The man at the top was very unhappy yesterday - obvious for all to see.
Me thinks that PV will be having his bottom spanked today

Many would opine that I am full of old bull and short of wisdom.

Any prospective manager asking about the rebuild and future of the club will get the response that there is a certain budget for the right type of player and hopes rest on the academy augmented by assiduous loans. PV must of thought about it as a project that could enhance his cv and one that he was equipped to take on, given his experience and the managers he had played under. Of course, the proof is in the pudding and as PV has discovered there isn't much in the transfer kitty, the academy isn't yet producing PL calibre players, and loans are the extent of Parish's thought process. It can't end well. We've been treading water for so long now.

Edited by southnorwoodhill (27 Dec 2022 6.09pm)

The thing is, presumably they've had weeks to prepare for this fixture. They've known Guéhi was out since November 12th, yet Tomkins looked like a player who's barely kicked a ball in years.

We just don't have depth. I agree about Luka & Hughes too. There simply isn't a selection which would have made a significant difference.

Utter Hogwash, the difference is one manager knows how to get the best of what he has, and one dosent

“That’s a joke son, I say, that’s a joke.” “Nice boy, but he’s sharp as a throw pillow.” “He’s so dumb he thinks a Mexican border pays rent” “ “Son… I say, son, some people are so narrow minded they can look through a keyhole with both eyes.”__ Forhorn Leghorn

But it wasn’t a once off. We have played that bad in your last game against Forest with pretty much the exact same line up (Tomkins for Guehi). And we have other games this season where we have been shocking.

PV has to take complete responsibility for that performance because every single player was awful which says it was his tactics.