I'd be surprised if AA isn't back in the Championship anyway next season. Appointing Jones was bizarre from Soton.

Aye, in an ideal world we'd keep BBD and add 1 or 2 strikers this January. My heart is set on Dembele and the bearded wonder from Malmo. This is based on absolutely fuck all knowledge of the bearded one and scant knowledge of Dembele other than he's small and quick.🙂 Oh, and Armstrong back on loan would be good. If Carling did Rovers transfer windows....

This is your problem. You can't separate the two issues. Yes, Venky's are shit, but they weren't responsible for Mowbray completely fucking up last season because he was too wedded to his football 'principles' to sign a striker.

He will in March. 😉

Zeefuik is off to Serie A on loan with a 2m Euro option to buy.

Even worse if you're trying to undermine his professional ability. Very poor that, I'm sure the lad is just posting his own personal opinion. No need to bring his job into it. Petty and spiteful.

Why make it personal?

Obviously BBD is quality and could play at a higher level than the Championship. However, he isn't scoring and besides his admittedly very good defensive work, if he isn't scoring he doesn't offer a lot. If we could replace him with a central striker who can score goals and someone to play in BBD's position on the left who can create then I don't think we'd lose a lot. Obviously easy on paper, but hard to do in January.

Not really sure that's relevant? We'll get even less (nowt) for him in 6 months. What would matter is if we could replace him this January.

Glad that's sorted😉

All his teams concede goals. Not what is required in a relegation battle. 'd be worried if I was an Everton fan and they don't sack him.

I never said he was.

Gianluca Vialli has died. 58. Terrific player.

eh?

Cameron Archer is off to Boro having turned down the Nobbers.

Was Mowbray fighting a losing battle when he had us 2nd after a run of 10 games unbeaten, and then decided not to bring a striker in to bolster the ranks in January? We then scored once in the next 10 games and went on a run of 2 wins in 17. Who's fault was that?

FA Cup 3rd round ties always coincided with the start of the Mowbray Death Spiral.

We haven't won an FA Cup tie since 2017. Mogga really was shite in both cups.

JDT's certainly talking him up and making it clear that if players perform well in training they'll get a chance. I hope he takes it because on the few glimpses I've seen of him he has a bit of flair about him.

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Absolutely. There will be bullshitters on all sides.

I suppose it doesn't fit the narrative to say Venky's turned down millions for BBD and Rothwell in the last 12 months, and that we had one of the largest net spends in the division this summer.

Not celebrating a goal because you used to play for the opponents. Fuck. Off.

'The club don't want promotion' conspiracy theory was trotted out regularly in the 1980's too. Crazy talk.

We didn't buy the league.