Mashed Potatoes

Our thoughts and prayers are with Vinjay at this difficult time.

When JDT went we had taken 5 points from the previous 11 games - so in fact results did improve on what had gone on in those 11 games. They had to - otherwise we would have been relegated for certain.

Moyes (and Potter) are reported not to be interested in the job because they don't like the "structure" at the club which I assume means they don't have sufficient control over recruitment.

He was 20 in September and I would have thought needs to be in and around the first team squad by the end of the season to be worth holding on to.

Things have not gone well at Wolves this season but O'Neill's record in previous seasons at Bournemouth and Wolves shows that he is a "proper manager".

As far as I can tell that is correct although Blackburn Olympic beat them in the 1883 FA Cup final.

I doubt it .In 1882 we lost in the FA Cup final to Old Etonians; as far as I can tell we had not played them before.

He's a legend at Millwall - this seems to be more with the owner trying to move the club towards a model of developing and selling young players whereas Harris wanted the traditional Harry Cripps Millwall hard men.

As pointed out above Pears did not play in the game at Hillsborough. Why are you so determined to talk down one of our players ?

I think the point some posters further up the thread have been making is that he has turned a corner.

Very good win for Frank Lampard's Coventry City, away to Millwall.

Great stuff, just like the Howard Kendall days getting the 1-0 wins.

Why ? His only season as a manager in the Championship he guided Derby in to the playoffs.

Pompey had sold 1900 tickets - not a few dozen. If the club believed that the responsible approach was to have an inspection at 11.00 I don't understand your criticism.

Will the club not take out insurance for this ?

I would have more respect for your view if you had come on here at 8am to say so.

What do you think should be the last time for an inspection ? The problem with having an inspection too early is that (1) if you give the game a definite go ahead then there is a risk of playing in farcical, possibly dangerous, conditions if the weather deteriorates more than expected and (2) if the game is called off then people complain if in fact conditions turn out to be playable.

Alternatively those on social media behind the rumour are now laying Eustace at a much shorter price in the betting market than he should be - nice work if you can get it.

What is the source of the rumour ?

The low balance sheet value of the club is a reflection of the realities of operating for years and years in the Championship. Looking at the Bristol City accounts - a club owned by people who are certainly not engaged in creative accounting - there were accumulated losses at June 2023 of just under £195m.

I think if you are going to make claims of the kind you made you need to have rather more evidence than vague claims about what you heard on the grapevine - which apparently these days stretches as far as New Zealand. You have access to the club accounts on the internet although they will not provide the level of detail needed about the Academy. I'd judge the Academy on the standard of the players it produces which does not appear to have declined since Venkys took over/

Please could you provide the facts in support of that statement.

You're missing the point. If the owners did not want exposure they would not have bought a Premier League club in the first place.

I think a number of our better players in the various age groups are playing at a higher age group level than they have to, be it with the club or out on loan, and that weakens the results of some teams. It's a change of policy that has been introduced this season. I don't think you should read too much in to it; judging from the international call ups and reported interest from other clubs in our players we still seem to be doing pretty well with the Academy.

The accounts don't say.