Hodgson must be backed in January or fired beforehand.

We are in a perilous situation at the moment.

Parish has failed to assemble a proper squad in terms of the final third, we are short not 1 or 2 but possibly 3 or 4 players. Recent signings of attackers have been seriously poor. We have no game changers or any players which can worry a defense outside of Wilf.

Hodgson has failed fo adapt to the situation he finds himself in and currently we don’t have the Fulham Roy but the Harry Kane taking corners version.

Not making a single change after Brighton considering the performance there and that it was 3 games in a week is criminal. Not giving Riedewald a proper chance is criminal whilst we give minutes to Puncheon. Not at least having Kaikai on the bench is criminal.

After Brighton he had to make changes. He is a massive fan of inaction.

Hodgson is so old fashioned and rigid with his team selections and in game management and it’s really hurting us lately.

He needs a squad to work with that he actually believes in or he needs to be fired.

Trump lost. Badly. Hahahahahahaha.

There are reports on here, that Reideweld played for the U23s in the week and was terrible looked unfit and overweight. None of us watch the players train, quite obviously none impress to push for a starting place.

The whole club is a bit of a mess really but I don't hold RH responsible.
He makes mistakes of course but that happens week in and out at every club.
Manager after Manager, letting core players go too early (Pardew's reign), the transfer policy generally.
There is so much that needs sorting out but every season we just end up fighting fires and there never seems to be a way forward.
Relegation, like it or not might be the best way to take stock of the situation and get ourselves back on track.

Well it sums up what a number of people have been saying on here.

The only bit I have issue with is the assumption that the likes of Kirby and Daly will break through into the first team. And relegation would put huge pressure on the justification for building the new stand.

I'm surprised that the until now passive investors of Harris and Blitzer haven't started challenging the way Parish is running the club.

Old, Ungifted and White

This is a really good point. Newcastle and us are in almost completely the same position but presumably because their Manager is Spanish, in his 50's and has the look of someone that knows what he's doing, is receiving none of the criticism.

I remember how long people were still defending Frank De Boer last season, presumably because of the same reasons that people had been duped into thinking he was a Jose or a Pep.

When you think what Roy done for us last season, after that start, there should be no questioning his ability or if he's at fault. It's obvious he achieved miracles with a very poor team that still had Cabaye, Loftus-Cheek and purely from a formation/tactic perspective, Christian Benteke.

You can't ask someone to do the impossible 2 times in a row, this time with an even worse squad.

The lack of respect he gets from some is astounding. He's still called 'Woy' by some on here because of his speach impedement. I've seen comments that say Roy looks like 'he doesn't know where he is', presumably because like most 71 year olds he has some wrinkles and sunken in tired eyes.

Swap the 2 Manager's and I think Newcastle fans would be happy to support Roy if he done the same for them last season and lay the blame solely at the feet of Ashley. But if we had Benitez, even if we were a couple of points worse off, I don't think many would be questioning him on here.

Very sound analysis here robdave - the midfield isn't balance and playing our wingers as forwards isn't working. time for a reset Roy