I am sure that if SP picked up the phone to Shaun Derry asking him to come back he would be in his car on the way to the training ground before the call was over -

If Carrick is in charge I really will believe I am mystic Meg

“This is a crisis, a large crisis.... in fact if you have a moment, it’s a 12 storey crisis, magnificent entrance hall, carpeting throughout, 24 hour portage , and an enormous sign on the roof saying “This , is a large crisis” - Edmund Blackadder

I was the first to post about Joe Whitworth , the first to post viera will be gone , currently in a bedsit because couldn’t foresee my wife cheating on me though so maybe it’s just football I should stick to

“This is a crisis, a large crisis.... in fact if you have a moment, it’s a 12 storey crisis, magnificent entrance hall, carpeting throughout, 24 hour portage , and an enormous sign on the roof saying “This , is a large crisis” - Edmund Blackadder

Agree with a lot of that. I will be interested to know who the genius to save us is going to be. I sense panic has set in, to be expected maybe, but we haven’t played a side below us in the league since Bournemouth and we beat them, we have taken on all of the top sides in the division, in most years we would have played and beaten a couple of the strugglers in the same period and considered all well. Most seasons Lady Luck helps us out, but not this year, two points lost at Brentford , 29point total, that alone would have put a different light on this.
But in practical terms we don’t score anywhere near enough goals , not even lucky ones, it has to be debatable how much blame Viera, should take for that.
After Arsenal , the games are winnable ,should be won, and as it happens must be.
No matter who manages, so it might not need a genius to do that, just not sure why panic.
Could be there is more wrong with moral than we can know, the Derry business may have been more significant than known to be, if so this sacking makes more sense, and should be easily addressed, but the fact remains with the fixtures left and we can’t get the points needed then blaming Viera, at this point was probably not anywhere near the whole problem.

Since there is now a "Vieira Gone" thread and a "Who will our next Manager Be" thread, I am locking both the "IN" & "OUT" threads and discussions can continue on the new topics.

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