17 Oct 2025 12:58:51
Need a win tomorrow big time the interim lad stephen smith will badly want that win as a draw or a loss doesn't bare thinking about for his well being. hope the fans get behind him. huge responsibility. Should be interesting to see the line up and watch to see if there's a difference in the mentality of the players after that disastrous former manager. Thelwell is costing the club millions with his inept way of doing his job. Time for him to head south where he belongs. same deal with the ceo.
17 Oct 2025 14:55:38
How is Thelwell costing the club millions?
17 Oct 2025 15:18:17
I'd go back to 443.
17 Oct 2025 15:20:49
Abysmal appointment of Martin, grossly overpaying for Chermitti, expensive loan fees for players that are no where near good enough. He's not off to a good start EHL.
17 Oct 2025 15:24:15
Lets start with the 8M overpaid for a striker who hadn't scored in 2 years. involved in the hiring of a dud manager who so far has cost us in the league and europa. dud loan deals do you need more. I have them in spades.
17 Oct 2025 15:27:45
Oh and let's not forget the compensation to get the new manager in at over a million to replace that same dud he was a major influence in the hiring. still have more if you so wish EHL.
17 Oct 2025 15:34:23
Come on, EHL.
17 Oct 2025 15:39:13
Ehl, time will tell and the kid will get time but that 8 million could have been spent better elsewhere for a start.
17 Oct 2025 15:41:59
He cost us millions by bringing RM to the head coach position.
17 Oct 2025 15:48:16
I'd say signing players on loan at the cost of 8 million who ain't contributing anything and paying 10 million for am average striker is costing the club millions.
17 Oct 2025 15:53:26
EHL, he has already made some serious errors.
He has been responsible for appointing the worst manager in our history and has inexplicably blown a significant amount of our transfer funds on players who cannot command a first team place.
In addition to that he has spent the equivalent funds in loan fees for players that could have been spent on quality permanent players but instead has wasted that money on loans that are not up to the standard required and are totally out of their depth.
His role and the seniority he has over any future potential manager or head coach in regard to transfers in and out led to the withdrawal of the fans choice in Steven Gerards return, and even Steven's doubters would have recognised this would have galvanised the club.
Now, to offset all the doubts about Thelwell it is only fair to offset the positives he has had since his appointment. I am struggling to find one, possibly if I am generous, then Gassama, but that was more to do with Sheffield Wednesday's problems than Thelwell finding a gem at value.
He has brought absolutely nothing to the club and with regard to the negatives I could have added the recruitment of his son and the various slurs regarding jobs for mates, bungs etc but even without that conjecture he is a total disaster. ?.
17 Oct 2025 16:01:08
Costing millions of mental breakdowns.
17 Oct 2025 16:18:59
Come on EHL, are you still due some wages or something?
17 Oct 2025 16:19:35
Davie 1980, you playing without a GK, or you playing with 12 players, mate? (443).
17 Oct 2025 17:31:26
Seriously EHL? I back u in most things but was that being sarcastic? Thelwell has been a disaster costing us a fortune in poor recruitment of players not only staggering Chermiti fee, plus huge expensive loans that obviously give no return in future. Disaster of appointment of Martin and having to sack him, with massive losses in revenue as a result of poor results in Europe and empty seats because of hiring and then not sacking Martin sooner. Last 2 Europe games both lost about £1m each alone.
17 Oct 2025 17:45:45
To be fair Storm a 443 might lead to a few more goals ??.
17 Oct 2025 18:18:12
Wow, you Guys really don't like Thelwell!
Obviously pointless to try to reply, but I would disagree with a lot of what's been posted above.
But I get that there needs to be a figure to take out our frustrations on.
17 Oct 2025 19:41:18
Ehl his appointment of Martin has cost the club millions in lost revenue and paying him off and then look at the signings. 8m for chermiti we will never recover.
17 Oct 2025 19:44:43
I don't think it would be a pointless reply at all, you've got an opinion like everyone else.
You, yourself are proof that not everyone agrees on Thelwell. I'd quite like to hear your take on him and the above points EHL.
17 Oct 2025 19:56:22
Please EHL i'm actually really interested to know how having been the main man responsible for recruitment and hiring the manager at a cost of over £30m+ we're wrong thinking he's cost us millions.
17 Oct 2025 20:29:27
EHL there is simply no defending him to date.