Saint Garrett

I can see that, and I respect your opinion. However I can also see Adkins reasoning for it, so can't really beat him with it can you? It might have worked, in the end it didn't. But more than once have his subs turned the game around. It was very unedrstandable that Vs West Ham we wanted to keep the ball on the floor as much as possible as they were better than us in the air. Ok maybe Rickie should have played, but J-Rod had a very decent game agaisnt West Ham and set up a goal.

Although I disagree with some of that, I do believe we had to take off those 3 in the Man Utd match, although this arguement will go on and on. The 10 minutes before we made the changes we were totally ineffectual and the ball wasn't sticking up front. In hindsight, maybe we shouldnt have taken them off, but we could have quite easily gone up the other end and hit them on the break and gone 3-1 up. You can't really say we did any worse than we would have done if these players had stayed on. They were knackered.

I've got some Italian lad in goal, can't rememebr his name begins with a C. Consigli maybe or something like that Defence is Clyne, Belluschi, Toloi, Robinson(Liverpool) --------Morgan Cork Torje -----Ramirez----- Lallana ---------Ademilson Still have quite a few Saints players my squad but quite a few are out on loan. Could give Sharp away for some reason, he wouldn't even go when I offered him out for free. Also got quite a few youngsters in my squad coming through and Shaw is currently out getting experience in the Championship along with quite a few foreign youngsters I've brought in. Something not quite clicking in my side though, it's lacking something. Also had Jenas on loan in my first season, but now have Pedro Leon, Podolski and Chamakh on loan, as needed some forward experienced cover.

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Think we'll start with the same team barring any injuries. Ideally, get 2-0 up and then bring Rickie, Gaston and Morgan off if he's not been booked.

Should be playing then.

Who said we couldnt have done both. J-Rod is clearly better than Sharp and we were clearly after a few different CB's but the deals never happened. I don't think by spending the £6m on J-Rod, it meant that then we couldn't afford to bring in defenders.

Don't think he has enough bite or guile to play there. Plus from what I've seen he struiggles in tight situations but looks a lot better when he's got a bit of space. You don't get that in the Prem. Cork and Morgan are so calm when they have 2 men on them, and still rarely lose the ball.

Maybe he would be good playing CM in the Spanish league, but in the Prem? Not for me.

Not sure about that. Their whole team is a solid unit who are big and play no nonsense football. If the ball is in their half it goes long. It's probably a way of letting in less goals aslong as they have a target, but it's draedful to watch and they're never going to score many like that.

Well neither Gaston or Lambert would be very good at DM. And pretty sure Michu wouldn't be either.

He's not a 'no nonsense' CB though. Its' not why we brought him in. He's always going to have a tough game against the likes of Ba, Carroll, etc. But he's relatively quick and quick in the mind as well as he anticipates the game very well and can put in a good standing tackle.

I spend a lot of time with West Ham supporting mates, and can tell you they do not rate Jaaskeleinen one bit. Say he's way past it. Collins they say is dodgy, and was in his first stint there, but all he has to do is kick the ball as far as possible when it comes near him. I wouldn't have either of these in our side. Of course I think we should have strengthened in other areas, but if we're saying like for like positions then I'm not sure I would be that bothered about any other 'realistic' targets. Maybe Matt Jarvis as I think he's a good player but for the same money we spent on Gaston ? No chance.

He's 22, but there are probably doubts about how old he actually is...

Carling Cup vs Stevenage. Punch, Lee, Sharp and Reeves scored in that one. So it's actually more like 10 league goalscorers.

Ok well I am not ITK so I can't prove that, but didn't he turn down a move to another Italian side last summer, and also Liverpool and Spurs were heavily linked. Probably something to dowith money, and also something to do with us building the team around him. http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/165563.html

Well fingers crossed he's fit, he's been very good for us this season. Sure he can battle through.

Hard to say, I rate Rodriguez I think he will be a very good buy for us, and hopefully Rickie can teach him a thing or two this season. Mayuka has looked lively when he has come on but not seen much of him to compare with anyone else. Would he be a better option that Kone? Quite possibly but who is to say. I also rate Yoshi, I think he reads the game extremely well and is still young and will improve. Is Bassong much better or do Norwich just play a lot tighter as a unit than us ? Yes probably as they've not scored very many goals.

Look at Gaston, he could have joined a top team, but didn't think he would play. He knows he's young and learning and he's much better playing week in week out for us than 10 minutes off the bench for a top side. If these young players are good enough, then they will get their move to the big stage.

A more equal comparison would be players other teams have brought in who have also been on the bench. It's easy to say you'd rather have a player who has played in very game and settled than a player who hs hardly had a chance...

Well in hindsight I'd have brought in Van Persie as quality backup....

If Michu was to play for us it would be in the NO10 position...but we have a better option there so he wouldn't get in the side.

Can't see where Michu would play for us if I'm honest.

12m for shaw. Negotiate 20 with a 50% sell on clause.

Loan probably. And high rewarding deals.