Ok, so...I used to put up a 'positives' thread after we'd lost to try to provide a bit of balance when we were all pissed off; some losses were harder than others to take anything out of. Events this Summer have given us the greatest loss any of us have ever experienced following this basket case of a club.

With that in mind, after the takeover blew up in our faces and we're stuck with a poor squad and a shocking manager/coaching team what is there-if anything-that we can hold on to?

The biggest one for me is the fact that Ashley is now a willing seller. For various reasons it would appear that now he's as keen to go as we are to see him go.

Also, keeping Matty Longstaff is a big positive for me. I know others doubt my faith in them but I honestly think that, with proper coaching, he and his brother could form a formidable central-midfield partnership. (obviously we won't have proper coaches until Mrs Doubtfire buggers off but this is a positives thread so I'll wind me neck in )

Over to you. I'm off to the Lakes for a couple of nights (just in time for that bastard storm to hit ) so when I get back I'll expect this to have hit double figures in pages and be full of.....no, wait...maybe not.