I personally think there is pressure on Tomasson from a supporter perspective in the rest of the season. Obviously last season was more dramatic a fall but we were in the top 6 and fell away. 8th would have potentially been seen as overachievement at the start, but the way we fell away caused anger and frustration. If we was to lose a chance of a place at Wembley AND fall away from the top 6, you can say project all you want but there would be so much annoyance and it would feel like neither will ever happen.

Dogs abuse? Its people commenting on individual displays which were totally lacklustre on a messageboard, just like on Saturday those people eulogising the same players. People will comment on what they see. No one has said that they should play well in every game but they are players who put themselves in a position whereby everyone watching will have opinions on what they see.

Has anyone suggested that Brereton should have been sold in January? Rothwell should have, the manager at the time wanted to, if the owners don't trust the manager then replace him, don't start interfering.

Woeful performance, have we ever lost a game all season and not embarrassed ourselves? No positives, Dolan was as bad as anyone and didn't fancy it, Szmodics looked like a player that was in and out at Peterborough, Carter was all over the place, Thomas looked like a player that Huddersfield happily let go, Pears was very shaky, Buckley was half arsed although his injury is a massive worry. Broughton and co fucking up the O'Brien deal having previously signed the useless Morton with the only alternative (bar the unfancied Wharton) being Garrett who isn't good enough either could leave a huge hole in our midfield. There is huge pressure on these next 2 games, we have been knocked down so often under Venkys, Tomasson can play things down all he wants but negative results leading to slipping down the league and losing a golden chance to get to Wembley and people will really get frustrated and it could simmer over the break. Or we can beat Reading, get to Wembley and really for once make people excited.

Yes.

If we are taking it as a given that logic has gone out of the window then we will never compare to a club like Brentford who are very logical with each decision. Fans will always be unhappy when their favourite players leave, it is irrelevant though to those making decisions.

Absoutely embarassing first half, lacking quality, fight and bottle. Couldnt take a single positive.

Dolan had that shock factor of a young signing from Preston that no one expected, a bundle of energy and tricks but that wasn't a consistent theme of his performances. It is to be expected at his age and he does seem to be maturing, in the main he does less unnecessary tricks and is starting to produce more end product, that has been an ongoing development hence why he has had spells out of the team. Especially under Tomasson but before too he often features up front which doesnt suit him and it isnt a big surprise that he has been more effective out wide. His poorest game recently I thought was v Blackpool when he regularly gave the ball away loads through over elaborating but he also scored a brilliant goal. A mixture of in the main effective performances but also goals and assists whether he plays well in general or not is exactly what he needs to do and is doing. The key now is to keep playing him wide and to get him signed up long term.

Even if there would have been such negative fan reaction, which is nonsense. You don't run a football club like that, and they dont otherwise appointing Owen Coyle would never have crossed their mind. The key is to reinvest that money, we could have been so much better off with a big chunk of £12m+ reinvested rather than the alternative of 6 months of a disinterested Rothwell and a year of Brereton.

Circumventing FFP is not what is needed, although legally I don't see how the Kamara deal is anything but clever use of a loophole. The key to keeping within FFP is not having owners that prevent player sales to allow for reinvestment.

Merely "running around" and pressing is not enough to make a good player, you need to accompany it with quality. Bennett used to run around loads and he was shit when he actually had the ball. The thing that has impressed me lately with Szmodics has been the difference he has made on the ball. He came from Peterborough where he wasn't even a guaranteed starter at Championship level, having failed to make the grade at Bristol City in the past at this level too, despite always standing out in League 1. His finish at QPR, his composure for the goal at Leicester and even scoring almost a brilliant goal at the weekend shows quality that accompanies that work rate to make a player who is a guaranteed starter at the moment. He could have had more goals lately especially at Leicester but he is playing very well at the moment.

I always found the comments at the start of the new season about a "new dawn" regarding the contracts we did get signed to be very premature. Over the last few years, we still regularly got deals done, no different to this year, and worryingly there has been a lull lately. Rankin Costello even aside from the nonsensical idea that "people would have moaned" is a strange one in that there was no value in signing him up prior to his recent run. That being said, it should be a priority along with the likes of Dolan, Carter etc.

I dont get how it is a "disgrace" or a case of not learning a lesson when a club has a high turnover of managers. There seems to be an unwritten rule to some that managers should have to stay for a certain period of time. If Watford dont feel like they will get promoted as it stands or that they are progessing and getting the best from their talented squad, why not change in the hope of improving? Bilic will be well compensated so hardly a "disgrace." Having patience does not automatically lead to success, patience has to be earnt. We have often gone down the other route of going beyond patience. Watford have been more successful in the last 10 years with their ruthless side and Chelsea have regularly changed managers and look at their trophy cabinet.

The question was aimed at you, I personally would reduce prices. It's not as simple with numbers in that there are added considerations, notably the potential to have those holders back attending regularly beyond one season, the potential to make more from them within the ground and even with potential shop sales although we are also lacking on that front hence the lack of availability regarding shirts. Also, a bigger crowd will lead to a better atmosphere which improves the experience. I don't think that it is value for money, shown by the poor sales.

So if you was in charge, would you increase/maintain/decrease prices? Presumably maintain if you think they are value for money?

Havent you said before that you think Waggott should reduce prices? I may be mistaken. One of the higher prices in the division in one of the less affluent areas, leaving the stadium usually over half empty. Many clearly not seeing the value.

Fixed. (I wasn't directly blaming them for the O'Brien fiasco, even though this isn't the first time staff they employ mess up and get away with it. I just don't see how a very conditional deal that fell through signifies what you have implied)

Seems strange to use a signing that literally we ran out of time to complete to try to display a more proactive approach from the owners!

Yeah, it was in the minutes from a fans forum. They had decided not to fund a planned total pitch revamp that hadnt been done in 30 years.

The 2 are linked. Before considering FFP, that £12m+ would only be seen as an act of ambition if it wasn't considered that at least some of that money is to be reinvested in the playing squad, which some of it should. And FFP is constantly trotted up as a reason/excuse for no more reinvestment, therefore even if sales arent considered out of ambition and as an aside to available funds, it isnt as simple as that anyway when we need to at least be self sustainable enough to come under FFP guidelines. The manager at any time (or director of football, whatever) should have the autonomy to make decisions regarding player sales.

Especially assuming we are in this division, it would be crazy not to have him here next season.

Not sure it is an "exceptionally hard league." It is relentless in terms of scheduling but the quality is poor.

Stoke are in a strange situation where they have 7 loanees and you can only put 5 in a squad. They have Sarkic in net, both Sterling and Hoever as full backs, Pearson and Smallbone who are both important midfielders and Tuanzebe and Celina, both January recruits.

That comes down to our negligent owners for doing what they did regarding Rothwell and wouldnt sell. Makes most of what happens around that seem like small fry in relative terms.

I was more referring to a month ago when he was our only goal threat.