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I am starting to wonder if we will actually not bother with an official "assistant" coach or else that Woodgate might get the role. I get the impressi...

What a phenomenal performance. It does feel like cricket is going through one of its periodic revolutions. There has been a general trend to fewer bal...

Went to the match. After a non-event of a first half, the introduction of Akpom and Giles made all the difference. It was good to see some youngste...

I don't know. I think we might start with the normal 1st 11 and a couple of changes but maybe make a lot of changes at half-time. I do think that th...

I see Craig John's in the Gazette has had a go at giving an (almost) half-term report card for the players./p> Quite tricky because it's been a seas...

I thought I would look back at what I wrote in the Wilder's Window thread At the beginning of the thread I said And then at the end Jarkko h...

@jarkko Although I was one of many who was sceptical of both Carrick and Woodgate, I think Woodgate in particular may have found a role that really...

Some really good posts here, and to be fair, a good article in The Guardian which also lays out some of the Qatari views too. Like everyone here; me...

Thanks, Andy, for a good starter for 10. Let's face it, this is not the season we were expecting at the end of July. At half time on the 30th of Jul...

Agreed. What's more, I noticed he was playing with a smile on his face and he was joining in fully with the celebrations. A couple of matches ago, he ...

@jarkko I'm planning on going to that. Used to live just down the road from there but still pretty close.

Thanks, Andy, for an illuminating opener. I suspect, injuries notwithstanding, that we'll see the same starting 11. Hopefully Watmore will be availa...

Green shoots starting to bud. We've had 8 games under Leo and Carrick so far, won 3, drawn 2, lost 3. 1 Poor performance but mostly you can see a grou...

@lenmasterman there is always the exception. Seems to me though that he won't replace Howson. He's not left footed so won't replace McGree. That leave...

@original-fat-bob I really hope not. If we did sign him or an equivalent on loan I would conclude that we haven't learned any lessons. Here's why. Y...

Another Opus From Bob. Looking at the form table, Bristol City are 23rd over the last 6 games. They had a good spell for a while but are currently ...

Whisper it softly but I see green shoots. Since Wilder left we've played 7, won 3, drawn 1, lost 3. That's comfortable mid-table form. First Leo and t...

@jarkko Agreed I think we have recruited a lot from lower leagues and non-league over the last few years. Wing is an obvious example but there's als...

I'm going to put the glass half-full perspective. Personally, I think the main things wrong with us can be solved with a shot of confidence and improv...

@jarkko To be honest it has probably been best for us that Coburn has gone out than sit around here on the bench as part of 6 strikers under Wilder...

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Things definitely turned after Christmas. One thing I noticed is that he really piled on the weight. Speaking as someone who is prone to doing the sam...

@malcolm Like any manager, he's putting the best spin he can on the result which is fair enough. We can all see that the players are massively under-p...

It's fair to say that the skills you need to be a top manager are not the same the ones you need to be a top player though there is clearly an overlap...

That's a relief. It's a common cliché that football is a game of fine margins and yesterday nearly all the fine margins went our way. A lucky rebound ...

I don't think he's the wrong man. He's not my first choice but I think he's a viable choice. It will depend on a lot of other things but he does tick ...

Agreed. It seems very clear that something spurred us into action sooner than we planned and this appointment is crucial. There's still plenty of time...

@forever-dormo There is a phrase "slowly then quickly." From the outside it looks like there was a slow decline in results starting around February wh...

I agree in part but, and this is a big but, if the stories coming out of the club are true, it seems that Wilder was crossing his fingers when he sign...

Well the Nightmare start to the season continues. Thanks to OFB for braving the opener. I see a lot of talk about changing formation, changing to 4 ...