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do you mean Jemaine Johnson?

at what club, Reading or Sheff Wed?

I agreed and suggested that a month or so ago and felt Gilletts `hussle' was essential to the side defensively, but after the United game and one or two recent sub appearances I'm not sure I can back Gillett anymore. His first touch is so hit amd miss and in the middle it has to be spot on otherwise you lose posession in a dangerous area and leave the whole side exposed. Unless his touch improves then all you have is a busy short midfielder. At this level you have to have one or two strings to your bow not just a decent engine. Controlling the CM area wins you games and needless to say we are weak in that area.

he has always showed potential, if a lack of strength to kick the ball further than 25 yards, but in terms of ability and pace he matches Ryan Smith. Smith must be on less dosh I suppose.

BT's goal against Watford and the realisation that we are going to the final brought a tear to my eye, but Moran's goal is like your wildest dream come true.

that is how I see it as well. The lad has the first touch and ability to play in tight areas, he has a trick as well (how many nut megs over the last few years). What he needs is UNIT next to him that wins balls, can pass and is mobile. Obviously hard to find but a must IMO. Pele would be an option or someone like him. I could see promise in Gobern to be honest and in years to come perhaps he will grasp the nettle.

the same injured Schneiderlin who has made 5 tackles all season, the same Gillett that has yet to learn to control a ball and the same Wotton that couldn't out run my gran? Surman is by no means the complete player but I'd gladly lose all three of those and keep him.

good point. I always thought we should have signed Tabb after he tookj us to pieces when we played Brentford twice in the cup a few years back. Bit small but decent player.

agreed. He didn't do squat against us in either game, though his effort and workrate certainly are to be commended. he probably is the sort of player you need in a Premiership squad to allow others the time and space to shine but £5m seems high. Mind you I'd take him over someone like Gary O'Neil who also went for £5m

you could try to make a claim for the cost of the remaining unplayed games (assuming we do not play them) but you'll be at the back of a long queue of creditors whose debts are real. Besides I'd expect to only get a few pence in the pound anyway looking at the size of our debt. Administration is the very last thing we want. People make light of it on here because they think it will see the end of Lowe. It won't. I'd bet my bottom dollar Lowe and pals already have a proposal in the offing should administration take place. The current encumbants have a huge advantage over outsiders when it comes to negotiating a deal. They know all the facts and tend to be much better prepared. I would be wary of any small loans that Lowe and pals have will offer the club in the next few months as being a creditor will enable him to have a say whether or not agree to any offer made in a cva. I believe (I might be wrong) that Bates (as a major creditor) effectively turned down any offers made ensuring his own offer was accepted. I'm not sure Lowe has the wedge to dictate as Bates did, but those at the rudder can work things to their advantage thats for sure.

Hunt is slightly headless chicken and Surman has better ability on the ball. The long and short of it if Hunt goes Coppell will want a replacement. Surman is available.

Assuming this is true. I would be interested to know when New Zealand Saint's dad put this to Lowe. If it was very recently then it puts pay to any thoughts of us going into administration - which IMO is a very good thing. I just wonder if Lowe is wary of selling his shares to anyone as they may be acting on behalf of Crouch. Just a thought.

In the summer it seemed (if you believe the papers) that the Surman move only fell through because Hunt was not bought by Boro. If Hunt now goes to Wigan (as rumoured today)I wonder if Reading will reignite their interest in Surman. Both left footed midfielders that can play left back. Almost like for like replacement.

may be now, but Theo took an age to settle at Arsenal. Given time perhaps Bale will look as good, besides he has been injured a hell of a lot since he left. Baird never was Premiership quality.

something to do with dirt cheap season ticket perhaps?

that rings true, plus it takes the pressure off all prvious decisions as he can point to the severity of the financial position forcing the employment of League 1 standard players.

seeing as Mr Sale and Lowe are best buds you can take it as red that these are Lowe's words. This is therefore the first time we have heard the term `administration' from Lowe's mouth and tells me is that we are about to undersell Surman and/or Lallana or we have recieved no serious bids for either so are indeed going into administration. The only other reason I can think of for this article would be to explain why we can't afford to bring in anyone else or to sack the manager.

its not a matter of people running out of patience, they just didn't turn up from the off Brum 18,925 Blackpool 15,629 Ipswich 14,916 Barnsley 14,836 Norwich 14,480 Watford 17,454 Coventry 14,226 Bristol City 14,535 Wolves 17,812 Plymouth 14,895 Sheff Wed 15,440 Forrest 26,580 Reading 20,142 Donny 15,837

I understand the arguement, but lose and then Wotte replaces JP or perhaps even JP stays, or win and get 3 points in the bag. I'll take the latter every time. I know its hard (perhaps now impossible) to believe but one win might bring another, you have to have that hope, don't you? There is never going to be a time that I want us to lose, ever. No matter how clueless JP acts I still have sympathy for him as he has utter garbage to work with.

was their a good word to be said after the United game? No one can deny that with an extra 10,000 on the gate each week we would be been in a better financial position and that would perhaps enable us to employ a better quality of player.

I can do that for you. Its Nien Numb. http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/starwars/images/thumb/f/f7/Nien_Nunb.jpg/250px-Nien_Nunb.jpg

won everything in the air but Donny didn't have a big target man until they brought Taylro on and every man and his dog knows he's ****. He reminded me of Daily and Killer in that he was more than happy to foul the man if he was beaten. This is just what we need IMO. Make no mistake he is not Killer, but he will get stuck in. I can see him being beaten by a quality striker but he'll do a damn sight better than Lancashire thats for sure. As for the three at the back thing, don't read too much into that. JP said he wanted to load midfield and it made sense to chase the game. The real problem was playing BWP on the left and Holmes on the right, JP needs to explain this IMO.

nto the greatest of home debuts IMO. He fell over twice, which on another day could have been crucial and his positional sense early on looks poor. He sorted that out but his lack of height is a massive concern. With Perry and James as starters in our back four what we could do with is some extra height to help Seijs. Molyneux looks about 5'8". I have to say at one point he ran down the left and found himself isolated as BWP was nowhere to be seen. He showed decent composure to stop and pick out a man inside. But that was pretty much the only good thing he did for me. Still its early doors, lets hope he settles in and becomes a quality signing. With Surman, Mills and Skacel did we really need another left back this season?

I simply do not understand why a club with such limit finances as us would sign a player that was currently injured. It is not as though either player was in demand, besides the CCC has not only the transfer window but also the loan window to work with so there is no reason whatsoever why we needed to sign Gasmi or Pulis until they were fully fit. whoever is making the decisions on players coming in is ****ing clueless. The signings we have made have been terrible IMO. Awful. I know money is tight but nearly all of them have been poor IMO. Holmes - slow, lacks energy, extremely average player Smith - lightweight, bottler, easily kicked out of a game, pace an asset I suppose. Pekhart, height but not much else, limited chances Robertson, no pace, trick or power, showed a lack of ability when the few half chances came his way Pulis, injured, poor reputation, who knows... Gillett, no first touch, short, League 1 standard so far Wotton, very slow, poor technique, league 1 standard Schneiderlin, doesn't tackle, doesn't get up and down, great technique but the midfield area requires more. Forecast, did we need a third senior keeper when money was so tight? How much did he cost I wonder? Gasmi, small, injured, not got up to speed of the English game by January 09 Moleneux, short, falls over a lot (get some studs on). Not all that inspiriing so far. Lets see how he improves. Perry, committed and whole hearted but slow, short and well past his best. With Killer not fully fit did we want an old guy that might not be able to play every week? Seijs, got the height and looks the part, lets see what he does against a big striker. What a sorry list that is.

the guy clearly has ability on the ball but he reminds me very much of Ballack in that he strolls around and never seems to grab the game by the scruff of the neck. He made one tackle on Saturday - his 5th all season and not once did he sprint to hussle an oponent. I haven't seen him get on the ball and get moves started either nor any of his decent longer passes. Very very poor display. IMO a defensive central midfielder is a must. Wotton and Gillett are not good enough so we need to get someone in quick sharp.