Any manager is going to be under pressure with the run we've had ....unless his paymasters are fvcking idiots.

The alternate to this is a proposition of every single other possible manager that could be/have been brought in and a suggestion that not one of them could improve us in any area including work rate, shots, shots on target but most importantly do better than have one win in over a dozen games and be out of both cups.

It's an astonishingly terrible run after which we are now dangerously close to the relegation zone with little if no sign whatsoever of that changing. I really fail to believe that there is no alternative to PV and am struggling to have any faith whatsoever in him steering us to safety now, which is our only objective.

If the worst does happen, we continue to not even muster shots let alone score, end up in the relegation zone and start playing the 'lesser' teams, bereft of confidence, and getting nothing against them, it will look nothing short of insane for us to have kept PV on in hindsight.

Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!

We just lost to Manchester City. The current holders of the Premier League cup. By one goal. A penalty. They are the top scorers in the league. And joint second in goals conceded. That is not a bad result in the real world.

Sack a manager now?

Edited by Tim Gypsy Hill '64 (12 Mar 2023 1.04am)

Systematically dragged down by the lawmakers

I think the context Tim is we’ve set a record for not having an effort on target, bottom of the table for attacking statistics, months without winning, out of both cups, have the lowest work rate in the league and once again have showed little to suggest that is going to change.

Sack a manager now? Yes, this would be exactly the time most managers would expect to get sacked.and the facts back that up. I just can’t see the case to keep him on. Whether anyone likes it or not I think he’ll be gone soon. The only thing I can say at this juncture is the tough run we’ve had but even saying so myself it sounds like a very weak excuse.

Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!

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Nice.

Apropos De Boer I can only re-iterate that no manager is removed of his duties after 4 league games on results alone.

In terms of Pardew we had been defeated in 8 of his previous 10 games, we had a porous defence and we were 17th after 17 games and had only attained 15 pts when he was shown the door.Besides the transfer window was approaching and there was over half the season remaining.