Afobe might not have scored for us but I thought he added to the side and helped us to promotion. No way was he bad for us--but he was very young: he continued to improve later when he matured. * Overall, what surprises me is how many players deteriorate after they leave us. Players such as Kitson, ...

Adkins's failure at Sheffield confirms what we thought of him here. But it raises the question of how he managed to do so well at Saints. I think it might show that often the most important thing is the state of the club rather than the talent of the manager. Southampton have done well under a succ...

Adkins's failure at Sheffield confirms what we thought of him here. But it raises the question of how he managed to do so well at Saints. I think it might show that often the most important thing is the state of the club rather than the talent of the manager. Southampton have done well under a succe...

I'm not looking to convince anyone either, just wondered what you were basing your opinion on because I can't think of a single player who's performed better for McDermott than they did for Clarke, apart from Al Habsie that is. McDermott shook them out of their collective malaise of October/Novembe...

I am always in favour of giving managers more time, even if I do not like them. But I think Clarke was up against it after meeting Fulham, considering his team were playing badly. If he is right that he was told he was welcome to stay, then that is a bit off coming shortly before he was sacked. But ...

Just a shame we didn't have an option to buy. The reason I thought he might stay is I remember him saying, when he originally signed, that he was open to that. I suppose the reason he went back to Palace was that they said they would use him in the Prem. But having watched his performances, I felt ...

Contrary to this, I thought Murray was EXACTLY the player that would have benifited us if we'd bought him. Murray did a lot right, but he, Sharp, and Vydra came with remarkable scoring records, and the hope was they'd do the same playing for us. When Murray went back to Palace, he actually started ...

I feel sorry for Vydra. I feel more sorry for the fans who have to watch a proven goalolol scorerofl fluff chance after chance. I'm sure he will come good again and go on to have a fairly successful career, but it won't be with us, so for that reason kindly fcuk off you absolute waste man. We have ...

I feel sorry for Vydra. I feel more sorry for the fans who have to watch a proven goalolol scorerofl fluff chance after chance. I'm sure he will come good again and go on to have a fairly successful career, but it won't be with us, so for that reason kindly fcuk off you absolute waste man. We have ...

I like Dellor, always have done. He made the game interesting to listen to today, when the second half was apparently dire. He commentates as a fan, and, though he rips into Vydra, he is only too glad when Vydra does well, because it helps the team. I have players I do not rate, but I cheer from the...

exileinleeds What a balanced thoughtful and intelligent response. You would fit right in posting in AE Fezza.

Which is a hotbed of sensible opinions.

I love Brian but I think it is asking a lot for him to repeat what he did last time; and I have no idea whether he will succeed again or not. But I was mightily impressed by what he did against West Brom. We saw the revival of the old later-game, wing-attack onslaught familiar from Coppell and from ...

Most disappointing season was getting relegated to League I under Bullivant and Burns. I have never hated watching Reading more. And it was so unnecessary, because before that we had established ourselves as a side at that level. There was absolutely nothing in it for the spectators: we knew we were...

Brian is great at judging young talent and potential transfers. He built his entire reputation on being a scout. Can someone edit his wikipedia page so he's not in a oxf*rd Leeds kit, please. IN BRIAN WE TRUST On the subject of scouting, I am not entirely impressed by Steve Shorey. He talks a bit j...

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although Afobe was a bit useless when he played for us ... but I guess you can say he spotted the talent

I could not disagree more. He was a key part of our promotion push. He might not have scored, but he was very lively and effective, I thought.

I have noticed Brian saying this, but perhaps he does know them. Last time he was here he got a lot of out-of-the-blue signings right--the likes of Griffin, Khizanishvili, Harte, Connolly, Leigertwood, Afobe ... scouting is about knowing players. The more players he knows, the better for us.

There's no doubt that football has been changing for the worse over the last 10-15 years, but the short termism and knee-jerk reaction to obstacles along the way are a society thing. It's not exclusive to football. McDermott coming back has brought us a little bit of soul back. But it won't last, w...

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It has been quoted elsewhere in this forum that NA was not happy on Sunday with what was on display and has said the issue is largely with a central midfield that is too slow to read and spot a forward pass. If that assessment is correct then it's pretty damning for the likes of Guthrie although I ...

Our wage bill is £23m with Pog on £53k week the highest, the parachute payments do not cover our costs! Need to trim the wage bill in January regardless of owner, we need hungry players ( unlike Roberts who is milking it, he should retire and we can claim on insurance! ) Guthrie another high earner...