Can AA build on this and become a regular 15+ striker? Or probably more important, will TM allow him to?

Usually multiple times in the same post.

You dont do yourself any favours. When was TMs last job as manager? How did it go?

The funny thing is that I was not surprised to see it... I didnt even let myself get angry at the lineup, inept performance and the lack of desire. Switched off at the end and just went for some light relief in the match thread on the Hull forums instead.

Promotion was expected, that was the target set by TM and the club. He does get credit for the promotion - think that has always been clear but lets not pretend that promotion was not the expectation. Kept all his Championship players, largest wage bill in division and was able to spend at least 3x more than anyone else in the division on recruitment. I don't blame TM for the relegation, that mainly falls into the lap of Coyle. That said, TM was brought in with the remit of keeping us up - which he ultimately failed to do.

You got tits on the brain ?

Best post i have read in months

Lewandowki's Laundrette Zidane's Zebra Zoo oh wait...

Far too flighty

It has been interesting the 5 subs business but longterm it should not happen. Clubs are already up against it and now they will have to ensure that they have even more players of sufficient quality to be able to compete each matchday. As said above, gives an advantage to bigger/richer clubs that have far deeper squads.

At least there was something to hang on to with AA. He had previously notched 20+(?) goals in L1 under TM and had lightning pace. The only question was whether he could step that up to Championship level. Previous loans to Champs clubs suggested otherwise but the lad was/is still young. It seemed a perfectly reasonable gamble to take the kid in permanently for a couple mil. As we know now, it is a gamble that should pay off.14 goals is it so far this season? Decent chance of getting close to 20? Players that notch those sort of numbers in this league start to attract admirers, especially those with age on their side which represents the potential for increased sell-on potential. On the flip side we spent 7 million quid on BB and had nothing but a short highlight reel to hold on to. Younger admittedly, and still with the chance to change our minds but he hasnever scored goals anywhere, let alone consistently at any level.

While not ballers in terms of being at PL level, I think from being promoted to the first team squad and becoming one of the best players in the first team squad within a season or two can only be deemed success. Lenihan, Travis and Nyambe certainly fall into that category. If Buckley and JRC and perhaps a few others follow suit in the next season or two - thats more success stories. Lets not forget Raya who split opinion too - decent chance he might become what I always said he would a PL keeper one day.

Quick look at some Cardiff forums - some realistic and balanced views in general. None of this we should be beating teams like Blackburn malarky. Most admit that we out thought and outfought them - doing to them what they usually do to others. Let the CBs have it before pressing them into mistakes when playing it out. They complained that Harris did not change things to cope with our tactical changes after the break which swung the game into our favour. Also complained that Harris should have made his subs much earlier than the last 15 minutes. They were not happy with their CB Curtis Nelson - saying the young lad Samuel ran him ragged all night. As an aside, Mendez-Laing was out for them due to his wife going into labour. This surely shows that players are instructed to plan babies for the off season. He was not held responsible for the defeat in the same way that some felt Lenihan was.

What is going on with the coaching at the club? Specifically with Nyambe, surely they should have been working on his end product (shooting/crossing) for the past season or two - it has always been the only thing holding him back from being an excellent full back. That chance from the excellent low cross from AA was easier to score then miss. So frustrating that he never just whips a cross in and instead cuts back.

Was very pleased that JRC had probably his best game for us so far and showed that he should definitely be a part of the first team squad going forward permanently. My only worry with him is that we suddenly turn him into the answer at LB - sure he is far better than EB there (not difficult) but I would prefer to see him given an extended chance further forward. Sometimes, being so versatile (a utility player if you like) can be detrimental to the progress of a player.

Yup that is one area I have been disappointed with him. Mulgrew was far better. Strange really as his crossing ability is usually good in open play.

At least SG and EB have been dropped finally. But come on, we should be getting minutes for some of our academy lads here.

Season is over - get the kids on the pitch from the start. JRC, Buckley, Davenport and Chapman - heck even try out the two keepers, at least they are here next season.

The Sunderland team that had already experienced 2-straight relegations? Obviously a lot wrong with that squad and setup as the documentaries has shown. Ipswich could hardly have claimed to have the best budget/wages in the league either - besides, they were hit with karma after how the fans treated MM. It doesnt have to be that tough to get out of, ask Rotherham who always seem to bounce straight back out of it. Anyhow, you kind of missed the whole point I was making.

While I agree with the post as a whole that it is harsh to call TM a crap manager, I have to take issue with the bit in bold slightly. We were never a League 1 side. We were a Championship side playing in League 1. Coyle was a terrible manager that did his best to get us relegated. We then brought in TM who did not quite have enough about him to prevent us going down. That said, we went down on record points and on goal difference even then. No players were sold upon relegation, so we essentially already had a Championship team in L1. We then had the biggest wgae and transfer budget and were able to buy the divisions best player among others. We brought in AA on loan who had previously shown that he was capable of scoring bucket loads in that division. There is no way way we were a League 1 club apart from actually being there. We still could have messed up getting promotion too - thanks to the same experiments that TM likes to perform on a regular basis.

So wait a minute...we should be banning all under 16's from attending games so that the club can look edgy and cool?

Bit like you using them, Liverpool and Barca as an example of why we should use the False 9

He's a winger, far too flighty for TM.

Dont get this Frog and Coffee tweet that i am hearing about. What are they taking from it? Showing my age I guess. From a google:- What does a frog and coffee emoji mean? Frog emoji + coffee cup emoji: Based off a popular meme of Kermit the Frog drinking a cup of tea, teens use this emoji combo to sarcastically imply 'but that's none of my business' or 'I'm just saying'.Jan 26, 2016