I can see roughly 10 of those leaving. The "leadership group" could/should leave - Duffy/Mclean/Sargent - it doesn't feel like we have had much leadership on the pitch. Gunn, Stacey, Doyle, Sorenesen, Nunez, Sainz, Hernandez all likely/possible to leave aswell.
I would love to keep Sargent but I think we are all braced for him moving on
Agreed which is why I think we need a change at senior level. I was looking back at the Lambert era team and there is no comparison in terms of leadership - Holt, Howson, Johnson, Snodgrass, Bassong, Martin, Whitbread even the like of Olsson, Pilks, Ruddy, Morrison were characters.
I debated that, GE, but limited the squad to those who have been included in the first team this season. Perhaps there's a case for Myles to be included though.
It isn't just our defence, it's our defending as a team. In that regard, it's difficult to separate the players from JHT's tactics where the attacking players and midfielders fail to close down opposition players, which allows them to progress the ball through the thirds with relative ease. Too often our defenders are caught upfield, thus giving a numerical advantage. Unless we achieve some sort of balance between attack and defence the concession of goals will continue.
It's hard to know, but after finishing in the top 6 the previous season to do so again would not have seemed an unreasonable target. I also doubt that the new owners will be willing to accept a new 3 year transition proposal. If true, Knapper is now facing a far more demanding set of expectations and that could be a good thing.
Just got off a 10 hour flight having watched through the clubs promotional videos form this season at all of the stages of the season. In the last one, 4 weeks ago, JHT expressed that position in the table didn’t matter but they wanted good performances for the rest of the season. Obviously we didn’t get that, but there also seems to have been a lack of communication to him.
Am I the only one concerned about this alleged sort of interference by American owners who know nothing about the game in this Country and this league in particular? Delia and Michael loved the Club but to the current owners it is just a business but football clubs are more than a normal business.
Busy week for him! 
For me, it was the change away from passing the ball around in our own third and playing Stacey WR so we had two defenders on that side while Stacey also carried an attacking threat we had been missing on the right most of the season. Our defensive shape was also much better against a good team desperate to score to stay in the playoff places. I was expecting us to be under siege but we weren't. We gave as good as we got. A look at the Prediction League thread shows very few predictors expected anything other than a loss. I only changed my prediction from a 3-1 loss at the last moment once I had seen the lineup and that was more in hope than expectation.More positives out of that game but what part is down to Wilshere given he had about a day, perhaps a day and half to work with the team before the game. (including his charity golf day in between too), plus a marathon to run on the Sunday.
Some tactical changes like Stacey and Schwartau's positioning for instance, but was that the key to the uplift, or was it the team naturally playing with a bit more urgency to secure their place with new management?
I think Ben reflects a view held by those who thought the problem was the players rather than the coach or the implementation of the tactical approach. There was also a large contingent who saw it the other way around as we surrendered 5 goals to Portsmouth at home then another 3 against Millwall. I continued to watch but I was totally disillusioned by then.
