The delay in dealing with the head coach position shows that Venkys have forgotten too.

The club is back to the managerial and administrative chaos of 2013 and appointing Fowler would just dig an even deeper hole.

It'll be Paul Ince next. Even the thought of Fowler as manager is stomach churning,

I won't believe Eustace is appointed until I see him in the dugout. I suspect Venkys will faff over this as usual and either piss him off with penny-pinching demands and restrictions so he walks away or take so long that a better-run club (ie anybody else) comes in and takes him. It's happened before and as we know Venkys are slow to non-existent learners.

He'll survive. Probably get a contract extension. Venkys always double-down when there's fans' criticism of their henchmen. Remember Steve K**n.?

Thankfully Rooney said he was going to take some time away from the game. Let's hope he meant it.

They must think the fans are stupid as they are.

They'll spend at least 4 weeks (of dire results in the meantime) interviewing candidates and then give to some useless tosser recommended by their favorite agent.

More than that in L1.

It's likely to be Suhail.

No chance we'll be signing him permanently. Probably be in L1 next season. Why would he want to do another deal with these incompetent shysters?

Where is that from? According to websites they are in talks with Michael Duff.

Playing Sigurdsson is effectively a 10 man team. He stands on the touchline passes backwards and runs off to hide. He gives his full back no cover. Hedges would be better but that's not saying much. Moran is completely lost in midfield at this level. Garrett or Buckley would be a marginal improvement. There are now plenty of options in central defence but again none look particularly attractive due to either a total lack of either pace or experience. Tomasson should be doing better with the squad currently available but it's difficult to polish turds.

Next season's team Pears Brittain O'Riordan Wharton Gent Buckley Garrett Markanday Telalovic Leonard Gilsenan plus a few free transfers and (even worse) loans than we have currently.

Venkys would prefer losses reduced to lowish single figure millions and the opportunity to asset strip raising up to £50m including the Wharton fee. They can then sit back and forget all about the football club for several years. Kicking the can down the road has always been their modus operandi.

This is exactly what I've thought (and written) for some time now. Slashing the wage bill (even more drastically than in the last 3 years) would reduce the loss below £10m (even without the "solidarity" Prem payment/EFL tv money) and there could be more than £10m in player sales - JRC, Hyam, Carter, Travis, Szmodics, Dolan and Gallagher . Fill up the squad with free transfers and loans. Sell the STC for the £17m it was transferred to the Venkys company. Waggott carries on and get bonuses for his fine work as undertaker.

The defending for both goals was (yet again) shambolic. Chair (not for the first time) was shown inside which is exactly what he wants to get a shot off. For the second goal - where in God's name was the marking as the scorer was allowed to advance about 5 yards with the ball before shooting.

The latter for me. I look at the squad minus its only creative spark (sold) and its leading goalscorer (injured) and I don't see any chance. Might be better to go down this season and avoid another dire season in the Championship. Then again it's not likely to get any better in L1 under these disinterested and incompetent buffoons.

If Palace are concerned about relegation (altough a points deduction for Forest should keep them up) I would say Wharton was not a player likely to shore them up particularly away from home.

Well he won't be signing an extension to play in L1. Same goes for Hyam.

No chance they're funding a £17m loss to get out of L1 next season . Mowbray talked them round but this time will be different particularly as the Indian Govt have upped the ante.

Nothing would change for the better with Johnson in charge.

He'll be rubbing his hands at the prospect of selling anything that moves following relegation. I have thought for some time now that it has always been Venkys plan to downsize the club in order to reduce the losses.

Of those only Eustace would even remotely consider joining this utter shitshow.

Stoke will win here next week.