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We didn't bottle the big Cup-ties though?

There was nowt on the bench!

I don't think Hedges will ever be constantly available, Nor Gally. Nor JRC. That was the problem for Tomasson, a thread -bare squad. Forced to send out boys to do a man's job. Eustace has been fortunate in that his arrival coincided with the return of valuable players. Let's never forget how Tomasson was let down time and time again. In the end he'd had enough but they wouldn't let him go and held on to his contract until the situation was impossible. That's the truth of it. He was the best appointment since Big Sam but he was conned into believing there was a project for him to lead. That doesn't excuse his treatment of Wharton over the Burnley game or his stubbornness in insisting on a style of play his squad wasn't up to. But look at the performances in the Cups--a sense of pride and optimism. We hadn't see anything like that for years. A razor-blade width from reaching the play-offs in his first season with us.We were an exciting team, other fans than Rover's purred over our performances. I'll look back on his tenure with great fondness. Reminded us what a great Club we are. In the end, like everything they touch, it was brought to an end by Venkys.

Premier League is mostly like watching chess these days.

This is what I fear too. We avoid the drop and go bonkers celebrating on the last day of the season. Then what? The problems start all over again.

Shush...............!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Surely we can't lose there?---if Plymouth were to win any of those games it would push one of those clubs nearer to the drop? If they don't, they are down.

Birmingham in the worst form of anyone. The club most likely to slip into the bottom 3 at the death. I hope!

Our record against lower sides (of which there are not many!) is terrible. No guaranteed points there--as QPR found out).

He's probably a Palace fan!

Is Telovic?

0-1. Pears error.

In theory yes but we are producing more than our share of good young footballers through the good work our Academy. More than we did when we were Premier League! But we don't see much benefit. Its totally unfair.

Add Philips to the list for a miserly £2M and Finneran for nothing (likely) and there's the set. What have we become?

Walker Trust did that!

If that outcome, after relegation and administration, were assured, I'd wish it.

Good on him! He hasn't the brass himself but he must know enough people who have. Not impossible that he could one day head up a consortium. Like him, I'm dreaming!

We've paid £12M for Brereton and Gallagher and its odds-on we'll receive nothing for both. This is incompetence of the highest order. I can't think of any other club currently making such a balls-up of it.

Branthwaite a strange one. Has kicked on a lot since his spell with us where he looked very ordinary. Poveda wasn't a dud but he wasn't consistent.

I thought that when Mowbray came, we had a plan to gradually build up the squad over a few years and make it to the Premier League. Instead we allowed contracts to wind down, couldn't afford to replace those we lost with same quality and have virtually given away half a potential EPL team ( I'm including Ash Philips in this). The result is we are farther away from promotion than ever, we are struggling to avoid relegation to Div 1, there is no plan, no money and no hope under these owners.

Possibly true but we're not down to the bare bones like we were. That's my point. That was a stronger starting line-up and a stronger bench than we've had for a while.

Yep, we can add him to the list of players we brought on and another club got the benefit for bugger all.

We had both McFadzean and Carter on the bench against Sunderland. I think we're in a better place defensively now.

It makes me sick that he's being described as a" Palace Gem". They've has fuck all tp do with it. Just handed a cheque over to an impoverished club, (with billionaire owners),

Pretty confident we'll stay up now. Dependent on avoiding injuries to key players with JRC possibly the most valuable to us of all. Sorry Sammi! We played a blinder and that should vastly up our confidence. No reason why we can't play like that again. I expect we'll get the points from those remaining fixtures where the other side has nothing to play for. Points against the likes of Southampton and Leicester would be a bonus. Be a good time to sell us if we stay up. Its the most you'll ever get Venkys! Otherwise we stay up and face yet another transfer window farce and the problems kick off all over again.