Good luck to the guy, I say He deserves better than having to deal with the idiots who suposedly run our club. Thank goodness that we have as many points as we do, so we shouldn't get a repeat of the last end-of-season shenanigans. When you consider the abject state of our squad, he's worked a miracle. Next season though....

At the beginning of last season, full of misplaced optimism, I said to myself that hopefully that would be the last season of having to endure the likes of Hedges and Dolan. 18 months on, and the alternative now will, in all likelihood, be even worse. Running down contracts, managed decline, end of career journeymen, short term 'permanent' signings, and loans from lower leagues. I'm resigned to it all. This is our Venky induced lot.

I'm deludedly going to predict a 2-0 loss. Losing Tronstad is a step too far for this squad.

Exactly. I saw Tronstad at Accy pre season, and for the first number of games I thought he was way off the pace of the English game. How wrong I was. First name on the teamsheet for me.

I agree, hence my comment re: 'dark arts' The ref let they get away with it early doors, so they took advantage for the rest of the game.

Burnley weren't a patch on their side of 2 seasons ago, but - as much as I hate to say it - they look good for a top 2 finish IMO. Well organised, hard to score against let alone beat, put away their only chance yesterday, and they have the dark arts off to a tee.

Whatever the team, whatever the tactics...in JE we should trust. Let's just batter these fools for once.

Give me old Broth 'Ed and Windy Miller any day over Pep Ball 🤣

As a spectator, for me there's nothing more exciting that seeing tackles flying in, crosses coming in from the wings, goalmouth scrambles, and shots in the box. All aspects which seem to have been lost in the 'modern' game.

I didn't bait you at all, hence the smiley face. It was a joke, you know, those things which normal people laugh at. Lighten up man.

Not even Tronstad? 🤣

As far as I'm aware, our financial situation is no different from the summer, when we were effectively living off transfer proceeds to pay the milk man. I'd be surprised, therefore, if we spent more than a few pennies on any permanent signings; loans will be the most likely activity we do. But here's hoping that the fools in charge do the right thing for once.

All that talk on the other thread about what constitutues a 'supporter'... For the vast majority of the sofa watching Sky fraternity, they'll never experience anything like this. It's what it's all about, and in my case, this game hooked me for life. COYB

I don't think Cantwell is lacking in effort. Rather, he looks to me as if he's out of form for whatever reasons. As an example, he snatched at that shot against Hull. In form, I'd back someone of his ability to bag that every time. I've certainly not written him off yet.

Back to the main point of discussion. Of course there are some people who align with a particular club for family reasons etc. The majority of these supposed Man Utd, Liverpool ... 'fans' though, 'support' these clubs for one reason and one reason only, which is because those clubs win things. As such, they are glory hunting dickheads.