Recent content by sextonsarmy

Can't see Maynard ever being fully fit again.

Classic case of glass half empty / full ...before the match several reports were commenting on the good run we've been having under JFH (based on lack of defeats rather than victories)..one more defeat and apparently we are "dire" (based presumably on lack of victories and consistency)...the...

"comfortable win"??...well, as you say, here's hoping!

Having said that, I agree he may well be moved on pretty rapidly

Disagree. Think he's quality with some real class. Think he's also the victim of Everton thinking they are a much bigger club than they really are - many Everton fans still seriously think Moyes under-achieved there whereas I think he did an incredible job on (relatively) limited resources.

I'd go for the end of NEXT season (like you - "at least")

Exactly

think this probably says as much about which combination were playing during our formative yeas, and on that basis for me it has to be Clement and Gillard.

Utter madness on so many levels:- Warnock did great (again) but was only ever "short term" (could well have been till the end of this season). JFH is potentially a far better longer term option and the direction he is taking us so far justifies his appointment (in my opinion). Your phrase "no...

Sexy torn Sam

Good manager I reckon - pretty satisfied with the one we've ended up with and early signs of where he's taking us but must admit Clement would have been my choice at end of last season.

Definitely one of my favourite goals of all time (even though it didn't matter because we lost...which didn't matter because Stoke won...which didn't matter because the next year...etc, etc....)

Still settle for 14th and being half way towards being a football club rather than circus

Think this is exactly the sort of strategy that Ramsey was originally employed to implement - hence the signings of Loungo, Hall, Smithies et al ...just that the unexpected development of Austin, Green, Phillips, Fer et al staying (unrealistically) upped all our expectations of this season

Think my pre season target of finishing 14th, moving away from stupid contracts and starting to feel we're being run like a proper football club is beginning to look achievable. That for me would be a decent basis from which promotion within a 5-10 year period could be both realistic and...