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Man City Women vs Liverpool Women. Man City in their usual sky blue shirts with navy blue shorts and socks. The visitors? Not wearing red, they’re wearing navy blue shirts, navy blue shorts and navy blue socks. Why????

Edit: apparently the Liverpool kit is black but still, why not just wear red.

I think we will see many of the players brought in in January feature at some point in the remaining 16 games of the season as Dodds rotates his squad to maintain fitness/match sharpness and maximise our chances of the autos.

I, like others, do not buy into the school of thought that we bought Champ standard players for next season who are somehow not ready for L1. If they are that good they should be rolling over L1 opposition once they are match fit.

Having said that I suspect Finn was one who probably was a case of "needs more development but is available now". Whereas Lowry & Berry just need minutes under their belts to be ready to contribute due to their lack of game time this season.

Anyway, lets see what surprise Dodds springs (or doesn't) on Tuesday.

My personal view is that, perhaps, the French had it right with "plus ca change, plus c'et la meme chose", especially when it comes to football clubs and the influence that supporters may or may not have on things.

I have no information other than what little has been disclosed here and on other social media from which it can be inferred/concluded that it is

likely that the new owners were prepared to honour the existing contract with MB but indicated they were not inclined at this point, if ever, to offer an extension/renewal,

probable they also advised MB that the scope of his role was to change to involve him less in recruitment due to their choice to rely more on a data driven model. It equally seems MB was unhappy with this change in role.

Having found myself in a similar situation in my last employment, anyone in this position has 2 choices either carry on doing your job to the best of your ability for the remaining duration of your contract whilst asking your agent to keep you updated on appropriate jobs elsewhere moving when you find it, or you quit at the earliest opportunity. MB appearred to choose the option of finding another job asap, as was his right to do.

(I stuck it out for 6 months until I was so f***ing bored I chose to retire early as I could afford to do so).

Finally I have huge respect for MB both as a player & a coach, but I also recognise that new owners are entitled to shape the club in the way they choose as they are the paymasters and it really doesn't matter whether I or any supporters like it or not.

But that is ever the way.

This depends on whether the expectation is he will be 4th choice going forward. But, its not unreasonable to think he needs time to adapt and get used to the league and a new country.

paragraph 1: I completely see you position. Understand it. Mostly agree on you about it.

So what are you/me/we going to do about it?

Paragraph 2: even in points where I agree with you, I see it’s vital to push you on certain points because it’s also pushing me. Unless you/me/we are willing to do something about the bad things what we agree on in para 1 - we kinda are shouting at clouds.

We certainly end up shouting out each other, which as another poster pointed out, isn’t going to solve anything because posts on the gasroom rarely do and therefore will never answer the “will the club be recognisable in 5 years time” question.

paragraph 3 - I am probably 100% guilty of the “our owners are terrible, hey ho, come on you blues” as I think the majority of us are - if I’m honest. I was there by the end of the couhig era. I 100% telegraphed that this was a scenario that could to happen (new owners want there new people in 99% of the time) maybe that desensitised me to what did transpire. Does it make it right? No. But I go back to “what are you/me/we going to do about it now?”

paragraph 4: Exaggerate a point for impact? People may or may not have noticed I’m fairly well versed in that concept 😬

Which, btw, is what all of these entire posts have been about. Because I do agree with you that this is worthy of debate.

To a point.

I believe we have got to the point that the debate is going around and round in circles to the point it’s pointless continuing. We, me mostly, are going over the same point as nauseam. It’s boring people now. Apathy will kill this club not ML, Eduard however you spell his name and the one guy who actually speaks (Dan Rice)

Ergo:

Let’s stop having the same debate. What are you/me/we actually going to do about it?

Seriously.

the tl:dr is probably discussion has to end at some point and action start. Is now too soon or too late?

I believe you think you know . I believe this is because someone loyal to Bloomfield (and therefore llikely to take his side ) has told you so. It really does not carry any weight that you think this if you will not elaborate . Even then unless it is very clear that your informant is very unlikely to hold any bias it still doesn't change anything in my opinion.

Interesting little nugget as some seem to think we've 'gone long-ball': our two lowest pass completion percentages this season have yielded two of our biggest wins (55% v Shrewsbury, 59% v Stockport) 🤔

Big congratulations to @MindlessDrugHoover , the only correct score predictor of the week and climber of seven places.

@mooneyman predicted a draw as most significantly did @Wendoverman who as a result returns for another stint at the top of the table.

No real changes elsewhere, so on to those charming folk from Bristol Rovers.

Big welcome to first time predictors @FatFootballersWWFC and @petef1 . I'll add you to the table after three predictions.

It's all a bit " believe me guv, I know what I'm talking about" lots of winks and stuff.

It's obvious though that for whatever reason there was an issue over sonething. But, also, doesn't look like the club were getting rid of Bloomfield. He, obvious didn't enjoy it so left.

It happens in management in many different companies.

But, until I know what the situation was, I dont see a bad guy in any of it, from either party.

Patience lads. It takes time to train players up in our systems plus they have to earn the right to play instead of players who got us to 2nd. And on top of that we have a new manager who would be crazy to rock the boat when he barely knows our players. I'm expecting most of the new players to start having an impact at around the time of the Wrexham game. Bradley, Norris and Simons aside - they are all from the league above and will be far easier to integrate.