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you lot had better be ****ing special come third round day. Don't let us down, no missed pens please.

As much as I don't rate Seaborne, I'm not totally convinced by Martin either yet. He shows great potential, but he's not the finished article by a long chalk. Fonte is the key though, he is so much nastier than the others and we missed that yesterday. One of the big problems for whoever gets the shirt is that we keep changing the back four (mostly through injuries) with lots of centre back partnerships and both fullbacks changing on a regular basis. Even the holding midfielder changes between Hammond and Schniederlin game on game. I think this has been very detrimental to the consistency of the defence.

very strange. The first 50 minutes of his display must have appeared been especially bad to some.

many fans don't give a **** how we get promoted so long as we do.

the game is about opinions, I don't agree with yours. Such is life.

he gives everything. For me he is technically sound. All he lacks is pace.

I think the OP is pointing out that Pardew was slated for not having a plan B (total ******** IMO), whilst Adkins failed to offer us a plan B today, unless of course switching Chamberlian and Guly counts as a plan B.

don't agree that Lamert is not trying, he is just not good at present.

poor showing in the first half, but he ran hard in the second half when he reverted to the Chaplow role, although without much success. He does a decent job though his lack of pace will alway be a problem. He has been very good in recent games. Much better than Morgan today so I'm not sure why he is being singled out. For me Butterfield was by far and away the worst player, woeful.

not as guilty, but he certainly didn't help to change things for the better today.

tremendus support second half considering the poor quality of football we were watching, shame it had no effect at all. The players have no excuses about not getting the backing from the home fans.

I certainly agree that Lambert has become an easy target but to suggest he was our best player today is rediculous. He did nothing. I can't recall a single decent thing he did all game. Mind you, you have given Butterfield a 6 and I thought was our worst player (I sit in the Kingsland so he was right in front of me second half so that might make a difference) and Dickson just 4 and I thought he had a very solid game. Hammond getting less than Schneiderlin? Very strange marks. Its a game of opinions I suppose.

we still created four good chances (they had two shots all game) and if Davis had not ****ed up for the first it might have been very different. With Richardson, Barnard, Fonte and Chaplow back next week we'll get back on track.

As has been said by others it was a poor display from both individuals and a team. Adkins wants the side passing out from the back yet all we saw in the first half was long balls up to the two big strikers. In the second half we started to pass from the back but that only lasted for about ten minutes and was far too deep and square. A new striker is a must, but also having Guly as our cover for wide right is a worry. Puncheon or Guly? Easy choice for me. Davis 4 Two great saves and some very good distribution. But itIt wouldn't matter what good things he did though as the mistake for the first goal was Robert Green like. Not sure if he was at fault for second. I can forgive him, he has saved us so many times its noit true. Butterfield 2 Woeful display. Didn't tackle, didn't win headers, let the ball bounce, didn't get tight, poor passing, poor throw ins and some crap crosses. Worst display from him since he came here. Jaidi 6 Won a fair bit, but not everything. I also liked the fact he brought the ball down and passed to a white shirt. He is often criticised for his distribution, but it wasn't too bad at all today. Seaborne 4 got worse as the game went on. I've said it so many times, he does not win enough in the air and that costs us in the end. Distribution is normally pretty good (he is a decent footballer) but it was poor today. Dickson 7 worked his socks off and was up and down that line all day long. Great engine and desire. Hammond 7 Also worked his socks off with Chaplow like runs in hte second half. Unfortunately I didn't see enough movement from the two centre midfield players to recive the ball from throws and from fullbacks especially in the first half. AT least one needs to offer himself, but they didn't. Schneidelin 3 I rate him highly, but this was a poor display. Stationary in the first half (see above) and not strong enough in the tackle. He did improve in the second but then was far far too deep. Hammond and him do not work well together, they don't know what each other is doing. The manager needs to sort this out. Lallana 5 started brightly but I don't wanbt to see him collecting the ball and crossing from deep on his left foot, I want to see him driving to the byeline or into the box which he didn't do enough in the first half. The one occasion he did he nearly scored. Gave the ball away too much in the second half with misplaced passes. Chamberlain 4 I blame Adkins for not switching him back to out wide having tried him up front and it not working. Gave the ball away far too often though after what was a fantastic start. He is a winger, lets give him and Lallana the ball all the time and get them running at these fullbacks. Neither sees enough of the ball IMO. Lambert 5 Not a great deal of service, but not sharp enough today to be first to what did come his way. Still not a threat, actually when has he last been a threat? Doesn't combine well with Guly at all, but was left with no partner when Chamberlain moved into the middle as they were miles apart from each other. Unfortunately he got injured just before the only half chance came his way - which he volleyed tamely wide - that hampered him. Badly needs a goal to kick start his season. Guly 5 Chased lost causes hard in first half but offered no threat at all. Out wide he offers nothing at all. Connelly 8 minutes at the end, why not bring him on earlier? Adkins had a shocker and to think Pardew was slated (wrongly IMO) for not having a plan B.

when we sgn him on a five year deal the speculation will go away and indeed the Echo will report on this good news. Personally I want the local paper to reveal warts andf all about the club, not just print the clubs PR for it. The only time I would get upset if if they should print lies.

correct. But I buy one ticket so how does that help me? Damn, I just can't help myself on this issue. I do have a question, will this decision have been made by NC directly (is he proper hands on?) or would he just ask David Luker to cover his departments costs and then he devises the specifics? CEOs tend ti stand back so my ST friend keeps telling me.

yes it is more expensive online and yes it is odd.

Its always the little things that grate. You can use a card on the day (but strangely there is no admin charge) so that means its £3 for an envelope and stamp. Business rate second class post still brings those two items under 30p. Football supporters are obviously suckers, but we don't like being taken for fools. As I said perhaps this is price of pies stuff, but I genuinely am concerned about where the pricing might go whilst we are on this run to the Premiership title. If the club thinks it can get away with pretty much anything then why not try to.

hard luck for the lad, but it will be a blessing disguise so long as are not skint. A wide man with no pace and no engine, no thanks.

Charging more for walk up makes total sense. But if there is a admin fee for advance buying surely the same admin fee should apply to walk ups? ie £3 in advance and £5 on the day? Maybe I shouldn't be putting ideas into peoples heads.

how does a fee to buy tickets in advance help reduce the walk up especially when the advance fee is greater than the walk up fee? I hope that wasn't his response as it is total ********. If he just said they needed each department to cover its own costs then it would be tough to argue. As I said, I don't think a dinner is the right place to bring such a thing up.

I think we all know his answer - making the club pay it own way - but personally I'd like to make it clear how annoyed I am by it. However, I'm not going to start `attacking' the guy when he's invited me out to dinner. The fella is not daft, who is going to give him anything tricky to answer when he is `treating them' (I assume he is paying). I'm glad he is meeting some fans, but its not really a fans forum is it? is there a seperate forum as I am not aware?

if invited would anyone dare to ask about the ticket tax or is that not done?

except Kelvin of course, or was he not offered a wage rise? I agree with you though.

Bale is talked of as the best left sided player in the world. He's signed a new contract since joining Spurs and probably on £50k a week or more. Could the lad have done any better since leaving Saints? Walcott is regarded as Englands best right sided player and one of the top earners at Arsenal having signed a new contract. Yes both stumbled a little (injuries have played a much bigger part than most care to mention), but no one is going to tell me they would have been better off at Saints no matter how much I would have liked them to have stayed for another three years. I hope AOC stays, but the noises from his Dad suggest promotion is essential for him to stay.