Chez

People find it hard to change their opinions when they have argued strongly about them. When a player changes either positively or negatively this puts a spanner in the works.

he's added tackling to his game this year David, so this `lack of bite' concept is now outdated in my opinion. He's strong and just as importanly quick to cover the ground so he actually forces the issue. Compare him with say Wotton, who has more bite than any player I've seen since Mark Dennis, but is incredibly slow so never actually gets the chance to show it. As for the substitutions, maybe la ack of faith from AP? Can I add that every time he has been taken off we have got worse as a side, with all passing stopping, second ball never won and dropping deeper and deeper rather than taking charge.

my mate Stephen Dawson has turned down a contract at Bury and is available on a free in the summer. http://www.burytimes.co.uk/sport/football/shakers/shakersupdates/4823703.Dawson_still_a_key_man_for_Bury__says_Knill/ we should be enquiring. He's not a mate really, I just rate him as a player.

that is very worrying. We can't keep going on buying players. The wage billis going to be obscene.

thanks for putting me straight. I won't bother going from now on, I'll just wait for you to tell me who's playing well on here.

I've said this before and I'm not sure it its true but it strikes me that the fans not going to the game actually feel more pain in a defeat (or loss that feels like a defeat) than those that are at the game. A feeling of helplessness perhaps?

You were wrong when you suggested it and you still are. They have both done well in many games, not the odd one. In my opinion Morgan has had a very good season to date and at this level he is an ever improving player. Lallana too has benefited from the drop in division and has 12 goals for gods sake. Did he get all those in the odd game?

Seaborne was poor IMO. Morrison beat him every time in the air. Worrying as ballwinning is supposed to be his best facit. Jardi and Fonte will be tremendous. Otsemobor did OK.

I think its a continuous wirring noise which comes from the revolving managers door

yep. Seems strange that we signed two. I hope Seaborne improves on today as well as he was very poor IMO.

his pitiful game at Leeds has put AP off I think and perhaps rightly so. Mind you everyone has bad games. I agree though that if Holmes or Lallana are on the left then we must have pace down the other side. For me the 4-3-3 must come back. I'm amazed with Connelly out we have stuck to the 4-4-2

when they came to the Dell in the 88(ish) season they did it for about half an hour continuous creating an amazing atmosphere. That's enough Millwall back slapping for me though.

no idea why we don't play Waigo up the middle. Get him chasing things rather than Lallana. Don't agree with your Morgan opinion. He's mile better than James. Miles. A bit worried that Seaborne didn't win jack.

in the 4-4-2. Add to that (apart from today) we hardly ever see the bll down the left hand side either.

I'm glad you said that. Hammond seems to be the blue eye boy on here. I agree we could do with another CM.

Lallana was running rings round sides in the 4-3-3 and scoring goals for fun. Lets go back to it and use Connelly as an impact striker. No idea why Morgan is singled out as a luxury player. Wotton is your alternative.

I went and we were **** IMO. We'll be better next week.

no one has criticised him like I have, but I can honestly say I thought he was very good today. Great touch and passing. He never gave the ball away anf fought much harder than I have seen in the past. Two concerns, Lallana seems to be stepping on his toes in the first half, and the other that I didn't see Holmes beat the full back once. Isn't a winder meant to dribble and get to the byeline and cross the ball?

Wotton did pretty well but he has no legs and therefore covers himself by sitting so deep. This means Schneiderlin does all the runing and invariably we lose control and win no second ball. James was OK, tidy in fact. But did their left back ever look under threat ever? Thats the problem, no pace, no trick, poor dribbler and in the end he just holds up and end. That is fine is you want to play it safe but shouldn't we be taking the games to people like we did earlier in the season with Waigo/Antonio.

The Millwall roar. Excellent if you ask me. Unique and very effective. How many did they have in the ground? Not too many but everyone joins in.

my only thought was he did somethng in the warm up but it was too late to change the teamsheet?

what a ****ing terrible game that was. One of the worst games of football I have seen all season, if not THE worst. Head tennis and arial pinball was the order of the day with next to no football played at all and of the two sides we were probably the worst offenders. I thought pardew picked the wrong side completely. With James in midfield we looked far too defensive, and for once we had no penetration or threat out wide. If we are going to play Lallana up front we can't have him chasing aimless balls over the top all day. Its got to be feet and the same applies to Lambert. He had a very poor day in my book but this was not helped by a ref failling to spot the fouling going on, but it was the direct football the was the real problem. The top centre backs in the league eat that **** for breakfast. Davis 9 could do nothing about goal but kept us in it anyway. Decent distribution Ostemober 7 solid display, but I think it was him that was beaten for the goal Fonte 9 Terrific debut, won a lot in the air and seemed to always be in the right position. He's the business. Seaborne 4 Won next to nothing in the air and looked very nervous in posession. Expected better. Harding 8 Again a very solid display. Battler. James 6 didn't do too much wrong to be honest and first touch was excellent, but offered little threat Schneiderlin 6 competed well but didn't control the game. Lacked support. Thought he should have got on the end of one cross but didn't stick his head in where it hurts. Hammond 5 - was doing fine until injured Holmes 7 - very good game and that's from someone that does not rate the lad. Touc imaculate and never gave the ball away at all. However he offered very little threat. No pace means its all in front of defenders. Need pace on the other side if he is going to play. Lambert 4 didn't do anything really. Beaten in the air all day. Worrying as the top sides seem to have his number. Lallana 6 Busy but not enough service. Looks much better as part of a 4-3-3 Wotton 5 not a lot wrong but sits far too deep meanign we don't pick up any second ball. Antonio 8 his pace and strength created problems immediately. Shoukd have come on earlier Waigo where was he for their goal? Shoukd have come on much much earlier. Why not play him down the middle and Anotnio down the right and take it to them? Were dissapointed in the way we played. We mus return to the 4-3-3 formation in my book especially when Connelly is not in the side.

just got through and all sorted. Nice.

yeah,calling the ticket office as I assume they handle the mailing side of the operation. I'll give David a try, although the first of two emails was Wednesday so a bit narked they haev not responded. Fed up of redialling.

anyone else's ticket not arrived in the post yet? Tried emailing the ticket office and calling but it's permently engaged. Help!