ntbear

I understand what you are saying - but you can hardly argue that any of our defenders have done anything to deserve a place in the side in any of the games this season. He clearly has no faith in any of our defenders and doesn't know who his best 4 are. And yes, I agree - sacking Jimmy would be bad financially.

I'm not sure it's all down to Jimmy - yes, he bought the players - but if they don't perform.... In the first half it seemed like chance after chance and no friggin dons player could finish - not sure what jimmy can do about that. Realistically who would we get in? there is a /very/ outside chance of McGhee - but certainly not until Well are out of Europe. Don't think many others would touch us with a barge pole - oh except to "save" money Milne and Miler would appoint Sandy Clarke.

Sounds like the AFC players are putting in 110% (with the exception of the keeper who is a nightmare), they simply are not good enough - doesn't matter about Jimmy's tactical tombola - the players just are not fit to wear dons shirts.

back on topic... The bit in quotes is the way to go - more money on the playing staff - that is the solution. I don't think we have a decent team at all - yes they could be more motivated than they are - would they sustain european position form - no - they aren't good enough.

Romanov is small fish compared to the arabs, and the proper russians investing in the EPL. As for the supporters base argument, even if Man City fill eastlands, they aren't going to pay the wages of robinho each week, never mind the new recruits that will come in in january - so clearly these investors aren't worried about how many people actually turn up - but they will turn up en masse, as the product on show will be good. It's your opinion that you don't want a faceless billionaire in, but I have a feeling AFC is going to the wall under Milne. No stadium, no players worth talking about, soon, no support going to games. He *has* to go - I'd at least like someone else to have a go at "rescuing" the club before we do go out of business. And we can all apply the "we need to run a good financial ship to survive" charge - but if we don't have a team worth watching - we'll soon be playing in the highland league albeit with a "good" financial footing.

I don't see that the big investors in English football just now are trying to make a profit, so I don't think the fact that it's not a great financial decision affects the argument.

I'm sorry, but I just cannot understand the "no-one would buy the club" argument. Anyone with any business sense could see that one of these "fat-harry's" from around the world could buy AFC, and with investment the size of that Man City will spend on one player in January, could prob. get into the champions league on a regular basis. You only have to outspend the old firm to secure a champions league qualifier - that's a far more attractive proposition than trying to make Man City or Pompey, et al break the top 4 in England. Might not be the fashionable league, but you could certainly make your mark on europe.

Utterly depressed - what a woeful game. The players need a kick up the *rse. Whatever people say about Jimmy, we played a standard 4-4-2 today. Supposedly, with pacey wingers/fullbacks and 2 target men in the middle - and we were rubbish. Should have switched Aluko or Maguire in to the centre to give Wilkie some pace to think about, totally devoid of any cutting edge. I think Jimmy will get another couple of weeks, but if Well go out of Europe we should be tapping up McGhee straight away.