarely gets an assist, let alone a goal. It is harsh to pick on him alone but the overall standard seems poor, which is especially worrying as more youth players get promoted to try to save the sinking ship. The biggest criticism, of course, for the management and ownership who have left the squad weak and threadbare.

Not sure why you and RF 99 are sniping at Mercer when he got Jorgensen right before anyone else.

He looks really good. Strong player has an eye for goal

If there was a break clause in Vi's contract allowing him to be sacked after 6 months it should have been activated after he blew us almost instantly out of the play off reckoning. The fact it wasn't activated then doesnt inspire any confidence that they'll act now either.

Seems like it's lack of accountability by design. No clear accountability means mistakes go unpunished and root causes are not identified. If your feet are under the table (SS, RG... AO TBC?) then blame is shifted onto the next mug. Rinse, repeat.

I just want to know how many mods came rushing into this thread to start dishing out warnings for political posts

In layman’s terms- too many Chiefs, not enough Indians’. Hang on a minute, perhaps not the best analogy 😅.

How about Friedel Salgado Samba Nelsen Zurab Tugay Nzonzi Duff MGP Santa Cruz McCarthy We'll score more goals than you

Football management has become a “ jobs for the boys “ lads club.

Pedersen v Duff. Really ? Duff was world class, Pedersen was just a decent Prem level player.

Could this be our highest PPS? (Posts per signing) What's our current Xs? (Expected signings compared to rumours?) I'd say we've only had 3 transfer rumours this window?

Best... Freidel (USA) Neill (AUS) Berg (NOR) Hendry (SCO) Givet (FRA) Gillespie (NI) Tugay (TUR) Batty (ENG) Duff (ROI) Santa Cruz (PAR) Bellamy (WAL) Pains me to leave Shearer out but don't fancy any of the other foreign midfield options over the years, Nzonzi was good for us but shouldn't be near a best 11. Worst... Leutwiler (CAN) Henley (WAL) Orr (ENG) Dailly (SCO) De Neve (BEL) Kargbo (SLE) Petrovic (SER) Taveres (CAP) De Pedro (ESP) Gueye (SEN) Stokes (ROI)