Polarboy

It does sound like the title of a The Fall b-side.

Maybe Fonseca could hire you as a motivational speaker, if he gets the job.

Does he hate him, or is he just following where he thinks the wind blows in terms of fan opinion of him. Call me cynical, but I would imagine real passion from journalists in the twitter journalism era is fairly rare.

If that's true about the Mike Bassett thing then that explains a lot. The players likely thought he was likeable enough, especially given how much time he appears to have given them off, but didn't respect him as a coach at all. There's no way performances can be optimal if you don't respect the coach, whether it's his coaching methods or the way in which he addresses the media. A respected coach like Fonseca should be able to get 10 to 15% straight away just by his mere professional presence.

So probably Chelsea as Fonseca's first game in charge. I suppose starting with a game that you're expected to lose is as good a time to start as any, given that anything other than a loss will be seen as a bonus.

Schar will be back in the side if Fonseca signs, and maybe Fernandez as well given he's a lot more comfortable on the ball than Clark. I honestly don't see how Clark is starting over Fernandez anyway, given that Fernandez has always been one of our better centre halfs. Lets hope that inevitable chorus's of the Happy Days theme will be justified for Fonseca.

Looking at his record, as in giving his wiki a quick read 😂, I do like the fact that he really worked his way up as a manager with small teams, and brought plenty of success to said teams. He's not just some high profile ex pro who was given a job at a big team straight away because of who he knew.

I think the Saudi lawyers may be able to sort that out for him 😉

Fonseca has gone way ahead in the betting, for whatever that is worth. I'm by no means an expert on Fonseca, but based on CV he seems much more impressive than Howe and in the same ball park as the older Farve. Obviously Howe is still very young for a manager, but Fonseca also has the advantage that he doesn't have a relegation on his record.

So we hire a manager who's last job seen him get relegated? Look obviously he's a vast improvement over Bruce, but my point remains, if Fonseca and Farve are realistic targets, then Howe should be nowhere near it.

If reports are to believed I can't understand how Howe is even in the same conversation with Fonseca and Farve. Literally the only advantage he has is experience in the league. And sure he had Bournemouth playing some decent stuff and kept them up for a few years, but he also spent a fair bit of money and took them down.

Craig Hope saying that Rudi Garcia is a name that's been put to them as another candidate. Given our current position we could do a lot worse than Garcia given his experience and achievements in the game. And he's not just a manager that has worked at big teams with the best players. He has experience of getting a tune out of teams down the lower end. I'd certainly take an experienced foreign coach over a Gerrard or a Lampard. In any case though the new owners really need to speed this process up. It can't be a good atmosphere if Hope's other reporting is to be believed about Lascelles and Hayden coming to blows, and some of the players questioning Bruce's "tactics".

Apparently Rooney is interested in the Newcastle job 😂 What a fucking embarrassment if he's had his agent float that to the media. Then again given he's literally famous for shagging grannies, and getting taken a hand of by wannabe wags after getting paralytic, it appears self awareness isn't something he has a lot of.

It's the road Bruce wakes up on in Oz.

I thought centre halfs were supposed to be tough. Romero is a fucking disgrace.

The supporter has been stabilized and is on the way to hospital apparently.

Jesus, Dyer doesn't look well for someone who's only 42. His eyes have a yellow tint to them. Most likely it's too much booze, which is understandable given his past.

Imagine being at the first game since the takeover and croaking it. Hope the paramedics can help the person.

It's amazing how Joelinton can take forever, slow down our play, and then still play a shit pass.

Woodgate is such a fucking tit.

I really hope we mostly get the likes of Ginola, Les, Rob Lee, etc. on doing punditry work now because of the increased interest, as opposed to the likes of Bellamy, Dyer, Taylor, Ameobi.

The same people referring to him as his excellency will be wearing a fucking tea towel on their heads. All fanbases have them unfortunately.

In fairness it's not his fault. They should have gotten rid of the garden gnome come to life in Solksjaer a while back.

It could depend a lot on who these two Spurs players that tested positive for Covid are. I doubt we'll be lucky enough for it to be Kane and Son of course. Then again I suppose I should get past the notion we have no luck given the past week 😁 With regard to the atmosphere turning toxic, I'd rather we just concentrate on the future. Why give the twat the satisfaction. He's the past, long since a dinosaur in the game who will be forgotten as a journeyman coach. As for the match it's difficult to predict. The players might be more motivated than they've been in a long time, so expect Shelvey to have one of the maybe two or three decent games he has a season.