Rousseau

I knew it was too good to be true...

Make it so, Patrick!

Is it weird that I keep making longing glances at Muscat? As stupid as it sounds, I think we are difficult to beat, generally - our main issue is creating chances. Conceding a goal a game is fine if we can score three or four.

No, no - I've only responded to your random 23 games point. Here's the last 23 games from our last few managers: Warburton - 12W, 5D, 6L Clement - 12W, 5D, 6L Gerrard - 13W, 5D, 5L Beale - 13W, 3D, 7L GvB - 11W, 4D, 8L Caixhinha - 13W, 3D, 7L What does this random nonsense tell us? GvB was the worst because he lost 8 of his last 23? Or that Caixhinha was the best because he won the most? Nonsense. You cannot take a random number of games to suite your argument. My rant is over. Now, to take the rest of your post: no, I'm not happy. I've made several posts, backed up by my beloved xG, saying how poor we are at creating chances. I said it's around what Beale was achieving (even worse than, maybe? I can't recall). I would be quite happy to see him sacked. My other point elsewhere (about how I couldn't see him getting sacked) was just a judgement based on how he fits in with the off-field project and our financial situation. It's not that I want it, it's just what I think based on the circumstances. The rebuild has barely started. We've not built anything yet. Hopefully the new CEO will have some ideas on the manager's position and everything else.

You take their record in full, or full seasons; you don't just pick a random number to suite your argument. Did you know Warburton is better than Guardiola? Warburton's last 5 games - W2, D1, L2 Guardiola's last 5 games - 0W, 0D, 5L. Bring him home.

This is patently untrue. Warburton's ppg was 1.79 in his final season, while Clement is sitting at 2.00 ppg this season. It's interesting that you missed out Beale (1.71) who was worse than Warburton in his final season.

I'd keep Yilmaz, Igamane, Propper and Danilo. The rest can go. For absolutely no reason.

We would've used the money received, surely? He didn't leave so we didn't sign anyone.

I still think we'll be comfortably second at season's end. Aberdeen's xG is not sustainable, as we're starting to see. I mean, Dessers is better...

I knew I shouldn't have got my hopes up...

On the pitch I agree with you - other than my feint hope that getting him some players in January will transform us - and my favoured xG backs up how poor we are at creating chances. My reasoning is more off the pitch: he's aligned with the project, we're going through a rebuild, it would cost a fortune to get rid of him and the season is already a lost cause (I had it written off before Hearts) so there's nothing much to gain. Who knows what the new CEO will want, though.

I think he's played out of position. He's not a #10, he's just filling in. He's more of a box-to-box player like Barron. Which doesn't actually contradict your argument when we picked up Barron for the price of a packet of space invaders.

Both have the same number of goals (1) and assists (1) coming off the bench. Dessers did it in only one game. That's an opinion, fair enough. I, personally, think Danilo is good enough, if he can keep fit. I have no idea if he can, though. The evidence is against it.

I can't see Clement being sacked.

I forgot the Juju for a moment, there...

Careful! That's an indirect attack on Dessers which must not be tolerated by Cammy!

Danilo is being eased back from injury so you can understand why he doesn't start. I have no idea why Hagi isn't starting, though. Diomande is not a #10 and there's no one else.

A unanimous vote... ?!

What are your thoughts, folks?

Assists. That gets you goals.

I didn't say he was good enough. I just posted some stats showing that Danilo has better numbers than Dessers. He didn't score today but got an assist, and did much more on every count than Dessers. We were much better as a team with Danilo. The trouble is he's only played 81 minutes, as you pointed out.

Staunch.