Why do posters keep lying on this board. Point me to a post that demands sexy football.

We get that you don’t agree, but it appears not agreeing is insufficient for some and it has to be accompanied by claims of fans with a contrary view being deluded.

Answer me one simple question. Do you think Roy’s teams played better during his first two seasons or the last two seasons. If you look back at this you will be some way to understanding why a large number of fans are no longer happy with our manager.

Yep, and ours just can't do it. Luka, Jiaro, the Macs.. all just too slow.

So other than the forwards, the midfielders and the defenders, we've very little stopping us from playing pressing football!

Loved last night it was actually comical, happy with the three points, will take exactly the same against Fulham and be all but safe, but last nights performance only strengthens the argument that its time for Roy to go, it went from being diabolical to comical, even the sky pundits couldn't stop laughing, let's get safe, let Roy keep us up and walk away at the end of the season but we can't keep going on like this.

So many players out of contract in the summer, zaha likely to leave, so much work to do with this squad, let's atleast get a young manager with a long term plan regardless of if we are playing in the prem or championship.

That seems the reality of the situation . It could though be quiet a big if ,as to whether Hodgson, continues. Obviously he is no spring chicken, and age can hit one with a suddenness not anticipated. But beyond that ,it would seem from some of his more recent comment a good deal of negative comment with regard his way of keeping us afloat in this league, has actually touched him. It’s most likely we will get the magic 40, but there are some tough asks before the end of season, and he could well get more grief before it’s over. It would not surprise if he considered the job not worth the hassle, in particular for a man of his age.

This may be true, but I don’t think I can return as a season ticket holder knowing that I’m going to endure this over and over again.

If we’re at a new 3 year FFP period this summer, and I’ve seen a few other clubs come out of these, then maybe that’ll change things, and/or Roy leaves, the tedium of nothing to get excited about might change.

But now it appears we owe the Americans or shareholders £50 million before doing any business this summer. Half of that is apparently because of Covid. Other teams will have lost revenue same as us, but it will be more of their % revenue than us, although I’m not sure regarding relegation candidates.

We’re undoubtedly looking to be not as bad as 3 teams in the league, whether that he because they’re newcomers, run out of funds or in the latter stages of their 3 year FFP cycles, and I accept that will happen with us at some point, regardless of how many seasons we’ve been in the league. But what I can’t accept forever, and watching it all at home because of Covid makes you realise this, is seeing us have a few shots on goal every month or two. Maybe just touches in the opposition box. I remember Parish quoting ‘’we can’t rely on the bounce of the ball in the opposition box to get results’’. Well I’m waiting to see what significant changes happen because it needs to be the manager or the players or both. Ideally the ownership, but they can change the management and/or players and not the other way round as we know.

I am pretty certain, although memory may be plying tricks on me, that when the American Investors were announced it was a case of they were providing the 50 mill needed to build the new stand and not an `ownership takeover or even as partial owners`. Obviously we do not know the financial details but I believe the general consensus is that some/all or part of that 50 mill was used to purchase some of the players we had to buy to stay in the prem, some of those `emergency` January signings of the past.

There is much bemoaning of why the American Investors don't support the club more financially, and I've been one of them. But it may be the case they are not `owners` just `investors` who invested money for a particular project and have seen their money spent elsewhere. A broken situation as to why would they possibly invest more if they no longer trust what they are being asked to invest in? And now have they had enough and are simply saying give us our money back, we invested it for a particular project and your not delivering what you promised.

Edited by Mwncisee (24 Feb 2021 7.41am)