[silverbaggie]

If JP knows what he's doing, the search for Irvine's successor is well under way and preliminary talks will already have been held, and there's an outstanding candidate just waiting there. No more messing about taking the cheaper option, we know now it's completely false economy - peanuts and monkeys spring to mind. When PL income is of the order of £70 million a season, we can afford it. The head coach's role is the most important job at the club and we've got to get it right.

I do hope that you are right Aries.

IMO if we do not replace Irvine during January at the latest, then we are in for a very worrying relegation battle which, given that the players themselves seem demoralised, we will inevitably lose.