FWIW, I agree about LuaLua and that Poyet probably got it tactically wrong on the night (although was it really that bad? I honestly think we would have won if Barnes's shot had gone in, we were hardly 'owned').
Whatever, I still don't think one match can take away from three-and-a-half years...
He is a mediocre Championship manager, who has achieved very little at Derby. Why would we want him? Do you realistically think he could take us to the Premier League?
I find these comments totally bizarre. What was "going on behind the scenes undermining the promotion push"? Please do explain. Wasn't exactly evident in say, the 6-1 demolition of Blackpool was it, or indeed any of the matches in the run-up to the play-offs when we were superb, or the hard...
Lot of respect for this post... Been supporting since the 70s, this was a massive missed opportunity. Will we get a better chance within the next few years? Maybe. But losing Gus is (or will be) a huge blow.
That said, the Championship is a cracking, entertaining league... I just wish we hadn't...