I’m doing a hybrid version of it. Restrict myself to eating only after 12pm during the week, and only 1800cals/day with minimum 150g protein each day. Wknds eat what I like as long as I don’t go over my maintenance calories (currently 2300). Lost 4kg since New Year.

Waggott takes ages to appoint managers, as seen now and pre-JDT. GB had succession planning in place, as seen by his contract renewals, and the speed of two managerial appointments while he was here.

Being a little facetious here, but Gerrard could be the perfect candidate to rid us of Venkys. A media darling like that choosing to walk out of the job after only another 12 months would really set alarm bells ringing and set Sky’s journalistic dogs howling at the ownership. I’d almost appoint him for that reason alone. I also feel he wouldn’t actually need to ‘manage’ this side. He just needs to ‘Captain’ it with encouragement and siege mentality. Being an idol of Travis’ would go a long way to getting complete buy-in from the rest of the squad too. Sidenote: Trav is now of an age (and improvement in ability) where I hope he becomes a rare one-club player. He loves the club, and is proving himself a fucking superb captain. I think we will all look kindly on his place in our history, even if it has been under the ownership of these cunts.

Sounds like King Kenny dusted off his magic hat today!

Nah, he’d somehow relegate both managing one of them.

I wish that was my excuse 😅

If there’s one thing Jong-Un can do, it’s get people to do as they’re told…

His behaviour has been on the cards since he was refused the McGuire money last summer, and he was refused a resignation. In that time, this apparently snide individual has seen us perform at a level above the sum of our parts, with many players offering their thanks for his positive impact on their careers. When was the last time you praised someone who left you in the lurch? Or is our squad uniquely thick as mince? Don’t get me wrong, I’m not happy at how he’s left, but he has done so completely within the bounds of his contract, while continuing to perform well for us. If Suhail and Waggott had upheld promises to him, AND he behaved this way, I’d be piling it on him.

None, the loans take it up to 14.

My fat fingers 😅

A good day to protest. Seems they’re trying to quell it by bringing King Kenny onto the pitch

Nor me. You only have to look at Ewood to know the state of Brockhall.

Players who arrive aren’t going to slag off the training facilities are they?

… Gary?

I agree to an extent, but also remember the most common name people wanted to replace Allardyce was Martin fucking Jol 😅

Available managers I would be ok with: Allardyce, Dyche, Gerrard, O’Neil, Harris. Left field: Might someone like Brian Priske be interested?

Wife came home from a day of teaching. A child has introduced the class to ‘I believe in Joe Hendry’. She is annoyed. That child is a legend.

Lots of players congratulating Eustace on Instagram and thankful for his help. That’s not normal when a manager asks to leave. They clearly understand as we do: Waggott and Suhail are idiots.

Can someone paste this?

If you know, you know. If you don’t know, don’t worry about it 😅

To the tune of ‘I believe in Joe Hendry’: Say his name and he appears. I believe in Makhtar Gueye. I believe in Makhtar Gueye. Our smiling giant, for a million, from Molenbeek Is causing chaos, for defences, every week. They say I believe in Makhtar Gueye, I believe in Makhtar Gueye. (I don’t waste my evenings…)

Re: Gary O’Neil, just like when Eustace was appointed for me. A bit underwhelming but not terrible. But that’s all anyone at the club wants: ‘Not terrible’. As such we end up nowhere.

He tried to. And still dragged us up to the playoff places when he was forced to stay. That’s not a man who gave up or even had his head turned. For him to perform like this, with THIS bunch of players while NOT MOTIVATED is a testament to his potential while here, and a damning indictment on Venkys or the club’s refusal to back him or any of the team.

That’s exactly what he did. He worked for a boss he didn’t like or trust. He didn’t quit, because he needed a job, and kept his responsibility to his team (even going to bat for them on their contracts). I also don’t think he has misled anyone as to his intentions, unless you believe he’d have been better telling everyone that ‘if another club wants me I’ll look at it and give you one last chance to hold your promise to me and leave if you do not.’ He did everything you claim as the right thing to do.

Doesn’t make any sense. That means the reciprocal must also apply: Clubs can never sack managers.