09 Nov 2024 13:07:21
Someone posted on X last night that David Moyes arrived at Birmingham Airport yesterday and will be present at today's match.

1.) 09 Nov 2024
09 Nov 2024 13:57:44
Well, today is D Day.he has gone with 5 at the Back. Also Sarabia keeps his place. The manager has made his selection, will he be here at 5.00pm?

2.) 09 Nov 2024
09 Nov 2024 14:13:23
Please not Sarabia!

3.) 09 Nov 2024
09 Nov 2024 17:19:34
You were saying?

4.) 09 Nov 2024
09 Nov 2024 18:36:34
Thats garbage.moyes would never be at the game.even just for his professional reputation.and I k ock sarabia but he does make intelligent runs.who is the lesser evil him or bellegarde.the win just papers over the cracks.we wer still garbage first half especially

5.) 11 Nov 2024
10 Nov 2024 23:55:14
GON needs to go yes we beat Southampton but he doesn't know what to do with this squad and he will lose the morale of the squad the more this goes on.
We have an abundance of midfielders and forwards.
Whats striking is the teams doing well have loads of pace up front Forest, Newcastle, Villa and Liverpool have 6 forwards all with pace.
Maybe this is a reason some teams are struggling like Southampton, Wolves, Man U etc.
Personally I think Larsen isn't utilised effectively although the effort is there. He is a target man and we don't play crosses to him.
I'd like to see a cb come in as soon as possible Dendoncker would be a solid choice as he is good with the ball to feet and he is good at set pieces both defensively and attacking.Relatively cheap as well.
With regards to the manager I think we have to get someone that is able to go mid table and beyond that can attract different players to the club and that would be flexible to different tactics so we move to a back 4 in the future but not this season.
I wouldn't touch Moyes, Potter, Benitez.
I would look at someone like Sergio Conceição. Rogue I know but he can bring the best out of some of the youngsters we have like Cunha, Larsen, Andre, Gomez, Forbs, Rodrigo Gomez, RAN and Toti.
As he likes to overload when Porto attacked in his time there. And always leaves a threat up front similar to Cunha in his false 9 role for us last season.
But we can't leave it as it is in my opinion as from Fulham, Bournemouth and Everton we need 6 points.

6.) 12 Nov 2024
12 Nov 2024 11:22:06
Madman I'm liking what you say, and agree on everything. Conceiro (? Spelling) as been my tip all along.

7.) 15 Nov 2024
15 Nov 2024 01:33:38
The same Sergio Conceicao who's been tied with the Inter job and generally with some of the biggest clubs playing in the Euros?! Why exactly would he come to a club currently 19th in the table and with the 16th lowest wage budget in the league?! I like the idea but yet AGAIN it's another name that's frankly just not realistic! Peeps keep suggesting ambitious managers whilst seemingly forgetting that Lope walked for a reason! Sorry gents but there needs to a be a reality check on these pages, at this stage Sergio Concieao is about as realistic as us signing Talisca! Which to this day I'm still waiting for it to happen! ?

8.) 15 Nov 2024
15 Nov 2024 01:42:05
Also Madman when you say he doesn't know what to do with this squad, just to check this is the same GON who did the double over Chelsea last season and beat Man City at home, right?! I mean, he seemed to know EXACTLY what to do with the squad on those match days didn't he?!

9.) 15 Nov 2024
15 Nov 2024 06:13:48
Money talks. Which top manager would risk his career by coming to a club near the bottom of the league.

Didn't Lopetegui do just that for the princely sum of £8m a year.

10.) 15 Nov 2024
15 Nov 2024 07:30:45
He did Wandering, after three attempts to sign him and then walked cause we lacked ambition, which didn't happen in a vacuum! Other managers would have seen that and it will make them even more cautious! Money does talk but like you said yourself it's not in short supply in Saudi but they aren't all heading there are they?! Cause money might talk but a career is not that long so they all need to pick there clubs VERY carefully! Would you pick us over Inter if you were Sergio?! ?

11.) 15 Nov 2024
15 Nov 2024 08:46:10
As they say 'If you don't ask, you don't get'.

If the problems were as bad as you suggest and were indeed the driving force behind Nuno leaving and Bruno Lage not being supported, and were common knowledge (you would have thought that Lopetegui had spoken to Jorge Mendes as they were close at the time and represents both of the previous managers, you really do have to ask why on earth he took the job in the 1st place?

Maybe the finances weren't as bad as the media portrayed or he went for the money. Either way we don't know.

12.) 15 Nov 2024
15 Nov 2024 08:49:48
But personally, I would look at Edin Terzic if we were to sack GON, however it looks like he's going to West Ham as a replacement for Lopetegui who is on the verge of being sacked.

13.) 15 Nov 2024
15 Nov 2024 11:37:02
Madman did you say Dendonkey? I jest, never minded the fella but I don’t think he’s the solution to our defensive woes. I don’t know what the answer is personally, we need more cover at the back that’s for sure but even someone new needs blooding in, January panic buying by GoN or by someone else it’s a gamble and all we can do is hope it’s the right gamble at the time.
Given the choice I’d prefer Potter over others and despite how things are going currently I’m willing to back GoN to prove he is what we thought he could be, a decent manager.
Watching Ait Nouri on Saturday was one of the most infuriating things to see this season so far, all the talent but he doesn’t look like his head is in the game, Lemina was dropping his head as well at times, painful.
Cunha is world class on a side note and I really like Larsson. If we can keep hold of them and build around them I think we have a chance, just need to steady the ship and utilise what we have.

TLDR; I’m in the potter camp if we do change manager