If..and this is a Big IF

[ChesterTheTabby]

If we win 3-0 tomorrow away to Derby, just out classing them off the field - what will everyone say about Magath then? I know it's doubtful, but not impossible, it's football. Will it be a fluke? A lucky strike? A masterstroke by a man who has found the niche with this team?

COYW. Still happy to watch my boys play tomorrow, regardless of how we are doing thus far.

[..FOF..]

Throughout football history, most fans are schizophrenic :)

[Logicalman]

If we win 3-0 tomorrow away to Derby, just out classing them off the field - what will everyone say about Magath then? I know it's doubtful, but not impossible, it's football. Will it be a fluke? A lucky strike? A masterstroke by a man who has found the niche with this team?

COYW. Still happy to watch my boys play tomorrow, regardless of how we are doing thus far.

It won't matter a bit, those that want him out will still want him out and those want in to stay will still want him to stay, and the rest will give no more of a monkeys than they do now!! Just a fact of life I guess.  :016:

[ChesterTheTabby]

If we win 3-0 tomorrow away to Derby, just out classing them off the field - what will everyone say about Magath then? I know it's doubtful, but not impossible, it's football. Will it be a fluke? A lucky strike? A masterstroke by a man who has found the niche with this team?

COYW. Still happy to watch my boys play tomorrow, regardless of how we are doing thus far.

It won't matter a bit, those that want him out will still want him out and those want in to stay will still want him to stay, and the rest will give no more of a monkeys than they do now!! Just a fact of life I guess.  :016:

You have proven your namesake to be true - a logical conclusion.

[TrexFFC]

3-0.  That would be some sort of divine intervention.

[Deanothefulhamfan]

FM will need to do a heck of a lot more than produce a winning display at Derby for me to trust him to take us forward, that being said it would be extremely refreshing to be positive about our manager, and It would be a clear step in the right direction.

So whilst I would still have my doubts, I would not voice them, and would be encouraged to believe that maybe just maybe FM is going to make many of us eat our words.....

Now back to reality..... I  think we will lose 4-0 and FM will be out in the morning. Sorry

[premFlem]

The burning of Felix effigies will be cancelled and pitchforks returned to their cupboards.  :dft011:

[Berserker]

I'd rather talk about breakfast or marmite.

[The Enclosurite]

Would reserve judgement until the game AFTER to see how much he tinkers with a winning formula.

If we win 3-0 tomorrow away to Derby, just out classing them off the field - what will everyone say about Magath then? I know it's doubtful, but not impossible, it's football. Will it be a fluke? A lucky strike? A masterstroke by a man who has found the niche with this team?

COYW. Still happy to watch my boys play tomorrow, regardless of how we are doing thus far.

[Berserker]

Yes I agree Cardiff is the measure. Derby away would difgicult for any team

[dannyboi-ffc]

I dont think anyone on here can defend him if we lose to derby and cardiff. Regardless of the brentford result, even if we beat them I still think he should go after cardiff if we still have 0. if he wins I will be delighted but I was delighted when we beat palace 4-1 away and all that did was buy more time for a man who was in the job far too long. I fear the sames gonna happen with felix. I hope we win but I hope even more that if we win it doesnt just paper over the cracks and the next 3 games we go back to our last few games.

[One Martin Thomas]

Last season, Magath came in to keep us up and do it anyway possible...  I forgave the ugliness of it all.  This season is Magath's chance to inflict his style on the team in an easier environment.  The style to me is not there.  The team lacks leadership and a playing style.  Lots of passing but no movement off the ball.  Underestimating the quality of the Championship is no excuse.  Playing the kids has a good feel about it (there's not a fan in the land that does not want to see their club produce good young kids) but Magath's style does not match that the kids are taught at Fulham.  It is all still too ugly.

Team selections have been questionable from the moment Magath joined.  I will never understand the the apparent treatment of Tunnicliffe.  He has an attitude, but he showed promise (IMO) under Rene.

A 3 - 0 win would be fantastic.  I agree with some comments that away to Derby would be a struggle for most Premiership clubs outside the top6.  Win or lose, I'll be there !

My conclusions so far on Magath: he took us down with some questionable tactics (team selections), he has failed to get the team to play with any style, he does not know what his best team is, he got rid of two reasonable goalkeepers and left us with kids, he continues with questionable tactics (team selections) and the remaining big players are nowhere near the first team.  

I am sorry guys, I have nothing positive to say about Magath yet.  It kills me to say so....

[Lighthouse]

His team selection is the thing fans can see and can see that it caused damage to the performance against Wolves. Before that he was supported by many of us. Still many believe rightly that Felix will be here until at least Christmas. So we have to wait and see what happens. But we all want the same thing. However Felix does have the habit of living up to his negative reputation.

[One Martin Thomas]

His team selection is the thing fans can see and can see that it caused damage to the performance against Wolves. Before that he was supported by many of us. Still many believe rightly that Felix will be here until at least Christmas. So we have to wait and see what happens. But we all want the same thing. However Felix does have the habit of living up to his negative reputation.

....do the comments after the first two matches and the subsequent changes against Wolves prove that Magath no longer believes what he is saying ?  Is he in control of the situation we are in ?  Forums, cheering, singing, boo-ing.... not a lot we can do about it !

[One Martin Thomas]

I'd rather talk about breakfast or marmite.

Marmite and cheese panini in Starbucks on the M6 for me !  Lovely.

[epsomraver]

If we win 3-0 tomorrow away to Derby, just out classing them off the field - what will everyone say about Magath then? I know it's doubtful, but not impossible, it's football. Will it be a fluke? A lucky strike? A masterstroke by a man who has found the niche with this team?

COYW. Still happy to watch my boys play tomorrow, regardless of how we are doing thus far.

that can only come from someone who has no real interest in the team and it's progress fp.gif

[Bookie]

October 2013 v Palace was the last time we even scored three..since Berbs left we have never scored three goals in a competitive match..

[nose]

if we win 3 0 i will have a think about things and the nature of the display. i recal losing 3 0 at charlton away when macdonald was the manager and we were the only team in that game, charlton were pants and the result a freak....
a single win will not change all the errors. however if we played really well and it is the fiorst win of a good run with a settled side then it i will concede i was in error about felix but after 50+ years of watching and still playing football all my receptors are up and saying Felix is the wrong man in the same way i knew jol was wrong and bobby campbell was wrong and ian branfoot was wrong.....  

if we win 3 0 today, and that is a mega leap of faith that we will even score today bearing in mind we rarely have a shot, i hope we don't get a shed load of appologists for felix saying give him a bit more time....  felix = league one IMO, and it will be the same as all those years ago straight through....

[ron]

I'd rather talk about breakfast or marmite.

Careful with the marmite discussion...that'll turn us into 2 armed camps intent on murdering each other !

.......go on then, I'll start...I hate the horrible concoction .....