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I'm still glad Maresca went but right now, Rosenoir is on a par. Dreadful football, gutless performances and we are being totally outclassed in majority of games. If this continues, can see us being next seasons Spurs and even look at Leicester and think, hmmm, that could be where we are heading.

When Caicedo first signed from Brighton he was poor. Then he had a period where he was superb - more often than not MOTM. Many were saying he looked one of the best and we did well to sign him rather than Rice. But now he is struggling again. Just a blip in form? Too many games? Disillusioned (like all of us) with the project? Who knows, but might be best for him to be rested for a bit and let Lavia and Essugo play a bit more.

Another defeat which was pretty much what I expected so don't let these poor showings ruin my weekends now. First half seemed okay but very dull to watch (no change there). Then City upped things just a bit, but more than enough to completely blow us away. Yesterday was just as bad as the 6-0 defeat under Sarri, as if City had stepped it up a bit more, they could have scored at least 6. Only ones who come out with any plus points were Cucurella, who at least showed some fight and Hato did okay(ish). The rest were gutless. We are a shambles. LR keeps going on about working with an "incredible group of players". PLEASE, stop with the bullsh*t and don't take us for mugs. Bar one or two, this group of players is totally Bang Average which matches LR himself. Almost hope we lose the FA Cup semi final now so we don't get completely embarrassed in the final.

That's Good News.

Damon Albarn of Blur. Plus Paul Weller (he's not a massive football fan, but Chelsea is his team).

Saints are on an unbelievable run under this unknown coach of theirs (Tonda Eckert). Never heard of the bloke until a couple of weeks ago, but blimey, what a job he is doing. Thrashed Wrexham after recent wins against Coventry, Fulham and Arsenal and now on a 16 game unbeaten run. I'm glad City are playing them in the semi-final and not us!! They are the team in form going into the play-off's but have they peaked too soon? Might all catch up with them, but rather them back in the PL than Boro or Millwall.

Such a boring game but decent finish by Havertz. Generational c**t.

Still not many minutes for Josh. Does make you wonder if we're wrapping him in cotton wool and looking to get best price in the summer. Can't see him starting against either City or United despite the injuries we have in defence.

I find it a bit weird, that a few seasons back, we dominated the FA Youth Cup and yet hardly any of the youth team broke through. Now we don't seem to have such a competitive youth team, but more are coming through. City seem to be pretty dominant at present. I still have big hopes for Ibrahim Rabbaj. Still only 16, but slightly annoying that Arsenal's 16 year old, Max Dowman has broken into their first team squad and is getting all the plaudits.

Cucurella is definitely a marmite player. Some love him and some hate him (and ALL opposing supporters hate him and love to boo him). He has been decent for us at times. Has kept a lot of good wide players very quiet. But he's had some bad games and I hate the play acting anytime he goes down. Embarrassing. I'm okay with it if he stays, but equally wouldn't mind if he goes and we get a good fee for him.

Cole getting plenty of criticism after last night, despite the whole England team bing sh*te. Japan actually played some good football and were quick in attack and had more energy. Whereas England resembled CFC on a bad day. So many players are out of form and when the WC starts after a long season, I really can't see football coming home. So save yourself the bother Cole and enjoy a good summer holiday and rest!

Yeah, the Conference League which no other CFC manager could have won before because we were never in it before and we were odd-on favourites to win. And then winning the CWC thanks to Cole Palmer.

Are we really going to go into next season with this clown still our No. 1? Heard that Newcastle are currently looking at taking Trafford from man City for next season. I know both Pope and Ramsdale have had indifferent periods but I would still take either over Sanchez so why are Newcastle favourites to get Trafford, when we should be looking at him (or Pickford or Henderson).

First thing I heard when I turned on TalkSport this morning on drive to work - "Cole Palmer reportedly wants out at Chelsea". Hope it's all bo**ocks. I know his form hasn't been as great this season but honestly, take him out of the side and we could be replicating Spurs next season. We HAVE to keep the likes of Palmer.

Said in one of the threads, I think we should go all out to sign Adam Wharton from Palace. Him in place of Enzo in our midfield would be a massive upgrade.

But you said you were "happy when we signed Garnacho". No-one was happy with that signing. They are just words of a crazy man.

We need a better keeper full stop (and that has been the case for a few seasons now). As for Gusto, I know he looked alright when he first arrived and he still has the odd moment. But my heart sinks whenever i see his name in the starting line up. As I said in one of the other threads, when he plays, he seems to see more of the ball than anyone, yet rarely does anything with it and invariably goes backwards. He's the sort of player who the opposition are more than happy to let him have the ball.

This one stood out for me. Did you type that with a straight face? Is it the 1st April today?

That's all a but cryptic - can you elaborate?

Not as much as I wanted him out.

IF we are lucky enough to offload Enzo for a decent price, we should be signing Adam Wharton from Palace in the summer. Great little player - one of the best passers in the league and still only 22. Could see him fitting in really well with the likes of Palmer, Pedro and Caicedo (plus Santos and Lavia). Would also take the Palace keeper whilst we're at it.

Have never rated him..........................................!! No, I haven't changed my view, that I prefer him to Maresca. Many will argue LR should never have got this gig, but for me, Maresca was a worse appointment. Dullest football I have ever witnessed and no wonder the Leicester supporters were glad to see the back of him. So I would have taken ANYONE to replace Maresca and although LR was nowhere near my wish list, I was happy to give him the benefit of the doubt. And he did have a decent start - the football on the whole was better and he was getting the best out of the likes of Pedro. But I have to admit, since we let that 2-2 slip against PSG, things have gone downhill massively. PSG second leg, Newcastle and now Everton performances have all been really poor. So of course those who didn't want him in the first place can now looks smug with "I told you so" and the likes of myself will just have to see if he has anything about him (other than a LOT of talk), to turn things around. I'm not completely writing him off, but he does need to halt this slide or the pressure will mount, regardless of what the Owners are currently saying.

Sums up where we are and why we're struggling so. The guy we spunked £105M on - his main attribute is that "he appears to give a sh*t"!! Hopefully next season we will have Colwill back who at least has a bit of bo**ocks about him.

I think just as Sarri got fortunate that he had prime Hazard and Hazard carried that side and made us look better than we were, over the last couple of seasons, although not as Hazard levels, Cole Palmer has done similar. Look back at some of the games where we only got a result, due to a bit of Palmer brilliance (Conference and CWC finals big evidence of this). Now Palmer looks way off that level, the squad is what it is. Pretty damn average.