Vinjay

I think we can say with certainty it wouldn't be worse than Kean. Obviously someone better than Berg, Voldemort or Coyle. As I've said several times the club should approach Jason Wilcox. Some people want Johnson but Wilcox is the one I would want. Mainly because (other than his credentials which are higher than Johnson's) if he was any good perhaps he wouldn't leave after 5 minutes. Can't say that for many people. Wilcox has said in the past that he regards Blackburn as home and in his case I don't disbelieve it. ...and people will say Venkys, etc or he wouldn't want to leave his current role. Or he's not expressed any interest in first management. Well people can ask for a start can't they? After that my approach would be what the New York Cosmos did to sign Pele (who admittedly is not quite comparable to Wilcox) and aside from the money the lead negotiatior said "I decided I was going to do it. That was all there was to it. It wasn't a question of whether shall we or shall we not. It was the obvious thing to do, so we bloody well do it. I'm afraid that's my attitude in life." Well that's my attitude as well. I've suggested Wilcox before and I will again unless more people do the same (because then I won't need to) because he's the right man with the right mentality and the right personality. If I was the one in charge of hiring managers I would constantly reach out to the point of pestering if needed. I guess part of it as well would be to see him succeed and then those who booed him as a player and didn't give him the respect he deserved will have no choice.

If I was in charge the staff would probably go on strike but you need to rule with an iron fist especially in an industry full of snakes. I said even before the takeover (not constantly but occasionally) that you have to beware of snakes, etc and that there were probably people like that already at the club. I was called paranoid but look what happened with Agnew and to an extent Newsham. Kean of course and I'm pretty sure who (one of 3 people but all had motive) leaked the Parkes firing to the press to cause trouble. All the staff should be made to reapply for their jobs (not talking the players obviously or the manager who should be sacked anyway) which isn't illegal practice far as I'm aware. As for the manager running the club that could apply to previous regime as well. Jack Walker did have certain policies (players who he considered too old, etc) but he certainly didn't pick the team or anything like that. Not saying anyone would have to either but there's nothing wrong with bringing in sporting directors, etc as long as it's not Shebby Singh. As for Venus someone called him Val Venus other day. Val Venus and Mowbray Magoo that's what I'm gonna call them both from now on.

...and Craig Short but he improved tremendously. I guess you can only do so much when surrounded by incompetence.

AFC Wimbledon were fined in the past for not referring to MK in the programme by the ever empathetic EFL. Also for calling them "MK" on the scoreboard minus dons. Well last night they just didn't print a programme (no longer compulsory anyway) and said the scoreboard was broke.

Not a great result for Bassini in court today. I've read that the Bury owner Steve Dale has terminal leukaemia. It might be in remission at the moment but how do you threaten someone who's suffered severe illness that can return at any time. Maybe I watch Breaking Bad too much but what's more dangerous than someone who may have nothing to lose? Though I doubt anyone is going to actually kill him over his actions.

If he knows that then he should resign. Or is it OK to sit and take the money for some people but not others? That's a question aimed at others. I suppose Mowbray isn't being incompetent on purpose or deliberately screwing anyone over but it's no excuse.

Since everyone knew Ferguson was a bully anyway not sure what difference it made.

They should have gone for Maradona. That's what I would have done. U**A Super Cup in Istanbul tonight where Liverpool of course won the "Champions" League in 2005. Unlike the Community Shield it won't be much of a game if Chelsea perform like they did on Sunday. Goodness knows what a top side like Liverpool could do to them in comparison if they go full strength. Chelsea aren't as bad as Sunday in general though.

https://twitter.com/CallumRobinson7/status/1161539174169812992 Who's he again?

Looks like Dave Richards has called Bassini a liar. Shock. No mention of Dave Sullivan or for that matter John Williams who Bassini claimed was on board also.

GASP! A team's owners (if you call gifted a stake by a billionaire ownership) showed up at a game it has to be virtually the first thing mentioned in a report. BBC did the same tired of this fawning BS. https://www.skysports.com/football/salford-city-vs-leeds/411029

He's an idiot. He will fail just as Dunn would if he was appointed here (thankfully after predictably failing at Oldham that likely won't happen) but at least Dunn isn't a violent racist.

Thought Evans might have been better given there were not too many fans there. ?

Did Celtic (and their arrogant pundits like Nicholas) just expect to show up and crush this team? "Catastrophic" was one word I saw to describe it. Cluj have qualified for group stage before and have scored victories at Old Scumford and Roma. Not cannon fodder.

Said on Twitter DM approximately 53 minutes ago it would probably be a win.

Well at least someone's daughter will remember her first game ?

Not sure which odds were worse. Reaching the League cup final or reaching the playoff final. Probably the playoff.

So was he right for once?

Woodgate's a complete thicko. I'm hardly Mowbray's PR manager but he can still outwit Woodgate.

Well at least Middlesbrough's result is even worse (at the moment)

That's what Duffy probably would have done had Cardiff not been his last game.

The tail wags the dog...

"Mowbray Magoo out"

...and some people have said possession in football is nine tenths of the law. Not if you do sod all with it.

Probably a combination of working for Venkys and being around Rovers fans for 2 and half years.