So… a U-turn then.

They can talk about ‘stability’, ‘transition’, ‘he’ll be given time’, all day long, but keep putting in performances and getting results like this and he’ll be gone soon enough regardless.

Love that very specific request of those two middle of the road PL clubs. Obviously a big fan of their very similar bowl style stadiums.😁 Surely you want a glamour tie or a very winnable one at home against second tier or below (which we’ve got), those two are neither of those!

Because new managers often do, especially in the short term (and short term is the point as they cannot afford to go down halfway through a stadium build). Why else are the likes of Big Sam often parachuted in? New voice, back to basics. But I’d find it hilarious if they go down, so let’s follow your approach and crack on Lamps!

They are a basket case who have made a lot of bad decisions, but that doesn’t change the here and now and mean they shouldn’t make a change this time. He’s had them in two consecutive relegation battles. If they want to carry on with a failing bloke, it’s up to them, but it’s a hell of a risk for them.

In normal circumstances, possibly you could make an argument for keeping him on. But can Everton really risk a relegation when half way through building a new stadium?

There was definitely an argument for a stronger side with a place in the quarter finals at stake, but I think most fans that bought a ticket knew it was going to be a second string (or close to it).

Well obviously, it’s a Rovers forum. Though it’s all very tame in comparison to what a Rovers fan would get on UTC (if they lasted longer than 5 minutes, that is). ‘Trelleborgs’, ‘bought the league’ just boring old tropes you hear from every sad and bitter Dingle, always thought Longers prided himself on being a bit more cerebral…

Doesn’t take much needle for the true colours to come out…

Fulham, Brighton, Brentford seem to be enjoying themselves…

So that’s both Wigan and Blackpool now midweek in the middle of winter… wonder if Swag will still try and price them at Cat A.

Mike Newell!

The club needs root and branch change on the commercial side. Same people going through the motions and offering a shoddy and stale product year after year.

The fabled ‘ROI’ model. Been hearing about it for years now, AA aside, are we actually ever going to see it in action? Or are we carrying on with the ‘buy low (well apart from BBD and SG), let go for nowt’ approach?

Nowt they could do. Haven’t you heard from the forum’s logistics expert? It’s not possible to get anything delivered from China to BB2 postcodes…

Since the start of November they’ve lost 6 and won 0 in 7 games. You might be sanguine about them sleepwalking to relegation and financial calamity due to some strange adoration for ‘Lamps’, but with an enormous wage bill and an even bigger one for their new ground their board can’t be as flippant…

So you didn’t want him sacked from February 2021 onwards then?

Now *that’s* the way to get a thread back on topic 💪

Well you certainly thought so until the very bitter end!

‘GOAL ACTION’ jingle on Radio Lancs and that feeling in the pit of your stomach as you just *knew* we’d conceded a last minute equaliser.

From a club shop (with cafe) on Church Street to a couple of empty shelves in a vape shop… sums it up.

If the ‘model’ is to sell players on for a profit, to be a ‘trading club’, then be that club. The fact that fans might be upset shouldn’t come into it for second. But if the model is actually ‘whatever the whim of the owners is at the moment’, and current whim is ‘they’ve decided not to sell BBD or Rothwell and they can go for nowt’. Then fair enough, it’s their club - but maybe stop going on about ‘being a Brentford’, ‘or developing players for profit to reinvest’ or ‘FFP’.

‘More rubbish from you. I often put my hand up on here and admit when I’ve got it wrong’.

TalkSport exists in a parallel football universe to me, honestly never heard of ‘Alex Crook’.

* Note to self, quote the above in June 2024*