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Was a bit of an Asimov obsessive as a teenager. I must have borrowed every book of his that was in the old Brighton library before it moved it the new premises. As I got older I got more into weirder sci-fi like PKD. But Asimov's work, and the Foundation series in particular, will always mean a...

I'd rather we gave it to Bruno tbh. Don't really want Potter back but I guess I'd get over it.

I'm not sure we even did appoint a manager with that ethos when we appointed Hughton. We were a flowing, attacking side under him in the Championship. It was only once we came up that he went fully backs-to-the-wall, hoof-and-hope.

I recall a Czech friend pointed out to me some 20 years ago, with a little alarm, that when we shout "SEEEEEAGULLS" it sounds like a certain German phrase that Czech people most definitely don't like hearing. So no Adolphs for me, thanks.

I have nothing against the guy, in fact I think he handled a horrible situation at Man U with more grace than that club deserved. But I just don't feel we have a "David Moyes squad". I don't find his brand of football very watchable most of the time, so I wouldn't want him for that reason too...

It's weird how we've risen from the very bottom of English professional football to its top division when all our past managers have, apparently, been totally useless.

I was pretty convinced by the McKenna Four Four Two video, now I'm pretty convinced by the Rydstrom video above. On balance I think Rydstrom sounds more fun and will be harder for the opposition to figure out. I suspect we might get some early-era RDZ-style results out of that alone.

Just thought of another reason why I want this guy. Chelsea sacked Poch so they could nick in ahead of us and get McKenna. How funny would it be if the McKenna interest was just a decoy while we sew things up with Rydstrom? Another Bloom victory over the American Boehl-end. (But tbh McKenna...

I don't remember that 2002-04 one at all. That was just after I finished university and was starting my past life in London, so I wasn't really following the club as closely as usual. But I'm still a bit spooked that I don't remember it whatsoever. Voted for it though because I think the...

That Sky Sports interview is obviously a bit of a puff piece, but it sells him very well. Makes him sound like just the guy to build on RDZ's work and turn it into something trickier to play against... just like RDZ was the right guy to build on Potter's work, who was the right guy to build on...

So which golden oldie are we taking from Liverpool to replace him then? I reckon that Mo Salah fella could do a job.

RDZ for me. But if I'd known when I voted that Oscar was sitting on 0 votes, I'd have voted for him. He doesn't deserve to be on zero, top guy and good coach. Someone chuck him a vote, please! Edit: Thanks, mystery hero.

Now I've watched that Four Four Two video, I'd like to revise this opinion. McKenna in! In all seriousness though, the last few days have been a bit of a rollercoaster and I'm still really sad that RDZ has gone. It'd take a real "wow!" appointment to pull me out of my funk and McKenna isn't...

Historically, managerial stability has been a pretty accurate predictor of success. But that's because a new manager would usually mean a whole new style of play, with all the ramifications that has on existing team members and on transfer policies. However, clubs increasingly have a distinct...

I'm kinda hoping it's someone else just because Jacob Steinberg is pushing this so hard in the Guardian, and I don't like him (I find there's always a snide undertone to his articles about us, more so than from the Guardian's resident Palace fan Ed Aarons).

The thing is, Gross isn't going to attract a big fee at his age. If there's one player who has earnt the right to see out his contract and leave on a free at the end of it, it's Pascal. I don't think there's the imperative for the club to "cash in" like there would be if he was 5-10 years...

Well, that's great news for the collective

The fact I can't even remember the guy's name tells you this is a non-starter, but I'll say it anyway: I was really impressed with how AEK were set up against us in both games and thought afterwards "that manager has tactical nous". No idea how the rest of their season went, but I was impressed...

That's interesting but it's not the smoking gun it looks like at first. He's reportedly a big RDZ fan, so it kinda makes sense that he'd be following accounts relating to us. Got all excited before I had that thought.

Bloom and Barber have enough credit in the bank when it comes to big calls like this for me to give them the benefit of the doubt. But I am having to give them the benefit of the doubt here. I really thought that we could have a good summer transfer window and push on next season with RDZ in...