The Smiths - Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now

Although I love Big Mak's enthusiasm, do we need another big galoot who doesn't score?

New Order - Fine Time

The Stone Roses - Mersey Paradise

Saw both Fontaines DC and Maximo Park here in Munich over the last week or so. FDC just get better and better - more polished, better songs and a bigger production. The only downside is as a result the venues get bigger! Maximo always deliver - I loved their first 2 albums but I think they dipped after that - but still some great songs albeit fewer and further between on their newer stuff. Still great live though.

Fair enough, it wouldn't have surprised me if it was knee-jerk but they seemed to have planned it a while ago after all. I agree that I would choose an Englishman IF (and it's a big if) they were on an equal footing to a foreign candidate, but it would be foolish to stand by that and appoint a piss-poor candidate (eg Lampard) just because they are English.

I don't think Tuchel was close at all until the Greece debacle, and Carsley subsequently folding and cowering in front of the press. You give the job to the best candidate irrespective of nationality IMO - my top choices would have been Klopp or Pep but accepting those were both unlikely for various reasons, Tuchel is about the best available right now. I think the FA would have waited for Pep had he made encouraging noises to them about taking over next summer, so I can only assume they've sounded him out and he wasn't keen so now Tuchel's the man.

Men against boys this. They are a thousand times more up for it than we are.

Also Brittain - ok going forward but absolutely gash defensively. Can’t argue with the attacking reinforcements but the defence has been sadly lacking for years and is League 1 standard.

And that’s why for me it was a massive mistake to not get a decent CB in. Keeper was the nbr 1 priority and a CB not far behind. Hyam and Carter are very, very average - if we’re relying on them to be our first choice pairing we’re going to struggle.

So fast forward 21 hours and although we got Cantwell as opposed to a random free - who while if his head is in the game is a good player, clearly has temperament and motivational issues - it played out almost exactly as predicted. Jury’s out for me until we see what tune Eustace can get out of the squad. Also think not strengthening one of our big weak spots - CB - might come back to haunt us.

Or up front.

Past experience means I am setting my expectations based on this exact scenario. Then anything else is a bonus and my day isn't ruined.

He’s been absolutely shite all season. Why does he keep getting picked?

As the great Brian Potter once said - "I want to moonwalk son, but life's a shithouse". Think you're gonna be disappointed.