RevidgeBlue

I'm pretty certain he was on 15k p.w. last season from what I've been told. I doubt there's any way whatsoever he's only on £5k p.w this season, that's just a pure guesstimate Phil has plucked out of thin air. Didn't think he was very good when he came on yesterday, merely contributed to us being slow, ponderous and predictable with our passing. But what's another 500k or so a year when it's not your own money you're wasting and the owners are multi billionaires? (supposedly)

Why on earth would he sign a new one? Frequently left out for Bennett and JRC in the past (neither of whom are fit to lace his boots) and sacrificed for Buckley of all people today.

Looks like they already have. If we hadn't nicked the fortuitous victory midweek this would be a quite horrific run.

I'd prefer Bilic's brother.

Well, did everything except get a shot on target!

Got the subs spot on for once imo. We'll see what happens. Not like we were winning with the starting line up on the pitch.

Think he's done all right when he's played and it allows Johnson back into midfield.

Not enough! Sideways back, sideways back.......

Would be far better recalling Magloire than playing Johnson there.

Can't see why anyone is raving about Trybull, he's absolutely useless, it's like playing a man short. With Gallagher it's like playing with 9. It's no good Armstrong peeling out to the wing in the role of provider, when the ball comes in Gallagher isn't capable of doing anything with it. Need Dolan on ASAP - so Gallagher will no doubt last 85 mins. Yet again Elliott and Nyambe the stand out performers.

What a shame the proposed £1m move (to Swansea was it) for Williams never materialised in the summer.

Been going since the end of 1970 and have seen many of our managers do way better than Mowbray on far less resources. You?

That's the only justification you need to make the change isn't it? At least under ambitious owners. We'll certainly start to move backwards in summer when we limp in midtable again under Mowbray then his failure to keep the squad size under control and FFP begin to bite, Nyambe walks on a free and we are forced to sell a couple of Armstrong Travis or Dack.

To shift Mowbray upstairs would be the worst possible idea, almost on a par with appointing Coyle as manager. "I've got this brilliant idea! Tony hasn't cut the mustard as manager (at least not at Championship level) so let's shunt him upstairs so he can impose his ideas and philosophies which haven't worked on the new man!"

Great argument. Bilic has taken West Ham to 7th and 11 th in the Premier League and West Brom up from the Championship automatically in recent seasons. Mowbray can't even get us anywhere near the top 6. But of course you're right. You've won me over with your powerful line of reasoning.

He's completely wasted Nyambe's talents and he'll probably walk for nothing on a free. Similarly it's nonsense imo to suggest that the likes of Travis and Nyambe wouldn't have become good players under a different manager. However, even if the players you list are as good as you seem to be insinuating they are, then surely you see a massive contradiction there, even with what you regard as a good squad we're still permanently mired in no man's land because no matter what the personnel Mowbray can't get any sort of consistent tune out of them whereas a decent manager might.

If we get a decent manager in pronto before we lose all our better players - maybe.

Completely worn down by it now. Seemingly we can find a win whenever it looks like he might get the sack, when we occasionally get into a half decent position, we can't find a result for love nor money. And no-one at the Club seems to care. And on an on we go in a never ending loop of mediocrity.

Mowbray has been an incredibly lucky manager in recent seasons, whenever he looks to be going beyond the point of no return he seems to pull out a result, tonight unreservedly so, which keeps us limping on a while longer.

To the extent he's under pressure, which I actually doubt, he's brought it upon himself with sub standard performances and results over a number of seasons. He's exceptionally lucky to still be in a job and quite possibly wouldn't be if we had a normal Chief Exec/Manager relationship where they were at arms length.

Never in doubt. Give him a new 5 year contract. 🙄

Good substitution of Dolan, "Go on lad no pressure, you've got 2 mins to score a goal." Ludicrous.

Us (and Mowbray) limp on for another 6 months. When the goal went in my reaction was "oh bugger he's safe for another few months" I'll be cheering a winner though.

0-0 at home then a ludicrous substitution of Rothwell for Downing. And now 1 down. Surely even the most ardent Mowbray fan boys can't excuse this performance and result. Balaji, get on the blower and put us out of our misery.

What has Downing done since his return, or indeed this calendar year, to warrant selection? I think Buckley looks an exceptional talent in terms of raw ability but has thus far flattered to deceive. Maybe, like Brereton he needs an extended run of games and not be dropped as soon as he has an indifferent outing. Out of Downing/Buckley/Trybull/Davenport I think Davenport has looked the most promising recently and I'm surprised he isn't getting more of a chance.