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Very poor the way he left, shame for the club that the manager and owner couldnt have come to some sort of agreement, at the time it was reported that it was all about money, yet within a year they splashed £20m+ on Bent. Interesting to see Darren Bent mentioned there, because for me, our current problems can be traced back to a series of decisions made immediately following his exit. Attempting to tough it out without a decent replacement until the summer, coupled with injuries and loss of form meant that our season ended up dying a slow and painful death, which in turn put serious pressure on Bruce for the first time. His response, a complete overhaul of the squad with a record number of new signings, fell completely flat. Most unforgiveable of all was to sign the untested Wickham and Ji as back up to a bored and decidedly overweight Gyan (who quickly did a runner) and the occasionally brilliant but often face-punchingly frustrating Sessegnon. We’ve hardly been a genuine attacking threat since. Which in part brings me to one of O’Neill’s biggest failings this season. He’s placed far too much trust in Bruce signings (only six of our current 24-man squad are O'Neill's - Fletcher and Johnson were signed for admittedly large fees but three were freebies and Rose is a loan) who simply aren’t up to much. Most of them served him well intially, but it’s clear now that they were simply running on adrenaline. Until Martin has more of his own players in, it is of course extremely harsh to call for him to be sacked, though there’s no doubt that massive improvement is urgently required, both tactically and in terms of team selection. And while sticking resolutely to tactics that have worked for you in the past is understandable, he also had far better players to work with back then. I mean, who could even begin to place James McClean in the same solar system as Ashley Young or compare Jack Colback with Stiliyan Petrov? Looking at the upcoming fixtures, there’s surely a strong possibility of finding ourselves somewhere in the bottom three come January, and to get out we’ll need a minimum of four decent new players and a change of tactics. Will it ever get any better? Who knows…

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Well, we lost again. Absolute rubbish in the first half. Much better in the second, but still too little too late. That’s one point from a possible nine in games against West Brom, QPR and Norwich. Chelsea up next and Man United, Man City and Spurs to come over next four weeks or so. Gulp...

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There's a BZ Facebook group (http://www.facebook....ups/2274390583/), but as far as I know it hasn't been active in many a year. If memory serves, there was a change in the way group pages worked a while back, and consequently most of the membership was lost.

None, I'm not in the least bit religious.

Lana Del Rey and Palma Violets from this week's show. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L30iV2mtDe0&feature=share&list=SPE4858B103CB8EA3D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JezmmjxtSo&feature=share&list=SPE4858B103CB8EA3D

Valerie June. Future Jack White collaboration inevitable. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8YcVyULies&feature=share&list=SPE4858B103CB8EA3D Two Polica numbers in one. http://youtu.be/GcUBAEYCb-c

Bat for Lashes. Pleasantly surprised by the performance of 'Oh Yeah' which I'd assumed would work better in the context of the album.

Presenting some random highlights from the current run of 'Later with Jools Holland' - starting with Tame Impala.

I believe it changed around May-ish. I wasn't sure at first either but the more you look around, the faster the old layout fades from the memory.

^In the case of the 'Survival of the Fittest' game, you can click the link below. It'll take you to an earlier (but frequently updated) post with all the info you'll need.

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Sayuri Virginia Hanna

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Not altogether, the old posts are still seeable within the General Questions topic in Site & Forum.

A rather cryptic plot synopsis posted recently by Paramount... Gary Mitchell then?

Je suis un pillock... http://youtu.be/9LyyAMgfIOQ

Hello, good evening and welcome!

Random (and possibly tedious) thought regarding 'Skyfall' and indeed, modern movies in general. Has anyone other than Judi Dench played the same character before and after a franchise reboot? I know Michael Gough was Alfred in the Tim Burton and Joel Schumacher versions of Batman, but I was never fully clear on whether they were sequels, reboots or just set in a parallel universe obsessed with neon lighting.

Melina x3

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Ellen Clarissa Elizabeth

Dear Chelsea fans, Angry slogans look rubbish when printed on A4 paper.