Don't understand the fuss, myself. Use whoever in your squad you wish! If 10 changes wouldn't matter at the start of the season, it shouldn't at the end. For Huddersfield to rest their players is just sound management imo.

This isn't the 'Attack poster's parenting' thread. Or the 'Commercialisation of Christmas' thread. I still reckon we're going down but this dash of hope from the Forest game is welcome. Stranger things have happened.

Imo, the exact same argument applies re: owning this club post-admin.

It looked to be more a case of the squads sharing a coach (Dunn), while the managers each have general responsibility for the team. I'm most interested to see Tomlinson step up, as he's never looked out of place. Not necessarily a star in the making, but he's at least good enough to challenge the current midfielders. We'll need his blood and guts type next season; we needed it this year imo. Mahoney looks reasonably comfortable and would be an asset next season, as does Lenihan. Also interested to see Wharton, Raya, and possibly Rankin-Costello step up next term.

And next season, we're going to lose to at least a few of them...

Undertaker retires!

Context: Okocha was his purchase and Sam achieved something with him. Tugay was a Souness purchase who Sam achieved nowt with.

He's doing very well in the circumstances imo. Helps that he's also a pleasure to listen to on radio, has passion for the job and is honest!

Just gotta find a top class international keeper who isn't being appreciated where they are so they'll be given away for free... Worked for us last time we did that

Still a black and blue tie. Black parts of ties often have strange sheets to them. I think you need to find better uses of your time (says an internet messageboard mod).

Looking at those we lose in summer: Wes Brown, Gordon Greer, Jason Lowe, Danny Guthrie, Hope Akpan, Adam Henley. Lost loans: Lucas Joao, Sam Gallagher, Marvin Emnes, Stephen Hendrie, Tommy Hogan. That is according to Transfermarkt, anyway. I'd only be desperate to keep Emnes, Gallagher, and Guthrie from that lot. Others can be replaced/filled in from the academy. The £6m saving demand is another Venky's arse-up, but it needn't be TOO doom and gloom if Mowbray can keep up what he's done so far. Imo, Mahoney, Tomlinson, Nyambe, Raya are NOW team-ready players who we must keep on (already here = saving). The next step are the likes of Doyle at left back, Wharton at cb, Harecastle in midfield, Rankin-Costello in attacking-mid, possibly Butterworth if he can kick on. By no means is it what I want, but I reckon the above could be where Cheston/Venky's see that £6m saving coming from. Trying to work out how we can use it to our favour, not that it's ever been that way under the charlatans.

What's the full chant and tune for the Tony Mowbray Na Na Ay chant?

While I realise the difference in quality, one could equally apply those misgivings to some of Hughes' better signings. Namely the Kiwi from an MLS team, the tall African in Hertha Berlin's C team, the injury-prone Paraguayan, the angry stroppy Welshman.

And not down

I certainly HOPE that's the plan chaddy. Just a shame we don't have a record of sensible decisions in 6.5 years :/

Neither as we don't know if those restrictions are in place. If they WERE: Mowbray has a reasonable record of bringing young players into his teams at previous clubs (particularly Hibs and Boro off the top of my head) and his transfer record is so-so. Might be better to encourage what he's good at (coaching) and leaving him to be advisory only re: transfers. On the other hand... Senior has brought in one transfer and it's a Portuguese donkey. I argue it'd be worse long term, but may be the short term fix required. The above makes sense as a normal club. But in the state we are? I haven't a clue.

Mowbray is happy to have the title of Head Coach, implying he is happy to have such restrictions in place (if they even exist, we won't know til it comes out).

Stuart... aren't you agreeing with him?

May just be that Johnson wants to 'finish business' at youth level, whereas Dunn has had (exceptionally poor) first team management experience.

Brought through Emnes and Steele at Boro I think?

Bad couple of weeks for wrestling, with Chavo Guerrero Sr, Ivan Koloff, and George 'The Animal' Steele all passing away. HOF inductionslooking very high profile this year. So far Kurt Angle, DDP, Teddy Long, and Rock and Roll Express.

La La Land has been roundly criticised for having a white guy being the 'jazz traditionalist', when traditional jazz is 'black music'. You just know that of it was a black actor instead of Ryan Gosling, it'd be 'lazy casting based on racial stereotype' though.

Devarn Green, was he called?

😂😂😂😂😂 Not such a goodwillie after all.