Don?t panic Mr Mainwaring

[Bombers right foot]

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After 27 games, this is how this season compares to the fateful 90/91.

After 27 games this season:
Pts 31
Pos 19th
Top scorer (league): Heggebo (8)

After 27 games 1990/91:
Pts 30
Pos 18th
Top Scorer (league): West and Bannister (both 8)

We've just sacked a manager. In 90/91 we sacked a manager in January as well.

At home to Norwich is very big indeed, have we got the bottle to compete

[baggieal]

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After 27 games, this is how this season compares to the fateful 90/91.

After 27 games this season:
Pts 31
Pos 19th
Top scorer (league): Heggebo (8)

After 27 games 1990/91:
Pts 30
Pos 18th
Top Scorer (league): West and Bannister (both 8)

We've just sacked a manager. In 90/91 we sacked a manager in January as well.

At home to Norwich is very big indeed, have we got the bottle to compete

Norwich will be a hard game Bomber and they will have confidence from their win at Wrexham. But FFS if we can not win a home game against them - do we deserve to stay up!

[stargazer_1962]

Norwich appear to be an improving side so we will have our work cut out.
Hopefully some injured players may be back in contention.

[Dubbag]

Norwich will be a hard game Bomber and they will have confidence from their win at Wrexham. But FFS if we can not win a home game against them - do we deserve to stay up!

It's all about building momentum and sadly West Brom don't have any. Opening three games was probably the best run we have managed or it feel like it anyway.

[claw84]

Yes surprised where you are, with that in mind I was surprised you let Caleb Tayjor go as he is now a regular in the 1st team with Millwall and has come up with a couple of goals as well.

[Dubbag]

Yes surprised where you are, with that in mind I was surprised you let Caleb Tayjor go as he is now a regular in the 1st team with Millwall and has come up with a couple of goals as well.

We don't have the inclination to play youth in the starting eleven.

[baggiematt]

Yes surprised where you are, with that in mind I was surprised you let Caleb Tayjor go as he is now a regular in the 1st team with Millwall and has come up with a couple of goals as well.

Our former owners shafted us with a PSR issue that the new owners copped for. All pure profit players were put up for sale and sold below value.

As unfortunate as it is, the Taylor sale probably allowed us to buy 3-4 players. We then proceeded to buy players that havent worked for us, or they have been implemented incorrectly: probably a bit of both.

[baggieal]

Yes surprised where you are, with that in mind I was surprised you let Caleb Tayjor go as he is now a regular in the 1st team with Millwall and has come up with a couple of goals as well.

Any chance of having Taylor back and willing to drive our Jed back to you. Let?s call it a straight swap and my petrol will be a gesture of goodwill!

[kettering_baggie]

Selling Taylor was another example of very bad business; Nestor again, I presume. No point in sacking managers, sorry, Head Coaches, when he still calls the tune, and the tune in in the wrong key!

[baggiematt]

Selling Taylor was another example of very bad business; Nestor again, I presume. No point in sacking managers, sorry, Head Coaches, when he still calls the tune, and the tune in in the wrong key!

The irony is, a points deduction probably relegates us. If Nestor didnt make the sales we did, we would be more nailed on for relegation than we are now.

Personally, I think we all underestimated the scale of the task Nestor and Patel took on.

[baggieal]

The irony is, a points deduction probably relegates us. If Nestor didnt make the sales we did, we would be more nailed on for relegation than we are now.

Personally, I think we all underestimated the scale of the task Nestor and Patel took on.

I bet Bostock, Williams and Whitwell would love to join the likes of Millwall too if it means more opportunities and minutes. Millwall don?t even have better players but are organised and consistently deliver which is down to the manager and it tells you something when Taylor is doing a great job.

I will give Ramsay my full support despite thinking it?s another cheap option. We will see.

I would also bet Collyer does a great job in his new venture and again that?s down to the manager there if he does. Man Utd were simply brilliant against Man City with a few tweeks so what does that tell us?

[baggiematt]

I bet Bostock, Williams and Whitwell would love to join the likes of Millwall too if it means more opportunities and minutes. Millwall don?t even have better players but are organised and consistently deliver which is down to the manager and it tells you something when Taylor is doing a great job.

I will give Ramsay my full support despite thinking it?s another cheap option. We will see.

I would also bet Collyer does a great job in his new venture and again that?s down to the manager there if he does. Man Utd were simply brilliant against Man City with a few tweeks so what does that tell us?

To be fair to Taylor, he was miles more ready than Bostock, Williams and Whitwell. He had 2 seasons in league one, the first for a relegation threatening side, the latter a promotion contender.

I think he was more than ready for us and the club knew that, we just needed a sale.

Collyer is down to Mason, but I thought he was unlucky to get injuries every time he was breaking into the team. I note he wasnt fit Saturday for Hull and he probably isnt what we need anyway at the minute as we need someone more sturdy. Every one of our midfielders gets injured periodically.

[baggieal]

To be fair to Taylor, he was miles more ready than Bostock, Williams and Whitwell. He had 2 seasons in league one, the first for a relegation threatening side, the latter a promotion contender.

I think he was more than ready for us and the club knew that, we just needed a sale.

Collyer is down to Mason, but I thought he was unlucky to get injuries every time he was breaking into the team. I note he wasnt fit Saturday for Hull and he probably isnt what we need anyway at the minute as we need someone more sturdy. Every one of our midfielders gets injured periodically.

We need another Mulumbu and Yacob Matt plus a Gareth in defence! 😭

[Dubbag]

The irony is, a points deduction probably relegates us. If Nestor didnt make the sales we did, we would be more nailed on for relegation than we are now.

Personally, I think we all underestimated the scale of the task Nestor and Patel took on.

Agreed.
Fundamentally we have very serious systemic problems running throughout the club structure. Possibly going back to the take over by the communist guy a while back.
We sell potentially decent players to turn a quick profit but it prevents the club from building or laying out a clear going forward strategy.
There doesn't appear to be any vision for the club beyond survival. So the on book damage inherited by the current owner could be very serious.
As long as that overhangs, then we can expect to remain a low to middle range championship club for the next few seasons.

[stargazer_1962]

Ensuring we kept within the rules was imperative, hence selling the players we did even if not for as much money as we had hoped, it was definitely a buyers market.

This season is a complete write off and avoiding relegation is the only thing that matters.
The owner has infered that come the summer we can start dealing again, but that may be because we can offload some high wage earners.
I don't expect much from next season either so top half will probably suffice.
Season after we need to up our game or the support will drop off.