Someone in the group spotted it first, I then put the statement through a paid tool I use daily - https://quillbot.com/ai-content-detector and followed up by putting it through 3/4 others - a search for 'check for AI' pulls up a number of free tools.

We've run that statement through a couple of tools to check for AI content - around half of it was produced by a ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, or similar. They couldn't even be arsed to draft a proper response...

At £499 and £23 > £69 for me I think they can keep it... Edit, just looked and it's £101 more than what I paid last year. Bunch of c....

I get the impression all these hangers on just turn up every day, go through the motions then bugger off home. Succession planning? No chance - that would require some work. They're reactive rather than proactive.

Looking online and it seems Ismail's preferred formation is 3 at the back. Not sure changing the tactics at this stage of the season and given where we are in the league is a good move. Also read this: "But Ismael is no stranger to working with meagre resources. Indeed, he turned Barnsley into play-off contenders on the back of a net spend of just £800k. Even at West Brom, he was forced to operate under a tight budget, operating mainly in the loan and free transfer market" That last line sounds familiar... Also: 🤐 Briefly reading up on Wagner and his style looks to fit better with the players here: https://www.pinkun.com/news/23422545.norwich-city-tactical-analysis-david-wagners-impact/ For me these last 12 games need to be about pushing on with what the team have done well at so far, and guiding/motivating them over the line. If the choice is one of these it seems obvious Wagner would be the better option.

Pay peanuts, get monkeys... Or, pay league 1 wages, get league 1 football...

Gallagher MK II for me. Both show a lot of promise but often don't deliver. I expect he'll leave to a similar level of club as Gallagher went to and we'll bring in a replacement for a similar amount with more end product. I'd keep him - he's a decent squad player but think we can do better. To get compensation don't we need to offer a contract on equal terms to what he's on? Wouldn't surprise me if they cock that up..

I'm next to the center seats and the only 'coach' I saw today was Paul Gallagher... I did also spot Waggott on the phone as everyone was leaving to go inside at half time.

The contracts thing is just bizarre. It's as though they do not understand that assets under contract increases the value of the club. I hope they're purposely doing it with the intention of selling, thinking they're leaving the club up shit creak. But again, if they're wanting as much back as they can, an established squad of Championship players on long term contracts will demand more. It's more likely however that they're clearing the decks and preparing for a long term stay in the lower leagues with lower costs. Anyway, that's for the other thread.. Next manager can't be Richie Wellens. It needs to be somebody to inspire the players to keep going. They need Championship experience and to have a similar style of play to what we have now. Status quo with a new manager bounce to keep the momentum. Yes to Warnock, yes to Cooper. Neither will happen so of the names being linked I think Edwards is the best of a meh bunch. I've mentioned his name earlier in the week but my choice would be Gary Rowett - always seems to have been there or there abouts with Millwall. No chance of that one either given he's not long arrived at Oxford (where he's averaging 1.82 points per game (5 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat)).

Surprisingly, West Brom are evens to win tonight. I would've expected them to be much shorter.

I heard George Boateng walked in as the photo was being taken.

If the caretakers somehow manage to pull off a win tonight, I think I'd be tempted to stick with them and see how Saturday goes. With the underwhelming names being linked I think we'd have a better chance of the play-offs with a siege mentality of us versus them than bringing in someone new to change the dynamics of the group. I wouldn't have been against playing hardball and putting Matt Gardiner and Keith Downing in charge until the end of the season either. For me we need more of the same that's got us to this position. After seeing Rob Edwards stats (thanks who posted those), he's not as gloom and doom as I initially thought. If it is to be an external appointment and not a 3 month proper go at it he seems a sensible choice.

He called their fans thickos! Kind of made it untenable after that... Finishes of 21st and 8th in the Championship. The one from there that would've been a sensible appointment is Rowett but we're 6 weeks late.

The statement reeks of what's posted in the Telegraph being true and he's given them a lot of home truths. He'll have pissed them right off and that's the reaction.

Calling it - Valerien Ismael. French, been out of work for a year and shit. Ticks the boxes for a Gestede appointment.