i hope we can put the defoe story to rest until there is a definite 'yay/nay' from the club...if LJ has decided it is not to be then so be it but that wont stop all those who are already waiting to stick the knife in use it as another reason to hate LJ.
should we fail to get promoted this season then that will further fuel the fire but in all honesty, this is a massive gamlbe either way for LJ, if he says 'yay' and it takes a while for defoe to get up to speed he may take a while to get his shooting boots sorted out (18 games left and a decent strike rate is usually reckoned to be 1 in 3 so 6 goals needed from him at least) then, could he be the lone striker in this league, our players already get lumps kicked out of them can you imagine what they will do to defoe, he might not get a chance to get started...should LJ say 'nay' then there are sections of our fans that will simply despise him more rather than looking at the big picture, promotion or not.
for what it's worth, i am hardly LJ's biggest fan and every bad performance/result i think 'here we go again' and right now i just cannot get off the fence regarding him...the main positive i have taken from his tenure so far is that he somehow managed to get last seasons squad on a 15 game unbeaten run, but then we know what happened...the man has to make a choice as to what he considers is best for the club and squad in general and remove sentiment from the equation, i may not agree with his final decision but the least i can do is respect it and hope it was made for the benefit of all rather than some personal 'fear' for his own future.