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That's even more shameless than blaming Travis's absence and cracking on as though any deficiencies in the team's performance are "nothing to do with me guv". He's signed a turkey in Ayala and he knows it and is just trying to cover his arse with some ludicrous excuse. Wonder what Pulis would make of those comments. He may have his faults but he's had a bloody sight more success than Moggasaurus in recent years.

I'd wager that Swag doesn't even consider there's a problem and that any positive action would have to come from above his head from India on this. I'm with JH Rover on this, we need a change NOW to try and salvage the rest of the season. Get Bilic or Pearson in on a short term deal until the end of the season with a massive bonus for promotion like Allardyce gets for saving Clubs from relegation. If we were going for a longer term option straight away and the above wouldn't come permanently, I'd be tempted to look at the Cowleys they'd probably walk here on their hands and knees.

Mowbray went stale two years ago though which for me makes the situation all the more annoying and galling. He could and should have been sacked on any number of occasions during that period. Never mind though, as Swag pointed out to us in his Christmas message, Bennett and Evans will be back soon!

Yes, completely shameless, the act of a desperate man who has lost the plot floundering to retain some credibility and protect his position. Maybe Davenport has a bit of bite about him, you know the lad he signed about three years ago and who he has given about two hours game time since then and who has showed up well in the few minutes he's had this season? But no, let's latch on to the absence of the one remaining big name absentee like a drowning man clutching at straws. And as others have pointed out, as soon as Travis is fit, the problem will allegedly be that we're missing someone else through injury. Always excuses, excuses, excuses - never Teflon Tony's fault. He's a nice bloke though, so we keep getting told.

Sorry, If that second goal for them means Mowbray is gone in the morning I'll take that defeat over an undeserved point.

Ayala taking New Year off. Happy Days.

Elliott off for Dack. He always goes like for like, never swaps a defensive player for an attacking one. Couldn't wait to get the lummox Gallagher on. Nyambe off (again) for Buckley. Ludicrous. Suspect that's me done with watching us after tonight unless Moggasaurus is potted.

What the hell was that from Ayala,? Stood there in acres of space not marking anyone. Unbelievable.

Only got the chance to log in after 37 mins. I must be mad. Great from Nyambe before, poor from Armstrong.

Can't really see the problem with people saying they're not watching it as long as they explain their reasons why. Hope you enjoy.

Was also about to come on and post that like Tom, I was in two minds whether or not to bother "investing" £10 in this one. Mainly because at only half way through, the season already has the unmistakable stench of dead rubber unless we change the manager. Might just give this one a go but anything other than 3 points I'll be way more selective than up to press during which I've watched every game. Why does it bother you if people choose not to watch it?

Trybull and Johnson. Christ. Draw at best.

Great Post, extremely damning and the stats speak for themselves. And without having looked it up I'd imagine the stats for the calender year 2019 would be extremely similar.

Trybull needs sending back along with Douglas if we're allowed to do so under the terms of the respective agreements. Davenport has looked decent when given a chance and it would free up some money for the loan of a centre half.

We've struggled against teams that "park the bus" going back to League 1 days. TM has no idea how to overcome it. Playing a couple of genuine wide players in their correct position would help.

TM is starting to sound like the rumbled villain in Scooby Doo at the end of every episode. "If it hadn't been for those pesky teams trying to defend against us and make life awkward, we might have won the game!" (Swag) "How dare they Tony. Very unsporting. Never mind here's a new 5 year deal to ease the frustration."

Yes. He was ordinary as opposed to being out and out garbage. Probably worth about one tenth of his £5m fee. At a push.

Does it matter? Mowbray definitely isn't working out at Championship level, or the man to take us forward. It's been obvious for 2 years now. A new man might or might not be an improvement. but why stick with someone who definitely isn't the answer?

Last season was last season. Nevertheless, with half the season gone this time round, we'very only scored once at home in the first 15 mins and that was an equaliser! That would very much tend to support JH's original assertion that we don't blow sides away at home.

Much as I like Bowyer, Mercer was correct about him and we we right to sack him weren't we? Or are you saying Bowyer should still be in charge?

Can't for the life of me understand the logic of "giving him until the summer". At seven points adrift already surely we are at the point of no return as regards any faint play off hopes, so why wait until say the end of Jan by which time any aspirations we might once have harboured have usually been extinguished? And even if we leave it to the point by which it is too late to salvage anything for this season, surely it would still be better to make a change with say ten games left to give a new man the chance to assess things properly in time for next season? Or am I missing something?

Yes, must have missed that one. They really do give Mowbray a free pass at the LT. "Ressurect any lingering hopes of making the play offs" is more accurate.

I used to write the LET Column as well and I'm broadly in agreement with Jason. There may be fans out there that are happy to tread water (anecdotally my experience is the opposite and that attitudes are starting to harden towards Mowbray from former supporters of his) but even if they are of that opinion and are entitled to it, that doesn't mean to say they're right. To my mind unless the Club is constantly looking to improve and is striving for success there is no point being here and we might as well turn the lights off. Might happen anyway if the debt gets much higher. Then we can leave it to the likes of Accrington Stanley to allegedly overperform and do better than originally expected.

It's a fair question though, and the reason he keeps having to ask it every season is surely a sign the manager habitually underperforms year in year out!

It really isn't. Of our five goals in the first 15 mins this season three of them came in the same game against Derby!. One of the others was a pen against Coventry after they'd had a man sent off and the other one was an equaliser in the third minute against Reading! When Mowbray first came I'm sure he said his aim was to stay in games until half time and then take it from there second half. He's probably twigged that isn't a very popular point of view so he hasn't mentioned it recently but home games were exactly the same under Gary Bowyer. It almost wasn't worth turning up until 4p.m. To me this is no good at all. Its hard enough to win games over 90 mins let alone 45.