An ultra-cautious pronouncement! Still down-playing the most disastrous/bewildering signing in my lifetime.

That's a lot of "ifs"!

Bit of irony there!

JHRover said: "Even today we have folk strongly against the prospect of a Hughton or McCarthy, proven top managers at this level, yet keen on Johnson who has never managed yet is 'up and coming' and 'one of ours'." I haven't seen that so much as an acceptance that that is the way Venkys are likely to go. They just do not seem to sign well-established managers like Hughton (though I suppose TM is one!). Would Johnno be better than Mowbray? No-one knows but its often got to the point where I, for one, don't feel things could get worse. If that Sheff Wednesday game proves to be a turning point then the speculation will be irrelevant but if this is another false dawn i would prefer to see Johnno given the job rather than than keep banging our heads against the wall. The fact that he is "one of ours'" is a positive surely? He knows the set-up, must have mused on what needs to improve and has a really good knowledge of the squad.

Blackburn Rd!

Well so far he's a Rovers,Manure, Bolton and Burnley fan! What's he got against Preston then? Doesn't seem fair!

"11th and relaxed." Righto! Personally I'd be asking what happened to my £12M.

That's right, about time they had a challenge!

I guess that's the sort of video that persuaded TM to sign Brereton! However he does look an impressive young player and surely worth a start? Could well have a decent winger in our own ranks!

Rankin-Costello only got to give a little cameo last Saturday but he wasn't exactly out of his depth was he? It was so refreshing to see a player looking to go forward and find openings rather than playing the crab football we are so used to. Logically his first start is not far away but will that prove to be the case? Will we chase a winger we maybe do not need? Over to you TM!

Reckless and a yellow card was my view too. No intent to cause injury but no brain to avoid it.

They are expanding their reach though. Once it was only Middlesborough-----now we are expanding into Sunderland!

You must have missed the bit about injuries.....

Always liked Stanislaus way back with his time at West Ham, (was it?) We are carrying injuries and have enough oldies as it is as it is so I think its too late with him now.

That Brentford keeper doing OK?

Exactly--if we can afford either of those we should get one of them. Bit ridiculous if Tony is going to make a winger the priority now. Of course, if we hadn't wasted £7M on Brereton, we could have bought both. I well remember being told not to worry about the fee--that was Venkys problem! Well its biting us on the arse now!

Particularly since we don't know either!

Course you were!!

Progress at this speed doesn't cut it.

Historically, Liverpool and to a lesser extent, Everton, to name two, always poached youngsters from the lower leagues well before they could be regarded as ready for the top division. They usually disappeared for two seasons till you'd forgotten about them then reappeared as first team players and then internationals! Liverpool saved a fortune in that manner and the likes of Crewe and Chester lost out. That method is exactly how astute "little" clubs in the Premiership are best able to survive.I'm thinking of Brighton, bournemouth and the like. So, I do worry about this. Unless we can show our young talented players we intend to go places we will be a feeder club.

That's the one thing I worried about with yesterday's game. A result like that and you get noticed------Nyambe, Travis and possibly Armstrong attract bids and the guts has suddenly gone out of the team and we have to "rebuild".

TM gives Damo the credit for the improvement in Nyambe. “Spent hours and hours” with him after training.

Brilliant! Love the Dean Saunders bit of quick thinking!

He would be a good buy for us.

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