04 Dec 2025 13:39:36
I have previously posted here that fault lay with managers and owners however last nights performance was poor because of the players and no one else. You could see the frustration on REs face.
Mistakes and missed opportunities throughout the game.
I’m sorry if I sound like a broken record but it’s starting to get to me now.


I’d offload most of them in preparation for a life in the championship as they are gutless and have no professional pride
I’d keep Andre Gomes and Krejci if possible but the rest can all go.

1.) 04 Dec 2025
04 Dec 2025 15:02:40
Question is, who would buy any of the players. Maybe other championship clubs but none of the bigger clubs or PL clubs.

2.) 04 Dec 2025
04 Dec 2025 15:24:08
But who bought the players, Nando? The majority of the squad are light years away from being anywhere near good enough. We're a mid table Championship team playing in the top division; hence the 2 points.

At least Edwards should be able to get them to stop the safety first passing back when they're in a reasonably promising position. If he can't then there's less than the no hope we've currently got.

3.) 04 Dec 2025
04 Dec 2025 15:40:01
I understand your POV Nando, but sadly I suspect that Andre, Gomes and Krejci are the ONLY ones that we'll actually be able to sell! Add to this I can't help but feel that Krejci sudden 'injury' is because they've basically done the maths and realised that we will need him once Agbadou goes to the AFCON and therefore they don't want to build his number of games up before that as it could trigger an auto purchase which we can likely no longer afford! I entirely expect us to make some sort of arrangement (at a cost) with Girona come Jan 1st to get out of the deal because we are clearly Champ bound.
It's genuinely incredible how poorly we have been run to get us to this point. Even more incredible that right up until the start of the season you had fans on here and social media trying to convince us that this team would be an improvement on last seasons! When I asked them why they felt that they always just said they had a feeling?! Well I notice that those 'feelings' seem to have been quickly swept away by reality!
Whilst I agree that it's not REs fault, because at this stage he's the ONLY man crazy enough to work with Fosun. The problem is that he was NEVER going to be the right hire for a team anchored to the bottom of the table. Look at the impact Dyche has had at Forest, that's excalty what we needed. A proven Prem manager with a proven track record of improving results. Rodgers would have fitted the bill quite nicely. And whilst people will say that RE wasn't a cheap hire (because of the compo) sadly in reality he still was. Because he would have wanted half the wages that Rodgers wanted and more than that he wouldn't have needed any assurances regarding transfers which I am fairly certain Rodgers would have! So yeah we have paid compo for RE but if we know we've bought a yes man that'll happily sell the squad off in prep for the Champ then in REAL terms sadly he is still the cheaper option! You'll struggle to find anyone (outside of Boro) that doesn't like the guy because he comes across as a very decent person.

However, it doesn't change the fact that before us he had a sum total of 38 games Prem experience for a team that had absolutely NO expectation of survival. One day he will be a great manager but right now (like the entirety of our transfer policy) Fosun simply will not pay the required premium for the level of Prem experience required to survive at this level!
I find it all VERY depressing, my only wish is that us fans at the ground would start getting a bit more organised. We need to be seeing wall to wall banners of Fosun out at every single home match! I'm not going to sit here and pretend that it'll make them sell over night however there ONLY reason for keeping us is as a marketing vehicle so let's make that not work for them by dragging their name through the mud at every given opportunity.
Like others I post less and less these days cause football just puts me in a bad mood thanks to this absolute circus! On which note I'm aware I missed Long leaving on a similar break and just wanted to say that if your still reading Long buddy make sure you find your way back mate. Your posts aways lighetend these pages and your poems were awesome! Take care everyone and let's hope Santa brings us some MUCH needed points! ?