Whether McNamara leaves now or the end of the season the club would have to pay him off as his contract runs until the end of 2010. I'm not sure attendances wouldn't look very healthy if McNamara sees out his contract given the record so far. It depends on what projections Hood can make and whether the club can survive on lower crowds. Then again there may be a miracle and we'll transform into a top 5 club next year and all will be well. It's looking unlikely in my book.



None of us have that kind of inside info but I hope the board is at least investigating possible options. Given that several high earners are leaving I'd suggest there is room for manouvre in the cap for any incoming coach but time is of the essence as deals are being done now.



I can see where you're coming from but what worries me is that we defer the decision until the end of next year and suffer another poor season that sees us finish lower in the table and lose more fans and have even less cash. When do you decide enough is enough? I know of a number of season ticket holders won't be renewing their deals while McNamara remains head coach. If you doubt we could finance a plan B now it may be even more dfifficult if present downward trends are allowed to continue.

OK then clever ar$e, let's say instead that the players aren't trying and are playing to get the coach the sack. Is that what you'd rather believe?

Or could it just be that some of the squad were more than reasonable players at their previous clubs but are all of a sudden going backwards, downhill with the wind behind them? You mention Jeffries, he's a prime example.

Or maybe some other squad members were no more than slightly above average at their previous clubs, but with some expert coaching could improve sufficiently enough to be considered first team picks? Remember how good we were at that a few years ago?

I don't know if Bradford are any different to any other SL team, but does the coach have a week to work on problems? Does he have his assistants to provide another angle? Do his training drills ever change? Does he ever take his players to one side and say "[iThis is where you're going wrong, let's try something different[/i"?

I seriously don't believe he does. Of course the players aren't completely blame-free, but this clueless goon has had them doing the same thing almost week in, week out for 2 and a bit years.

* wonders whether the same condemnation will be handed out *

I'll be condemned all i like, i know a clueless goon when i see one. I've supported Hull City for 27 years!

I don't mind. I just find it odd that I get jumped on when I say exactly the same.

Not yet. Please delay it one week.

What act is that?

I was merely pointing out a blatant case of two-facedness that is in evidence on here.

Still, I guess I should be honoured that my words seem to hit more than others eh?

Well, "clever ar$e,", we know that on several occasions some of the players "aren't trying" as much as they should. How do we know this? Because other of the players have gone public and said so. Not that they needed to - we all have eyes - but when players state this as a fact, it sort of eliminates the need to be a "clever ar$e".

Moving on to whether they are doing this "to get the coach the sack", is a weird theory and you're the first exponent I've come across. So no, that isn't what I either believe, or would rather believe, for the record it sounds like a completely barking theory to me.

Both macca and Hood need to go we need a chairman who is willing to invest alot of money in to this club

And when you land back on Planet Earth do pop by for another chat.

Given Bradford's unique population profile, wouldn't some Sheikh from Abu Dhabi be interested?

They've got some brass and there's a surfeit of places for 'em to eat.

Bradford Bactrians. Has a ring to it.