I have supported the club for over sixty years, along with many others I’m sure, but after yesterday’s performance I had to come on here and put my point.
In all those years I have seen some diabolical performances but yesterday it wasn’t just the team it was Roy as well. If a manager sees his or her team playing like that they show compassion, drive and encouragement to try to get their team playing but watching Roy yesterday was uncomfortable he clueless staring into space turning to the dugout saying a few words and looking back at play with the same blank look on his face. Now if you are a player looking for some direction you look at your manager. Roy has been good for the club under the circumstances but the question is has time and enthusiasm run its course, saying you are enthusiastic and being enthusiastic are two different things.
Roy would make a reasonable press officer talking to the press and tv so there’s an opportunity in the club there, just a suggestion.
Who replaces him is another topic, but if Steve doesn’t act quickly those available or who would consider the club could get snapped up. I should imagine their first question to Steve would by how much money have I got to spend and I would like to look at your academy players.
I don’t want to offend anybody but I feel it has to be said, rant over let’s hope things improve when Ray L returns.....

You would think playing 442 would produce more goals. We've basically been playing with 3 forwards and eze, and rarely look like scoring. While also weakening the midfield. surely to god this shows the tactics aren't working. He changed it once against wolves and we looked so much better, then back to 442.

In the circumstances stiffening things up is imperative . However it’s done.
Until recently ,we have been noted for our defensive organisation, even people essentially detractors of our over all approach to games have praised our defensive work. So is it a change of shape needed or a return to a good use of the shape that has worked well when the players were in better physical and mental shape than they appear to be right now.
What ever shape we choose the players have to be up for it, and up to it. Neither was the case yesterday. There was a lethargy in that performance yesterday that no amount of changing shape would have altered. But we do need to get some basics sorted out that’s for sure. An aside. I heard Harry from Sandbanks, comment yesterday. Roy ,told Bats, get warmed up your coming off. If that didn’t sum it up nothing did.

The players must be pretty p****ed off with the tactics now and clearly aren't enjoying their football. The defence isn't playing well, but at least 2 of the goals came from PVA - when we have eze playing wide left and 2 centre forwards, we need a left back to defend, not play higher up the pitch than eze. Wr have 2 defensive midfielders who get overrun every game. We have 2 centre forwards who although are c**p get no service at all. When you're not enjoying your football and are frustrated by tactics and team mates, it's difficult to play well.

Make no mistake, we are heading into another losing streak like last season. I cannot see us beating Fulham, West Brom, Sheffield utd.

We are stuck with our squad now until the end of the season, and something has to change.

The management team is the only thing we can change.

The difference this season compared to previous ones is that when we've lost we've generally deserved it, when we've drawn we've often been somewhat lucky, and when we've won it's also often felt somewhat fortuitous.

We got off to a good start against Saints and Man Utd, but that was clearly down to us having a proper preseason and those two teams not having decided to prepare properly.

When I think across the season it really seems amazing that we have 29 points. By contrast Brighton have been unlucky not to have more points and were it not for an impotent frontline earlier in the season would likely already be above us. They have shown you can transition from an ultra defensive team (like under Hughton) to a more attractive style without breaking the bank and it's galling that it is our biggest rivals that are the ones achieving that.

With regard to Copper I was reading comments from Swansea fans who say he is tactically clueless and doesn't use his subs. If true that sounds very concerning if the club really are interested in him.

Brighton's 'Net spend' under Potter has been nearly £70 Mill.

Has the last surviving dinosaur resigned or been sacked today??
If not,why not.

You are making a good argument for the need to get schlupp back quickly.

Tomkins to stiffen central defence.

MacArthur to break up midfield.

And Wilfred to provide that spark in attack and draw defenders.

That said with the players we fielded we should not have been so weak and ineffectual against a team below us in the table.

I am an advocate for Roy doing a holding job to allow us an opportunity to undertake proper due diligence on a replacement. But yesterday's schitt performance makes that argument more difficult to defend.

Roy is in serious danger of having as his legacy an ignominious sacking to end his career.

Yep, I would say interestingly for me the only two satisfying performances this season have been the draws with Leicester and Tottenham, we actually looked like a team in both those games. Man U was great but as mentioned you have to look at them and Leeds we were a tad fortunate but I think we deserved it that day.

The rest stinks of fortuitous stumbling through with an ever present threat the luck will run as will the points, let alone any prospect of scoring a goal or keeping them out, and I think Wilfs injury is the realisation of that.

I’m inclined to be pessimistic but I really can’t see where we will next pick up points, the manager has proved he does not know how to get anything without Wilf in the team and we look to be falling apart at the seams.

Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!