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I'm still convinced that Carlo is the best manager for the job at the moment as without investment no-one else will be able to do much better. Too many of our star players getting on a bit - we haven't spent enough on refrshing the swuad over the past few seasons. Even when we were winning the league we should have been looking at the next generation (bit like the Aussie cricket team!) now we are paying the price.

Will we have £100million to spend though? Cos the way Roman has been in recent months suggest he isn't going to be digging deep into his pockets anytime soon - very worrying!!

Easier said than done! Possible in football manager maybe, but we can't just cherry pick the world's best players anymore. Carlo is going to have to be clever with his signings - provided he stays in his job.

Rafa is still living off that lucky 05 Champs League win, he can do know wrong. True Roy has made some mistakes and bought some dodgy players but Rafa started the downturn. I hope he does come back and when it all goes t*ts up they may finally realise that he isn't that good a manager.

It's hard to tell which youngsters will make it our not, often they look amazing in the reserves but then all-of-a-sudden can't cope in the Prem. A patient approach is needed as they need time to get used to the pace of the game. I agree though hat s far the most promising ones seems to be Kakuta and McEachran, though we need to give them time and not get on their backs if they have a bad game.

Sacking Carlo would be a massive mistake IMO, he is claerly a great manager but other factors have been at play this season that have contributed to our poor form. If Roman isn't going to sanction a wild spending spree then we are going to have to do things the old fashioned way - i.e slowly building a team over a few years, bringing young players through etc... We have everything in place to do that. It may mean a few lean years but it would be far more satisfying when we do win something again.

Rafa was doomed as soon as he started making demands, just because his side had beaten a team from Congo. He has taken the European champions to 7th in Serie A in the space of six months and he thinks he should be the one issuing ultimatums?! The man's arrogance knows no bounds

Play-offs to decide champions in football is never really a good idea but something nees to be done to try and level out Scottish football. It is slowly dieing and interest is never going to increase if the same two teams swap trophies every year. I don't agree that Rangers and Celtic should join the English league either but if they did they should start right from the very bottom like everyone else.

Agreed, all that fuss would have been for nothing!! It is great news though, he has slowly been integrated into the first-team this year. I reckon by the start of next season he will be a regular.

To be honest I can see him staying and signing a new deal. It is amazing how a few extra million quid will change someone's mind. I think kia joorabchian has too much involvement + I think he has forced this on Tevez in some sort of ego trip with Garry Cook. If he does stay then coming so soon after the Rooney saga it is a dangerous precident and anotehr example of how players hold all the power nowadays - which is definitely a bad thing

Considering who we could have got we can't complain with that draw. Yes they will be tough as they are relatively unkown + plus will be up for it as it is their first Champs Legaue campaign in a while. But if we play to our best we are good enough to get through.

Ha ha! His transformation is complete!!!!

Charlton fans were monaing a few years ago that Cirbishley had taken them as far as he could - looked what happened there! The new owners are being naive and taking Blackburn's place in the PL for granted. They are a small club and if they think even £50 milllion of investment will get them into the top four then they are deluded - City spent three times that last season and only made 5th. I can understand why they don't like Allardyce's stlye of play but it was at least effective and ok in the short-term until they find a replacement. By saying they may take a few months is laughable - they may regret the decision to ge rid if they are in the Ch'ship this time next year.

Roma or Lyon for me, København are new to the competition and will be well up for it. We are definitely cpapable of winning it but like any cup I would like the eaiest route possible to the latter stages so we can save our best performances until then.

Well said!! The only problem with today's journalism is that there is so much rubbish spouted on the TV and in the press that the public don't know what is true or what is complete bullsh*t anymore, especially in football journalism. Therefore many layman will not see the difference between guys like Jennings and your run-of-the-mill News Of The World journo making up transfer stories from his desk. Lets face it, Journailsts aren't very popular people but this is their chance to improve their image. The first to sneak into FIFA and crack the whole sordid consipracy open will be deemed a national hero!!