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That genuinely made me laugh out loud on the train.

Thanks I needed that.

(And apologies to @TheAndyGrahamFanClub as for some reason i originally had their post linked)

"Football and everything to do with it is an emotional game and sometimes that spills over, just remember that none of us (except for a few) know each other's personal situation and some comments can cut deeper than you are aware of. Mental health has been spoken about a few times and I myself took a month out because some comments got to me and I needed that break. I just want us to take things easy because if this forum was to disappear, I think it would be a very sad day for us all."

Well put Otter. Everybody can and should be able to voice their opinion and we can all agree and disagree but there is almost never a need to start insulting somebody else for having a different view point or perspective.

I think multiple people have mentioned keeping a thread named "new manager rumour mill" to rumours about a new manager and venting about the MB and Dan Rice piece elsewhere on a relevant thread for it.... which seems like a common sense/adult approach to me.

Where we have to adjust our thinking to is that Rice is the manager of the club. We have been a single team club for a generation pretty much. We are now looking at a manager of teams from first team to 9 year olds. Hence why we will have coaches. And all will have to align. All coaches are going to have to understand they are part of a wider team now. The wonderful era of Gareth buying nets from Amazon are behind us. We now have 'Professional Development Phase Operations Lead' and I have precisely no idea what that is.

I know it’s the Gasroom and all, but why are the BBC live reporting it…

I don’t sense that Evatt is a compliant character. He’s a taskmaster and his persona is one of ‘the boss’ as opposed to the loveable coach.

Rice is the top dog now whether folk like that or not. I sense the next ‘head coach’ will be just that. Someone passionate about coaching, improving and getting the best out of the players at his disposal.

Rice or ‘Danuard’ will make all the plays outside of that. So these old school management names are just for bookies to win a few quid.

So we still don’t have a manager, but at least we still have a Gasroom. Not sure which one I woke up more concerned about.

i was agreeing with you, its a lie that people are saying he said transfers are all on the board, he says its a with the director him and the recruitment team

I for one would be quite happy to pay £5 per month to ensure the continued existence of the Gasroom, as a contribution towards the running costs. As others have said, this is 100x better than any other EFL club's forum.

If we got, say 100 regulars paying that figure, the £500 monthly should easily more than cover the cost, and any surplus could then be used to perhaps fund an annual summer meet up at a bar in West London, where members could chat face to face.

Although the discussions have gone off the rails in recent weeks, I'm sure that when the team get back to winning ways under a quality Manager / Head Coach, normal service will be resumed. Meanwhile, @drcongo , please don't go, we need you.

@Kim_il_Swan don’t ever change…

Agree about Bradley’s performance, a good old fashioned battle with Eaves in which our man came out on top. Noticeable that Eaves was switched to go up against Low in the second half. Of all the recent new arrivals Bradley has attracted the least attention but I think he’s been excellent in every game.