There's a lot to like about us atm. Credit to Eustace for where we're at.

Fucking cunt of a thing.

Cantwell being a bit of a knob sounds like a feature, not a defect. How many times have we been frustrated by the soft underbelly of our squad of nice lads? As long as he puts in for the shirt (and I think he will) I'm all for it.

Good to see most business done well before deadline day. Playing Brum in the cup (allegedly) contributed to the calamity that was the 2023 window. Playing that lot at the turd on deadline day could have caused armageddon. Great business really. No matter what you want to say about the level of support we get from India, the recruitment team has done really well with what they've been given. Let's hope it translates on the pitch.

Could do with a miracle worker between the sticks tbh.

What about all the days I didn't dress up in a tutu Bart? No one ever brings those up.

Incredible what's possible with better management.

He joined Karagumruk in Jan 2022.

If he's some sort of football admin savant, he'll be agitating for a move up the pyramid by next Christmas.

That's just like, your opinion man.

Nefarious or incompetent. Doesn't really matter that much.

No, generally he's pretty stable and makes some great stops. He'd be a massive upgrade on Pears. I'm just still a bit cut.

As an Australian I love Matt Ryan, but his cock up against Argentina in the WC was as bad as anything I've seen from Leo and Pears. Was the difference in the end too.

Gotta hand it to a man that commits.

This site needs a vomit emoji. 🤮

I don't buy the idea we'd have been massively better off last season if Pears played over Leo. We weren't better off against Wednesday when he tripped over his own shoelaces, kneed the ball into his own net then berated the bloke who'd given him a 10% overhit backpass.

Not wanting to cut off the hopium supply, but the Bergkamp consortium is looking at League 1/2 clubs aren't they, with the narrative being around pushing into the championship. Or has there been a recent update?

How did Ipswich get promoted as a club that thinks 8m is value for Sam Gallagher?

Leeds had everything to play for when we beat them at Elland Rd. Not saying we were certs against Leicester obv, but the truth is, due to Eustaces tactics and the make-up of our squad, we were comparatively better as rank underdogs than we were favorites. That was true under JDT to some degree too. Also, never like the "if x single event had happened differently the season would have panned out a different way." You could point to loads of examples across the past two seasons that would have swung our points total one way or another. Telalovic missed one I could have scored in the dying moments against Brum that would have made the last match academic. If Hedges hadn't have chipped we might be in the PL. Dozens more we could list. Theres always an element of what if in football. It's not really worth dwelling on too much.

$2m in signing fees being "a lot of money" for us underscores where the problem truly lies.

The flip side is he was the silent pillar that kept us above water. Sammie has gotten a ton of plaudits for his contribution (and rightly so), but in hindsight the buffer we had from the months when Wharton was in the team was what gave us the chance to limp over the line. Thanks Adam. Hoping against hope they use the money you made us to strengthen the club for the years to come.

Just on McFadz, effective but limited guys aren't a problem if they're cheap and aren't relied upon exclusively. We won't want to set up with 5 at the back every week, but there'll games like Leicester/Leeds away where we'd be mad not to. I'd keep him around another year, especially given his experience and attitude. Nothing wrong with having a hard arse around a squad like ours.

Looks at the genuine respect and admiration they have for him. Theres no way its the same with Hyam. I think we might have ended up having a different season with Sammie as captain.

The biggest difference is we have a lot more tape on Gallagher.

Its not that bad right? We just need one of those 3 things to happen to be safe. Plymouth or Birmingham don't win or Wednesday lose. Results could have gone much worse in the end.