22 Aug 2026 21:23:51
Shall we do everyone's league finish predictions again? I stand by mid-table at best. Once the thick of the games come, we don't stand a chance. Call it knee jerk, but my money is on Carrick out before xmas.
22 Aug 2026 21:33:28
Yep, knee jerk... but I wouldn't be surprised if it did happen, but let's see next week first before panic.
22 Aug 2026 21:53:35
The biggest worry is Carrick's 'it was never going to be perfect' comment. That statement doesn't exactly send the right message to an already half arsed squad. Is it ok to turn up and expect anything less than perfect?
22 Aug 2026 23:16:22
Jd,
You know exactly what he meant, though. Players coming back at different times from the World Cup, our 'best' team not currently available, Sesko with no minutes and still 2/3 players short. Hardly controversial to say he didn't expect it to be perfect today.
23 Aug 2026 03:44:01
All valid points, but we are talking about Hull City - a team whose whole starting 11 cost the same amount of money as Andrey Santos. Arsenal didn't seem to have the same problem...
23 Aug 2026 08:15:13
For 'never going to be perfect', read unprepared. Carrick is head coach or manager, I said what I thought of that previously. The club are all in with him, so now they have to live with it. It's one game, so can't overreact, but can't deny it's a terrible, disgraceful result to start with.
23 Aug 2026 08:23:10
Appalling mess. No guts, again!