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Shortlist should be in order:

Poch

Potter

Rogers

Can’t imagine all three of them would say no. 

After these three, who else? I’m struggling.

I understand Dwight Yorke is posting his CV in the morning. 

Purslow is ruthless enough to not worry about sacking Gerrard. It’s a business and at present it’s failing on the pitch, which in turn is costing us money.

We’ll most definitely be sounding out a replacement if not already done so. 

We’ll never know the truth, but if he’s lost the respect of the senior figures in the dressing room, he won’t be here much longer.

Based on who’s at the club and injury free right now, what’s our best formation and best eleven?

9 minutes ago, DaveAV1 said:

I think you’re right. The plan was to up our profile and in that respect the plan worked. But sadly the other big part of his job, the coaching, has been pretty woeful. It can’t go on too long, hopefully we’re close to finding a replacement. The  what appears to be reluctance to spend further money on the squad at the moment would certainly indicate things are afoot. 

This is where I’m baffled? Gerrard has worked under some fantastic managers and coaches, whether it be at Liverpool or England. Probably some of the very best.  So why hasn’t he bought those best coaching and managerial experiences/knowledge with him? It’s baffling.

Not exactly fighting now is he or giving off the confidence that he’ll turn this around? I think he knows something is brewing. 

I actually find it laughable that we can’t even get a draw when we play a team like today. At the very least you take a 0-0.

We’ve completely lost the ability of being hard to beat, keeping it tight etc. The longer the game went on today, you knew they might take a chance. 

If you can’t win a game, you don’t lose and we can’t fathom this at all.

I probably more than most really wanted Gerrard to succeed here but today is a really low point for me. West Ham in the first half were awful and we should have been two up with more creativity, luck or downright being more clinical.

We seem devoid of confidence and manager seems devoid of ideas on how to turn it around. The beginning of the end for him now I feel.

It’s a shame because he’s brought us much needed exposure and some very good players into the club. However, the basics on the pitch don’t even seem right now. Time to act and quickly in order to change our season.
 

14 minutes ago, Xela said:

Especially when it gets stuck to the roof of your mouth!

I honestly don’t think Poch would turn us down right now. None of the big six or seven need him unless Man Utd implode.

We have fantastic owners, training facilities, a ground that’s getting significant upgrades and some very good players.  He’d come I reckon. 
 

edit - if he did say no, then Potter or Rogers would be more than acceptable.

We’ve got some very good players but we’ve no idea how to use them to make a cohesive team.  It’s got to change now. 

Nobody walks from a job anymore but he’d have my respect if he walked this evening.

Big job, big experiment and it hasn’t worked. 

Bournemouth and now West Ham. This is pretty bad.

Need to start considering managerial options I would have thought?  Next couple of weeks are going to difficult but he’s got broad shoulders.

I really thought this was a good appointment and Gerrard would slowly grow into being a top manager but it’s clearly not working right now.

Will it change over the next few weeks? Unlikely, which will make his position untenable I would have thought.  What a shame.  

You make your own luck. They’ve been poor but we’ve hardly battered them have we?

We need a spark and this team isn’t getting it from the manager. 

Can’t see him lasting much longer. Arsenal and Man City next, which will probably see him gone.

Start putting the feelers out

Try this for the last 15 minutes perhaps?
 

                   Buendia

   Bailey      Archer      Watkins 

Should have sold him a couple of seasons ago when his stock was highest. Oh well, at least it’s a fee. 

McGinn should have come off for Ramsey 

Coutinho off for Buendia

Ings or Watkins off for Bailey 

Bailey, Buendia and Ramsey within the next 10/15 minutes if we don’t score. 

Just missing a goal. This has been very decent.