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No player should be an automatic selection, that is where the trouble starts. Lampard, Gerrard, Terry and Rooney all thought they were automatic and did not need to play for their places. Barry also became an automatic selection and his performance slumped. Complacency breeds poor play.

The Terry affair was one key issue which brought down the morale. His selfishness removed a stable captain and widened the existing divisions in the team. 9 wins and 1 defeat with 30+ goals for and only 6 conceded was our qualifying record. One of the best records. He needs to be banished from the team for ever. Players that will be too old for 2014 also need to be excluded.

[quote=John Terry's just given a interview saying the score line did not reflect the game, they just scored on breakaways. Terry's affair with an England team mate's partner does seem to have coincided with the drop in form by England. Did Terry kill off the team spirit and left in its place a group of individuals?

3 goals in 4 games. Only 1 goal from a striker = DeFoe. Rooney was out of form and should have been dropped after the 2nd game. We should have had Crouch + Defoe. Barry was coming back from injury and was out of form. Capello should have taken Scott Parker as his holding player. We need a new Leader in Centre midfield. Let us hope either Owen Hargreaves or Michael Carrick get back to their former best.

Players I do not want to see in an England shirt again. E Heskey J Terry S Gerrard M Upson

Cleaning bill for the seats they used last time at SMS?

Pardew should have been putting out the kids and reserves in the cup games. Instead he went with most of the first team, we won, we progressed, but we got more games and were too jaded when the League games came up. Simples.

Well at least the portsmuff stewards know that we will pay their wages on time.

His pace would not be a problem if he was able to read the game better. Bobby Moore was slow but read the game well. Lloyd is not a good right back.

It will not be losses but draws that should have been wins, that will harm us.

Time to start planning a ground expansion to 45K? Also when will the train station be setup to ease the congestion and move supporters away in a green and efficient manner?

May I be a bit blunt and ask what is the price for an 8" x 10" from a photo?

Tim, great idea.

Another game where James was beaten for pace and a goal conceded. For such a young player he is painfully slow.

Is there a Chairman with a worse record? Two relegations and administration takes some beating. Lowe must be in a very small group of useless pillocks. Only upside is those pillocks who backed him with their shares.

We are a Division lower and averaging 1,400 more than last season.

A realistic assessment is that August's terrible form was caused by the Administrator and Pinnacle wasting valuable time. September's form would just keep us away from relegation IF we had not suffered the points deduction Lowe cost us through his stupidity. The one thing that cannot be faulted is that thousands of supporters have come back even though we are 1 division lower. Which proved those right who said that Lowe was costing thousands of supporters.

We would be joint 17th with our goal difference of -1.

Legod - staring at 4th division football.... Sotonist, yes one of those photos etched into every urinal and toilet would be a better reminder. So that he never comes anywhere near our city for fear of being recognised and laughed at for the rest of his life. Not that I am bitter. Revenge is the dish that people with taste p on warmly....

I think that we do need a reminder of Rupert Lowe at SMS. How about every urinal and toilet has his name painted in the bowl? :-)

If it is so good why do they have the fewest number of home grown players in their team?

Just how much worse could he be compared to 2 relegations and administration? You are in denial about how bad Lowe was. How about Lowe was worse than 90% of other Chairman in the Football League and Prem? A view backed up by the statistics.

JP is a very naive business manager. He trusted Lowe. He agreed to a job without the contract details being sorted out. Above all else he thought he was a better coach than he really is.

Maybe make Kelvin the Club Captain for status and make Hammond the Team Captain?

Dubai phil, what alternative wisdom is there?