The Phoenix

You caught me . Sarcasm is my default setting in times of stress. I was considering suggesting a Duncan/Dyche double act but we’re all depressed enough worrying about todays possible cricket score that that suggestion would drive us all to drink

He needs to stay, we need him to try and keep some balance. If he was to go we’d have nobody keeping the dumb fuckers running things in check

Geez lads, we’re here to chat football. Want me to see if there’s space left on the Fury/Whyte undercard so you two can sort your beef out in the ring?

I like your confidence dude but fuck me these shower of pricks ripped United a new one on Tuesday. I was unfortunate enough to be out with my red shite loving brother in law for the game (his 40th birthday) and they have every right to be confident, Thiago bossed that game and if he plays against us we’re royally fucked. Burnley winning means we need to keep the score down cause our goal difference is shite.

Liverpool 4 Everton 0 Can we do a red card if we can’t choose a goal scorer? Keane red card

Brentford knew he was coming back, BRENTFORD. Their recruitment/scouting department knew so why didn’t ours!!! We’ve got to stop kidding ourselves that all of these missteps are just unfortunate, unforeseen incidents. If you fail to prepare you prepare to fail. If you’re happy to be in relegation battle year on year let the status quo continue but I for one am not happy. If it wasn’t for the fact that Norwich, Watford and Burnley are so awful we’d already be down, it’s time to break the cycle and spend some money developing our recruitment infrastructure not on paying substandard flops +£100k a week

It’s only a risk free punt if he never steps foot on the pitch. His attitude stinks and his inability to grab his “second chance” with both hands show he’s not a player we need, we’ve been enough of a rudderless ship this season without adding him to the mix. I hope you’re right that we can show him the door without cost. These types of “risk free” deals just show that the people making recruitment decisions are inept at best and total fuckwits at worst

Every time I see DCL it makes me think the poor injury prone lad has done his cruciate

We missed out on a world class talent and plumped for a lad with bags of potential and a terrible attitude. Why do we keep on getting the basics wrong!! There’s going to be loads of top talent around in the summer and instead of going for them well our transfer geniuses will probably put in a bid for Oxlade Chamberlain, ducking idiots

There’s the door Dom don’t let it hit you in the arse on your way out

The sooner we get rid of this show pony the better. Fit, returning from injury or out for 3 months I find him infuriating. His job is to score goals, lead from the front but he’s believing his own hype with photoshoots and the likes. Some team will either be stupid enough (United) or desperate enough for a striker (Arsenal) to pay top dollar. I say use that money for someone like Tammy Abrahams or that young kid Noni Madueke who is at PSV Eindhoven. They’re both hungry and would bring some energy to the front line.

DCL is a disappointment whether he is fit, returning from injury or out. I’d rather have a player who is 100% focused on our team flourishing that a lad more arsed about photo shoots and dicking about. Get rid of him to any team stupid enough (United) or light on strikers (Arsenal) to pay a decent wedge and take a gamble on Tammy Abraham or Noni Madueke at PSV Eindhoven.

I would’ve added more but apparently 1 is the limit for that post

Everton 2- 3 United Maguire own goal and DCL

Albert Einstein: “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results”. The showers of wankers at the top have been doing the same thing since they took over, throw money at the problem and hope some shit sticks. But nothing has worked so far so maybe they need to get their heads out of their arses and quit with the insanity. We need to recruit wisely, work on getting young, hungry players with bags of potential and a point to prove not the overhyped, overpriced shitbags we have wasted hundreds of millions on recently. We need a manager with a vision, someone who has a background in developing talent but also has the tactical flexibility to understand that dogged performances are for now and the more exciting stuff can happen over time. We need to use Arsenal as our baseline now, formulate a 5 year plan and stick with it. If it means short term pain for long term gain we suck it up, god only knows we’ve been through some bleak times since these pricks took over. Arteta is onto something which is just another sign that the board missed the boat yet again when they overlooked him a few years back. Onwards and upwards.

You make it sound so simple Hafnia, players are at fault but some of the blame must also lie with the entire managerial team. They have to have the players pumped up and primed to go all in for the shirt, for the club, for each and everyone of us who invest our time and effort backing THEM to the hilt. Frank has won it all in the domestic game, he should be able to inspire them to give every ounce of energy, every last drop of blood, sweat and tears for the cause, for our cause.

It’s his job to work round that, he should have a plan A-Z. He wasn’t given the job for his excuse making abilities, he was given it to achieve results. If the fundamentals aren’t in place we’re going to continue to struggle. Pass to a man in a blue shirt, stay focused, cut out the schoolboy errors. These are things that you learn well as a schoolboy.

He needs some guidance, if not replace him maybe somebody in an advisory role, someone like Neil Warnock, a manager who has been there and knows the dark arts of relegation. Lampard was never in the trenches as a player let alone as a manager

What’s the fucking option if we don’t pick any of the shower of useless shits? Should I clean my boots for the Mancs on Saturday

Respect

He shouldn’t have left that job, Chelsea was way above his level of experience at the time. He got found out in the long run because of his lack of experience. We can’t afford to suffer because of his accelerated career path, we need to grind out results, does he have that in his locker!!

We’re already a shambles, fucking Burnley showed that, we’re a laughing stock, WE NEED TO ACT ASAP

Football managers are like ex girlfriends, never go back. Always remember that there is a reason you broke up in the first place

Lampard had money to spend at Derby, they backed him to the hilt and look at them now. They’re the only club in the country more screwed than we are. This club doesn’t need someone learning his trade whilst we’re in the shit, staring into a pit of misery and despair. We need action, we need results, we need a fighter not a glory boy padding out his CV