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Come on now ‘99, he was ‘King Eustace’ to you as you had his pic as your avatar all last season… of wait, don’t think that was you actually.

Chaddy, you were forever a huge fan of Eustace during his time here. You were (briefly) fuming at the club that he was let down enough to seek alternative employment. Your call to sack Ismael in isolation, fine. But now youve spun to the point where he is better than Eustace and you wont even accept criticism of him. You wont however commit to saying that you feel like he will be a success which is telling. If you think he is better than Eustace who you rated too, then why wont you put it out there that you think Ismael will do a good job? I was skeptical of Eustace at first as results were poor. He did however turn it round to the point where he was doing an excellent job, straight from the start of last season. Yes, Ismael may turn it round, but I have very little confidence that he will. I am happy to say that, knowing that there is a chance (small IMO) that he may make me happily look like a fool and turn it around. But from what I have seen, I am happy to put it out there that I sadly dont think he will. Last week we did well and he deserved praise for how we set up. But its the exception so far with 4 losses around that. I can praise him for one game but think overall that so far this season, its been poor. I consistently praised Eustace last season whilst he was still employed here. I was like you fuming that the club let him down. Im not going to suddenly pretend that he isnt as good as he is because he isnt employed here anymore.

There is no chance in today's football to get a proven striker for this level for 2 million, they will all be a gamble. Modern football with just one striker has limited the pool significantly as it also puts higher demand of the attributes to fill the role. Another aspect is that the extended European competitions has caused an influx of more money to sub-par leagues which has increased the transfer sums and especially for strikers. Gudjonsons profile is very similar to Aune Heggebøe, who WBA picked up for 5+ mill this summer. He's a 24 year-old striker with a 1 in 3 goal ratio including spells in the second tier in Norway. Judging by the top scorer table in the Championship last season, finding a 20 goal striker looks pretty grim: - Not a single player scored 20+ - Only 2 strikers hit 15 or more (Piroe and Sargent, both expensive transfers when bought)

Hmm...Starting to feel like we've been here before..... Gordon Greer, Hope Akpan, Tommy Hoban, Wes Brown, Derrick Williams, Chris Brown etc

Hasn’t the league position always been irrelevant under these owners? Difference being some managers still railed against that, as well, after all it’s supposed be to competitive first team football with a place in the Premier League at stake, not ‘development football’… however they seem to have a pliant one this time.

Everything you see and hear down there just stinks of corner cutting, cost cutting, going through the motions The photos of Ewood, flaking paint, ad boards, naff attempt at installing safe standing rails, just cheap and tacky. The Blues Bar stuff - tells me that they have this in their crosshairs as the next mothballing exercise. Keep on reducing it until most people don't bother going, tell them to go into Jack's Kitchen instead. They've already done it during the week, match days will be next.

Never said Birmingham were any good. They were poor, didn't look like scoring for 90 minutes and still beat us. What does that tell you? We got exactly what we deserved against them, nothing because we can't defend properly as a team. Norwich should have been at least 3 up before half time before the penalty. They deserved the win based just on that half. We created one really good chance and made a huge mess of it, then rest was just them sitting off us letting us have the ball as they knew we wouldn't score, because we have no goalscorers in the team.

Derby are fresh out of League One and survived last season by the skin of their teeth. We are an established Championship side having been in it for 7 years and should have finished in the top 6 last season Notwithstanding that Derby have had a tougher run of games than us - Stoke, Coventry, Bristol and Ipswich - why are you attempting to use Derby's results so far as a metric? Should be embarrassed given the head start we've had on them over the last 5 years.

I imagine Ismael has been told that league position is irrelevant this season. He seems far too relaxed at the moment for someone as fiery as he is whilst overseeing this shit show. The goal is to polish some of these turds into profitable assets and reduce the amount Venky’s need to send over when the rest of the transfer sales runs out.

This filling the squad with your own cheap buys and youth is fine if most of them cut the mustard but if they don'y you are stuck with them. If you get relegated they are then mostly worth less than what minimal fees you are paying for them. I suspect should that happen the ones who brought them in will be long gone though with a few years wages and commission in their pockets.

Rave reviews are for this season for Doncaster in League one, has already been in the team of the week

No, I've never rated him. Much prefer Yuki. I can just about live with him being 3rd choice which he now undoubtedly is after the new signing but I'd be fine if we did get rid. Give him a banjo and a cow and no need to worry about the cow's arse...

Sorry fella but your selective consumption of this forum is to blame here. There were plenty of people who were pleased about the win but weren't chugging the going up juice.

don't agree at all Mark, Birmingham aren't that good and we should have taken all 3 points. Poor defending for the 1st and 2nd. But in the overall context of the game, We should have won. Birmingham spent loads of money and they were poor. Yesterday, after that second half performance, we deserved a point doesn't a week make a different on here, Last week after a win, everyone was saying how well drilled and organised we look. Now we aren't, FFS. Huge downgraded on Eustace? How Derby Rovers doing at minute? oh yes, they signed players late or not ready due to Fitness issues, or Morris was signed late despite signing on 26th June 2025. FFS, you are quick to come out for excuses your mate Eustace but for your own team that you support its put the boot in on your own team head coach and players, how that for your credibility? You didn't rate Eustace much when he came here now its your king. FFS, how that for your credibility? My credibility? don't worry about it, its not concern. and before you asked, My view on Ismael is still the same as last time you asked.

My edit button isn't working, but to add to my above post, and as you say, we won't pay the wages, so again the 3 year contract isn't the big gamble part.

As I say, even if we signed him for 500k, if he isn't deemed worthy of at least 3 years, there's no fucking point.

Well he couldn't break in as a regular for a League One side and his rave reviews are only in League Two, so I don't find it bizarre at all.

we’re absolutely doomed this season if we get pulled into a relegation battle. The players have no experience in the championship whatsoever.

No. Toth, Kargbo, Henriksson and Baradji have one. Gueye didnt need one.

I think getting angry is only ok if it acts as a catalyst for positive action. I think what the past fifteen years has shown is that it doesn't matter what the fans do, these wankers in India won't do anything. So yeah, I don't think in this case getting angry will do any good, you'd end up having a stroke. I'm past the abbey stage. Well past that. I'm in the resignation stage (= confirmed despair). I'm starting to see the benefit in getting relegated in that we won't get gubbed by Burnley next year. I've long done given up any aspirations the club, other than the forgotten hope that that fat bastard and his shit eating brethren will have a TIA one morning and decide to sell the club. Or perhaps the whole family will get wiped out in a geophysical event. One lives in hope

Does losing Gueye do anything for slots?

Can’t be worse than big Sam G

Personally I have not felt that the team, manager and supporting staff have been this detached from the supporters since the Kean days. I think we all know this doesn't end well.

Which is why most teams take one or two punts on unknowns and use the experience in the squad to guide them. We've driven the experience out and expect a bunch of players who have only experienced mediocrity and relegation in poor leagues to step up. This is also why you don't put a complete amateur in charge of the club's transfer philosophy.

It works for the agents though.....and that is what seems to matter most!