THE CONCRETE ROUNDABOUT (TCR)

It was more to do with not allowing the dross attempt of a football match to continue ruining our plans, I couldn't subject myself to the lacklustre performance anymore - we could of still been playing long after Pompey went home and we still wouldn't of scored!

Anyway had a great night, thats all that counts

True, and I'm with ya on the reasons behind it.

I would be interested to know if there are people on here that think Neilson might be gone at the end of the season, or even Christmas , and I don't necessarily mean being pushed out of the door, he could go under his own steam, he won't be the first, and certainly not the last.

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Read the MELTDOWN after every game, no bullshit, just giving it straight

It's too early this season to pass judgement. Win our next 2 games and we could be touching playoffs. The league is still young and tight ( )

We have been beset with injuries, but I don't agree we have a 'top 6' team. We have remnants of Robbo's regime, but we have some imports who I'm not sold on, and some unproven young talent. Chuks is a good player and has been injured, but we're treating his return like he is the the messiah. I honestly hope he does drive us forward and gets us back playing well, but lest we forget arguably his best spell was playing for a relegation threatened League 1 side in the 2013/14 season. Cisse has not performed as I'd hoped he would, but hopefully is adjusting to League One football still.

I do wonder if playing long diagonal balls to Seager is wise, but Sow has shown his class - a definite boon for us to have him on a contract and not on loan. Another of our Loanees, Tshibola hasn't set the world alight yet either. A talented lad, but again, his most recent season consisted of 12 appearances, and the one before that? Half a season of appearances at relegation threatened Hartlepool in League 2. We have had great success with loanees in recent years, i.e Grigg, Bamford, Afobe, Barnes etc. But not all loanees can come in and do as well (for us, anyway!)

I am meandering a bit here, but what I think is we give Robbie at least until the end of the season, and maybe beyond. The season before we were promoted, we finished 10th in L1. There is a limit people can take before people get bored or fed up of the style of play. That's what I liked though about having Robbo as manager, it took a while, but we got where we wanted.

There's one at the end of my road!

Didn't want to stand next to you anymore anyway haha In all seriousness, I didn't blame you, fair to say you didn't miss much after you left!

Don't disagree with any of your first paragraph (and yes I do remember the rotating door days for managers pre KR.
I was responding to Filthy's specific comment about proof that Pete said he'd give him time.
RN was specifically asked about this in the talksport interview.
https://talksport.com/football/72-talks ... 1005257229
Go to -42.00 on the time bar at the top.

Yes you are right he did say that in the interview, never heard that before.

Re Karl getting 6 years, I think he got so long because we had immediate success with him getting us into the playoffs in his first season, which he repeated a year later.

I was quite happy with Neilson after last season and thought we were on the up with him, it's all the things that have gone on with players leaving and not being replaced, poor signings and him introducing a certain style of play that has put a lot of doubt in my mind, and I'm sure Pete will also being having doubts already.

F- go for it mate.
(Some good points too IMHO)

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Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment

I’m pretty sure he will be with us at least until the end of next season. Pete will want stability and Robbie should have at least one more summer to develop the squad he wants.

I don’t see why he would go under his own steam.