Noodles34

What a strange reply yourself - at what point did i say it took Chelsea and City 2/3 years to play well? Their objective was to win the league, and it took that long for the players to settle in to the pattern (with a stable management), play as a team and actually achieve it. Not sure what our long term objective is, clearly we have not bought players to win the league, if our only objective this year is to stay up, then you would hope that it wont take our players 2/3 years to achieve that! As for these people that go on about pre-season, i dont recall Rickie Lambert being here at pre-season when we bought him and he didn't turn out bad that season. How people can expect a team to achieve much in pre season (aside from fitness) is beyond me, clearly not quite as astute as others perhaps?

How long did it take Chelsea and City to win the EPL after they first bought their teams, 2/3 years - theres your answwer

This is the time to be the club we should be, as the adrianfc post, what will we get from sacking Adkins. Its quite clear that the defence is not good enough, he would know that but we do not know what went on during the summer to counter that, I would imagine for whatever reason (and it is not because we chased one player around Europe - what a a naive view that we spent 24/7 for a month or two dealing with one player, God, some people havent got a fking clue) we missed some targets, Buttner for example. Do we shove him out now and bring in, I dunno, a 'done the rounds' manager or do we stick with, know that he is tactically a good manager, that the likes of Saints are not going to get Pep or Fabio, so work with someone who can take us down maybe, but take us back up stronger. And that would be the same for some of the players too, they might take us down, but they can bring us back stronger. And who really gives a **** if we go down? Mainly the people I see around me that I have never seen before perhaps?

Harwell Saint

why is it that we are not told what he has bought? Any suggestions?

its not real mate!

Jesus. One picture on this thread - very disappointing, at least someone put up mario licka's missus - for old times sake anyway.

I have £5 each way (1/4 odds 1,2,3,4) at 80/1 - think i got laughed at on here by some..... shalalalala...la

yeah well said.! You ****img idiot. Fox has not been great this season, but to say that Crap about someone instrumental in last season's success, clearly you have not been with us long. Enjoying the premier league and spawn sandwiches?

he might have taken a picture or two, hope you were watching up there.

they were just being a bunch of knobs, trying it on, old bill had them under the cost though.

never heard of him....

Come on. Ramirez good, you could see the quality he can offer but to say he was the best player on the pitch? First proper game in the EPL, fair play, he can get better and tthat can only be good for us, but to suggest that he ran the show do me favour!

apart from after the match on Brttania Rd, what a bunch of cocks!

wasnt it just, worried at HT, said to someone that i couldnt see us winning a game all season, but then came the second half!

Lambert wouldnt have had loads to do if he didnt get the pass, what a muppett

ridiculous OP, i said to me mate it would be flat in the 1st half, we are all well nervous, just concentrating on the game, until we were winning, anyway, I much prtefer "Sing when we're winning, we only sing when we're winning", we should take it on full time.

For all those who think Clyne cant play on the left: Went with a Palace mate of mine, told me that Clyne had played on that side a lot for them and was called up for the England U21 when he played there - yeah, he played on the left for the national team too. He doesnt have to have a great left foot, going forward from the left he cuts in on the right and scores, what more can you ask, reminded me of a good Glen Johnson.

is Les Reed a coach then? Who are the other two guys, and is Roy Hodgeson the same man as the England Manager Woy?

so basically, we're ****e!

LOL. ezactly, he can ONLY say No.

In football the captain chooses head or tails and which end they will be etc. its little more than that. To think he needs to be loud and motivational is nonsense, you will have other players that fill that role anyway, and in the changing room surely the manager is the key speaker? I dont think it make any odds as to who is captain, though i personally would have made SRL captain over AL.

yes, watched the last 96 seconds of MOTD2 last night and thought of him, it made me very angry and I cannot now just think of him as some jovial WUM, just a moron.