Dan

Said the same after both. Absolutely infuriating that he's missed those two, I'd imagine those scenarios were the exact kind of game he'd have come on for. Doesn't get any easier for us with Chelsea next, can see another narrow loss to be honest, but Huddersfield I fancy us to get something at. I think they've done very well but they aren't THAT good.

Think he's struggled a little in all honesty although considering he was out that long he hasn't done too badly. Think we really do need Iborra/Drinkwater back.

That only works if you're properly coached. We were the total opposite in 2016, an awfully coached side with players who weren't great, although still better than they showed. Very happy for Maguire. Didn't expect him to get in this soon but by all accounts he was very impressive at Hull and it's not hard to see why. Looks like he could be a quality signing.

Your hate just makes us stronger!!! We will go up and there's nothing any of you can do about it!!!

How's Schlupp done for you?

And me. At least Jordan seemingly has some credentials though.

6-1 is absolutely dismal from Orient. Billericay won 1-2 at Lowestoft. The more I see of their owner the more I hope, and expect it go to massively tits up. He's a mouthy deluded arsehole.

Heard an interview with Billericay's chairman / manager (say no more) earlier and thought he came across as massively up his own arse.

Chelsea cost me £109 today. Had them, Lille and Leeds (assuming Leeds hang on here which I'm 95% sure they will).

Bordeaux?

If he's anything like he is on FM then this is the bargain buy of the summer.

We've lost there a couple of times haha. It came up on my Youtube that it was being streamed. Didn't actually see it though. Can never read too much into actual results in pre-season.

You're being a bit harsh. I'd definitely have more faith in Brentford to go up this season than Sunderland.

Went to Hurdlow in Derbyshire for a weekend in March and last weekend did my annual family weekend in Skegness, showing my true East Midlands colours Off to Benidorm for a week in a months time with one group of mates and off to Lanzarote in September for a week with another. Can't see myself doing two different week long holidays for a while after these as I need to start putting a bit of money aside.

We are definitely looking to expand our ground. We've been in consultation with the same bloke who's designing Everton's new ground. The plan is to add another 10,000 seats onto the East Stand so it'll hold 42,000+. Would be a great move for us I think. Sold out pretty much every game since we've come up (granted what's happened has helped) and I've always said there is potential here, county of a million people with very little competition. Get it done.

Don't really get this "gone by Christmas" rhetoric. It's as if people are pretending we weren't one of the form teams of the league under him.

Surprised me too although there are apparently a few issues at Oxford. Worked with Shakespeare before and was quoted as saying his contacts at Leicester helped us get them in a friendly last year.

I don't know why Gibson didn't get a single minute.

I can't work out what our plan was last night. The second half was embarrassing. I cannot remember ever seeing a side look so clueless against ten men.

I've thought that in the past - people are deluded if they think that you're going to get anything like Kane & Alli's form for England because they're around poorer players. Poch has built a side that gets the maximum from those two. England haven't.

We're bound to have money to spend. Likely to take in some money for Mahrez, Musa as well by the sounds of things, as well as the CL revenue on top of the Sky TV money. We're definitely going to spend some. I don't know what to make of Evans. Don't know how good he is.

I'm not feeling Dier either to be honest. Looks OK but not a lot more.

Is there anything in the Mahrez to Barcelona rumour? The word was Messi has apparently urged Barcelona to bid for him as he's a big fan. Surely not?

Anything on a new manager?

Doesn't get the credit he deserves for that run. Add in knocking out Sevilla, the fact we had to contend with a pretty tough run of fixtures with a squad that wasn't really prepared for it (which I can't put down to him). I know I sound like I'm making excuses for him but we prepared for last season so terribly that we didn't react to our setbacks as well as we always used to. Ranieri was dismantling the whole model, and Rudkin twice failed to bring in the right targets - I can't blame Shakespeare for having to field a defence of Simpson, Benalouane, Fuchs and Chilwell, we're bound to struggle. I totally accept it could go wrong but that is the case no matter who we appoint. I've been impressed with the kinds of things he says - he's a realist and given his snipe at our poor recruitment it looks like he knows exactly what needs fixing. I would not be disappointed if he ended up being an assistant to someone like Roger Schmidt. I think that could work. He was one of the architects of a management team that continuously improved this club. The team, the backroom staff, the facilities (which you can credit the owners too) and eventually I think the academy, he's made noises about wanting to improve that too. If he takes us over I think we'll have a good season.