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2-0 to Palace or a dire 0-0 ... I think this will be the game where the penny finally drops with Guus that copying Jose's team selections simply doesn't work ...

Two games in and Guus is already making the exact same mistakes as Jose did by picking the exact same team. Hazard up front don't score goals! Don't work. Done to death already! **Today, a very exciting bench** Yet surprise, surprise only Rambo actually used ...

What's the point of trying to stick as close as possible to the exact same players that got Jose the sack and got us in this dire situation in the first place ... if some of 'em are injured then that's a blessing in disguise ... Play the kids or give squad fringe players a chance ffs ...

Hopefully, it will take just 90 more to realise that playing more or less the exact same team that got Jose the sack won't work either. Surely 2 consecutive top paid Managers can work this one out ... surely ??? Football ain't rocket science ...

http://www.atlanticopress.pt/headlines/71462?locale=en 1981 - Bristol City away pics (link above)

Oh well, let's do it all again next week by picking more or less the same players, yet again ...

Need some youngsters in the first 11 to inject some pace into this so predictable side. Unfortunately, Jose will just continue with the status quo indefinitely until he's put out of his misery ...

Need some youngsters in the first 11 to inject some pace into this so predictable side. Unfortunately, Jose will just continue with the status quo indefinitely until he's put out of his misery ...

Wouldn't surprise me if Jose brings Fab back for this game, such is his judgement these days ... However, due to the unpredictability of the Prem. this season I can see us winning this, say 2-1?

"74/80 Wolves were quite formidable at home, which was a surprise to many including Leeds (who were massacred in the South Bank 1976, cardiff, liverpool, and many others (West Ham, toe to toe action, no-one moved all match-best I've seen in the South Bank) all had tough times in there and were glad to get away" *Leeds away were pretty w**k until the 80's. You could count their numbers on one hand at Chelsea in '75 and they only brought a few more when they beat us 0-3 in September '78* **Yep, l can concur - September 1978: I was in the Northstand and there were hardly any Leeds, at all. From memory, I can only recall a single Leeds scarf. When the game ended, we left the stadium at the same time as the Leeds scarf chap & because he was completely on his own he was rightfully left alone. I can't recall any trouble because there was no opposition** "Agreed we didn't go to London much apart from Arsenal in the cup 78 when you lot turned up in the clock end. There was no action there part from Arsenal turning up outside where there were minor skirmishes. Don't know what happened to your lot" *Despite what you read Arsenal were no mugs and despite taking them at Xmas a few hundred Shed boys would never survive in the Clock End at a match we weren't playing. Many of us got out of there pretty sharpish at half time* **Some CFC stayed to one side of the Northbank for the entire game. Arsenal knew we were there. As the game came to a close they made their move. I remember the mood of the place changing. Heavily outnumbered, Chelsea slipped away. From memory, I think we all got out intact

Bang on ... except we have already seen enough to know that even in these desperate times Jose still won't give youngsters a chance ... In fact, Jose's answer will be simply to re-shuffle the same 13 players, or so and bring a fully fit Rambo back into the team like he did with Ivan ... please ...

I'm bored sh*tless of watching the same thirteen or so players start every single game, regardless of form ... Jose is determined to, yet again run these same players into the ground and give zero hope to any one else. This must be soul destroying for the rest of the squad? Last weeks subs summed up Jose for me. 0-0 at Spurs - we are obviously not going to score in a brothel ... KENEDY = 89 min. RLC = 92 min. WTF! Today TRAORE & REMY both 83 min ... TRAORE left back ??? WTF!

I attended loads of Midland Clubs home games, during those times and it was generally a day off 4 everyone ... Birmingham, Wolves, Villa, WBA, Derby, Leicester and the likes just didn't turn up ... You could often head count the actual individuals standing in the away end terrace. It was that embarrassing. Yet, when we travelled up to them it was a whole different ball game ... from morning to night, often total chaos (packed away end terraces, etc.). From memory, Forest brought a few down during the Cloughie years but our return excursions up there were awesome (beyond comparison) :0)

I suppose it's worth a reply ... During those years and the 80s, Chelsea (on occasions) took huge mobs & numbers to all the Midland Clubs, inc. Wolves. Hence, the chaos that ensued because we turned up. During those years and the 80s, NONE of the Midland Clubs reciprocated our turnouts back at the Bridge. Not one (and especially Wolves). Piss poor away turnouts from the Midland Clubs were generally the norm ... I wonder why? There's nothing more to add, tbh. Ps. u are right about West Ham tho' ... bossed London but rarely had the impact Countrywide that we or even Spurs had IMHO ...

Spot on ...plus, I suspect Jose will likely force Hazard, RLC, Charly, etc. out, yet keep Ivan, Rambo, Fab, Costa, etc.

These type of players have zero chance of breaking into the first team under Jose's style of management... Jose would much prefer offering a 4 yr extended Contract to the likes of a flawed Rambo or bring in a Falcao stop gap (has-been) than ever give a fearless kid, who could easily catch them up, overtake and shine a chance to break into the first team ...

A couple of the kids should already be integrated into this team ... let's face it, we have nothing to lose ... alternatively, keep playing the likes of Rambo and Mikel in front of potential much better prospects.... Should get a rare win ... 2-0 However, a 1-1 feels about right, at the mo'

Unlucky ... Full stop ... deserved a point, at least. The physicality of the Stoke players is quite telling ... Every single time they play us, don't matter who the ref is they get away with murder ... Only grumbles ... We need to try alternatives up front to Costa ... his scoring consistently days are well and truly over. Rambo terrible ... apart from the very occasional amazing game he's mostly very poor ... should never have been offered a Contract extension...

Need a strong ref ... every single time we play them, at Stoke they should have at least one player sent off ... ... result? ... to close to call for me ...

Good win ... I thought deserved ... esp. the first half ... Going forward, personally I would prefer others given a chance instead of Rambo and Costa starting. Hopefully, we can win at Stoke ... always tough but hopefully ...

Dynamo Keiv (H) 0-0 Stoke (A) 1-1 Norwich (H) 1-1 Spurs (A) 0-3 I think ???

The slump to continue ... due to Jose's totally predictable Team selection ...

If Jose continues to run the same team, more or less into the ground, continues to play defenders out of positions, brings back Ivan, Mikel, Rambo as if they are the answers ... Then things won't improve much for the rest of the season ... if he lasts ... There are alternatives, to be tried but Jose seems so reluctant to try anything else ... It's not rocket science ... It's only football ...

It's over ... Relegation form and it's not going to get any better ... Jose's answer is to continue to more or less run the same non performing players into the ground ... Except this time we see the return of Mikel and Rambo ... please ... He only has himself to blame this time ...