No maybe about it .. So those if us who don't follow the careers of loanees from Chelsea and Benfica are ignorant now lol ![/quote] Of those loanees, yes. Obviously. Ignorant is exactly the right word to use to describe your lack of knowledge on a subject.[/quote] Don't tell me you were a closet Pia...

CountryRoyal Maybe so but don't be so quick to assume your own ignorance is representative of all.

No maybe about it .. So those if us who don't follow the careers of loanees from Chelsea and Benfica are ignorant now lol !

Nobody had heard of Piazon or Ola John unless you follow Dutch soccer or the Bundesliga, young players with some ability maybe but not exactly household names ... Speak for yourself. Whilst Piazon was known more purely because of his parent club there were still a hefty amount of people that knew o...

We were talking about Federici, but yes the operating costs are undoubtedly considerable which will take care of several sponsorship deals, but it's clear some players were on silly money. Federici was offered a new contract (presumably not meeting his expectations) and he walked away. Nobody had he...

Soooooo far from happening but Let's get Feds back with Marcus as GK coach and Sal Bibbo as GK manager never come back Doubt we could afford Federici under the new owners who made it known the wage bill was too high. Wasn't he offered a new deal and turned it down ? Bond looks ok at this level and ...

Yes, and if you look at the my first post in the thread when Clarke was rumoured to be going to Fullham you'll see what I said. I said thank you for the transfer window and for Wembley and not much else. Clarke's best influence on this club was his signings, it's just a shame he couldn't get them t...

And we gave them a good run for their money in April ... if it wasn't for a lino who didn't know the rules we'd have been clear through 2-3 times, and perhaps a different result.[/quote]

Ah yes not forgetting the lino who robbed us ! ...

Yeah longhorn you'll have a hard time trying to argue Clarke did a good job here. One swallow and all that. If anything what Wembley last season showed us was how talented our squad was, and how Clarke failed to get the best out of and make the most of the squad he had. Depends what you deem to be ...

As I said clutching at straws ... You really don't know football if you think SC is a big name, a respected coach yes ... With no £££ available he did a good job, would he still be here if Al Habsi had collected a simple header ? Look around at non-football owners they have no patience and want ins...

Let's not forget BM's other faux pars at Leeds, the 6-0 thrashing by Sheff Wednesday and getting turned over 0-2 by Div 2 Rochdale in FA Cup ....

He said 'we want 10!' Tactically naive ... Yeah, that was Brian's fault. Imagine letting us go 4-0 up against one of the best footballing sides in Europe. The twit!! Pffft. Funnily enough I was more concerned with the fact that we were 4-0 up and somehow managed to throw it away, and if that wasn't ...

As I said clutching at straws ... You really don't know football if you think SC is a big name, a respected coach yes ... With no £££ available he did a good job, would he still be here if Al Habsi had collected a simple header ? Look around at non-football owners they have no patience and want inst...

And the football people at the club are ? ... SC apptm't was forward thinking, but this is clutching at straws ! BM may be more personable (not sure what advantage that is) but when we're scrapping for points I don't think that will count for anything ...

I don't believe that BM was first on their list, I'm guessing the 'sack culture' and the terms of what is prob a 'results based' contract will be off putting for others in the mix, hence the delayed appointment. I think this league is harder now than it was a few years ago and whilst this may be a s...

I love the heart warming optimism filling the room but we are talking about owners who know zilch about football ...

O' John ahead of Mccleary for me, looks a threat the few chances he's had. GK Bond looked decent last night and was unlucky to concede .. My worry is NB going in the transfer window if £m's are on the table ..

How many games do they give him to turn this around before panic sets in ? Guessing there's various break clauses in the 2.5 yr contract to spare anymore blushes for the board ...