tmesis Reading were sold in the middle on May. As much as I hate Dai, the poor recruitment over the summer was not down to him.

Probably not Noel Hunt either. Players themselves have to want to to move to a club. Sometimes the options available are limited.

Let's be honest, a lot of us on here have made seriously unfunny jokes about the "L1 reset" being just what we needed, whe actually it very nearly delivered that. We had a good team and good manager. What happened today, our slow start to the league season...it can mostly be tied back to ...

To add insult to injury I went to the early Norwich game today, which they lost 0-2, with the fans attempting to storm the directors box after the game. Another club where there's been a culling of managers by the American Owners when targets aren't met. Apparently £55 million was spent in the summ...

Does anyone know anything about his footballing style? What are we looking at here, big strong lads, difficult to beat? Fast paced, short passing? Direct, attacking play? Many lower league managers fail because they attempt to introduce their own style of play / formation. Rather than look at the p...

I mean, it isn’t particularly cultist to believe the owners, privy to 99% more information than the average fan while wanting pretty much the same thing in terms of success, might sign a decent candidate. If that’s Leam Richardson, fine. I get that what the owners want/can spend doesn’t always alig...

Sure he's a decent guy. The right person to turn around and transform though. Two wins in 24 matches whilst at Rotheham doesn't inspire confidence. Something cleverly edited out in the press release. This isn't an easy job. There's little time to change the current playing style with limited trainin...

Football has become a soulless money driven business. The club's investors just want a return on their money. Building something takes time. Multiple transfer windows to achieve the right blend and create stablity. A constant revolving door of managers rarely brings success.

Over 4 hour drive from Shrewsbury for a 12 pm KO. Insult to the the fans that support their club away from home.

The Man United analogy is interesting.... From an owner's perspective, Man United is a hugely successful commercial entity... Man United enjoyed the benefit of the stewardship of Sir Alex Ferguson between between 1986 and 2013. That's a long period in which to ingrain a culture throughout every fac...

How do you work that out ? Surely 3 teams can finish on 6 points. West Ham beat Swindon and Swindon beat MK Dons then if will be on GD Yea thanks, can`t see that hammers team beating Swindon. I can't either, but I don't know if Swindon deliberately played stronger side against us than they would fo...

Robbie Savage is actually a really good shout!! The guy was a great professional footballer who is well regarded and a bit of a tough guy so would command respect. He also seems to be an all-round good likeable person and at Macclesfield the players loved him, yes, he is only a baby in terms of his...

Esteban The squad is better than 21st in the league.

Anybody can play fantasy football based on data. Real life is very different. Everybody else was able to do their transfer business earlier. Building a team from what's left. Was always going to require a degree of luck. No preseason to gel either.

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BRO_BOT What kind of tinpot team loses to League Two opposition

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Pitch was water logged in places, A great leveller.

Swindon were 92nd at one point in the football league last season. The transformation underway with Holloway is what all football fans dream of. Worth noting that Swindon also finished the game without a centre half/centre back. Three fullbacks aged 19, 20 and 21. Not just big chequebooks that matter.

Do wonder if Hunt's being set up for a fall, was that a vote of confidence in the week Owner's are impatient for instant results. A revolving door creates instability. Successfull clubs stick wth their manager's. Phil Parkinson is now the 7th longest serving manager out of the 92. Building teams is...

Your wage bill is the main determinate of the quality of your squad in L1, not transfer budget. Sheffield Wednesday had the 4th lowest wage in the Championship in 23/24 season - £22.3 million . When the owner runs out of readies as hasn't hit the big time payout. The disintegration of the club star...

Never giving a public interview............

Any Pheonix Club will have to start small.... I once worked out that a Sunday pub team is 12 promotions and sh*t loads of money and luck away from winning the Premier League. So, to begin with we need to form a team ourselves made up of fans. I actually think this is the ultimate challenge and achi...

Agree This season is purely about survival. Thanks to Selles and his brilliant team (now gone), we have some decent points on the board….we’ll be fine Chill People speak about Selles but I reckon it is the loss of the rest of his backroom team that is just as impactful as I doubt we have anyone of ...

genome 3 year contract rofl

Means nothing. Other than a bonus if the club gets taken over. Good academy staff are in high demand across the leagues.