Sack the Manager?

[Chris Smith]

I think my money is on the double whammy - he takes us down but keeps his job. RL too much of a nice guy I'm afraid.

What would Doug do now?

Nothing , if what happened the last time we were in this sort of position is anything to go by.

[eastie]

Doug would have pulled the trigger by now- look how quick he was to axe big ron and turner got the boot in sptember- i think under mcneill he could see the game was up and decided to wait till the summer to replace him.

What is it now 26 points from 26 games under ged?
In some ways it reminds me of the venglos season, and we just about scraped through, lets hope we are as lucky this time.

I wonder if kendrick is preparing the 'for gods sake go' headline ?

[Chipsticks]

Could somebody possibly get a league table for both this season and the last O'leary season (2005/06)  for this time both seasons.

Would very, very much like to compare them.

[eastie]

The last graham taylor year 2002/3 must have been similar too after 30 games ?
After flirting with relegation neither venglos, o leary or taylor made it past that season - i think survival or not houllier will go , either now or in may.

[TheSandman]

2010/11 table at 20th March 2011


2005/06 table at 19th March 2006


2002/03 table at 16th March 2003

[eastie]

Bentman , thanks , very quick work!

[Shrek]

People, we can't compare those two seasons, this is an unprecedented season where noone is cut adrift.

[TheSandman]

Our position is almost exactly the same in all three seasons.

Spooky.

[luke25]

I had'nt looked at the league table since it got updated after yesterday, what a crazy season at the bottom

[Ad@m]

Based on the above comparison I blame Sunderland!!!

[MarkM]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8571048.stm

Link to last years table

[Ad@m]

This may have been posted already but has everyone seen the interview with Le Gaffeur on the OS - some mindblowing comments in there:

I think the boys tried hard, created enough chances to at least get an equaliser...

  Tried hard - they looked like they couldn't give a toss!  As for the comment on chances, that may be strictly true, but we had less than the opposition!

I told the players we have eight Champions League games left to play.

  WTF?!

We have quality in the team but at the moment it just doesn't go our way.

  So it's all down to luck then Gerard?

I am realistic.  I am not a dreamer.

  Could've fooled me!

We were not relaxed enough.

  Is this a deliberate wind up?!

Sometimes you create chances and you're not at the end of them.

  Was this a different game?

I don't know what to say.

[ormskirkvillan]

Until yesterday I had tried to back him; he came in at the last minute, lots of injuries, not his players etc.  Finally I've had enough, he doesn't seem to have even the most basic grip on the club, the players are in almost open mutiny, his team selection is it appears made by closing his eyes and circling players names at random and worst of all he appears to have no understanding or respect for the fans or how important this club is to us.  We remind me of Newcastle when they went down, to good to go down - no a club full of overpaid bloated senior players and a manager who has lost all respect both in and outside of the dressing room.

[hawkeye]

He looked like he didnt have a care in the world, is he on medication? can he lend me some? its the only way I could watch us at the moment.

[ozzjim]

There are a couple of issues with those tables. We had a cushion of 8-10 points from the drop zone. We currently sit 2 above 19th!


Second, we have significantly worse defensive record. Our side is so small throughout that we are very weak in a physical battle.