Lee W

Can we get him back, and if so would he even want to come back and be coached by Hodgson ? Guess thats a no then.

Football clubs exist to win trophies, not collect large hoardes of cash like some sort of Trust Fund for the future. You have to balance financial sensibilities with a strategy for the team, that will pay-off short-term and provide a platform for the new financial era in the future. Know plenty of very sensible Arsenal fans, and they truly believe that if Wenger had only replaced Henry with say David Villa and paid the required fee for a decent keeper they would have win the League at least once in the last 5 years. Ironically, for all their financial stability and great new stadium we have the two players they really need. As it is they've won nothing in that time, and those very same fans were calling for his head on Saturday, they like us know time us running out for their star players with no sign of silverware in sight.

Here's an idea, why don't we model ourselves on a once great and successful club that used to pack the stadium every week, give the fans a sense of pride and emotional ownership, win trophies, challenge for the League, spend wisely in the process and employ managers who understood the club, having half a clue how to manage a big club.

If you'd used something more credible than a half-arsed example of a counter-argument, then you might have been in a position to even start to challenge the theories and evidence that Paul Tomkins has produced. You failed in that, so I very much doubt you'd get anywhere near achieving a contradiction to his 'MO'.

He probably wears 10 pair of y-fronts to symbolise his negative football tactics.

Poor old fred

There was never any logic for letting Aquilani or Insua go out on loan, from a footballing perspective - unless we were completely over-staffed. Which according to Roy, we were............then we weren't.

Not gonna happen. His feet are well and truly under the table for the winter months followed by a predictable spring of discontent, and certain disappointment at the end of the season when certain players think "enough is enough". Purslow has well and truly f***ed this club over. I think will go down as a "lost season" for the club.

More than anything you need good luck with injuries, especially in midfield. Take Lampard, Essien and Benayoun out of any midfield squad and the team struggles.

He wasn't given enough time. There's too many quality players to mention that have taken at least a full season to come to grips with English football.

I've got a nasty feeling Hodgson will last the season and an even nastier one that will be too long for Torres and Reina. I hope I'm wrong.

It was a genuine question, it's hard to tell sometimes.....

I agree. Our teamsheet looks very good until you reach the Manager:............................ bit at the bottom.

What posting mode were you in there DH ? WUM, Contrarian, Honest or have you coded a secret random bullsh*t post generating button ? We need to know these things before a thorough analysis can take place.

Nuff. said.

Post of the day that What's that about phrase about the best managers always seem to be the lucky ones.

Looks like my 1 month subscription to ESPN has worked out well then

"Christian is getting better" maybe ? Outstanding is utter drivel.....and I'm sure Poulsen is even pinching himself. A touch of reality never hurts, even in Roy's World.

I never suggested that he should 'slam' him, but "outstanding". Really ?? It seemed a very straight-forward answer, and as for the other nonsense in that interview about Blackpool and Northampton, let's not even go there.....

Honesty Cobs, honesty. A much easier "game", instead of trying to mug the fans.....it helps nobody. Do you really think Poulsen will read that with any sense of a morale-boost ? Is there any other context ?

.....or that he always manages to get it wrong either way i.e. Publically, bolluck a player who's been injured, or praise someone as 'outstanding' who was (and is) quite clearly average. It's not that he can't win with what he says, it's just he manages to talk utter bollucks whatever subject he addresses, so naturally he get's slaughtered. Just wait till we get informed what a good season is.......whenever he manages to work it out.

Outstanding ? He's off his rocker.

Fixed.

Roy will have his iHodge with him to show the team the way.

Yep. Another classic for the archives.