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Which is why I'm not assuming it is Hyypia's fault. It has crossed my mind too that it might be budgetary constraints rather than choice, although you're right that Hyypia hadn't used him a lot (especially from the start). Either way, I think it was a poor decision as an injury to one of our...

Absolutely. I also felt Colunga should have been quicker to the ball in the build up to the corner for their goal. Looked like he didn't really want to chase for it. CMS would have either got to it or forced the defender to go backwards! As I said elsewhere, cannot understand why we loaned him out!

Yes, a blip may be a bit of an understatement. However, Mackay hasn't exactly turned it round yet (unlike Lennon at Bolton and Rowett at Birmingham who had an immediate impact), which makes you wonder what's happening at Wigan.

In fairness, their respective fitness records suggest he is like for like replacement!

Big question mark over this season at Wigan but before that he'd looked a really good young manager first at Brentford and then turning round Wigan's season last year. They must have had top 2 form after he took over. Would not be against Rosler but would have concerns at how badly wrong it went...

Especially with the loan situation. If we'd had CMS available, he could have replaced one of the attacking loan options against Millwall (either starting or on the bench) and we could have played Bennett at left back! I'd be interested to know who made the decision to let him go on loan. If it...

I'm inclined to agree with this. If we want to attract a very good and experienced manager, they will insist on control of transfers and their own backroom team. That leaves no place for Burke (although I don't have the vindictive attitude to him that some do on here) and possibly Jones...

I don't understand why we let CMS go in the first place. We loaned out O'Grady, understandably, but we should have made sure we kept all our other strikers. We left ourselves short of options for games without him and it will be good to have him available again! I really think if he'd been able...

Encouragingly, I think that all of the top seven on that list would be an improvement of Hyypia. I really don't see us getting Pulis or Sherwood unless big money is spent and we agree to change the structure. Hughton is not rated by Norwich fans I know but should be decent in the Championship...

The frustrating thing is we're not that far off a mid table team. However, I can't see Hyypia getting us anywhere near that. Assuming Bent goes, we need a new striker who can hold the ball up and a replacement for Bennett, assuming his loan spell ends. People talk about our midfield but I think...

To be fair, if we got Pulis in now, I think there's enough quality in the squad that he could turn it round. If you look at what he did for Palace last year, I'd say we have a better squad compared to the average in the Championship than they did in the Premier League. They're just being badly...

Could be that too but we've not picked great League One players since moving to the Amex. Harley, Vincelot (although he didn't really get a chance), Hoskins (although that was injuries mainly), CMS, Chicksen, Baldock come to mind. But it certainly helps if they're managed. And in fairness, to...

In fairness, good players come out of League 1. Assombalonga has done pretty well for Forest for example. It's just that we pick the bad ones!

I would be shocked if Tony Pulis joined us at the moment. The only possible reason for him coming would be a guarantee of control over transfers and being sold a long term goal of Premier League football (whereas the clubs who want him in the Premier League would just be a case of keeping them...

To be honest, if they don't sack him after the last three games, I think he's here for the season (or at least they'll wait until we're so far adrift, it was pointless sacking him anyway).

I think I stuck with Hyypia longer than most and until the Rotherham home game was backing him! Since then, things looked like they might turn around with decent performances at Bournemouth and Norwich and four points from the Wigan and Blackburn home games. However, since then, the tactics...

I agree completely about a poor transfer window but, even accepting that, Hyypia has not made the most of his resources. I honestly don't think with a decent manager we'd be bottom three, probably mid table instead. I rarely call for a manager to be sacked but I've wavered since Rotherham...

I'd love to say that was realistic but can't see it. Don't think Bloom will sack Sami now (although no idea why not) so where does that leave us. A loss to Millwall and a Rotherham win at the weekend and we'll be four or five points from safety! I doubt he'll learn assume he'll start JFC and...

It felt like there was a feeling of doom in the away end once the team was announced. I had little hope up to that point but that all went. We were very quiet but seeing your team go 3-0 down in 20 minutes won't often lead to cheers from the fans. I think the most depressing thing about...

That's the problem. The players weren't any good yesterday. To my mind the only ones who could come out of the game without any real blame were Stockdale (who made one mistake but couldn't do anything about the goals and made a couple of very good saves in the second half), Hughes and Dunk...